On screen compass

Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:39 pm by ScrapIron

Has anyone found a way to edit the HUD to add some kind of pointer to allow players to know which direction they are facing without keying into the map and totally blocking their display. I've looked over the /interface folder but I haven't been able to determine what to do.

Fri Sep 26, 2003 1:32 am by Xenogear_0001

You mean sort of like a minimap? Yeah, that would be nice.

I am Alpha and Omega
The beginning and the end
The first and the last

Fri Sep 26, 2003 7:58 am by ScrapIron

Not really. More like a compass, an arrow that points toward the top part of the map so you can get your bearings right out of a battle. Even something that stays aligned with the hud and as you turn an arrow shows your new direction. A mini map would clog up viewing area.

Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:28 pm by Phezzan

Do that in Freelancer? - there are three easy steps

1. Learn Win32 assembly
2. Decompile the game
3. Reprogram the hud and add the compass

If you learn to read machine code in hex you can skip step 2.

Phez
PS: Post again in here when you're done.
PPS: It might be easier to rewrite the game.
PPPS: when you're done you can fix Moo3

Fri Sep 26, 2003 7:48 pm by tylium

why not make a mod wit it it would be nice to see your ships damage to guns wings etc

i am only atacking the people who want to kill me but what if they kill me first

Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:32 pm by Killzone

Id prefer a Holo Map display, like the one in Colony Wars Red Sun... but a mini compass would be cool... And like hell Im gonna Deprogram the game!!

Bein an Outcast is about doin things you wanna do: Kill, Terrorise, Murder, Destroy, Smoke Cardamine, ya know, normal stuff.....

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