BetterHUD - Immersive and Dynamic - User Configurable
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ 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
- 👍 2.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #9 of 192 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Be sure to make the necessary ini changes as detailed in install instructions below!
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Big thank you to Gopher for the kind words and for the excellent video outlining the installation process clearly!
Sneak peek 0. 2. 2 of the revision is now available!
Experimental patch so that BetterHUD works together with StarUI HUD is now also available.
This mod is undergoing a major revision which is currently available in a sneak peek version.
Featuring user configurable, immersive, and dynamic HUD that hides when not needed.
Scale, position and hide elements of your choice!
Other new features include fullscreen scanner and scanner customization.
Basic version of the mod are still available as per normal in the files section.
Once matured, the major revision will take the place as the main file of this mod.
For more information, check out the top stickied comment in the posts section.
If you have missed the past sneak peek releases and their contents, their respective stickied posts are still available here and here.
Original Features
Smaller and moved Location Text and XP Indicator.
Disable Enemy Health Bars and Hit Marker.
A Dot Crosshair that is Non-Dynamic and lacks the bars for weapons.
There are numerous alternatives and options as outlined below.
Both Location Text and XP Indicator have been moved down quite a bit on the HUD in order to not obscure the gameplay.
Alternatively you can choose to use either of the following by instead installing one of the optional downloads:
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[] Hide the XP indicator completely and still keep the changes that this mod makes to the location text.
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]Only change XP indicator.
Dot Crosshair Optionals expanded upon:
[]BetterHUD - Only Dot Crosshairs is only dot crosshair.
[]BetterHUD - Dot Crosshairs - Enemy Health Hit Mark is dot crosshair along with disabling enemy health bar and hit marker.
BetterHUD is a user interface mod that reduces HUD distractions for a more immersive experience, with a customizable version available as an optional file. It has 8,966 endorsements and 409,203 downloads, last updated in September 2023.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 8,966 endorsements and over 400k downloads
- Offers a customizable version for players who want to tweak the HUD to their liking
- Active development with features added over time
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2023, so may not be compatible with the latest game patches
- No clear installation instructions or requirements listed
For Skyrim players who find the default HUD too cluttered and want a cleaner, more immersive interface. Also for modders who enjoy tweaking UI elements to their preference. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes—this is purely cosmetic UI.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the optional files section for the customizable version if you want more control over HUD elements
- Since this is a UI mod, make sure to load it after other UI mods to avoid conflicts
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily install and manage updates
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starfield Mods
- Author
- KhaoMaat
- Version
- 0.3
- Downloads
- 409,203
- Endorsements
- 8,966
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 9/1/2023
- Updated
- 9/21/2023
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