GUI Settings

scaling factor

Type	Range	Default	Location
float32	0.5 to 8.0	1.0	Launcher > Settings > Interface

This setting scales GUI windows. A value of 1.0 results in normal scale. Larger values increase GUI scale for high resolution displays.

Type	Range	Default	Location
int	12 to 18	16	Launcher > Settings > Interface

menu transparency

Type	Range	Default	Location
float32	0.0 (transparent) to 1.0 (opaque)	0.84	user settings.cfg

Controls transparency of GUI windows. Adjustable in game via Menu Transparency slider in the Prefs panel of Options.

tooltip delay

Type	Range	Default	Location
float32	≥ 0.0	0.0	user settings.cfg

Seconds delay before tooltip appears when hovering over an item in GUI mode. Tooltips show context-sensitive info (weight, value, damage, etc.). Adjustable in game with Menu Help Delay slider in Prefs panel.

stretch menu background

Type	Range	Default	Location
boolean	true, false	false	Launcher > Settings > Interface

Stretch or shrink main menu, splash screens, intro movies, and cut scenes to fill the video resolution, possibly distorting aspect ratio. Bethesda assets are 4:3 ratio; others may differ. If false, assets are centered with black bars filling remainder.

controller menus

Type	Range	Default	Location
boolean	true, false	false	Launcher > Settings > Interface

Menus are now fully navigable with a controller using the DPad, triggers, and face buttons. Most button mappings follow the Xbox version, with modern additions like R3 to toggle item info. All menus can be opened and closed with the controller, though some elements—such as editing settings or viewing certain tooltips—still use the controller’s mouse cursor. A button hint bar appears at the bottom of each menu, with icons that match the connected controller type (Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, or Steam). In the inventory menu, L2/R2 switch between sub-menus (Map, Inventory, Magic, Stats), while L1/R1 adjust filters in inventory and barter screens. R3 toggles tooltips, similar to Oblivion Remastered. Mouse input remains fully supported. If false, the controller works as a GUI mouse.

controller trigger press

Type	Range	Default	Location
int	1, 32767	30720	user settings.cfg

Sets how far the triggers (L2/R2) must be pulled before controller menus recognize them as a button press. The default value is 15/16ths depressed.

controller trigger release

Type	Range	Default	Location
int	0, 32766	26624	user settings.cfg

Sets how far the triggers (L2/R2) must be released before their latch is reset and it can be pressed again in controller menus. This value must be less than controller trigger press. If it is not, it will be clamped to controller trigger press - 1. The default value is 13/16ths depressed.

controller tooltips

Type	Range	Default	Location
boolean	true, false	false	Launcher > Settings > Interface

When true, you do not need to press R3 to show tooltips when using controller menus. If false, controller menu tooltips are hidden until R3 is pressed.

subtitles

Type	Range	Default	Location
boolean	true, false	false	user settings.cfg

Enable or disable subtitles for NPC dialog and some sound effects. Subtitles appear in a tooltip box at screen lower center. Toggleable in game with Subtitles button in Prefs panel.

hit fader

Type	Range	Default	Location
boolean	true, false	true	user settings.cfg

Enables or disables the red flash overlay when the character takes damage.

werewolf overlay

Type	Range	Default	Location
boolean	true, false	true	user settings.cfg

Enable or disable the werewolf visual effect in first-person mode.

color background owned

Type	Range	Default	Location
color	[0, 1]		user settings.cfg

Background color of tooltip and crosshair when hovering over an NPC-owned item. Four floating point values: red, green, blue, alpha (alpha ignored). No effect if “show owned” in Game Settings is false.

color crosshair owned

Type	Range	Default	Location
color	[0, 1]		user settings.cfg

Crosshair color when hovering over an NPC-owned item. Four floating point values: red, green, blue, alpha (alpha ignored). No effect if crosshair setting in HUD is false or “show owned” in Game Settings is false.

color topic enable

Type	Range	Default	Location
boolean	true, false	false	Launcher > Settings > Interface

Controls whether dialogue topics in the list are colored by their state. See related “color topic specific” and “color topic exhausted”.

color topic specific

Type	Range	Default	Location
color	[0, 1]		user settings.cfg

Overrides color of dialogue topics with unique actor responses. Four floating point values: red, green, blue, alpha (alpha ignored). Unique if Actor filter matches speaking actor and not read yet.

color topic specific over

Type	Range	Default	Location
color	[0, 1]		user settings.cfg

“Over” color for dialogue topics meeting “color topic specific” criteria. Four floating point values; alpha ignored. Active GUI element via keyboard or mouse events.

color topic specific pressed

Type	Range	Default	Location
color	[0, 1]		user settings.cfg

“Pressed” color for dialogue topics meeting “color topic specific”. Four floating point values; alpha ignored. Active GUI element receiving sustained input.

color topic exhausted

Type	Range	Default	Location
color	[0, 1]		user settings.cfg

Overrides color of dialogue topics exhausted by the player. Four floating point values; alpha ignored. Exhausted if response has been seen.

color topic exhausted over

Type	Range	Default	Location
color	[0, 1]		user settings.cfg

“Over” color for dialogue topics meeting “color topic exhausted”. Four floating point values; alpha ignored. Active GUI element via keyboard or mouse.

color topic exhausted pressed

Type	Range	Default	Location
color	[0, 1]		user settings.cfg

“Pressed” color for dialogue topics meeting “color topic exhausted”. Four floating point values; alpha ignored. Active GUI element receiving sustained input.

Groundcover Settings

HUD Settings