info_player_deathmatch

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

info_player_deathmatch is a point entity available in all Source games.

Entity description

Represents a spawn point of a player during a free-for-all deathmatch game.

Warning:In Half-Life 2: Deathmatch point does not disable if a physics prop is blocking it, which can cause a player to get stuck in physics props. Fixed in Black Mesa.

Confirm: Isn't fixed in Portal 2: Community Edition ?

Bug:In Black Mesa player can respawn at any moment during a multiplayer game if press Choose team button and use Auto distribution button. With this players get a huge advantage over other players during a multiplayer game, such as avoiding death or spawning at a required point. Can be fixed with plugins only.

Important:If there are no available spawns, players will spawn at the map center.

Tip:It is usually recommended to place player spawn entities a few units above the ground so that players don't spawn inside the floor.

Note:In Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, if no info_player_rebel or info_player_combine entities are present, the respective teams will spawn from info_player_deathmatch instead. The same is true for Black Mesa if no info_player_scientist or info_player_marine entities are present.

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

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

This entity's orientation in the world. Pitch is rotation around the Y axis, yaw is the rotation around the Z axis, roll is the rotation around the X axis.

List of items to spawn the player with. (itemstogive) <string> (only in )

Comma-delimited list of items that player will receive if spawning at this point.

Important:Items must be separated by commas with no spaces. For example, to give a player three batteries, a gluon gun, and a grenade for the MP5, put item_battery,item_battery,item_battery,weapon_gluon,item_grenade_mp5.

Note:Players always get item_suit.

Note:If nothing is specified here, then players will get item_weapon_crowbar, item_weapon_glock with full ammo and 3 item_weapon_frag.

Bug:Players with no weapons will T-pose, even though _noweapon animations exist.

Bug:Players using weapon_headcrab will T-pose.

Bug:Items can be picked up not only by player that appears at spawn point.^[Clarify]

Confirm:Can be fixed with plugins ?

Inputs

Enable <void> (only in )

Enable this spawnpoint

Note:Also fires when a player or any other object stops blocking a given point.

Disable <void> (only in )

Disable this spawnpoint

Note:Also fires when a player or any other object starts blocking a given point.

See also

• info_player_combine - spawn point for combine team in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch multiplayer.
• info_player_rebel - spawn point for rebel team in Half-Life 2: Deathmatch multiplayer.
• info_player_start - general singleplayer spawn point.
• info_player_scientist - spawn point for scientist team in Black Mesa multiplayer.
• info_player_marine - spawn point for HECU team in Black Mesa multiplayer.
• info_observer_menu - spawn point for spectators in Black Mesa multiplayer.
• game_player_equip - gives weapons to players.