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Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:03 pm
by Cody
When immersed, I’m looking through a real ‘windscreen’ on the bridge, not at a projected display.
Some ‘handwavium’, some ‘glassteel’ and the shields… even bubble cockpits are possible.
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 5:21 pm
by DGill
Prefer HUDs as they are not too obtrusive and easy to custimise (thanks Palmski
)
docked
green alert
yellow alert
red alert
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:17 am
by ClymAngus
I do have to admit although a 2 screen solution would be cool the variability of the status changing hud does have it's coolness factor.
So if I must choose then I go with hud. I really must upgrade medusa at some point to take advantage of these fine new items.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 11:24 am
by Cody
Nice pics, especially of Sol system… I like the changing alert status colours.
The odd thing is, the hud that DGill uses is really an instrument panel.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:01 pm
by DGill
A virtual instrument panel projected on the hud! - well, anyway it's fun to play about.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:02 pm
by maik
DGill wrote:Prefer HUDs as they are not too obtrusive and easy to custimise (thanks Palmski
)
Where do the medals and the rating graphics come from?
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:20 pm
by DGill
Just a bit of silliness. Rating switches from pirate to elite symbol when I evently get to Elite status (based on number of kills). Medals come from thargoid wars oxp. I added the following lines to the hud oxp:
if (player.score > 6399) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '.plist');
} else {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_deadly' + '.plist');
}
I originally wanted to display only symbols for legal status and rating, but couldn't figure out how to do the former - also not sure what to use as a symbol for 'clean status' - bar of soap perhaps?
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:46 pm
by maik
pretty!
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:48 pm
by JazHaz
DGill wrote:Just a bit of silliness. Rating switches from pirate to elite symbol when I evently get to Elite status (based on number of kills). Medals come from thargoid wars oxp. I added the following lines to the hud oxp:
if (player.score > 6399) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '.plist');
} else {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_deadly' + '.plist');
}
I originally wanted to display only symbols for legal status and rating, but couldn't figure out how to do the former - also not sure what to use as a symbol for 'clean status' - bar of soap perhaps?
I'm not sure of the syntax really, but have you tried this:
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if (player.score > 6399) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '.plist');
} else
if (player.score > 2559) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_deadly' + '.plist');
} else
if (player.score > 511) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_dangerous' + '.plist');
} else
if (player.score > 127) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_competent' + '.plist');
} else
if (player.score > 63) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_aboveaverage' + '.plist');
} else
if (player.score > 31) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_average' + '.plist');
} else
if (player.score > 15) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_poor' + '.plist');
} else
if (player.score > 7) {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_mostlyharmless' + '.plist');
} else {
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_harmless' + '.plist');
}
Don't know whether there are medal images for the lower levels, but it might work....
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:03 pm
by DGill
Cheers, I'll give it a go.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:11 pm
by maik
Just remove the second test for deadly. It's not going to hurt but is superfluous.
Cheers,
-Maik
EDIT: meant remove, not replace.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:13 pm
by JazHaz
maik wrote:Just replace the second test for deadly. It's not going to hurt but is superfluous.
Ninja'd! 
Just noticed that extra paste and editted my original post.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:19 pm
by maik
Ka-pow!
Just realized that I wrote replace instead of remove though. Edited my original post.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:23 pm
by Thargoid
Or alternatively (to save the nested if's)
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switch(player.rank)
{
case "Harmless":
{
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_harmless.plist');
break;
}
case "Mostly Harmless":
{
player.ship.hud = ('hud_' + missionVariables.thargoidwars_medal + '_mostlyharmless.plist');
break;
}
<insert the rest of the code in a similar fashion for the other ranks>
}
You can also use default: for the default setting of the switch (if none of the others are true), and don't forget the break; in each case subsection.
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:39 pm
by DGill
Thanks all, much appreciated.