tank_boss

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Class hierarchy
CTFTankBoss ↳CTFBaseBoss ↳NextBotCombatCharacter ↳CBaseCombatCharacter ↳CBaseFlex ↳CBaseAnimatingOverlay ↳CBaseAnimating ↳CBaseEntity
tf_tank_boss.cpp

The MvM tank.

Tank falling through a grating (gif, needs to be opened to show)

tank_boss is a model entity available in  Team Fortress 2. Within a popfile, there are Health, Speed, StartingPathTrackNode, OnKilledOutput, and OnBombDroppedOutput that can be defined. StartingPathTrackNode defines the path_track the tank will spawn at, OnKilledOutput and OnBombDroppedOutput both target an entity and the action for the entity if the tank is killed or deploys its bomb respectively. Health defines the tank's HP while Speed defines how fast the tank moves.

Bug:If there are no path_tracks present in the map, the game will crash.

Bug:Tanks pass through any walls with a transparent texture (grates, glass, etc.) or tool textures but not tools/toolsblack, tools/toolsnodraw and tools/toolsskybox. Tying the wall into an entity doesn't prevent this. (Except for func_detail.)

Entity description

The tank deploying its bomb at the hatch.

The tank used in Mann vs Machine missions. When spawned in by a popfile, it will start at the path_track entity specified by the popfile and continue until it reaches the end of the path, where it will deploy the bomb. When destroyed, it creates a tank_destruction entity.

Note: When spawned using ent_create, the tank will attempt to travel in a straight line toward the bomb hatch from the point it was spawned at.

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

Health ([todo internal name (i)]) <integer>

Health of the tank.

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

Model the tank uses.

Speed ([todo internal name (i)]) <integer>

Speed the tank travels at, higher speeds can cause the tank to clip through geometry.

Note: In the popfiles, this value is set to 75.

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

Start disabled.

TeamNum ([todo internal name (i)]) <choices>

Team.

BaseFadeProp:

Start Fade Dist (fademindist) <float>

Distance at which the entity starts to fade.

End Fade Dist (fademaxdist) <float>

Max fade distance at which the entity is visible.

• If start fade is <0, the entity will disappear instantly when end fade is hit.
• If end fade is <0, the entity won't disappear at all. (This is the default behavior.)

The values will scale appropriately if the entity is in a 3D Skybox.

Fade Scale (fadescale) <float>

If you specify so in worldspawn, or if the engine is running below DirectX 8 (DX7 in ), props will fade out even if the fade distances above aren't specified. This value gives you some control over when this happens: numbers smaller than 1 cause the prop to fade out at further distances, while those greater than 1 cause it to fade out at closer distances. Using 0 turns off the forced fade altogether. See also the QC command $noforcedfade.

Inputs

SetSpeed

Set the speed of the tank. Must be a positive value.

Note: High values will cause the tank to have difficulties navigating the path_tracks.

SetHealth

Set the tank's health.

SetMaxHealth

Set the tank's max health.

AddHealth

Add health to the tank.

RemoveHealth

Remove health from the tank.

Bug:Changes to the tank's health will not be reflected in the HUD until the tank is damaged by a player.

DestroyIfAtCapturePoint

Destructs the tank if it reached its final path_track node.

AddCaptureDestroyPostfix

Sets the tank's destruction animation name's postfix. Can be used for these

destruction animations.

SetTeam <integerRedirectInput/integer>

Changes the entity's team.
0: Any
2: Red
3: Blue

Ignite

Ignite, burst into flames.

IgniteLifetime <floatRedirectInput/float>

Ignite with the given lifetime.

Todo: Before the flames extinguish, or before health reaches zero?

IgniteNumHitboxFires <integerRedirectInput/integer>

Ignite with the given number of hitbox fires.

IgniteHitboxFireScale <floatRedirectInput/float>

Ignite with the given hitbox fire scale.

Outputs

OnHealthBelow90Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 90 percent.

OnHealthBelow80Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 80 percent.

OnHealthBelow70Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 70 percent.

OnHealthBelow60Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 60 percent.

OnHealthBelow50Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 50 percent.

OnHealthBelow40Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 40 percent.

OnHealthBelow30Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 30 percent.

OnHealthBelow20Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 20 percent.

OnHealthBelow10Percent

Fired when the tank's health drops below 10 percent.

OnKilled

Fired when the tank's health drops to 0.

Studiomodel:

OnIgnite

Fired when this object catches fire.