HUD Editor

The HUD Editor is used to place sprites, text and video that will be displayed on screen, such as score, a health bar or pop-ups.

To create the HUD, go to the HUD Editor by selecting the icon on the Tool Bar.

Sprite

Add a sprite - select from the list displayed and drag into position using the mouse. Sprites can be used to display data, eg a row of player sprites showing lives left or a health bar changing length. [+Show more]

	Sprite	Sprite to display
	Position	Position of the sprite - change values or select and drag using gizmo to move
	Rotation	Rotation of the sprite
	Scale	Scale of the sprite
	Full Screen	Check box to make the sprite full screen
	Horizontal Centre	Check box to centre sprite on screen
	Draw Depth	Used to set whether sprites are in front of or behind each other
	Colour	Use sliders or click colour panel to open selector
	Entry/Exit Effect	Set text to fade or move in and out
	Value	Select game data to be displayed eg score, health
	Format	Format for sprites eg horizontal or vertical row (for lives), truncate horizontal or vertical (health bar)
	Custom	Eg if max health is 80, select Format truncate 0-custom and set Custom to 80 so the full health bar sprite will show at health 80 and it will truncate as health decreases, so half will be shown at health 40.
	Click by	Set which players can click this sprite

Text

Add text to the HUD - drag into position using the mouse. Text can be fixed or used to display data such as score or lives. [+Show more]

	Text	Text to display
	Position	Position of the text - change values or select and drag using gizmo to move
	Horizontal Centre	Check box to centre text on screen
	Font	Select font style and size
	Colour	Use sliders or click colour panel to open selector
	Entry/Exit Effect	Set text to fade or move in and out
	Data	Select game data to be displayed eg score, health
	Format	Format for text eg plain text, time
	Click by	Set which players can click this text

Video

Add a video - select from the list displayed.

Touch Controls

Add touch controls for the game - these will only be displayed when touch controls are selected for the game in Settings. Select a sprite for the control from the list displayed and drag into position using the mouse.[+Show more]

	Type	Type of control eg Left Analog, Button 1
	Sprite	Sprite for the control
	Sprite Thumb	Shows thumb position on the control for analog stick style controls
	Position	Position of the control - change values or select and drag using gizmo to move
	Rotation	Rotation of the control sprite
	Scale	Scale of the control sprite
	Draw Depth	Used to set whether sprites are in front of or behind each other
	Colour	Use sliders or click colour panel to open selector

Pop-ups

Add a pop-up.

Properties

Used to set page display duration (not used by the HUD Editor as it is always displayed).

Select an Item

Select an Item on the page.