Clean HUD

[ironclaw]

Clean HUD is a new HUD customized from the stock 1.2 GPP HUD. With the stock HUD, I was annoyed by the low contrast text for health and ammo, and also their positions in different corners of the screen - all of this made it difficult to quickly assess the situation while in combat. Clean HUD is aimed to improve the visibility of essential in-game elements, and to reduce the time needed to seek information on the HUD. It is meant to be a clean and simple modification of the stock HUD.

Major features

• Health, ammo, and clips remaining are displayed within the center third of the screen.
• Health is color-coded from 0-100 for humans, and from 0-200 for aliens; turns from green to red as health decreases.
• Ammo indicator and clips indicator are both color-coded to warn when they run low.
• Dragoon, tyrant, and lucifer cannon charge bars moved to a more visible position above crosshair.
• Dragoon barbs vertically positioned below crosshair
• Crosshair contrast increased.
• Team overlay moved to bottom left corner, text size reduced, contrast increased.
• Redundant graphics removed, remaining information all centered at the bottom.

Minor features
Humans and aliens:

• Chat text size reduced.
• Name of player in crosshair moved to above crosshair, size reduced.
• Speedometer moved from the center to the bottom. Previously, it was unusable since it blocked the human scanner/radar.
• "Spectating [player]" text size reduced.

Human specific:

• Stamina bars turn bright red when used up.
• Scanner/radar height increased by 30%.
• 'Sprint indicator' contrast increased.

Alien specific:

• 'Healing rate indicator' (i.e., the health cross) contrast increased.
• 'Poison indicator' contrast increased.

Download here (version 100408): http://clean-hud.googlecode.com/files/clean_hud-100408.zip
(Installation and update instructions in readme.txt)


Screenshots (version 100405)











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[mooseberry]

That seems like it could be a bit distracting nad is a bit unsightly, but I'm sure it would work for many people. Congratulations on creating this.

[Thorn]

What is the blue graph under the lagometer?

[KillerWhale]

That would be a speed meter, methinks.

[ironclaw]

I forgot to mention that I got my inspiration from Mexel's MUD HUD, which showed the ammo below the crosshair. I used to use that HUD, but it no longer works with 1.2 GPP, so I decided that I might as well create a new one.

@mooseberry: Thanks. Yes, it can be distracting at the start, but for me it was very convenient once I got used to it.

Yeah, the blue graph is the speedometer (enabled in the menu).

I'm going to update Clean HUD in a day or two - I was notified that the speedometer overlaps with the world time, and I also realized that the HUD alignments are not correct for widescreen resolutions (right now it only works correctly with a 4:3 resolution).

[ironclaw]

Updated from 100405. Changelog:

100408:

• Speedometer moved to center bottom, previous position blocked the clock (thanks Cl!).
• Human weapon indicator replaced by health cross.
• Added stage report to bottom left corner.
• Alignment issues for widescreen resolutions fixed.
• Moved all game-info to lower left, meta-info stays in top right.
• "Spectating [player]" text moved back to center for visibility, text size reduced.

The download link in the original post has been updated.

[Chlorine]

New version works fine. Would be nice if the clock is still on the right... Not a big problem however, only personal.

Thanks Ironclaw for all the goodwork.

[OhaiReapd]

Could you make it so the Full screen radar is optional?


Necro. Sorry

[ironclaw]

Do you mean the 30% increase in radar height, or are you asking for an implementation of an optional full screen radar?

[OhaiReapd]

Do you mean the 30% increase in radar height, or are you asking for an implementation of an optional full screen radar?

The original clayborn fullscreen. But now that I have been using the hud without it. I don't really need it. Thanks for replying.

[Lava_Croft]

Please increase the size of the font so that they cover the entire screen, not just nearly 50%.

[Celestial_Rage]

Nice HUD. I use Mexel's HUD in 1.1, so this is great.

[OhaiReapd]

Nice HUD. I use Mexel's HUD in 1.1, so this is great.

I wish I had mexel's hud. I could never get a good link. Btw colors are not my favorite. I'm working on a Black and White, with fullscreen radar and otic's dot crosshairs.

[theKidbullet]

Nice HUD. I use Mexel's HUD in 1.1, so this is great.

I wish I had mexel's hud. I could never get a good link. Btw colors are not my favorite. I'm working on a Black and White, with fullscreen radar and otic's dot crosshairs.

Please make sure to include chatmenu, i would love to see this hud in 1.2

You can copy chatmenu from voltage hud for 1.2

also copy hellriders colors from his 1.1 hud thanks!

[OhaiReapd]

Nice HUD. I use Mexel's HUD in 1.1, so this is great.

I wish I had mexel's hud. I could never get a good link. Btw colors are not my favorite. I'm working on a Black and White, with fullscreen radar and otic's dot crosshairs.

Please make sure to include chatmenu, i would love to see this hud in 1.2

You can copy chatmenu from voltage hud for 1.2

also copy hellriders colors from his 1.1 hud thanks!

I'm sorry. I won't put in chatmenu. I allready have my binds. If you want a chantmenu take the one from volt. I'm making this HUD for me. It's what I want. Maybe later I'll make a HUD that I'll take from the general demand.