Time for action – bringing your Flash asset into CryENGINE 3

Let's follow a few simple steps:

1. The first thing we need is an XML file for the newly created Flash asset. Go to the <engine root>\Game\Libs\UI\UIElements\ folder, and create a new XML file (for example NewHUD.xml).

2. The layout of the XML file is pretty easy. Each XML can have multiple Flash assets defined. It starts with a <UIElements> tag and ends with a </UIElements> tag. Within this tag, you can define your UIElements. Add a new <UIElement> definition for your new HUD:

   <UIElements name="HUD">
    <UIElement name="NewHUD" render_lockless="1">
      <GFx file="NewHUD.swf" layer="1">
       <Constraints><Align mode="dynamic" valign="center" halign="center"scale="1" max="0" />
       </Constraints>
      </GFx>
     </UIElement>
   </UIElements>

   This is the basic layout for a new UIElement with the name NewHUD. Within the <GFx> tag you need to define the actual SWF file...