info_game_event_proxy

Code classes:

• CInfoGameEventProxy
• CPointEntity
• CBaseEntity (all ents)

info_game_event_proxy is a point entity present in all games since Left 4 Dead. It fires a game event. Usually used for showing hint messages.

Bug: Sometimes the entity just stops working after being activated enough times in a map. The map needs to be reloaded.

Flags

• 1: Fire Automatically When First Seen

Keyvalues

Name of the event to generate (event_name) <float>

An "event" to fire. See the "events" files in /resource/ for all usable events.

Range (range) <float>

If using Fire Automatically When First Seen, this sets a limit for how far away a player can be while the entity is considered visible. Note: In this is measured in feet, so 3 = 36 world units.

Start Disabled (StartDisabled) <boolean> (available in all games since )

Stay inactive until Enabled.

Inputs

GenerateGameEvent

Generates the event. (This entity will be the "subject" ent.)

Enable  (available in all games since )

Makes the entity active.

Disable  (available in all games since )

Makes the entity inactive.

See Also

• env_hudhint
• env_instructor_hint
• logic_eventlistener