AI Metrics
The majority of this information is for the Half-Life 2 ai.
Introduction
The NPCs in Half-Life 2 have a variety of constraints influencing how they behave and interact. This includes everything from cover search distance to jump height, and as a level designer this information can be quite handy when constructing an encounter. All the distances listed are in Hammer editor units.
Default Metrics
These are the default metrics for the NPCs; information such as jump height can change between different classes.
Jumping
This information applies to jump hint nodes as well.
- Max Jump Drop = 192
- Max Jump Up = 80
- Max Jump Distance = 250
Cover and Line-Of-Sight Acquisition
- Crouching eye height (used to test low cover) = 40
- Standing eye height = 64
- Max cover search distance from NPC = 784
- Max Line-Of-Sight search distance from target = 1024
Weapon Metrics
This is the information the NPCs use when handling weapons. Minimum and maximum ranges are the distances that the NPC will actually fire the weapon, this can be modified by the long range spawn flag, and sometimes change depending on the running behavior. The accuracy cones for different NPCs are listed here as well,
AR2
- Minimum range = 65
- Maximum range = 2048
- NPC damage = 3
- Alt fire decay distance = 2000
- NPC alt fire damage to player = 20
- Accuracy:
- Default = 3 degrees
- combine soldier = 5 degrees (9 degrees in Half-Life 2)
- citizen = 5 degrees
Pistol
- Minimum range = 24
- Maximum range = 1500
- NPC damage = 3
- Accuracy:
- Default = 5 degrees
- metrocop = 12.5 degrees
RPG
- Minimum range = 480
- Maximum range = 6000
Shotgun
- Minimum range = 0
- Maximum range = 500
- Number of pellets = 8
- NPC damage per pellet = 3 (24 damage total)
- Accuracy:
- Default = 10 degrees
- Alyx = 3 degrees
SMG1
- Minimum range = 0
- Maximum range = 1400
- Maximum range for allies = 3000
- NPC damage = 3
- Accuracy:
- Default = 5 degrees
- combine soldier = 16.6 degrees
- metrocop = 8.3 degrees
NPC Specific Metrics
These are specific metrics for NPCs, such as Antlion jump metrics and Combine Soldier grenade distances.
APC Driver
- Minimum machine gun range = 0
- Maximum machine gun range = 1250
- Minimum rocket range = 1250
- Maximum rocket range = 5200
Antlion
- Max Jump Drop = 512
- Max Jump Up = 512
- Min Jump Distance = 128
- Max Jump Distance = 1024
Combine Soldier
- Height of Shotgun = 36
- Minimum grenade distance = 128
- Maximum grenade distance = 1024
- If an enemy has moved farther then this after taking cover, then don't grenade = 256
- Minimum AR2 alt fir distance = 128
- Distance at which to ignore squad slots when advancing = 3000
- Distance at which tactical variant "Pressure until within 30ft, then normal" switches = 360
Gunship
- Minimum attack distance (relative to ground) = 512
Headcrab
- Minimum attack distance = 48
- Maximum attack distance = 256
Hunter
- Max Jump Drop = 384
- Max Jump Up = 220
- Max Jump Distance = 512
Metropolice
- Mid attack range (use spawn flag) = 3500
- If armed with a pistol, the metrocop will stop advancing at this distance = 300
Fast Zombie
- Minimum leap attack range = 200
- Maximum leap attack range = 300
- Max Jump Drop = 384
- Max Jump Up = 220
- Max Jump Distance = 512
Poison Zombie
- Maximum headcrab throw range = 800
- Minimum headcrab throw range = 250
- Maximum headcrab leap range = 256
- Minimum headcrab leap range = 12