[SCRIPT] Assist me while I learn to script

[Spelos]

I'll just go ahead and put a more... newcomer-friendly version of what Mudbill posted earlier.

The events you're looking for are
void SetEntityCallbackFunc(string& asName, string& asCallback);
for the break callback
and
void SetMessage(string& asTextCategory, string& asTextEntry, float afTime);

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OnStart()
{
    SetEntityCallbackFunc("nameOfTheEntity", "functionToCall");
}

void functionToCall(string &in asEntity, int alState) //notice this function is called the same as referenced above.
{
    SetMessage("categoryOfText", "entryInCategory", 0); //The last number is how long the message should be displayed, 0 = calculated depending on the length of the text. The text and category are in a different file called "extra_english.lang" in the custom story folder.
} 


Your extra_english.lang should contain something like this:

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<LANGUAGE>
        <CATEGORY Name="CustomStoryMain">
            <Entry Name="Description"> Description of your story</Entry>
        </CATEGORY>

        <CATEGORY Name="categoryOfText"> //Notice the name of the category & entry are referenced in your .hps file.
            <Entry Name="entryInCategory">Text to appear on screen.</Entry>
        </CATEGORY>
</LANGUAGE>