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misc_mg42

This is an entity on id Tech 3 engines, present on RTCW Single Player, RTCW Multiplayer and Enemy Territory. Below you can find its spawnflags, keys and editor settings for each game that defines it.

RTCW Single Player

harc - horizonal fire arc. Default is 115 varc - vertical fire arc. Default is 45 grabarc - activatable arc behind the gun. if not specified, it uses the old default grabbing dynamics health - how much damage can it take. Default is 50 damage - determines how much the weapon will inflict if a non player uses it accuracy - all guns are 100% accurate a value of 0.5 would make it 50%

Spawnflags

Flag Bit Description
HIGH 1
NOTRIPOD 2

Editor

Property Value
Type point entity
Min -16 -16 -24
Max 16 16 24
Color 1 0 0
Spawn function SP_mg42

RTCW Multiplayer

harc = horizonal fire arc Default is 57.5 (left and right) varc = vertical fire arc Default is 45 (upwards and 22.5 down) health = how much damage can it take default is 50 damage = determines how much the weapon will inflict if a non player uses it

Spawnflags

Flag Bit Description
HIGH 1
NOTRIPOD 2

Keys

Key Description
accuracy all guns are 100% accurate an entry of 0.5 would make it 50%

Editor

Property Value
Type point entity
Min -16 -16 -24
Max 16 16 24
Color 1 0 0
Spawn function SP_mg42

Enemy Territory

harc = horizonal fire arc Default is 57.5 (left and right) varc = vertical fire arc Default is 45 (upwards and 22.5 down) health = how much damage can it take default is 50 damage = determines how much the weapon will inflict if a non player uses it

Spawnflags

Flag Bit Description
HIGH 1
NOTRIPOD 2

Keys

Key Description
accuracy all guns are 100% accurate an entry of 0.5 would make it 50%

Editor

Property Value
Type point entity
Min -16 -16 -24
Max 16 16 24
Color 1 0 0
Spawn function SP_mg42

Last changed Sep 21, 2026
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