What is the point of this thread exactly? :p
What do you want to see in a HUD?
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It's like asking what type of food people prefer, you're gonna get too many different opinions :)
It's like asking what type of food people prefer, you're gonna get too many different opinions :)
Well I guess he is just asking just for no reason, or getting hud makers ideas / updates or you never know, he might make some hud based on our stuff.
Well I guess he is just asking just for no reason, or getting hud makers ideas / updates or you never know, he might make some hud based on our stuff.
NinjaeWell I guess he is just asking just for no reason, or getting hud makers ideas / updates or you never know, he might make some hud based on our stuff.
I'm asking because I'm just interested in what people want, because I've noticed now that every hud is basically the same thing with a different font.
[quote=Ninjae]Well I guess he is just asking just for no reason, or getting hud makers ideas / updates or you never know, he might make some hud based on our stuff.[/quote]
I'm asking because I'm just interested in what people want, because I've noticed now that every hud is basically the same thing with a different font.
I'm asking because I'm just interested in what people want, because I've noticed now that every hud is basically the same thing with a different font.
That's because people don't really like change, every time something new comes up most of the reactions are negative. Just by not looking "similar" to what they are used to people automatically deny even the possibility to try it and maybe get used to it.
Although I can't really say this is a specific TF2 community problem, it happens all over the world in pretty much every aspect. Also, I'm not including everyone! I do know of a lot of guys and gals who don't mind change and are actually eager to try new stuff and see what they feel about it in an unbiased way. Those were the kind of people who helped me and Sir Villeta developing HUDAS :)
Anyways, to stay on topic, what I really enjoy on a HUD is how well everything fits together. How a design choice is implemented in every single element. Not just a puzzle made of pieces from different puzzles and stitched together with glue. That's why I actually enjoy default HUD a lot. Everything was designed to fit the style they had in mind. Although it wasn't really made with competitive in mind, with a few adds (like numbers on targetID's HP and a redesign of spectatorGUI) it really is a fine piece of hud :P
That's because people don't really like change, every time something new comes up most of the reactions are negative. Just by not looking "similar" to what they are used to people automatically deny even the possibility to try it and maybe get used to it.
Although I can't really say this is a specific TF2 community problem, it happens all over the world in pretty much every aspect. Also, I'm not including everyone! I do know of a lot of guys and gals who don't mind change and are actually eager to try new stuff and see what they feel about it in an unbiased way. Those were the kind of people who helped me and Sir Villeta developing HUDAS :)
Anyways, to stay on topic, what I really enjoy on a HUD is how well everything fits together. How a design choice is implemented in every single element. Not just a puzzle made of pieces from different puzzles and stitched together with glue. That's why I actually enjoy default HUD a lot. Everything was designed to fit the style they had in mind. Although it wasn't really made with competitive in mind, with a few adds (like numbers on targetID's HP and a redesign of spectatorGUI) it really is a fine piece of hud :P
Although I can't really say this is a specific TF2 community problem, it happens all over the world in pretty much every aspect. Also, I'm not including everyone! I do know of a lot of guys and gals who don't mind change and are actually eager to try new stuff and see what they feel about it in an unbiased way. Those were the kind of people who helped me and Sir Villeta developing HUDAS :)
Anyways, to stay on topic, what I really enjoy on a HUD is how well everything fits together. How a design choice is implemented in every single element. Not just a puzzle made of pieces from different puzzles and stitched together with glue. That's why I actually enjoy default HUD a lot. Everything was designed to fit the style they had in mind. Although it wasn't really made with competitive in mind, with a few adds (like numbers on targetID's HP and a redesign of spectatorGUI) it really is a fine piece of hud :P
Simple is always nice, but an option to have the map timer somewhere nice and big now that it's a HUD element since a recent patch. Tabbing to time ubers is kind of annoying.
Simple is always nice, but an option to have the map timer somewhere nice and big now that it's a HUD element since a recent patch. Tabbing to time ubers is kind of annoying.
I feel the most important part of a HUD is that it's frequently updated. Many of the HUDs I like stop getting updated when TF2 updates, so I end up having to find a new one, which can be a hassle.
I feel the most important part of a HUD is that it's frequently updated. Many of the HUDs I like stop getting updated when TF2 updates, so I end up having to find a new one, which can be a hassle.
DrewRenhetOld KNHUD is probably the best example of how to do it right. Minimal, easily visible, nothing flashy.The point of having different colored hud elements is to make them easily visible against the background of TF2. If you haven't noticed, white health or ammo elements are nearly invisible against the ground at process/gullywash middle.
Whoever needs lime green ammo and hot pink reserve ammo has bigger issues than their HUD.
The font is white, the shadowing is black. Valve didn't neglect the HUD of a polished game. They even have different sizes for ammo in clip and reserve.
[quote=Drew][quote=Renhet]Old KNHUD is probably the best example of how to do it right. Minimal, easily visible, nothing flashy.
