portal_race_checkpoint

Class hierarchy
??? ↳CBaseAnimating ↳CBaseEntity

portal_race_checkpoint is a model entity available in Portal 2. This is a hologram entity that functions as a trigger for players. It can spin, change colors, and play timer sound effects depending on the state it is in.

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

Checkpoint Duration (ResetTime) <float>

How much time until the checkpoint resets to the inactive state again.

Inputs

Activate

Switches the state of the entity to become activated.

CancelActivate

Switches the state of the entity to become deactivated. (Note: This will not fire the OnCheckpointReset output!)

Lock

Locking will prevent players from activating the checkpoint and stop the entity from spinning.

Unlock

Unlocking will allow players to activate the checkpoint.

Outputs

OnCheckpointActivated

Called when the checkpoint has been triggered by a player.

OnCheckpointReset

Called when the timer threshold has been reached.

Additional Information

The scale of the entity model itself can be changed through the sv_portal_race_checkpoint_model_scale ConVar.

Modifying the sv_debug_portal_race_checkpoint ConVar appears to not do anything, but may have been used for some unknown functionality.