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[ArcCW] Arctic's Customizable Weapons (Base)
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Jazztache 28 May, 2023 @ 12:37am
ArcCW HUD Over Base Weapons
Hello ArcCW Team!

I was wondering if there was a way to force the ArcCW Heads-Up Display to replace the default Half-Life 2 HUD.

I really like the super-minimal icons-only style that it uses, and I really want to use it as a way to experience the game as a whole.

On top of that, it would make everything more consistent experience-wise. I tried another HUD add-on called Bored HUD that's compatible with this but it still uses bars instead of icons, and it also has weird design decisions like adding extra health as a separate number.

The 'Force HUD' option only really conflicts with other HUDs, and doesn't override the HL2 HUD.

Is this something that is relatively easy to implement on your end? I think it will make the add-on feel like a more cohesive experience.

Note: Not advocating this to be default, I just want an 'Override Default HUD with ArcCW' option, plus a console command for it.

Thankyou! :steamhappy:
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Fesiug  [developer] 28 May, 2023 @ 1:05am 
No, it's built really close into the weapon script
Last edited by Fesiug; 28 May, 2023 @ 1:05am
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Fesiug  [developer] 28 May, 2023 @ 1:05am 
I made Bored HUD btw you should use it
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Jazztache 28 May, 2023 @ 1:19am 
I tried out Bored HUD for a bit, I didn't really like the bars, the weapons being displayed via the 'WEAPONS' text, and the +X for ammo and health over 100 HP/Armor.

How much effort would it take to decouple the HUD from the weapon script. As a generic `hud.lua` module that other weapons would reference?

Edit: Not sure how long this would take (Unfamilliar with Lua, mostly C++ myself) to do, but maybe a standalone version of the ArcCW HUD could be adapted and released as a generic HUD. I don't expect this last one to happen, but it might be easier to do rather than a refac of ArcCW itself.
Last edited by Jazztache; 28 May, 2023 @ 1:26am
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Fesiug  [developer] 29 May, 2023 @ 11:45am 
I doubt anyones gonna do jt
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Jazztache 31 May, 2023 @ 5:55pm 
How much time does it take to learn Lua on average. I have C++ experience and I have used a very minimal amount of Lua.
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