Point message

point_message
Type	Point entity
Engine	Source

Class hierarchy
CMessageEntity ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity
message_entity.cpp

point_message is an e0 available in all Source games. It displays a text message in the world, at its origin.

Bug:Does not function in multiplayer. In and , point_worldtext can be used as an alternative.  [todo tested in ?]

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

Entity Message (message) <string>

Message to show at this point.

Warning:Never use quotation marks in the message. It will corrupt the VMF structure because of the nested quotation marks, which then must be removed manually with a text editor.

Show message radius (radius) <integer>

Distance the player must be within to see this message.

Developer Only? (developeronly) <boolean>

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

Flags

Start Disabled : [1]

Inputs

Enable

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

Disable

Stop displaying the message text.

SetMessage

Set the message's text. (only in )

See also

• game_text - Displays a custom message directly on the player screen.
• game_text_tf - Displays a custom HUD message with icons on a specified team's screen.
• point_worldtext - A similar entity that displays a custom message in the world with far more flexibility.
• training_annotation - A similar entity that points to a specified location in the world.
• env_hudhint - Displays a custom HUD message. Commonly used to show key-binds.
• env_message - Displays a pre-defined message on the players screen.