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I've seen adventure maps that during the start they announce the name of the map with colourful text in the middle of the screen. How do they do this?
I've heard of it being called the /title command but I have no idea how to set it up. Even when I type /title in chat like this:
/title @a Squirrel Fun
It doesn't work. How to do this?
Here's a compacted device that will do what you want. Two command blocks are necessary; one for the player detector, and one for the message. I've labeled the blocks with example commands to use.
Explanation:
The six blocks in the top-left form a basic clock, which repeatedly triggers the testfor command. (The faster the clock, the quicker the detection, but higher CPU cost ("server lag") to run it.)
The torch of the clock activates the testfor command block at left, and (towards the right) its output is detected by the comparator, amplified by the repeater, and goes in to the command block at the right to trigger the message.
The signal then also goes to the left-pointing repeater and into the block holding the torch. This stops the clock, so that the player test will not run again. This means that left command block's output remains on, so the right command block won't say anything again since it's waiting to see the signal turn on.
Then, to reset the mechanism (after testing, say), push the button at the bottom, which reruns the player test and thus reenables the clock, while you are out of range. (It'll need to be longer than shown to be actually out of range.)
The redstone dust on top of the command block is not actually necessary (it just looks better), and if you omit it the entire mechanism is only one block high so it'll fit easier under a floor.
If you want to do the same kind of thing for something other than a message, you can just omit the command block on the right and use the redstone output for whatever you want (as long as it also loops back to stop the clock).
By the way: as a matter of game design, I would recommend that you not do exactly this, unless the message is purely flavor and not an important hint. Don't make an NPC say something only once, because the player could easily miss it the first time around, or assume they could get the information again later since most games do that.
If you simply omit the part which stops the clock (the left-pointing repeater and the wire going to it), then there will be a message each time the player enters the detection range (but not any repetitions while they are in it).
Adding a bit more redstone logic could do things like giving a long message the first time the player is detected and a short one later times.
This is using the "obfuscated" JSON option. It does not require a server or external program as LucidiousXIV said, it does however require access to commands, which I assume you already have if you're making an adventure map.
To /tellraw it into chat:
/tellraw @a {"obfuscated":"true","text":"This text will not be seen"}
To make a sign with it:
/setblock ~ ~ ~ standing_sign 0 replace {Text1:"{\"text\":\"This text will not be seen\",obfuscated:\"true\"}"}
Best Answer
/title works differently to other commands in Minecraft because it uses raw JSON to print the message. The way to do this is to write something like this in chat:
^ That Declares that the title command is the command in use.
^ That is a selector. There are different kinds of selectors:
@a = shows the title to everyone
@e = executes the command at all entities (Everything including mobs)
@r = A random player
@p = the nearest player
So now we have the selectors finished and we understand it we will add another segment of code:
The addon title confirms that the command in use is to broadcast a "title". Other uses are found by typeing /title .
The command above will print "Your Text" without the quotations. The color will be white.
So if we break off the curly bracket from the last sentance and add this > ,"color":"dark_red"} < then that will print the default title ( Your Text ) but it will be dark red. If you change the color of "dark_red" ( not all colors are compatible ) then the text will change as well.
For Skippers
change "Your Text" to the text you want ( enclosed in quotations ) and change "dark_red" to the color you want.
I have also enclosed a tellraw / title generator for those of you who don't want to learn this themselves.
Its found here