Point message

Template:Base point It displays a text message in the world, at its origin.

Bug:Does not function in , and .  [todo tested in ?]

Changing text in Runtime

KeyValue "Entity Message" can be changed in runtime via VScript. You don't need to re-enable entity, changes will appear immediately. Here is short example:

current_entity = Entities.FindByName( cur_ent, "point_message_1" );
current_entity.__KeyValueFromString("message", "Hello World!");

Keyvalues

Entity Message (message) ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

Message to show at this point.

Show message radius (radius) ([todo internal name (i)]) <integer>

Distance the player must be within to see this message.

Developer Only? (developeronly) ([todo internal name (i)]) <boolean>

If set, this message will only be visible when developer mode is on.

Flags

• 1 : Start Disabled

Inputs

Enable

Start displaying the message text, if the player is within the message radius.

Disable

Stop displaying the message text.

See also

• game_text - A similar entity that displays a custom message directly on the player screen.
• game_text_tf - only. A similar entity that displays a custom HUD message on a team's screen.