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Mortar Synth SNPC

Mortar Synth SNPC, the unfought enemy used by the Combine, seen in the Citadel, also the first npc ever to use the default flying behavior.

Attributes:

- 100 health
- Sensing (hears world sounds such as SOUND_COMBAT)
- Wawes around while standing
- Flinch anims
- Can be gibbed on death
- Can be physcannon punted (the first snpc ever to be punted properly)
- Bullet hits leave sparks instead of bleeding

This NPC can:

- Fly all around (use air navigation when possible)

- Investigate sound sources

- Establish line of sight against enemies behind covers by moving left, right, up or down.

- Keep distance between enemy while fighting against.

- Suppress enemy forces and make them retreat towards their bunkers.

Weapons:

- Mortar grenade: Throws a grenade from its catapult. Also fires an SMG Grenade at intervals.

- Energy wave: Two waves which distort their enemies' view. (can also be punted backwards)

Console variables:

sk_mortarsynth_health_2: Defines mortarsynth health
sk_mortarsynth_near_dist: Defines at which distance should mortar synth start moving backwards towards enemy.
sk_mortarsynth_far_dist: Defines at which distance should mortar synth be able to attack its enemy.
sk_mortarsynth_grenade_speed: Defines the normal frag grenade velocity (not the SMG Grenade) launched by the mortar synth.
sk_mortarsynth_smg_grenade_speed: Defines the SMG Grenades launch velocity thrown by mortar synths.
sk_mortarsynth_grenade_enabled: Enables or disables mortar synth's grenade firing behavior.
sk_mortarsynth_smg_grenade_enabled: Enables or disables mortar synth's SMG grenade firing behavior.
sk_mortarsynth_smg_grenade_time: Defines after how many seconds the mortarsynth will launch another SMG Grenade. 0 will always launch a SMG Grenade.
sk_mortarsynth_always_energy: When enabled, tells all mortar synths to unleash an energy wave regardless of enemy health and flying condition.
g_debug_mortarsynth_grenade: While "developer" command is 1, mortar synth will draw lines and spheres that visualize whether it can pinpoint a grenade trajectory hit within the given velocity and gravity.