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[Beefsweat]

A commo rose would be HUGE for this game, I'm so sick of spamming text chat just to get a basic strategy across or being forced to use the god-awful in-game VOIP.

[KaszaWspraju]

Virtually every element of Hud is different, there is a lack of consistency,

Therefore I like projects @erathic. each element looks like a part of single entity - HUD.

erathic, on March 09 2013 - 05:45 PM, said:

i know that the "menus all over the screen" is somehow part of the "mech" experience and feel, but i find it very obtrusive, to the point that sometimes it can be annoying during fights or and alter the visual experience of the real-time environement and action happening on-screen.I know the game is in beta and hopefully things will change, however here's a little sketch reflecting what i'm expecting for future HUD updates.

Global/ settings :

• Options (in the settings) to hide/display Killfeed and killmsg (xp gains)
  
• PER CLASS HUD, A-B-C class have minor graphical and positions variations
  
• Colorblind support (Beefsweat)

In-game behavior :

• Refine the "Enemy Sighted" marker (updated in the Tech patch!)
  
• Split tchat box and Killfeed
  
• Most HUD placed in less view-obtrusive positions (corners / over or integrated as cockpit elements)
  
• Add little transparency on all HUD elements
  
• small Icons to replace "killed by" /suicides text replace it with Mech type ie: SCT
  
• Xp gains, etc.. Not in the critical line of sight
  
• Enemy spotting outline disappears as soon as the mech doing the spotting breaks line-of-sight. (WarlordZ)
  
• spotted enemies wich are out of sight and out of radar displayed on a border line of the radar(updated in the Tech patch!)
  
• Out of radar allies displayed on the same radar border line(updated in the Tech patch!)
  
• Better minimap (updated in the Tech patch!)
  
• Spotted : blink fast  + an " ! " in the center
  
• Number of players in each team displayed at the side of the minimap
  
• Move some elements to the FULL MAP Interface (so it become for used/tactical)
  
• Numbered grid cells on the full map
  
• Less intrusive assets rendered on the HUD in Siege and MA modes(The_Silencer)
  
• Reinforcing the logics on when harvesting EUs and/or when to defend/dominate structures on the map, via graying out or higlighting the EU display and combining visuals in between HUD and radar in order to highlight actions to follow(The_Silencer)
  
• "noisy" wave-sounds and one flashing red circle into an integrated display in the cockpit to handle "incomings" (The_Silencer)
  
• Chassis type indicator (for mech recognition) (N0stalgia) (updated in the Tech patch!)
  
• Tactical and taunt command roses

Cusomizations : HUD "cosmetics" :

• PER MECH HUD color choice (cost HC)
  
• HUD themes "skins" : Prosk/sentium, etc.. Clans skins maybe _ (Cost MC)
  
• Cockpit voices : Male / Female / Robot / Ellen McLain / etc.. (Cost MC)
  
• Cockpit decoration: Laila bubblehead or (bikini) photo/  dangling dices/ Sentium energydrink can,etc..

Latest update :Work in progress


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Edited by KaszaWspraju, April 25 2013 - 12:23 PM.

[erathic]

here's a rebound with a HUD design in continuity of the garage new GUI suggestion
(some infos are missing )

[Beefsweat]

^ That is INCREDIBLY fresh, I love it. Reminds me a lot of a jet fighter or helicopter's HUD. I would pay money to have your HUDs and interfaces in hawken.

[KaszaWspraju]

erathic, on May 06 2013 - 04:08 PM, said:

here's a rebound with a HUD design in continuity of the garage new GUI suggestion
(some infos are missing )

How do you do it, I'm missing words on the praises of your work.

We need to organize some lobby to squeezing devs to have used this awsome staff !

[erathic]

^^ thanks,
Here's an update, this time using a B-type cockpit :

• added pilot avatar display in the kill-feed and comm (a feature that will come in time I suppose_), maybe a bit obtrusive or non-relevant to be displayed during gameplay tough, stills fit.
  
• Less-cluttered pilot name, mech icon, healthbar
  
• Overheating message smaller and less obtrusive
  
• dodge fuel display indicator integrated to HUD
  
• slimmer hit-by-out-of-sight-enemy indicator

1080p (meh.. forgot to recolor ability icon )  :


Full-res onblack :

[Diabetus88]

KaszaWspraju, on March 11 2013 - 10:39 AM, said:

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That UI style is very hard to read because every element is incredibly small, thin and transparent,

Current components are even smaller.

