Npc citizen

Entity description

Citizens

The downtrodden citizens of City 17.

• For code see src/game/server/hl2/npc_citizen17.cpp

Dedicated CVars

• ai_citizen_debug_commander (Default: 1)

<boolean>

• g_ai_citizen_show_enemy (Default: 0)

<boolean>

• npc_citizen_auto_player_squad (Default: 1)

<boolean>

• npc_citizen_auto_player_squad_allow_use (Default: 0)

<boolean>

• npc_citizen_explosive_resist (Default: 0)

<boolean>

• npc_citizen_insignia (Default: 0)

<boolean>

• npc_citizen_squad_marker (Default: 0)

<boolean>

• sk_citizen_giveammo_player_delay (Default: 10.0)

<float> The amount of time between ammo assistances.

• sk_citizen_heal_ally (Default: 30)

<integer>

• sk_citizen_heal_ally_delay (Default: 20.0)

<float> The amount of time between medical assistances.

• sk_citizen_heal_player (Default: 35)

<integer>

• sk_citizen_heal_player_delay (Default: 25.0)

<float> The amount of time between medical assistances.

• sk_citizen_heal_player_min_forced (Default: 10)

<integer>

• sk_citizen_heal_player_min_pct (Default: 0.60)

<float>

• sk_citizen_health (Default: 40)

<integer> A citizen's spawn health.

• sk_citizen_player_stare_dist (Default: 72.0)

<float>

• sk_citizen_player_stare_time (Default: 1.0)

<float>

• sk_citizen_stare_heal_time (Default: 5.0)

<float>

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv talknpc

• PlayerCompanion:

Always transition <bool> (in all games since )

This NPC will always teleport to a Player Squad Transition Point if they're not within the trigger_transition.

Prevent picking up weapons? <bool> (in all games since )

This NPC will NOT be allowed to pick up weapons they find on the ground.

Is this a vital ally? <bool> (in all games since )

This NPC will cause the game to end if killed.

• Template:Kv parentname

• additionalequipment

<choices> Weapons - Allows any weapon

Pick one that is made to function for NPCs

Literal Value	Description
weapon_smg1	SMG1
weapon_ar2	AR2
weapon_stunstick	Stun Stick
weapon_crowbar	Crow Bar
weapon_shotgun	Shotgun
weapon_beerbottle	Beer bottle (Not coded - Don't use)
weapon_beerbottle2	Beer bottle2 (Not coded - Don't use)
weapon_rpg	RPG
0	Nothing

• Ammo To Resupply

<choices> Ammo to Resupply (if spawnflag set)

Literal Value	Description
Pistol	Pistol
SMG1	SMG1
SMG1_Grenade	SMG1 Grenade
AR2	AR2
Buckshot	Shotgun
RPG_Round	RPG
Grenade	Grenade
XBowBolt	Crossbow Bolt

• Amount Of Ammo To Give

<integer> This is the amount of ammo the NPC has, to give to the player

• citizentype

<choices>

Literal Value	Description	Outfit
0	Default	The normal blue civil outfit. This is the same as Downtrodden, but with default for the basic entity.
1	Downtrodden	The normal blue civil outfit.
2	Refugee	A somewhat torn civil outfit, either blue or white. (See model entry below.)
3	Rebel	The rebel outfit.
4	Unique	The normal blue civil outfit. This can be used if you edit a Citizen to look different, or to be an enemy of a sort.

This variable affects the model used in-game. See Model entry below.

