BetterUtilitySlot

BetterUtilitySlot is a small Lethal Company v81 quality-of-life mod that lets items blocked only by vanilla's Utility Slot restriction use the game's built-in Utility Slot.

In vanilla v81, the normal non-scrap items blocked specifically by disallowUtilitySlot are:

• Shovel
• Key
• Ammo

BetterUtilitySlot allows those items into the vanilla Utility Slot while preserving vanilla's other eligibility rules.

What it changes

• Allows items marked disallowUtilitySlot to use the vanilla Utility Slot when they are otherwise eligible.
• Preserves the vanilla scrap restriction.
• Preserves the vanilla two-handed item restriction.
• Uses the existing vanilla Utility Slot (slot 50).
• Uses the normal vanilla Equip to belt : [E] interaction.
• Fixes Shotgun ammo consumption from the Utility Slot.
• Keeps carried weight and the Utility Slot HUD in sync when a utility item is consumed.
• Adds no extra inventory slots.
• Adds no configuration or custom UI.

Multiplayer

BetterUtilitySlot does not need to be installed by every player in the lobby.

• Install it on any player who wants to use the expanded Utility Slot.
• If that player is not the host, the host should also install BetterUtilitySlot so the host's authoritative inventory copy agrees that the item is in slot 50 when the item is consumed.
• Other non-host clients can remain unmodded. They may not always visually represent a Shovel, Key, or Ammo as being held from the Utility Slot, but they do not need the mod for their own inventory unless they want the feature themselves.

Installation

Install with r2modman / Thunderstore Mod Manager, or place ZaboomafooW-BetterUtilitySlot-v1.0.6.dll in BepInEx/plugins for a manual installation.

Compatibility

• Lethal Company v81
• BepInEx 5.4.23.5 / BepInExPack 5.4.2305
• Uses the vanilla Utility Slot and inventory flow rather than adding a separate inventory system.

Version

BetterUtilitySlot v1.0.6

Changelog

1.0.6

• Improved startup failure handling for the verified v81 patches.
• Made the verified DestroyItemInSlot patch-member checks explicit.
• No Utility Slot eligibility, Shotgun ammo, HUD, or carried-weight behavior changed from v1.0.5.

1.0.5

• Fixed Shotgun reloads when Ammo is stored in the Utility Slot.
• Fixed consumed Utility Slot Ammo leaving a stale utility icon visible.
• Fixed carried weight not being reduced when a Utility Slot item is consumed while another item is selected.
• Kept the local carry-weight HUD updated after slot-50 consumption.
• Scoped Utility Slot eligibility changes so a normal client only changes its own player's inventory; the host still keeps authoritative player copies aligned.
• Clarified that unrelated non-host clients do not need the mod installed.

1.0.2

• Updated the Thunderstore package icon.
• No gameplay changes from v1.0.1.

1.0.1

• Initial BetterUtilitySlot release for Lethal Company v81.
• Allows otherwise eligible items blocked by vanilla's disallowUtilitySlot flag to use the built-in Utility Slot.
• Vanilla v81 affected normal non-scrap items: Shovel, Key, and Ammo.
• Preserves vanilla scrap and two-handed restrictions.
• Uses the existing vanilla Utility Slot and Equip-to-belt interaction.
• No configuration, custom inventory, or extra slots.