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Boy, I wish the SkyTweak and LiHUD authors would implement this. The (in)ability to save and load settings is the one reason I still use MinimalHUD over LiHUD.

This is absolutely amazing. Crafting is one of the few things that Requiem was lacking in, imho. Thank you so much!

Wow, exactly what I was looking for. Have to try it asap

Same here. I played around with it quite a bit (with head bobbing set to 0 ) and while I like the idea of it, it just just didn't add anything for me. Instead, I felt constantly reminded I was playing with that specific mod( e.g. when clipping or another glitch occured), thus breaking immersion.

I got MinHUD Light and it has some nice additions (mainly hide activate button and hide sneak text) as well. And it solved the only problem I had with it (horse combat). I tested it for nearly a day and I think it's really great, probalby the best HUD mod right now ( I even kicked iHUD for more flexibility). For STEP I would recommend the following: NACMIM Full + iHUD + MinHUD Light + maybe an official STEP preset for download(?) I don’t think that Simple Crosshair should be on the list anymore. If you can only have one hudmenu.gfx mod on the list it should be NACMIM FULL, MinHUD FULL or LiHUD… IMHO of course.

You are right. I should have added that info to my review. But does STEP recommend the full version of NACMIM? In that case, wouldn’t it conflict with Simple Crosshair, which is a STEP mod as well? Anyways, I contacted the author of MinHUD and his response sounds encouraging

Hi folks, this is a little summary/comparison of the two HUD mods 'Less intrusive HUD II' (LiHUD) and 'Minimal HUD for Skyrim' (MinHUD). I honestly think that STEP should feature at least one of them because (imho) 1. the HUD is one of the most important factors for immersion 2. the vanilla HUD is god-awful There are several HUD mods out there but I picked these two because they offer the most flexibility. If you know of other HUD mods with similar functionality please let me know. I tested LiHUD in version 1.1 and MinHUD in version 1.0 So here we go... Basic Functionality ---------------------- The foundation of both mods is the same: move and scale the HUD elements (health bar, magicka bar, compass, ...) as you wish. There are some differences though: LiHUD: + you can edit some more hud items that MinHUD does not cover (e.g. subtitles or the activate button) + you can rotate items MinHUD: + you can edit width and height of items independently allowing you to make 'slim' versions if you want User Interface ------------------ Both mods feature an MCM to set serveral of their options. What I want to talk about here is the way to set up the HUD. LiHUD: In LiHUD you modify the HUD in a special view where all HUD elements are visible. You select the desired element and then move/scale/rotate it by pressing keys. This is great because you can directly see the result of your settings. MinHUD: Everything is done from the MCM by moving sliders, so you cannot see the results until you leave the menu. This makes setting up the HUD a bit awkward. Advanced features ------------------------ Both mods offer some unique options which I briefly cover here LiHUD: + an alternative compass (which I like more than vanilla) + an alternative sneak meter (which I like less than vanilla) + options to toggle what is seen on the compass (quests, enemies, unknown locations,...) + ability to choose the way the status bars deplete (e.g. 'from right to left' - MinHUD has it fixed to "from edge to center") MinHUD: + different crosshair types + an extra crosshair for aiming, visible only while holding down the mouse button when firing a ranged weapon or spell. This is cool because that's the only occasion I really want to see a crosshair. + options to toggle what is seen on the compass. Less options than LiHUD and you cannot hide enemies and locations idependently - why?? Built-in presets and user presets ----------------------------------------- LiHUD: LiHUD features one preset which is pretty cool but doesn't really fit my tastes. It's a good starting point though. Unfortunately there is no way to save your own presets so you have to set everything up from scratch when starting a new character. MinHUD: MinHUD has two built-in presets that don't fit my tastes either, but it allows you to save your own presets to file which you can then reload when starting a new character. Compatibility with iHUD ----------------------------- This will be important to a lot of iHUD users and I can say that both mods work equally well with iHUD. Bugs/issues --------------- Following is a list of problems I had with these mods. Please note that a lot of people don't seem to have those so it might be caused by my load order or whatever. You have to check for yourself. LiHUD: - HUD items being out of place when leaving the modification screen or after loading a saved game - some compass elements I toggled off were still visible - crosshair could not be scaled MinHUD: - HUD disappears completely when drawing a weapon while riding a horse Conclusion -------------- I think both mods are amazing and I cannot recommend one over the other. - HUD editing in LiHUD *looks* far better but when actually doing it, it's not that much faster or more convenient really. Also, in MinHUD you do it only once, save your preset and are done. - LiHUD has more hud items to edit and it has the best compass options (when working as intended) of any mod I've seen so far. MinHUD on the other hand offers the best crosshair features around. - both mods have some issues that might affect different players more or less depending on playing style. Ultimately it's a tough choice and mostly a matter of personal preference. Too bad we can't use both :( Links ------- LiHUD - https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35154/ MinHUD - https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/33482

Enemy dots: There are Minimal HUD and Less Intrusive HUD II that can remove the enemy markers. Unfortunately MinHUD also removes the locations and LiHUD didn't work for me :(

I've had these issues as well til I found a very easy solution. For me it always works like this 1. when alt tabbed click skyrim in task bar -> skyrim sound plays but skyrim doesn't show 2. wait for mouse pointer to dissappear 3. alt tab to another window 3. alt tab back to skyrim 4. click left mouse button 5. I'm back in skyrim

Has anyone tried SkyTweaks AI settings?

Personally I was close to giving up on enbs. I hate DoF with a passion and don't like bloom and blur effects either. I tried all the popular enbs and turned off DoF but it still felt to be too much. Then I stumbled upon the ClimatesOfTamriel enb (the no dof version) and loved it. Less saturation than vanilla and the cinematic grain effect is all I needed. Now I can't play without it.