TE_TEXTMESSAGE

Basically just a game_text. Don't bother using the NetworkMessage version as the API function has the same power and can center text properly.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	test	Text to display (max 512 characters)
uint8	channel	Text Channel (only 0-3 are valid?)
int16	x	X position on screen. Expects signed 16-bit fixed-point number with scale 1<<13. Range: 0.0 ... 1.0; -1: center
int16	y	Y position on screen. Expects signed 16-bit fixed-point number with scale 1<<13. Range: 0.0 ... 1.0; -1: center
uint8	effect	Possible effects: 0 : fade in/out 1 : flickery credits 2 : Scan in (write char by char)
Color	textColor	Color of the text
Color	effectColor	Text color during effect animation
uint16	fadeInTime	Time to fade in. Expects unsigned 16-bit fixed-point number with scale 1<<8.
uint16	fadeOutTime	Time to fade out. Expects unsigned 16-bit fixed-point number with scale 1<<8.
uint16	holdTime	Time to display text after the initial animation/fade in. Expects unsigned 16-bit fixed-point number with scale 1<<8.
uint16	scanTime	Time between character prints when effect is set to "2". Expects unsigned 16-bit fixed-point number with scale 1<<8.

See the sample script for floating-point to fixed-point conversion functions.

API Function

void CPlayerFuncs::HudMessage(CBasePlayer@ pTargetPlayer, const HUDTextParams& in textParams, const string& in szMessage)
void CPlayerFuncs::HudMessageAll(const HUDTextParams& in textParams, const string& in szMessage)

NetworkMessage Function

void te_textmessage(string text, uint8 channel=1, float x=1, float y=-1,
	uint8 effect=0, Color textColor=WHITE, Color effectColor=PURPLE,
	float fadeInTime=1.5, float fadeOutTime=0.5, float holdTime=1.2, float scanTime=0.25,
	NetworkMessageDest msgType=MSG_BROADCAST, edict_t@ dest=null)
{
	NetworkMessage m(msgType, NetworkMessages::SVC_TEMPENTITY, dest);
	m.WriteByte(TE_TEXTMESSAGE);
	m.WriteByte(channel);
	m.WriteShort(FixedSigned16(x,1<<13));
	m.WriteShort(FixedSigned16(y,1<<13));
	m.WriteByte(effect);
	m.WriteByte(textColor.r);
	m.WriteByte(textColor.g);
	m.WriteByte(textColor.b);
	m.WriteByte(textColor.a);
	m.WriteByte(effectColor.r);
	m.WriteByte(effectColor.g);
	m.WriteByte(effectColor.b);
	m.WriteByte(effectColor.a);
	m.WriteShort(FixedUnsigned16(fadeInTime,1<<8));
	m.WriteShort(FixedUnsigned16(fadeOutTime,1<<8));
	m.WriteShort(FixedUnsigned16(holdTime,1<<8));
	if (effect == 2) 
		m.WriteShort(FixedUnsigned16(scanTime,1<<8));
	m.WriteString(text);
	m.End();
}