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transparent, and almost totally blends in with the natural colors of the environment with the exception of the red armor meter.

This is the part , to a certain extent, I agree , but it is easy to adapt. Color Saturation slider and transparency.



Thank you for the clarification, but I hope that we agree on the fact that hud requires a lot of work.

All this did was remind me how much I miss the old heat meters

[Diabetus88]

erathic, on March 18 2013 - 09:47 AM, said:

Totally chaothic and unreliable during fights, but wow, to me "This" is the Hawken i'm expecting
but I understand that to appeal  a bigger/younger audience, and maybe reduce the "frustrating debut" clear big bold things and arrows are relevant.

Before going further i'll create a poll including posted ideas and submit them to votes,
to have a better/clearer understanding of things that matter to the community.

During the alphas was the HUD unreadability a major issue_ Did a lot of players complained about it _

In alpha I never had any problems with HUD I loved that so much was part of the cockpit but now everything it being turned into digital floating displays and I really just hate it. But I love hawken good and the bad and will continue to play it. I just really hope it does not get changed to the point where I will want to leave.

[erathic]

Yup, I think some great change are coming to the HUD since it seems they were hiring peoples for shaping it up, I hope they will bring back some more immersive/subtle feel.

[KaszaWspraju]

If devs do not restore this in version Hawken v1.0 or not do the hud of style @erathic, there is no hope.

Edited by KaszaWspraju, May 11 2013 - 04:20 PM.

[Diabetus88]

KaszaWspraju, on May 10 2013 - 06:19 PM, said:

If devs do not restore this in version Hawken v1.0 or not do the hud of style @erathic, there is no hope.

I have to disagree personally I do not like a lot of what erathic did (no offence intended its good work) but I like the cockpit displays WAY more than the floating digital displays and I do not think I am alone in this opinion.

[Beefsweat]

Diabetus88, on May 14 2013 - 09:48 AM, said:

I have to disagree personally I do not like a lot of what erathic did (no offence intended its good work) but I like the cockpit displays WAY more than the floating digital displays and I do not think I am alone in this opinion.

What do you mean_ Hawken's current HUD already utilizes the 'physical' cockpit displays and floating digital elements (everything you see that isn't physically attached to the cockpit)

[Diabetus88]

Beefsweat, on May 14 2013 - 10:24 AM, said:

Diabetus88, on May 14 2013 - 09:48 AM, said:

I have to disagree personally I do not like a lot of what erathic did (no offence intended its good work) but I like the cockpit displays WAY more than the floating digital displays and I do not think I am alone in this opinion.

What do you mean_ Hawken's current HUD already utilizes the 'physical' cockpit displays and floating digital elements (everything you see that isn't physically attached to the cockpit)

I mean that erathic's design has more floating digital displays than the current interface. I am saying I do not like going in that direction they already removed the cockpit heat bars for digital floating bars in the middle of your screen. I would not like to see more floating displays but less.

Edited by Diabetus88, May 15 2013 - 03:53 PM.

[erathic]

@diabetus, yep i was experimenting with holos, but I agree embeded stuffs are more fun =).



By the way here's a new concept stuff (for fun) in progress, based on A-class mech cockpit  :





If you too feels creative about Hawken cockpits, here's a .png cut-out template   :

>> DOWNLOAD

[KaszaWspraju]

...as I really miss the old cockpit, he had so much character, now it's just hud

@erathic I'm curious why your projects always have this thing .

[erathic]

Hey Kasza ! Wich thing _ oO

Edited by erathic, December 14 2013 - 07:01 AM.

[KaszaWspraju]

erathic, on December 14 2013 - 07:01 AM, said:

Hey Kasza ! Wich thing _ oO

Meaning lost in translation:
"to coś" - this thing - something elusive, which gives uniqueness, which binds all, the icing on the cake

Edited by KaszaWspraju, December 14 2013 - 09:21 AM.

[VYR3]

I myself would shrink the large circle/crosshair around everything, that would distract me so bad, but other than that its beautiful, i would use it.

[ropefish]

i miss the old huds that wouldn't stay in place and leave light trails that was awesome :T

[AshenCrow]

Not sure if you care, but I used your template to make a badass wallpaper. I like your work a lot.

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