diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/compile/player_updateGui.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/compile/player_updateGui.sqf
index aef15cdac..9d7bba2f4 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/compile/player_updateGui.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/compile/player_updateGui.sqf
@@ -1,6 +1,122 @@
-private ["_display","_ctrlBlood","_ctrlBleed","_bloodVal","_humanityName","_ctrlFood","_ctrlThirst","_thirstVal","_foodVal","_ctrlTemp","_tempVal","_combatVal","_array","_ctrlEar","_ctrlEye","_ctrlCombat","_ctrlFracture","_visualText","_visual","_audibleText","_audible","_blood","_thirstLvl","_foodLvl","_tempImg","_thirst","_food","_temp","_bloodLvl","_tempLvl","_color","_string","_humanity","_size","_friendlies","_charID","_rcharID","_rfriendlies","_rfriendlyTo","_distance","_targetControl"];
+private ["_display","_ctrlBlood","_ctrlBleed","_bloodVal","_humanityName","_ctrlFood","_ctrlThirst","_thirstVal","_foodVal","_ctrlTemp","_tempVal","_combatVal","_array","_ctrlEar","_ctrlEye","_ctrlCombat","_ctrlFracture","_visualText","_visual","_audibleText","_audible","_blood","_thirstLvl","_foodLvl","_tempImg","_thirst","_food","_temp","_bloodLvl","_tempLvl","_color","_string","_humanity","_size","_friendlies","_charID","_rcharID","_rfriendlies","_rfriendlyTo","_distance","_targetControl","_combattimeout","_timeleft"];
 disableSerialization;
+if(Dayz_Dark_UI) then {
 
