hud_timer

hud_timer is a point entity available in Synergy. It displays a countdown timer on every player's HUD and fires an output once reaching zero.

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

hud_timer example. TimerText set to "LEVEL CHANGE"

Keyvalues

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

Keep this set to 'Count Down Timer'(1) Other types not yet supported.

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

Text to display when this timer is visible.

Tip:Try to keep the text under ~25 characters, otherwise it may protrude out of the HUD's frame. (ends will not be 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 <integerRedirectInput/integer>

Start the timer with a specified duration of seconds.

Stop

Stop the timer instantly, without triggering the OnTimer output.

Change <integerRedirectInput/integer>

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 Entity List