- added ability to set custom alternative HUD

Use GAMEINFO key 'althudclass' to specify own class derived from AltHud

https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=66422

src/g_statusbar/shared_sbar.cpp

@@ -335,6 +335,35 @@ void ST_CreateStatusBar(bool bTitleLevel)
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+static DObject* CreateAltHud(const FName classname)
+{
+	if (classname == NAME_None)
+		return nullptr;
+
+	auto cls = PClass::FindClass(classname);
+	if (!cls)
+	{
+		Printf(TEXTCOLOR_RED "Unknown alternative HUD class \"%s\"\n", classname.GetChars());
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	if (!cls->IsDescendantOf(NAME_AltHud))
+	{
+		Printf(TEXTCOLOR_RED "Alternative HUD class \"%s\" is not derived from AltHud\n", classname.GetChars());
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	auto althud = cls->CreateNew();
+
+	IFVIRTUALPTRNAME(althud, NAME_AltHud, Init)
+	{
+		VMValue params[] = { althud };
+		VMCall(func, params, countof(params), nullptr, 0);
+	}
+
+	return althud;
+}
+
 DBaseStatusBar::DBaseStatusBar ()
 {
 	CompleteBorder = false;
@@ -347,20 +376,13 @@ DBaseStatusBar::DBaseStatusBar ()
 	ShowLog = false;
 	defaultScale = { (double)CleanXfac, (double)CleanYfac };
 
-	// Create the AltHud object. Todo: Make class type configurable.
-	FName classname = "AltHud";
-	auto cls = PClass::FindClass(classname);
-	if (cls)
-	{
-		AltHud = cls->CreateNew();
+	// Create the AltHud object.
+	AltHud = CreateAltHud(gameinfo.althudclass);
 
-		VMFunction * func = PClass::FindFunction(classname, "Init"); 
-		if (func != nullptr)
-		{
-			VMValue params[] = { AltHud };
-			VMCall(func, params, countof(params), nullptr, 0);
-		}
-	}
+	if (!AltHud)
+		AltHud = CreateAltHud(NAME_AltHud);
+
+	assert(AltHud);
 }
 
 static void ValidateResolution(int &hres, int &vres)

src/gamedata/gi.cpp

@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ void FMapInfoParser::ParseGameInfo()
 			GAMEINFOKEY_STRING(backpacktype, "backpacktype")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_STRING_STAMPED(statusbar, "statusbar", statusbarfile)
 			GAMEINFOKEY_STRING_STAMPED(statusbarclass, "statusbarclass", statusbarclassfile)
+			GAMEINFOKEY_STRING(althudclass, "althudclass")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_MUSIC(intermissionMusic, intermissionOrder, "intermissionMusic")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_STRING(CursorPic, "CursorPic")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_STRING(MessageBoxClass, "MessageBoxClass")

src/gamedata/gi.h

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ struct gameinfo_t
 	FString statusbar;
 	int statusbarfile = -1;
 	FName statusbarclass;
+	FName althudclass;
 	int statusbarclassfile = -1;
 	FName MessageBoxClass;
 	FName backpacktype;

src/utility/namedef.h

@@ -1088,3 +1088,4 @@ xx(PlayerTeam)
 xx(PlayerColors)
 xx(PlayerSkin)
 xx(NewPlayerMenu)
+xx(AltHud)

wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/statusbar/alt_hud.zs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AltHud ui
 	const POWERUPICONSIZE = 32;
 
 	
-	void Init()
+	virtual void Init()
 	{
 		switch (gameinfo.gametype)
 		{