Text Question Created 20 years ago2004-08-29 19:14:58 UTC by Mattous Mattous

Created 20 years ago2004-08-29 19:14:58 UTC by Mattous Mattous

Posted 20 years ago2004-08-29 19:14:58 UTC Post #55136
Hi, I'm working on my first map and need to know how to make it so when you walk into a room a text message appears on the screen... Probably really simple but can you help me out?

Love the site btw it's awesome, taught me everything I needed to know so far... except this :P
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-29 20:31:58 UTC Post #55143
This is far too complex for what I want too do... I simply just want someone to walk into the room and have say "you have found..." Is this the only way too do this?
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-29 20:34:17 UTC Post #55144
Take a look at the game_text entity. That should serve your needs.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-29 20:49:07 UTC Post #55145
OK I've looked in the entity guide and I understand how to get it to work now... but when I go to select game_text from the list of entities it isn't there???
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-29 20:57:02 UTC Post #55146
What editor are you using?
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-29 21:17:39 UTC Post #55147
Hammer 3.5... with zoners compile tools
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-29 21:25:54 UTC Post #55148
Sounds your fgd file might be messed up. Did you replace your halflife.fgd file? Even so, you could download it again and replace it.

The fgd is what defines what pops up in your menus.

Another quick check is to open halflife.fgd in Notepad and search for "game_text". It should show up in a line like:

@PointClass base(Targetname, Target) = game_text : "HUD Text Message"

Another thought. game_text is a point-based entity. You don't tie it to anything, you just plop the entity somewhere in your map.

If you're looking for it in the 'Tie to entity' entities list, it won't be there.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 07:34:43 UTC Post #55205
hmm the way i do it is get game_text place it anywhere then make a wall and assign it to trigger_once then i target that to the name of the game text and voila it works seems simple when u get the hamg of it

it all seems simple once you realise that a lot of things have to triggered

everything around you in maps are triggered ho ho :D

habboi
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 08:06:13 UTC Post #55218
Ok I've updated the hl fgd and it's still not showing up... Checked the file in wordpad and the txt you mentioned is in both of them... I'm not using the tile to entity button, just using the entity tool to create it... it's not just that ent that is missing from the list none of the game_ ent's are there...
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 09:58:32 UTC Post #55242
Using the FGD from collective.valve-erc.com?
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 11:05:58 UTC Post #55259
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 11:23:09 UTC Post #55260
Baffling. Up-to-date Hammer?
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 11:30:38 UTC Post #55261
3.5 yes...
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 12:02:07 UTC Post #55264
what u need is a game_text now if you dont hav that then you must need to redo the fgd and setup again
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 12:02:12 UTC Post #55265
game_text is not available in TFC. I'll bet you're editing a TFC map, right?

If not, give us a bit more time. Let us know either way, hmm?
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 12:16:15 UTC Post #55268
Got it in one! I am making a tfc map! How do I do get this to work?
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 13:11:44 UTC Post #55282
game_* entities certainly weren't intended to be used in TFC because they're missing from tfc15f.fgd (which you should be using). So I'm not sure whether you can or should try to get them to work. Maybe someone with a little more TFC mapping experience can help out.

Map-based screen messages aren't, in general, part of the TFC experience anyway.

BTW, the TFC entity list is not directly linked (hint, hint) but here it is:

http://cariad.co.za/twhl/entitycats.php?game=3
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 13:13:20 UTC Post #55283
try googling for TFmapped?
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-30 13:16:09 UTC Post #55285
yeah I've got tfmapped bookmarked... I know that it's doable cos it's in a lot of fun style maps aspecially the escape ones... I'll head over there and see what they can tell me. Thx guys, I'm sure I'll be back!
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