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New Survivor HUD icons concept

_VTK_
_VTK_ Member Posts: 383
edited June 2022 in Creations
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That's a concept of how new survivor HUD icons could look like, the ones that are supposed to help solo survivors to bridge the gap between solo and SWF.

I'm NOT suggesting to implement them exactly like this, I'm not a visual artist, this is a an oversimplified visualization just to get the idea. I think some icons can be shown directly on the survivor avatar with proper gfx, instead of being put in the corner as an icon, but I'm too lazy to do it.

Icon explanations:

First survivor is being chased - all survivors can have it, not just the obsession (BHVR: it's ok, if it updates with some lag, until you know which survivor is actually being chased, in case there can be more than one at a time or just put chase icons on all survivors in question)

Second survivor hears loud heartbeat - a pulsating heart - and heals himself or is being healed

Third survivor hears quiet heartbeat - a smaller pulsating heart

Fourth survivor is working on a gen


Additional icons that could be added: cleansing a totem, opening gates etc.

It really isn't that hard to implement. Come on DEVs, SoloQ needs some love.

Comments

  • Johnny_XMan
    Johnny_XMan Member Posts: 6,434

    My problems with solo queue have nothing to do with lack of communication tbh.

    I often wonder how:

    I run the killer and no one is doing a gen.

    I am hooked, and the only person coming to save crouches, then decides they don’t want to save because they hear a heartbeat.

    I am on my death hook and teammate with 0 hooks won’t even try to take a hit, but will instead run as far away possible.

    I am able to do 4 gens while injured while getting unhooks, and they are literally dropping like flies.

    I am not saying I am a perfect teammate, but I am competent enough to understand that there are choices within the game that matter. There have been many times I have brought kindred and i wish I hadn’t because it only showed me what I did not wanna see… survivors not being efficient whatsoever.

    So if Kindred couldn’t make them do it, I don’t see how an icon will.

  • _VTK_
    _VTK_ Member Posts: 383

    Moved to "Creations", really? Not even to Feedback & Suggestions? *facepalm*