Posts tagged HUD

HTHUD: Part 3 – Implementing a Multi-Layered HUD + HUD Bars



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Subject: HTHUD: Part 3 – Implementing a Multi-Layered HUD + HUD Bars
Skill Level: Beginner
Run-Time: 1 Hour
Author: Michael Allar
Notes: Drawing our different HUD passes so that they stack on top of each other, along with making our health and ammo bars fill up or deplete based on current health and ammo.

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HTHUD: Part 3 – Setting Up A Multi-Layered Dynamic HUD


Video Version

Subject: HTHUD: Part 3 – Setting Up A Multi-Layered Dynamic HUD
Skill Level: Intermediate
Run-Time: 25 Minutes
Author: Michael Allar
Notes: Displaying our current health to the screen.

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HTHUD: Part 3 – DisplayHealth()


Video Version

Subject: HTHUD: Part 3 – DisplayHealth()
Skill Level: Beginner
Run-Time: 22 Minutes
Author: Michael Allar
Notes: Displaying our current health to the screen.

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Subject: HTHUD: Part 3 – DisplayHealth()
Skill Level: Beginner
Author: Michael Allar
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HTHUD: Part 3 – Ammo Text Offsetting + Resolution Scaled Text


Video Version

Subject: HTHUD: Part 3 – Ammo Text Offsetting + Resolution Scaled Text
Skill Level: Beginner
Run-Time: 35 Minutes
Author: Michael Allar
Notes: Moving our ammo HUD texture over to the right side of the screen and offsetting our text to rest to the left of it, right aligned against our image. The text will also become resolution scaled so that it looks the same at any resolution. We also add functionality to scale all of our hud text.

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Written Version

Subject: HTHUD: Part 3 – Ammo Text Offsetting + Resolution Scaled Text
Skill Level: Beginner
Author: Michael Allar
Notes: Moving our ammo HUD texture over to the right side of the screen and offsetting our text to rest to the left of it, right aligned against our image. The text will also become resolution scaled so that it looks the same at any resolution. We also add functionality to scale all of our hud text.

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Creating a Health Hud Icon


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Subject: Creating a Health Hud Icon
Skill Level: Beginner
Run-Time: 8 minutes
Author: Michael Allar
Notes: Creating a really ugly health hud icon.

If you are an artist, please skip this tutorial. This tutorial is meant for those who have no idea how to create any type of art asset. It is done by a programmer, so the methods involved will produce extremely ugly results.

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End Result:


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