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Show Hint

Exec gate Messages 2 in 1 out 2 config ⬚ 1x1

Shows a titled hint on one player's screen; use it for contextual instructions or objective prompts.

Diagram

Ports drawn from the source data: inputs left, outputs right, config inside.

How it's used

Structural overview — derived from this gate's ports, not from tested behavior. Takes 2 wire inputs: Character (character), Exec (exec). Produces 1 output: Exec Out (exec). Configured with 2 properties (set on the gate, not wired): Hint Text (struct), Hint Title (struct).

No curated example for this gate yet. The shape above is accurate (from the inventory); what it does in practice should be confirmed in-game.

Wire inputs

Wires you feed into the gate.

Display name	Type	Tooltip
Character	character	No tooltip in source
Exec	exec	No tooltip in source

Wire outputs

Wires the gate produces.

Display name	Type	Tooltip
Exec Out (ExecOut)	exec	No tooltip in source

Configuration properties

Set on the gate itself in its properties panel — not wired. Distinct from inputs.

Display name	Type	Tooltip
Hint Text (HintText)	struct	No tooltip in source
Hint Title (HintTitle)	struct	No tooltip in source

Source details

Brick asset: B_1x1_Gate_Exec_Character_ShowHint
Component class: BrickComponentType_Exec_Character_ShowHint
Kind: exec
Family: Character
Half size: 5 × 5 × 2

From logic_gate_inventory.simple.json @ 9660107, supplemented by gate_docs.json. Documented behavior, not independently tested.