Custom HUDs

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Team Fortress 2 allows players to modify their HUD (heads-up display) from the default layout. Many community members have made modifications that are shared with the public. Reasons for using custom HUDs vary widely, but most agree that they are primarily to improve visibility of important information (e.g. health, ammo or ÜberCharge meters) and move non-vital HUD panels aside. Which custom HUD you choose or choose not to use is all up to personal preference; there is no one HUD that is "better" than another, though many would disagree. Custom HUDs can also be used on servers with an sv_pure setting.

Interested in making your own custom HUD or altering an existing one? Check out Flame's HUD Guide for a good starting point.

Information.png Note: new game updates may break custom HUDs. Check the website of your custom HUD for an update from the developer. If one has not been released, you can manually delete all custom HUD files and restart your game, and restore the new files when an update is released.

Installation

Each custom HUD contains different files and their correct destination may vary (see their individual documentation for exact locations). However, custom HUD modifications generally only modify files in two folders:

  • /tf/resource
  • /tf/scripts

After placing all files in their correct destinations, restart the game and play with your new HUD.

Popular custom HUDs

See also