Hostage entity

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Entity description

A hostage NPC will spawn at this point. There are usually four hostages placed in each hostage rescue map. The model for each hostage is randomly chosen.

PlacementTip.gifPlacement Tip:Keep this entity away from things that it could get stuck in when spawning.

Keyvalues

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) <QAngle>
This entity's orientation in the world. Pitch is rotation around the Y axis, yaw is the rotation around the Z axis, roll is the rotation around the X axis.
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

  • health
The hostage's health.
  • friction
Changes the sv_friction value for this entity

Inputs

Parentname:
SetParent <stringRedirectInput/string>
Move with this entity. See Entity Hierarchy (parenting).
SetParentAttachment <stringRedirectInput/string>
Change this entity to attach to a specific attachment point on its parent. The entity will teleport so that the position of its root bone matches that of the attachment. Entities must be parented before being sent this input.
SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset <stringRedirectInput/string>
As above, but without teleporting. The entity retains its position relative to the attachment at the time of the input being received.
ClearParent
Removes this entity from the the movement hierarchy, leaving it free to move independently.
  • RenderFields:
Alpha <integer 0–255>
Sets the entity's transparency to a number from 0 (invisible) to 255 (fully visible). Requires the entity to have its rendermode set to a number other than 0.
Color <color255RedirectInput/color32>
Sets an RGB color for the entity.
  • Ignite
Ignites the hostage
  • OnRescueZoneTouch
Rescues the hostage, making the CTs win when it was the last one
  • EnableShadows
Enables the shadows of this entity
  • DisableShadows
Disables the shadows of this entity