asw_director_control

asw_director_control is a point entity available in Alien Swarm.

Entity description

Controls the spawning of some NPCs. A similar system exists in Left 4 Dead.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>

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

Parentname:

Parent (parentname) <targetname>

Specifies a movement parent. An entity will maintain its initial offset from its parent. An attachment point can be added to the end of the name, separated by a comma.

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) <angle>

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.

Wandering Aliens ([todo internal name (i)]) <choices>

Whether to spawn random drones around the players.

Hordes ([todo internal name (i)]) <choices>

Whether to spawn large groups of drones periodically.

Control Spawners ([todo internal name (i)]) <choices>

If enabled, asw_spawners will only work when the director is in an active spawning state.

Inputs

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.

EnableHordes

Enable random horde spawning.

DisableHordes

Disable random horde spawning.

EnableWanderers

Enable random wandering aliens.

DisableWanderers

Disable random wandering aliens.

StartFinale

Enables wanderers, hordes and sends director into crazy spawning mode.

Outputs

OnEscapeRoomStart

Fired when marine enters the escape room with all objectives (except for escape) complete.

Note:If you rely on this output, you must ship the .layout file along with your map.