WhiteKnuckleItemTooltipsRU

v0.3.0·Updated 2026-08-14

EN/RU item tooltips with language switching and optional WKLoc integration. / Подсказки предметов EN/RU с переключением языка и интеграцией WKLoc.

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White Knuckle Item Tooltips

Bilingual English / Russian item tooltips for White Knuckle. Readable item cards, known runtime effects, spoiler-safe/full information, and one-click EN/RU switching in the main menu.

English

What this mod does

White Knuckle Item Tooltips adds a dedicated dark tooltip card for items you inspect in the world or inventory.

  • Item names, categories, descriptions, and known effects.
  • English and Russian databases for the same canonical item set.
  • Runtime stats are read from the game when available instead of inventing exact numbers.
  • Long descriptions wrap cleanly inside the custom tooltip card.
  • X switches between spoiler-safe and full descriptions.
  • A prominent clickable LANGUAGE: EN / LANGUAGE: RU button appears in the upper-right of the main menu.
  • The selected language and safe/full-information choice are saved between launches.

Installation Mod Manager

  • Click Install / r2modman / a compatible manager.
  • The required BepInExPack dependency is installed automatically.
  • Launch White Knuckle and play.

No BepInEx.cfg edit is required in v0.3.0+. The mod owns a hidden persistent runtime host and works with the normal/default BepInEx manager visibility as well as HideManagerGameObject = true if you already use it.

Manual installation

  • Install BepInExPack for White Knuckle.
  • Either extract the package into the game root folder, or copy the mod folder into BepInEx/plugins.
  • Launch the game and play. No BepInEx config edit is required.

Normal complete layout:

BepInEx/plugins/WhiteKnuckleItemTooltipsRU/

WhiteKnuckleItemTooltips.dll

items_en.json

items_ru.json

A DLL-only manual install is also supported: WhiteKnuckleItemTooltips.dll may be placed directly in BepInEx/plugins or in its own subfolder. EN/RU databases are embedded in the DLL as a fallback. Valid external items_en.json / items_ru.json beside the DLL override the embedded copies, so advanced users can still edit them.

Language button

The main menu contains an intentionally prominent clickable button:

LANGUAGE: EN / LANGUAGE: RU

  • Switching language changes Item Tooltips and, when WKLoc is installed, the full game UI.
  • A successful switch is saved first, then Main-Menu reloads immediately.
  • X is independent from language selection and continues to control safe/full item information.

English Item Tooltips: WKLoc is NOT required.

Russian full-game UI + Russian Item Tooltips through the LANGUAGE button: WKLoc is required.

If you click RU without a compatible loaded WKLoc, the mod stays in English, does not reload, and shows exactly:

Russian localization requires WKLoc

On first run, the mod defaults to Russian if compatible WKLoc is already loaded; otherwise it defaults to English. A manual language choice is persisted afterwards.

Safe / full information (X)

Press X while playing to toggle:

  • Safe mode — shorter descriptions intended to avoid unnecessary spoilers.
  • Full mode — more direct mechanical or spoiler-bearing information when the database contains it.

Configuration

Important generated settings:

[General]

Enabled = true

[Language]

Language = English

[Information]

FullInformation = false

ToggleFullInformationKey = X

[UI]

UseCustomTooltipCard = true

WorldTooltipEnabled = true

InventoryTooltipEnabled = true

TooltipMaxWidth = 620

Language is normally changed through the main-menu button. Supported persisted values are English and Russian.

UseCustomTooltipCard = false restores White Knuckle's native description field as a troubleshooting fallback.

Compatibility / troubleshooting

  • Verified target: White Knuckle v0.60h.
  • BepInEx is required; WKLoc is optional and is not bundled.
  • English mode works with this mod + BepInEx only.
  • Russian full-game localization requires compatible WKLoc.
  • WKLoc integration is reflection-only: this package neither contains nor compiles against WKLoc.dll.
  • No BepInEx.cfg edit is required. If an older Item Tooltips version

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:

BepInEx-BepInExPack

File & checksum

Filename
WhiteKnuckleItemTooltipsRU-0.3.0.zip
File size
198.4 KiB