Dragon HUD
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HUD Overview
Each Hatchling, Wyrmling, Wyrm and Wyvern is provided with a HUD or Head-Up-Display. This provides the user with the ability to control various settings and controls on the dragon species. These setting and controls may include:
- Modify the colours and textures
- Activate and deactivate the dragon breath
- Activate and deactivate the dragon aura
- Change between flight and ground positions
- Sit and stand the dragon
- Emit dragon sounds
Not all of the dragon species have the same capabilities and in many cases the HUD is specific to the dragon species. It is possible to use the HUD from one species with a different species in many cases, however not all of the controls will function correctly.
The HUD's are worn on the centre attachment point and thus can be worn with other HUD attachments that use other attachment points.
If your HUD becomes faulty, or stops working, you can obtain a new HUD at any time by wearing the appropriate Council tag and touching the sphere on the east side of the dragon eggs in the Cathedral.
Hatchling and Wyrmling HUDS
A variety of different HUDS exist depending on which species of Wyrmling or Hatchling you own. The following is a guide to the various HUD types.
Dragon HUD Version 1
The HUD has two display states, "closed", in which only the egg is shown on the screen, and "open", where the egg and all of the controls are visible on the screen. When the HUD is in open mode a significant amount of screen space is utilised. In closed mode, only a small area of screen is used but the lag effects of the HUD remain.
When "open" either the colour or texture options are shown. These items use the same area of the screen to display, and as such, it is not possible to display both the colours and textures at the same time.
Dragon HUD Version 2
- HUD Version 2.1
- HUD Version 2.1 (Steam specific)
- HUD Version 2.1 (Wyvern Hatchling specific)
- HUD Version 2.5 (Anubis and Bast)
- HUD Version 2.5 (Dracolich)
The specific variants of the HUD provide the specific capabilities that those species have.
The HUD takes the form of a menu bar icon that sits at the left side of the client screen and supports the display of the various control elements individually. The HUD has five menu options which are from top to bottom: 'Colors', 'Textures', 'Patterns', 'Actions', 'Sounds' and 'Config'.
With the exception of 'Colors' and 'Textures', all of the individual menu options can be "open" and "closed". The colours and textures items can both be "closed" or either item can be "open". Since these use the same area of the screen to display it is not possible to display both at the same time.
Dragon HUDs
Which HUD you dragon utilised depend on when you purchased your dragon. This article only considers the HUDs that are currently supplied with the dragon species. If your dragon was purchased on or before the 21st June 2006 it may use a different HUD.
See also the Dragon HUD v.2.5 Basics Guide.
Dragon HUD Version 2.5
The Dragon HUD Version 2.5 is provided with the Aquatic, Anubis, Astral, Bast, Dracolich, Fae, Fire, Hydra, Ice, Royal, Spirit, Steam, Storm and Tiamat Dragons. There are five variants of the HUD:
- HUD Version 2.5
- HUD Version 2.5 (Steam specific)
- HUD Version 2.5 (Anubis and Bast)
- HUD Version 2.5 (Dracolich)
- HUD version 2.5 (Tiamat)
The specific variants of the HUD provide the specific capabilities that those species have.
Similar to the Wyrmling and Hatchling version, this HUD is a menu bar icon that sits at the left side of the client screen and supports the display of the various control elements individually. The HUD has five menu options which are from top to bottom: 'Colors', 'Textures', 'Patterns', 'Actions', 'Sounds' and 'Config'. The same limitations as identified for the Wyrmling and Hatchling versions is also true.
Dragon HUD Version 4
The Dragon HUD Version 4 is provided with the Arctic and Desert Wyvern's. With this HUD, the colour and texture controls are contained in a separate (Edit Mode) HUD and the main HUD provides the movement, sound, animation and aura controls only.
This HUD takes the form of a menu bar that sits at the bottom of the client screen.
Due to the animation overrides being contained in the HUD, the Dragon HUD Version 4 must always be worn whilst the wyvern avatar is being worn.
See also the Wyvern HUD v4 Guide.
Alternatives to the HUD
HUD FAQ & Known Issues
- I have attached my HUD but I can not see it
- My breath effect won't stop
- Familiar HUDs are not properly triggering sounds (updates available soon)
- Dropping or Resetting HUDs will most often cause them to malfunction
- Pattern eggs often need re-loaded generally before use
