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Need background image for tactical radar

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eleazar:

--- Quote from: Mattn on June 13, 2008, 09:51:51 pm ---the hud is completly hidden - the image should have dimensions of 1024x768 (i will later scale it down to 512x512 - but we need the 4:3 ratio.

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Did you make this non-sequitur reply because you didn't read my post, or because you read it, disagree, but don't choose to explain why?


I know the original intent was to completely hide the HUD.  My point is that this is not necessarily a good idea.

At the very least IMHO you need the controls that raise/lower the level of the camera, or else you won't be able to see into buildings as in the example... or at least you won't be able to choose the floor.

Mattn:

--- Quote from: eleazar on June 13, 2008, 10:17:47 pm ---Did you make this non-sequitur reply because you didn't read my post, or because you read it, disagree, but don't choose to explain why?

I know the original intent was to completely hide the HUD.  My point is that this is not necessarily a good idea.

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Oh, i'm sorry, i've answered your first question.

* Imo it's not needed to have controlls here - you can always use the keyboard shortcuts (e.g. the radar level changes if you select an actor which is on a different level, or when you use the cursor up/down keys to switch levels)
* zooming is no option, too, because the radar is build out of screenshots, not 3d data, so it would look ugly at some point
* info about health and so on will be added to the radar - no need to show the hud here

the problem with showing the hud here, is, that the hud is a script file. it can easily be changed to look completely different. that's why i would still vote for showing a static background.

@BTAxis - that all depends on the size of the screenshot. The rest is autoscaling.

BTAxis:
So make a choice.m Either demand that all screenshots must be a certain size, or implement scrolling/zooming for them ingame. The latter seems preferrable, because of the aspect ratio issue.

MunkyFish:
i would sugest something like they had in ufo enemy unknown (i tryed to take some print screens of it so that i could remind you of what it looked like but for some reason the pic dosent seem to work(probobly coz the game is in such a low resolution  i don't know any ideas on how to do this))

Psawhn:
Something I thought would be neat is to enhance the 'halos' around actors and important objects as you zoom out, so your 3D view essentially becomes the map. Most of the map images are just renders of the 3D view from above anyway. When you zoom out far enough, you can't see the individual soldiers/aliens too well, so just intensify icons like in the tactical map.
This also has the advantage of rotating the map and stuff. I actually always play this level (farm01?) with Phalanx starting at the bottom, so this map confuses me until I get my head around it.

What about experimenting with making that desk/background a backdrop for the 3D view anyway? It might get rid of the lovely black abyss that's off the borders of every map.

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