Encumbrance
-- percent %
-- current inventory weight
-- max carry weight

Armor Condition
-nude (or you could replace that with underwear if not using a nude skin)
-Armor
-Power Armor
-- percent %
-- current condition
-- max condition

Weapon Condition
-Weapon type as Generic "Weapon" or as the game defines them
-H2H melee weapons as defined by "H2HWeaponsA" and "H2HWeaponsB"
-Rock-It Launcher as Launcher rather than Handle Weapon (it's got Launcher in it's name)
-- percent %
-- current condition
-- max condition
-"Throw" for grenades
-"Drop" for mines
-"unarmed" for fists

Ammo Counter
-Ammo ..................... v8.0+ &type of
-Mine ........................ v5.0+ &type of
-Grenade .................. v5.0+ &type of
-blank for melee

7z fomod installer

Best used with a mod manager.

I used FOMM to make sure the installer code syntax and structure are correct.
I do my installing, testing, and use, with Mod Organizer 2

File and install order is critical
.. using a Mod Manager, skHUD must be the LAST mod in your file order with XML files in it.
.. or ..
.. skHUD must be installed LAST.

There are copies of / hud_main_menu.xml & hudtemplates.xml / that are critical to correct function and must overwrite all others.
There are also copies of supported mod files that are necessary for the correct function of mod support.

Things will break if these instructions are not followed.

IF this mod is manually extracted ..
skHUD will function correctly, provided the previous instructions were followed .. but ..
there will be no extra mod support .. and other things will break if you are using VUI+ .. unless you can figure out the fomod folder.

Install .. Play.

v3.5 - 4.0 use Command Extender .. InjectUIComponent
.. this negates the need for UIO or a manually added include line to use these versions.

**NOTE**
I've found that, due to what seems to be a UIO quirk ..
If you are trying to use my instructions for including other mods, and you are using UIO
you will need to grab the support file on the files page .. it makes UIO keep the line for includes_HUDMainMenu.xml

Accessed by holding CTRL ' (apostrophe)

In the interest of keeping menu depth to a minimum, most of the buttons have dual and triple functionality.

------ Main Menu ------
------ Time Menu ------
------ Stats Menu ------
------ More Menu ------
------ Health Menu ------ More (more) menu ... v7.0 expansion/rename
------ More Menu 3 ------ .................................. v9.0 addition
--- Stats ; perc ; Needs .pos ---
------ ** .pos menus ------
------ Settings Files ------

GameMode Live Adjustment Menus

 -hold- CTRL  -click-  Adjust Visuals

In the interest of keeping menu depth to a minimum, most of the buttons have dual functionality.

Click button
Hold CTRL .. click button

Most of the features/functions have been duplicated between the 2 menu sets .. but ..
not everything can be done in both, so be sure to check out all of the options in each menu.

The default Active Immersive Hotkey is .. i .. from immersive.

------ Settings Files ------
------ Mod Support ------

Currently just one preset .. my own
(presets have been removed from v8.0 .. possibly to be released as a separate package)
..
There is really only one thing to remember if you are pre setting in the file, for yourself, or to share ..

All of the _*V ,  _*H values should b set first, then all X , Y values tweaked afterward

_*V = position vertically relative to screen height ........ Y=0 + _*Y .. at .. :[0]top  .... :[1]center .... :[2]bottom
_*H = position horizontally relative to screen width .... X=0 + _*X .. at .. :[0]left ..... :[1]center ..... :[2]right

HP -- Compass -- AP -- CND/AMMO .............................. Y=0 + _*Y .. at .. :[0]bottom .. :[1]center .. :[2]top
AP -- CND/AMMO ............................................................. X=0 + _*X .. at .. :[0]right ...... :[1]center ... :[2]left
.. their values are swapped because of their default position

**okay .. there are two things to remember ..

_skInfoScale

apparently it can't be preset without screwing up the info bracket ..
it seems to work fine after making changes in game and saving it there .. but dang it that was frustrating
.. v8.0 .. a little extra scripting made it possible to preset <facepalm>

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_skArmorVIS [ 0-11 ]
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[1] Armor                                 ]
    [2] & percent %%                | these will NOT show "Power"
    [3] & Cnd/Max                    | for Power Armor
[4] Armor & Cnd/Max            ]
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[5] percent %% & Cnd/Max
[6] Cnd/Max
[7] percent %%
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[8] &Power
      [9] & percent %%
    [10] & Cnd/Max
[11] &Power & Cnd/Max
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_skarmorMtr (0+)

