Mod request: Better HUD notifications

[CaptainPatch]

I find that the HUD is too unobtrusive. Messages about so many different things appear in the upper left screen so often, often while there are other things focusing my attention on the center of the screen, that I'm missing probably more than half of what the devs obviously thought was important enough to pop a message. What I would like to see is:

 

1) Rather than just the same monotone color for EVERY message, cycle through a palette of colors, with each new message being a distinctly different color than the previous message.

 

2) Prioritize the messages, from a flat color for basic notifications (e.g., "There is something you can pick up here.") to flashing neon ("This stuff is really important, so LISTEN UP, KIDDIES!").

 

3) Make pick-up-ables VERY apparent. (I keep missing stuff as I sweep the cursor over likely sites where I expect to find something useful.)

 

4) A archive of messages would be useful to allow the player to scan back to see if there was something that was missed.

 

I haven't modded the game at all yet, but if something like this is available I will certainly install it RIGHT NOW!