Getting unique stock icons back?

[smashbro29]

That was in Melee, right? I miss it.

 

[Comeback Kid]

A dream we all have, but I still don't think it's possible or somebody would have modded them in already.

 

[smashbro29]

I also liked how in 64 Falcon didn't have a face, he had a falcon.

 

[Mithost]

Brawl's coding currently does not allow this. I don't know how to code in ASM to do something like that though. Thinking in C++, a simple switch statement might do. Check what character/color is being used for each player slot, then use that value to point to a different stock icon for that player. Having to put 40-200+ different versions of the HUD however, seems less than ideal. I'm not sure if it's possible to inject extra data like stock icons into the hud file OR make the game point to the stock icons used for classic/allstar instead. It's up to the PMBR's ability to code it in or not.

 

[Kati]

So many threads asking for stuff as if the team never thought about it years ago.

 

[Doq]

Wouldn't it be possible to change the BP to look like a stock icon, then relocate the bp display to show multiple like stock icons?

 

[smashbro29]

So many threads asking for stuff as if the team never thought about it years ago.

Never hurts to ask publicly. At the very least you get an explanation why it won't work which is always interesting.

 

[Xinc]

Wouldn't it be possible to change the BP to look like a stock icon, then relocate the bp display to show multiple like stock icons?

The problem is the system might get confused. In addition, what if the icons are based on the exact same image? That would be a hassle to change the coding directly.

 

[Cubelarooso]

Never hurts to ask publicly.

Except that time Magus deleted his light shield code because everyone wanted to know how to play video games.

 

[moleman915]

What is this light shield code you speak of?

 

[Cubelarooso]

And so he publicly asks.
It's a joke.

 

[The_Altrox]

Eh, I'm fine with the current life count. I feel like adding stock icons over the character portrait is overkill. And I like the portraits. I mean, both would be cool, but I feel like it would be unnecessary.

 

[Strong Badam]

It's not possible. Sorry.

 

[smashbro29]

It's not possible. Sorry.

Thanks buddy. I just wondered about the technicals of it. I think the whole replacing things is fascinating.

 

[Xinc]

It's not possible. Sorry.

A bit of a shock to hear that, but it was expected. I suppose the brawl system runs on a single image for a global stock display, right?