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env_screeneffect

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Class hierarchy
CEnvScreenEffect
CPointEntity
CBaseEntity
env_screenoverlay.cpp

env_screeneffect is a point entity available in all Source Source games. It allows screenspace effects to be played on the player's view.

Icon-Bug.pngBug:Does not function in Team Fortress 2Portal 2.  [todo tested in?]
Icon-Bug.pngBug:Causes a memory leak in Left 4 Dead 2 by spamming garbage data to the console, do not use this entity for that game!  [todo tested in?]

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

Effect Type (type) <choices>
Which effect to use.
  • 0: Advisor Stun
  • 1: Intro Blur
  • 2: Groggy Vision

Inputs

StartEffect <float>
Start the effect with the duration in seconds as the passed parameter.
StopEffect <float>
Fade out the effect over the duration in seconds as the passed parameter.