Env instructor hint

Entity Description

Note:env_instructor_hint currently cannot display more than one hint at the same time.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

• Target Entity

The entity to show this hint on top of. The entity used must exist on the client, info_target_instructor_hint can be parented to server only entities for this purpose.

• Positioning

Either show at the position of the Target Entity. Or show the hint directly on the hud at a fixed position.

• Allow invisible target

Do we allow the hint to follow entites with nodraw set?

• Caption

The text of your hint.

• Caption Color

The color of the caption text

• Force caption

Do we show the caption text even if the hint is occluded by a wall?

• Onscreen Icon

The icon to use when the hint is within the player's view.

• Offscreen Icon

The icon to use when the hint is outside the player's view.

• Show offsreen

When the hint is offscreen, do we show an icon and arrow?

• Bound Command

If using 'show key bindings' for the onscreen icon, this field should be the command we want to show bindings for

• Icon Height Offset

A height offset from the target entity's origin to display the hint

• Size Pulsing

The icon size can pulsate

• Alpha Pulsing

The icon alpha can pulsate

• Shaking

The icon can shake

• Timeout

The automatic timeout for the hint. 0 will persist until stopped with EndHint.

• Display Range

The visible range of the hint. 0 will show it at any distance.

• Show on First Sight

When the player first sees it, it will automatically show for them.

Flags

There are currently no flags.