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  2. Hitscan - Wikipedia

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    It leaves the question of where a weapon has hit to just one function, streamlining the programming of weapons. In terms of game design, it readily ties cause (the player presses a 'fire' button, executing a hitscan function) to effect (the hitscan returns a result, the player sees the weapon's effect at that location).

  3. HUD (video games) - Wikipedia

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    Some games, in an attempt to increase player immersion and reduce potential screen clutter, have most or all elements disappear when not needed (usually when the status they display is static), a method commonly referred to as a "dynamic HUD". In most cases, the player can display them all by pausing the game or pressing a button.

  4. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    See critical hit. head swap An animation technique in which a new head is put on an existing character model, to save memory or animation effort. heal over time (HoT) An effect that restores health over a period of time; antonym of DoT. health. Also hit points (HP). An attribute showing how much damage a character can sustain before being ...

  5. List of file formats - Wikipedia

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    GHOST.GBX – Player ghosts in Trackmania and TrackMania Turbo. CONTROLSTYLE.GBX – Menu files. SCORES.GBX – Stores info about the player's best times. PROFILE.GBX – Stores a player's info such as their login. DDS – Almost every texture in the game uses this format. PAK – Stores environment data such as valid blocks. LOC – A locator.

  6. Stampy - Wikipedia

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    The show was filmed in Minecraft and features educational content designed for children to watch in school. It aired two seasons from 2015 to 2016. It aired two seasons from 2015 to 2016. Garrett has voiced the Stampy character in the video game Minecraft: Story Mode and has made guest appearances on several television programmes with CBBC and ...

  7. Headbutt - Wikipedia

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    A headbutt or butt [1] is a targeted strike with the head, typically involving the use of robust parts of the headbutter's cranium as the area of impact. The most effective headbutts strike the most sensitive areas of an opponent, such as the nose , using the stronger bones in the forehead ( frontal bone ) or the back of the skull ( occipital ...

  8. Copy-and-paste programming - Wikipedia

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    Copy-and-paste programming, sometimes referred to as just pasting, is the production of highly repetitive computer programming code, as produced by copy and paste operations. It is primarily a pejorative term; those who use the term are often implying a lack of programming competence and ability to create abstractions.

  9. Headless men - Wikipedia

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    The first indirect reference to the Blemmyes occurs in Herodotus, Histories, where he calls them the akephaloi (Greek: ἀκέφαλοι "without a head"). [12] The headless akephaloi, the dog-headed cynocephali, "and the wild men and women, besides many other creatures not fabulous" dwelled in the eastern edge of ancient Libya, according to Herodotus's Libyan sources. [13]