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Point Entity

This entity allows you to display preset text messages for the player.

Attributes

Name (targetname) - Property used to identify entities.
Target (target) - When an entity is activated, it triggers the entity with the name specified by Target.
Message Name (message) - The name of the message (see note below)
path/filename.wav of WAV (messagesound)
Volume 0-10 (messagevolume)
Sound Radius (messageattenuation) 0 = Small Radius 1 = Medium Radius 2 = Large Radius 3 = Play Everywhere

Flags

Play Once (1)
All Clients (2)

Notes

This entity only allows the use of predefined text messages. These are found in the 'titles.txt' file in the root of 'pak0.pak', in your 'Half-Lifevalve' folder. Browse the PAK with a PAK viewer (like <A HREF="http://quakestuff.telefragged.com">PakExplorer</A>), and open the 'titles.txt' file. The format is:NAME { Message }

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This entity is only really useful for mods, where a custom 'titles.txt' file is distributed, either in the PAK, or in the mod's root folder. To see how to construct your own file, read through Valve's comments in their one.

Use the game_text entity referenced below for easier messaging that doesn't require distribution of anything but the map itself.

env_message (Half-Life) Last edited 14 years ago2010-08-30 13:54:22 UTC

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