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Title: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (revamp V0.5 release)
Post by: -FiniteZero- on September 01, 2014, 09:26:34 PM

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So, I'm not sure if this is exactly where to put this. It's not complete yet, but I want feedback before I continue it. Once completed, it should probably be moved to the "Skins" topic. If it should be there in the first place, please move it there.

Anyways, I like classic FPS games, like Doom and Quake. I notice a trend of HUD bars that tell you everything you need to know (health, armor, ammo, ect). MM8BDM doesn't have this, instead going more for how it was represented in the Classic games.

This is an attempt to take the Classic health meters and put them on an FPS bar, based a bit on the Gameboy series HUD. It's probably less useful than the normal HUD, due to obscuring slightly more of the screen. It's really just because I like consistency between my FPS games, so yeah.

This is what I have:
(http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t488/FiniteZeroGamer/prototypegbbar_zps9fe3cda2.png)

It's a work in progress. I'm thinking of basing it on the weapon select menu of MM1 and MM2, so that would add a border.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/5a0hqn5zhalx88g/doomhudv03.wad (http://www.mediafire.com/download/5a0hqn5zhalx88g/doomhudv03.wad)

Below are screenshots. They are of the previous version, however the difference is only in team colors.

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(http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t488/FiniteZeroGamer/Screenshot_Doom_20160718_115646_zpshrqyl6di.png)
(http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t488/FiniteZeroGamer/Screenshot_Doom_20160718_115757_zpssyiwaixy.png)
(http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t488/FiniteZeroGamer/Screenshot_Doom_20160718_115843_zpsmhsicxfm.png)
(http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t488/FiniteZeroGamer/Screenshot_Doom_20160718_115909_zpsiisvf5ck.png)
(http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t488/FiniteZeroGamer/Screenshot_Doom_20160718_115933_zpsq4mxj4r0.png)

Please give feedback, and let me know any ideas on this you may have.

This HUD replaces the horizontal bar HUD.

Updated for Version 5. The new weapons will function properly with this, and the new team bars have been updated to include the new team colors. I have also used different team sprites so that the Cossack and Team bars fit in better with the Light and Wily bars.

So I decided to give this one more revamp, as I had some ideas to make this look a lot better. Basically, I decided redesign it to make it more Doom-like, what with the numbers instead of bars. Though, I added tiny health and ammo meters in the center as to give a quick frame-of-reference of how much of either you have at a glance. I still need to add in something to dictate teams for teamgames, most likely a swappable icon of some sort next to the frag counter. There are a few more minor things I want to fix up, but I just wanted to get this out there and get feedback.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XKtmkqFQBNDF8iZqzaq2ZcO11NhHdB7M/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XKtmkqFQBNDF8iZqzaq2ZcO11NhHdB7M/view?usp=sharing)

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An example of what the new design is:
(http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t488/FiniteZeroGamer/SBAR0B_zpslqz5snxg.png)
As you can see, I have based the design on the mock-up robot-master-frame for Rockman & Forte FC. Too bad that demake never got made, oh well.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: Laggy Blazko on September 01, 2014, 09:54:43 PM

I suppose the "Doom-style" part is somewhat misleading.
I expected a status bar with a mugshot, heheheh.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: Ivory on September 01, 2014, 10:06:01 PM

Same, I went in expecting an 8 bit doom HUD. Complete with Mega Man's mugshot doing all of the classic doom guy mugshot expressions.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: SmashTheEchidna on September 01, 2014, 10:08:04 PM

You should totally do that.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: -FiniteZero- on September 01, 2014, 10:20:47 PM

It IS a pretty good idea. The Mega Man face could go right there in the center.

Unfortunately, I'm not very good at pixel art, so...

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: Vajaran Nall on September 02, 2014, 12:49:21 PM

This actually isn't such a bad idea though, I mean, you could have the weapon energy on one side and health on the other and just have the doom widget replaced with Mega man' head. It seems like a mod cutman Mike would consider. This is a good idea man, but what about that part of the screen that it covers?

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: Vajaran Nall on September 02, 2014, 12:53:55 PM

The hud syhhould change based on the Mega man game you're on.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: -FiniteZero- on September 02, 2014, 02:18:34 PM

Quote from: "Vajaran Nall"

The hud syhhould change based on the Mega man game you're on.

