HL2 Crosshair

[Smirnoff171]

Does anyone know officially wut the little semi-circle thing are for around the crosshair? I've heard that they display ammo and health....but that's a rumor I think.

 

[<RJMC>]

I also has quoted what the heck are that semicircles

I dont think will display health and ammo

 

[Axyon]

Does anyone know officially wut the little semi-circle thing are for around the crosshair? I've heard that they display ammo and health....but that's a rumor I think.

It's entirely correct; ammo and health, although it can be switched off.

 

[slicktick]

Yep, they display health and ammo. They go red when you are low.

 

[Epsi]

It's a great touch. The most important status information, put right where your attention is most focused. Brilliant.

 

[me2you1]

Iono to me it seems to get in the way, I just like the standard crosshair, definetly turning that off, I don't mind looking 6 inches down towards the HUD.

 

[Roland Deschain]

Hey, as long as Valve gives us the option of turning it on or off, I'm fine. I'll first have it on, and see if it works out or not, but I just like the idea so much that I think I'll work just fine.

 

[Rafa 5.0]

I like it so much I'll lick it... err

 

[Driftlight]

I think it's a great feature. I'm playing through Far Cry right now and I have a tendancy to run out of ammo. No ammo = dead me. It'll be nice not to have to search for the ammo readout.

 

[manny_c44]

wow I never even noticed it before right now. Thats a pretty good idea.

 

[A True Canadian]

I like the way Valve is able to take something as simple as a crosshair and innovate it to something like that. It really is quite useful once you think of it.

 

[manny_c44]

At the same time, you'd have to be pretty fecking lazy to not just move your eye in an .001 mm arc to look at your ammo.

 

[GuNzABlaZiN]

I love how the HEV suit used to say "Ammunition Depleted". It was like one of those "oh sh1t" moments.

 

[<RJMC>]

ah the circles show YOU ammo and health
I thiought it shows the ammo and health of the enemy
in that case maybe will be good
pardon my stupidity

 

[RUBBERMONKEY]

agreed. It must be as you said, unless it comes to pass that it isn't.

 

[Eon Blue]

You know how HL had those red flashes when you got hit from a certain place? That's what those do too.

 

[Wiseman]

Does it only display stuff when you're shooting? In tunnels when he's shooting the manhack with the pistol, the semi-circle on the right flashes. I should check some of my vids again to see if it's always like that, 'cuz I've only noticed it flash on tunnels.

 

[DevgruSeal]

I don't know of a semi-circle thing. Mind taking a picture and attaching it?

 

[Calhoun]

I don't know of a semi-circle thing. Mind taking a picture and attaching it?

You can see It in this screenshot.

 

[lans]

I'd keep the semi-circle crosshair and remove the HUD (I hope you can remove the HUD). That way it'll be much better, although I wouldn't exactly know how much ammo I have in stock or weather my HEV is charged up.

 

[Calhoun]

I'd keep the semi-circle crosshair and remove the HUD (I hope you can remove the HUD). That way it'll be much better, although I wouldn't exactly know how much ammo I have in stock or weather my HEV is charged up.

I think you can already do this in Half-Life 2 but I'm just guessing since in Half-Life 1 you can disable the HUD and It'll keep the crosshair on.

 

[Daiceman9]

Does it only display stuff when you're shooting? In tunnels when he's shooting the manhack with the pistol, the semi-circle on the right flashes. I should check some of my vids again to see if it's always like that, 'cuz I've only noticed it flash on tunnels.

I believe the flashing is him either reloading, or getting a health pack.

 

[Maxi]

Wow, this is the first I hear of this. Wow, this is a pretty neat touch imo.