The Icon Thingies

Chron

<div class="IPBDescription">and damage indicator</div> A couple of times I've seen those icons that mean you can weld there, or that show the damage when you hit something...but only like twice. Why is it I NEVER see them?

Terr

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Uhm. There are some graphic settings that may cause it. You NEVER see them? You should put this in the "Tech help" forum.

My suggestion is to check you gl_polyoffset variable in the console. To see what it is currently set at, just type "gl_polyoffset" (without the quotes) in the console and hit enter. In order to change it, simply enter in a number after it.

Poly-offset seems to involve how far sprites and flat images 'float' over surfaces. In some cases you may not see spraypaints and bloodsplats because the decal is below the wall surface. In other cases it may flicker a lot, because your video card can't quite decide which one is on top.

I personally use gl_polyoffset .1, but I'd suggest tinkering with that a bit. (Just remember what you had it at originally.)

And--to be safe--turn on the 'autohelp' if you want weld icons. Most of what it gives you are annoying messages, but some parts are helpful.

coil

Weldable and breakable indicators are a client option, cl_autohelp. 1 = shows tooltips and icons, 0 = no tooltips or icons. Yes, it'd be nice to see the icons but not the tooltips; this may be addressed in the future.

Seeing damage indicators - how much damage you're dealing to something - is a server side variable, and may have been locked (not sure) in 1.03. If the server doesn't have it enabled, you won't see it. It's mostly for debugging purposes.