[aldo_14]

I realise this may be a rather daft question and is probably a rather simple one with scripting, but it's a rather abstract set of keywords to search for so i'm going to ask anyways; is it possible to remove certain HUD elements permanently?  Namely unused ones; for example the power-balance bars.

EDIT; additionally, are there ways to a) shrink HUD elements as well as reposition and b) hard-fix the FOV.  a) and b) of course both relating to seeing if I can get the HUD to line up with an internal cockpit.

[karajorma]

It should be. Bare in mind that if you can't use the energy transfer bars they disappear automatically anyway though

[aldo_14]

It should be. Bare in mind that if you can't use the energy transfer bars they disappear automatically anyway though

What defines being unable to use them?

[karajorma]

If you have an unshielded ship the shield one vanishes. I seem to vaguely remember once having a ship with no shields and ballistic primaries and being surprised at the disappearance of the entire ETS item. I guess the game figured that since I had no use for weapon or shield energy energy that everything would go to engines.

I haven't tried it since so it's concievable that it was a bug or something. Suppose I should try it again and see what happens

[CP5670]

On a related note, is there any way to force a HUD element to show up? I would like to use the multiplayer lag gauge for something in one of my missions, but I can't get it to appear with the flash-hud-gauge sexp.

[Goober5000]

I haven't tried it since so it's concievable that it was a bug or something. Suppose I should try it again and see what happens

It was intentional.

[karajorma]

Figured that was the case but seeing as I'd only seen it once I didn't want Aldo pinning all his hopes on it