Arfien

@Rennn, LargeStyle You're right and that is basically what I did with my mod back in 2011. Unfortunatley the hud elements do not rely on a normal texture file but rather a more obscure little file (hudmenu.gfx) located at (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Skyrim\Data\Interface\Exported) which contains the texture information and layout for the hud elements. I replaced the red dot with a transparent texture by editing the hudmenu.gfx file. Unfortunatley i have lost the software I used to make the adjustment to the gfx files, but if you google gfx files and editing them it shouldnt be hard to find. You would then, to make a compatability patch, have to edit the hudmenu.gfx file from the thinner compass mod and make the red tots transparent textures. I hope this helps you somewhat. Arfien

so...what kind of advantages are there with this over bain? I note you say that it is incompatible with wrye bash, so i am very hesitant to use it, as all of my mods are carefully hand ordered, with a specific install sequence determined by bain and a bashed patch in place, a process that took many hours to perfect. Ive also never really used obmm for anything but mods that are omod only, so am wondering what additional features this offers on top of my current modding experience, besides the download option.