monster_gman Last edited 1 year ago2023-10-22 10:29:39 UTC

monster_gman - Point Entity

Hardly anything is known about the mysterious G-man, except that he is somehow involved in almost every important event throughout the Half-Life storyline.

G-man sightings can be used for storytelling purposes, such as helping or hindering the player, or simply as a reminder them that there's more going on behind the scenes. More obscure sightings can also act as a sort of 'secret'.

Attributes

• Target (target) - When an entity is activated, it triggers the entity with the name specified by Target.
• Name (targetname) - Property used to identify entities.
• Render FX (renderfx) - Gives objects special render effects. Think of it as modifying whatever the Render Mode puts out. The options are as follows:
  • 0 = Normal
  • 1 = Slow Pulse
  • 2 = Fast Pulse
  • 3 = Slow Wide Pulse
  • 4 = Fast Wide Pulse
  • 5 = Slow Fade Away
  • 6 = Fast Fade Away
  • 7 = Slow Become Solid
  • 8 = Fast Become Solid
  • 9 = Slow Strobe
  • 10 = Fast Strobe
  • 11 = Faster Strobe
  • 12 = Slow Flicker
  • 13 = Fast Flicker
  • 14 = Constant Glow
  • 15 = Distort
  • 16 = Hologram (Distort and Fade)
• Render Mode (rendermode) - Controls the type of rendering that is used for an object. Options are:
  • 0 = Normal
  • 1 = Color
  • 2 = Texture
  • 3 = Glow
  • 4 = Solid
  • 5 = Additive
• Trigger Target (TriggerTarget) - The event to trigger when the Trigger Condition is met. Used by monsters.
• Trigger Condition (TriggerCondition) - This controls the condition under which a monster will trigger its Trigger Target. The options are:
  • 0 = No Trigger
  • 1 = See Player, Mad at Player
  • 2 = Take Damage
  • 3 = 50% Health Remaining
  • 4 = Death
  • 7 = Hear World
  • 8 = Hear Player
  • 9 = Hear Combat
  • 10 = See Player Unconditional
  • 11 = See Player, Not In Combat
• FX Amount (1 - 255) (renderamt)
• FX Color (R G B) (rendercolor)
• Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles)
• Animation Sequence (editor) (sequence)

Flags

• WaitTillSeen (1)
• Gag (2)
• MonsterClip (4)
• Prisoner (16)
• WaitForScript (128)
• Pre-Disaster (256)
• Fade Corpse (512)

Notes

• The in-game G-man model is invincible. Despite that, the 'Take Damage' and '50% Health Remaining' trigger conditions do fire when the G-man is shot. In fact, these are the only trigger conditions that work.
• Most G-man sightings end with the G-man walking away and then disappearing, before the player can get to him. This can be achieved with a scripted_sequence, with its 'Move to Position' attribute set to 'Walk' and both its 'Target Monster' and 'KillTarget' properties set to the name of the G-man entity.