env_screeneffect

Class hierarchy
CEnvScreenEffect ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity
env_screenoverlay.cpp

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

Bug:Does not function in Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2.

Bug:Causes a memory leak in Left 4 Dead 2 by spamming garbage data to the console, do not use this entity for that game!

Bug:Effects will not work properly if func_reflective_glass or water with planar reflections is in player's field of view. env_fade also can't hide everything at such moment. Example.  (tested in: ,,,)

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

Effect Type (type) <choices>

Which effect to use.

• 0: Advisor Stun
• 1: Intro Blur
• 2: Groggy Vision

Inputs

StartEffect <floatRedirectInput/float>

Start the effect with the duration in seconds as the passed parameter.

StopEffect <floatRedirectInput/float>

Fade out the effect over the duration in seconds as the passed parameter.