How do I clear Message on spacebar press "X: START WAIT USER RESPONSE"

[jonsky7]

Hello,

I'm trying to give the player some information at the start of a mission. I'd like the message to stay on the screen until the spacebar is pressed.
I know about the "X START WAIT USER RESPONSE" and that the spacebar sets a flag, and backspace a different flag.
What I can't figure out is how to make the message disappear once the spacebar is pressed.
I've loaded up multiple aircraft training missions in the ME to look at how it is handled, and I'm 99% sure I'm doing the same, but I must be missing something.

 

So eg I have 

Trigger - ONCE Menu setup NO EVENT
Condition - Time more 2
Actions
Message to all - Choose from the menu, press the spacebar to continue - Time 900, Clearview off, Delay 0
Sound to all - beeboopbeeboop
X START WAIT USER RESPONSE (continue 701, back 999)

Trigger - ONCE - Menu added - NO EVENT
Condition - Time since flag 701 (1)
Actions
X STOP WAITING USER RESPONSE
Add Radio menu item

The menu item is added, but the first message doesn't disappear.

In the A10 training missions, the timer on the message is set for 900, but it clears as soon as you press the spacebar. I just want mine to do that

Am I missing something?

 

Thanks


 

Edited February 14, 2023 by jonsky7

[Chump]

@jonsky7 Try placing another Action in your second Trigger after the X: STOP WAIT USER RESPONSE:

MESSAGE TO ALL, Text=blank, Seconds=1, ClearView=checked, StartDelay=0

The key is the ClearView, which will erase all messages on the screen.