Overly Chatty Penguins

The Ready Room => General => Topic started by: Cartman2b on July 28, 2004, 09:21:34 PM

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: Cartman2b on July 28, 2004, 09:21:34 PM

Hey guys,

http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/in...=ST&f=5&t=76391 (http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=5&t=76391)

I've put my idea into the I&S forum and i'd like to know your suggestions and opinions to it.


Many thanks,

carty

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: Mr.Bill on July 28, 2004, 09:30:04 PM

I'll ask here,

what happens if theres 2 ccs? just points out the one the comm is in? or the one that has ips connected with it?

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: Evangelion_2 on July 28, 2004, 09:42:35 PM

I like the idea. My suggestion would be crosshair specific not just the comm chair. Example: you are walking through a base and your crosshair hovers over an obs it would say if it is upgrading and the other stuff you included in the HUD such as weld status and exact life 2000/2000.

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: Satiagraha on July 28, 2004, 10:26:40 PM

I think that your version has too much text, and is too bulky and large (it'd get annoying), but that's all visual, and I would assume you would only have it monitor the CC that a comm is in. When there's no comm, it tells you that.

As for the Hive levels, I like that. I think that a text percentage could be nicely overlayed on the hive image in the hud. 7000/7000 isn't necessary, just a percentage.

Of course I also think that the entire upper marine HUD should be redesigned.

Storyline-wise, it would make sense that marines would have number info on their hud, they have communication and technology. The aliens, however, work more on the basis of feel. They feel that the hive is being hurt, that the hive is low, etc. So it would make sense that they wouldn't see an exact percent.

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: Malevolent on July 29, 2004, 09:40:25 AM

I think both ideas are quite good. The hive percentage seems to be fine without any changes (except that it doesn't fit the story like Sati said).

The command chair health is also a good idea for the marine HUD. Just take off everything except for the percentage. It'd be really helpful in combat, but not so much as in regular NS.

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: cutter on July 29, 2004, 10:03:28 AM

I like the idea of seeing the HP left on cc's and hive's.  Although I very very rarely hop in the comm chair it maybe nice to know.

GJ.

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: Anarki3x6 on July 29, 2004, 01:05:40 PM

yeah i like it, especially the hive health one, that would REALLY come in handy.

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: Cartman2b on July 29, 2004, 03:22:43 PM

Tyrnemesis gave me a PM saying he'll gladly add the alien idea into NS.

http://www.natural-selection.org/bt/bug_vi...?bug_id=0000796 (http://www.natural-selection.org/bt/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=0000796)


Thanks for the opinions guys :)

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: BobTheJanitor on July 29, 2004, 03:25:55 PM

It'll be fun to see how fast it goes down when a hive is shotty rushed.

Title: My Ns Idea
Post by: Satiagraha on July 29, 2004, 04:56:07 PM

Quote

http://www.natural-selection.org/bt/bug_vi...?bug_id=0000796 (http://www.natural-selection.org/bt/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=0000796)

Hmm... Interesting site. I never knew about it. It's fun to see what they're fixing ^_^