asw_holdout_spawner

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asw_holdout_spawner is a point entity available in Alien Swarm.

Entity description

This Entity spawns Swarm in Holdout Mode. This mode is much like a survival mode where waves of enemies continuously attack the player.

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

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.

BaseASWSpawner:

; Allow spawn if marines are near <bool>

If set to True, the key 'Prevent spawn if marines are this close' must be adjusted accordingly. Useful for 'magic', non-burrowed spawns where it would look awkward if a player saw it.

Start Burrowed <bool>

If true then the spawning alien will play either it's default or a specific unburrow animation.

Unburrow Idle Activity <string>

Idle animation the alien will play before unburrowing. Not necessary for standard spawns.

Unburrow Activity <string>

If the spawning alien starts burrowed, it'll play this animation on spawn. By default burrowed aliens will climb out of a floor grate, in order to change this please view Swarm Animations

Prevent spawn if marines are this close <float>

Used in conjunction with the 'Allow spawn if marines are near' key; if said key set to True then this value must be adjusted for it to work efficiently. If marines are in the specified radius, the spawner will temporarily stop until the set radius has been cleared.

Long sight range <bool>

If true, aliens from this spawner will be able to see and sense enemies twice as far away as normal. Useful for aliens spawned at a distance that are intended to track the marines. Handy for larger survival maps.

Alien Orders <choices>

Orders given to each alien spawned.

• Spread Then Hibernate
• Move To
• Move To Ignoring Marines
• Move To Nearest Marine

Alien Orders Target Name <targetname>

Name of the target object used by the 'Move To' order (above).

Name to give spawned aliens <string>

Useful for controlling spawned aliens later on.

Note: When specifying the spawned aliens in another entity or Output the names of the spawned aliens are automatically given a numeric value after their name. ex. specified name is 'Drone' and the added value would make it 'Drone_1', so in order to specify all the spawned later on you must add a wildcard to the end of the target, thus becoming 'Drone*'

Check Spawn Point is Clear <bool>

Used to check whether the spawn point is clear of obstruction. E.g. Not blocked by props, marines, other aliens.

Min Skill Level <int>

The minimum skill level for this spawner to function. Skill levels are: 1=easy 2=normal 3=hard 4=insane 0=nolimit

Max Skill Level <int>

The maximum skill level for this spawner to function. Skill levels are: 1=easy 2=normal 3=hard 4=insane 0=nolimit

Inputs

BaseASWSpawner:

ToggleEnabled

Toggles the spawner between enabled and disabled.

Enable

Allows aliens to spawn from this spawner.

Disable

Stops aliens spawning from this spawner.

Outputs

BaseASWSpawner:

OnSpawned <string>

Fires when an alien is spawned. The activator is the alien, and the string is the name of the alien.