SHOW YOUR HUD LAYOUT

[Tachyon]

After many, many hours of playing around with the settings I finally made something that didn't obstruct my vision too much but still keeps all the important information close to the center (so I don't tunnel vision so horribly). I like the slightly staggered skill hotbars more than straight columns, I'm not sure why but it makes it easier for me to check skill cooldowns at a glance. I have a couple pop up bars for class changes, emotes, macros, mounts etc. Top left corner is empty for reasons.

[RayddenPrime]

After many, many hours of playing around with the settings I finally made something that didn't obstruct my vision too much but still keeps all the important information close to the center (so I don't tunnel vision so horribly). I like the slightly staggered skill hotbars more than straight columns, I'm not sure why but it makes it easier for me to check skill cooldowns at a glance. I have a couple pop up bars for class changes, emotes, macros, mounts etc. Top left corner is empty for reasons.

Ohh nice i am liking it.

[Ruru_Nayu]

Here's mine
https://gyazo.com/b1b1a4e24a289ae9fd2e79dba7fafdb6
Had to make a gif to be able to show functionality.

[Lethros]

I use two hands on keyboard, right hand switching from number pad area to mouse when selecting someone, also using the regular arrow buttons for camera while using the number pad.

[Thestias]

my mouse scroll key is assigned so that, when clicked, it hits the target of my current target--great for when i need to quick-heal a tank in the middle of DPSing, as I main AST. the two side buttons are assigned to shift and ctrl, so I just hit that with my thumb and whatever key I need on my tartarus keypad. emnity is listed right next to the party list, and focus target (usually the tank) is near the top of the screen next to my current target's hp. I'll post the actual HUD layout when I get home to show where everything is set up, and switch to AST to show my skill layout, but this is what I have on-hand while at work

[Warkupo]

https://imgur.com/a/ELXxo7z

Basically I wanted a set up to where I would never miss another mechanic ever again, which is why the font size is large enough to be seen from space. I have terrible eyes, so my icons are probably a bit larger than most people would go for.

[Gothicshark]

I wanna see your HUD layout so I can be inspired in making mine better...I like clean and practical layouts so i can see more of the game's beauty and still make things easy for me to maneuver around. HERE IS MINE CURRENTLY
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Mine is the opposite, I love practical, efficient, and gives me everything I want in an instant.

To show this, you need to see the full set up, otherwise, it makes no sense.

My screenshot ...


My Desktop...



the set up explained.



I use the Razer Nostromo keypad and structure my keys to reflect my keypad.

edit:

to show the pet bar location...


p.s. Yes I like the neo-ish clothing, and long after it's no longer needed, I'll be wearing it.

[AlphaFox]

Honestly I see some hotbars that would send me into a panic attack if I had to try to play with it. How do you people do it?!

[Alleluia]

I have set up my hud so elements can be turned off and on via keybinds and macros. I also switch btwn a noncombat and combat HUD. Resolution: 1920x1080

Non-combat with minimum elements on screen:


You can't hide the job gauges, so I stick them in simple form down there, along with some other useful out of combat stuff. EXP bar covered by square's watermark in the bottom left there. I also put w/e class abilities I want to access out of combat there like summons, stances, my wrath clear button cus I hate fire swirling around me when I talk to NPCs, or the peleton on DNC. They're all on hotbar 4's first few slots since I always have the room.

Non-com with everything turned on:


Party list, Pet bar, Chocobo Bar, Minimap widget, Quest Journal, and bottom right block of UI are all separately togglable.

Non-com I normally run around with. WAR this time:



Typical combat HUD in a dungeon:


Combat UI (HUD slot 2) has all the same toggles available, as well as combat hotbars available. The smaller three can be toggle hidden, but I usually have them up for cooldown tracking. Also, in combat, I actually have keybinds set up so I can switch the active hotbar between hotbars 1-4, so I'm only interacting with the current hotbar. It works for me.

Back end of HUD:


I'm thinking about tweaking HUD slots 2-4 to not just be combat, but one oriented towards each role.

Bonus shot: Gem bag class change UI I took from a Zepla vid (and she got it from a WHM on reddit?), but I use crystal icons and job crystals when I can cus I like shinies. lol



Oh, and my mount icon is a macro to also levelsync when I dismount, cus nothing is more annoying than hopping off at a FATE and attacking while forgetting to press that button.




Just wondering, but does anyone know a way to macro or set a keybind to turn player names on and off without having to go into settings?

[DoH]

Just wondering, but does anyone know a way to macro or set a keybind to turn player names on and off without having to go into settings?

To my knowledge there is no macro for this (although it would be nice if I am wrong about this and there is).

The closest thing that I am aware of is to temporarily turn off names by using the hotkey set as "Target Filters" under the "System" tab of the "Keybinds" window. I think it is by default set to the "x" button, so you can press "x" (or whatever your keybind is) to hide character names / click through other characters if you're trying to do something in a congested area (e.g., summoning bell, Ishgard FATE turn-ins, etc.).