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03/04/14, 12:51 PM | #1 |
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Can UI elements be added over over player/monsters heads?
Is it possible with the API to replace the health bar over enemy player/monster heads with a custom UI element?
I'm thinking about an addon to mark Healers, Vamps, Weres, Low Max HP, etc... players with icons over there heads... I known every I need for this except if I can display it over the enemy's head on screen. Thanks |
03/04/14, 02:27 PM | #2 |
The problems is that you will be able to see the marks...but nobody else, if they dont have the addon too.
If its only for you to see, it could be ok to know if someone is "healing" by detecting healing spells or the h-staff, and then mark him on your game...but I think that is a little lame. Really, sorry, but some of the fun of this game is to be able to chose the target yourself. Healers tend to stay away, they have flash golden spells and golden staffs...its easy to see them. Maybe werepires could be ok...but... And, btw, "low healths"? You can already see low healths...they have a low health bar on the face XD |
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03/04/14, 04:15 PM | #3 |
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Well you can look at Unit health stats - both current and max...
So look at everyones max health as they show up. Keep the average and standard dev. Then mark anyone with a negative z-score over some z-score threshold. Low max HP might be targets of opportunity. |
03/04/14, 04:23 PM | #4 | |
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I agree. This is really an exercise in finding the maximum lameness I can. But If people don't give feedback on the API... Then things like this will become a reality if possible. Last edited by Lodur : 03/04/14 at 07:02 PM. Reason: spelling |
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03/07/14, 09:33 AM | #5 | |
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I'd like to piggy-back on this thread as this is a question I'm interested in as well. My interests are in a RP-centric mod with one feature being identifying people at a glance that have the mod installed. This could be adding a very small icon above their character (with an option to disable this, of course). If anyone has an idea of how this works, I bet OP and I would both benefit from the answer.
Thanks! |
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03/08/14, 02:16 AM | #6 | |
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This is a dev forum, and we're going to be playing and developing tools which is completely different than traditional Elder Scrolls stuff. With all respect, I honestly never want to see statements like "you're not playing the game right" again. I believe that's against the spirit of discussion on any dev forum. |
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03/08/14, 01:45 PM | #7 | |
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If an addon has the potential to destroy, exploit, ruin, etc.. the game then it is our responsibility to bring it forward and inform Zenimax. Even more so while the game is in Beta. I am all for Addons, as I have about 3 in the works right now... Anything the Addon API and terms of service allow us to build is fair game. But helping makes sure the API is a good API via feedback is just as important. I want to play a fun and competitive game. And in PvP I want to play player vs player, not addon vs addon. It is fine to make addons that are "completely different than traditional Elder Scrolls stuff." And "you're not playing the game right" is really not a valid argument. Agreed. But "your addon is going to break the game for me" is a very valid argument. No one here is anti-addon... Or your in the wrong forum. But concerns about what is possible in the API are real and it is the details of the API that matter. I really don't think that Ark said anything against the spirit of this forum. Granted I read what he said in more of the "your addon is going to break the game for me" meaning then the "you're not playing the game right" meaning. But I can see it been interpreted either way. On a completely different note: as the OP of this thread I have had my original question answer by Atropos in his twitch stream. Currently is not possible to do custom name plates over enemies' heads on the screen. |
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03/09/14, 07:26 AM | #8 | ||||
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I intentionally left out a comment in my post about obvious stuff like not coding spamming modules and such, because I figured it wouldn't be necessary to differentiate between harmful addons and those that are just a judgment call. I don't happen to like addons that give scrolling combat text or numbers in the healthbars. It ruins my own immersion, but you don't see me complaining because I have no basis for claiming they ruin the game. Some people love it, and if I do raids, I'll probably install one.
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03/09/14, 10:06 AM | #9 | |||
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Yup - I agree. It is kind of a catch all limiter that gets most of my ideas to push the boundaries. I wish they allowed this, but limited in other ways. |
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03/22/14, 04:51 PM | #10 | ||
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03/23/14, 10:17 AM | #11 | |
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Right now the answer is NO. The API does not support anything over the heads of players on screen. |
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