Out of interest; are you aiming for a minimalist HUD to greater show the war going on onscreen and to prevent distractions, or can we expect to see the usual Mini map, Health Counter, Ammo counter and alerts taking over a portion of our screens?
The problem with a minimalistic HUD would be, that you simply cannot see some of the more important stats. Otherwise, I'd prefer one too.
I'd like an immersive hud if possible, for Space Marines you might get a vital signs scan displaying your health, possibly where you have been injured or if your armour is somewhat damaged (would be nice if no armour regeneration as well meaning that you actually have to be careful and possibly return to your strike cruiser to repair or respawn) as well as a targeting reticule, similar to how the lore describes the auto senses of a Spehs Muhreen. For Orks, no idea. Eldar, give them some sort of hud with a targeting system, auto senses and such as well, not too sure if this is accurate though, not much of an eldar fan. Chaos Space Marines would have something similar to Space Marines, just altered to look daemonic and such.
I'd like the HUD to be have a lot of personal customization. For me as an Space Marine player I'd like Armor/Health/Ammo and maybe a Kill Counter (a la Kharn from the short story Wrath of Kharn), targerters, and squad sigils.
Hello guys! I am the Lead UI/UX Designer on Eternal Crusade and you can be sure that the HUD will be immersive and minimalistic. Also, you will be able to customize the HUD in order to have the level of info needed for your class/role.
Excellent. Customization of the HUD? Always a plus. It's great when developers let you do that and acknowledge that the gamers could possibly make something better. Makes me think of the thousands of UI addons for Warcraft.
Nice to hear that the HUD will be customizable and that it will be minimalistic. Nothing ruins game immersion more than an overbearing UI/HUD.
