[REL] No Bars (red/blue) In Melee Combat

[Joe Dagger]

As you can see or more precisely can't see the red+blue bars are invisible if you use this modded file.
Why using such a file you might ask?

Pro
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- Since it is not switchable in the menu you can disable the bars with this file (unlike the ship bars which are switchable).
- Surprisingly it (can) bring much more fun to not know the enemy status (well for me )
- So you fight not like "okay it only needs a tiny hit now and he's gone", you simply don't know and fight to the fullest.

Cons
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- In a bigger fight (multiple enemies) you can't identify your opponents fast due to the bars which are missing.

Bugs
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- None, all savegame compatible and you can switch back anytime to the default state (use your backup file)

To do
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- The numbers (damage) are still displayed.... I'd like to take those out too but couldn't find the right file for now. Also I'm unsure if this is doable without breaking something. If someone can help me on this matter then please do not hesitate to give me a hand, thanks in advance.

Installation
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Age of Pirates 2\RESOURCE\Textures\LocEfx
(make a backup of the file "state_bars.tga.tx" before you overwrite it.)

As always hope you enjoy

Joe

 

[buho]

Gonna pass on this one, matey.

I'm an information freak, I like to have all the possible info. ops2

Cheers.
buho (A).

 

[N3H3C]

I love this idea, makes the game more immersive and exciting, as well as realistic.

 

[Joe Dagger]

Glad you like it Fiend, now we only need to find a way to disable the numbers too. Had no luck at the moment but I'll try again later.

 

[Sharks Prize]

Could you disable the bars, but keep the little red triangles? Then you'd know who's an enemy.

 

[Joe Dagger]

Could you disable the bars, but keep the little red triangles? Then you'd know who's an enemy.

The mod only disables the bars so the triangels are still there... what I was referring to is the hand to hand / melee combat. So at sea ship vs ship all is untouched.