hunter

This article is about the entity in the Left 4 Dead series. For the Half-Life NPC, see npc_hunter.

This entity is not in the FGD by default.
It should not be put directly in a map.

Class hierarchy
Hunter ↳BossZombiePlayerBot ↳NextBotPlayer ↳CTerrorPlayer ↳CCSPlayer ↳CBaseMultiplayerPlayer ↳CBasePlayer ↳CBaseCombatCharacter ↳CBaseFlex ↳CBaseAnimatingOverlay ↳CBaseAnimating ↳CBaseEntity

hunter is a point entity available in Left 4 Dead series. By default director tries to spawn him in front of survivors (SPAWN_SPECIALS_IN_FRONT_OF_SURVIVORS spawn set). Hunter spawns with his melee ability weapon_hunter_claw and ability_lunge which controls his special ability.

Tip:To spawn hunter manually commentary_zombie_spawner, info_zombie_spawn or ZSpawn script function can be used.

Warning:Trying to spawn hunter using SpawnEntityFromTable script function or by placing him directly in a map will crash the game

Important:Spawned hunter's classname is player

Note:Crouched hunter can walk up very steep surfaces. This is controlled by z_hunter_ground_normal cvar. In his worldmodel is angled based on where he stands.

ConVars/ConCommands

Cvar/Command	Parameters or default value	Descriptor	Effect
hunter_committed_attack_range	75
hunter_leap_away_give_up_range	1000
hunter_pounce_air_speed	700
hunter_pounce_loft_rate	.035		Hunter adds this angle/distance when pouncing
hunter_pounce_max_loft_angle	45		Maximum loft angle for Hunter Pounce angle adjustment
hunter_pounce_ready_range	500		If victim is this close, crouch and get ready
hunter_pz_claw_dmg	6		Amount of damage done by a PZ hunter's regular melee attack
z_hunter_ground_normal	0.2
z_hunter_health	250		Zombie max health
z_hunter_limit	1
z_hunter_lunge_distance	750		Distance at which bot hunters will try to lunge
z_hunter_lunge_pitch	25		Extra pitch bot hunters will lunge with at their max range (goes to 0 when bots are lunging up close)
z_hunter_lunge_stagger_time	1
z_hunter_max_pounce_bonus_damage	24
z_hunter_speed	300

Actions

• HunterAssault
• HunterAttack
• HunterBehavior
• HunterLeapToCover
• HunterLungeAtVictim

See also

• NextBot
• weapon_hunter_claw
• ability_lunge
• player
• tank
• spitter
• smoker
• boomer
• charger
• jockey
• survivor_bot

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