Does someone have an idea how I could design the icon for this? Maybe something like the tf2 logo with some parts unplugged? It needs to looks good in 16x16 px as well...

I'm not sure why that happens but the download is also weird for me, it instantly downloads which is impossible with the servers bandwidth I'm gonna check that.

Yes that works, you'll also be able to make a shortcut on the desktop that automatically changes your hud/checks for updates and then launches tf2!

Also thank for the positive feedback everybody :)

That is 100% correct. However I want to work on all these projects, which is not possible in a small period of time. I once made a tool for tf2 that let you fully customize each class, a bit like http://tf2cfg.info/ . Here's a very early screenshot of it, the whole window was filled with options, I don't have a newer screenshot.

http://puu.sh/1vDNy

I scrapped that someday and I didn't continue making tools for tf2 because I didn't have any ideas and eventually going back to video editing which I kinda gave up at that point.

Now I have lots of ideas for tools and I want to switch between project to keep it interesting. It always feels well to go "back" to 4Hud, see that it's really handy and continue to add a couple of features but right now I'm focusing on the installer and that has a reason. The installer won't need any attention after it's finished. Maybe I'll release a pre-release version that doesn't have features but at some point I can say "this project is finished!". 4Hud will take forever to develop. I have a lot of ideas that I haven't even touched, drawing over the tf2 window, caching and interpreting all files of the hud to allow autocompletion for colors/fonts, some small features like installing/uninstalling fonts, watching the file system to notice file changes that were not made my 4Script, the main menu designer and a lot more like.

Also 4Script and 4Hud only target a small amount of people and probably wont make super famous. This tool however could make me famous because it's possible that people with a large audience link to this tool because they don't want to troubleshot how to install their hud/hitsound/plugin. I enjoy making tools for "side groups" like hud editors but targeting basically the entire tf2 community has a bigger impact.

Impact is the perfect transition, it is iMp4ct who wanted to make the universal hud installer. He canceled it because he needed to work together with the hud makers which was not possible for him. My concept is not adding every hud to a list but giving every hud maker the possibility to optimize his hud for the installer and use the updater. Maintaining the huds is done by the hud makers, I don't need to do anything about that which is also the answer to this

I'll do my best to port this for mac/linux after the initial release, however I'll need some people to help me with that. I am willing to install a linux vm and steam for this, but it takes 12 hours+ just to install tf2 with my connection and that's a bit too much >.>

So if any linux/mac users wanna help me do this, add me on steam, I'll talk to you when I need your help :)

I have no idea how it work on those systems.

update v0.13

- Added file icons

http://puu.sh/4lbWb.png

- Changed some default actions for files
- Filelist: If a expand a folder that contains only a folder, that folder will also be expanded (please understand me >.>)

Check out the steam group here!

Here is an updates screenshot of the main menu editor, it'll be included in the next version, it will only work as a main menu viewer right now!

http://puu.sh/4kkVE.png

I'm totally gonna do that :)

I'm coding an universal tf2 plugin/modification installer and I wanna collect some ideas/check if everything is okay before I finish it.

Screenshot:

http://puu.sh/4jXYO.png

It has support for Huds, Hitsounds, Plugins (dll), vpks.

A file in the hud/etc folder contains the info about it, supported values are name, creator, steamid of creator, version, external editor, links, update link.

Supported websites (icons on the right) are tf.tv, etf2l, steam group + a custom website. This is definitely not the best selection, what other websites should I add?

The tool will be able to update huds from a link given in the info or over a server that iMp4ct is going to share with me.

I'm not sure what settings I should include, something like a Color/Crosshair editor for huds would be possible.

What features would you like to see in this tool? Are there other important types of modifications? How does it looks/What could be changed?

The thing is that it still needs a lot of work. Right now it only loads custom main menu controls and moving objects doesn't really do anything. I'm currently focusing on other things, it'll take some time.

Well, this has been released for almost a month now. http://teamfortress.tv/forum/thread/11150-4s-hud-editor-beta

And I actually forgot to update the links, it's all zip now instead of weird updaters.

I have summer break and my total gaming time in the last 2 weeks is 18.3 hours. I also stayed at home but tomorrow I'm going to get my vacations :>

Cheats in video games are fun.

http://puu.sh/4aJDl.jpg

4Hud uses these

http://puu.sh/4ayct.png

base values for previews if that helps

I have vacation :X