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Paintball 2: The Game => Help and Support => Resolved Help & Support => Topic started by: m7feettall on November 08, 2006, 07:27:30 PM

Title: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: m7feettall on November 08, 2006, 07:27:30 PM

I did a quick search but didn't find much. Is there any way to record deaths instead of streak kills in the HUD?

I want to at least shoot for breaking even and that makes it easier to tell.

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: Zorchenhimer on November 08, 2006, 09:46:07 PM

no. not in the current version. all you can modify with the hud are size (cl_hudscale) and the pictures used. i asked jits about adding something to he hud and he said that it cant be done. i wanted to imitate a menu thing using it (http://dpball.com/forums/index.php?topic=3924.0)

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: m7feettall on November 09, 2006, 05:15:05 PM

Ah well, can't have everything!

Thanks for the reply!

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: Zorchenhimer on November 09, 2006, 05:56:01 PM

glad i could help

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: Smokey on November 10, 2006, 03:03:47 PM

im sure it wouldent be too hard of a modification to the code..

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: Eiii on November 10, 2006, 03:52:31 PM

It wouldn't at all. Zorch is thinking of something else. Hey jits, could you make that an option in the next build? It shouldn't be that hard, seeing as it's just replacing one variable with another...

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: Zorchenhimer on November 10, 2006, 06:28:43 PM

i have pretty much temporarily given up on my idea until build 17 is released. but if someone else is very bored and looking for something to do, ill let them mess around with what ive already put together.

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: Lunatic on November 11, 2006, 01:11:57 PM

Quote from: m7feettall on November 08, 2006, 07:27:30 PM

I want to at least shoot for breaking even and that makes it easier to tell.

Always reaching for that rainbow..

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: pinobot on November 11, 2006, 08:55:37 PM

I cant believe anyone has the time to look at the HUD.

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: TinMan on November 11, 2006, 11:54:35 PM

LOL
It's something that I've learned to do subconsciously, you don't really pay attention to it, you just know what's going on with it.

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: Spook on November 12, 2006, 12:02:06 AM

hellz yeah, and i made my hud the smallest it can go on my res, and i can still see everything without knowing

Title: Re: Record deaths instead of streak in HUD?
Post by: m7feettall on November 13, 2006, 10:44:21 AM

The main things on the HUD that I find helpful to look at are

1. paint remaining
2. little bars of how many people on each team are remaining.
3. Scoreboard

If you don't know how much paint you have it can get ugly.

If you don't know how many people are left you can kill them at the wrong time (done that).

Scoreboard tells you how far above your deaths you are, how others are doing and most importantly, whether that last person left on the other team is a fantastic player or an average one, which can determine the strategy.