Env message

Entity Description

An entity that draws a text message on player's HUD (or players' HUD's), predefined in the hl2/scripts/titles.txt file, packed inside the Steam/SteamApps/source engine.gcf.

This text can be formatted in many different ways, according to the syntax provided in the titles.txt file. The resource/chlientscheme.res is responsible for the font family, size and weight of the message. To change the size find CenterPrintText in the res file.

Todo: Explain this syntax.

If you make a standalone modification, you can of course alter this file, but as default, titles.txt contains 23 messages. Some of these tokens seems to contain pointers to any hl2/resource/hl2_%language%.txt file packed inside the Steam/SteamApps/source engine.gcf file.

Message Value	Printed Text
CR1	Testing 1
CR2	Testing 2
CR3	Testing 3
GAMEOVER_ALLY	ASSIGNMENT: TERMINATED SUBJECT: FREEMAN REASON: FAILURE TO PRESERVE MISSION-CRITICAL PERSONNEL
GAMEOVER_OBJECT	ASSIGNMENT: TERMINATED SUBJECT: FREEMAN REASON: FAILURE TO PRESERVE MISSION-CRITICAL RESOURCES
GAMEOVER_TIMER	ASSIGNMENT: TERMINATED SUBJECT: FREEMAN REASON: FAILURE TO PREVENT TIME-CRITICAL SEQUENCE
GAMEOVER_STUCK	ASSIGNMENT: TERMINATED SUBJECT: FREEMAN REASON: DEMONSTRATION OF EXCEEDINGLY POOR JUDGMENT
CHAPTER1_TITLE	POINT INSERTION
CHAPTER2_TITLE	"A RED LETTER DAY"
CHAPTER3_TITLE	ROUTE KANAL
CHAPTER4_TITLE	WATER HAZARD
CHAPTER5_TITLE	BLACK MESA EAST
CHAPTER6_TITLE	"WE DON'T GO TO RAVENHOLM..."
CHAPTER7_TITLE	HIGHWAY 17
CHAPTER8_TITLE	SANDTRAPS
CHAPTER9_TITLE	NOVA PROSPEKT
CHAPTER9A_TITLE	ENTANGLEMENT
CHAPTER10_TITLE	ANTICITIZEN ONE
CHAPTER11_TITLE	"FOLLOW FREEMAN!"
CHAPTER12_TITLE	OUR BENEFACTORS
CHAPTER13_TITLE	DARK ENERGY
GAMESAVED	Saved...
GAMETITLE	Half-Life

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

• message

<string>

• messagesound

<sound> When the message is shown, this sound effect will be played, originating from this entity.

• messagevolume

<string> Volume of the sound effect.

• messageattenuation

<choices>

Literal Value	Description
0	Small Radius
1	Medium Radius
2	Large Radius
3	Play Everywhere

Flags

• 1 : Play Once

• 2 : All Clients

Inputs

• ShowMessage

Shows the message and plays the sound.

Outputs

• OnShowMessage

Fired when the message is activated. (!activator is the activator)

Also See

• game_text - Similar entity that lets you define a text directly in the Hammer editor.
• env_hudhint - Similar entity that displays predefined HUD hints about controls and other things.