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Add Floating Text to a Map

In-map text is sometimes used in idStudio as a helpful placeholder during production. You can also use this feature to place overlay/floating text in your mod, as desired.

Procedure​

  1. In World Editor, add the text entity to your map by going to: New Entity → func → gui → text.
  2. Rotate and place the entity wherever you want the floating text to display.
  3. Select the text entity and edit the following properties:
    • guiScale: The default scale is 1, which may be too small for many purposes
    • bodyText.text: Enter the text you want to add to the map You can also set properties for text color, text alignment, text border and background color.
info

The text entity is considered an invisible surface, and by default, invisible surfaces are hidden in idStudio. Enable them from View → Show → Show Invisible Surfaces.