[Flaser]

Then ask for two different sets Kazan - for many people with small monitors the 1024x768 HUD is an eye killer and vice-versa for people with big monitors.

A Hud that's optimised for a 17'' screen would look good even in 640x480  and 4000 x 2000 with the system Bob suggests.

[Bobboau]

yeah, diferent hud configurations can be made  for people who like the big buttons of the 640 or the effecency of the 1024, I hate it when changeing resolution changes the way things look, so no problems as far as I can see.

[Kazan]

Warning: once this has been implemented I will have to add the hud.tbl to the mod verification list

[WMCoolmon]

It has been implemented, and what verification list? If this is for fs2_openpxo, this shouldn't be a problem since SEXPs are required to make custom HUDs do anything.

Bobb, your idea was workable and easy to add. The next time I make a big change the $Default: will work like you said.

[Bobboau]

why would the HUD need to be verified, I can't think of anything that you could do to it that would give you any sort of advantage, all it controles is how some game variables are displayed to you.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Kazan
Warning: once this has been implemented I will have to add the hud.tbl to the mod verification list

Why? I can't imagine having a different HUD will cause any unfairness

Or is this cause of the ships.tbl to hud.tbl connection.

[Kazan]

bobboau: theorectically it can cause balalnce problems

[Bobboau]

I don't see how

explain

[Kazan]

with our code changes it may become possible to have information displayed that is not displayed on another persons hud

[karajorma]

I can see that. I just can't see how it would do you any good. Unless you were playing a mod that removed basic flight info (like missile warnings , speed etc)

[TopAce]

My vote: percentages.

[WMCoolmon]

Originally posted by karajorma


Or is this cause of the ships.tbl to hud.tbl connection.

Side note: hud.tbl is no longer necessary or even read from by fs2_open. Unless you want backwards compatibility.

[Bobboau]

it would be an advantage if you were playing a mod that removed something, yeah,
do you think it would be doable to have HUD.tbl checking an optional thing for a mod? becase I like the idea of people makeing and useing customised HUDs.

[Kazan]

bobboau: ANY table checking is optional for a mod - for each table to be checked for a mod i enter another row in the table with Columns mod=[modname], filename=[tablename] and crc32=[32bitcrc]

[Bobboau]

ah! alright then, exelent!