info_node_hint

info_node_hint is a point entity available in all Source games except Left 4 Dead series. A hint node that is also a Ground navigation node. Full range of hint_types.

Important:This is a preserved entity in .

• On a new round entities with this classname will intentionally not reset. You can use logic_auto to emulate resetting it.
• Killing it removes it forever, as it is not respawned on a new round.
• It cannot be spawned with a point_template.
• Parenting this with non preserved entities may have undesirable effects.

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

Hint (hinttype) <integer choices>

Hint type

Hint types

0 : None 2 : World: Window 12 : World: Act Busy Hint 13 : World: Visually Interesting 14 : World: Visually Interesting (Don't aim at) 15 : World: Inhibit Combine Mines within 15 feet 16 : World: Visually Interesting (Stealth mode) 100 : Crouch Cover Medium 101 : Crouch Cover Low 102 : Waste Scanner Spawn 103 : Entrance / Exit Pinch 105 : Enemy Disadvantage Point 106 : Health Kit 400 : Antlion: Burrow Point 401 : Antlion: Thumper Flee Point 450 : Headcrab: Burrow Point 451 : Headcrab: Exit Pod Point 500 : Roller: Patrol Point 501 : Roller: Cleanup Spot 700 : Crow: Fly to point 701 : Crow: Perch point 900 : Follower: Wait point 901 : Override jump permission 902 : Player squad transition point 903 : NPC exit point 904 : Strider node 950 : Player Ally: Push away destination 951 : PLayer Ally: Fear withdrawal destination 1000 : HL1 World: Machinery 1001 : HL1 World: Blinking Light 1002 : HL1 World: Human Blood 1003 : HL1 World: Alien Blood

Hint Activity (hintactivity) <string>

Activity associated with this hint node. Various parts of the NPC AI play this activity at times. i.e. Actbusy nodes will play this activity when an NPC acts busy on the node.

Node FOV (nodeFOV) <integer choices>

Imagine this node requires that an NPC be in the node's field of view in order to use this hint.

• 45 : 45 Degrees
• 90 : 90 Degrees
• 180 : 180 Degrees
• 360 : 360 Degrees

Start Hint Disabled (StartHintDisabled) <boolean>

Spawn the hint disabled.

Hint Group (Group) <string>

If specified, gives the hint a specific group name. Useful for hint nodes that need to be logically grouped together. NPCs may also refuse to use hint nodes that don't match their hint group.

Target node (TargetNode) <node_dest>

The node ID of an associated target node, if any.

Ignore Facing (IgnoreFacing) <integer choices>

Don't pay attention to the facing of the node. May not apply to a given hint type.

• 0 : No
• 1 : Yes
• 2 : Default

Radius (radius) <integer>

Allows hints to only be usable in a pre-defined radius(in all games since )(also in )

Weight (hintweight) <integer>

Allows NPCs to prefer certain hints over others (only in )

Minimum State (MinimumState) <integer choices>

Require an NPC have a minimum state to use the hint.

• 1 : Idle
• 2 : Alert
• 3 : Combat

Maximum State (MaximumState) <integer choices>

Require an NPC have a maximum state to use the hint.

• 1 : Idle
• 2 : Alert
• 3 : Combat

Node ID (nodeid) <integer>

Read-only internal Hammer value.

Flags

Allow jump up : [65536]

Inputs

HintNode:

EnableHint

Enable hint.

DisableHint

Disable hint.

Outputs

OnNPCStartedUsing <string>

Fired when an NPC has reached this node and started using it. Passes along the NPC.

OnNPCStoppedUsing <string>

Fired when an NPC has stopped using this node. Passes along the NPC.

See Also

• info_node