trigger_particle

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This entity is not in the FGD by default.
See below for instructions on making it available.

trigger_particle is a brush entity available in Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2.

Entity description

This entity will dispatch a particle effect onto entities that start touching it.

Tip.pngTip:Stop the particle effect made by this entity by sending the player entity the input DispatchEffect with parameter ParticleEffectStop.

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

Particle Name (particle_name) <string>
Name of particle effect to use..
Attach Name (attachment_name) <string>
Name of attachment to dispatch at. Can be left blank.
Attachment Type (attachment_type) <integer>
Type of attachment. Options:
  • 0: Create at absolute origin, don't follow (default)
  • 1: Create at absolute origin, and follow entity
  • 2: Create at custom origin, don't follow
  • 3: Create on attachment point, don't follow
  • 4: Create on attachment point, and follow entity
  • 5: Create at world origin
  • 6: Create at root bone, and follow entity

Flags

BaseTrigger

Everything (not including physics debris) : [64]

Clients (Survivors, Special Infected, Tanks Left 4 Dead series) : [1]

Only clients in vehicles : [32]
Only clients *not* in vehicles : [512]
Disallow Bots (removed since Left 4 Dead) : [4096]
NPCs (Common Infected, Witches Left 4 Dead series) : [2]
Only player ally NPCs : [16]
Only NPCs in vehicles (respects player ally flag) : [2048]
Physics Objects (not including physics debris) : [8]
Physics debris (include also physics debris) : [1024]
Pushables (Passes entities with classname func_pushable) : [4] Obsolete
Deprecated.
Equivalent to using Everything + filter_activator_class that filters func_pushable.


Inputs

EnableDisable:

Enable / Disable
Enable/disable this entity from performing its task. It might also disappear from view.
Toggle:
Toggle
Toggle the enabled/disabled status of this entity.

Outputs

BaseTrigger
OnStartTouch
Fired when a valid entity starts touching this trigger. !activator is whatever touches the trigger.
Icon-Bug.pngBug:Spamming crouch jumps in a trigger can randomly fire OnStartTouch.
Confirm:Is it a Multiplayer issue only?
  [todo tested in?]


OnStartTouchAll
Fired when a valid entity starts touching this trigger, and no other entities are touching it. If there are any other entities touching the trigger when a new one begins to touch, only OnStartTouch will fire.
OnEndTouch
Fired when a valid entity stops touching this trigger.
Warning.pngWarning:This includes entities which are deleted while inside the trigger. In this case !activator will be invalid.
Warning.pngWarning:OnEndTouch can fire before OnStartTouch under certain circumstances where both are fired on the same tick and each have the same delay.
Note.pngFix:Add a slight delay to OnEndTouch.
Icon-Bug.pngBug:Spamming crouch jump in a trigger can randomly fire OnEndTouch.
Confirm:Is it a Multiplayer issue only?
  [todo tested in?]
OnEndTouchAll
Fired when all valid entities stop touching this trigger.
OnTouching  (in all games since Source 2007)
Fired if something is currently touching this trigger when TouchTest is fired.
OnNotTouching  (in all games since Source 2007)
Fired if nothing is currently touching this trigger when TouchTest is fired.