Visual Effects

Stylish Action HUD includes a powerful visual effects system that changes portrait appearance based on actor status. This guide covers how to configure status effects, overlays, and animations.

Overview

Visual effects can modify how actor portraits appear based on:

• Active conditions (dead, unconscious, prone, etc.)
• Static styling (always-on effects per actor)
• Manual Gallery variants (manual switching)
• Decorative layers (Custom theme only)

Custom Theme Layers (v2.0+)

When using the Custom theme, actors can have Portrait Layers. These are multiple stacked decorative images (frames, effects, borders) around the portrait, each with independent Z-Index, position, scale, rotation, opacity, and blend mode. These are configured in the Style tab.

The Portrait Frame Layer (amPortrait) allows stacking decorative frames specifically for the identity portrait without affecting the header layout. These layers are decorative and separate from the status effect system. For full details, see the Themes & Layout page.

Effects include:

• CSS Filters (grayscale, brightness, blur, etc.)
• Overlay images (icons, frames, patterns)
• Tint colors (color wash over portrait)
• Animations (pulse, shake, glow effects)

Status Effect Presets

Configure visual changes that activate when specific conditions are applied to an actor.