Hello, this is a great thread.
I wanted to share this: I learned how to run Zwift with no UI and also run ZML with working features like rider list and chat. This thread assumes you know about zwifthacks.com and their utility to easily run Zwift with options you may not know about. Learn about it at their site.
I run Zwift on a PC and HDTV using Ant+ for my KickR, HRM and Cadence sensors. I use phone Bluetooth only to connect my speaker for music. I am now level 25 and do not care about much from the Zwift UI (User Interface), so I occasionally ride without it for enjoyment. I use first-person only.
1. Start PC Zwift normally with UI.
2. Start ZML, Wifi only. All features work normally now in ZML.
3. Exit PC ZWift, discard Zwift ride.
4. Start Zwifthacks utility, go miscellaneous, then 'Minimal UI', save, exit.
5. Start Zwift again and ride without anything blocking the scenery. You only see name tags with distance of riders.
All ZML features work same as if UI is enabled. Yes, some things you cannot do (I am learning all of these...), but I do enjoy riding this way sometimes.
Just run the utility to re-enable the UI when you want to go back (or just edit the pref.xml)
The latest graphic updates to Watopia are quite nice when viewed with no UI.
Last edited by PaddleFoot; 02-04-18 at 09:15 AM.