MoreBattery

A BepInEx mod for Lethal Company that increases the battery life of flashlights, lanterns, and other light sources.

This is a modern re-implementation of the classic MoreBattery mod, expanded to dynamically support all modded light sources (such as the Elite Flashlight or custom lanterns) with a fully customizable configuration file and a built-in HUD overlay showing original and current battery durations.

Credits & Attribs

• Original Mod & Concept: Dausen_Bugg - Original creator who designed the mod to balance the game's light mechanics when paired with atmospheric/darkness mods.
• Update & Re-Implementation: Updated and expanded by Antigravity (AI Coding Assistant) to add generic component detection, custom item matching, and a BepInEx config system to seamlessly replace the old mod for future modpacks.

Features

• Generic Flashlight Detection: Automatically applies to all items inheriting from the standard FlashlightItem class (covers vanilla flashlights, pro-flashlights, laser pointers, and most modded flashlights like the Elite Flashlight).
• Custom Item Support: A configuration list allows you to apply the multiplier to custom light-source items (like modded lanterns or custom battery-powered items) that do not inherit from the standard class.
• Debug HUD Overlay: Shows a basic, high-contrast text overlay on the left side of your screen when holding a battery-operated item. It displays:
  • The item's name.
  • Its vanilla (original) max battery duration.
  • Its current modified max battery duration.
  • Its current remaining charge percentage and estimated seconds remaining.
• Fully Customizable Multiplier: Default is 1.5 (+50% battery capacity), but can be adjusted to any multiplier (e.g. 2.0 for double, 3.0 for triple, or 1.0 to keep it vanilla).
• Robust Integration: Uses Unity lifecycle hooks (Start) and a single-application cache, which prevents compounding multiplications if an item is spawned multiple times.

Configuration

Upon launching the game once with this mod installed, a configuration file will be generated at BepInEx/config/MoreBattery.cfg.

You can customize the following fields:

Changelog

[1.2.6]

• Implemented Host-Client Config Sync (CSync): Added official CSync integration to synchronize configuration values from the host to connected clients.
• Vanilla Anti-Cheat Reversion: If joining an unmodded vanilla server, the battery multiplier automatically reverts to 1.0f (vanilla duration) to prevent client-side advantages and satisfy Thunderstore moderation policies.
• HUD Repositioning & Contrast: Moved HUD to the top-left to avoid overlaps (e.g. HotbarPlus) and added a high-contrast dark background.
• Advanced Active Slot Scanning: Full reliability scanning including ItemOnlySlot (Utility slot) and pocketedFlashlight for Lethal Company v80/v81 support.

[1.2.3]

• Standard release with standalone Debug HUD and persistent state overlays.
• Original concept by Dausen_Bugg.