This would be purely aesthetic and wouldn’t attempt to change gameplay. With colored visors I figured the HUD could be modified as well. For example:
Default- Default HUD
Blue- Defualt HUD with more bluish tint
Red- Red tinted HUD
Mark V helmet- Halo CE style HUD
mark VI helmet- Halo 2 style helmet
These are just a few suggestions I have. They wouldn’t alter gameplay but would be more rewarding than just a texture only other players can see, and you too if you die.
> Mark V helmet- Halo CE style HUD
> Mark VI helmet- Halo 2 style helmet
Fix’d.
But yeah, I’d like the idea. I think some form of HUD customisation would be really good, and it doesn’t exactly sound difficult to implement.
Meh. Cool idea, but if you use EOD or Scout, you’re going to be really hindered compared to someone using EVA. In the long run, it might punish creativity a bit.
EDIT: Wait, is it like how in Halo 4, you could kind of see an outline to the Mark VI? If that’s the case, then I’ll support the idea. Even still, smaller visors will still be different to normal/large visors.
I approve of this idea.
Not only the appearance should get an update, but the functionality of the HUD should be changed.
Like the compass having a purpose, or magnification,or night vision.
That’d be neat. Idea supported.
Yes, as long as the changes do not obstruct vision, or if they do, obstruct them roughly the same amount. That way there is no “best helmet” that all the “good players” will use because they thinks it “gives them an advantage.”
I would also vote for a “default hud” option because lets say I really like the way the Scout/Air Assault/EOD/Whatever helmet looks, but I hate what it does to the hud. Without this option I’m forced to choose between looking the way i want to and having a hud that i like, which would kind of suck.
This might take the form of another drop HUD menu below the helmet or visor with options such as "Helmet specific " “default” and maybe “Ignore visor color” if that also has an effect.
As you say hud form must change when we change an helmet…greatest idea 
I’m hoping the HUD is fully customizable; you can pick the layout, the colour, whether indicators/hitmarkers appear, and so on.
> Meh. Cool idea, but if you use EOD or Scout, you’re going to be really hindered compared to someone using EVA. In the long run, it might punish creativity a bit.
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> EDIT: Wait, is it like how in Halo 4, you could kind of see an outline to the Mark VI? If that’s the case, then I’ll support the idea. Even still, smaller visors will still be different to normal/large visors.
If you’re talking about the amount of vision you get, they would all be the same. Since the visor only needs to be big enough for the eyes to see through.
EOD- Highlight a primed grenade in an outline. It wouldn’t highlight grenade spawn or anything, just primed grenades with a cooler effect. But there could be a better idea out there.
Scout- Different textured zoom in with no scope.
EDIT: The gradient bar on the edge of the HUD could change shape according to visors but it wouldn’t extend any further than default’s gradient.
As long as it’s purely aesthetic. The last thing Halo needs is perks to be attached to armor pieces. Perks were tried in H4, it flopped. Don’t just move it over to the armor and hope it will work, because it won’t.
I think one thing that will case problems with that is color contrast. If you add a blue tint to you visor, and now everything you see is like looking through SpeedBoost eyes, you’re going to have a harder time seeing the blue team. Just throwing that out there.
Also there would be the thought that many brought up of the helmets with only small eye slots or minimal visor space on the helmet. I think the majority of these helmets would disappear because there is no real way to have two eye holes be a sufficient HUD. At least not in my imagination.
I think the idea is cool, but people would have to be understanding if their favorite helmet was removed for this feature. Like peoples favorite Storm Trooper helmet.
I support this idea. It has to purely aesthetic of course.
I wouldn’t want my helmet to completely change my HUD layout, but I think changing the HUD color based on the visor color would be cool.
Visor shape changing the HUD would not be that cool, because there is so many different kinds with small visors and such.
But if the color would lightly change based on your visor, if you want to, would be cool.
ALot of people are concerned about visor shrinking/modifying HUD size. That isn’t what I’m aiming for, just different colors and schemes. Helmets with small visors wouldn’t make the HUD smaller, nor would helmets like EVA make the HUD larger.
Most helmets that have HUD change would require achievement or challenge completion. Much like Raider or Mark VI.
This would simply be visors and certain helmets,
ODST Helmet ( without helmet piece showing )
Frost Visor ( Black outline, White fill with grayish gradient border)
