ai_battle_line

Code classes:

• CAI_BattleLine
• CBaseEntity (all ents)

ai_battle_line is a point entity present in all games except the Left 4 Dead games. Battle lines are part of the standoff AI behavior. They instruct NPCs to try and stay behind it, though they'll may disobey it. Hint groups are also very helpful.

Note: In , an ERROR model is shown in place of a missing Half-Life 2 model. The entity should still work as normal.

Flags

• 1: Use parent's orientation

Keyvalues

Actor (actor) <target_name_or_class>

Actor(s) or squad to affect.

Active (Active) <boolean>

Self-explanatory.

Strict (Strict) <boolean>

If true, players will not be able to order their allies to ignore the battle line by commanding them with impulse 50 (bound to C by default).

Inputs

Activate

Makes the entity active if it wasn't already.

Deactivate

Makes the entity inactive if it wasn't already.

See Also

• Standoffs on VDC