Activator

An activator is a World Object can be used (or activated) by an actor or another activator.

Activator Dialog

• ID: Unique indentifier for this form.
• Name: Display name.
• Model: Displays the model for this object.
  • Edit: Chooses the model for this object.
• Sounds:
  • Activate: Sound that plays when object is activated.
  • Looping: Selects the looping sound for this object.
• NavMesh Generation Import Option: Sets how the object interacts with navmesh generation.
  • Collision Geometry: Navmesh will test against the collision of the object.
  • Bounding Box: Navmesh will test against the bounding box of the object.
  • Filter: Navmesh will ignore the object completely.
  • Ground: Navmesh will treat the object like it is part of the ground.
• Water Type: Editor ID of water type, if applicable.
  • No Displacement: If an actor is walking through the water it won’t generate ripples as they move around
• Activate Text Override: Changes the default rollover text for this activator
• Add Destruction Data: Sets the damage states if an object is destructable.
  • Flags:
    • Dangerous: Unused
    • Obstacle: Will cut the navmesh
    • On Local Map: Shows up on the local map
    • Has Tree LOD: Generate LOD for this object.
    • Ignore Object Interaction: If the object has an animation tied to it, this causes the player to not do it
    • Has Platform/Language Specific Textures: Unused
    • Is Marker:Does not have a model to render in game
    • Random Anim Start:If checked, this object kicks off its idle animation at a random start time. This is so you can put a couple of the same animated activators in a scene and they won't be animating in synch.
    • Child Can Use:
    • Must Update Anims: Forces animation to play, even if object is off screen
    • Ignored By Sandbox: Actors on sandbox packages will ignore this object
• Keywords:
• Default Primitive Color: The color of the primitive associated with this activator
• Interaction Keyword:
• Script: Selects the script for this object.
  • Script edit button: Opens the script for editing.