This is not a custom HUD in its usual meaning; instead, the focus is to add some fixes and improvements for the standard Team Fortress 2 UI, while keeping the original game style.
See the features section for more information.
See the FAQ for some possible questions you may have.
Page on comfig.app (including screenshots gallery): https://comfig.app/huds/page/improved-default-hud/
Discussions:
- https://teamfortress.tv/thread/16751/improved-default-hud
- https://etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-28385
On Windows, use Notepad++ to preview and edit files.
On Linux, Kate from KDE is recommended. Download it from your distribution's repository.
This HUD may work on the macOS version of TF2, but it is not supported.
HUD originally created by Eniere.
Currently maintained by Tiagoquix.
Special thanks to CriticalFlaw and the contributors of the tf2hud-fixes repository. Some of the changes integrated into IDHUD were based on changes there.
- No gray bars when spectating
- Larger combat text numbers (damage, healing, metal spent etc.)
- Last damage and healing done next to health cross
- Better target ID readability (for both players and buildings)
- Keyboard shortcuts in the equipment menu, backpack view and loadout screen
- High-quality item previews in the backpack view, loadout screen, Mann Co. store and more (no additional files needed; done via HUD file tweaks)
- Restored passive attributes text on the loadout screen
- Better spectator tournament support (
cl_use_tournament_specgui 1) - No duplicate crosshair when coaching
- Minor scoreboard improvements
- Minor adjustments to 3D class portraits angles
- More death notices on the screen at once
- Linux support
The following are some ConVar recommendations for a better experience with IDHUD.
cl_spec_carrieditems 0 // Hides the loadout items being used by the player you are spectating
tf_hud_show_servertimelimit 1 // Show server time limit in addition to round time
tf_hud_target_id_alpha 255 // Make HUD target ID background opaque to improve visibility
tf_hud_target_id_disable_floating_health 1 // Places TargetID HealthBar inside the character nameplate
If you use mastercomfig, tf_hud_show_servertimelimit is enabled by default for all presets, and tf_hud_target_id_alpha can be controlled using the "Panels" module. The rest of the commands can be managed via the advanced options menu or directly through the console.
The HUD comes with improvements for the spectator tournament GUI. It works when servers enable the mp_tournament ConVar and cl_use_tournament_specgui 1 is set on your game client.
However, keep in mind that it is designed for competitive game modes such as 6v6, Prolander and Highlander. Enabling it out of those game modes may result in some weird behavior in custom game modes.
This is only applicable if you enable cl_use_tournament_specgui.
If you play on 4:3 or 16:10 rather than the 16:9 aspect ratio, you may have to edit the line team2_player_base_offset_x in the resource/ui/spectatortournament.res according to the comment.
The default value is adjusted for the 16:9 aspect ratio.
Could you make the HP numbers, the ammo counter and many other things centralized for a better gameplay experience?
Yes, we could. However, we don't have plans to. IDHUD is meant to be simple while still retaining most of the default HUD experience, and that includes keeping things at the corners of the screen, which is how the default HUD operates.
Some custom maps also expect the HUD to be the game's default, and so they put things on the center of the screen. Many popular HUDs have problems with this because they often obsfucate such elements due to their centralized nature, which ends up making such elements hard to read. This map is a good example of this problem.
If you want the default HUD, but centralized, check out the Middle Mann Hud.
Because they don't work with the Ambassador's dynamic crosshair.
Also, they don't hide themselves while taunting, and could cause conflicts in some custom game modes with custom crosshairs.
Because we already have hitsounds in the game. :)
Also, they usually tend to work better with custom crosshairs, which we don't support (see question above).
Because it only works in the main menu or in a local server, due to the fact that it uses the r_skin command, which is protected by sv_cheats.
Even when using the r_skin command, not all things work as expected — Australium weapons have graphical corruptions, and Warpaints don't change their team colors accordingly.