I chose to fight a couple of times and took heavy damage and some damage the other time  My Hud just doesn't ever gain back health and I can't reset it.  I didn't receive any loot either time.  They eventually seemed to die of boredom.  At any rate,   I can't seem to actually fight them by just hitting melee, even when I was at full strength.   The crossbow I was given doesn't appear to have any impact at all if I'm just wearing it

Can someone that knows how the Hud is supposed to work and be used please write up the info and share it?  That would be very helpful.

Also, the crossbow disappears when holstered, so I'm not able to "wear" it on my back.  This also makes it  invisible to other players, so they can't see that you are armed, which makes for problems between players in rp.  If I just carry it unsheathed while rping  it is constantly banging me in the head.  Is it possible to have a holstered wear version and an unholstered  version that becomes visible only when you raise and draw?

Thanks...