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Dynamic Health Bars

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Content Type: Addon

Addon Type: Effects

Addon Tags: Fun, Roleplay

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Description

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A simple but satisfying health bar system for NPCs/Nextbots and players with some configuration options (Customization coming soon!)

Heavily inspired by a mod for the classic DOOM II

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ FEATURES INCLUDED IN THIS ADDON

HEALTH BAR COLOR DEPENDING ON REMAINING HEALTH

AS THE ENTITY'S HEALTH DECREASES, ITS HEALTH BAR WILL CHANGE FROM GREEN TO YELLOW AND RED RESPECTIVELY.

SMALL HEALTH LOSS ANIMATION ALONG WITH A SHAKE ANIMATION

WHEN THE ENTITY LOSES HEALTH, YOU WILL SEE A BRIEF FLASH OF RED ON THE HEALTH BAR INDICATING THE DAMAGE RECEIVED. IF THE ENTITY TAKES HIGH DAMAGE, THE HEALTH BAR WILL SHAKE FOR A SECOND, CREATING A MORE IMPACTFUL VISUAL EFFECT.

SET THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RENDERED HEALTH BARS

YOU CAN SET A LIMIT FOR THE NUMBER OF HEALTH BARS RENDERED ON THE SCREEN. ONLY THE HEALTH BARS OF THE CLOSEST ENTITIES TO YOU WILL BE RENDERED.

FADE ANIMATION WHEN MOVING AWAY/APPROACHING THE RENDERING RANGE OF THE HEALTH BARS

INSTEAD OF DISAPPEARING INSTANTLY, HEALTH BARS WILL FADE OUT GRADUALLY WHEN LEAVING THE RENDERING RANGE (CONFIGURABLE DISTANCE).

CHOOSE WHETHER HEALTH BARS ARE RENDERED ONLY ON ENTITIES YOU AIM DIRECTLY AT

THIS OPTION IS RECOMMENDED IF YOU PREFER A LESS CLUTTERED SCREEN WITH ONLY THE MOST RELEVANT INFORMATION.

YOU CAN DISABLE PLAYERS' HEALTH BARS

THIS OPTION ALLOWS YOU TO DISABLE THE HEALTH BARS OF PLAYERS, USEFUL FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LIMIT VISUAL CLUTTER ON THE SCREEN OR FOR IMMERSION PURPOSES.

YOU CAN CHOOSE THE COLOR OF THE NAMES ON THE HEALTH BARS

THE NAME COLOR WILL CHANGE TO GREEN OR RED DEPENDING ON THE NPC'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE PLAYER. NOTE: THIS MAY NOT WORK ON CUSTOM SNPCS/NEXTBOTS.

YOU CAN ADD TO A BLACKLIST THE ENTITIES THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO RENDER A HEALTH BAR

IF YOU DON'T LIKE A CERTAIN ENTITY TO HAVE A HEALTH BAR, SIMPLY ADD IT TO THE BLACKLIST (TO GET THE ENTITY NAME YOU MUST RIGHT CLICK ON THE NPC IN THE SPAWNMENU AND COPY TO CLIPBOARD).

YOU CAN MODIFY THE COLOR OF THE HEALTH BARS

FOR BOTH FULL, MEDIUM AND LOW HEALTH.

EXACT HEALTH NUMBERS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE HEALTH BAR

CONFIGURABLE TO EVERYONE'S TASTES.

OPTION TO SHOW HEALTH BARS IN ONLY VISIBLE ENTITIES

USEFUL IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE HEALTH BARS SEEING THROUGH THE WALLS.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Does it work with SNPCs and all Nextbots? A: Yes, it should. If there are any issues, let me know. Q: Can I customize it to my liking? A: Currently, only one preset is available, but various configuration options (such as different health bar styles, colors, etc.) will be available in future updates. Q: Can the health bar be disabled for specific entities? A: Yes! You can write a list of NPCs that you don't want to have health bars. (spawnmenu > utilities) Q: Does this addon work for multiplayer? A: It works correctly in multiplayer, each configuration is unique for each player.

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ KNOWN ISSUES

Issue: The health bar does not update in real time on NPCs that are not moving or have AI disabled. Explanation of why there is no solution: The engine has this limitation, it does not update statistics on NPCs that are NOT active, there is nothing I can do without affecting performance (what I mean by this is that I can make a solution but it would be expensive for performance) THIS ONLY HAPPENS WITH NPCS (NEXTBOTS DO NOT COUNT)

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TAGS health bar, PvE, QoL, nextbots, health display, Garry's Mod, player health, NPC health, dynamic health bars, customizable health bars, multiplayer, damage feedback, visual enhancements, health bar animation, immersive UI, Garry’s Mod addon, entity health bars, health bar shake, health color change, game mechanics, in-game UI, UI customization, health management, in-game options, HUD, health display customization, immersive gaming

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