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?)
uint16	x	X position on screen. -1 should center but doesn't for some reason (yes, I've tried 65535 and int16)
uint16	y	Y position on screen. -1 should center but doesn't for some reason (yes, I've tried 65535 and int16)
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
uint16	fadeOutTime	Time to fade in
uint16	fadeInTime	Time to fade out
uint16	holdTime	Time to display text after the initial animation/fade in
uint16	scanTime	Time between character prints when effect is "2"

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, uint16 x=4000, uint16 y=4000, uint8 effect=2,
    Color textColor=WHITE, Color effectColor=PURPLE, uint16 fadeInTime=16, 
    uint16 fadeOutTime=16, uint16 holdTime=300, uint16 scanTime=20,
    NetworkMessageDest msgType=MSG_BROADCAST, edict_t@ dest=null)
{
    NetworkMessage m(msgType, NetworkMessages::SVC_TEMPENTITY, dest);
    m.WriteByte(TE_TEXTMESSAGE);
    m.WriteByte(channel);
    m.WriteShort(x);
    m.WriteShort(y);
    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(fadeInTime);
    m.WriteShort(fadeOutTime);
    m.WriteShort(holdTime);
    if (effect == 2 and scanTime > 0) 
        m.WriteShort(scanTime);
    m.WriteString(text);
    m.End();
}