I've been trying to fix some out of date huds recently on my own, and have been using http://doodlesstuff.com/?tutorial=tf2hud for help.
The Issue is that it was last updated on the 12th October 2014, meaning hud help based on larger updates such as Gun Mettle, Tough Break, and Beta Matchmaking are not to be found.
Any alternatives anywhere? I would personally not want to rely on a thread for help, but a guide to read from.
I've been trying to fix some out of date huds recently on my own, and have been using http://doodlesstuff.com/?tutorial=tf2hud for help.
The Issue is that it was last updated on the 12th October 2014, meaning hud help based on larger updates such as Gun Mettle, Tough Break, and Beta Matchmaking are not to be found.
Any alternatives anywhere? I would personally not want to rely on a thread for help, but a guide to read from.
If you already have some HUD editing skills, you don't really need to rely on guides to fix your HUD for specific updates. You just need to learn the methodology. HUD makers usually look for a so-called diff where you can see which files were changed. Taking Gun Mettle as an example, you can look for Gun Mettle in the TF2 Wiki, click "July 2, 2015 Patch" at the top, scroll down to the bottom, go to the diff for the patch, and you'll arrive here. You're specifically looking for resource, resource/ui, and scripts changes. You can click
Modified: tf/tf2_misc_dir.vpk/resource/clientscheme.res
to see what changed in that file for that update. Also keep in mind: if your HUD doesn't have a file that was added in an update, you don't necessarily need to add that file to your HUD if you're fine with it being the same as in the default HUD. If there is a hudlayout.res entry for a new element, you need to add that though. An example would be hudteamstatus.res from the recent matchmaking beta update. You don't have to add the file but you have to add the "HudTeamStatus" hudlayout.res entry.
If you already have some HUD editing skills, you don't really need to rely on guides to fix your HUD for specific updates. You just need to learn the methodology. HUD makers usually look for a so-called diff where you can see which files were changed. Taking Gun Mettle as an example, you can look for Gun Mettle in the TF2 Wiki, click "July 2, 2015 Patch" at the top, scroll down to the bottom, go to the diff for the patch, and you'll arrive [url=https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Template:PatchDiff/July_2,_2015_Patch]here[/url]. You're specifically looking for resource, resource/ui, and scripts changes. You can click [code]Modified: tf/tf2_misc_dir.vpk/resource/clientscheme.res[/code] to see what changed in that file for that update. Also keep in mind: if your HUD doesn't have a file that was added in an update, you don't necessarily need to add that file to your HUD if you're fine with it being the same as in the default HUD. If there is a hudlayout.res entry for a new element, you need to add that though. An example would be hudteamstatus.res from the recent matchmaking beta update. You don't have to add the file but you have to add the "HudTeamStatus" hudlayout.res entry.
f_blueTaking Gun Mettle as an example, you can look for Gun Mettle in the TF2 Wiki, click "July 2, 2015 Patch" at the top, scroll down to the bottom, go to the diff for the patch, and you'll arrive here.
Does the TF wiki automatically update these patch differences every update? I never knew this was a feature.
Thanks a lot!
[quote=f_blue]Taking Gun Mettle as an example, you can look for Gun Mettle in the TF2 Wiki, click "July 2, 2015 Patch" at the top, scroll down to the bottom, go to the diff for the patch, and you'll arrive [url=https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Template:PatchDiff/July_2,_2015_Patch]here[/url].[/quote]
Does the TF wiki automatically update these patch differences every update? I never knew this was a feature.
Thanks a lot!
Yes, the Wiki posts diffs for all patches, albeit a bit delayed. You can find diffs from the most recent updates here as well: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/tree/master/tf/tf/tf2_misc_dir
Yes, the Wiki posts diffs for all patches, albeit a bit delayed. You can find diffs from the most recent updates here as well: https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking/tree/master/tf/tf/tf2_misc_dir