CBasePlayer

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Class hierarchy
CBasePlayer ↳CBaseCombatCharacter ↳CBaseFlex ↳CBaseAnimatingOverlay ↳CBaseAnimating ↳CBaseEntity
player.cpp

CBasePlayer is the class from which all player classes should inherit. See also Category:CBasePlayer.

Bug:On the client, CBasePlayer is #define C_BasePlayer so that shared code works. Unfortunately, Visual Studio's Intellisense system (prior to 2010, which fixes this) is confused by this and will apply the #def even when you are looking at the server: you'll keep getting sent to C_BasePlayer when looking up references, definitions, and so on. This issue doesn't affect the compiler, thankfully!

Mapping

Using trigger_ brushes and !activator, !player, or !pvsplayer keywords, you can access player entities. Some of these functions can be called using input/output systems.

Server

Functions

This list is cursory and may be inaccurate: (see: player for properties and functions.)

• Weapon selection
• Viewmodel state
• FOV (including zoom)
• Eye position & smoothing
• Current PVS (for network updates)
• Flashlight state

* DisableFlashlight: Disables the player's flashlight.
* EnableFlashlight: Enables the player's flashlight.

• Battery state (sprinting, flashight drain, oxygen supply...)
• Ladder state
• Hint system
• Respawn state
• Connection state
• Receiving & managing usercmds (CPlayerMove executes)
• Some prediction setup
• CreatePlayer (called from <game>_client)
• Autokick enabled/disabled
• Player name, chat, team & serverID
• Spectator system
• Bot plug-in support
• Client-to-server console commands
• MP tonemap Hammer input (new addition, available in SDK but has yet to roll out to Valve's own games)
• Armour amount
• Score, kills, deaths
• Suicide
• Time-based damage (drowning, fire...)
• VPhysics shadow
• Special QPhysics movement code
• "Player-simulated entities"
• Auto-aim
• HEV suit (vox, Geiger counter)
• HUD updates (inc. damage received)
• Using/picking up objects
• Vehicle interaction
• "Replay mode"
• Footsteps
• Gamepad rumble
• Debug overlays
• Level fog

Related classes

• CBaseCombatCharacter (base class)
• CBotManager (friend class)
• CPlayerMove
• CUserCmd
• CPlayerInfo
• CPlayerCmdInfo
• CPlayerSimInfo
• CCommandContext
• CBloodSplat

Client

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See also

• CBaseMultiplayerPlayer - Multiplayer-oriented player base class.