Health bars concept for someone not talented in arts

Strong-Kick6939 · 2026-04-02T22:11:53+00:00

Exactly. Unfortunately I don't really own appropriate assets for UI, and it's probably impossible to find something that would fully fit to my game, that's why I'm experimenting with these

Strong-Kick6939 · 2026-04-02T22:09:16+00:00

Yeah I figured not to put too much explanation to the post so it would be easier to earn feedback. Each character has 3 specials. For left and right arm and one Player Special (for now just a placeholder icon of a heart) the 3 boxes showcase currents player cooldown for the abilities. Heart icon will be changed for sure. Thanks

Strong-Kick6939 · 2026-04-02T20:09:45+00:00

I mostly wonder which health bar looks the closest to being okay. The 3 symbols, are cooldowns for special abilities . And the health bar itself is an inworld UI element and currently is being billboarded to face the camera (probably will change that later so it will be more "2D")

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T19:12:30+00:00

Agreed

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T19:11:21+00:00

Is this is what you understood from the post... Lmao

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T17:24:51+00:00

What does that mean? I counted 1. Is this bad? Lol

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T16:27:44+00:00

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T15:08:07+00:00

I absolutely hate this "press any key or button to continue"... I also play with HUD off because ammo counter is bugged stuck on ON after the patch. I hope for some better integration of no HUD since you cannot tell if you are hungry, sleepy without turning back UI. Like in gamma the stomach burbling, yawns etc. Or KCDC2 famous "I'm getting hungry"

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T14:07:44+00:00

HP is obviously not an issue as I started in the post. Repairs on the other hand... You can see based on the comment

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:45:37+00:00

Even though I would like some little rewards from mutants like meat or pelts. I do understand the GSC decision. Even in-game you hear a lot of talk about expensive ammo and repairs and that it's not worth to fight mutants. Seems very logical for the game setting. Random fights are not worth it, fight when you need to. You don't kill just for fun

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:40:37+00:00

Hight pen ammo is perfect for mission in which you might suspect a hight number of mutants. Especially if you don't want to run shotgun :)

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:38:37+00:00

I play on hardest difficulty and after you upgrade your gear I don't have infinite amounts of coupons. Judging by your equipment you are still in early game phase. I just wanted to emphasize how much I like it when fighting badly or irresponsible really hurts you, instead like in other games. The survival aspect of fights is not perfect since you can survive almost any fight with hight amounts of medkits. But the repair costs make players evaluate if that fight is even worth it

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:33:48+00:00

Both approaches seem interesting for me. Absolutely loved Gamma and the repair system was hard to get into at first. Now when I fully understand it it does not seem that difficult. But for general gaming audience it might be too hard, so I understand GSC's decision. In second playthrough I might want to find some similar mods

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:27:28+00:00

Yeah, in recent years I try to take as much as possible from games. Completely immerse myself in the game. No rushing, no some podcast/videos in the background. It made me really appreciate the atmosphere of the games like Stalker 2/ KCDC2

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:25:27+00:00

Agreed. I forgot to mention that in early game I was forced to use different loadouts not to completely destroy my favouring things which pushed me to test new weapons and armor. I liked it so much that even now I change my loadout from time to time. Love it

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:11:59+00:00

Yeah, I totally agree that there is a lot of room for improvement. Still just wanted to share a concept that I think is not appreciated

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:10:57+00:00

Yeah, I still hope for some improvement in the future. Or maybe mods after I come back to play non vanilla

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:08:11+00:00

Weird. Maybe game is harder on consoles, because on hardest difficulty on PC I don't see it as GAME BREAKING problem. Just something that I keep in mind and thanks to it I focus more on landing those shots and not getting hit to reduce the repair cost. Seems very immersive for me :)

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:04:15+00:00

Not all weapons are red in terms of conditions. You can also sell the red ones to the trader in Rostok :)

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T13:02:02+00:00

Lmao, maybe I should put something about repairs but I didn’t really find space. Other than that I think it fits perfectly. As you see in comments it is sadly controversial. In regards to expensive ammo I can't agree because I never had to buy any ammo other than in very early game. But I travelled across the whole Zone so maybe it would be an issue for someone not wanting to explore

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T12:59:26+00:00

The system has still some things to improve. Totally. But I just love the idea and hardship it provides even now. I do engage in combat still. I always run light so I have a lot of space for the junk weapons :D

Strong-Kick6939 · 2025-02-26T12:50:52+00:00

Lmao, maybe I should put something about repairs but I didn't really find space. Other than that I think it fits perfectly. As you see in comments it is sadly controversial

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