snd_event_point

snd_event_point is a point entity available in Half-Life: Alyx. The snd_event_point plays a sound event from a point. The point can be this entity or a specified entity's position.

Entity description

The snd_event_point is used to trigger sound events from various locations. It can be considered a functional alternative to ambient_generic for many uses, as it shares many of the same parameters.

Properties

Source 2 Transform:

Origin (origin) <coordinates>

The world space origin of the entity.

Angles (angles) <angles>

The pitch, yaw, roll orientation of the entity.

Scale (scales) <vector>

The x, y, z scales of the entity. Not all entities can use this.

Transform Locked (transform locked) <boolean>

Lock the transform at its current value, preveting the transform of the node from being modified.

Force Hidden (force hidden) <boolean>

Visually hides the entity from the viewports. The Outliner pane will still list hidden entities.

Editor Only (editor only) <boolean>

Entity is only displayed in Hammer and will not appear in game.

Name ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

The name that other entities refer to this entity by.

Misc Entity Scripts ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

Name(s) of script files that are executed after all entities have spawned.

Source 2 Hierarchy:

Parent (parentname) <targetname>

Specifies a movement parent. An entity will maintain its initial offset from its parent.

Parent Model Bone/Attachment Name (parentAttachmentName) <string>

The name of the bone or attachment to attach to on the entity's parent in the movement hierarchy. Use !bonemerge to use bone-merge style attachment.

Model Attachment position offset (local.origin) <coordinates>

Offset in the local space of the parent model's attachment/bone to use in hierarchy. Not used if you are not using parent attachment.

Model Attachment angular offset (local.angles) <angles>

Angular offset in the local space of the parent model's attachment/bone to use in hierarchy. Not used if you are not using parent attachment.

Model Attachment scale (local.scales) <vector>

Scale in the local space of the parent model's attachment/bone to use in hierarchy. Not used if you are not using parent attachment.

Use Model Attachment Offset (useLocalOffset) <boolean>

Whether to respect the specified local offset when doing the initial hierarchical attachment to its parent.

Sound Event Name ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

Name of the sound event to play

Source Entity Name ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

Name of the entity the sound should emit from.

Start On Spawn ([todo internal name (i)]) <boolean>

Play the sound immediately upon spawning

To Local Player ([todo internal name (i)]) <boolean>

Play the sound directly to the local player

Re-trigger Stops Last ([todo internal name (i)]) <boolean>

Stop a previously playing event when a new one is started

Save/Restore ([todo internal name (i)]) <boolean>

This soundevent should be saved and restored.

Entity Attachment Name ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

If set, will play the soundevent from this attachment point.

Outputs

OnKilled

Fire when the entity is killed and removed from the game.

OnUser1

Fired in response to FireUser1 input

OnUser2

Fired in response to FireUser2 input

OnUser3

Fired in response to FireUser3 input

OnUser4

Fired in response to FireUser4 input

SoundEventGuid

Sound Event Guid

OnSoundFinished

Fired when the sound finished playing

Inputs

AlyxTargetName:

RunScriptFile

Execute a VScript file from disk, without file extension. The script contents are merged with the script scope of the receiving entity.

RunScriptCode

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.

CallScriptFunction

Execute a VScript function in the scope of the receiving entity.

CallPrivateScriptFunction

Execute a VScript function from this entity's private script scope

CallGlobalScriptFunction

Execute a VScript function from the global script scope

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 to FireUser4

Fire the OnUser outputs; see User Inputs and Outputs.

SetParent

Changes the entity's parent in the movement hierarchy

SetParentAttachment

Changes this entity to attach to a specific attachment point on its parent. Entities must be parented before being sent this input. The parameter passed in should be the name of the attachment.

SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset

Changes this entity to attach to a specific attachment point on its parent. Entities must be parented before being sent this input. The parameter passed in should be the name of the attachment. The entity will maintain it's position relative to the parent at the time it is attached.

ClearParent

Removes this entity from the movement hierarchy, leaving it free to move independently.

SetSourceEntity

Set the name of the entity to play the sound from. The sound will follow the entity as it moves.

SetSoundEventName

Set the name of the sound event to play.

StartSound

Start the sound event. If an entity name is provided, the sound will originate from that entity.

PauseSound

Pause the sound event.

UnPauseSound

UnPause the sound event.

StopSound

Stop the sound event

See also

• List of Half-Life: Alyx Entities
• Adding Sounds into Half-Life: Alyx