Reply With QuoteThere is a much easier way.
Open cam.cfg with notepad and add the line: inv_status_height 0
That's it
So I wanted to remove the HUD completely to get better screenshots. Here's all you need to do:
-find dark.cfg in the T2 folder
-change these values like so:
vismeter_zoom 60 (change the 60 to -10)
and
hpbar_zoom 60 (change the 60 to 0)
-save the file and restart Thief 2
Ofc by setting different values you can just change their size too, within some allowed parameters.
Hope that helps someone else too!
There is a much easier way.
Open cam.cfg with notepad and add the line: inv_status_height 0
That's it
The correct way, under NewDark, add this to cam_ext.cfg:
d3d_disp_2d_overlay_alpha 0
Does inv_status_height leave the items display as it is? It looks a little bit easier, not "much" easier IMO.
I should have mentioned I'm running version 1.07 so yeah maybe it's different for NewDark.
Why?
Hey! thanks for this thread! i have been looking for a way to remove the HUD for a long time.
IT forces you to become a true expert at this game!
now i Just need a way to bind this option to a key on the keyboard!
can anyone help!???????
that way i can toggle it on and off as needed
thanks!
No.
No you dont know? or No you definitely know without a shadow of a doubt that there is absolutely no way of accomplishing this?Originally Posted by ZylonBane
There really isn't a way because the game reads that stuff from the config file every time it starts up and you'd have to probably hack it to make it behave any differently. It doesn't even have a console you could use for restarting the graphics engine or anything like that. Still Zylon's reply is unnecessarily sardonic.
You're usually okay to mess around with external conf files (they're left visible for a reason) quite a bit without the game minding. The parameter names will sometimes give you a good idea about what they do.
ZB meant no you can't toggle it at runtime, you have to exit, change the config var and restart the game. As LotBlind said, it's read only at startup.
Posting this here for future reference, cause it is possible to toggle the health bar and light gem mid game without much hassle:
1. Create a file called `hide_hud` in your Thief directory, and put these two lines into it:
2. Create another filed called `show_hud` in your Thief directory, and put these lines in it:set inv_status_height 0
objectives
3. Edit `user.bnd` and add these lines to it. If there's already bindings for F9, or you prefer different keys, edit them accordingly:set inv_status_height 0.06
objectives
4. Play Thief! Press F9 followed by Esc to hide the HUD (sorry, the switch outbind f9 "run hide_hud"
bind f9+alt "run show_hud"
to objectives is necessary to make the config change take effect). Then
press Alt+F9 followed by Esc to show the HUD again.
5. Profit, I guess?
How do I do to change the size of letters for weapons and inventory that you toggle on HUD while playing?
And to change the duration of a notice, for instance the one that you read at the start of Return to the Cathedral inviting you to leave the area.
What hud?
The best one, of course.
Thanks so much! I can finally play Thief 2 with a clean screen, thanks to you.
minor update: instead of two hotkeys, here is a script that will toggle the hud on and off with one hotkey:
1. Create a file called `toggle_hud` in your Thief directory, and copy this code into it:
2. Edit `user.bnd` and add this line to it. If there's already bindings for F9, or you prefer a different key, edit it accordingly:Code:ifndef hud_hidden set inv_status_height 0 ifdef hud_hidden set inv_status_height 0.06 ifdef hud_hidden set hud_temp 1 ifdef hud_hidden unset hud_hidden ifndef hud_hidden ifndef hud_temp set hud_hidden 1 unset hud_temp objectives
3. Play Thief! Press F9 followed by Esc to hide the HUD (sorry, the switch outCode:bind f9 "run toggle_hud"
to objectives is necessary to make the config change take effect). Then
press F9 followed by Esc to show the HUD again.
No profit this time?
I've been using your last combo for a few years now, but it's nice to simplify it.
Just tested it and works like a charm. Thank you!
does toggle_hud file have to be cfg or txt is fine too? because it doesn't work for me, created toggle_hud as cfg, added a line in user.bnd, also tried to check read-only on it, but that didn't work as well
Neither. Delete the extension entirely.
Does it work if you add the extension to the keybind line? For example:
bind f9 "run toggle_hud.txt"
it worked! thank you so much!
Just for everyone, this works for both T1 & T2.
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