[need more info][Feature Request] +NOALTHUD DECORATE flag

TheDarkArchon · Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 22:46

The reason I am requesting this flag is so I can have my Heat meters (Icon STTPRCNT) hidden from the new hud since it looks at odds, IMO.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 22:52

No. I don't like the idea of a mapper being able to block a feature.
Instead use the ACS function GetCVar("hud_althud") to test whether it is active and react accordingly. You can place the thing elsewhere or skip it altogether.

That code would be compatible with ZDoom as well because ZDoom just returns 0 for unknown CVARs.

EDIT: Sorry, apparently I didn't read your post. What exactly are you doing?

TheDarkArchon · Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 14:13

Basically, I want to hide heat levels (which are ammo types) from the althud since it looks daft having STTPRCNT (Not very descriptive, visually) among the other ammo types.

Basically I want something like this (Might not be correct: I'm posting from school and I don't have any reference material to hand)

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ACTOR HeatLevel : Ammo
{
      +NOALTHUD //Prevents the ammo type being displayed on the alt hud
      Inventory.MaxAmount 100
      Ammo.BackpackAmount 0
      Ammo.BackpackMaxAmount 100
      Inventory.Icon STTPRCNT
}

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 14:15

Why is this an ammo type?

About the flag, that itself is no problem. I hesitate because it would introduce incompatibility with ZDoom for a rather minor feature.

TheDarkArchon · Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 14:26

It's an ammo type since it's the weapons "secondary" ammo (I.E it's supposed to be displayed as the seconadary ammo type for the weapon so the player can see the heat level when using ZDoom's Fullscreen HUD. A hack, I know.)

About compatability, I'm was thinking of releasing a "patch" WAD with my WAD so it can take advantage of GZDoom's (and ZDoomGL's if it eventually includes DECORATE) Open GL features (Such as dynamic lights).

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 14:31

Yes, it's a hack. And there lies the problem. If you hack around to coerce ZDoom's HUD into doing such stuff you should not be surprised that it doesn't work with alternates.

As for other features, I don't plan to add anything to DECORATE. All GL related stuff will be defined in separate lumps so they don't interfere with ZDoom's handling of it.