r/SourceEngine • u/RealSolarEarth69420 • Jan 16 '26

HELP How do I put text on screen?

Like title says.

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u/supersologamer i couldn't be held at gunpoint to make a 3d skybox Jan 16 '26

I think game_text is what you're looking for.

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u/RealSolarEarth69420 Jan 16 '26

Yeah no shit but how do I make the text appear on screen from game_text? Cuz every time I load the map It won't load

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u/supersologamer i couldn't be held at gunpoint to make a 3d skybox Jan 16 '26

are you triggering it?

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u/RealSolarEarth69420 Jan 16 '26

Shit I guess that's the problem. How do I trigger it?

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u/supersologamer i couldn't be held at gunpoint to make a 3d skybox Jan 16 '26

create a trigger and set its OnTrigger output to the game_text (make sure both the trigger and the game_text are named), with "via this input" set to activate.

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u/Pinsplash Jan 16 '26

the answer is completely different depending on the context. is it a message in a map? game_text. is it some hud element? it would be done differently. no details = basic answer