idTarget_Spawn

An entity to spawn other entities. Primarily used for idAI2 entities.

It should be noted that most of these parameters can be excluded unless needed. An idTarget_Spawn can be simplified down to this, as an example, if all the player wishes to do is be able to spawn in demons with the teleport anim/fx and no other frills.

Usage

entity {
	entityDef example_target_spawn_eternal {
	inherit = "target/spawn";
	class = "idTarget_Spawn";
	expandInheritance = false;
	poolCount = 0;
	poolGranularity = 2;
	networkReplicated = false;
	disableAIPooling = false;
	edit = {
		flags = {
			noFlood = true;
		}
		spawnConditions = {
			maxCount = 0;
			reuseDelaySec = 0;
			doBoundsTest = false;
			boundsTestType = "BOUNDSTEST_NONE";
			fovCheck = 0;
			minDistance = 0;
			maxDistance = 0;
			neighborSpawnerDistance = -1;
			LOS_Test = "LOS_NONE";
			playerToTest = "PLAYER_SP";
			conditionProxy = "";
		}
		spawnEditableShared = {
			groupName = "";
			deathTrigger = "";
			coverRadius = 0;
			maxEnemyCoverDistance = 0;
		}
		entityDefs = {
			num = 0;
		}
		conductorEntityAIType = "SPAWN_AI_TYPE_ANY";
		initialEntityDefs = {
			num = 0;
		}
		spawnEditable = {
			spawnAt = "";
			copyTargets = false;
			additionalTargets = {
				num = 0;
			}
			overwriteTraversalFlags = true;
			traversalClassFlags = "CLASS_A";
			combatHintClass = "CLASS_ALL";
			spawnAnim = "";
			aiStateOverride = "AIOVERRIDE_TELEPORT";
			initialTargetOverride = "";
		}
		portal = "";
		targetSpawnParent = "example_spawn_parent";
		disablePooling = false;
		spawnPosition = {
			x = 209.669998;
			y = -10.990000;
			z = -23.95;
		}
	}
}
}

Similarly, a spawn target can be simplified to the following example.

entity {
	entityDef ai_target_spawn_mod_1 {
	inherit = "target/spawn";
	class = "idTarget_Spawn";
	expandInheritance = false;
	poolCount = 0;
	poolGranularity = 2;
	networkReplicated = false;
	disableAIPooling = false;
	edit = {
		flags = {
			noFlood = true;
		}
		entityDefs = {
			num = 1;
			item[0] = {
				name = "example_ai_gargoyle_1";
			}
		}
		targetSpawnParent = "mod_master_spawn_parent";
		spawnEditable = {
			overwriteTraversalFlags = true;
			traversalClassFlags = "CLASS_A";
			combatHintClass = "CLASS_ALL";
			aiStateOverride = "AIOVERRIDE_TELEPORT";
		}
		spawnPosition = {
			x = 209.669998;
			y = -10.990000;
			z = -23.95;
		}
	}
}
}

Sometimes you might want an AI to spawn with an animation rather than through the generic teleportation effect.

This target spawn makes a Mancubus spawn in with its jump animation - like it is jumping from below a ledge.

entity {
	entityDef example_mancubus_traversal_spawn {
	inherit = "target/spawn";
	class = "idTarget_Spawn";
	expandInheritance = false;
	poolCount = 0;
	poolGranularity = 2;
	networkReplicated = false;
	disableAIPooling = false;
	edit = {
		flags = {
			noFlood = true;
		}
		spawnConditions = {
			maxCount = 0;
			reuseDelaySec = 0;
			doBoundsTest = false;
			boundsTestType = "BOUNDSTEST_NONE";
			fovCheck = 0;
			minDistance = 0;
			maxDistance = 0;
			neighborSpawnerDistance = -1;
			LOS_Test = "LOS_NONE";
			playerToTest = "PLAYER_SP";
			conditionProxy = "";
		}
		spawnEditableShared = {
			groupName = "";
			deathTrigger = "";
			coverRadius = 0;
			maxEnemyCoverDistance = 0;
		}
		entityDefs = {
		num = 1;
		item[0] = {
			name = "example_ai_heavy_mancubus_fire"; // Can only spawn Mancubi
		}
}
		conductorEntityAIType = "SPAWN_AI_TYPE_ANY";
		initialEntityDefs = {
			num = 0;
		}
		spawnEditable = {
			spawnAt = "";
			copyTargets = false;
			additionalTargets = {
				num = 0;
			}
			overwriteTraversalFlags = true;
			traversalClassFlags = "CLASS_A";
			combatHintClass = "CLASS_ALL";
			spawnAnim = "animweb/characters/monsters/mancubus_fire/traversal/jump_forward_500_up_500"; // Animation to use
			aiStateOverride = "AIOVERRIDE_PLAY_ENTRANCE_ANIMATION"; // Sets to play into animation instead of teleport
			initialTargetOverride = "";
		}
		portal = "";
		targetSpawnParent = "";
		disablePooling = false;
		spawnPosition = { // Be sure to set spawn position to where the AI's start position will be
			x = -69.55;
			y = 395.78;
			z = 102.83;
		}
		spawnOrientation = { // Be sure to set the spawn rotation
			mat = {
				mat[0] = {
					x = 0.99994820356;
					y = -0.0052357506938;
				}
				mat[1] = {
					x = 0.0052359499969;
					y = 0.99998629093;
				}
			}
		}
		targets = {
			num = 1;
			item[0] = "example_ai_heavy_mancubus_fire"; // Can only spawn Mancubi
		}
	}
}
}

The spawnAnim parameter varies in syntax based on what demon AI is being spawned.