How to make a HUD mutator

[KillerMonk]

well, more how can I add it without making a new game type. It was done with the team beacon mutator, but that just draws little icons, I'm wondering how I could change the whole HUD w/o having to create a whole new game type...

[arcanex]

I don't think you can change the default HUD with just a mutator, all you can do is add to it through PostRender() functions.

[Lemoni]

just make the game type, it easer to under stand the functions for the hud if u do, i did an split (with - signs) the challeng hud up so i could understand it

[KillerMonk]

Could I make a mutator to change gametypes? That way it won't spam up the Gametype list...

[Captain Kewl]

Sure it's possible to change the HUD. Use ModifyPlayer to change PlayerPawn(Other).myHUD. Unclean programming, but it works. :)

I think it might also be possible to replace the HUD in a SpawnNotify, though my attempts to do so crashed UT. Though at the time I didn't really understand what I was doing, so it may yet be possible.

[|FAST|_Chimp]

This is my code written from tutorial by Druken Master ascholer@mediaone.net... You'll get the idea...

create mutator:
class scpHudScore extends Mutator;

var bool gbInitDone;

function PreBeginPlay()
{
if (gbInitDone) return;
gbInitDone = True;
spawn(class'scpHudScore.scpHudScoreNotify');
}

Create the spawn notify:
class scpHudScoreNotify extends SpawnNotify;

simulated event Actor SpawnNotification( Actor loActor )
{

if ( HUD(loActor).HUDMutator == none)
{
HUD(loActor).HUDMutator = spawn(class'scpHudScore.scpHudScoreHud',loActor);
}
else
{
HUD(loActor).HUDMutator.AddMutator(spawn(class'scpHudScore.scpHudScoreHud',loActor));
}
return loActor;

}
defaultproperties
{
ActorClass=class'Engine.HUD';
}


create the hud:
class scpHudScoreHud extends Mutator;
simulated function PostRender (canvas loCanvas)
{

loCanvas.SetPos(30,50);
loCanvas.DrawText("my text");
}