game_counter Last edited 1 month ago2024-10-03 13:38:38 UTC

game_counter - Point Entity

The game_counter entity keeps an internal value of how many times it has been triggered, and when it reaches a specified value, it will trigger another entity. Supersedes trigger_counter.

Attributes

• Name (targetname) - Name is a general attribute used to identify entities.
• Master (master) - Sets an entity to be used as a master (usually a multisource or game_team_master). The master entity must be active in order for the game_counter's value to increment.
• Target (target) - When the game_counter's value reaches its limit, it will trigger the entity specified in Target.
• Delay before trigger (delay) - Bogus entry, not implemented.
• KillTarget (killtarget) - Bogus entry, not implemented.
• Initial Value (frags) - Sets the value that the game_counter should start at.
• Limit Value (health) - Sets the value that the game_counter must reach before triggering its Target.

Flags

• Remove On fire (1) - If enabled, the game_counter will be removed once it has triggered its Target.
• Reset On fire (2) - If enabled, once the game_counter has triggered its Target, it will reset its value back to the Initial Value. This will allow it to be used repeatedly, and will trigger its Target each time it reaches the Limit Value.

Notes

• The game_counter_set entity will allow you to set the game_counter's value to a specific value at will. Only use integer values; decimal fractions will be truncated.
• The game_zone_player entity can be used to set a game_counter to the number of players inside or outside a zone.
• Note that this entity will only trigger its target when the internal counter becomes equal to the limit value, not when it's higher (or lower). So if the initial value is 0 and the limit is 2, then using a game_counter_set that sets the counter to 4 will not trigger the target.
• A game_counter can be decremented by triggering it with a trigger_relay whose Trigger State is set to OFF. This can make the value go below the initial value, and also make it hit the limit value again (and triggering the target) after surpassing it.

See also

• trigger_counter - The older, less workable entity for counting, that this entity supersedes.