diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
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index 0000000..b8f88ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+License information:
+
+textures/mana_icon.png: CC-BY by Buch <http://opengameart.org/users/Buch>.
+textures/mana_bar.png: WTFPL by Wuzzy.
+
+Everything else: WTFPL.
diff --git a/depends.txt b/depends.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hudbars?
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index f6acda4..dc0a216 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -151,10 +151,14 @@ minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
 	if mana.playerlist[playername] == nil then
 		mana.playerlist[playername] = {}
 		mana.playerlist[playername].mana = 0
-		mana.playerlist[playername].maxmana = 20
+		mana.playerlist[playername].maxmana = 100
 	end
 
-	mana.hud_add(playername)
+	if minetest.get_modpath("hudbars") ~= nil then
+		hud.hudtables.mana.add_all(player, mana.get(playername), mana.getmax(playername))
+	else
+		mana.hud_add(playername)
+	end
 end)
 
 
@@ -163,6 +167,16 @@ end)
 	HUD functions
 ]===]
 
+if minetest.get_modpath("hudbars") ~= nil then
+	hud.register_hudbar("mana", 0xFFFFFF, "Mana", { bar = "mana_bar.png", icon = "mana_icon.png" }, 0, 100, false) 
+
+	function mana.hud_update(playername)
+		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(playername)
+		hud.change_hudbar(player, hud.hudtables.mana, mana.get(playername), mana.getmax(playername))
+	end
+
+else
+
 function mana.manastring(playername)
 	return string.format("Mana: %d/%d", mana.get(playername), mana.getmax(playername))
 end
@@ -171,14 +185,13 @@ function mana.hud_add(playername)
 	local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(playername)
 	id = player:hud_add({
 		hud_elem_type = "text",
-		position = { x = 1, y=0.3 },
-		name = "mana",
+		position = { x = 0.5, y=0.9 },
 		text = mana.manastring(playername),
 		scale = { x = 0, y = 0 },
-		alignment = { x = -1, y = 0},
+		alignment = { x = 1, y = 0},
 		direction = 1,
 		number = 0xFFFFFF,
-		offset = { x = 0, y = 0}
+		offset = { x = -200, y = 15}
 	})
 	mana.playerlist[playername].hudid = id
 	return id
@@ -186,10 +199,12 @@ end
 
 function mana.hud_update(playername)
 	local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(playername)
-	player:hud_change(mana.playerlist[playername].hudid, "text", mana.manastring(playername))
+	player:hud_change(mana.playerlist[playername].hudid, "number", mana.get(playername))
 end
 
 function mana.hud_remove(playername)
 	local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(playername)
 	player:hud_remove(mana.playerlist[playername].hudid)
 end
+
+end
diff --git a/textures/mana_bar.png b/textures/mana_bar.png
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diff --git a/textures/mana_icon.png b/textures/mana_icon.png
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