Clean hud

[Cannon]

Given that we have -nohud built into the mod, I think this is okay.

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[Echo 7-7]

Since my laptop is widescreen, I'm really interested in this too. So, can we get an ok on this?
Alternatively, that thing that Norexan linked to would be a good alternative, if not better.

edit: ninja'd, by none other than Cannon himself!

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[triple88a]

There is no reason for this to be illegal. We have been running it on my the USA server for months now and it has been approved by the admins plus it also clearly states on the GC rules that hud color changes is not against the rules. This is actually my writeup from the USA forum.

This is no different than getting a red hud or a green hud. However instead of replacing them with another color, you're removing them all together. Yes all the buttons that were there are still there and still work, just the background is not there.

You can press backspace however then you cant see the list now can ya? Right.

Next comparing this to transparent ships is flat out wrong. The fact that your backgrounds on your hud are transparent is very very different than your 5k units train being invisible to other pilots.

Rule explanation series post 6
http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?s=...st&p=915341

That's why we don't get too upset when you change your .ini files for sounds and video effects - those are confined to your local machine. And that's why we come down hard on people that change their .ini files for anything else - because those affect things server side.

Clearly the transparent backgrounds hud does not affect server one bit.

At last Cannot confirmed it in post 11

[Govedo13]

Have you tried it with Battleship/anything with more then 9-10 guns? Can you still scroll down/up the guns list or not?

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[triple88a]

Yes sir, the side bar comes up just like it normally would. This is a pic from single player that i wipped up real quick.

[AeternusDoleo]

I did this for the following files: hud_shipinfo.cmp, hud_target.cmp, hud_shipinfo_min.cmp, hud_target_min.cmp

This makes just the large side panels transparant (the ones that end up blocking a good portion of your screen). Not only is it functionally beneficial, it looks a lot better too.

[Edit] Here's how it looks now:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hendrik0/pics/1102...een138.jpg

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[triple88a]

I did this for the following files: hud_shipinfo.cmp, hud_target.cmp, hud_shipinfo_min.cmp, hud_target_min.cmp

This makes just the large side panels transparant (the ones that end up blocking a good portion of your screen). Not only is it functionally beneficial, it looks a lot better too.

Those are when you're scanning the targets ship and so forth right?
If you are going to play around with this, do not delete the middle top background. When i was doing testing bug was reported when deleting the top background (enter formation, free flight, dock, and the go to background) The mouse would get screwed up if that background is deleted.

[Zeb Harley]

Those are when you're scanning the targets ship and so forth right?
If you are going to play around with this, do not delete the middle top background. When i was doing testing bug was reported when deleting the top background (enter formation, free flight, dock, and the go to background) The mouse would get screwed up if that background is deleted.

That panel can be blanked out by default. Check your F1-options for this.

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[Clyde]

well, personally i renamed the following files

hud_shipinfo.cmp
hud_shipinfo_min
hud_target.cmp .cmp
hud_target_min.cmp

(like AET, thanks at that point)

hud_guagewindow.cmp
hud_maneuverbox5.cmp
hud_nnbox7.cmp
hud_numberboxes.cmp

the additional effect to the original setup is, that all the buttons are still working (like it is in aets version), but the backgrounds of the upper buttons have vanished (with one exception, maybe someone figures that out as well).

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[triple88a]

hud_maneuverbox5.cmp

If you are going to play around with this, do not delete the middle top background. When i was doing testing bug was reported when deleting the top background (enter formation, free flight, dock, and the go to background) The mouse would get screwed up if that background is deleted.

and the quote from the bug report

Tarbaine
"Every once in a while, when launching from a base with these changes in effect, I get some kind of interface glitch that causes my cursor to behave as if it is over an interface window (i.e. it's an arrow instead of a crosshair) and i cannot turn my ship or otherwise do anything without using the F1-F4 commands and the map, in other words im useless in combat and cannot change course."