If that even is possible, I don't have the skills to do it.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: -FiniteZero- on September 02, 2014, 11:29:44 PM

UPDATE:

I have a new mockup of it, this time based off of the MM2 weapon selection screen.

(http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t488/FiniteZeroGamer/mmbar_zps121b5e23.png)

This also adds the face people want, as well as a frag counter. While I lack the skills to draw Mega Man in various states of disrepair, one thing I might be able to do is change the face depending on which skin you're using.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: Laggy Blazko on September 02, 2014, 11:42:45 PM

Perhaps it would need every skin to have its own set of faces. Skins having custom faces is possible but you would have to "redefine" them. Not to mention the required amount of new graphics.
It looks nice, though.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: PotatoStrike on September 09, 2014, 03:16:30 PM

But in the developpement of MM8BDM, skins don't have a crouch animation...
Can you make some please? I'm sick of seeing flat Megamen.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: Laggy Blazko on September 09, 2014, 03:20:37 PM

Those would take a lot of time. And 8BDM isn't designed for enabled crouching anyway.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: -FiniteZero- on July 18, 2016, 07:12:34 PM

Bump for alpha release.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: Laggy Blazko on July 18, 2016, 09:46:14 PM

It's good. Well done.

I suggest using the height command so it doesn't block most of the weapon and the map's name in the automap. The regular Doom status bar uses it.
http://zdoom.org/wiki/Default_status_bars (http://zdoom.org/wiki/Default_status_bars)

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: -FiniteZero- on July 18, 2016, 11:07:00 PM

Ah, and it also fixed the problem with text appearing on the bar. Yay.

I'll upload the new version shortly.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V02 release)
Post by: Geno on July 21, 2016, 03:43:41 AM

IF you want an animated Mega Man face, I just whipped one up with all the facial expressions from Doom
(http://cutstuff.net/molly/DBBKUP/MM8BDM/megaman-doomfaces.png)
you can use it if you want

I didn't do the "bleeding" alternates because why would megaman bleed

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V02 release)
Post by: SmashTheEchidna on July 21, 2016, 01:28:28 PM

Megaman could just look damaged and weakened instead, though.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V03 release)
Post by: -FiniteZero- on July 29, 2016, 04:12:12 PM

Grab the v5 compatible version in the opening post. If there are any issues, please let me know.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V03 release)
Post by: tsukiyomaru0 on July 29, 2016, 06:14:51 PM

Since there's now a Base Skin, how about using it as base for this HUD?

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V03 release)
Post by: -FiniteZero- on July 29, 2016, 06:46:56 PM

Hm. Once I get a good mugshot, perhaps. Unless there is one I didn't know of.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD
Post by: LemonPig on August 14, 2016, 06:01:51 PM

Quote from: PotatoStrike on September 09, 2014, 03:16:30 PM

But in the developpement of MM8BDM, skins don't have a crouch animation...
Can you make some please? I'm sick of seeing flat Megamen.

im sick 2

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V03 release)
Post by: fortegigasgospel on August 14, 2016, 07:05:04 PM

Quote from: LemonPig on August 14, 2016, 06:01:51 PM

im sick 2

This would literally require the class to be adjusted for crouching skins, which would break every other skin in the entire game without them, and that is saying it is even possible in DOOM to begin with (I don't know if it is or isn't but I'm sure someone does)

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V03 release)
Post by: -FiniteZero- on August 14, 2016, 08:57:54 PM

I'm not sure what crouching has to do with this project. This is about a HUD, not about skins.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V03 release)
Post by: MetalMasher on May 27, 2017, 11:15:54 PM

Nice Mod.

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (V03 release)
Post by: bass44 on May 27, 2017, 11:35:29 PM

Quote from: Geno on July 21, 2016, 03:43:41 AM

IF you want an animated Mega Man face, I just whipped one up with all the facial expressions from Doom
(http://cutstuff.net/molly/DBBKUP/MM8BDM/megaman-doomfaces.png)
you can use it if you want

I didn't do the "bleeding" alternates because why would megaman bleed

Oil perhaps? MegaMan Powered Up DID say that "Oil is their blood"

Title: Re: MM8BDM Doom-Style HUD (revamp V0.5 release)
Post by: -FiniteZero- on January 17, 2018, 08:17:18 AM

Bump for new version.