There is a great mod going around, which allowed me to tweak the HUD the way I always wanted to see it:
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The problem is that it also removes the information about shields, the navigation compass and all of the icons and pictures. Can't go back to the default HUD anymore, so I see no choice as to ask FD for a simplified HUD option.
Why it makes sense? ED's HUD is comprised of two elements, functional and non functional. I like to have the needed elements bright and readable, but when you increase the dashboard brightness, it does it to all elements and there are many bars, separators, grids, backgrounds and decorative elements, that have no real function, but decorative and all of it glows really brightly.
That is too much and can be irritating. So having only the necessary elements, bright and well readable, would improve readability, but alleviate the overburden of non-essential clutter in your view.
Also, if holo HUD's were real, they would look more like this, only the necessary information. Besides, you see the nice dashboard better.
Make "Simplified HUD" Functional:
So I suggest an option for a simplified HUD, with the navigation compass and a shield bar and preferably a simple transparent black background for the panels:
MORE:
The problem is that it also removes the information about shields, the navigation compass and all of the icons and pictures. Can't go back to the default HUD anymore, so I see no choice as to ask FD for a simplified HUD option.
Why it makes sense? ED's HUD is comprised of two elements, functional and non functional. I like to have the needed elements bright and readable, but when you increase the dashboard brightness, it does it to all elements and there are many bars, separators, grids, backgrounds and decorative elements, that have no real function, but decorative and all of it glows really brightly.
That is too much and can be irritating. So having only the necessary elements, bright and well readable, would improve readability, but alleviate the overburden of non-essential clutter in your view.
Also, if holo HUD's were real, they would look more like this, only the necessary information. Besides, you see the nice dashboard better.
Make "Simplified HUD" Functional:
So I suggest an option for a simplified HUD, with the navigation compass and a shield bar and preferably a simple transparent black background for the panels:
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