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showMissionHelp

Client-side
NEON APINative mission text

Available in Neon, not standard MTA

Displays a translated key through GTA's native help-message HUD.

Syntax

bool showMissionHelp(string key [, bool permanent = false])

Arguments

keystring

GXT key of at most seven characters.

permanentbooloptional · default false

Keep the help active until cleared.

Returns

true when displayed by the current owner; false otherwise.

Ownership and lifecycle

GTA only has one mission-text table, so one resource owns it at a time. Neon clears tracked HUD pointers before releasing that ownership.

Where this comes from

SOURCECLuaPlayerDefs.cppClient/mods/deathmatch/logic/luadefs/CLuaPlayerDefs.cpp INTRODUCED / EXTENDED3dc633a89Read the commit and why the change was made RELATED CATEGORY HARNESS tagging-up-turf Category-level coverage · test-resources/tagging-up-turf
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Read the system guide →
acquireMissionText Exclusively loads one GTA mission GXT block for the calling resource. showMissionText Queues a translated key through GTA's native small-message PRINT_NOW path. showMissionBigText Queues GTA's native big mission text, optionally substituting one number.

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