Killcam/Deployment/Revive Screens Idea

[SurgeonX]

Following on from Higby's tweet on the newly designed Killcam screen, and his comments about expanding this to include waiting/respawning...

Originally Posted by Higby

Do you guys want to have a "Wait"/"Respawn now" choice on this screen, maybe with a count of near by friendly medics so you can choose if you want to wait for one or not. We were talking about having something like that, I think it could be cool. Right now it just dismisses after a few seconds and the respawn point selection interface comes up.

I started knocking up a design to see if it would be possible to bring together the new Killcam design, some elements of the Deploy screen and some features around reviving.

And this is what I've ended up with as of tonight...



This design brings together the following features:

Revive options

We need a medic! button

Clicking this button sends out a request to be revived, allowing medics to see you on the mini-map, how far away you are and how long left is on your deployment timer.

Ideally this would also send out a mission request. This is to help the fallen player know whether or not someone is coming to the rescue.

Auto-request checkbox

When you die, having this box checked automatically sends out a revive request.

Closest medics list

The five closest medics to your position, and how far away they are.
Medics who haven't accepted a revive mission request are listed in green.
Once a medic accepts the revive mission, their list seleciton turns red as does their medic indicator on the map view.



Selected loadout

A quick rundown of what weapons you have in your loadout, and most importantly, how much ammo you have.
Should hopefully prevent that annoying scenario where you are rezzed, but have no ammo left.

Deployment

Auto deploy timer

The auto deploy timer starts counting down as soon as you die, as is currently specced in the PS2 gameplay videos.

Deployment pause button

Pause the auto deployment to your selected respawn point.
Giving you control of when you want to be respawned, and to give medics more time to get to you.

Deployment locations

As in the current builds, lists any available spawn points and how far away they are.

Map view

Now includes glyphs to denote where the Closest Medics are.
The glyphs turn red when a medic accepts your revive request.

Spawn as

No changes here, this is currently part of the main Deploy screen.

There's a mini prototype here with the deployment timer counting down, and a working 'We need a medic!' button.
The pause button changes states, but I haven't programmed it in to affect the timer.

http://www.craig-lea.co.uk/PS2/Respawn.html