Wired Target Finder

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Function:	This can be set to find entities like players or locators, and feeds their location to any Beacon sensor that is linked to it.
Primary fire:	Spawns a Wired Target Finder.
Secondary fire:	No action.
Reload:	No action
Notes:	-

Brief

The Target Finder is usually linked to a Beacon Sensor, so that the beacon sensor can output it's outputs,(refer to the beacon sensor page) but is sometimes used just with indicators and explosives etc. to do something when a target is in range.

Instructions

Placed using Primary fire.

Inputs

• Next target
• Hold target

Outputs

Has 2 outputs per target it is set to locate:

• Whether or not the target finder has found a target
• The entity of the target

Variables

• Minimum distance
• Maximum distance: How far away the Target Finder can locate targets.
• Max Targets
• Max Bogeys
• Target Players
• Do not target owner
• Do not target owner's stuff: Do not target vehicles, props, npcs, or other entities spawned by the owner
• Target NPCs
• NPC Filter: Only target NPCs with this in their class name
• Target Locators
• Target Hoverballs
• Target Thrusters
• Target Props
• Prop Model Filter: Only target props with this in their model path
• Target Vehicles
• Target RPGs
• Paint targets: Colors the current target
• Case Sensitive: Whether filters are case sensitive
• Name filter: Target only these players
• Entity name: Target only entities with this in their name
• SteamID Filter: Target only players with this SteamID
• Color Filter: Target only entities colored this color
• Color: Color to paint targets
• Check propprotection list: Will not target people on your prop protection list (Labeled Experimental)
• Target only buddies: Only targets people on your prop protection list (Labeled Experimental)

Useful hints

• Can have multiple target types set, but can only track one target at a time.
• See Wired Vehicles for some vehicular uses of the target finder.