[CoD4] Custom Health Bar

[DjTranceFire]

Hey there..
after i fixed my problems with disabling health regeneration, i got a new problem..
I'm trying to create a small health bar for every player.
For some reason i cant even add a normal image to the hud.
I have absolutly no idea how to do this with menu files.
Because of that i tried to create a new hudelement but it wont work.. :x
Can someone here create or post a small tutorial how to solve my problem?

[Ni3ls]

SHow your scripts and then we can help you out

[DjTranceFire]

hudtest()
{
       level.testlogo = newHudElem(); 
       level.testlogo.x = 100; 
       level.testlogo.y = 20; 
       level.testlogo.alignX = "center"; 
       level.testlogo.alignY = "middle"; 
       level.testlogo.archived = false; 
       level.testlogo.alpha = .8; 
       level.testlogo.sort = 8000; 
       level.testlogo setShader("health_back", 100,100);
}

This is what i tried..

[Tally]

COD4 already has a health bar built into the game. All you do is show it in hud.menu:

		// HEALTH BAR
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbarback"
			rect 6 471 124 6
			forecolor 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3
			background "white"
			ownerdraw CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH_BACK
			visible when( !dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbar"
			rect 7 472 122 4
			forecolor 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3
			background "white"
			ownerdraw CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH
			visible when( !dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbarcross"
			rect 132 467 12 12
			forecolor 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3
			background "hud_healthbar_cross"
			ownerdraw CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH_BACK
			visible when( !dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}

		// HEALTH BAR WIDESCREEN
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbarback"
			rect 5 471 93 6
			forecolor 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3
			background "white"
			ownerdraw CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH_BACK
			visible when( dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbar"
			rect 6 472 91 4
			forecolor 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3
			background "white"
			ownerdraw CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH
			visible when( dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbarcross"
			rect 99 467 9 12
			forecolor 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3
			background "hud_healthbar_cross"
			ownerdraw CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH_BACK
			visible when( dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}

The built-in health bar is superior to any hud element because when your health is low, the bar pulses and changes color to show low health.

[DjTranceFire]

Are you sure this menu part is from cod4?
Or did i have to add it to hud.menu?
If yes, what is the right place to add it?
I think it has to be inside a menudef?

[Tally]

Are you sure this menu part is from cod4?
Or did i have to add it to hud.menu?
If yes, what is the right place to add it?
I think it has to be inside a menudef?

Yes: I am sure it is for COD4. It is code from a mod I did. And yes: you have to add it to a menu item in hud.menu. Pick one that places it in more-or-less the right place, and then tweak the positioning. I placed mine in the low health menu item:

	// Low health overlay
	menuDef
	{
		name			"Low Health"
		rect			0 0 640 480 HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_FULLSCREEN VERTICAL_ALIGN_FULLSCREEN
		fullScreen		0
		visible			1

		itemDef
		{
			name			"healthoverlay"
			rect			0 0 640 480
			forecolor		1 1 1 1
			background		"overlay_low_health"
			ownerdraw		CG_PLAYER_LOW_HEALTH_OVERLAY
			visible			1
			decoration
		}

		// HEALTH BAR
		itemDef
		{
			name 		"healthbarback"
			rect 		6 471 124 6
			forecolor 	0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3
			background 	"white"
			ownerdraw 	CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH_BACK
			visible 	when( !dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}
		itemDef
		{
			name 		"healthbar"
			rect 		7 472 122 4
			forecolor 	0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3
			background 	"white"
			ownerdraw 	CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH
			visible 	when( !dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}
		itemDef
		{
			name 		"healthbarcross"
			rect 		132 467 12 12
			forecolor 	1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3
			background 	"hud_healthbar_cross"
			ownerdraw 	CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH_BACK
			visible 	when( !dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}

		// HEALTH BAR WIDESCREEN
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbarback"
			rect 5 471 93 6
			forecolor 	0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3
			background 	"white"
			ownerdraw 	CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH_BACK
			visible when( dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbar"
			rect 6 472 91 4
			forecolor 	0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3
			background 	"white"
			ownerdraw 	CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH
			visible 	when( dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}
		
		itemDef
		{
			name "healthbarcross"
			rect 99 467 9 12
			forecolor 	1.0 1.0 1.0 0.3
			background 	"hud_healthbar_cross"
			ownerdraw 	CG_PLAYER_BAR_HEALTH_BACK
			visible 	when( dvarInt( "wideScreen" ) && !flashbanged() && !ui_active() && NOT_SPECTATING && team( name ) != "TEAM_SPECTATOR" );
			decoration
		}

	}

The health bar has been in all COD games. It is just that it isn't used from COD2 onwards. But the engine facilities to make it work are in there, and always have been. There is no point creating complex hud elements when all it takes is a couple of lines of code in the right menu.

[DjTranceFire]

Ok, thank you.. Got it working..
Is there any way to controll the flashing/glowing?
Because its already glowing if you lose 1 HP..
And it fades out if your HP is on 100.. :x

//edit:
Already got it working..
/hud_fade_healthbar
/hud_health_startpulse_injured
/hud_health_startpulse_critical

Thank you Tally <3