• Expression Type

<choices>

Literal Value	Description
0	Random
1	Scared
2	Normal
3	Angry

• Model

<string/choices>

Literal Value	Description	Details
models/humans/group01/male_01.mdl	Male 1	Van. Black wearing a blue suit.
models/humans/group01/male_02.mdl	Male 2	Ted. Caucasian wearing a white jacket.
models/humans/group01/male_03.mdl	Male 3	Joe. Black wearing a blue suit.
models/humans/group01/male_07.mdl	Male 4	Mike. Caucasian wearing a blue suit.
models/humans/group01/male_08.mdl	Male 5	Vance. Caucasian wearing a white jacket. Old.
models/humans/group01/male_09.mdl	Male 6	Erdim. Caucasian wearing a blue suit.
models/humans/group01/female_01.mdl	Female 1	Joey. Caucasian wearing a blue suit.
models/humans/group01/female_02.mdl	Female 2	Kanisha. Caucasian wearing a white jacket.
models/humans/group01/female_03.mdl	Female 3	Kim. Black wearing a blue suit. Has a red scarf in-game - cyan if she's a medic.
models/humans/group01/female_04.mdl	Female 4	Chau. Asian wearing a white jacket.
models/humans/group01/female_06.mdl	Female 5	Naomi. Caucasian wearing a blue suit.
models/humans/group01/female_07.mdl	Female 6	Lakeetra. Black wearing a white jacket.
models/humans/group01/male_cheaple.mdl	Cheaple Male 1	Low-detail caucasian wearing a blue suit. Only works if Type is set to Default or Downtrodden. (Otherwise you will just get the "ERROR" model.)
models/odessa.mdl	Odessa. DO NOT USE.	Colonel Cubbage. Only works if Type is set to Unique. (Otherwise you will just get "ERROR" in-game.)

If citizentype is set to 1 (Downtrodden), these are the models used. Other values cause the equivalent models from models/humans/group02/ (for 2 - Refugee) and models/humans/group03/ (for 3 - Rebel) to be used. The clothing changes appear only in-game, and not in Hammer.

Clothing descriptions apply for group02 only.

If the Medic flag is set and the citizentype (Type) is set to 3 (Rebel), the equivalent models from models/humans/group03m/ are used.

If you set model to something else than the default model value ( eg. Male 02), to something like (models/alyx.mdl) and disable random faces in flags, you can override the model inside the game. Note: you might need to set type to unique.

• Expression Override

<string> Facial expression override

• Fire Output When Nav Is Blocked?

<boolean> Set keyvalue to either Yes or No

• Permanent Squad Member? (in all games since )

<boolean> A permanent squad member cannot leave the player's squad unless killed or explicity removed by entity I/O. Only use this if you're sure you want to override the default AI.

• Deny Command Speech Concept (in all games since )

<string> If you want your citizens to squad with the player but not obey commands the player gives to move the squad, put a concept here and this citizen will speak the concept instead of obeying the order.

Flags

•  [1] : Wait Till Seen

Prevents this NPC from seeing (or being seen) until it enters a player's viewcone.

•  [2] : Gag (No IDLE sounds until angry)
•  [4] : Fall to ground (unchecked means *teleport* to ground)
•  [8] : Drop Healthkit

Causes this NPC to drop an item_healthvial upon dying.

•  [16] : Efficient - Don't acquire enemies or avoid obstacles
•  [128] : Wait For Script

Forces this NPC to "wait" in an idle state until it finishes playing a scripted_sequence.

•  [256] : Long Visibility/Shoot

By default, increases a NPC's sight range to 6,000 units and allows it to attack from anywhere within that distance.

•  [512] : Fade Corpse
•  [1024] : Think outside PVS

Allows this NPC to run its regular AI outside of any player's PVS.

•  [2048] : Template NPC

Marks this NPC as a template for entities like npc_template_maker. The NPC will not spawn on its own. This is not needed for point_template.

•  [4096] : Do Alternate collision for this NPC (player avoidance)

 Note: This flag is disabled in episodic for player companions because the StartScripting input does this.

•  [8192] : Don't drop weapons
•  [16384] : Ignore player push (in all games since )

Don't give way to player

• 65536 : Follow player on spawn

• 131072 : Medic

• 262144 : Random Head

• 524288 : Ammo Resupplier

• 1048576 : Not Commandable

• 2097152 : Don't use speech semaphore. Obsolete (in all games since )

• 4194304 : Random male head

• 8388608 : Random female head

• 16777216 : Use RenderBox in ActBusies.

This makes the collision hull surround the model rather than using the human hull. It's more computationally expensive, but necessary when ActBusies involve close proximity to other props/geometry or animate the citizens in a more dynamic way.

