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Re: Location of shield meter on HUD
Posted By: Evil Otto	Date: 12/21/06 11:54 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Location of shield meter on HUD (Mister Froggy) : In Halo 2, the motion tracker is still there (just with an X through it) in : games where it's disabled. I think they left it in because the shield : meter was right on top of it, and the meter would have looked weird : without the motion tracker below it. : So my guess is that they moved the shield meter in Halo 3 so the motion : tracker could disappear in games where it's disabled. I don't really like : where they moved it, but maybe I'll warm up to it after a while. Okay, folks, a word on the shield meter... So, as you all noticed, I moved it back to the top of your screen. There were several issues I had to solve with sticking it over the motion tracker. 1. It is below the center. Most action takes place in the top half of your screen. 2. HD sets with 16:9 aspect ratio exacerbate the problem by pushing it over to your far left periphery. 3. Tying it to the tracker made it look droopy and short (as Stuntmutt so eloquently pointed out) 4. The odd shape couldn't stand on it's own, visually, requiring the motion tracker to remain on screen even when MT was off. It works very well in the center. It's transparent enough that it doesn't get in your way, but when the shields are down, it's impossible to miss. :)

Message Index

Location of shield meter on HUD	Mr Fiddle	12/20/06 10:37 a.m.
Re: Location of shield meter on HUD	jester_343	12/20/06 10:40 a.m.
No doubt it's there just for testing. Not final. *NM*	Dry Ice	12/20/06 10:49 a.m.
Pick between H1 H2 or H3. Sweet *NM*	The More Deluded	12/20/06 11:11 a.m.
Yeah!	DarkSim	12/20/06 12:04 p.m.
Best idea Ever! (Bungie Please Read His Post) *NM*	Mr Fiddle	12/20/06 12:08 p.m.
Re: Yeah!	Evil Otto	12/20/06 1:00 p.m.
Re: Yeah!	Sep7imus [subnova]	12/20/06 1:07 p.m.
Re: Yeah!	Achronos	12/20/06 1:16 p.m.
the dogs have their own room!? SWEET :) *NM*	The More Deluded	12/20/06 1:19 p.m.
Re: Location of shield meter on HUD	Mister Froggy	12/20/06 11:57 a.m.
Re: Location of shield meter on HUD	Evil Otto	12/21/06 11:54 a.m.
Re: Location of shield meter on HUD	Black Guard	12/21/06 9:05 p.m.
Re: Location of shield meter on HUD	Sep7imus [subnova]	12/20/06 12:51 p.m.
So True! *NM*	Dry Ice	12/20/06 1:30 p.m.
Re: Location of shield meter on HUD	DarkSim	12/20/06 2:06 p.m.
The Shield should stay put from Halo2. **NM**	SEspider	12/20/06 9:36 p.m.
Re: The Shield should stay put from Halo2. **NM**	SizeOfAChaffinch	12/21/06 4:07 a.m.