Whoever needs lime green ammo and hot pink reserve ammo has bigger issues than their HUD.[/quote]
The point of having different colored hud elements is to make them easily visible against the background of TF2. If you haven't noticed, white health or ammo elements are nearly invisible against the ground at process/gullywash middle.[/quote]
The font is white, the shadowing is black. Valve didn't neglect the HUD of a polished game. They even have different sizes for ammo in clip and reserve.
Whoever needs lime green ammo and hot pink reserve ammo has bigger issues than their HUD.[/quote]
The point of having different colored hud elements is to make them easily visible against the background of TF2. If you haven't noticed, white health or ammo elements are nearly invisible against the ground at process/gullywash middle.[/quote]
The font is white, the shadowing is black. Valve didn't neglect the HUD of a polished game. They even have different sizes for ammo in clip and reserve.
RigelI feel the most important part of a HUD is that it's frequently updated. Many of the HUDs I like stop getting updated when TF2 updates, so I end up having to find a new one, which can be a hassle.
That's what I really like Rayshud. It comes with a program you can update stuff from with one click, and several options in the same program. Also, it basically comes with Rays, your personal and polite troubleshooter. <3
[quote=Rigel]I feel the most important part of a HUD is that it's frequently updated. Many of the HUDs I like stop getting updated when TF2 updates, so I end up having to find a new one, which can be a hassle.[/quote]
That's what I really like Rayshud. It comes with a program you can update stuff from with one click, and several options in the same program. Also, it basically comes with Rays, your personal and polite troubleshooter. <3
That's what I really like Rayshud. It comes with a program you can update stuff from with one click, and several options in the same program. Also, it basically comes with Rays, your personal and polite troubleshooter. <3
do you know what would be cool? a ui that generates the hud for you, so you can just drag and drop and add fonts and lines and stuff. then we wouldn;t need all these custom huds
do you know what would be cool? a ui that generates the hud for you, so you can just drag and drop and add fonts and lines and stuff. then we wouldn;t need all these custom huds
ErenJaydo you know what would be cool? a ui that generates the hud for you, so you can just drag and drop and add fonts and lines and stuff. then we wouldn;t need all these custom huds
like this: http://visualhud.pk69.com/
[quote=ErenJay]do you know what would be cool? a ui that generates the hud for you, so you can just drag and drop and add fonts and lines and stuff. then we wouldn;t need all these custom huds[/quote]
like this: http://visualhud.pk69.com/
like this: http://visualhud.pk69.com/
Visible but not overwhelming colours. Well positioned health/ammo to avoid tunnel vision but still catch numbers in peripheral vision. Clean, sleek fonts. And finally originality, there's far too many huds that are made from scratch with the final outcome looking almost identical to pvhud.
I consider myself pretty artsy and gay when it comes to huds.
Visible but not overwhelming colours. Well positioned health/ammo to avoid tunnel vision but still catch numbers in peripheral vision. Clean, sleek fonts. And finally originality, there's far too many huds that are made from scratch with the final outcome looking almost identical to pvhud.
I consider myself pretty artsy and gay when it comes to huds.
I consider myself pretty artsy and gay when it comes to huds.
ErenJaydo you know what would be cool? a ui that generates the hud for you, so you can just drag and drop and add fonts and lines and stuff. then we wouldn;t need all these custom huds
true, but personally I kind of like the work and expertise needed to make nice huds. Gets creative and hard working folks well known when they otherwise wouldn't be. This would be very efficient though.
[quote=ErenJay]do you know what would be cool? a ui that generates the hud for you, so you can just drag and drop and add fonts and lines and stuff. then we wouldn;t need all these custom huds[/quote]
true, but personally I kind of like the work and expertise needed to make nice huds. Gets creative and hard working folks well known when they otherwise wouldn't be. This would be very efficient though.
true, but personally I kind of like the work and expertise needed to make nice huds. Gets creative and hard working folks well known when they otherwise wouldn't be. This would be very efficient though.
yphErenJaydo you know what would be cool? a ui that generates the hud for you, so you can just drag and drop and add fonts and lines and stuff. then we wouldn;t need all these custom hudstrue, but personally I kind of like the work and expertise needed to make nice huds. Gets creative and hard working folks well known when they otherwise wouldn't be. This would be very efficient though.
and extremely hard to program
[quote=yph][quote=ErenJay]do you know what would be cool? a ui that generates the hud for you, so you can just drag and drop and add fonts and lines and stuff. then we wouldn;t need all these custom huds[/quote]
true, but personally I kind of like the work and expertise needed to make nice huds. Gets creative and hard working folks well known when they otherwise wouldn't be. This would be very efficient though.[/quote]
and extremely hard to program
true, but personally I kind of like the work and expertise needed to make nice huds. Gets creative and hard working folks well known when they otherwise wouldn't be. This would be very efficient though.[/quote]
and extremely hard to program
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