.. greater than zero is it's visibility and total length
.. and will display a meter that replaces "percent %%"

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_skWeaponVIS [ 0-11 ]
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[1] Weapon                             ]
    [2] & percent %%                | these will show "Weapon"
    [3] & Cnd/Max                    |
[4] Weapon & Cnd/Max         ]
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[5] percent %% & Cnd/Max
[6] Cnd/Max
[7] percent %%
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[8] - type -                         ]
      [9] & percent %%       | these will show weapon type
    [10] & Cnd/MAX          | as the game defines them (or you changed strings)
[11] - type - & Cnd/Max  ]
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.. all of them will show .. Drop & Throw .. for mines and grenades

_skweaponMtr (0+)

.. greater than zero is it's visibility and total length
.. and will display a meter that replaces "percent %%"

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_skAmmoVIS [ 0-10 ]
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The vanilla counter attached to CND/AMMO disappears from it's
original position when this setting is greater than zero
;------------------------------------
[1] Count .................................... obeys _*Max .. v7.5+ tracks Rock-It Launcher ammo completely
    [2] & Ammo, Grenade, Mine
    [3] & - type - ..... replaces [2]
    [4] & 'Grenade/Mine' after - type -
    [5] - Image -

If you're a fan of _*Max clip/ammo count display, these are the main settings for you.
;------------------------------------
[6] Count .................................... using a clone of the vanilla counter
    [7] & Ammo, Grenade, Mine
    [8] & - type - ..... replaces [7]
    [9] & 'Grenade/Mine' after - type -
  [10] - Image -

.. the vanilla counter is set and read as a string so there's no nice way to get it to obey _*Max settings
.. and it doesn't really track Rock-It Launcher ammo 'properly'

FILE SETTINGS ONLY .. there are far too many to add to the game menus

_*RGB
_*R
_*G
_*B

Pre-Defined system colors for use with <_*RGB> </_*RGB>
;------------------------------------
.[ 0 ]: inherit .......... (used as the condition for using the elements inherited/default/defined system color)
.[ 1 ]: hudmain....... (the color chosen from the display menu)
.[ 2 ]: hudalt........... red
.[ 3 ]: fallout 3....... green
.[ 4 ]: pipboy.......... (pip-boy color chosen from the menu)
.[ 5 ]: mainmenu.. yellowish?
[ -1 ]: nocolor........ use _*R _*G _*B (used as the condition for using R.G.B. values)
;------------------------------------

Default Colors: _*RGB == 0 (zero)
Lazy Colors ... : _*RGB == pre-defined color number ............ _*R _*G _*B .. values are ignored
Fun Colors ..... : _*RGB == -1 (negative one) .. and use the .. _*R _*G _*B .. values to tune the color and brightness

;- Hover Info colors ..
.. each main _*RGB will change that elements color
.. _sknfoWrnRGB will cause all of those elements to change with it
.. .. they will change to it,  or their respective *_2 color if _sknfoWrnRGB is set to -1 (negative one)

.. _skmtlockRGB .. is the new 'Empty Locked' setting .. it follows it's own RGB for (empty, locked ..) , and _sknfoWrnRGB as/for it's secondary color for when the entire info set is meant to change (steal, pick, pocket ..)
.. .. it can also still be found under - Item Info :cycle setting 4 .. base RGB setting only

(tried to keep the number of 'individual settings' to a minimum ( ? ) while allowing some ease of use with customization for everything)

;------------------------------------
_*Bright does not get applied to _*R _*G _*B values .. the system doesn't do it .. manually altering the individual values is the reason
 ..  _skActionBright is the only exception .. it's just one case that needed very little extra work to keep

v9.0+ .. _*Bright gets/is applied to _*R _*G _*B values for all skHUD, supported mod, and vanilla hud elements
;------------------------------------
Compass Edge Alpha .. fiddled with the compass direction strip fade .. if you don't care for it .. open

.. textures\interface\hud
.. delete ..
hud_compass_alphamap.dds

There is a global variable that can be changed via console ..

skqdKTap .. .. [float] :default [0.7]

.. it sets the key tap delay for the immersive hotkey and various keypresses in the live adjustment menus

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There are 2 'extra' features built in .. because i could

Toggle Scope :: no need to hold the button down while using ironsights or scopes

Red Exit buttons :: conflict free red Exit , Cancel menu buttons with VUI+ using fose

.. .. there are game menu toggles for each of these settings on the last page of the second set of game menus.

