Toids 'Я' Us: [v6 UPDATE] HUDBall v2a (MM8BDM v6a) & Bonus MMV Music

[Ivan1997]

I'd imagine if V7 comes out, there will be a Stardroids team in multiplayer, and there will be two songs used, for victory and losing, obviously. I think the "Space Rulers" should be the victory theme, unless it will also be used in the campaign mode, in which case, the "Weapon Get" theme should be the victory theme, whereas the losing theme should be the "Game Over" theme.

[Gumballtoid]

The idea of a Stardroid team was tossed around when the old team colors were being revamped, alongside a returning Mr. X team. Lots of folks were up for it. Unfortunately, it won't be possible until the Zandronum devs decide TEAMINFO should be able to support more than four teams.

Personally, I'd use the Password theme for victory and Game Over for defeat. Space Rulers is ominous and imposing, but it doesn't really sound... victorious. Glad you're enjoying the pack, though!

[Gumballtoid]

Oh man, it's a HUDBall update!

I'm quite pleased with this one--HUDBall now features compatibility with Rage Roboenza mode! See the front post for details.

[Jedimaster76]

Is there going to be an update for compatibility for v6?

[Gumballtoid]

It's funny you should ask--I have one very nearly finished!

Hudball SP will need to wait, since there are a few experimental things I want to try with that, but the base version will be fully compatible with the campaign (albeit without boss mugshots).

[Jedimaster76]

It's funny you should ask--I have one very nearly finished!

Hudball SP will need to wait, since there are a few experimental things I want to try with that, but the base version will be fully compatible with the campaign (albeit without boss mugshots).

Nice! 
I love this mod

[TheLemonLimeBrony]

so what are you planning on doing for the unique looking healthbars used during the final boss for hudball sp, Gumballtoid?

[Gumballtoid]

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The base version of Hudball preserves the tentacles and blue aura of the health bars, as part of the aforementioned full campaign compatibility. I had to upscale them quite a bit and tailor them to my particular needs, though, haha. I'm pretty happy with how they came out.

As for Hudball SP, so far, I don't have any plans to change it up too much, besides adding proper mugshots. Nothing is set in stone, though! If I have a cool idea, I'll be sure to at least try it out.

[TheLemonLimeBrony]

cool. i look forward to it's completion!

[Gumballtoid]

The deed is done! See the front post for details.

For the time being, HUDBall SP is no longer supported. I'll probably revisit it at a later time, but there are a handful of things I want to try on top of simply adding boss mugshots (besides, maintaining multiple permutations of the mod is a pain).

Since IsabelleChiming's MMV music is now officially part of the game, I have retired the MMV music pack as well.

[TheLemonLimeBrony]

if you do pick up hudball-sp again, id say to wait until a v6b comes out, since people in the discord were talking about it

[NES Boy]

Since IsabelleChiming's MMV music is now officially part of the game, I have retired the MMV music pack as well.

Aww, you could have just cut it down into a "light" version containing just the tracks that didn't make it into the core, including the slower version of Neptune's stage theme and the looped ending theme.

[Gumballtoid]

You know what? That's totally fair.

So I did! Have a look at the front post for details.

[supersmashgaming]

Mind if I upload the HUDBall file to TSPG (The Sentinel's Playground)? The reason i'm asking is due to doomseeker having problems with using modified files.

[Gumballtoid]

Uploading it to TSPG will do you no good unless the server itself is going to run it (which players may not appreciate).

I suspect you're having the same problem that had me tearing my hair out while updating this thing. I put a note about it in the installation guide:

IMPORTANT: If using Doomseeker, be sure that "Check the integrity of local WADs" (under Options > Configure > File Paths) is unchecked. Otherwise, you won't be able to join servers with a modified MM8BDM pk3.