Send text to a texture

[LilWhiteMouse]

There's been a number of times now where I wished I could HudMessage() to a texture. TextureMessage()? Same as HudMessage(), but the coordinates would alter where the message is put on the texture.

[Salad Viking]

Somebody suggested something similar to this before (though I can't find the post). It was the ability to apply text as a patch in the TEXTURES lump. I'm guessing you're looking for arbitrary text at runtime, though.

[Jimmy]

I believe that was me.

[Isle]

something like this would make ingame screen interfaces a lot easer. messing with things in a side room can be a pain.

[randi]

Is this something you would want to use only once or repeatedly?

[LilWhiteMouse]

Repeatedly. For things like updating a status readout on a screen or something.

[Nash]

Can it be rendered on to sprites as well? Can be used to emulate Dead Space-style HUDs!

[Ryan Cordell]

Can it be rendered on to sprites as well? Can be used to emulate Dead Space-style HUDs!

HudmessageOnActor?

[Nash]

Umm, no. It's not the same.

[Salad Viking]

Can it be rendered on to sprites as well? Can be used to emulate Dead Space-style HUDs!

I'm thinking "ammunition readouts on weapons".

[Enjay]

If this suggestion can be implemented, I think it would allow some very nice effects. Most of them could probably be done with actual textures but this would be a much neater, cleaner and easier way to do things.

[Gez]

Can it be rendered on to sprites as well? Can be used to emulate Dead Space-style HUDs!

I'm thinking "ammunition readouts on weapons".

Eriance would love that.

[Graf Zahl]

Can it be rendered on to sprites as well? Can be used to emulate Dead Space-style HUDs!

Since sprites are just specially organized textures there should be nothing to prevent it.

[Bio Hazard]

This would also be cool for making computer terminal menus (RTC-3057 comes to mind) actually appear on the computer you're using. Would be sort-of like the Doom 3 computer terminals (minus the seamless interactivity of course).

[NeuralStunner]

Just some odd questions.

Would be set up (on the modder's side) in a similar manner to a Camera Texture? Would it affect all instances of a particular texture, or just a particular one being drawn to? (As far as HUD sprites go, the latter would be more versatile in a multiplayer situation.)