BetterScannerBlips
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #11 of 191 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
BetterScannerBlips
by RandyKnapp
built for QMods Mod System
Added Mac Version
Adds several configuration options for Scanner Room Hud blips. With these options they scale based on how close they are to the player, show the distance in meters, and alpha out slightly when very far away.
Press the L key (by default) to temporarily toggle all the blips on and off.
1. 0. 1
- Fixed a bug where I turned on DevConsole by default
1. 0. 2
- Updated mod for the Big Little Update
1. 0. 3
- Fixed for 2019 Update
- Added a message when you turn on or off the blips
1. 0. 4
- Fixed a config error where German language (or any language that doesn't use the period as a decimal point) wouldn't parse the config properly
QMods Instructions:
1. Download and install QMods
2. Extract BetterScannerBlips_QMods.zip to your Subnautica install directory
3. Run the game
Configuration:
[]MaxRange (float, default=200. 0)
Blips beyond this distance will be scaled by MaxRangeScale[]MaxRangeScale (float, default=0. 2)
Blips beyond MaxRange will be scaled by this value[]CloseRange (float, default=12. 0)
Blips between this distance and MaxRange will be scaled between CloseRangeScale and MaxRangeScale[]CloseRangeScale (float, default=1. 0)
Blips between CloseRange and MaxRange will be scaled between this value and MaxRangeScale[]MinRange (float, default=0)
Blips between this distance and CloseRange will be scaled between MinRangeScale and CloseRangeScale[]MinRangeScale (float, default=6. 0)
Blips between MinRange and CloseRange will be scaled between this value and CloseRangeScale[]TextRange (float, default=100. 0)
Blips beyond this distance will have the text field hidden[]AlphaOutRange (float, default=150. 0)
Blips between this distance and MaxRange will have their alpha faded between MaxAlpha and MinAlpha[]MaxAlpha (float, default=1)
Blips between this distance and MaxRange will have their alpha faded between MaxAlpha and MinAlpha[]MinAlpha (float, default=0. 4)
Blips between this distance and MaxRange will have their alpha fa
BetterScannerBlips lets you resize and recolor the Scanner Room HUD blips in Subnautica, with automatic distance-based scaling and a keyboard shortcut to toggle them on and off. A popular UI customization mod with 3,884 endorsements, last updated in December 2019.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 3,884 endorsements and over 100k downloads.
- Distance-based scaling is a smart touch—no more giant blips when you're right on top of something.
- Toggle shortcut is handy for clearing your screen when you need a clean view.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2019—might not work with the latest Subnautica patches.
- No mention of config options for the shortcut key—you might be stuck with the default.
- Only affects Scanner Room blips, so if you wanted other HUD tweaks, this isn't it.
For Subnautica players who spend a lot of time in the Scanner Room and want better visibility of resource blips. Perfect for base builders and explorers who want to customize their HUD. Skip if you're looking for gameplay overhauls—this is purely a UI tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to back up your save before installing any mod, just in case.
- Check the mod's page for any required dependencies like QModManager—though none are listed here.
- Test the toggle shortcut in a safe area to get used to it before relying on it in deep waters.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Subnautica Mods
- Author
- RandyKnapp
- Version
- 1.0.4
- Downloads
- 100,005
- Endorsements
- 3,884
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 2/28/2018
- Updated
- 12/16/2019
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