Env_message Created 18 years ago2006-06-20 07:02:10 UTC by G_KID

Hmm, I am making a map, and in it I want text to appear, similar to Zombieloffes latest compo map.
I want it to appear in the top left corner.
I looked at how Zombieloffe has done it, and I have read the tutorial on env_messages, but I still can't see how it works.

Zombieloffes titles.txt that he included with his map didn't have all the other text that is inside the normal titles.txt which I thought it would need anyway for hte actual game?, and I thought if I just edited his titles.txt I'd have what I need since I wanted pretty much what he had done anyway.

I made my changes, and was gonna put the file in C:SierraHalf-Lifevalve where the titles.txt originally is, becuase it needs to be there for the game to find it doesn't it?, but then I realised it would replace the older titles.txt which surely the game needs?

So anyway, point is I am really in need of how to make my env_message work if anyone can help.

I believe your only choice for having a custom titles.txt is to distribute the map in mini-mod format. That's how I did it.

You could, alternatively, use game_text's, which can't handle nearly as much text, but don't need any external files.

So, that means I just put the titles.txt inside the mod folder instead of C:/sierra/half-life/valve?
And if my map is in the mod folder as well, it'll just pick that up? Or do I have to do something else?

Lets say your map's name is hello.
You make a mini-mod out of this hello map, by making a hello directory in sierrahalf-life. In sierrahalf-lifehello you place titles.txt, and a folder named maps, containing your bsp files.
You also need to set up a liblist.gam file. Read the "Setting up a mod"-tutorial.

Then just place env_messages linking to paragraphs within titles.txt.

Thanks, compiling now. Been 15 or so minutes now.
Tum te tum...

Woo it works.
Gotta recompile the entire 20 minutes though, because there was one little error in the text I wanted displayed :/
Ohwell, it works.

Cheers Zombie.

Compile with -onlyents, y'silly boy.