Portable Terminal

Version 0.1.9 — for Lethal Company v81

A purchasable briefcase that deploys into a portable ship terminal. Tap E to use; hold E to pack it up. Host and all clients required.

Controls

• Buy Portable terminal from the terminal store for 250 credits.
• Carry the briefcase and use left click to deploy it nearby.
• Look at the deployed terminal and tap E to use it. The terminal opens when you release the key. The on-screen prompt reads: “Tap interact to use the terminal. Hold to pick up”.
• Type commands directly into the monitor. Press Esc to exit.
• Follow the hold-progress bar and hold E for 0.8 seconds to fold it into a briefcase and pick it up through the game's normal pickup system. A free inventory slot is required.

The interact action follows your game's keybindings. The briefcase can use either a normal inventory slot or the equipment/utility slot, weighs approximately 10 lb, and does not use a battery. Select the briefcase before deploying it.

Shared ship terminal

The portable unit opens the actual ship terminal, using its command parser, credits, purchases, radar, bestiary, and installed terminal additions. It shares the normal command restrictions and purchased ship equipment.

Only one person can use the ship terminal system at a time, including portable units. A deployed unit cannot be packed up while someone is using it. Reservations are released when the user exits, dies, disconnects, or stops responding.

While in use, the real ship terminal canvas appears on the portable monitor and its input field receives keyboard focus. The interface returns to the ship when you exit. Third-party commands with their own location checks or replacement UI may require compatibility changes.

Installation

The host and every client need this mod, BepInExPack, and LethalLib 1.2.0 or newer.

Install with your mod manager, or copy the ZIP's PortableTerminal folder into BepInEx/plugins in your game or mod manager profile folder. Restart after installation.

The item uses native pickup/drop networking and native item save data for its deployed state. Normal game rules determine whether equipment left outside the ship survives departure.

First test

This is an initial build. Compilation, protocol, input, session-lock, and native-API checks have been performed; live Unity and multiplayer behavior have not been tested here.

Test buying, deploying, running help and view monitor, exiting, and holding E to pick it up. Repeat as a joining client. Also test that the ship terminal is locked while the portable terminal is in use and available again afterward.

If opening, packing, or pickup fails, provide the host's and affected client's BepInEx/LogOutput.log files.

Changelog

0.1.9

• Added opening and closing sounds for deployment and packing, audible to nearby players.
• Aligned the standing position with the screen for a straight-on view.
• Updated the mod icon and description.

0.1.8

• Removed the plugin OnDestroy callback and retained normal network disconnect and session cleanup.

0.1.7

• Updated the inventory icon to a thinner, taller briefcase with latches on the top beside its handle.

0.1.6

• Simplified the transparent inventory icon to a plain, boxy olive briefcase.

0.1.5

• Replaced the inventory icon with a separate transparent briefcase image.
• Rebuilt the deployed keyboard with the supplied ship keyboard layout and lettering, plus raised key geometry.

0.1.4

• Enabled the native equipment/utility slot for the portable terminal.
• Deployment validation continues to recognize both regular inventory and the equipment slot.

0.1.3

• Changed the held briefcase to hang vertically from its handle, using the native hand attachment on local and remote players.
• Kept the briefcase size, dropped model, deployed terminal and 250-credit price unchanged.

0.1.2

• Doubled the briefcase model and its pickup collider; deployed size stays the same.
• Changed the control prompt to “Tap interact to use the terminal. Hold to pick up”.
• Changed the store price to 250 credits.

0.1.1

• Doubled the deployed model height, with a matching interaction area and standing position.
• Attached the genuine ship terminal canvas to the portable monitor, including camera-visible UI layers and keyboard focus.
• Added an explicit opening path rather than relying solely on the animation event.
• Added on-screen use/pickup prompts and a hold-progress bar.
• Restore the ship canvas layout, input settings, and player camera when leaving the portable terminal.

0.1.0

• Added the 100-credit Portable terminal store item with a briefcase carry model and folding field-terminal model.
• Added deployment, tap-to-use, and hold-to-pack controls.
• Routed interaction through the real ship terminal, preserving its command pipeline and shared credits.
• Added host-authoritative deployment state, late-join synchronization, exclusive terminal sessions, and abandoned-session cleanup.
• Added native item save data for deployment state.