<function name="HUDPaintBackground" parent="GM" type="hook"> <description> Called before <page>GM:HUDPaint</page> when the HUD background is being drawn. Just like <page>GM:HUDPaint</page>, this hook will not be called when the main menu is visible. <page>GM:PostDrawHUD</page> does not have this behavior. Things rendered in this hook will **always** appear behind things rendered in <page>GM:HUDPaint</page>. <rendercontext hook="true" type="2D"></rendercontext> </description> <realm>Client</realm> <file line="92-L93">gamemodes/base/gamemode/cl_init.lua</file>⤶ </function> <example> <description>Draws a transparent black box in the top left corner of the screen, behind all other HUD elements.</description> <code> hook.Add( "HUDPaintBackground", "HUDPaintBackground_DrawABox", function() surface.SetDrawColor( 0, 0, 0, 128 ) surface.DrawRect( 50, 50, 128, 128 ) end ) </code> </example>