Printing some text on screen

oxylos · 09-17-2007, 01:14 PM

Is there a command to print text like the "echo" but not only in console?

**mervaka** · 09-17-2007, 07:47 PM

how do you mean?

oxylos · 09-17-2007, 08:09 PM

Long time ago in TFC it was possible to show text in chat (or in the top screen) only to yourself. Scripts could use it to give more information for example about selecting disquise or what zoom mode is turned on.
Also menus for team communication could be done that way.

it was possible by setting "developer" to 1 and using the echo command but this time the developer cvar is restricted.

Apathy · 09-18-2007, 01:55 AM

It's not possible in hl2

Ihmhi · 09-18-2007, 02:15 AM

He is talking about that developer 1 stuff that could also be used to privately chat to people.

I do not know if there is a way to show text, but you can use "speak" in the console to make the vox say things... how, I forget.

Saint Thoth · 09-18-2007, 02:42 AM

He's refering to the fact when you have developer set to 1 or higher in TFC, the echo text will display on the top of your screen in game.

In earlier versions of TFC, you could echo multiple lines of text to the top of your screen this way (how many depended on a certain cvar) and you could build yourself menus through this. Although, IIRC, this was made somewhat redundant by the invention of a cascading menu system which you could edit.

Circuitous · 09-18-2007, 03:29 AM

speak vox/female/classname

speak vox/female/scout for example.

If you use it inside a bind and need multiple words you can use periods between words. Spaces won't work.

speak vox/female/scout.leggums

Zess- · 09-18-2007, 04:17 AM

Will that work for every sentance possible? Like... Speak vox/female/you.are.a.retard?

Circuitous · 09-18-2007, 04:19 AM

Only for the words Vox already has.

Zess- · 09-18-2007, 04:37 AM

Can you add your own? Etc. Add a file named "Whatever.wav" and put it in that directory, then tried to launch it via. speak/vox/whatever.wav, would it work? Technically speaking, it should...

GeoKill-----> · 09-18-2007, 07:12 AM

No, only the ones that come with the mod

**mervaka** · 09-19-2007, 01:46 AM

you could, but if you do add custom vox, please add your own subdirectory, and leave the stock vox folders as they are.

eg speak vox/myvox/whatever

09-17-2007, 01:14 PM	#1
oxylos Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Printing some text on screen Is there a command to print text like the "echo" but not only in console?

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Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	speak vox/female/classname speak vox/female/scout for example. If you use it inside a bind and need multiple words you can use periods between words. Spaces won't work. speak vox/female/scout.leggums __________________ Look at all those dead links.

09-18-2007, 04:19 AM	#9
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Only for the words Vox already has. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

09-17-2007, 08:09 PM	#3
oxylos Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Long time ago in TFC it was possible to show text in chat (or in the top screen) only to yourself. Scripts could use it to give more information for example about selecting disquise or what zoom mode is turned on. Also menus for team communication could be done that way. it was possible by setting "developer" to 1 and using the echo command but this time the developer cvar is restricted.

09-18-2007, 01:55 AM	#4
Apathy Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's not possible in hl2

09-18-2007, 02:42 AM	#6
Saint Thoth Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	He's refering to the fact when you have developer set to 1 or higher in TFC, the echo text will display on the top of your screen in game. In earlier versions of TFC, you could echo multiple lines of text to the top of your screen this way (how many depended on a certain cvar) and you could build yourself menus through this. Although, IIRC, this was made somewhat redundant by the invention of a cascading menu system which you could edit.

09-18-2007, 04:17 AM	#8
Zess- Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Will that work for every sentance possible? Like... Speak vox/female/you.are.a.retard?

09-18-2007, 04:37 AM	#10
Zess- Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Can you add your own? Etc. Add a file named "Whatever.wav" and put it in that directory, then tried to launch it via. speak/vox/whatever.wav, would it work? Technically speaking, it should...

09-18-2007, 07:12 AM	#11
GeoKill-----> Community Member Server Owner Beta Tester Forum Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hawthorne, California Class/Position: Soldier/Spy/Scout Gametype: AvD Affiliations: :e0:Eternal Order Leader Posts Rated Helpful 12 Times	No, only the ones that come with the mod __________________ Fortress-Forever Guides All Your Mapping Needs :e0: Will live on Forever Support FF:

09-19-2007, 01:46 AM	#12
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	you could, but if you do add custom vox, please add your own subdirectory, and leave the stock vox folders as they are. eg speak vox/myvox/whatever __________________ Support FF:

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