Point worldtext

point_worldtext

An entity in CSGO that allows players to put messages in game

You can use the addoutput command to send messages directly to the point_worldtext to update it in game. Template:Base point It displays text in the world. This text can be defined directly in the Hammer editor.

Keyvalues

{{KV|Message Text|string|Message to display in the world.

Literal value	Effect	Description
0	Fade In/Out	The whole text is faded in, and then faded out.
1	Credits	Todo: Unknown - seems to act like Fade In/Out. Provide description.
2	Scan Out	The text is scanned in letter by letter, and the whole text is then faded out.

Color1 ([todo internal name (i)]) <color255>

The primary color used by all the text effects.

Note:The color values seem to be added to the background, so either a bright white background or black text will cause the message to be invisible.

Note:This keyvalue will default to black for entities not created in Hammer.

Color2 ([todo internal name (i)]) <color255>

The scanning color for the letter being scanned if the Text Effect keyvalue is set to Scan Out - usually a different shade of Color1.

Fade in Time (or character scan time) ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

The time it should take for the text to fully fade in.

Fade Out Time ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

The time it should take for the text to fade out, after the hold time has expired.

Hold Time ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

The time the text should stay onscreen, after fading in, before it begins to fade out.

Note:This value defaults to zero for entities not created in Hammer.

Scan time (scan effect only) ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

If the 'Text Effect' is set to Scan Out, this is the time it should take to scan out all the letters in the text.

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

Flags

• : start disabled

See also

• point_message - A similar entity that displays a small custom message at a specific position in the game world.