First scriptgraph: a timed instruction

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Goal: show an instruction after an external start signal and a five-second timer.

Test this example in game before using it in a mission.

Nodes and settings

Label	Native class or type	Setting
External start	SignalRelayAction	Receives the trigger from the surrounding graph
Wait five seconds	TimerAction	StartActive=false; reset on repeated start
Duration: 5 seconds	Float variable	Value 5
Show instruction	HUDFlatMessageAction	MessageText="Reach the marked location."; ClearOnUnload=true

Connections

From	To	Kind
External start: Out	Wait five seconds: Start	Signal
Duration variable	Wait five seconds: StartTime	Variable binding
Wait five seconds: OnTimeOut	Show instruction: Show	Signal

Reproduce in Logic

1. Open a supported zone's Logic workspace and create a scriptgraph if needed.
2. Add the three actions and a float variable. Use the native class names above to identify the actions.
3. Set the float to 5 and bind it to the timer's StartTime.
4. Set StartActive to false, ResetTimeOnStop to false, ResetTimeOnTimeOut to false, and RepeatedStartInputBehavior to kTimer_ResetAlways.
5. Set the message's text and ClearOnUnload property as listed above.
6. Connect the signal pins as shown, then connect a real encounter trigger to the relay's In.

The relay does not start itself. This example does not create a waypoint; its text only refers to one. If you reuse it outside an unloading zone, provide a suitable Clear signal for the message when the surrounding encounter ends.

Verify

Save and reopen the edited zone. Confirm that the duration and connections survived. In-game, confirm that the chosen trigger fires once, the timer waits as expected, and the instruction is cleared at the intended point.