HUD designs/displays

Killer Wolf · Post by **Killer Wolf** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:34 pm

Is it possible to remove the HUD when docked? I always thought it odd, and a litle pointless, that you have the full HUD on show when docked as the scanner etc serve no purpose. i was wondering if it was possible for the HUD to be removed, and replaced w/, say, a "trading/uplink computer" image. This is partially resurrected due to scribbling a few HUD designs that work in-flight (more open space on the screen) but would obscure some of the text details on docked screens.

Rustybolts · Post by **Rustybolts** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:00 pm

I agree i also would like Hud removed when flicking between external views.

Killer Wolf · Post by **Killer Wolf** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:17 am

there's a pattern here.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:25 pm

Rustybolts wrote:
I agree i also would like Hud removed when flicking between external views.

Don't you just Pause the game and press 'o' for 'off' and 'n' when you want it back oN?

Killer Wolf · Post by **Killer Wolf** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:23 am

yeah DH, that's get rid of it totally but i'd like a "docked" image just to differentiate.

oh well, back to the drawing board.

Diziet Sma · Post by **Diziet Sma** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:10 am

I like your idea KW.. it always seemed a little weird to me that the HUD was visible whilst docked.. maybe you ought to raise this over at 'suggestions'...

Rustybolts · Post by **Rustybolts** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:28 pm

DaddyHoggy wrote:
Rustybolts wrote:
I agree i also would like Hud removed when flicking between external views.
Don't you just Pause the game and press 'o' for 'off' and 'n' when you want it back oN?

You can do but my point is do you need hud on when flicking between external views (surely external views is mainly eyecandy and doesn't require the hud), does it have to be "long winded" or "less user friendly" if you prefere, why not automate it?

Post by **Kaks** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:50 pm

Personally, I do like to keep an eye on the radar, even when using external views...

There's a few things we're trying to sort out atm - so don't expect anything too soon - but maybe we could have 2 types of otherwise identical external views: v (with HUD) and shift-v (without). How does that sound?

Rustybolts · Post by **Rustybolts** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:58 pm

I appreciate the difference of opinion above suggestion sounds very cool.

Shame there is no way for me to write an oxp to do it for myself.