*DS* AO-HUD v5 Version (updated 22.01.2025)

This is my second server-side AO after 13 years, which I am now releasing in a fully modifiable form. You are free to use this HUD for personal purposes and even market it commercially.

The reason I am releasing this HUD is that conventional AOs still rely on the HUD created by ZHAO over 20 years ago. These systems continue to query individual animation states and merely override them. My AO takes a different approach: animations are stored directly on the server, allowing the timer to be utilized for more important tasks.

This AO operates differently from conventional AOs that rely on querying animation states. Instead, it exclusively uses a timer to trigger specific functions.
It is a server-side AO that temporarily overwrites animation states with desired animations, which remain active until the next login.
Upon logout, the server restores the original animation states, and the AO resumes overwriting these states automatically after each login.

For some states, it is essential to use non-looped animations. Please refer to the instructions in the default notecard for further details.
Additionally, animations for facial expressions and hand motions should also be non-looped.

The navigation buttons — Back, Forward, Random, Sequential, and Select — on the HUD are available for every category in the dropdown menu.
Once a category is selected, the buttons control the corresponding animations.

I provide support for resolving issues with the application but do not offer customization services for other providers.

This AO is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Please give appropriate credit to Daemonika Nightfire when using this AO.
For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

HUD Features

This HUD provides the following functionalities:

AO Management
Manage multiple AOs with ease by configuring notecards for predefined states.
To set up your desired AO, fill out the notecard accordingly. Detailed instructions are available in the first notecard named !AO Default.
Additional AO notecards must begin with the prefix '!AO ' (note the space after the prefix).

Dance List Management
Create and manage multiple dance lists using notecards.
Dance notecards must begin with the prefix '!Dance ' (again, note the space).
List one dance per line in the notecard.

Animation Handling
If an animation referenced in a notecard is not found in the HUD's content, it will be skipped, and a message will appear in the local chat. To avoid errors, always copy animation names directly from the file.
If you encounter a stuck animation (caused by improper termination), toggle the AO off and on again to terminate all unnecessary animations.
The viewer's undeform feature also ends all animations. In such cases, toggle the AO off and on again for optimal functionality.

Extras
To personalize, the textures used for the HUD are Fullperm and included in this notecard.
Unlike the recent trend of creating huge 2048-pixel textures for everything, my textures are only as large as necessary.