15 replies to this topic

[Foxmoan]

Ok ok, just hear me out. Im not really considering it for use in game. But seriously though it should be in. Probably not too had to implent either. Im just thinking it would be pretty neat to be able to record video using fraps or something simmilar and not have the bud on, both in cockpit and in spectator mode (being able to remove any "You are spectating, press FIRE to spawn" or similar messages from the screen). We would suddenly have things appearing like fan made trailers and training videos all over YouTube so it would give MWO some free advertising and who knows? Maybe some creative minds will get together and make full blown Battletech movies and dramas or even some comedies akin to Rooster Teeth's Red vs Blue.
Im not saying people will NEED to disable their HUD to do things like that, but doing so would sure make it easier and even look nicer in most cases.

So who's with me? Let the creative minded pilots of MWO gather here and show our support for an often overlooked feature!

[Freyar]

I'd like an option to turn off the HUD entirely. Options are just that, options.

[Game_Overture]

There probably will be an option to disable parts of the HUD. Razer's Artemis (http://www.razerzone.com/artemis) has the minimap built in on it, so it would be redundant to also have it on the actual monitor.

[Hellhoundman]

Crescent Fresh, on 23 June 2012 - 06:23 PM, said:

There probably will be an option to disable parts of the HUD. Razer's Artemis (http://www.razerzone.com/artemis) has the minimap built in on it, so it would be redundant to also have it on the actual monitor.

Wow 0.0

I didn't even know there was a thing like that. And if the game is good and my bank is too i am so gona get one.

[Foxmoan]

Its nice to see people responding to this topic, but im seeing a few "No" votes up there... Wonder why there agenst it... Too bad they didnt post there reasonings, lol.

[RedRidingHood]

No becouse A pro player would not need it and it would get in the way after while.

[Fugu]

I won't disable it myself but as an option I'm sure many would like to.

[FlakAttack]

I would probably never use this feature. That said, I can't see why we should take it away from those that will. Voted yes.

[Foxmoan]

RedRidingHood, on 26 June 2012 - 05:02 AM, said:

No becouse A pro player would not need it and it would get in the way after while.

So you saying no because you personally wont need it..? Ok I guess i can accept that but just how would it get in the way? It could be tied to a key command that could just never be hit on accident, like ctrl+alt+] or something. And on a note like that, many players will be playing with joysticks anyway, and the ones who will still be using a mouse/keyboard set up will likely set all the commands close together on one side for better reaction times/ease of use anyway. Its about the only way to easily move and shoot at the same time accurately in this kind of game.

*EDIT* No, im not saying joystick is better or something like that. I played through all of my first run of mw3 and much of mw4 without one thanks to the lack of money on my part. (Heck I borrowed my copy of 3 back in the day) so I know its just as good in the right hands, you just often need to re-bind keys. I just prefer a joystick for the immersion feel I get.
Also, my first run of mw2 was actually the ps1 port so I know how a gamepad could feel too, though Id never wanna do that again

Edited by Foxmoan, 26 June 2012 - 02:40 PM.

[Gedeon Kane]

I want to look at the cockpit for my information. it may not be optimal, but it sounds like a sweet idea to me.

[Troutmonkey]

Heck, who needs the option? Just leave all the bugs in, we barely get a HUD in most games anyway.

Joking aside a simple option wouldn't hurt anyone. Just a simple toggle in the options menu

[Parmeggido]

I believe if you hold down shift, and press f11, it will disable your hud. Repeat the process to bring it back. You may want to try this in the training grounds first, but I'm pretty sure that's the button combination.

[Ryvucz]

Troutmonkey, on 17 April 2013 - 01:33 AM, said:

Heck, who needs the option? Just leave all the bugs in, we barely get a HUD in most games anyway.

Joking aside a simple option wouldn't hurt anyone. Just a simple toggle in the options menu

SHIFT F11 disables it in-game, currently.

[Neolisk]

We already have an option to disable HUD, it just happens randomly.

[Vassago Rain]

You can already do this.

[Mechteric]

Thread necro alert... guys this thread was created before most people were even in the closed beta. Can we get a moderator to lock this thread?