logic_playerproxy

Present in:
HL2
Ep1&2
HL2:DM
Portal
ASW
Portal 2
CS:GO

Code classes:

• CLogicPlayerProxy
• CLogicalEntity
• CServerOnlyEntity
• CBaseEntity (all ents)

logic_playerproxy is a point entity present in most Source games. It's used to relay I/O to and from the player. Most of the entity's functions are impossible to do in other ways.

Note: Entity assumes there's only one player and will likely break in multiplayer. Completely unusable in .

ConVars/Commands

ConVar/Command	Parameters or default value	Parameter Type	Effect
hl2_darkness_flashlight_factor	1	Float	An alternative flashlight drain rate. See SetFlashlightSlowDrain.

Keyvalues

Damage Filter Name (damagefilter) <filterclass>

A damage filter to apply to the player.

Inputs

SetDamageFilter <target_destination>

Sets Damage Filter Name.

Half-Life 2 series

RequestPlayerHealth

Fires the PlayerHealth output.

SetPlayerHealth <integer>

Sets the player's health.

SetFlashlightSlowDrain

Divides the flashlight's power consumption rate by hl2_darkness_flashlight_factor.

SetFlashlightNormalDrain

Sets the flashlight back to its normal drain rate.

RequestAmmoState

Checks if the player has ammo or not. Fires either PlayerHasAmmo or PlayerHasNoAmmo.

LowerWeapon

Makes the weapon lowered. Weapon immediately raises back up unless it has some external reason to stay lowered, so it's pretty useless.

EnableCappedPhysicsDamage

Gives the player settings which give them a greater resistance to physics damage.

DisableCappedPhysicsDamage

Returns the player to their normal impact damage settings.

SetLocatorTargetEntity <target_destination> (only available in Episodic)

Shows the compass HUD element seen near the end of Episode 2, with the specified entity being shown by a vehicle icon. If the parameter is blank, hides the element.

SuppressCrosshair (Not in FGD)  (only available in )

Hides the crosshair. Not reversible.

Portal 2

AddPotatosToPortalgun

Adds potato Glados to the portal gun. Note: The portal gun is temporarily hidden on the player model when sent.

RemovePotatosFromPortalgun

Removes potato Glados from the portal gun. Note: The portal gun is temporarily hidden on the player model when sent.

SetDropEnabled <boolean>

Sets if the player can drop an object they've picked up. Objects can still be pried off by an intervening physical force. To do: Not used for the part where Chell carries Wheatley. How did they do that?

SetMotionBlurAmount <float>

Puts a zoom blur on the player. Parameter is an arbitrary number.

ForceVMGrabController

No effect.

ForcePhysicsGrabController

No effect.

ResetGrabControllerBehavior

No effect.

Editors: The flashlight and playerdied outputs may look like they don't work, but that's because they use an unconventional method for firing which involves referencing the FGD name. No apparent reason.

Outputs

Half-Life 2 series

PlayerHealth <integer>

Fires when RequestPlayerHealth is sent. Automatically puts the player's health as the input parameter, unless overridden by the mapper.

OnFlashlightOn <float>

Fires when the player turns on the flashlight. Automatically puts the current power as a percent from 0.0 to 1.0 as the input parameter, unless overridden by the mapper.

OnFlashlightOff <float>

Fires when the player turns off the flashlight. Automatically puts the current power as a percent from 0.0 to 1.0 as the input parameter, unless overridden by the mapper.

PlayerHasAmmo

Fires when RequestAmmoState and the player has a weapon with ammo.

PlayerHasNoAmmo

Fires when RequestAmmoState and the player has no ammo in any weapon.

PlayerDied

Fires when the player dies.

PlayerMissedAR2AltFire  (only available in Episodic)

Fires when the player fires an AR2 energy ball that doesn't kill anything.

Portal 2

OnJump

Fires when the player presses their jump button.

OnDuck

Fires when the player presses their duck button, unless they're currently airborne due to jumping.

OnUnDuck

Fires when the player finishes unducking. Bug: Inconsistently fires when traveling through portals when one or both are not placed on 90 degree walls.

OnPrimaryPortalPlaced

Fires when the primary portal (blue, light blue, yellow) is successfully placed/moved. See also: func_portal_detector.

OnSecondaryPortalPlaced

Fires when the secondary portal (orange, purple, red) is successfully placed/moved.

OnStartSlowingTime

Part of an unfinished concept.

OnStopSlowingTime

Part of an unfinished concept.

OnCoopPing (Not in FGD)

Never fires.

See Also

• game_ui