info_node_hint
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info_node_hint
is a point entity available in all Source games except Left 4 Dead series. A hint node that is also a Ground navigation node. Full range of hint_types.
Note:This is a preserved entity in .
- On a new round, its properties including its position will intentionally not reset. You can use logic_auto to emulate resetting it.
- Killing it removes it forever, as it is not respawned on a new round.
- It cannot be spawned with a point_template.
- Parenting this with non preserved entities may have undesirable effects.
Contents
Keyvalues
Targetname:
- Name
(targetname)
<string> - The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.
- Hint
(hinttype)
<choices> - Hint type
- 0 : None
- 2 : World: Window
- 12 : World: Act Busy Hint
- 13 : World: Visually Interesting
- 14 : World: Visually Interesting (Don't aim at)
- 15 : World: Inhibit Combine Mines within 15 feet
- 16 : World: Visually Interesting (Stealth mode)
- 100 : Crouch Cover Medium
- 101 : Crouch Cover Low
- 102 : Waste Scanner Spawn
- 103 : Entrance / Exit Pinch
- 105 : Enemy Disadvantage Point
- 106 : Health Kit
- 400 : Antlion: Burrow Point
- 401 : Antlion: Thumper Flee Point
- 450 : Headcrab: Burrow Point
- 451 : Headcrab: Exit Pod Point
- 500 : Roller: Patrol Point
- 501 : Roller: Cleanup Spot
- 700 : Crow: Fly to point
- 701 : Crow: Perch point
- 900 : Follower: Wait point
- 901 : Override jump permission
- 902 : Player squad transition point
- 903 : NPC exit point
- 904 : Strider node
- 950 : Player Ally: Push away destination
- 951 : PLayer Ally: Fear withdrawal destination
- 1000 : HL1 World: Machinery
- 1001 : HL1 World: Blinking Light
- 1002 : HL1 World: Human Blood
- 1003 : HL1 World: Alien Blood
- Hint Activity
(hintactivity)
<string> - Activity associated with this hint node. Various parts of the NPC AI play this activity at times. i.e. Actbusy nodes will play this activity when an NPC acts busy on the node.
- Node FOV
(nodeFOV)
<choices> - Imagine this node requires that an NPC be in the node's field of view in order to use this hint.
- 45 : 45 Degrees
- 90 : 90 Degrees
- 180 : 180 Degrees
- 360 : 360 Degrees
- Start Hint Disabled
(StartHintDisabled)
<boolean> - Spawn the hint disabled.
- Hint Group
(Group)
<string> - If specified, gives the hint a specific group name. Useful for hint nodes that need to be logically grouped together. NPCs may also refuse to use hint nodes that don't match their hint group.
- Target node
(TargetNode)
<node_dest> - The node ID of an associated target node, if any.
- Ignore Facing
(IgnoreFacing)
<choices> - Don't pay attention to the facing of the node. May not apply to a given hint type.
- 0 : No
- 1 : Yes
- 2 : Default
- Radius
(???)
<integer> - Allows hints to only be usable in a pre-defined radius(in all games since )(also in )
- Weight
(???)
<integer> - Allows NPCs to prefer certain hints over others (only in )
- Minimum State
(MinimumState)
<choices> - Require an NPC have a minimum state to use the hint.
- 1 : Idle
- 2 : Alert
- 3 : Combat
- Maximum State
(MaximumState)
<choices> - Require an NPC have a maximum state to use the hint.
- 1 : Idle
- 2 : Alert
- 3 : Combat
- Node ID
(nodeid)
<integer> - Read-only internal Hammer value.
Flags
- [
65536
] : Allow jump up
Inputs
HintNode:
EnableHint
- Enable hint.
DisableHint
- Disable hint.
Outputs
OnNPCStartedUsing
<string>- Fired when an NPC has reached this node and started using it. Passes along the NPC.
OnNPCStoppedUsing
<string>- Fired when an NPC has stopped using this node. Passes along the NPC.