asw_director_control

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Class hierarchy
CASW_Director_Control ↳CLogicalEntity ↳CServerOnlyEntity ↳CBaseEntity
asw_director_control.cpp

asw_director_control is a logical entity available in Alien Swarm and Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop. Controls the spawning of some NPCs. A similar system exists in Left 4 Dead.

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

Wandering Aliens (wanderers) <boolean>

Whether to spawn random drones around the players.

Hordes (hordes) <boolean>

Whether to spawn large groups of drones periodically.

Control Spawners (controlspawners) <boolean>

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

Inputs

EnableHordes <void>

Enable random horde spawning.

DisableHordes <void>

Disable random horde spawning.

EnableWanderers <void>

Enable random wandering aliens.

DisableWanderers <void>

Disable random wandering aliens.

StartFinale <void>

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

//asrd only probably
	DEFINE_INPUTFUNC( FIELD_VOID,	"StartHoldout",	InputStartHoldout ),
	DEFINE_INPUTFUNC( FIELD_VOID,	"StopHoldout",	InputStopHoldout ),
	DEFINE_INPUTFUNC( FIELD_VOID,	"ResetMarineIntensity",	InputResetMarineIntensity ),
	DEFINE_INPUTFUNC( FIELD_VOID,	"SpawnHordeSoon",	InputSpawnHordeSoon ),

Outputs

OnEscapeRoomStart <void>

!activator = the marine
!caller = this entity
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.