To be honest, I didn't plan to write any news during these weeks, but while I read your comments I'm really suprised about how many watchers want to see again the original HUD from the wolf3d.
I'm suprised, because I think that the old HUD:
- blankets too big area from the display (the original HUD includes a dark-cyan frame around the display + a gross dark-blue panel ---> you can see the old HUD in our last video, if you don't remember correctly)
- includes unnecessary informations: the silhouette of current weapon & head of the player. Yes, I think the head is very unnecessary, because during the play you must focusing to the playing area, not to your head (when you drive your car you don't watch your face in the driving-mirror, do you?) I wrote some news ago, that the game will hard and killer, so you won't have time to gaze yourself.
- plus don't forget that in 1992 there wasn't widescreen monitors! (I think the old HUD could look so stupid on widescreen monitors)
But...
...we make this mod for you, so I must to allow for your hopes. The only problem is that I haven't got enough knowledge to make this HUD and we have too much work with the actual goals.
Proposition
If there is somebody who can recreate to 100% the original HUD (with some little changings) for the mod, than OK, we will use it (like an option for those who want to see it in the game)
One last thing: we need a source modeller who can finish some animation (spine-turning, aim-anims...etc. also need a good qc-file-knowledge...etc. he knows the others...)
whilst I agree it blankets too big of an area, a modern take on the old classic hud could work well. a minimalist stylized version
This could work, just don't do like they did on the iPhone version of wolfenstein, the had these ugly images spaced apart, it it just didn't look right. But I still think the old hud would be best, it's not like you need those blue borders around the screen though. :)
Stylize the hud is what I'd say. I'd ideally like an option to switch for those who want it like the modern doom ports do.
Somebody make it for them! Shouldn't be too hard right? And I think it would really add to the effect of recreating Wolfenstein, I wouldn't mind it taking up a little bottom space.
We want the old HUD for nostalgia, not for practicality. :p
Why don't you make the old HUD with modern day graphics and techniques but make it so that it doesn't block the entire screen? Or make that AND give the option to use the old HUD so everyone's happy!
yea im with this
this was what I write. sry for my bad ernglish
yea I agree with you.
Silly andris, i said i will code it :P
If you haven't time to coding the main goals Dan, why do you promise that you will do it?
Wow, I like it.
The "not completely modern-looking" cel-shading is perfect for Wolf Real-3D.
In hungarian:
Úgy gondolom, hogy az egész hudot betenni fölösleges, régen tény hogy menő volt, de manapság azért kb. az első 1 percben lenne élvezetes nézni azt. Ha értenék annyira a kódoláshoz, akkor készítenék egy VGUI panelt amin animált textúra ként random időközönként jelenne meg ez a klasszikus fej :).
De nem vagyok kóder és pont :D.
sztem mindenképpen be kell rakni a régit, de új formába kell rakni. én arra gondoltam hogy ilyen 3D fej lenne a kép helyett és ugynúgy vérezne meg grimaszolna, mindig csinálna valamit. másik dolgo hogy ténleg szar hogy a fele képet kitakarja, de kicsit leszűkítve baromi jól nézne ki.
Az addig ok, hogy jó lenne megjeleníteni a régi hud-ot, s igazából az sem probléma, hogy letakar a képből, hiszen az egész játék egy horizontális térben játszódik lépcsők, galériák nélkül. Meg is csináltam az új hud-ot, de sajnos halvány gőzöm sincs, hogyan lehetne megjeleníteni sajnos. Az arcot mindenképp képekből rakom össze, a 3d-s grimaszokat nem vállalom...
It could do without those large borders, but yes, I do like the old hud.