Omg Txt H4x

ColHapablapColHapablap Join Date: 2004-01-31 Member: 25864Members
in NS General Discussion
Am I the only person who find that having the text in the very middle of the screen is a bad idea? Wouldn't it be possible to just make it smaller and put it a little lower so that text doesnt cover cross-airs?
A lot of the time I see people screaming at other people to stop texting because they can't see.
I'm just wondering if there are a lot of people who have this problem. If you have ever played CS the text is a lot lower then the text in NS.(omg he plays CS what a ***).
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Problem is that the lower chat text would interfere with the aliens' HUD, while higher text would collide with the marine HUD. It is, however, definetely something that could use a little more polish after the awesome recode Max did to get rid of the basic Steam chat system. We'll have to wait and see.

    By the way, this is my last post until sunday. Have fun arguing, everyone! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NolSinklerNolSinkler On the Clorf Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26560Members, Constellation
    Have a good vacation, nem.

    Yeah, something needs to be done about the chat...my solution is raise my resolution to really high (like 1200 x 800 [just a guess, not sure about exact numbers]).
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  • SDJasonSDJason Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16841Members
    Nem cant lock threads till saturday... OMGPOSTSTUPID **** ALL OVER THE PLACE HEHEHEHEHE


    FLAME WAR TIME

    REDUNDANT POST TIME

    TIME TO CRASH THE NS FORUM SERVER WITH STUPID ****


    YAAAAAY

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    ~Jason
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  • BergerBerger Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8945Members, Constellation
    Claiming this thread.
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  • TepplaTeppla Join Date: 2002-09-29 Member: 1368Banned
    No.
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  • ChemChem Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2555Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    What
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  • BloodBallBloodBall Join Date: 2003-07-11 Member: 18098Members
    alias comm_off "voice_fadeouttime 50;hud_saytext 0;bind - comm_on"
    alias comm_on "voice_fadeouttime 0.1;hud_saytext 1;bind - comm_off"
    bind f9 comm_off
    bind f8 comm_on
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  • dean1dean1 Join Date: 2004-08-30 Member: 31043Members, Constellation
    teppla screams every time he dies.

    every time.
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  • Hologram0Hologram0 Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9303Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-BloodBall+Aug 30 2004, 09:09 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BloodBall @ Aug 30 2004, 09:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> alias comm_off "voice_fadeouttime 50;hud_saytext 0;bind - comm_on"
    alias comm_on "voice_fadeouttime 0.1;hud_saytext 1;bind - comm_off"
    bind f9 comm_off
    bind f8 comm_on <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thats all good, but what exacally does it do?

    And isnt the right side of the alien hud somewhat redundant (IE the resource bar) since most people look at the numbers not the bar?
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  • AlkillerAlkiller Join Date: 2004-05-23 Member: 28847Members
    His script clears the text. It's a nice little custom fix to omgawd blinding text.
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  • TheGlowTheGlow Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9650Members
    What I personally despise is when them damn map votes pop up.
    Numerous times that kills me because I go to hit 2 to blink out and
    instead of picking blink, ive managed to vote for co_mario_land.
    And then the text overlays with the vote and more ugliness ensues.

    Other than voting, games fine.
    Dont want txt on the screen, play at something other than 640x480.
    And you can control font size last i knew, shrink it.
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  • DroggogDroggog Random Pubber Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3293Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-TheGlow+Aug 31 2004, 04:52 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TheGlow @ Aug 31 2004, 04:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->... Numerous times that kills me because I go to hit 2 to blink out and instead of picking blink, ive managed to vote for co_mario_land...<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Haha <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> Thank you, i've got a smile on my face for the day now.

