Entity.SetKeyValue
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| Function | |
| Syntax | Entity:SetKeyValue( String key, String value ) |
| Description: | |
| Sets a key value. | |
| Returns: | nil |
| In Object: | Entity |
| Realm: |
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Examples
| Description | Set the rendermode of an entity. |
|---|---|
| Used on |  |
| Code | ent:SetKeyValue( "rendermode", RENDERMODE_TRANSTEXTURE ) ent:SetKeyValue( "renderamt", "200" ) |
| Output | Rendermode is set to texture with an opacity value of 200. |
Additional Notes
- You can use Hammer-editor to look up what key values that are supported by an entity.
- You can also read about entities' key values at the Valve SDK Docs.
- If you are setting the 'renderfx' on a scripted entity, you must set the alpha channel to 0 in order for the effect to work, and only values of 1 (pulse slow) and 2 (pulse fast) seem to work properly.
- SetKeyValue can be used to set spawn flags, for example to make an npc_citizen spawn as a medic. The key is "spawnflags"; the value is the sum of all the flags that need to be set, expressed as a string. Example:
ent:SetKeyValue("spawnflags","131072")
- If you need a key value to point to a specific entity instead of the name of an entity, use Entity.SetEntity.
