About this mod
Removes status bars (health, stamina, magicka) and changes crosshair to bright visible color.
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I wanted the mod Crosshairs with different colours VR but it is not compatible with mods that remove the health & stamina bars from the VR HUD (for example, the mods Clear HUD VR and Less HUD VR) because they both modify the same file. So I made this mod to merge them.
Installing this mod will give you:
- Removed health & stamina & magic bars, removed arrow count window (but keeping the sneak icon).
- Brightly colored crosshairs (right = green, left = pink).
The changes in option 1 come from the Clear HUD preset used in the FUS Wabbajack list.
The changes in option 2 come from the default preset for "Crosshairs with different colours VR".
Installation
Install using standard mod manager procedure. No requirements -- you do not need to install mods mentioned above.
Compatibility
This is not a "patch" between the mods because it only includes the preset I chose.
This mod is not compatible with any other mods that modify the "interface/vr/vr_hmd_info.swf" file. If you install two mods that modify this file, it won't break your game, it will just only apply the winning mod (lowest in your load order).
If you want to make this mod work with other presets from Clear HUD, or other mods that change this file, you can follow the guide below under "Customizing the interface".
Customizing the interface
Once you have the tools installed, you can create this entire mod from the command-line in one minute. You don't even need the creation kit. If you want to customize the interface (e.g. you want to keep the arrow count, or use a different color for crosshairs), you have to recreate this mod yourself. Here is how to do it.
- Download Clear HUD VR, and find your desired preset (it should contain the file vr_hmd_info.swf). Rename this to mypreset.swf.
- Download the vr_hmd_info.swf file from "Crosshairs with different colours VR". Rename this to crosshairs.swf
- Find the original unmodified vr_hmd_info.swf (inside Skyrim_VR - Main.bsa, under interface/VR/vr_hmd_info.swf). Copy this and rename it original.swf.
- Follow the steps under "Commands to patch SWF files" (below).
- Create a mod containing "patched.swf" and rename it to interface/VR/vr_hmd_info.swf. You're done, you can now install this mod using your mod manager.
Commands to patch SWF files
Get your hands on a UNIX command line. I use Cygwin on Windows.
Install the open-source tool swfmill from its website (I installed the Windows binary). This should provide the commands `swf2xml` and `xml2swf` (the un-aliased versions are `swfmill.exe swf2xml` and `swfmill.exe xml2swf`)
I assume you already have the `diff` and `patch` commands.
Now run the following 5 commands:
$ swf2xml mypreset.swf mypreset.xml
$ swf2xml crosshairs.swf crosshairs.xml
$ swf2xml original.swf original.xml
$ diff original.xml crosshairs.xml | patch mypreset.xml -o patched.xml
$ xml2swf patched.xml patched.swf
You can now continue with step 5 under "Customizing the interface".
Alternatively, instead of swfmill, you can use the JPEXS Free Flash Decompiler (see the Less HUD VR mod page for a description). It also has "Export to XML" and "Import from XML" options.
FAQ
Q: What if Clear HUD doesn't contain the preset I want?
A: Read the instructions on the Less HUD VR mod page and create your own preset.
Q: Can't you make a FOMOD so we can pick-and-choose whatever we want for the interface?
A: I could do that, maybe someone will do that someday. But if there are N options it requires 2^N different interface files, so it is a bit of a hassle.
Thanks
Thanks to the following mod authors:
- Author of Less HUD VR: closeded, for writing clear instructions to modify the interface
- Author of Clear HUD VR: mihaifm, for providing useful presets
- Author of Crosshairs with different colours VR: Midnightmaster, for figuring out how to change the crosshair colors