Question Concerning Text

That_One_Guy

In NS(and I've noticed this in DGP also), when you type something it puts it smack dab in the middle left side of the screen, instead of the lower left like in CS/TS/DoD etc. Is there a way to move it to the lower left because frankly it's getting annoying to have people typing while you're trying to aim.

FireStorm

nope, it's hardcoded in HL and I don't think flayra has added a cvar for that.

DarkFrost

its right in the centre? like inside ur crosshair?
mine is at the bottom left of the screen :/

That_One_Guy

Not in the center but in the middle left of the screen.

so basically it's kind of like this

lame attempt at my screen.
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Where it is



Where it should be
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I'll post a screenshot later.

So when someone types out something long, it will extend into my crosshair.

devicenull

What resolution are you running NS at?
If its something like 640x480 the text may cause problems

Berger

Yes, this used to bother me when I played at 800x600. Just increase your resolution as high as your video card/monitor/your eyes can handle, and it should be less of a pain. Also, it helps to play on servers where most people use voicecomm, but those can be hard to find.

Iced_Eagle

1024x768 should be good enough i hope... it isnt in cross hairs too much but... its still good and u still get good FPS <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

FireStorm

This explains everything:

if ( ScreenHeight >= 480 )
Y_START = ScreenHeight - 60;
else
Y_START = ScreenHeight - 45;

Y_START -= (line_height * (MAX_LINES+1));

esuna

The whole reason the messages appear in the left-centre of the screen is because of the HUDs. The alien hud has the res bar on the left, the commander mode has the minimap and so on on the bottom left, the left centre is the only place it can really go to not be obscured.

That_One_Guy

Cool thanks everyone. I guess I'll just have to suck it up until I get my new computer. My current one is two steps removed from a doorstop so I'll try experimenting with the detail setting so I can crank my res. As of right now I'm at 640x480.

Yeah that did explain everything actually Firestorm.