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This page documents text displayed on the screen. For the text format stored in the games, see GXT.

Help message

A help message being displayed.

A help message is text displayed in the top left corner of the screen with a dark semi-transparent rectangular background. The default text color of the help message is gray, which uses the token ~w~ in the GXT file.

Mission script

The following tables list all opcodes and native functions related to help messages that can be used in a script.

Opcodes

03E5		PRINT_HELP
03E6		CLEAR_HELP
0512		PRINT_HELP_FOREVER
0513		PRINT_HELP_FOREVER_WITH_NUMBER
08FE		IS_HELP_MESSAGE_BEING_DISPLAYED
0989		SET_HELP_MESSAGE_BOX_SIZE
0A2A		IS_THIS_HELP_MESSAGE_BEING_DISPLAYED

Native functions

	CLEAR_HELP
	PRINT_HELP
	PRINT_HELP_FOREVER

Hardcoded messages

The following are lists of all help messages that are hardcoded into the games to appear in certain events. Like all help messages, they can be cleared through the script.

GTA III

GXT	Event
CHEAT1	Inputting most cheats.
CHEAT2	Inputting weapon cheats.
CHEAT3	Inputting health cheat.
CHEAT4	Inputting armor cheat.
CHEAT5	Inputting wanted level cheats.
CHEAT6	Inputting money cheat.
CHEAT7	Inputting weather cheats.
CINCAM	Selecting cinematic camera
GA_6	Acquiring car bomb with timed detonator at the bomb shop.
GA_6B
GA_7	Acquiring car bomb with engine ignition detonation at the bomb shop.
GA_7B
GA_8	Acquiring car bomb with remote-control detonator at the bomb shop.
GA_21	Attempting to open a garage that already has the maximum number of cars allowed.

Vice City

GXT	Event
CHEAT1	Inputting most cheats.
CHEAT2	Inputting weapon cheats.
CHEAT3	Inputting health cheat.
CHEAT4	Inputting armor cheat.
CHEAT5	Inputting wanted level cheats.
CHEAT7	Inputting weather cheats.
GA_6	Acquiring car bomb with timed detonator at the bomb shop.
GA_6B
GA_7	Acquiring car bomb with engine ignition detonation at the bomb shop.
GA_7B
GA_8	Acquiring car bomb with remote-control detonator at the bomb shop.
GA_21	Attempting to open a garage that already has the maximum number of cars allowed.
PROP_1	Attempting to pickup a forsale property pickup without enough money.
PROP_2	Attempting to pickup a forsale property pickup while on a mission.
PU_CF1	Attempting to pick up a weapon that you already have of the same type.
PU_CF3
PU_CF4

Big message

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One of several types of a big message being displayed.

A big message is a large styled text generally positioned on the center or bottom right side of the screen. A big message can prioritize its display over other big messages of the same style. A high-priority big message immediately overwrites any other big messages of the same style currently being displayed. Any low-priority big messages will queue up until the one being currently displayed is finished. Big messages of styles 1 and 2 behaves differently — their fading sequence must end before the overwriting text is displayed. They still obey the time duration so if the time duration for the overwriting text ends before it is displayed, it will not display at all.

Mission script

Opcodes

00BA		PRINT_BIG
01E3		PRINT_WITH_NUMBER_BIG
0217		PRINT_BIG_Q
0218		PRINT_WITH_NUMBER_BIG_Q
036D		PRINT_WITH_2_NUMBERS_BIG
036E		PRINT_WITH_3_NUMBERS_BIG
036F		PRINT_WITH_4_NUMBERS_BIG
0370		PRINT_WITH_5_NUMBERS_BIG
0371		PRINT_WITH_6_NUMBERS_BIG
03D6		CLEAR_THIS_BIG_PRINT

Hardcoded messages

The following are lists of all big messages that are hardcoded into the games to appear in certain events.

Vice City

GXT	Duration	Style	Event
BUSTED	5000	3	Being arrested
DEAD	4000	3	Being killed
GOODBOY	5000	1	Hitting a criminal being chased by a cop
TAXI	4500	2	Taking a taxi shortcut

Display text

Text can be displayed in a very customizable way. The following table lists all opcodes related to displaying this type of text.

Opcode	Games	Command	Image
033E		DISPLAY_TEXT
033F		SET_TEXT_SCALE
0340		SET_TEXT_COLOUR
0341		SET_TEXT_JUSTIFY
0342		SET_TEXT_CENTRE
0343		SET_TEXT_WRAPX
0344		SET_TEXT_CENTRE_SIZE
0345		SET_TEXT_BACKGROUND
0346		SET_TEXT_BACKGROUND_COLOUR
0347		SET_TEXT_BACKGROUND_ONLY_TEXT
0348		SET_TEXT_PROPORTIONAL
0349		SET_TEXT_FONT
03E0		SET_TEXT_DRAW_BEFORE_FADE
03E4		SET_TEXT_RIGHT_JUSTIFY
03F0		USE_TEXT_COMMANDS
045A		DISPLAY_TEXT_WITH_NUMBER
045B		DISPLAY_TEXT_WITH_2_NUMBERS