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target_tip

This is an entity on id Tech 4 engines, present on DOOM 3, Quake 4 and Prey. Below you can find its spawnflags, keys and editor settings for each game that defines it.

DOOM 3

Trigger this to show a tip to the player.

Keys

Key Type Default Description
text_tip var tip text

Editor

Property Value
Type point entity
Spawn class idTarget_Tip -> idTarget -> idEntity -> idClass
Min -8 -8 -8
Max 8 8 8
Color 1 1 0

Script events

Event Declared by
activate idTarget_Tip
getName idEntity
setName idEntity
activateTargets idEntity
numTargets idEntity
getTarget idEntity
randomTarget idEntity
bindToJoint idEntity
removeBinds idEntity
bind idEntity
bindPosition idEntity
unbind idEntity
setOwner idEntity
setModel idEntity
setSkin idEntity
getShaderParm idEntity
setShaderParm idEntity
setShaderParms idEntity
setColor idEntity
getColor idEntity
isHidden idEntity
hide idEntity
show idEntity
cacheSoundShader idEntity
startSoundShader idEntity
startSound idEntity
stopSound idEntity
fadeSound idEntity
getWorldOrigin idEntity
setWorldOrigin idEntity
getOrigin idEntity
setOrigin idEntity
getAngles idEntity
setAngles idEntity
getLinearVelocity idEntity
setLinearVelocity idEntity
getAngularVelocity idEntity
setAngularVelocity idEntity
getSize idEntity
setSize idEntity
getMins idEntity
getMaxs idEntity
touches idEntity
setGuiParm idEntity
setGuiFloat idEntity
getNextKey idEntity
setKey idEntity
getKey idEntity
getIntKey idEntity
getFloatKey idEntity
getVectorKey idEntity
getEntityKey idEntity
restorePosition idEntity
distanceTo idEntity
distanceToPoint idEntity
startFx idEntity
waitFrame idEntity
wait idEntity
hasFunction idEntity
callFunction idEntity
setNeverDormant idEntity
setGui idEntity
precacheGui idEntity
getGuiParm idEntity
getGuiParmFloat idEntity
guiNamedEvent idEntity
remove idClass

Quake 4

Trigger this to show a tip to the player.

Keys

Key Type Default Description
text_tip var tip text

Editor

Property Value
Type point entity
Spawn class idTarget_Tip -> idTarget -> idEntity -> idClass
Min -8 -8 -8
Max 8 8 8
Color 1 1 0

Script events

Event Declared by
activate idTarget_Tip
getName idEntity
setName idEntity
activateTargets idEntity
numTargets idEntity
getTarget idEntity
randomTarget idEntity
bindToJoint idEntity
removeBinds idEntity
bind idEntity
bindPosition idEntity
unbind idEntity
setOwner idEntity
setModel idEntity
setSkin idEntity
getShaderParm idEntity
setShaderParm idEntity
setShaderParms idEntity
setColor idEntity
getColor idEntity
isHidden idEntity
hide idEntity
show idEntity
cacheSoundShader idEntity
startSoundShader idEntity
startSound idEntity
stopSound idEntity
fadeSound idEntity
getWorldOrigin idEntity
setWorldOrigin idEntity
getOrigin idEntity
setOrigin idEntity
getAngles idEntity
setAngles idEntity
getLinearVelocity idEntity
setLinearVelocity idEntity
getAngularVelocity idEntity
setAngularVelocity idEntity
getSize idEntity
setSize idEntity
getMins idEntity
getMaxs idEntity
touches idEntity
setGuiParm idEntity
setGuiFloat idEntity
getNextKey idEntity
setKey idEntity
getKey idEntity
getIntKey idEntity
getFloatKey idEntity
getVectorKey idEntity
getEntityKey idEntity
restorePosition idEntity
distanceTo idEntity
distanceToPoint idEntity
startFx idEntity
waitFrame idEntity
wait idEntity
hasFunction idEntity
callFunction idEntity
setNeverDormant idEntity
clearSkin idEntity
setContents idEntity
getLastBlocker idEntity
playEffect idEntity
stopEffect idEntity
stopAllEffects idEntity
getHealth idEntity
hideSurface idEntity
showSurface idEntity
guiEvent idEntity
playbackCallback idEntity
getBindMaster idEntity
applyImpulse idEntity
removeNullTargets idEntity
isA idEntity
isSameTypeAs idEntity
matchPrefix idEntity
clearTargetList idEntity
appendTarget idEntity
removeTarget idEntity
setHealth idEntity
remove idClass

Prey

Trigger this to show a tip to the player. Trigger a target_tip_remove to force off

Keys

Key Type Default Description
mtr_override var key material to display (overrides tip_key lookup)
text_tip var tip text
tip_key var display key associated with this binding, eg _moveup
tip_distance var 128 if the player stays within this distance, tip_maxtime is used, otherwise tip_mintime is used (default 128)
tip_repeatable bool If set, allows the tip to be repeated (0)
mtr_top var material to display above the key/tip (optional)
tipOffsetX var x offset from default tip position
tipOffsetY var y offset from default tip position

Editor

Property Value
Type point entity
Spawn class idTarget_Tip -> idTarget -> idEntity -> idClass
Min -8 -8 -8
Max 8 8 8
Color 1 1 0

Script events

Event Declared by
activate idTarget_Tip
moveToJoint idEntity
moveToJointWeighted idEntity
moveJointToJoint idEntity
moveJointToJointOffset idEntity
setSkin idEntity
spawnDebris idEntity
delayDamageEntity idEntity
dispose idEntity
setDeformation idEntity
setFloatKey idEntity
setVectorKey idEntity
setEntityKey idEntity
playerCanSee idEntity
setContents idEntity
setClipmask idEntity
setPortalCollision idEntity
killbox idEntity
getName idEntity
setName idEntity
findTargets idEntity
activateTargets idEntity
numTargets idEntity
getTarget idEntity
randomTarget idEntity
bindToJoint idEntity
removeBinds idEntity
bind idEntity
bindPosition idEntity
unbind idEntity
setOwner idEntity
setModel idEntity
getShaderParm idEntity
setShaderParm idEntity
setShaderParms idEntity
setColor idEntity
getColor idEntity
isHidden idEntity
hide idEntity
show idEntity
cacheSoundShader idEntity
startSoundShader idEntity
startSound idEntity
stopSound idEntity
fadeSound idEntity
getWorldOrigin idEntity
setWorldOrigin idEntity
getOrigin idEntity
setOrigin idEntity
getAngles idEntity
setAngles idEntity
getLinearVelocity idEntity
setLinearVelocity idEntity
getAngularVelocity idEntity
setAngularVelocity idEntity
getSize idEntity
setSize idEntity
getMins idEntity
getMaxs idEntity
touches idEntity
setGuiParm idEntity
setGuiFloat idEntity
getNextKey idEntity
setKey idEntity
getKey idEntity
getIntKey idEntity
getFloatKey idEntity
getVectorKey idEntity
getEntityKey idEntity
restorePosition idEntity
updateCameraTarget idEntity
distanceTo idEntity
distanceToPoint idEntity
startFx idEntity
waitFrame idEntity
wait idEntity
hasFunction idEntity
callFunction idEntity
setNeverDormant idEntity
playRumble idEntity
stopRumble idEntity
remove idClass

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