Category:Lua Commands

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LUA commands that require further explanation. This list is incomplete and will be replaced eventually, and everything put into categories.

Casting Commands

These functions cast game objects into different data types. See Lua:Entity_typing

LUA Command Description
CastToBeam( ent_id ) tries to cast the entity to a beam (to see if whatever triggered the event was a laser beam, a la SD2). If it fails, it returns null.
CastToPlayer( ent_id ) used to cast the passed in entity to a player, often used for touch commands.
CastToInfoScript( ent_id )
CastToTriggerScript( ent_id )
CastToTriggerClip( ent_id )
CastToGrenade( ent_id )
CastToDispenser( ent_id )
CastToSentrygun( ent_id )
CastToDetpack( ent_id )

Entity Checks

these commands are used to Check if a passed in entity is a game entity of a specific type

LUA Command Description
IsPlayer( ent_id ) used to see if a passed in entity is a player to before actions are performed on said player.
IsDispenser( ent_id )
IsSentrygun( ent_id )
IsDetpack( ent_id )
IsGrenade( ent_id )
IsTurret( ent_id )

Player messaging and sounds

these are used to send text messages and sounds to players.

LUA Command Description
BroadCastMessage( message ) broadcasts a given message to all players.
BroadCastMessageToPlayer( player, message ) broadcasts message to one player.
BroadCastSound( sound )
BroadCastSoundToPlayer( player, sound )
ConsoleToAll( message ) sends a message to server console. Inaccurately named.

Other Commands

other misc commands not lumped into any group as of yet.

LUA Command Description
AddSchedule("name", time, function[, param1 ... param4]) Schedules function to go off with time second delay. Optional parameters are applied to the function.
AddScheduleRepeating("name", time, function[, param1 ... param4]) Adds a schedule that repeats function constantly every time seconds.
AddScheduleRepeatingNotInfinitely("name", time, function, counts[, param1 ... param4]) Adds a schedule that repeats function counts times every time seconds.
AddHudIcon( player, HudIconType, NameOfHudIcon, X, Y, Width, Height, Align ) adds HUD icon to given player of given type. Name is generally taken from the flag entity to apply the right kind. X, Y, W, H, and A are all standard.
AddHudIconToAll( HudIconType, NameOfHudUcon, X, Y, W, H, A ) adds HUD icon to all players like those used for flag info.
DeleteSchedule( schedulename ) deletes an existing schedule.
RemoveSchedule( schedulename ) same as delete.
GetConvar( cvar ) checks the value of a console variable (cvar)
GetEntity( index ) gets an entity by its index.
GetEntityByName( name ) obvious?
GetInfoScriptById( id ) gets an info_ff_script's information by its id.
GetInfoScriptByName( name ) obvious?
GetGrenade() ??
GetPacketloss( playerentity ) gets a player's packet loss. Woo?
GetPing( playerentity )
GetPlayer( playerentity )
GetPlayerByID( id )
GetServerTime()
GetSteamID( playerentity )
GetTeam( playerentity )
GetTriggerScriptByName( name )
GoToIntermission( ) ???
IncludeScript( luafile ) used to include Lua files found in /includes/ such as base_teamplay or base_ctf.
ApplyToAll( effect )
ApplyToTeam( effect, team )
ApplyToPlayer( effect, player )
AreTeamsAllied( team1, team2 ) obvious?
KillAndRespawnAllPlayers() obvious!
NumPlayers() gets the number of players.
OutputEvent( event, ent_id[, param1, param2, etc.] ) tells an entity to fire the given output.
OutputEvent , void * const char* , const char* , const char* , float , unsigned int &FFLib::FireOutput
PrecacheModel( modelfile ) loads a given model into memory for use later.
PrecacheSound( soundfile ) as above.
PrintBool , &FFLib::PrintBool
RandomFloat( min, max ) generates a random float.
RandomInt( min, max ) generates a random integer
RemoveEntity( ent_id ) removes entity.
RemoveHudItem( player, hudiconid ) removes hud icon.
RemoveHudItemFromAll( hudiconid )
RespawnAllPlayers( ) respawns everyone.
ResetMap() resets map.
SetGlobalRespawnDelay( time ) enforces a respawn delay.
SetPlayerLimit( team , # ) used to set player limit per team.
SetPlayerLimits( #, # )
SmartClassLimits( team, #scout, #sniper, #soldier, #demoman, #medic, #hwguy, #pyro, #spy, #engineer, #civilian ) sets smart class limits instead of using individual commands.
SetConvar( player, var, value ) sets a players cvar to set value
SetTeamAllies( team , bits ) used to ally one team to another.
SetTeamClassLimit( team, class, limit )
SetTeamName( team, name )
SetTeamPlayerLimit( team, limit )
SetTeamPlayerLimit( team, limit )
SmartMessage , &FFLib::SmartMessage
SmartSound , &FFLib::SmartSound
SmartTeamMessage , &FFLib::SmartTeamMessage
SmartTeamSound , &FFLib::SmartTeamSound
SpeakAll , &FFLib::SpeakAll
SpeakPlayer , &FFLib::SpeakPlayer
SpeakTeam , &FFLib::SpeakTeam