asw_buzzer

Code classes:

• CASW_Buzzer
• CAI_BasePhysicsFlyingBot
• CAI_BaseNPC (NPCs)
• CBaseCombatCharacter
• CBaseFlex
• CBaseAnimatingOverlay
• CBaseAnimating (models)
• CBaseEntity (all ents)

asw_buzzer is a point entity present in Alien Swarm. Buzzers are weak but disorienting enemies that fly and charge to attack. Some bits of code are identical to Half-Life 2's manhack.

Note: The model seen in Hammer is actually the one used in the ASW beta. The model pictured to the left is the one used ingame.

ConVars/Commands

ConVar/Command	Parameters or default value	Parameter Type	Effect
sk_asw_buzzer_health	30	Health amount	How much health buzzers have. The final number is different per difficulty setting: Easy: 17 Normal: 30 Hard: 42 Insane: 60 Brutal: 78
sk_asw_buzzer_melee_dmg	15	Health amount	How much damage buzzers do in a single attack. The final number is scaled by difficulty level (these numbers can get reduced even more by any defense buffs): Easy: 1 Normal: 1 Hard: 2 Insane: 3 Brutal: 3
sk_asw_buzzer_melee_interval	1.5	Seconds	Minimum amount of time between hits. Setting this too low can make buzzers hit enemies rapidly and unfairly.
sk_asw_buzzer_v2	1	0 disables, 1 enables	No effect.
asw_buzzer_poison_duration	0.6	Seconds	Amount of time for the screen to be blurred after getting hit by a buzzer. This time will increase up to double depending on difficulty.

Flags

• 65536: Start packed up (folded and engine off) - Leftover from npc_manhack. Not present in code.

• 131072: Don't use any damage effects - Not used in code.

• 262144: Use Air Nodes To do: Describe differences and when to use this.

• 1048576: No Danger Sounds - Prevents this NPC from being heard by others.

Inputs

DisableSwarm

"Disable the buzzer swarm behavior."^[Clarify]

See Also

• Buzzer on the Alien Swarm wiki.