env_mortar_launcher

env_mortar_launcher is a point entity available in Black Mesa. This entity creates and launches mortar shells. The shells appears in origin of this entity. Usually this entity is used in combination with env_mortar_controller, but can also be used in various ways via I/O system.

Represented by class CMortarLauncher.

Tip:All the properties can be dynamically changed with AddOutput.

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

Fire Delay (firedelay) <integer> 

Deprecated.
This supposed to be a fire delay, but it does nothing, probably doesn't exists in the code.

Rate of Fire (rateoffire) <integer>

Rate of fire when Launch input fires multiple shells at once.

Launcher Spread (radius) <float>

Max random spread radius. Set 0 to have perfect shoot.

Impact Target (target) <targetname>

If a target is specified here, this mortar launcher will always fire at that target until the target is killed.

Mortar Type (grenadeentityname) <choices>

Grenade type to use.

• grenade_mortar_small: Small
  Note:This is default value that automatically sets if grenade_mortar_large value is unused.
• grenade_mortar_large: Large

Apex Height Ratio (apexheightratio) <float>

A float value that changes max height of launched shell. Only values from 0.001 to 1 works. Works only if property Path Start using value Origin.

Path Start (pathoption) <choices>

Determines the launch style.

• 0: Origin - shell will be launched vertically into the air and then fall to its destination.
• 1: Apex - shell will be launched directly to the destination.
• 2: Free Fall - the same as Apex, but can go through walls.
  Bug:Works only in Black Mesa (the mod version). In Steam versions of the game, shells will disappear at launch moment.

Default Shell Count (fireshellscount) <integer>

Count of shells per shoot.

Override Shell Damage (override_damage) <float>

Overrides shell damage value from the cvar. With -1 it will use value from the cvar.

Override Shell Damage Radius (override_damageradius) <float>

Overrides shell damage radius value from the cvar. With -1 it will use value from the cvar.

Inputs

LaunchDefault <void>

Launch default count of shells mortars toward the target within the impact radius.

Launch <integer>

Launch mortars toward the target with specified count of shells.

FireSingle <void> !FGD

Launch single shell.

See Also

• grenade_mortar_small - the grenade entity used by this entity
• env_mortar_controller - the "tactical map"