env_speaker

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January 2024

Class hierarchy
CSpeaker ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity
env_speaker.cpp

env_speaker is a point entity available in Half-Life 2 series and Portal. It randomly emits announcements using the response rules system.

Note:This entity is also in the code for Alien Swarm and Portal 2. Its functionality is not guaranteed.

Flags

Start Silent : [1]

Play Everywhere : [2]

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Min Delay Between Announcements (delaymin) <float>

Minimum time between announcements in seconds.

Max Delay Between Announcements (delaymax) <float>

Maximum time between announcements in seconds.

Context rule script (rulescript) <string>

The response rules script file to load.

Concept name (concept) <string>

The concept to speak.

Inputs

TurnOn

Start random announcements.

TurnOff

Stop random announcements.

Toggle

If on, turn off. If off, turn on.

See also

• func_monitor
• env_microphone