EasyHUD

EasyHUD

AI generated statement: This module is written by the AI ​​agent (WorkBuddy) under the clear needs and itemized acceptance of the user;

Functional design, real-device testing and release decisions are all led by users.

A client-only module that displays network quality in real time on the HUD - no more pressing F2 to see a bunch of debugging information.

The panel is attached to the right left of the "Display Day & Time in HUD" panel.

The same horizontal line, the same height, the same font, the same size, the same color and the same background look like part of the same UI.

┌──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────┐

│ Ping 42ms 99% ↓3.4 ↑0.8 KB/s P 3 │ Day 128 14:32 │

└──────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────┘

↑ This module (EasyHUD) ↑ Day/time panel

Function

| Item | Default | Description |

|---|---|---|

| Ping | On | Format Ping 42ms |

| Connection quality | On | Format 99%, the one of 99% / 98% in the original F2 |

| Upstream and downstream bandwidth | On | Format ↓3.4 ↑0.8 KB/s |

| Number of online players | On | Format P 3 (including host) |

| Low quality discoloration | On | Normally the same color as the day panel; Ping>120ms or quality 250ms or quality <50% turns red |

| Auto-hide for a single person | On | Do not display when you open the host by yourself and you are the only one (there is no network traffic, displaying 0 is meaningless) |

Each item can be turned off individually in the configuration. The refresh interval defaults to 0.5 seconds (network statistics themselves are sampled at low frequency, and refreshing too fast will only cause the numbers to jump randomly).

⚠️ Regarding "packet loss rate" - please read this paragraph first

Neither Valheim nor Steam exposes the "packet loss rate" number. I dug the link to the bottom:

ConnectPanel.Update ← Original F2 Panel

→ ZNet.GetNetStats(out localQuality, out remoteQuality, out ping, out outByteSec, out inByteSec)

→ ZSteamSocket.GetConnectionQuality(...)

→ Steamworks.SteamNetworkingSockets.GetConnectionRealTimeStatus(...)

→ SteamNetConnectionRealTimeStatus_t { m_nPing, m_flConnectionQualityLocal,

m_flConnectionQualityRemote,

m_flOut|InPacketsPerSec,

m_flOut|InBytesPerSec,... }

There is only "packet rate" in this structure, not "packet loss rate". The closest metric Steam gives is

m_flConnectionQualityLocal / Remote (connection quality from 0 to 1, which has integrated packet loss, delay, and jitter).

Therefore, this HUD uses connection quality % to reflect the quality of the network: as soon as packet loss or delay worsens, it will obviously drop.

These are also those two percentages shown on the original F2 panel. If you prefer to see digital latency fluctuations,

You can pay attention to the changes in Ping and Bandwidth.

(Theoretically there is another way: Steamworks.NET's GetDetailedConnectionStatus will return a human-readable text,

It contains a dropped count - but it is a human-readable string, the format changes with the Steam version, and it is only valid in the Steam backend.

It is too fragile to be made into a formal function and is not used in this module. )

How to achieve "unification of style" between location and style

It is not hard-coded coordinates, nor does it require you to copy the configuration:

• After entering the game, this module will look for the DayTimePanel created by another module (hanging under Hud.m_rootObject).
• Find and directly inherit its UI components: font, font size, font color, stroke color and offset, background sprite/color, and panel height.
• The position is calculated based on its left edge: right edge of this panel = its left edge − Gap, y is exactly the same as it.

so:

• If you change the font size/color/background of that module, the HUD will automatically change accordingly (restart the game after making changes).
• When you turn on the "Display under minimap" of that module (move the panel below the minimap), the HUD will also be moved to the same row. …