Hud timer

hud_timer is a point entity available in Synergy. It displays a timer on every player's HUD. Similar to logic_timer -- displays a HUD element to all players showing the value, often counting down to an event.

Tip:This is the same HUD element used during the "Waiting for Players" event before level transitions.

Keyvalues

TimerType ([todo internal name (i)]) <choices>

Counter Type

0 : Count Up. ^[confirm]

1 : Count Down.

TimerText ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

Text to display when this timer is visible.

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

Inputs

Start <int>

Start the timer with a specified duration of seconds.

Stop

Stop the timer instantly, without triggering the OnTimer output.

Change <int>

Update the timer time - value is added to current timer time; allows positive and negative values.

Outputs

OnTimer

Fired when the timer reaches zero.

See also

• Synergy_Entities