Borderlands/RPG-Style Damage Counter (DM-Only)

[StrikerMan780]

I decided to recreate one of my SourceMod server plugins into a PK3 Mutator for Zandronum. (With Deathmatch in mind.)

Basically, what it does is show the amount of damage a player is taking as a little pop-up above their head. Much like in Final Fantasy, Borderlands, or the Damage Popup Mutator for UT2004.

I've tried my best to make this as simple scripting-wise, and light on the CPU as possible, and I think I've succeeded. The drawback, is this only works on players, not on monsters. (It would be too taxing to check the health of every actor in a map.) So, this is for Deathmatch only, or for seeing how much damage your buddy just took from that missile in COOP.

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[one_Two]

That's really cool, although it'd never be allowed in ctf it'd make it interesting.

[StrikerMan780]

Might be useful for practice at least, because it'd allow one to get the feel for the average damages for each weapon.

I'm probably going to host a server with UDMX to see how people like it. (And to stress-test this thing.)

[Watermelon]

I'm going to play with this in a practice CTF server when I get back. Looks cool

[CloudFlash]

would be nice if you'd put a small hp bar, too. Then I imagine this would work quite cool in AoW mechs.

[Lord_of_D:]

this can help on testing weapons and shit, good job :D

would be nice if you'd put a small hp bar, too. Then I imagine this would work quite cool in AoW mechs.

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[doomwolf555]

Can it be used in other mods?

[Combinebobnt]

This could be very useful for testing

You might want to add a way to customize the colors though. I'd rather have just red numbers over rainbow tutti fruity ones

[StrikerMan780]

Can it be used in other mods?

Only if it doesn't modify the Player Class, nor uses Script Numbers 800/801/802.

This could be very useful for testing

You might want to add a way to customize the colors though. I'd rather have just red numbers over rainbow tutti fruity ones

They are that way for readability's sake when things get chaotic and there's a bunch of numbers close together or overlapping.

[StrikerMan780]

Updated. Edited the font to have more contrast, and is doubled in resolution so Filtering in OpenGL doesn't blur it all out beyond readability.

Hosting a server with it at: 64.74.97.177:10670

[Nati46]

Looks quite innovative and cool - But what about weapons like the shotgun/supershotgun with multiple pellets or weapons with splash damage in addition to direct damage such as the RL? Does your counter add them up correctly?

[StrikerMan780]

Looks quite innovative and cool - But what about weapons like the shotgun/supershotgun with multiple pellets or weapons with splash damage in addition to direct damage such as the RL? Does your counter add them up correctly?

Yes it does.

[Medicris]

I like it. In fact, I kind of wish it were a clientside option standard, like some other games out there.

I'd go and ask for optional Quake-like hitsounds to be a Z& standard too, but that's probably too far out of line

Good job.

[Hypnotoad]

Is this script capable of tracking who does the damage (the attacker)?

[Ænima]

Do you only see the damage YOU inflict to enemies (TF2-style), or do you see the damage everyone else inflicts as well (MMO style)?

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Just tested it and found the latter to be the case.

I also opened the PK3 up and noticed you used DECORATE and custom sprites (with some TEXTURES defs) to achieve the effect. A pretty good idea, although personally I would have used a different method (purely ACS, using HudmessageOnActor). But eh, yours still works pretty well. :P

I think it just might be more suited for duel, since a deathmatch game with a decent amount of players gets kind of hectic with all of the numbers flying around.

[Doomkid]

This is too damn cool Striker. Seeing an 800 from a direct BFG blast is pretty damn satasfying!

I think having it so you only see the damage you inflict is a great option, as well as switching the number colors between tutti frutti or a solid color. Yellow seems to suit the pixel font because of the HUD. Overall this is really cool stuff and interesting too.

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I like it. In fact, I kind of wish it were a clientside option standard, like some other games out there.

I'd go and ask for optional Quake-like hitsounds to be a Z& standard too, but that's probably too far out of line

Personally, I think that would be awesome.

[StrikerMan780]

Is this script capable of tracking who does the damage (the attacker)?

That's impossible due to the limits of ACS, and since the script has to be executed on the victim. This wasn't a problem in SourceMod when I made it there (new Attacker = GetEventInt("attacker");), but here, no go.

I would have used a different method (purely ACS, using HudmessageOnActor).

Also impossible due to the fact that there's no way to determine who the attacker is as it is absolutely necessary for the victim to execute the script in order to process how much health he has.

Also, HudMessageOnActor looks like ass when in motion... very jittery. Also very CPU heavy when called every tic, which I want to avoid.

If only ACS had SetActivatorToLastAttacker, and SpawnVisibleTo...