Strazer's Player HEX

Customise both your player character and forklift with any HEX colour you want. Local player only.

Features

• HSV colour wheel picker
• RGB sliders
• HEX colour input (3 or 6 digit)
• Live colour preview
• Copy / Paste HEX from system clipboard
• Applies to both player model and forklift
• Configurable toggle key (default: F8)
• Colour persists between game sessions
• Other players are completely unaffected

Installation

1. Copy PlayerHEX.dll into BepInEx/plugins.
2. Launch the game.

Usage

Press F8 to open the colour picker window.

• Drag on the colour wheel to pick hue and saturation.
• Adjust brightness with the V slider.
• Fine-tune with R, G, B sliders.
• Type any hex code in the HEX field and press Enter.
• Click Apply to save and instantly apply the colour.
• Click Reset to revert to the saved colour.
• Use Copy HEX / Paste HEX to share colours.

Configuration

Config file is created at:

BepInEx/config/strazer.playerhex.cfg

Supported HEX Formats

Invalid values are silently rejected.

Multiplayer Behaviour

Only the local player's colour is changed. All other players in the lobby keep their original game colours. No networking data is modified.

Known Limitations

• The colour picker uses Unity IMGUI. It disappears when the HUD is hidden (e.g. loading screens). Press F8 to reopen it.
• Colour wheel precision is limited by the 256x256 texture.

Credits

• Strazer — Author
• Crashout Crew by kesomannen

Version History

Changelog

1.0.1 — 2026-08-08

Multiplayer & Networking

• Reworked custom HEX colour synchronization to be fully networked.
• Custom colours are now synchronized between all players running Strazer's Player HEX.
• Added server-side colour storage and validation.
• Players can only update their own custom colour.
• Custom colours are automatically synchronized when players join a lobby.
• Improved synchronization for both the host and joining players.
• Custom colours now persist correctly when transitioning from the lobby into gameplay.
• Improved handling of player network IDs changing between scenes.
• Player and forklift colours remain synchronized across multiplayer.

Colour Selection

• The colour picker is now available from the main menu before joining or hosting a lobby.
• The colour picker remains available in the lobby.
• Saved colours persist from the main menu into the lobby and gameplay.
• Colour editing is disabled during gameplay.
• F8 no longer opens the colour picker during gameplay.

Automatic Synchronization

• Players no longer need to press Apply again when another player joins.
• Existing players automatically synchronize their saved HEX colours with newly joined players.
• Joining players automatically send their saved HEX colour.
• Synchronization happens in the background without opening the colour picker or moving the mouse.
• Added automatic resynchronization support for multiplayer sessions.

Stability

• Fixed custom colours only appearing on the player who selected them.
• Fixed custom colours being lost when entering gameplay.
• Fixed host colours not being synchronized correctly to joining players.
• Fixed players needing to repeatedly press Apply for their colour to appear.
• Improved multiplayer colour persistence across lobby and gameplay transitions.
• Confirmed player and forklift colours use the same custom HEX colour.

Stable Release

• Version 1.0.1 is now the current stable release of Strazer's Player HEX.
• Multiplayer colour synchronization has been tested with multiple clients.
• Player colours, forklift colours, lobby synchronization, gameplay persistence, and automatic join synchronization are working as intended.

1.0.0 — 2026-08-08

Initial Release

• Custom HEX colour support for both player character and forklift.
• Networked colour synchronisation across all modded clients via Mirror NetworkMessage.
• Server-side validation — only the owning player can change their own colour.
• Colour sent only on Apply (not every frame) to minimise bandwidth.
• Use Default button to clear custom colour and return to game's normal colour index.
• HSV colour wheel picker with IMGUI.
• RGB sliders for fine colour adjustment.
• HEX input field with 3-digit and 6-digit shorthand support.
• Live colour preview in the picker window.
• Apply, Reset, and Use Default buttons.
• Copy HEX and Paste HEX via system clipboard.
• Persistent colour storage using BepInEx Config.Bind.
• Configurable toggle key (default: F8) for showing/hiding the UI.
• Single Harmony postfix patch on PlayerColorManager.UpdateRenderers.
• Cached FieldInfo accessors — zero per-frame reflection.
• Vanilla clients see default index-based colours; all players need the mod to see custom HEX colours.