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About this mod
Redesigned, easy-to-track and precise aim reticles.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
- Donations
BAR v2.1.0 is now available!
Read the Updates section for details.
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SUPER IMPORTANT MESSAGE (1 minute read)
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Hi everyone.
I have two pieces of news to share with this update:
1.) BAR has grown considerably in scope and size since version 1 and now has over 170 configurations, which adversely affects the speed at which I can maintain it.
For this reason, I've created a poll where you can vote for your favourite tethered reticle. This will help me to identify unused reticles so that they can be removed and speed up future updates.
2.) Lastly, after you download the mod, there's now a donation link for those of you who want to help me continue supporting BAR in my free time. Your donations will go to my (Liber)tea fund, which helps me to keep warm and sane while I'm working on the mod or manually rebuilding BAR's 170+ reticle options after the mod has been broken by a game update (sadly there are currently no automated HD2 modding tools to help me easily rebuild a mod like BAR).
That's all for now. As always, constructive feedback is welcome.
Take care of each other out there. o7
-SoaringSimurgh
Overview
The design and customisation of the tethered reticle and crosshair reticle in Helldivers 2 are unfortunately lacking. The shape and grey colour of the tethered reticle makes it hard to distinguish and track amongst the game's extremely varied colour and lighting conditions, whilst the crosshair designs are large and have unnecessary animations, causing them to partially obscure targets or distract the player. Collectively, these problems negatively impact the experience for many players.
Better Aim Reticles ('BAR') was created to improve these aspects, thereby aiding player targeting and enjoyment.
Features List
Tethered reticles
- Better Aim Reticles provides 21 custom-made tethered reticles to facilitate easier targeting and increase precision.
Author note: Unfortunately it is not currently possible to mod the grey colour of the tethered reticle.
Right-click on the image below and Open Image in New Tab to enlarge:
Author note: It is recommended to try every tethered reticle design and see which one gives you the best results, rather than choosing a reticle purely on its aesthetics.
Line and Box Crosshairs
- Redesigned line and box crosshairs no longer hinder player targeting while preserving the charge-up indicator functionality for weapons such as the RS-422 Railgun, PLAS-101 Purifier etc.
- There is also an option to turn off the line and box crosshairs.
Triangle Crosshair
- Redesigned triangle crosshair no longer hinders player targeting with weapons such as the LAS-5 Scythe, LAS-16 Sickle etc., while preserving the targeting functionality for lock-on weapons such as the FAF-14 Spear and StA-X3 W.A.S.P. Launcher.
- There is also an option to turn off the triangle crosshair.
Slimmer Hitmarker
- Modified to be less intrusive while still providing damage feedback.
- There is also an option to turn off the hitmarker.
Crosshair Dot
- Contains size customisation options for the crosshair dot.
- All options are available with and without Better Pings.
Better Pings
- Reduces the size of 'danger' and 'interest' ping icons to be less obtrusive.
- Removes obsolete downward ping pointer to reduce clutter.
- Removes ping UI corners to reduce clutter (ping UI corners on pinged map POIs are preserved).
Recommended Sister Mod
Lastly, Better Aim Reticles has a sister mod: Better Map Markers which offers further improvements and customisations.
(Click the icon to go to the mod download page.)
Features List
Redesigned Map Markers
- Better Map Markers provides 16 custom-made map markers designed to provide clarity and enable accurate marking.
- If you wish to remove the circle crosshair (used by weapons such as the LAS-98 Laser Cannon, LAS-99 Quasar Cannon etc.), the option is included in Better Map Markers due to it altering the same game asset file.
Nameplate Boxes
- Better Map Markers also provides the option to remove player nameplate boxes, reducing HUD clutter, which is especially useful in situations when squadmates are positioned behind your target.
Mod Configuration Examples
You can see previews of some of the possible configurations in the image below.
Right-click on the image below and Open Image in New Tab to enlarge:
NOTE (1): Line crosshair modifications affect both the horizontal line crosshairs (used by weapons such as the AC-8 Autocannon, MG-206 Heavy Machine etc.) and '3-sided box' crosshair (used by weapons such as the RS-422 Railgun, PLAS-101 Purifier etc.) due the game sharing the same asset for both crosshairs.
NOTE (2): The triangle crosshair game asset is shared by numerous weapons (such as the P-4 Senator, LAS-5 Scythe, LAS-16 Sickle, FAF-14 Spear, StA-X3 W.A.S.P. Launcher etc.), meaning that modifications to the crosshair affect them all. This limitation means that weapon crosshairs cannot be modded on a per-weapon basis.
NOTE (3): Following from NOTE (2), if you select a configuration which disables the triangle crosshair, it will also disable the triangular lock-on targeting indicator used by weapons such as the FAF-14 Spear and StA-X3 W.A.S.P. Launcher due the game sharing the same asset for those weapons. If you want to keep the triangular lock-on targeting indicator, please ensure that you choose a configuration with the triangle crosshair enabled.
Crosshair Colour Customisation
You can choose from 4 colours using the in-game options (see image below). The game currently supports white, yellow, green and red.
I also recommend you enable Reticle Outline underneath the Reticle Colour setting (this only applies to crosshairs).
Installation Instructions
Simply download BAR and add the zipped folder in HD2ModManager, then choose a configuration from the list of options.
This mod requires HD2 Mod Manager v1.2.0.1 or newer.
Author note: If you like this mod, I'd appreciate it if you took some time to give it an endorsement and post your favorite BAR configuration in the comments.
Donations are greatly appreciated and help me to continue maintaining BAR in my free time. You can donate via my profile page or in the donation box that appears directly after you download the mod file.
Constructive feedback welcome.
Thanks. o7
Troubleshooting
If you experience issues adding BAR to your HD2MM, your HD2MM may have entered a 'bad state'.
Please try the following:
- Remove all mods in HD2MM then purge.
- Open your Helldivers 2 data folder and confirm that there are no .patch files remaining there.
- Open Settings in HD2MM and copy and paste the 'Storage Directory' path (its the second one listed) into the address bar of your file explorer.
- Close HD2MM.
- Delete the contents of the Helldivers2ModManager folder (the one you opened in step 3).
- Open HD2MM, add the BAR .zip package in HD2MM and deploy it.
To avoid this issue repeating when updating to a newer version, always purge and remove the old versions of BAR from your HD2MM, then restart HD2MM and add the new version.
Updates
21/04/2025
Better Aim Reticles 2.1.0 release.
-Performed a small alignment correction on all tethered reticles. The appearance of some tethered reticles may have changed slightly due to them being resized.
-Added 3 new 'fine cross' tethered reticles and an option to use the default 'ring' tethered reticle (player requested):
-Fine Cross (Triangle Cross)
-Fine Cross (Duplex)
-Fine Cross (T-Cross)
-Ring (Default)
The 'fine cross' variants are the latest designs that I've been experimenting with. They have the same outer designs as their standard iterations to aid general eye-tracking, however these also feature a fine cross component in the center to help with longer range precision shots. I'm pretty satisfied with how they perform and recommend you give them a try.
-(Player requested) Added new set of configuration options (line+box crosshairs: ON, triangle crosshair: OFF, hitmarker: ON/OFF) for all tethered reticles.
-Added 2 more crosshair dot sizes:
-Miniscule
-Discreet
'Miniscule' is intended to provide a center reference point with the minimal obstruction to the tethered reticle when it overlaps, while still being clearly visible.
'Discreet' is intended to provide an almost imperceptible center reference point with the minimum obstruction to the tethered reticle when it overlaps.
-Updated mod Description page with new content previews and gifs.
See LOGS->Changelogs for older updates.
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