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== Description ==
== 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.
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:


The HUD in GTA games may display the following information:
* [[Money]].
* [[Money]].
* [[Weapons|Weapon]] selected and amount of ammunition.
* [[Weapons|Weapon]] selected and amount of ammunition.
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* [[Respect|Gang respect]] ([[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]).
* [[Respect|Gang respect]] ([[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]).
* [[Statistics|Player character stats and skills]] (GTA San Andreas).
* [[Statistics|Player character stats and skills]] (GTA San Andreas).
* [[Wanted level]]. Starting with GTA San Andreas (except GTA Advance), the wanted level interface does not appear until the player has a wanted level.
* [[Wanted Level]]. Starting with GTA San Andreas (except GTA Advance), the wanted level interface does not appear until the player has a wanted level.
* [[Time]] (GTA III and later, with the exception of [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]), indicated by a 24-hour clock.
* [[Time]] (GTA III and later, with the exception of [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]), indicated by a 24-hour clock.
* Vehicle speed (GTA Advance), in kilometers per hour.
* Vehicle speed (GTA Advance), in kilometers per hour.
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* The district the player enters.
* The district the player enters.
* The street the player enters ([[Grand Theft Auto IV]]).
* The street the player enters ([[Grand Theft Auto IV]]).
* [[Location Compass|Location compasses]], compass points to key locations ([[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] to [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]).
* [[Location Compass]]es, compass points to key locations ([[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] to [[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]).
* 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.
* 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.


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.


==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
=== GTA 1 — GTA 2 ===
=== GTA 1 — GTA 2 ===
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160">
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160">
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=== GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories ===
=== GTA III — GTA Vice City Stories ===
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160">
<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left;" widths="160">
File:HUD-GTAIII.jpg|GTA III (PC/Xbox version) (<small>[[:File:HUD-GTAIII-PS2.png|PS2 version]]</small>).
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>).
File:HUD-GTAVC.jpg|GTA Vice City.
File:HUD-GTAVC.jpg|GTA Vice City (PC version) (<small>[[:File:HUD-GTAVC-iOS-Android.png|iOS/Android version]]</small>).
File:HUD-GTASA.png|GTA San Andreas. The bottom money counter shows the player is in debt as a result of [[gambling]].
File:HUD-GTASA.png|GTA San Andreas (PC version) (<small>[[:File:HUD-GTASA-iOS-Android.png|iOS/Android/Remastered version]]</small>).<br />The bottom money counter shows the player is in debt as a result of [[gambling]].
File:HUD-GTAA.jpg|GTA Advance.
File: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>).
File:HUD-GTALCS-PS2.jpg|GTA Liberty City Stories (PS2 version) (<small>[[:File:HUD-GTALCS-PSP.jpg|PSP version]]</small>).
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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>)
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>)
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>).
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>).
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]].
File:HUD-GTACW.png|In the [[Nintendo 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>



Latest revision as of 00:03, 25 June 2015

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 in 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