TIP

Usage:
TIP <text> [display time] [audible tip]

Variants:
TIP_LDF <ldf reference> [display time] [audible tip]

Description:
Displays an on-screen message. There are two types of TIP commands:

• normal = the text shown is what you specify inside quotes via the <text> argument.
• LDF = the text shown comes from an entry in LANGUAGE.LDF which you specify via the <ldf reference> argument.

Combine with TAGGED_REPEATABLE for a repeating tip.

NOTE: only the player(s) which trigger the script will see the message and hear the sound.

Details:
<text> or <ldf reference> is the text which will be shown to the player. The text is limited to 80 characters across, and 8 lines down. Default position is exactly centered on the screen (see TIP_SET_POS command to change the position).

[display time] a time value indicating how long it stays on screen (in either ticks or seconds). The default time is 3 seconds.

• 0 = no delay
• 0.5 = half a second
• 2 = two seconds
•  
• 1T = one tick (shortest possible time)
• 35T = one second

[audible tip] can be set to TRUE or FALSE. If true, the [TINK] sound is played. If you want to use a custom sound, set it to false, and add a PLAY_SOUND command.

Example:

RADIUS_TRIGGER 0 0 -1

  TIP "Hello world!" 5 TRUE

END_RADIUS_TRIGGER