Features

Screenshots of all these features can be found on the Screenshots page.

Design philosophy

While other HUD modifications often focus on making the HUD more aesthetically pleasing, CortUI has always valued functionality over visuals. The intention of CortUI was to present the players with more information and/or make it more accessible in a stressful game.

If you just want 'something prettier', then CortUI probably isn't what you are looking for.

Global changes

CortUI contains the following changes compared to the default UI:

TODO: REFORMAT AND SPLIT INTO LOBBY/HANGAR/LOADOUT/MAP/IN-GAME

- CortUI comes with an installer that allows you to install or uninstall CortUI
  and allows you to customize certain settings.
- Ten lines of chat are shown in the lobby. [optionally, configurable]
- Chat has up to ten lines instead of five. [configurable]
- It also has a scrollbar. [optionally]
- Chat at the loadout screen has an independent number of chat lines from the
  at other screens. [configurable]
- 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.
- All screens display your pilot when in the turret of another ship.
- No more overlapping text lines.
- Smaller and moved mission briefing screen to be able to read the chat and see
  the team sizes during countdown. [optionally]
- 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.
- Some HUD-controls are shown during launch animation (chat, minimap,
  inventory, etc.).
- 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.
- Base status display in hangar-mode has been modified, to not overlap with the
  chat. It is also shown at the map when in base now.
- The 'last orders list' is displayed in the cockpit, in the hangar and on the
  map when in base. [optionally]
- Parts of the hangar graphics have been removed to not overlap with the
  chat. [optionally]
- The drawing order of the windows has been rearranged (e.g. critical info over
  investments, investments over inventory).
- Help button in hangar-mode has been removed (use the ESC menu instead).
- The back-button at the map has been removed (use F3 instead).
- The back-button in the hangar has been removed (use ESC-q instead).
- The 'default loadout' button at the loadout screen has been moved to the
  lower right to lower the chance of clicking it by accident.
- Some fixed typos in the 'tips of the game'.
- The version number of the modification is shown in the lower right corner of
  the map.
- The 'dialogs='-part of dialog.mdl has been extensively commented and
  refactored. (no effect on gameplay)

HUDs

Classic CortUI

- 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 Classic CortUI can be found on the page HudClassicCortui?.

lessHUD

- A remodeled HUD that is slimmer and less obscuring

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

JelloShot

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

More Information about JelloShot can be found on the page HudJelloShot.

Software HUD with targeting view

- Just the default software HUD with the addition of the targeting view, nothing
  else.

Modified software HUD, Raveen-style

- A completely revamped software HUD.

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

Modified software HUD, Parci-style

- An even more radical modification.

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