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Template:Wrongtitle Team Fortress 2 {{{1}}} is a point entity available in Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2.

Entity description

Game text.png

An entity that displays text on players' screens. This text can be defined directly in the Hammer editor (unlike the similar env_message entity). This entity is suitable for stand alone bsp maps, if they are not to be localized.

Warning.pngWarning:Don't use quotation characters (") in the Text Message field (not even \" characters). It will cause fatal errors with opening and/or compiling your map and may need to be fixed by manually editing the VMF in a text editor. Instead, you use detailed quotes (i.e. and ).
Note.pngNote: This entity will not display when using the TF2 minimal HUD.

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> Message to display on screen. \n signifies a new line in the text.
  • icon
<string> Hud icon (from mod_textures.res) to display.
  • display_to_team
<choices> Audience
Literal Value Description
0 Everyone
2 Red Team Only
3 Blue Team Only
  • background
<choices> Background Panel Color
Literal Value Description
0 Grey
2 Red
3 Blue

Inputs

  • Display
Display the message text for approximately one second.

Outputs