hostage_entity

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A GIF with the four default hostage models in Counter-Strike 2.

hostage_entity is a model entity available in Counter-Strike 2. A hostage that must be brought to a func_hostage_rescue.

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

Hostage Model (HostageType) <integer> 

Not used. Hostage models are chosen randomly by the game.

Hostage Spawn Random Factor (HostageSpawnRandomFactor) <integer>

Allows to increase probability of this hostage being picked during random spawn selection process, essentially considering this spawn point specified number of times.

Hostage Spawn Exclusion Group 1 (HostageSpawnExclusionGroup1) to Hostage Spawn Exclusion Group 32 (HostageSpawnExclusionGroup32) <boolean>

Hostages sharing any exclusion group will never spawn together, unless overridden with mp_hostages_spawn_force_positions or mp_hostages_spawn_force_positions_xyz.

0	n/a
1	Do not spawn together

Note:This is treated as an 32-bit set of bitflags by game code.^[confirm]