Inputs

• TalkNPC:

SpeakResponseConcept <string> (in all games since )

Speak the specified response concept immediately.

BaseNPC:

SetRelationship <string|targetname or classname> <string|disposition> <int|rank>

Changes whether this NPC likes or dislikes certain others. Used like the ai_relationship entity, with this NPC as the subject.

Values for disposition are:

• D_HT: Hate
• D_FR: Fear
• D_LI: Like
• D_NU: Neutral

SetHealth <integer>

Set the NPC's health.

AddHealth <integer> (in all games since )

RemoveHealth <integer> (in all games since )

Add to or remove from the NPC's health.

SetBodyGroup <integer>

HACK: Sets this NPC's body group (from 0 - n).

physdamagescale <float>

Scales the damage taken when this character is hit by a physics object. 0 means this feature is disabled for backwards compatibility.

Ignite

Burst into flames.

IgniteLifetime <float>

Ignite for the given number of seconds.

IgniteNumHitboxFires <integer>

Ignite with the given number of hitbox fires.

IgniteHitboxFireScale <float>

Ignite with the given hitbox fire scale.

Break

Smash into pieces. If this is not possible, disappear.

BecomeRagdoll  (in all games since )

Remove itself and instantly become a ragdoll with zero force (just go limp). OnDeath, etc. Outputs will NOT be fired.

StartScripting

StopScripting

Enter/exit scripting state, where NPCs ignore a variety of stimulus that would make them break out of their scripts. They ignore danger sounds, ignore +USE, don't idle speak or respond to other NPC's idle speech, and so on.

Assault <targetname>

Start an assault at the given rally point.

SetSquad <string>

Change the name of this NPC's squad. Leaving the parameter blank will remove the NPC from any existing squad.

Wake

Wakes up the NPC if it is sleeping.

ForgetEntity <targetname>

Clears out the NPC's knowledge of a named entity.

GagEnable

GagDisable

Gagged NPCs won't speak (or moan, caw, etc.) unless made to be a choreographed scene.

IgnoreDangerSounds <float>

Ignore danger sounds for the specified number of seconds.

HolsterWeapon  (in all games since )

UnholsterWeapon  (in all games since )

Force the NPC to holster or unholster their weapon. Ignored if the NPC is scripting or if the NPC doesn't use weapons.

HolsterAndDestroyWeapon  (in all games since )

Same as HolsterWeapon, except the weapon is destroyed once it has been concealed.

ForceInteractionWithNPC <string> <string>  (in all games since )

Force the NPC to use a dynamic interaction with another NPC. Syntax is <targetname> <dynamic interaction>

UpdateEnemyMemory  (in all games since )

Update (or create) this NPC's memory of of the given entity.

SetMaxLookDistance <float> (only in )

Sets the maximum look distance for the NPC. Defaults are 2048 and 6000 for long range NPCs.

RenderFields:

Alpha <integer>

Sets the entity's transparency to a number from 0 (invisible) to 255 (fully visible). Requires the entity to have its Render Mode (rendermode) set to a number other than 0.

Color <color255>

Sets an RGB color for the entity.

DamageFilter:

SetDamageFilter <string>

Sets the entity to use as damage filter. Pass in an empty string (no parameter) to clear the damage filter.

ResponseContext:

AddContext <string>

Adds to the entity's list of response contexts. Format is <key>:<value>.

RemoveContext <string>

Remove a context from this entity's list. The name should match the key of an existing context.

ClearContext

Removes all contexts from this entity's list.

Shadow:

DisableShadow

Turn dynamic shadows off for this entity.

EnableShadow

Turn dynamic shadows on for this entity.

DisableReceivingFlashlight  (in all games since )

This object will not receive light or shadows from projected textures.

EnableReceivingFlashlight  (in all games since )

This object may receive light or shadows from projected textures.

Targetname:

Kill

Removes this entity from the world.

KillHierarchy

Removes this entity and its children from the world.

 Note: Entities already remove orphaned children upon being removed, but this input removes all children on the same frame, being marginally faster than Kill.

