@BlackFox thanku for your feedback but i tried what you said but it doesnt show...well i tried a new way of displaying text as a hud.it works!but when the pic show it never disappears..can you plz correct this script so the hud appears and disappears after 3 secs:
;Artificial Intelligence Script
;Header
desc = Reveive screen message
;Triggers
:state=0,plrwithinzone=1:activateifused=1,state=1
:state=1,plrwithinzone=1:hudreset,hudx=50,hudy=90,hudimagefine=languagebank\english\gamecore\text\s1t1.tga,hudname=firstmessage,hudhide=1,hudmake=display,state=10
:state=10:timerstart,hudshow=firstmessage,sound=audiobank\misc\talkping.wav,state=11
:state=12,timergreater=1000:hudfadeout=firstmessage
;DESTROY
:state=13,plrdistfurther=60:state=14
:state=14:destroy
;End Of Script
help