speaker Last edited 11 months ago2023-11-16 23:52:49 UTC
speaker - Point Entity
Creates a public announcement system that randomly plays announcements from the sentences.txt file.Attributes
- Name (targetname) - Property used to identify entities.
- Preset (preset) - Preset sentence group.
- 0 = Use Sentence Group Name
- 1 =
C1A0_- Anomalous Materials: Sector C elevator lobby (Pre-disaster) - 2 =
C1A1_- Unforeseen Consequences: Sector C elevator lobby (Post-disaster) - 3 =
C1A2_- Office Complex: Sector D Administration (unused) - 4 =
C1A3_- "We've Got Hostiles!": Sector D High Security Materials Storage - 5 =
C1A4_- Blast Pit: Silo D Experimental Propulsion Laboratory (unused) - 6 =
C2A1_- Power Up: Sector E Track Control (unused) - 7 =
C2A2_- On A Rail: Silo E Launch Control (unused) - 8 =
C2A3_- Apprehension (silent and unused) - 9 =
C2A4_- Residue Processing & Questionable Ethics (unused) - 10 =
C2A5_- Surface Tension (silent and unused) - 11 =
C3A1_- "Forget About Freeman!" (unused) - 12 =
C3A2_- Lambda Core: Lambda Complex
- Sentence Group Name (message) - The sentence group to randomly select sentences from.
- Volume(10=loudest) (health) - Sound Volume for the public announcement.
Flags
- Start Silent (1) - If enabled, the entity will have to be triggered to work.
Notes
- Place this in one or more spots in your level. Every 3 to 10 minutes it will make a random announcement, as if a public announcement system is in effect.
- Sentences are chosen from a sentence group by simply adding a number. For instance, if the Sentence Group Name is
C1A0_, it will randomly choose the sentences fromC1A0_0toC1A0_N. - Sentence Group Name should not have an
!as a prefix unless you only plan on playing one sentence (i.e. scripted announcements).
- Categories
- Entity Guides
- Point Entities
- Half-Life Entity Guide
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Think the VOX in HL, or the random messages at the mall.
Tetsu0: It works kinda like this: When you have this in your level, and set to a certain sentence group, it will say those sentences from the VOX section of the sentences.txt file. You remember the AM labs, and how there would be a random announcement, usually when you go down the elevator? That was one of these.
They can be hard to use, but are well worth the effect if you find a proper place to use it.
EDIT: In retrospect, I probably should have used this in Colony 42 instead of replacing the sentences with new ones altogether and using a scripted_sentence...