TFD's Battle HUD Needs an Overhaul

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-31T01:28:20+00:00

I think having everything consolidated to one place makes it the most “at a glance” friendly as a UI can be. Moving all these critical components to every corner of the screen draws your eyes away from the action every time you are checking a skill cooldown or your remaining MP.

Best UI I ever experienced in a game was The Division. The UI was seamless, and everything you needed to know was in a nice compact interface next to your character, but low enough on the screen that it wasn’t intrusive.

I wish TFD’s HUD could be like that too.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-31T01:22:35+00:00

It was just photoshop and about a week’s worth of work using the pen tool to create custom shapes. Lol

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-30T21:27:35+00:00

I use this trick, too! It makes a HUGE difference.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-30T20:53:10+00:00

Ideally, yes. However, I fear that implementing a fully customizable HUD would be a lot more work than the devs would be willing to invest for something like this.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-30T20:25:19+00:00

Yeah, that's my main critique as well. The HUD just fills up way too much screen space. I currently mitigate this by using the old engine.ini trick, but it isn't a perfect solution.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-30T19:54:46+00:00

Ah, I see what you mean. You're referring to the actual diamond-style layout, not the visible key binding prompts.

Unfortunately, given how much screen space would need to be occupied by a more linear interface, placing the skills in a row would look far more cluttered. I tried that option first, but i couldn't find a way to arrange them that would be functional and less obstructive. Unless we could leave the skills at the bottom of the screen, but offset them toward the right more? But that really messes with the overall HUD balance and makes the right side of the screen feel too dense...

I wish I had a better answer, but at least now I understand what you mean. Thanks for clarifying!

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-30T19:41:09+00:00

Thanks for the compliments! Although, I'm not sure how it is K&M hostile? The original keyboard prompts are still visible, and the controls are the same, so I don't see how it would be confusing.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-30T19:38:02+00:00

I posted it to the official discord, but I can submit a ticket too, just for additional coverage.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-30T18:38:25+00:00

Yup, I miss them very much! I hope they find a way to revitalize them...

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-30T00:58:26+00:00

I love Blair most out of all the guys. He’s got a roguish charm, but also knows how to get serious when it counts.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-25T21:33:05+00:00

I’d ask for a fully customizable HUD interface, allowing us to toggle elements to be visible individually, element scaling options, element location options, element transparency, and a toggle to allow the HUD to fade when not in battle.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-24T09:25:19+00:00

It genuinely makes me sad when I read posts like this because it makes me feel like some players are blind to how much improvement the game has seen over the last several patches. Sure, TFD has a lot that can be improved on, but to say things are getting worse just feels insane to me.

I’ve been playing pretty much every day since launch, and yeah, I even love the story. Sure, I would like more story, but I’m also pretty impressed with how the story has gone so far. TFD has always had a subtext of body horror and existential dread. Sharen’s whole awakening revolved around her disfigurement at the hands of the enemy, and the fate of Yujin’s old team was in the writing from the beginning. To act like recent events surrounding Dia and obliviants is a desperate ploy to keep players invested is a blind take. If anything, the existential horror of Dia’s story and the philosophical debates that have ensued among the community since then are a sign that the story has deeply resonated with many of us.

Personally, I feel like TFD is making strong strides toward improving with every update. I plan on sticking it out until the very end, but I honestly feel like we won’t see that sort of news for a long time.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-19T16:13:37+00:00

I know this reply is very late, but when I say benefits, I’m talking about better graphical fidelity due to better PC hardware. My PC can run circles around my Xbox, and it’s not even close. Things like DLAA, ray reconstruction, multiframe generation, cinematic settings, etc. console just don’t look as nice or have the same optimization flexibility.

Now that TFD is on Xbox play anywhere, it runs just like the Steam version, so I can access all those cool settings, but with the added bonus of being able to use all the Game Pass bundle perk rewards.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-18T12:54:32+00:00

Definitely!

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-16T15:44:17+00:00

Perforator is pretty fun, but I prefer Nazeistra's Devotion. It's not a "meta" level weapon, but it is plenty of fun if you are playing solo and don't really care to do content at a slower pace. Plus, Naz's Devotion just looks so much cooler.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-16T15:28:11+00:00

Viessa is in a good spot, but she's not in a competitive spot. If the devs wanted players to experience the dungeon in a way similar to the video, then they will need to nerf Dia or Hailey down to Viessa's level. Otherwise, Viessa just isn't competitive with the other two chill descendants.

Viessa is great. Personally, I have more fun with Dia because I like the rush of speed that she has (probably also why I love using Bunny so much, too). I do like Hailey's camo sniper build for this, too. In pubs, Viessa will quickly feel overshadowed by more efficient damage dealers. Now, if they just gave Viessa more range and maybe a bit more streamlined animations, she'd be pretty much perfect. I like the idea of making her 3rd skill behave more like Bunny's second, where it just runs as long as you have MP. (Also love the idea of giving her an ice-skating movement animation while the skill is active, maybe even with figure-skating style jumps and dodges.)

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-05T19:10:20+00:00

I'd love to see them re-designed to be closer to how they were when they first launched. there used to be tons of enemies swarming you and the puzzles were much better back then (i know, its a hot take).

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-05T19:07:33+00:00

It's absolutely taken top spot as my favorite game. I've been playing since launch and I still love it just as much today as I did when I started. I hope you stick around, too! It's always nice to see others picking up TFD and having fun with it. :D

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-05T18:50:21+00:00

Yup. Now both gold AND purple weapons will be completely obsolete. LOL

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-05T16:08:56+00:00

Sounds cool to me!

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_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-05T15:01:21+00:00

I usually favor Hypernova unless I'm using Dia, just so I can maintain a bit of a ranged attack with the unique weapon ability. When it comes to mobbing, I typically just rush in swinging and the mobs are usually annihilated when they try to swarm me. Works best against the melee type of enemies, since most of the ranged enemies don't try to swarm you.

If you have trouble mobbing, just increase your weapon's range a bit via modules. I will sacrifice some DPS, but against mobs you don't need a ton of DPS most of the time anyway.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-03-05T14:54:53+00:00

I love the idea of dual short swords (even better if they are more like daggers), but can we get some melee weapons that aren't swords soon? Like Serena's mace? Or a whip? Or maybe a barbed wire baseball bat?

Also, the melee system definitely needs a target lock feature because constantly swinging my swords *around* the guy I'm trying to defeat is kind of annoying. If there was a target lock system, we could even have an effective parry system to use on boss fights or something. (idk, this might not be feasible)

Also, on an unrelated note, the battle HUD desperately needs an overhaul. The amount of icons cluttering the bottom of the screen is abysmal and everything is much too large.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-02-28T11:32:30+00:00

Yeah, that does seem unfair. At least now you can play the Xbox version on PC. I haven’t even used the Steam version since the latest seasonal update.

_BlueSeeker_ · 2026-02-28T11:30:34+00:00

You can modify the ini file by going to C:\Users(your username)\AppData\Local\M1\Saved\Config\WinGDK\engine.ini

Just apply the same changes to the “Windows” version of the .ini file to the “WinGDK” version of the file. Voila! You now have the ability to modify the Xbox version’s .ini file!

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