AddOutput <string>

Adds a keyvalue/output to this entity. It can be potentially very dangerous, use with care.
KV Format: <key> <value>
I/O Format: <output name> <targetname>:<inputname>:<parameter>:<delay>:<max times to fire, -1 means infinite>

FireUser1 to FireUser4

Fire the OnUser outputs; see User Inputs and Outputs.

Use  !FGD

Same as a player invoking +use; may not do anything depending on the entity. Can also be invoked by firing an output that does not specify an input.

RunScriptFile <script> (in all games since )

Execute a VScript file from disk, without file extension. The script contents are merged with the script scope of the receiving entity.

RunScriptCode <string> (in all games since )

Execute a string of VScript source code in the scope of the entity receiving the input. String quotation may be needed when fired via console.

 Bug: In , the code is executed in the script scope of the entity that fires the output, not the one receiving the input.

 Warning: Never try to pass string parameters to a script function with this input. It will corrupt the VMF structure because of the nested quotation marks, which then must be removed manually with a text editor.

CallScriptFunction <string> (in all games since ) !FGD

Execute a VScript function in the scope of the receiving entity.

SetLocalOrigin <coordinates> (in all games since ) !FGD

Send this entity to a spot in the map. If the entity is parented to something, it will be offset from the parent by this amount.

SetLocalAngles <angles> (in all games since ) !FGD

Set this entity's angles.

• PlayerCompanion:

OutsideTransition  (in all games since )

Use this input to teleport the NPC to a hint node with the "Player Squad Transition Point" hint type.

EnableAlwaysTransition  (in all games since )

DisableAlwaysTransition  (in all games since )

If enabled, this NPC will always teleport to a Player Squad Transition Point even if they're not within the trigger_transition.

MakeGameEndAlly  (in all games since )

MakeRegularAlly  (in all games since )

Determines whether the game should end if this character dies.

EnableWeaponPickup  (in all games since )

DisableWeaponPickup  (in all games since )

Enables/disables weapon pickup.

GiveWeapon <classname> (in all games since )

Gives the NPC a weapon immediately.

ClearAllOutputs  (only in )

Clears every output that this NPC has.

Parentname:

SetParent <string>

Move with this entity. See Entity Hierarchy (parenting).

SetParentAttachment <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 <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.

• SetExpressionOverride <string>

Set facial expression override

• StartPatrolling

Patrol whenever I'm idle or alert.

• StopPatrolling

Stop patrolling when I'm idle or alert.

• SetCommandable

Make a previously uncommandable citizen commandable

• SetMedicOn

Set the medic flag on. Will not change the model or skin of the citizen.

• SetMedicOff

Set the medic flag off. Will not change the model or skin of the citizen.

• SetAmmoResupplierOn

Set the ammo-resupplier flag on. Will not change the model or skin of the citizen.

• SetAmmoResupplierOff

Set the ammo-resupplier flag off. Will not change the model or skin of the citizen.

• SetReadinessLow

Set readiness to calmest state (Bored)

• SetReadinessMedium

Set readiness to moderate (Alert)

• SetReadinessHigh

Set readiness to highest. (Combat imminent)

• LockReadiness <float>

Lock readiness at current setting for x seconds -1 = forever, 0 = unlock now

• GiveWeapon <classname>

Gives the NPC the specified weapon - excluded from FGD

• SpeakIdleResponse

Forces the NPC to speak an idle response - excluded from FGD

• RemoveFromPlayerSquad (in all games since )

Remove from player squad, instantly.

• SetReadinessPanic (in all games since )

Set readiness to panic state (Special)

Outputs

• Template:O basenpc

• OnJoinedPlayerSquad

Fires when joins player squad

• OnLeftPlayerSquad

Fires when leaves player squad (doesn't include death or deletion)

• OnFollowOrder

Fires when ordered to follow player

• OnStationOrder

Fires when ordered to a location by player

• OnPlayerUse

Fires when a player +USEs the citizen. Template:Plact

• OnNavFailBlocked

Fires when this Citizen's movement fails because he/she is blocked by a dynamic object.