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It is used to control the display of HUD hints, which show the player what key is bound to a particular command.
| env_hudhint | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Point entity |
| Engine |  Source |
| Availability | In all games |
 class hierarchy
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| CEnvHudHint |
Note:In 
Left 4 Dead and later, the message will only show to the !activator unless it's singleplayer.Note:In 
Garry's Mod env_hudhint is removed.
Flags
- [
1] : All Players (removed since)
Show the message to everyone on the server (otherwise show to !activator only)
Keyvalues
- Hint Text (localized)
(message)<string> - This should be match a HUD hint entry in
hl2\resource\valve_english.txtor its localized equivalent. Example: entering "#Valve_Hint_Zoom" (without the quotation marks) will display the following hint text: "%+zoom% ZOOM VIEW", with %+zoom% being the key currently bound to the zoom function.
Warning:Entering raw text will not allow the message to be translated between user languages.Note:In 
and potentially other games, the % character interacts differently with text. Displaying keybinds found in the resource folder may force any text after the % character to display on a new line.Targetname:
- Name
(targetname)<string> - The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.
Inputs
ShowHudHint- Shows the hint message.
HideHudHint- Hides the hint message.
See also
env_message- A similar entity that displays other predefined messages on the screen.env_instructor_hint- Another similar entity used in
Left 4 Dead 2 and newer games.
