# Showing player name in HUD

**URL:** <https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/showing-player-name-in-hud/3551>\
**Category:** λ Half-Life\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/showing-player-name-in-hud/3551 "2020-01-24T14:30:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Space](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/space/32/538_2.png) [@Space](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Space)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/showing-player-name-in-hud/3551/1 "2020-01-24T14:30:08Z")

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**Author:** ![Smiley47](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/smiley47/32/510_2.png) [@Smiley47](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Smiley47)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/showing-player-name-in-hud/3551/2 "2020-01-24T14:36:08Z")

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nicknames in hl21 were added in the video editing

You can add nicknames to the game only on Source Engine, like did it waezone by changing the file HudLayout.res: [https://www.twitch.tv/waezone/clip/CautiousSpoopyChipmunkBlargNaut?filter=clips&range=all&sort=time](https://www.twitch.tv/waezone/clip/CautiousSpoopyChipmunkBlargNaut?filter=clips&range=all&sort=time)

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**Author:** ![Space](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/space/32/538_2.png) [@Space](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Space)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/showing-player-name-in-hud/3551/3 "2020-01-24T15:11:40Z")

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i get it. thank you very much.