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Mod Support
For those of you who like to merge mods ..
.. the mods original esp/esm needs to be in your load order when running the installer ..
.. to be sure you at least have the mod installed ..
.. after install .. the live check at game start looks for the HUD file rather than the esp/esm
.. so it's possible to disable and remove the esp/esm from your load order for game play if you've merged the mod.

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There are two includes that are only used while you're adjusting your HUD.
If you'd like to free up (a few) resources after you're done, Done done, finished and satisfied with your hud adjustments .. open ..
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..menus\prefabs\skHUD\skHUD.xml
--------------------------------------------
.. at the very bottom of the file ..  deleting the bracket at the end of the second line will comment out both include lines
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<!-- ======================================= -->
<!-- skHUD Live Adjusment Menu files -->
<include src="skHUD\shared\skutilitymenu.xml" />
<include src="skHUD\shared\skzzOutLiner.xml" />
<!-- comment out when done to spare resources -->
<!-- ======================================= -->
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skutilitymenu.xml  .. is the Live Adjustment Menu Display file .. it's only required if you're not quite done adjusting your hud
skzzOutLiner.xml .... is the Live Adjustment helper : it duplicates otherwise hidden elements so you can see where you're moving them
.. considering it didn't exist before v6.0, it can be commented out separately from the utility menu if you'd like to spare some resources and still retain the menu for later adjustments

In the interest of keeping menu depth to a minimum, most of the buttons have dual and triple functionality.

.. click button ..
.. hold Shift .. click button
.. hold CTRL .. click button

------ Main Menu ------

------ Adjust Panles Menu ------

------ More Menu ------

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skHUD and aHUD

The aHUD options provided in this mod allow you to control the visibility of the things aHUD moves around.
The main reason is for the ability to hide the default CND and AMMO for the ammo counter that is included in this mod.

Technically they are iHUD settings for the visibility, (it's by the same author),
so if you are using iHUD it 'might' cause some oddness.

The -inspect pos.- button is simply for the curious. If you've stored the aHUD settings it shows the active values.

File Settings

IF you are using UIO .. any mod that it supports, or has support for it, should work correctly.
Most other mods that add hud elements will need something like this done with them ...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
winning hud mod .. the last mod you installed
........................ ;; or ;; the last mod  in your file order
.................................; that has a copy of hud_main_menu.xml

Game Directory install .............Data\Menus\Main\hud_main_menu.xml
.....................................................Data\Menus\prefabs\includes_HUDMainMenu.xml <-create if needed
.....................................................Data\Menus\prefabs\skHUD\skHUD.xml
.....................................................Data\Menus\prefabs\skHUD\skHUDsettings.xml

Mod Organizer -winning hud mod-..\menus\main\hud_main_menu.xml
.............................................................\menus\prefabs\includes_HUDMainMenu.xml <-create if needed
.................(this mod)..........................\menus\prefabs\skHUD\skHUD.xml
.............................................................\menus\prefabs\skHUD\skHUDsettings.xml

In either case, create the includes_HUDMainMenu.xml if you don't already have one somewhere.
If you find other include lines at the bottom of your hud_main_menu.xml,
simply cut them out and add them to includes_HUDMainMenu.xml
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.. open your winning hud_main_menu.xml
add the include line so the very last two lines in the file look like this ..
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<include src="includes_HUDMainMenu.xml" />
</menu>

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..  create and/or open includes_HUDMainMenu.xml
add a line for this mod that should look like this ..
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<include src="skHUD\skHUD.xml" />

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The skHUD settings file gets included via the main skHUD.xml

;==========================================================

Once done, and the include line has been added to you're winning
--hud_main_menu.xml-- , you only ever have to worry about adding
includes to one file and never have to worry about messing up you main
hud file. .. it's also easier to transfer the include line to a
different hud_main_menu.xml if you find a main hud mod that you like
better.
;==========================================================
**NOTE**
I've found that, due to what seems to be a UIO quirk ..
If you are trying to use these instructions for including other mods, and you are using UIO
you will need to grab the support file on the files page .. it makes UIO keep the line for includes_HUDMainMenu.xml