Hide Help Texts

When the game and mods all add their own help texts to the HUD it quickly gets crowded. Do you really need to be reminded that F turns on the flashlight or that there is a keybinding to show Courseplay's debug channels? This mod lets you hide the help texts you don't need so the ones you actually want are more visible.

Beta Release

This is a beta release. Core functionality is stable and tested. Multiplayer compatible. Feedback welcome.

Features

• In-Game Settings Dialog: Press RightShift+H to open settings (keybinding configurable)
• Toggle Visibility: ON/OFF toggles for each discovered help text
• View Modes: Switch between current context and all discovered help texts
• Console Commands: hhtList and hhtToggle for command-line control
• Auto-Discovery: Help texts are discovered automatically as you play
• Persistent Settings: Configuration saved to user settings, working across savefiles

Usage

In-Game Settings Dialog

Press RightShift+H to open the settings dialog (keybinding is configurable in game settings).

• Toggle help texts ON/OFF by selecting them and pressing Enter or using arrow keys
• Press X to switch between "Current" view (only active context) and "All" view (all discovered)
• Changes are saved when closing the dialog

Console Commands

Open the console and use these commands: (the key is usually ~ or ' key depending on your keyboard layout)

Command	Description
hhtList	Lists all known help texts with visibility status
hhtToggle <identifier>	Toggle visibility of a specific help text

Workflow

1. Play the game normally - help texts are discovered automatically
2. Press RightShift+H to open the settings dialog
3. Toggle unwanted help texts to OFF
4. Use X to switch between current context and all discovered help texts
5. Settings are saved automatically

Configuration

Settings are usually stored in:

Windows: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FarmingSimulator2025\modSettings\FS25_HideHelpTexts\settings.xml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/FarmingSimulator2025/modSettings/FS25_HideHelpTexts/settings.xml

XML Format

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<hideHelpTexts>
    <helpText identifier="TOGGLE_LIGHTS" hidden="false" description="Toggle Lights" />
    <helpText identifier="HONK" hidden="true" description="Honk Horn" />
</hideHelpTexts>

You can manually edit this file to set hidden="true" for any help text.

Installation

From GitHub Releases

1. Download the latest release from Releases
2. Place the .zip file in your mods folder:
   • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FarmingSimulator2025\mods\
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/FarmingSimulator2025/mods/
3. Enable the mod in-game

Manual Installation

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Copy the FS25_HideHelpTexts folder to your mods folder
3. Enable the mod in-game

Changelog

0.5.1.1 (beta)

• Code maintenance

0.5.1.0 (beta)

• Fixed spurious error log when registering keybind while in vehicle

0.5.0.0 (beta)

• First beta release
• Multiplayer support confirmed

0.4.0.0 (alpha)

• View mode toggle: show current context or all discovered help texts
• Display key bindings for each help text (e.g., Shift + H)
• Improved dialog layout and text readability

0.3.0.0 (alpha)

• Added in-game settings dialog (RightShift+H)
• Shows discovered help texts with ON/OFF toggles
• Arrow key navigation support

0.2.0.0 (alpha)

• Added console commands (hhtList, hhtToggle)
• Settings now persist to XML file
• Automatically discovers help texts during play
• User can manually edit settings.xml

0.1.0.0 (alpha)

• Initial release