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<h1>Areas</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> Areas are oblong-shaped collision zones which can trigger callbacks when the player or other objects enter them; they are also often used as position markers for things spawned in code such as sounds or particle effects. </p> <p> HPL3 ships with several different area types - here's a quick summary of them and of some of their properties. </p> </div> <h2>Trigger</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> The most commonly used type of area, used for all sorts of purposes. </p> </div> <h3>Important Properties</h3> <div class="level3"> </div> <h4>BlocksLineOfSight</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> If true, this area acts as a blocker for AI seeing the player. </p> </div> <h4>CC_Entities, CC_Funcs</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> Collision callbacks - for example, if you set CC_Entities to <code>player</code> and CC_Funcs to <code>TriggerHitArea</code> then TriggerHitArea will be called in your map script whenever the player enters or leaves the area. </p> </div> <h4>PlayerLookAtCallback</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> Called when the player has the area on-screen. Various other properties in the same section modify exactly when that happens. </p> </div> <h4>PlayerInteractCallback</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> Makes the area interactable, and triggers this callback when the player interacts with it. You can also set <code>CustomInteractIcon</code> etc. </p> </div> <h2>AmbientLight</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> The player, by default, casts a small point light around him so that you can see things even when the room is very dark. This area type changes that ambient light to fit the current area. </p> </div> <h3>Important Properties</h3> <div class="level3"> </div> <h4>Type</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> Indoors / Outdoors / None </p> </div> <h2>CameraAnimation</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> Used as a camera viewpoint in a camera animation. See <a href="/doku.php?id=hpl3:game:scripting:user_modules:camera_animation" class="wikilink1" title="hpl3:game:scripting:user_modules:camera_animation">Camera Animation</a>. </p> </div> <h2>Climb</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> This area becomes interactable; when you interact, you will climb up to a specified foot position. It's used for things like climbing into vent shafts or climbing up on to a nearby table or something; for higher climbs, you probably want a camera animation or a ladder instead. </p> </div> <h3>Important Properties</h3> <div class="level3"> </div> <h4>FeetPosition</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> Name of an entity (usually a trigger area) specifying where the feet should land after the climb. </p> </div> <h4>Crouch</h4> <div class="level4"> <p> Specify if the player should be automatically crouched after the climb (useful for vent shafts). </p> </div> <h2>Crawl</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> The player will be crawling on their belly while in this area, and can't run or stand up. Useful for vent shafts. </p> </div> <h2>Datamine</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> The player can interact with this area as if it were a datamine prop - see <a href="/doku.php?id=hpl3:game:scripting:user_modules:datamine" class="wikilink1" title="hpl3:game:scripting:user_modules:datamine">Datamine</a> </p> </div>