    About the font size, you can't shrink it in the options, but you can use this <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66818' target='_blank'>small fonts pack</a> i made a while ago. Some players have really old hardware, so saying they have to play in 1200*1800 isnt gonna help <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • jammnojammno Join Date: 2004-01-31 Member: 25832Members
    Raising the resolution would only make me quit the game forever. I'm strugging with 15-20 fps as it is on 640x480!
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  • IBTIBT Join Date: 2003-10-22 Member: 21879Members
    good god im sorounded by text files!
    i was thinking maybe they could put word wrap around halfway to the Xhair

    but if i get my way we wont have Xhairs, or at least i wont...
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  • BloodBallBloodBall Join Date: 2003-07-11 Member: 18098Members
    that little script will take the text away and make it so you cant hear mic talk, so if you're in a possible spot to get a phasegate and need to hear, or retards are spamming mic/text it doesnt bother you
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  • ZiGGYZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members
    yes it is terribly annoying but sometimes you dont want to shoot skulks and gorges sometimes you want to shoot "ng they have sensory idi" instead, although my personal favourite to shoot is "asegate or we wi", so many memories shooting that bright white text over the near black screen with my lazy eye and inability to focus properly <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    I dont think I've ever noticed the text in the way of the crosshair...are you exaggerating here? Maybe I am just immune to it. Or maybe in the games you play, everyone types REALLY long messages that go right across the screen several times. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BloodBallBloodBall Join Date: 2003-07-11 Member: 18098Members
    edited August 2004
    at 640x680(or whatever it is) resolution, a small sentence can stretch half the screen, i play at 1240x1040(or whatever it is) so it doesnt bother me either
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  • laggerlagger Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1805Members
    I'm pretty sure there is a command that can lower the amount of time the text appears on your screen. I forget the command but i'll give a guess.

    hud_saytext_time 1
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  • AvengerXAvengerX Join Date: 2004-03-20 Member: 27459Banned
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nemesis Zero+Aug 30 2004, 08:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Aug 30 2004, 08:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Problem is that the lower chat text would interfere with the aliens' HUD, while higher text would collide with the marine HUD. It is, however, definetely something that could use a little more polish after the awesome recode Max did to get rid of the basic Steam chat system. We'll have to wait and see.

    By the way, this is my last post until sunday. Have fun arguing, everyone! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    quick quick put on your flame suits and get out the throwers ... let us flame till sunday!!!! flame flame flame! yay

    jk

    but yeah I find the the best thing to do is just to up my res so the text is smaller
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  • ColHapablapColHapablap Join Date: 2004-01-31 Member: 25864Members
    K, thx for the help.
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  • TheGlowTheGlow Join Date: 2002-11-22 Member: 9650Members
    Man, if your getting 15fps at 640x480, it really is time to upgrade.
    I only have an amd 1.00 and I need to upgrade, but I get 70fps no problem at 1024x768.
    I weep for you.
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  • the_x5the_x5 the Xzianthian Join Date: 2004-03-02 Member: 27041Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-dean^_^+Aug 30 2004, 09:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dean^_^ @ Aug 30 2004, 09:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> teppla screams every time he dies.

    every time. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    hmm.. how is that exactly. Like a man in pain, or a woman, llama, banshee?

    Give us a description, or better yet record it and post a link for us to download it :-)
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    uhh.. just mute them?

    and whats with all the notepad peoplez...
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    How about we move the text downwards, and remove the alien resource bar. Nobody uses it anyway.
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  • zaiLLehzaiLLeh Join Date: 2004-05-30 Member: 29000Members
    Any of you guys heard of the "Small Fonts Pack"?
    With these small fonts you don't get this problem half as often.

    <a href='http://xael.50megs.com/smlfnts.html' target='_blank'>Small Fonts Here.</a>
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  • ZiGGYZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members
    I get between 4-60 fps (sometimes higher in the readyroom <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->) on 10xx x 8xx
    and the text crossing the middle of the screen annoys the crap out of me.
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  • SalvationSalvation Join Date: 2003-11-21 Member: 23300Members
    edited September 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-ZiGGY^+Sep 2 2004, 06:36 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ZiGGY^ @ Sep 2 2004, 06:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I get between 4-60 fps (sometimes higher in the readyroom <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->) on 10xx x 8xx
    and the text crossing the middle of the screen annoys the crap out of me. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    witch is why i don't play any lower, but its still annoying as hell


    edit also would the fonts be considered legit for cal?
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  • EmooEmoo Ibasa Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11198Members
    Iv got mine on 1000x700 and i never have a problem with text across the screen.
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  • UKchaosUKchaos Join Date: 2002-08-10 Member: 1132Members
    You can get a 32 mb card for what? 10 quid? (1/3 the price of a new game) just upgrade!
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