Comments on: Halo 3 Beta, Part 2 : What’s Wrong With My HUD? http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Waffle Deluxe http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-58747 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:58:25 +0000 http://hawtymcbloggy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-58747 I see your point but i have to say that in an ever evolving society games will change for better or for worse.

]]> By: bsangel http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-33 Mon, 21 May 2007 21:09:08 +0000 http://hawtymcbloggy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-33 The more I play it, the more I don’t like the curved HUD. I would much rather have a flat H2 HUD that is readable than a realistic curved HUD that you can only make out some of the messages. The trade off is not worth it in this case in my opinion.

]]> By: Tortacular http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-16 Sun, 20 May 2007 08:43:19 +0000 http://hawtymcbloggy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-16 I have to agree. I’m not loving the new HUD. Everything fit on Chris’s screen just fine, although it was a bit squished by being split-screen… I just couldn’t ready any messages without having to really concentrate on them.

The entire environment is so much more rich and complex than H2, so it’s not too surprising that it’s tougher to overlay the HUD in a way that is very visible and readable. Hopefully they can find a tweak for that because until I learned weapon spawns, I had no idea what I was standing on half the time.

]]> By: TTL Demag0gue http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-12 Sun, 20 May 2007 02:28:26 +0000 http://hawtymcbloggy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-12 I don’t have an HDTV, just a regular ol’ one. I have noticed, though, that some stuff falls slightly off the bottom corners. Nothing major – I can still read it – but it’s only the top 3/4 of it. I don’t think it’s something I can actually fix on my TV, though.

And I agree. Snowbound makes it really difficult to read messages. I was VIP the other day and had no idea until someone killed me. Of course, it probably didn’t help that I didn’t notice I had the overshield, either.

]]> By: Fezzer http://hawtymcbloggy.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-7 Sat, 19 May 2007 19:32:44 +0000 http://hawtymcbloggy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/halo-3-beta-part-1-whats-wrong-with-my-hud/#comment-7 Sorry your display settings are messed up! I would suggest tooling around with your widescreen settings. You should be able to access that through the remote.

I actually really like the curved HUD. I think it adds to the realism. The coloring is a little faint. But I’m am starting to get more used to it. I still have a little trouble on Snowbound when I’m outside, but other than that I can make out text okay.

The blue flashes on the HUD when your getting shot really annoy me. They really obstruct my vision. Like you, I’ve also thought I delivered a killing blow, only to find the enemy still alive and then I’m caught with my proverbial pants down. I think the flashing in the HUD is a major factor in such encounters.

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