I've been wondering about this for years but since it didn't really directly affect the game, I never followed up. I also don't know if this would be a scripting issue or some sort of custom utility that would need to be installed. Let me know if there is a better posting location than here, please. But on to the topic...
Is there a way to get the total HPs remaining on a monster (I'm interested mainly in hostile factions in this case) appear above their head instead of the colored text shown? I've never seen such a device though it would make combat choices a bit easier for players, like deciding which flanker to attack next to get a kill and reduce the opposing forces quicker. The closest I've seen is Diablo-esque with a graduated horizontal or vertical color bar that gets shorter as damage is taken. In some apps the bar will change color, but in others, not.
Seems like HP remaining value printout should be easy to do because the game must be keeping track of all the dynamic values if it is deciding when to change the text name and color during combat. I'd even settle for the HP status report on the R-click creature description pop-up screen, if nothing else, but above the head would be best.
I'd really love to have this information reported in-game if possible. Even combat debugging doesn't provide this in log form... just the damage as it occurs and not even the heal amount when applicable. Has anyone heard of a utility or project that addresses something like this?
TIA
