Status Bars for Needs
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 2 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
- 👍 1.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 85 User Interfaces mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Status Bars
for Needs
Description
This mod dynamically displays status bars for Basic Primary Needs, Basic Personal Hygiene, and Simple Primary Needs. This process is achieved by using XML templates and only displaying bars for the mods you have installed. The bars can also be toggled on or off by pressing 'N'. This mod was made with optimization in mind; meaning that if the bars are toggled off, the scripts will stop processing until you toggle them back on, or if none of the three mods are detected, the mod will just shut itself off without inserting XML. In the included INI, you can change the toggle key to whatever you want, and there are also options to adjust the alignment, position, and scale of the bars.
Keep in mind, if both Simple Primary Needs and Basic Primary Needs are loaded, this mod will also turn off. Choose one or the other. I've designed it this way because those two mods aren't meant to work together in harmony.
Bars for Simple Primary Needs
Food Bar
The food bar will fill up as you eat food, and it will deplete as time passes. Once you reach the threshold (the middle line), the bar will turn green, indicating that you are well fed, and it will stay green until the bar reaches zero when you are no longer well fed.
Sleep Bar
The sleep bar will fill up either full (12 hours) or halfway (6 hours) based on your sleep bonus, and it will deplete as the hours pass until you are no longer well rested.
Bars for Basic Primary Needs & Basic Personal Hygiene
The functionality of these bars is self-explanatory. They will fill up to the right as you max each stat and will deplete to the left as they degrade. Caffeine and alcohol will only appear when you're under their influence, as they are considered buffs rather than needs.
Installation
Prerequisites: xOBSE, MenuQue
Extract the contents of the zip file into your data directory or use your mod manager of choice, and then activate the plugin.
Credits
[]PushTheWinButton for creating Simple Primary Needs.[/]
[]Maskar for creating Basic Primary Needs & Basic Personal Hygiene.[/]
[*]Game-Icons.net for the icons. I slightly modified them to b
Status Bars for Needs is a compact UI mod that adds dynamic status bars for Basic Primary Needs, Basic Personal Hygiene, and Simple Primary Needs. With 183 endorsements and 12,269 downloads, it's a modestly popular quality-of-life addition for players who want clear visual feedback on their character's needs.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid download-to-endorsement ratio (12,269 downloads, 183 endorsements) shows it's being used and appreciated.
- Covers three major need categories in one mod, so you don't have to hunt for separate bars.
- Lightweight UI mod—no gameplay changes, just cleaner info at a glance.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated January 2024—might be stale if the game has had patches since then.
- Only works with the specific needs mods mentioned—if you use a different needs framework, this won't help.
For survival game players who use Basic Primary Needs, Basic Personal Hygiene, or Simple Primary Needs and want a quick visual reference without digging into menus. Skip if you don't use those specific needs mods or prefer a more integrated HUD overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the corresponding needs mods installed first—this mod only adds bars for those specific systems.
- If you're using a mod manager, drop the file into the correct folder and enable it; if manual, place it in the game's mod directory.
- Check the mod's page for any updates or patches if you're on a newer game version, since it hasn't been updated since early 2024.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivion Mods
- Author
- DavaScript
- Version
- 2.0.3
- Downloads
- 12,269
- Endorsements
- 183
- Category
- User Interfaces
- Created
- 8/3/2023
- Updated
- 1/7/2024
🔗 Required By 2 Mods
These mods list this mod as a dependency.
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