Skill variables #

Featureful SDK uses the same skill system as Half-Life (values are edited via skill.cfg), but with additional twists.

Skill variables are no longer cvars #

The skill variables are no longer implemented as cvars. This allows for some new features like dynamic addition of the new skill variables and support for difficulty-independent skill variables.

Setting non-skill cvars in the skill configuration file is invalid now (doing so has always been discouraged). Use features/featureful_exec.cfg to override the server cvar values.

Difficulty-independent skill variables #

If skill variable doesn’t end with a digit, it’s considered to be difficulty-independent - its value will be used across all difficulties, unless difficulty-specific variable is specified.

sk_barney_health 50

As you notice the sk_barney_health doesn’t end with 1, 2 or 3. So, if sk_barney_health1 is missing the value of sk_barney_health will be used on easy difficulty.

If both difficulty-independent and difficulty-specific variable are defined, the latter has a priority on an appropriate difficulty.

Optional sk_ prefix #

The skill variables can be referred with sk_ prefix omitted. E.g. sk_barney_health and barney_health refer to the same variable.

The sk_ prefix was a notation used to distinguish the skill variables from other cvars. As skill variables are not cvars anymore, the prefix is no longer needed.

get_skill command #

Use get_skill console command to print the values for the skill variable on all difficulties. E.g. get_skill barney_health.

Overriding skill values for entity template #

Entity templates allow entities to override the skill variables they’re using. See Entity templates.

skillopfor.cfg #

If skillopfor.cfg exists in the mod directory the game will automatically read the variables from this file as well.