Simple Health and AP Bars
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #83 of 103 User Interfaces mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A mod featured in the screenshots is Vanilla Hud Cleaned. While not required, it's highly recommended as it makes the bars look like they fit better where they're placed.
I've always had a bit of trouble reading the health ticks in Fallout 3/NV. It's hard for me to see the difference in an enemy health bar or my own when a tick is missing unless I'm actively keeping my eyes on it at all times, but I think it's more important to keep your eyes on the enemy. With this, it's much easier to absorb information at a glance than before.
Inspired by Fallout 4 (and mods that aim to replicate its HUD like IFO4HUD and HUD Like Fallout 4 (NV)), this mod replaces the health ticks with a solid image so they appear as bars instead. However, this is not an extensive UI mod, rather it replaces a single texture to get this effect. Therefore, it should be compatible with most vanilla-centric UI mods, as long as you install this afterwards.
Compatible with:
-Vanilla UI Plus (VUI+)
-Radiation (is) Actually Dangerous
-DarNified UI (DarnUI) (though there's apparently a built-in option)
Just remember to install this mod after any extensive UI mods, like the ones above, otherwise they might overwrite the texture this mod replaces.
Simple Health and AP Bars is a compact UI mod that converts health and AP ticks into bars for easier readability. With 230 endorsements and over 6,000 downloads, it's a straightforward quality-of-life improvement for players who find the default tick marks hard to parse. Last updated in November 2022, it remains a simple, no-frills option for cleaner HUDs.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-trusted with 230 endorsements and over 6,000 downloads—clearly a popular pick.
- Does exactly what it says: turns ticks into bars, no bloat or extra features.
- Last updated in 2022, so it's stable and unlikely to break your game.
⚠️ Cons
- No screenshots or detailed instructions in the description—you're flying blind until you try it.
- Only affects health and AP bars; if you wanted other UI elements changed, this won't help.
- Last updated in 2022—might not be compatible with the latest game patches, so test carefully.
For players who squint at the default tick marks and want a cleaner, more readable HUD. If you're a UI perfectionist looking for a quick fix without overhauling your entire interface, this is for you. Skip if you want more comprehensive UI customization—this is a one-trick pony.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to back up your original files before replacing them, just in case you want to revert.
- If you're using a mod manager, you can install this manually by dropping the files into the game's Data folder.
- Test the bars in different lighting conditions—some UI mods can be hard to see in bright areas.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- New Vegas Mods
- Author
- Bunslinger
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 6,147
- Endorsements
- 230
- Category
- User Interfaces
- Created
- 3/7/2022
- Updated
- 11/3/2022
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