Are you using the cgaz HUD?

[muckster]

Do you? If not, why not?

I do

There is probably a thread existing already?!

[Timothy]

I prefer to leave it on, but my times are equally good when not using it.
I don't use snaphud though.

[Ahnuld]

Only the accelerometer around the crosshair.

[dqopb]

If not, why not?

I expect an answer like "Not, because I'm Zerg". He used to mention he dislikes it.

My humble opinion is that if you want to pro-strafe, you need both gazhud and snaphud. PLUS a lot of training, of course.

[DF/// ifoo]

I do use cgaz hud. I don't use snaphud though ... not for a particular reason, I just didn't manage to get the executables running in the past. I think there were a couple of guys where it didn't work, and i couldn't really be arsed to spend more time analyzing it. Never touched it since ^^

My humble opinion is that if you want to pro-strafe, you need both gazhud and snaphud.

+1 ... if you want to REALLY maximize your times, you'll need both yea ... and grinding

[-av1spa-]

cheating is okay

[Arcaon]

My humble opinion is that if you want to pro-strafe, you need both gazhud and snaphud.

This is the second time I hear this thought today, as if snaphud is some kind of mandatory necessity for achieving top times. Weird.

[DF/// ifoo]

Well, i never said its a necessity for being good. But i think even good strafers can increase their times with it by a tiny bit. I can't really tell as I don't use it ^^ But since it's pretty much the same as cgaz (showing you where to aim ... just with directions) I imagine it will help.

[Duck-meat]

There was a topic started by Berserk a few years regarding cgaz:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=169
It seems to have generated a bit of heat:)

Tried using it occasionally when I started df earlier this year, but haven't used for several months. Honestly I found it distracting while trying to focus on the map itself, my eyes being drawn instead to the multicolored bar display. After disabling cgaz, I also noticed being distracted by the speedmeter, so disabled that too.
I'm sure speed could increase by using it, but I'd prefer to run a map by intuition, even at the risk of losing speed.

[Timothy]

Would you guys really say cgaz HUD is a necessity?
After mastering it it is pretty much muscle memory. Have you tried playing without it?