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A collection of player and entity utility helpers.
Player:squaredDistanceFromEnt
Purpose
Returns the squared distance from the player to the given entity.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ------- | ------ | ----------- |
| entity | Entity | Target entity. |
Realm
Shared
Returns
number
Example
Player:distanceFromEnt
Purpose
Returns the distance from the player to the given entity.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ------- | ------ | ----------- |
| entity | Entity | Target entity. |
Realm
Shared
Returns
number
Player:isMoving
Purpose
Checks whether the player is currently walking or running.
Parameters
None
Realm
Shared
Returns
boolean
Player:isOutside
Purpose
Determines whether the player has an unobstructed line to the sky.
Parameters
None
Realm
Shared
Returns
boolean
Player:openPage
Purpose
Opens the given URL in the player's Steam overlay.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ------ | ----------- |
| url | string | HTTP or HTTPS address. |
Realm
Server
Returns
nil
Player:openUI
Purpose
Opens a named VGUI panel on the client.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ---------------------------- |
| panel | string | Panel identifier registered client-side. |
Realm
Server
Returns
nil
Entity:getViewAngle
Purpose
Returns the absolute angle difference between the entity's view and a world position.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ------ | ----------- |
| pos | Vector | World position to test. |
Realm
Shared
Returns
number
Entity:inFov
Purpose
Checks if another entity is within this entity's field of view.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------- |
| entity | Entity | Target to check. |
| fov | number | Field of view in degrees (default 88). |
Realm
Shared
Returns
boolean
Entity:isInRoom
Purpose
Returns true if there is a direct line between this entity and the target.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ----------- |
| target | Entity | Target entity. |
Realm
Shared
Returns
boolean
Entity:isScreenVisible
Purpose
Checks whether an entity is visible on screen within optional distance and FOV limits.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| entity | Entity | Target entity. |
| maxDist | number | Maximum squared distance (default 512^2). |
| fov | number | Field of view in degrees. |
Realm
Shared
Returns
boolean
Entity:canSeeEntity
Purpose
Combines line-of-sight and FOV checks to determine if a target is visible.
| Name | Type | Description |
| ------- | ------ | ----------- |
| entity | Entity | Target entity. |
| fov | number | Field of view in degrees. |
Realm
Shared
Returns
boolean