Center zombie counters and use ASCII HUD separators

t5/scripts/README.md

@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ invalid identities fail privately without changing points. Follow the shared
 ## Core HUD and service window
 
 The unboxed core puts match time above round time at the upper left,
-`TWS ZOMBIES · discord.tws.lol` at the top center, and zombies remaining above a
-slim health bar at the bottom center. Current/maximum HP appears to the right
-of the bar only while injured; it disappears at full health. The AFK indicator
-sits above the zombie count. There are no panel backgrounds or timer labels.
+`TWS ZOMBIES | discord.tws.lol` at the top center, and zombies remaining above a
+slim health bar at the bottom center. `N ZOMBIES` is one centered element at
+the health track's midpoint, using uniform font scale `1.25` so the whole group
+stays centered as the digit count changes. Its initial placeholder is
+`-- ZOMBIES`. Current/maximum HP appears to the right of the bar only while
+injured; it disappears at full health. The AFK indicator sits above the zombie
+count. There are no panel backgrounds or timer labels.
 Fullscreen X/Y anchors use the normalized `640 × 480` viewport directly and
 bypass safe-area insets. Font scale is at least `1.0`; verify text fit, stock
 HUD overlap and Plutonium tag clearance at each aspect ratio in-game.
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ continue updating while hidden; game-over values remain frozen. Help, records
 and the stock HUD are unaffected. `.hud` requires the HUD module.
 
 Common provides one unboxed upper-right service area below the Plutonium tag.
-Records are right aligned, with `Map record · Round N` followed by up to three
+Records are right aligned, with `Map record | Round N` followed by up to three
 holder lines; there is no replay footer or single-page counter. Help displays
 the full nine-command list in aligned rows. Services remain private, leave the
 core in place and work without the HUD module installed. See the
@@ -90,12 +93,15 @@ Only the active service view holds HUD elements: 19 for nine-command help
 (20 with a multi-page counter), or four for records (five with a multi-page
 counter). Pages reuse elements; switching views or closing the service releases
 them. Idle services hold no HUD elements, while the controller retains pending
-requests and interruption/resume behavior. Core + AFK use 11 + 1 elements.
+requests and interruption/resume behavior. Core + AFK use 10 + 1 elements.
 
-HUD `1.4.0` and AFK `1.2.0` require common `1.4.0+`. Update common, HUD and AFK
-together where installed, then restart the map. Leaderboard `1.1.0` remains
-compatible. This change requires no new Plutonium/plugin/backend dependency or
-full server-process restart.
+HUD `1.4.2` requires common `1.4.0+` and
+[Plutonium r5334+](https://plutonium.pw/docs/changelog/#r5334) for its
+`SetTextUnlimited` counter, updated only when the count changes. Deploy the
+updated HUD script and restart the map on r5334+; no full server-process
+restart is required. Older Plutonium revisions need client/server updates and
+full restarts first. AFK `1.2.0` and leaderboard `1.1.0` remain compatible;
+AFK still requires common `1.4.0+`. No new native-plugin or backend requirement.
 
 ## Map record announcements
 
@@ -263,6 +269,9 @@ connect listener anywhere else crashes the T5 SP handshake.
    Check that branding, the health bar, damage-only HP, zombie count and timers
    remain correct during each view and after it closes.
    Include other installed HUD mods; the live T5 SP element limit is unverified.
+6. Check `0`, `6`, `9`, `10`, `99` and `100 ZOMBIES` at different resolutions:
+   the complete text must stay centered above the health track. Repeat after
+   toggling `.hud` and after game over freezes the count.
 
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@@ -274,8 +283,8 @@ gameplay updates start through the existing spawn lifecycle.
 **Features**
 - Upper-left match timer above round timer (round resets each round, both freeze on game over)
 - `.hud` toggles this player's core and AFK indicator; data updates continue while hidden
-- Top-center `TWS ZOMBIES · discord.tws.lol` branding
-- Bottom-center zombies-remaining counter, with the AFK indicator above it
+- Top-center `TWS ZOMBIES | discord.tws.lol` branding
+- One `N ZOMBIES` element centered above the health track, with the AFK indicator above it
 - Slim health bar with green / amber / red ramp; current/maximum HP appears
   beside it only while injured
 - Spectator placeholders without starting the match clock on connection
@@ -301,6 +310,7 @@ without seeding clocks; `hud_start` calls it as a fallback if needed.
   `destroy_on_disconnect`, `format_mmss`, `register_help_command`,
   `register_spawn_handler`, `register_connect_handler`
 - Every `level.hud_*` config value from `tws_t5_common`
+- Plutonium r5334+ for the count's `SetTextUnlimited` updates
 - Stock BO1 state: `level.round_number`, `level.zombie_total`,
   `level.players`, `self.health`, `self.maxhealth`, AI entities' `.animname`
   and `.ignore_enemy_count`