FairyDust Tooltip

v2.0.0·Updated 2026-05-08

ECD equipment tooltip patch for Forsaken Frontiers DataDeck, packaged for MelonLoader.

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FAIRYDUST // DATA DECK TOOLTIP PATCH

Module: FAIRYDUST-TOOLTIP

System: ECD-issue DataDeck (client overlay)

Region: Active Forsaken Frontiers deployments - MelonLoader required

Description

Recovered an ECD Data Deck off a forsaken near an elevator in the Bunker and found the interface was withholding a useful module from the workforce.

I've created a patch for immediate release to be circulated through the workforce to expose this module.

Equipment slots now expose field notes on hover, so operators can identify what they're carrying before they learn about it the hard way.

Details

  • Initial Tooltip - hover readouts on equipment while the DataDeck is open:
  • Title (can be customised in the FairyDust.Tooltip.cfg)
  • Durability
  • Material - Metal when the item is metal.
  • Water - Waterproof or Not waterproof when relevant.
  • EMP - EMP safe or Vulnerable to EMP when relevant.
  • Additional Details - press shift to show details that aren't exposed by default (can be customised in the FairyDust.Tooltip.cfg).

Notice

This patch is not funded, authorized, or distributed by ECD or BIG CORP.

Personnel claiming otherwise are misinformed or lying.

ECD abandoned the DataDeck. We're fixing it.

Install

MelonLoader - Mod Manager / r2modman, or manual Mods folder install.

Examples

Changelog

2.0.0

  • Added BepInEx support as a separate package while keeping this MelonLoader package on the existing page.
  • Added UV Light tooltip naming.
  • Improved tooltip reliability, loader logging, packaging checks, and shared code structure.
  • Reduced unnecessary work in tooltip binding, item lookup, and display-name handling.

1.1.0

  • Improved DataDeck tooltip colour handling so it follows the local player's flavour.
  • Reduced hover/refresh overhead and added optional profiling counters in FairyDust.Tooltip.cfg.
  • Made tooltip UI hooks less invasive toward vanilla UI and other mods.

1.0.2

Note (updating from an old config):

If your existing UserData/FairyDust.Tooltip.cfg was created before this release, you may want to

create a clean file to get the latest config.

Delete the UserData/FairyDust.Tooltip.cfg file while the game is closed, then start the game

so a new file is created and edit that

Custom Names

Customise the names of items when you hover via the config

Additional Details

Added additional details:

  • EMP
  • Waterproof

These are hidden by default, accessible by holding Shift while hovering.

You can customise what is displayed by default in the config

Pickaxe

Added missing pickaxe tooltip, thanks Griller

1.0.1

  • First release: hover tooltips on equipment slots while the inventory is open (title only).

FAIRYDUST-TOOLTIP MK.1

UNAUTHORIZED DATADECK PATCH

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
  3. For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.

Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

LavaGang-MelonLoader

File & checksum

Filename
FairyDust_Tooltip-2.0.0.zip
File size
63.6 KiB