asw_shieldbug

Code classes:

• CASW_Shieldbug
• CASW_Alien_Shover
• CASW_Alien (NPCs)
• CAI_BaseNPC (NPCs)
• CBaseCombatCharacter
• CBaseFlex
• CBaseAnimatingOverlay
• CBaseAnimating (models)
• CBaseEntity (all ents)

asw_shieldbug is a point entity present in Alien Swarm. Shieldbugs are heavily armored in the front, and 100% exposed in the back. Their claw shields can knock marines off their feet. The best way to take care of them is to have one marine distract them, and everyone else flank. A single marine can kill a shieldbug, though it's tricky. Shieldbugs can be very deadly in cramped spaces.

ConVars/Commands

ConVar/Command	Parameters or default value	Parameter Type	Effect
sk_asw_shieldbug_damage	25	Health amount	How much damage the claw attack does. The final number is scaled by difficulty.
asw_shieldbug_speedboost	1	Multiplier	Scales shieldbug movement speed, while not in defense position.
asw_shieldbug_defending_speedboost	1	Multiplier	Scales shieldbug movement speed, while in defense position.
asw_debug_shieldbug	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Prints shieldbug debugging info in the console.
asw_shieldbug_screen_shake	1	0 disables, 1 enables	Unused. Does nothing.
asw_shieldbug_melee_force	2		To do: Effect description.
asw_sb_gallop_min_range	50	World units	Minimum distance from the shieldbug an enemy can be that it will try to do the claw attack. If the enemy is closer than this distance, the shieldbug will try to back up.
asw_sb_gallop_max_range	130	World units	Maximum distance from the shieldbug an enemy can be that it will try to do the claw attack.
asw_old_shieldbug	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Makes the shieldbug use its beta design. The model appears to be missing needed animations.
asw_shieldbug_force_defend	0	0-2	Controls defending behavior. Probably intended for debugging. 0: Let AI decide when to go to defense position 1: Never defend 2: Always defend
asw_shieldbug_knockdown	1	0 disables, 1 enables	Makes shieldbugs knock marines back when they do the claw attack.
asw_shieldbug_knockdown_force	500	Multiplier	Scales force that shieldbugs knock marines back with.
asw_shieldbug_knockdown_lift	300	Units per second	Upward force given to marines when knocked back by the claw attack.

Flags

• 131072: Use Ground Checks - Do not use. This is unintentionally in the FGD entry for asw_shieldbug because the entry was copied from npc_antlion.

Keyvalues

Extra Health (extrahealth) <integer>

Extra health added to this shieldbug. This extra health will not be scaled by difficulty level.

Outputs

OnReachedFightGoal

Unusable. Part of a cut concept it seems.

See Also

• Shieldbug on the Alien Swarm wiki.