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NOTE: This mod is allowed to be used freely by anyone in their mod, whether it is modified or not, as long as credit is given.

1.4 is ONCE AGAIN AVAILABLE

Grab it on my site at http://hawaiianpig.pfordee.com/

Here are the direct links to both mods.

http://hawaiianpig.pfordee.com/Mods/Hal ... ion1.4.rar

http://hawaiianpig.pfordee.com/Mods/Hal ... rsion1.rar

enjoy...

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Before i begin, Version 1.0 is also available at the end of this post.. since for some strange reason people like it better than the new, more accurate 1.4

Halo 2 HUD v1.4

Background (for those who havent followed the development)

Suggesting to go where no modder has gone before, n00bMODDER created a rendition of the Zanzibar sheild monitor and released it to the community, asking for help with getting it into the game. Hawaiian Pig came along and the two worked hard at getting it into the game. Going a bit further, Hawaiian Pig started to mod other parts of the HUD until the entire HUD was completly revamped. The end product was well received, as it resembled Halo 2 quite a bit. After seeing their work, another modder, Genocide, came long and decided lend a hand with the artwork, creating much more accurate renditions of the ammo meters and sheild monitors. Hawaiian Pig then set out to put this into the game. Yet, there was still one major problem, the ammobars wouldn't touch! That's when Lightning came to the rescue and helped with the remainder of the mod. And so it was there, when the Version 1.4 of the Halo 2 Hud was released

Now That all that Crap is done with

And now that i've finished talking us up in third person, I'd like everyone to know that while its probably final, there may be some minor changes to what is already in this ppf. If any more work is going to be done, it will be on adding to what is here.

So enjoy


This Mod Includes

-A revamped Sheild and Health Monitor, based off of the ever popular Zanzibar Build of Halo 2 (Updated: now much sharper and cleaner)

-Distinct icons for your Gunner, Passenger, Ghost and Banshee Health Monitors

-A slightly changed Radar (Updated: outer rim has been made brighter)

-More straightened Weapon Monitors (Updated: Now MUCH more accurate to Halo 2, including the shape and symbols.* Plus, the Covenant Weapon's Overheat meters are now much more accurate.)

-Reticle Warnings including: Reload, Low Ammo, No Ammo, Low Fuel, and No Fuel (on flame thrower)


*Note: Some of you may complain when you find out that the weapon symbols don't change for each specific weapon, i've already posted an explanation for this:

Hawaiian Pig wrote:haha, well here's the thing about the pistol ... u can't have seprate pics for each weapon... there are only 5 possible symbols per ammo type...

They are: frag grenade, plasma grenade, canister (for the flame thrower), bullets/ballistics (you would know this symbol as the x and the bullet), and the battery (...looked like a battery). So i simply changed the bullet one to a pistol, since it is "the" symbol for human weapons. and the Battery to a Plasma Pistol, as it is the counterpart of the Human pistol.

So think of them as "Human Weapon" and "Alien Weapon" symbols.

It's hard coded into the game...ask any HPC modder, who's eveer looked at the hud bitmaps.

Credits For 1.4

Hawaiian Pig - Implementation into the game/Artwork (All Symbols/Health Bar/Font/Other Misc Art)/Debugging
Genocide - Artwork (Shield Meter/Overheat Meter/Ammo Bar)
Lightning - Ammo Bar alignment (getting the overheat meter to touch the Ammo Bar!)/Debugging
n00bMODDER - Concept and Initial Artwork (The Initial Shield Meter)

Credits For 1.0

Hawaiian Pig - Implementation into the game/Artwork (All Symbols/Health Bar/Font/Other Misc Art/Shield Meter/Overheat Meter/Ammo Bar)
n00bMODDER - Concept and Initial Artwork (The Initial Shield Meter)

Thanks to all who "beta" tested, looking for bugs etc. Without feedback from you guys, this mod would have crashed and burned









APPLY TO A FRESH BITMAPS.MAP, OR AT LEAST ONE WHERE THE HUD HASN'T BEEN TAMPERED WITH.

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*Downloads moved to the top of post*

Lovely!!!! I want to be part of your team!!!!! First to download as well! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

second isnt so bad. Good job

rename the file so it ends in .ppf then u can use it,and this deffienetly needs to go in the outstanding mods! or u both get elite recignition

I agree with jeagan, this should go in outstanding mods.

Great work guys. Ive been supporting you since i decided to take a look at your first thread and read through the pages. lol. Seriously though great job. 10th download!!! Woot!

ok, listen, your ammo Hud is all wrong, you have to study your work better.

umm how do u apply this i have no clue u should add instructions whit the dl

edit: ahh its a ppf yeah name it .ppf

edgar wrote:umm how do u apply this i have no clue u should add instructions whit the dl

Its a .ppf file. If you don't know how to use one of those, figure it out, there are 2 tut sections.

{TKO}Vinx wrote:ok, listen, your ammo Hud is all wrong, you have to study your work better.

yea, hows it supposed to look, smart guy? all you can do is critisize something wrong with it and not say anything good about it? btw, awesome. im gonna use it asap.

{TKO}Vinx wrote:ok, listen, your ammo Hud is all wrong, you have to study your work better.

by all means, do a better job and send it to us, that part of the HUD is a bitch to change, u cant move them together, u cant change the area where it shows up, u cant customize the icons per gun like in the beta pics, all of this is impossible casue most of how the HUD shows up is hardcoded into the game...so go ahead and try it out...i dare ya... you wont come up with anything better

mmmm strange, i named it .ppf but it still doesn't work.

''At the picture''
LoL, Ja=Yes and Nee=No im dutch

yo dude wat map do apply it to? i tried UI but it didnt work btw do u apply with hhht or ppf-o-matic?

you have no backup directory

bitmaps.map


next time people, please pm your problems...i dont want this thread getting huge...u guys know what happens when threads get long..

on another note, the ppf has been renamed and reuploaded, its not as confusing anymore

its sweet!!!

Very nice mod, both of you guys. Definetly Outstanding Mods section....

Yep, definitely outstanding, i think. *moves*

actually if you read the bungie.net faq at
http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.asp ... datopstory
states

Q

BadKarma asks: what's the word with the health system?

A

You've probably read this already in the flood of beta coverage that's come out recently but I can clarify a little bit... There is no health meter like in Halo 1. You now only have a shield meter. As you take damage your shield meter will deteriorate until it runs out, then it flashes for a few seconds and you can only take a little more damage before you die. If you retreat and take cover, your shield will fully recharge within a couple of seconds.


GJ on the HUD put its not halo 2 accurate

True, but this is Halo 1, there is health in this game and we need a meter giving it to us (playing SP would be a bitch without one)