Removed the scripted numerical health hud in the Full Template and added the new GuiHealthTextHud control to the playGui.

Templates/Full/game/art/gui/playGui.gui

@@ -240,57 +240,31 @@
          canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
       };
    };
-   new GuiBitmapBorderCtrl(HealthHUD) {
+   new GuiHealthTextHud() {
+      fillColor = "0 0 0 0.65";
+      frameColor = "0 0 0 1";
+      textColor = "1 1 1 1";
+      warningColor = "1 0 0 1";
+      showFill = "1";
+      showFrame = "1";
+      showTrueValue = "0";
+      showEnergy = "0";
+      warnThreshold = "25";
+      pulseThreshold = "15";
+      pulseRate = "750";
+      position = "5 693";
+      extent = "72 72";
+      minExtent = "8 2";
+      horizSizing = "right";
+      vertSizing = "top";
+      profile = "GuiBigTextProfile";
+      visible = "1";
+      active = "1";
+      tooltipProfile = "GuiToolTipProfile";
+      hovertime = "1000";
       isContainer = "0";
-      Profile = "ChatHudBorderProfile";
-      HorizSizing = "right";
-      VertSizing = "top";
-      position = "6 693";
-      Extent = "72 72";
-      MinExtent = "8 8";
       canSave = "1";
-      Visible = "1";
-      tooltipprofile = "GuiToolTipProfile";
-      hovertime = "1000";
       canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
-
-      new GuiBitmapCtrl() {
-         bitmap = "core/art/gui/images/hudfill.png";
-         wrap = "0";
-         isContainer = "0";
-         Profile = "GuiDefaultProfile";
-         HorizSizing = "width";
-         VertSizing = "height";
-         position = "8 8";
-         Extent = "56 56";
-         MinExtent = "8 8";
-         canSave = "1";
-         Visible = "1";
-         tooltipprofile = "GuiToolTipProfile";
-         hovertime = "1000";
-         canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
-      };
-      new GuiTextCtrl(numericalHealthHUD) {
-         maxLength = "255";
-         Margin = "0 0 0 0";
-         Padding = "0 0 0 0";
-         AnchorTop = "0";
-         AnchorBottom = "0";
-         AnchorLeft = "0";
-         AnchorRight = "0";
-         isContainer = "0";
-         Profile = "NumericHealthProfile";
-         HorizSizing = "center";
-         VertSizing = "center";
-         position = "0 22";
-         Extent = "72 32";
-         MinExtent = "8 8";
-         canSave = "1";
-         Visible = "1";
-         tooltipprofile = "GuiToolTipProfile";
-         hovertime = "1000";
-         canSaveDynamicFields = "0";
-      };
    };
    new GuiBitmapCtrl(OOBSign) {
       bitmap = "art/gui/playHud/missionAreaWarning.png";

Templates/Full/game/scripts/client/client.cs

@@ -45,26 +45,6 @@ function clientCmdSyncClock(%time)
    // or when a client joins a game in progress.
 }
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Numerical Health Counter
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function clientCmdSetNumericalHealthHUD(%curHealth)
-{
-   // Skip if the hud is missing.
-   if (!isObject(numericalHealthHUD))
-      return;
-
-   // The server has sent us our current health, display it on the HUD
-   numericalHealthHUD.setValue(%curHealth);
-
-   // Ensure the HUD is set to visible while we have health / are alive
-   if (%curHealth)
-      HealthHUD.setVisible(true);
-   else
-      HealthHUD.setVisible(false);
-}
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Damage Direction Indicator
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/gameCore.cs

@@ -681,9 +681,6 @@ function GameCore::onDeath(%game, %client, %sourceObject, %sourceClient, %damage
    // Clear out the name on the corpse
    %client.player.setShapeName("");
 
-   // Update the numerical Health HUD
-   %client.player.updateHealth();
-
    // Switch the client over to the death cam and unhook the player object.
    if (isObject(%client.camera) && isObject(%client.player))
    {

Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/health.cs

@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ function HealthPatch::onCollision(%this, %obj, %col)
    {
       %col.applyRepair(%this.repairAmount);
 
-      // Update the Health GUI while repairing
-      %this.doHealthUpdate(%col);
-
       %obj.respawn();
       if (%col.client)
          messageClient(%col.client, 'MsgHealthPatchUsed', '\c2Health Patch Applied');
@@ -46,28 +43,6 @@ function HealthPatch::onCollision(%this, %obj, %col)
    }
 }
 
-function HealthPatch::doHealthUpdate(%this, %obj)
-{
-   // Would be better to add a onRepair() callback to shapeBase.cpp in order to
-   // prevent any excess/unneccesary schedules from this.  But for the time
-   // being....
-
-   // This is just a rough timer to update the Health HUD every 250 ms.  From
-   // my tests a large health pack will fully heal a player from 10 health in
-   // 36 iterations (ie. 9 seconds).  If either the scheduling time, the repair
-   // amount, or the repair rate is changed then the healthTimer counter should
-   // be changed also.
-
-   if (%obj.healthTimer < 40) // 40 = 10 seconds at 1 iteration per 250 ms.
-   {
-      %obj.UpdateHealth();
-      %this.schedule(250, doHealthUpdate, %obj);
-      %obj.healthTimer++;
-   }
-   else
-      %obj.healthTimer = 0;
-}
-
 function ShapeBase::tossPatch(%this)
 {
    //error("ShapeBase::tossPatch(" SPC %this.client.nameBase SPC ")");

Templates/Full/game/scripts/server/player.cs

@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ function Armor::onAdd(%this, %obj)
    // Default dynamic armor stats
    %obj.setRechargeRate(%this.rechargeRate);
    %obj.setRepairRate(0);
-
-   // Set the numerical Health HUD
-   //%obj.updateHealth();
-
-   // Calling updateHealth() must be delayed now... for some reason
-   %obj.schedule(50, "updateHealth");
 }
 
 function Armor::onRemove(%this, %obj)
@@ -227,9 +221,6 @@ function Armor::damage(%this, %obj, %sourceObject, %position, %damage, %damageTy
 
    %location = "Body";
 
-   // Update the numerical Health HUD
-   %obj.updateHealth();
-
    // Deal with client callbacks here because we don't have this
    // information in the onDamage or onDisable methods
    %client = %obj.client;
@@ -435,23 +426,6 @@ function Player::playPain(%this)
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Numerical Health Counter
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-function Player::updateHealth(%player)
-{
-   //echo("\c4Player::updateHealth() -> Player Health changed, updating HUD!");
-
-   // Calcualte player health
-   %maxDamage = %player.getDatablock().maxDamage;
-   %damageLevel = %player.getDamageLevel();
-   %curHealth = %maxDamage - %damageLevel;
-   %curHealth = mceil(%curHealth);
-
-   // Send the player object's current health level to the client, where it
-   // will Update the numericalHealth HUD.
-   commandToClient(%player.client, 'setNumericalHealthHUD', %curHealth);
-}
 
 function Player::setDamageDirection(%player, %sourceObject, %damagePos)
 {