+_foodVal   =  (dayz_hunger / SleepFood);
+_thirstVal =  (dayz_thirst / SleepWater);
+
+if (uiNamespace getVariable ["DZ_displayUI", 0] == 1) exitWith {
+	_array = [_foodVal,_thirstVal];
+	_array
+};
+
+if(dayz_combat == 1) then {
+	_combattimeout = player getVariable["combattimeout",0];
+	_timeleft = _combattimeout - time;
+	_combatVal = (_timeleft/30);
+}
+else {
+_combatVal = 0;
+};
+
+
+_tempVal   =  ((dayz_temperatur - dayz_temperaturmin)/(dayz_temperaturmax - dayz_temperaturmin));	// Normalise to [0,1]
+_audible   =  (dayz_disAudial / 50);
+_visual    =  (dayz_disVisual / 100);
+_bloodVal  =  r_player_blood / r_player_bloodTotal;
+
+_display = uiNamespace getVariable 'DAYZ_GUI_display';
+
+_ctrlBlood = 	_display displayCtrl 1300;
+_ctrlBleed = 	_display displayCtrl 1303;
+_ctrlFood = 	_display displayCtrl 1301;
+_ctrlThirst = 	_display displayCtrl 1302;
+_ctrlTemp 	= 	_display displayCtrl 1306;					//TeeChange
+_ctrlEar = 		_display displayCtrl 1304;
+_ctrlEye = 		_display displayCtrl 1305;
+//_ctrlHumanity = _display displayCtrl 1207;
+_ctrlCombat = _display displayCtrl 1307;
+_ctrlFracture = 	_display displayCtrl 1203;
+
+//Food/Water/Blood
+_ctrlBlood ctrlSetTextColor 	[(1 - _bloodVal),(1 - _bloodVal),(1 - _bloodVal), 0.5];
+_ctrlFood ctrlSetTextColor 		[ _foodVal,_foodVal,_foodVal, 0.5];
+_ctrlThirst ctrlSetTextColor 	[ _thirstVal, _thirstVal, _thirstVal, 0.5];
+_ctrlTemp ctrlSetTextColor 		[(1 - _tempVal),(1 - _tempVal), (1 - _tempVal), 0.5];	// Color ranges from iceblue (cold) to red (hot)
+_ctrlCombat ctrlSetTextColor	[ _combatVal, _combatVal, _combatVal, 0.5];
+_ctrlEye ctrlSetTextColor       [ _visual, _visual, _visual, 0.5];
+_ctrlEar ctrlSetTextColor       [ _audible, _audible, _audible, 0.5];   
+/*
+	Blood: round((r_player_blood / 2) / 1000) = _bloodLvl (6 = full, 1 = empty)
+	Thirst: round(_thirstVal / 0.25) = _thirstLvl (4 = full, 0 = empty)
+	Hunger: round(_foodVal / 0.25) = _foodLvl (4 = full, 0 = empty)
+	Temp: round(dayz_temperatur) = tempLvl (>= 36 = full <= 28 = empty)
+*/
+/*
+diag_log format["DEBUG: bloodlvl: %1 r_player_blood: %2 bloodval: %3",_bloodLvl, r_player_blood, _bloodVal];
+diag_log format["DEBUG: thirstlvl: %1 dayz_thirst: %2 thirstval: %3",_thirstLvl, dayz_thirst, _thirstVal];
+diag_log format["DEBUG: foodlvl: %1 dayz_hunger: %2 foodval: %3",_foodLvl, dayz_hunger, _foodVal];
+diag_log format["DEBUG: templvl: %1 dayz_temperatur: %2 tempval: %3",_tempLvl, dayz_temperatur, _tempVal];
+*/
+
+//left naming conventions the same in case other files are re-introduced at a later time
+_blood = "\z\addons\dayz_code\gui\status_blood_inside_6_ca.paa";
+_thirst = "\z\addons\dayz_code\gui\status_thirst_inside_4_ca.paa";
+_food = "\z\addons\dayz_code\gui\status_food_inside_4_ca.paa";
+_temp = "\z\addons\dayz_code\gui\status_temp_4_ca.paa";
+_visualtext = "\z\addons\dayz_code\gui\status_eye_ca.paa";
+_audibletext = "\z\addons\dayz_code\gui\status_ear_ca.paa";
+
+_ctrlBlood ctrlSetText _blood;
+_ctrlThirst ctrlSetText _thirst;
+_ctrlFood ctrlSetText _food;
+_ctrlTemp ctrlSetText _temp;
+_ctrlEye ctrlSetText _visualtext;
+_ctrlEar ctrlSetText _audibletext;
+
+/*
+	Fracture:
+*/
+if (!canStand player) then {
+	if (!(ctrlShown _ctrlFracture)) then {
+		r_fracture_legs = true;
+		_ctrlFracture ctrlShow true;
+	};
+};
+
+/*
+	Flashing:
+*/
+if (_combatVal == 1) then {
+	_ctrlCombat call player_guiControlFlash;
+};
+
+if (_bloodVal < 0.2) then {
+	_ctrlBlood call player_guiControlFlash;
+};
+
+if (_thirstVal > 0.8) then {
+	_ctrlThirst call player_guiControlFlash;
+};
+
+if (_foodVal > 0.8) then {
+	_ctrlFood call player_guiControlFlash;
+};
+
+if (_tempVal < 0.2) then {	//TeeChange
+	_ctrlTemp call player_guiControlFlash;
+} else {
+	_ctrlTemp ctrlShow true;
+};
+
+if (r_player_injured) then {
+	_ctrlBleed call player_guiControlFlash;
+};
+
+
+
+}
+else {
 _foodVal = 		1 - (dayz_hunger / SleepFood);
 _thirstVal = 	1 - (dayz_thirst / SleepWater);
 _tempVal 	= 	1 - ((dayz_temperatur - dayz_temperaturmin)/(dayz_temperaturmax - dayz_temperaturmin));	// Normalise to [0,1]
@@ -136,6 +252,9 @@ if (r_player_injured) then {
 	_ctrlBleed call player_guiControlFlash;
 };
 
+
+};
+
 /*
 Opt-in tag system with friend tagging
 */
diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
index 86468a2e7..b2ac16803 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/init/variables.sqf
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ dayz_locationsActive = [];
 Dayz_GUI_R = 0.38; // 0.7
 Dayz_GUI_G = 0.63; // -0.63
 Dayz_GUI_B = 0.26; // -0.26
+Dayz_Dark_UI = true;
 
 //Player self-action handles
 dayz_resetSelfActions = {