func_occluder
func_occluder
is a brush entity available in all Source games.
Contents
Entity description
It hides models that are entirely covered by it in the player's view, according to how it has been textured. They are used to control visibility in places where func_areaportals or world brushes are unsuitable. Calculations of model visibility ingame is done in real time and is not in the final compile process. Use func_occluders wisely because they do calculations in real time and can cost a lot of CPU if there are too many in a map.
Usage
Texturing
This entity works according to how materials has been applied to it:
- All sides covered with the occluder or trigger materials will occlude.
- All sides covered with the nodraw material will not occlude.
Occluders and Areaportals
There are several important differences between occluders and areaportals:
- An occluder only hides props, not world geometery or static brushes.
- An occluder does not split visleaves.
- An occluder can be free standing and does not need to separate two areas.
Debugging commands
r_occlusion
- Activate/deactivate the occlusion system.
r_visocclusion
- Activate/deactivate wireframe rendering of what the occlusion system is doing.
r_drawpixelvisibility
- Show the occlusion proxies
r_occludeemaxarea
- Prevents occlusion testing for entities that take up more than X% of the screen. 0 means use whatever the level said to use.
r_occluderminarea
- Prevents this occluder from being used if it takes up less than X% of the screen. 0 means use whatever the level said to use.
r_occlusionspew
- Activate/deactivates spew about what the occlusion system is doing.
r_occludermincount
- At least this many occluders will be used, no matter how big they are.
Keyvalues
- Start Active
<bool>
- If the entity starts inactive, use the
Activate
orToggle
inputs to turn it on.
Targetname:
- Name
(targetname)
<string>
- The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.
- Entity Scripts
(vscripts)
<scriptlist>
(in all games since)
- Space delimited list of VScript files (without file extension) that are executed after all entities have spawned. The scripts are all executed in the same script scope, later ones overwriting any identical variables and functions.
- Script think function
(thinkfunction)
<string>
(in all games since)
- Name of a function in this entity's script which will be called automatically every 100 milliseconds (ten times a second) for the duration of the script. It can be used to create timers or to simulate autonomous behavior. The return value (if present) will set the time until the next call.
Note: Try to avoid expensive operations in this function, as it may cause performance problems.
Inputs
Activate
Deactivate
Toggle
- Control the state of the occluder.
Targetname:
Kill
- Removes this entity from the world.
KillHierarchy
- Removes this entity and its children from the world.
Note: Entities already remove orphaned children upon being removed, but this input removes all children on the same frame, being marginally faster than
Kill
. AddOutput
<string>
- Adds a keyvalue/output to this entity. It can be potentially very dangerous, use with care.
KV Format:<key> <value>
I/O Format:<output name> <targetname>:<inputname>:<parameter>:<delay>:<max times to fire, -1 means infinite>
FireUser1
toFireUser4
- Fire the
OnUser
outputs; see User Inputs and Outputs. Use
!FGD- Same as a player invoking +use; may not do anything depending on the entity. Can also be invoked by firing an output that does not specify an input.
RunScriptFile
<script>
(in all games since)
- Execute a VScript file from disk, without file extension. The script contents are merged with the script scope of the receiving entity.
RunScriptCode
<string>
(in all games since)
- Execute a string of VScript source code in the scope of the entity receiving the input. String quotation may be needed when fired via console.
Bug: In
, the code is executed in the script scope of the entity that fires the output, not the one receiving the input.
Warning: Never try to pass string parameters to a script function with this input. It will corrupt the VMF structure because of the nested quotation marks, which then must be removed manually with a text editor.
CallScriptFunction
<string>
(in all games since) !FGD
- Execute a VScript function in the scope of the receiving entity.
SetLocalOrigin
<coordinates>
(in all games since) !FGD
- Send this entity to a spot in the map. If the entity is parented to something, it will be offset from the parent by this amount.
SetLocalAngles
<angles>
(in all games since) !FGD
- Set this entity's angles.
Outputs
Targetname:
OnUser1
toOnUser4
- These outputs each fire in response to the firing of the like-numbered
FireUser1
toFireUser4
Input; see User Inputs and Outputs. OnKilled
(only in)
- This output fires when the entity is killed and removed from the game.