Combine Door Kick

[Tutorial]

category
General Half-Life 2/Scripting

description
Have a metrocop kick open a door and start firing at you.

keywords
combine, door, doors, kick, metro, cop, metrocop, npc_metrocop.

In this tutorial we will be making a Combine MetroCop kick open a door. You will need the following entities with names:

• npc_metropolice - booter1
• ambient_generic - door_spank
• scripted_sequence - kick_door1
• prop_door_rotating - door_exit1
• trigger_once

The first thing to do is create the door way and add a prop_door_rotating to it. Give it the name door_exit1 and if you don't want the player to open the door first, then tick Starts Locked in the Flags. (You will need to unlock it with a seperate output that isn't listed in this tutorial, adding it to the initial trigger is fine)

Now we need to position an npc_metropolice in front of the door, to make sure he aligns correctly go to the Model tab in his properties and change it to kickdoorbaton. This will enable you to line up his foot with the door. Don't forget to name him booter1 as listed above.

Now, we need the scripted sequence. There are two ways to place it, either on the npc_metropolice with MoveToPosition set to No, or move the metrocop back a bit and leave the sequence in his place and the set MoveToPosition to Instantaneous. Either way is fine, but I have used the latter, harking back to my HL1 habits. Again name it as listed above.

Finally add an ambient_generic above it all, and name that as above. And pop a trigger_once some distance from the door.

So far everything should be named as listed, and looking like the below:



Now that everything is in place it is time to set it all up.

The npc_metropolice is fine with just a name, feel free to dabble with weapons etc but it's not necessary.

Moving on to the scripted_sequence, there are a few things to add here.

• Name: kick_door1
• Target NPC: booter1
• Action Animation: kickdoorbaton
• MoveToPosition: Instantaneous

Flags:

• No Interruptions
• Override AI
• No Script Movement

And finally add the following outputs:



Ok, the door should be fine with just a name, but also crank up the speed to about 250 so it looks like it has taken a good kicking. Let's address the ambient_generic next:

• Name: door_spank1
• Sound Name: ambient/materials/door_hit1.wav

Tick all 3 Flags as well.

Ok we're almost there. What will happen is the combine will play out his animation, and then the door will fly open with a loud banging noise. We've added a slight delay so that his foot has time to connect and it doesn't look out of time.

Now we just need to trigger it.

Take your trigger_once and add the following output:



Now, as soon as you walk into the trigger it will set off the scripted_sequence which then takes care of the rest of the sequence with it's outputs:



There you go!

Blink

[wiggle987]

Gah I was too late.

[Spas12]

yummy new npc tutorial.

[nickmade]

excelent!

[YokaI]

Will work nicely for my sc2 map

[ki11in6_5pr33!!!!!!!]

Worked great. Thnx!

[Mathieu]

I'am confused on this part.

Now, we need the scripted sequence. There are two ways to place it, either on the npc_metropolice with MoveToPosition set to No, or move the metrocop back a bit and leave the sequence in his place and the set MoveToPosition to Instantaneous. Either way is fine, but I have used the latter, harking back to my HL1 habits. Again name it as listed above.

Where do i put the MoveToPostion??? Output, input, flags.etc???

[Grantax]

MoveToPosition is in General (or whatever the First tab is called) in the scripted_sequence.

[Kodox]

Try to figure this one out: The player is spied by a combine camera which flahses red and sets off an alarm, triggering a metrocop to kick open a nearby door and allow a wave of combine trooops to storm in. The door could also explode. Im serious if anyone knows how to do this please help me out! THnx.-kodox

[SoulReaper]

Thanks for the tut man, good job

And btw kodox, if you have Half-Life 2: Episode one i think you will see exactly what you want. I have it, and there is a combine device used to blow open doors, and you hear it beep a few times then boom!! It blows the doors open and combine floor in. All that you need extra is for the Combine camera to have a output of finding the player to activate the bomb to explode.

But because this is episode one, and your using Half Life 2, thsi will have to be slightly different.

Sorry for going off topic

[Kodox]

exactly what i wanted to do but thats ok. I'll need to start using the HDR if I want to impress the community though lol!

[InternalRage]

Is there anyway to get him bang on the door first? Like in the apartments of HL2, where they break the dudes door down.

[Kodox]

Heh, that would rock. For explosion thouhg just add an env_explosion and an output like onfoundplayer>explosion1>explode

[MrCaleb]

Worked Perfect. Thnx
Wish to see more and more of those scripted sequences.
Makes the game so much more interactive and alive

[Kodox]

Unfortunately school and laziness has consumed my motivation to get back to working on my maps.I also have a question: I restored my pc to june about a month ago. What are the files types that i need for my map (example: .bsp .ain ) and what does each do?