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= Features =

Screenshots of all these features can be found on the [wiki:Screenshots Screenshots] page.

== Design philosophy ==

'CortUI Core' (or 'classic') focuses on improving the functionality of the HUD, valuing function over form. The intention of CortUI was to present the players with more information and/or make it more accessible in a stressful game.

Additionally, a few modders such as !FlingPu, Parcival and Bunnywabbit, have taken this simple idea and, well, thrown it out the window. Using CortUI as a platform, they have redesigned the entire HUD, artwork and all. While still emphasizing functionalistic design, they have added aesthetic flourish. For those that this does not appeal to, CortUI continues to offer the classic HUD with only the original, minimalist changes at the core of CortUI.

== Global changes ==

CortUI-Core contains the following changes compared to the default UI:

=== Game lobby ===

 * ~~Ten lines of chat are shown in the lobby.~~ (currently unavailable)
 * ~~Smaller and moved mission briefing screen to be able to read the chat and see
   the team sizes during countdown.~~ (currently unavailable)

=== All in-game views ===

 * Chat has ten lines instead of five.
 * It also has a scrollbar.
 * The drawing order of the windows has been rearranged (e.g. critical info over
   investments, investments over inventory).
 * The positioning of the windows in hangar and map when in base have been
   moved, so that ten lines of chat can be displayed at all times.
 * All screens display your pilot when in the turret of another ship.
 * The 'last orders list' is displayed in the cockpit, in the hangar and on the
   map when in base.

=== Hangar ===

 * Help button in hangar-mode has been removed (use ESC-h instead).
 * The back-button in the hangar has been removed (use ESC-q instead).

=== Map (both in base and in flight) ===

 * Map-mode shows all necessary ship status info in upper left area of the
   screen. (Autopilot and vector-lock status, name of current target, KB of the
   current target, distance to current target, speed of the current target,
   your ship type (and whether you are in the turret of this ship), shield
   status, hull status, energy status, ammo status, fuel status, O2 level,
   current thrust, current speed, current signature, kill bonus.)
 * When in base, map-mode shows your ship type and your KB.
 * Inventory and minimap have been moved to the side for map-mode, thereby
   making more room for the actual map.
 * F3 command-pane has been shrunk so that it won't overlap the inventory
   screen. (This is now probably obsolete, but I haven't removed it yet anyway.)
 * Ripcord time is now displayed in map-mode as well, not only in flight-mode.
 * The back-button at the map has been removed (use F3 instead).
 * The version number and the currently selected HUD is shown in the lower
   right corner of the map.

=== Loadout screen ===

 * The 'default loadout' button at the loadout screen has been moved to the
   lower right to lower the chance of clicking it by accident.
 * An overlay is displayed if you are currently in another player's turret.

=== Other ===

 * Some HUD-controls are shown during launch animation (chat, minimap,
   inventory, etc.).
 * Various small tweaks to alignment and positioning of UI elements.
 * The 'dialogs='-part of dialog.mdl has been extensively commented and
   refactored. (no effect on gameplay)



== HUDs ==

=== CortUI Classic ===

Autopilot and vector-lock status in flight-mode have been moved and the graphics have been made smaller to not overlap with the chat.

More information about CortUI Classic can be found on the page HudCortuiClassic.

=== lessHUD ===

A remodeled HUD that is slimmer and less obscuring

More information about lessHUD can be found on the page HudLessHud.

=== !JelloShot ===

(Currently unavailable without manual modding.)

~~A complete replacement HUD for higher resolutions featuring a centralized target view.~~

~~More information about !JelloShot can be found on the page HudJelloShot.~~

=== GlassHUD === 

A complete replacement HUD featuring transparent HUD elements. 

More information about GlassHUD can be found on the page [wiki:GlassHUD].

=== Raveen's HUD ===

A completely revamped software HUD.

More information about the modified software HUD, Raveen-style, can be found on the page HudRaveenStyle.

=== Parci's HUD ===

An even more radical modification.

More information about the modified software HUD, Parci-style can be found on the page HudParciStyle.