A downloadable mod

This is a basic HUD mod for GZDoom 3.0 or later. It emphasizes readability while conserving screen space. Vertical health and armor bars should make it easy to tell how much health you have in your peripheral vision without glancing at numbers.

Configuration options described in the included readme.

More information
StatusReleased
CategoryGame mod
Release date Jul 27, 2017
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
AuthorJP LeBreton
TagsDoom, FPS, gzdoom, hud, mod

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jphud-doom-mod.zip 6.8 kB
Version 3 Nov 18, 2021

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Gadavre3 years ago

thank you. Could i change сolor of Ammo counter and Health  counter? I would like Numbers have red color

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dmslr4 years ago

Hey, JP. I don't know if you're aware but custom intermission fonts can mess up alignment in the ammo tally. You can check BTSX or Eviternity, for example.

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JP LeBreton4 years ago

Thanks for reminding me, I released a fix: https://jp.itch.io/jphud-doom/devlog/192895/update-fixed-ammo-display-with-mods-...

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dmslr4 years ago

Cool!

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kekosauros4 years ago (1 edit)

Would it be possible for this to work with SmoothDoom? It cuts off the ammo display and weapon models on the right side of the hud. I tried looking into fixing it myself but since this is made with zscript I have no idea what I'm doing lol, will be willing to donate something like 25$ if you could make a patch or tell me how to fix it :)

Edit: loading your hud before SmoothDoom makes it not load at all and loading it after causes the issue mentioned above. AFAIK SmoothDoom makes some changes to the SBARINFO

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JP LeBreton4 years ago

I can't seem to reproduce this issue with a fresh config (gzdoom.cfg) when I load SmoothDoom first and then JPHUD - the ammo display always draws near the right edge of the screen with no cut off, no matter what aspect ratio or scaling factor I choose.

FWIW the version of SmoothDoom I have is the latest one in this thread: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=45550

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kekosauros4 years ago (1 edit)

Hi.

I tried with a clean config file and while I can see the ammo display on the right, I cannot see the weapon models/sprites next to it that is present without SmoothDoom. See attached image - I am running the latest version of GZDoom, SmoothDoom and JPHUD loaded last with a clean file in ultrawide 3440x1440 resolutionLast image with is what I have it setup to look like without SmoothDoom, with the weapons and larger ammo display for the selected weapon shown properly

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JP LeBreton4 years ago

Thanks, I'll look into this.

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kekosauros4 years ago

Cheers :) looking forward to a potential fix, your hud is my favorite I've come across and along with SmoothDoom is the 2 is must-haves for my vanilla playthroughs

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JP LeBreton4 years ago

Okay, try loading this pk3 instead of the main release jphud.pk3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzl1lh9fpmbbxaz/jphud_smoothdoom.pk3?dl=0

Smooth Doom defines its own custom weapons so the player doesn't have the ones that my HUD was expecting. I generalized it a little bit, but only just enough to make this custom version of it.

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dmslr5 years ago

It is objectively the most comfortable hud for Doom. Thank you very much! Only one inconvenience - indicating armor type. Armor indicator, somehow, shows green armor if it's below 100% even if megaarmor is equiped and, vice versa, shows blue armor if it's above 100% but regular armor is equiped.

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JP LeBreton5 years ago

Thanks, and good catch - I think my code for detecting the player's armor type is naive. I'll fix this next time I return to it.

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JP LeBreton5 years ago(+1)

Fixed: https://jp.itch.io/jphud-doom/devlog/98146/updated-with-a-fix

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sunnysideover6 years ago

Just tested the mod and I love the idea! A great DooM HUD is always appreciated! thank you!

Can I make a few suggestions?

If the emphasis is on readability and keeping the information in the periphery, why not swap armor and health? Keep the least important information at the edges of the screen, and possibly make health slightly larger than armor.

Have the current ammo pool float to the top? Or place the ammo counts at the bottom of the screen (similar to Quake) with the current pool centred and in large font (similar to how Doom 3 places the ammo counter on the weapons).
Take a look at these cutom Quake Live huds. http://qlhud.net/author/R1per2

Is there a source code for this mod so we can make our own changes?

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JP LeBreton6 years ago

Hi, thanks for the suggestions and examples. I'm often tinkering with this so I'll update with any tweaks I like in the future.

This mod is made with ZScript which is only compiled at runtime, so the source is in the PK3 itself (zscript.txt in this case).

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