info_zombie_spawn

Class hierarchy
CInfoZombieSpawn ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity

info_zombie_spawn is a point entity available in Left 4 Dead series. It is used to spawn a zombie manually. Generally, it is recommended to leave zombie spawning to the AI Director, however there may be uses for it, such as spawning a Tank in a train car like in The Sacrifice.

Bug:Trying to spawn spitter or jockey will result in common infected being spawned with a model of spitter or jockey respectively  [todo tested in?]

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

Population (population) <string>

Zombie population to choose among.

Attack On Spawn (AttackOnSpawn) <boolean> (removed since )

Whether this zombie should always attack on spawn. Note that this only affects Tanks and Witches at this time, all others always attack on spawn.

Offer Spawned Tank to PZs (offer_tank) <choices> (only in )

• 0: No
• 1: Yes

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) <angles>

Angles spawned zombie will have

Inputs

SpawnZombie

Spawn a zombie now.

StartleZombie  (only in )

Startle the zombie (witches only).

Outputs

OnSpawnNormal

Fired when the spawner creates a Common Infected.

OnSpawnSmoker

Fired when the spawner creates a Smoker.

OnSpawnBoomer

Fired when the spawner creates a Boomer.

OnSpawnHunter

Fired when the spawner creates a Hunter.

OnSpawnSpitter  (only in )

Fired when the spawner creates a Spitter.

OnSpawnJockey  (only in )

Fired when the spawner creates a Jockey.

OnSpawnCharger  (only in )

Fired when the spawner creates a Charger.

OnSpawnWitch

Fired when the spawner creates a Witch.

OnSpawnTank

Fired when the spawner creates a Tank.

See also

• commentary_zombie_spawner - An alternative entity for spawning common, special, and boss infected
• Left 4 Dead Infected Populations