MarsarahUI

📜 Version History

v1.2.0

• Fixes/Optimizations:

  • Fixed Enemy Nameplates causing periodic stutters around nearby creatures.
  • Optimized Enemy Nameplate HP text creation by caching reused font and material resources and avoiding unnecessary mesh rebuilds.
  • Prevented duplicate Enemy Nameplate setup and unnecessary HP text creation in Bars Only mode.
  • Improved Enemy Nameplates config-off behavior so disabled nameplates stop unnecessary processing.
  • Reduced unnecessary background processing across multiple UI features when they are disabled.
  • Cached frequently used reflection lookups across several UI modules.
  • Reduced repeated UI creation and cleanup work.

• Current Time:

  • Added a 12-hour digital clock mode with AM/PM.
  • Added an option to disable Day Phases coloring.
  • Removed the "Time" label from digital clock displays for a cleaner layout.

• Detailed Hovers:

  • Added individual Off options for Container, Beehive, Plant, Fermenter, Cooking Station, Smelter and Egg hover information.
  • Detailed Hover Information remains available as the global master setting.

• Enemy Detector:

  • Kvastur is now excluded from the nearby enemy count.

v1.1.1

• Fixes/Updates:

  • Excluded the T.W.I.G. training dummy from the Enemy Detector.
  • Fixed Cooking Station detailed-hover timers for non-owner clients on dedicated servers.
  • Detailed Hovers no longer reveal container contents when the container is protected by another player's Ward.

• Compatibility:

  • Updated compatibility with Marsarah Tweaks mod to account for the new configuration naming and ordering.

v1.1.0

• Fixes/Updates:

• Better Item Durability Bar:

  • Fixed durability styling being applied to the wrong quickslot when empty quickslots appeared before an item.
  • Fixed the original durability-bar sprite not being restored correctly when Better Item Durability Bar was disabled.

• Weather Forecast:

  • Updated weather forecasting for Valheim 1.0's BiomeSector / AltBiome weather system.
  • Added proper alternative-biome forecasting support, including Dark Meadows.

• New Features:

• Information Rail:

  • Reworked the bottom-left information area into a unified Information Rail.
  • Inventory Weight, Free Slots, Enemy Detector and Skill Progress information now share the rail.
  • Added animated transitions as temporary elements appear and disappear.
  • Added three selectable Information Rail visual styles with different backgrounds, borders, icons and colors.
  • Added Icons and Text display modes.
  • Summon Counter remains a separate display but now follows the selected Information Rail style and Icons/Text display mode.
  • Added a server override for Information Rail Display Mode, allowing servers to use UserChoice, Icons or Text.

• Enemy Detector:

  • Added Consolidated and Split display modes.
  • Consolidated mode counts nearby hostile enemies together.
  • Split mode separates normal, tough and boss enemies into individual counters.
  • Bosses and minibosses are included in the normal enemy count while using Consolidated mode.
  • Neutral Dvergr continue to use their own counter until aggravated.
  • Added an option to move the Enemy Detector from the Information Rail to a separate top-center display.
  • The separate Enemy Detector display follows the selected Information Rail visual style and display mode.
  • The normal enemy counter no longer remains visible when no enemies are nearby.

• Status Effects Under Minimap:

  • Added an optional compact vertical status-effect layout below the minimap.
  • Sailing wind and control UI is repositioned to the left of the minimap and resized while the layout is active.
  • Boat Speed automatically moves with the adjusted sailing UI.
  • The vanilla layout is restored when the feature is disabled or when playing with No Map enabled.

• Global Chat By Default:

  • Added an option that sends normal chat input globally by default.
  • Preserves the player's original capitalization instead of converting Shout messages to uppercase.
  • Explicit chat commands such as /w and /say continue to work normally.
  • Added a synced server override with UserChoice, ForceOn and ForceOff.

• Skill Progress Bar:

  • Added a temporary full-width progress bar along the bottom edge of the screen when skill progress crosses a whole percentage toward the next level.
  • Skill level and progress percentage are displayed temporarily in the Information Rail.
  • Supports both Information Rail Icons and Text display modes.
  • Icon mode uses the skill's actual in-game icon.
  • Progress from the same or another skill refreshes the current display instead of stacking notifications.
  • Run skill progress is intentionally excluded.
  • Added selectable bar colors: Gold, White, Green, Blue, Cyan, Red and Purple.
  • Added Off directly to the color selection to disable the feature.

• Logon Screen Character Statistics:

  • Added an optional Character Statistics panel to the character selection screen.
  • Displays playtime together with combat, survival, crafting, homestead, travel and exploration statistics for the selected character.
  • Added a collection of conditional notable character facts based on unusual deaths, activities, events and mastered skills.
  • These notable facts are not the same as the vanilla achievements.
  • Eligible facts are selected randomly when switching characters.
  • Individual level-100 skill facts are replaced by Master of Everything when every vanilla skill has reached level 100.

• Container Contents:

  • Renamed Show Container Contents to Container Contents Mode.
  • Added IconsHorizontal, IconsVertical, Text and Off modes.
  • Icon modes use actual vanilla or modded item icons with combined stack totals.
  • Horizontal mode uses a 5x2 layout and Vertical mode uses a 2x5 layout.
  • Displays up to 10 unique item types with +N Others for additional types.
  • Improved Text mode alignment for item quantities and names.
  • Default mode is now IconsHorizontal.
  • MarsarahTweaks Progression Halt compatibility continues to prevent sealed chest contents from being revealed.
  • Added container access checks so custom hover information and contents are only shown when the local player has permission to access the container.
  • Other players' Personal Chests retain their vanilla hover and do not reveal their contents.

• Configuration:

  • Reorganized local settings into General & HUD, Information Rail, Items & Interaction and Detailed Hovers categories.
  • Server Overrides now use their own fifth synchronized category.
  • Removed numeric prefixes from individual setting names while retaining ordered categories.
  • Added Configuration Manager ordering metadata without requiring Configuration Manager as a dependency.
  • Added Information Rail Display Mode to the available server overrides.
  • Added Global Chat By Default to the available server overrides.
  • Note for users updating from v1.0.0: config sections and setting keys were reorganized in v1.1.0, so previous selections will need to be configured again.

v1.0.0

• Initial standalone release.

• Standalone UI Mod:

  • Moved the UI features previously included in Marsarah Tweaks into the standalone MarsarahUI mod.
  • Removed the old alternate UI layout system and retained the preferred UI layout.
  • Added ServerSync support for optional server-side overrides while keeping normal UI preferences local to each player.

• Server Overrides:

  • Added a master Enable Server Overrides setting.
  • Added optional server overrides for Enemy Detector, Current Day, Current Time, Weather Forecast, Smart Biome, Ashlands Heat Meter, Enemy Nameplate Mode, Taming Progress, Detailed Hover Information and Container Contents.
  • Override settings default to UserChoice so players keep their local preferences unless the server explicitly overrides them.

• HUD / Information Features:

  • Better Loading Tips with a curated pool of 51 gameplay tips.
  • Inventory Weight and Free Slots.
  • Enemy Detector.
  • Boat Speed.
  • Current Day.
  • Current Time with Digital Clock and Day Phase modes.
  • Weather Forecast with embedded weather icons.
  • Smart Biome Indicator.
  • Summon Counter.
  • Online Players.
  • Show Owned Resources in build and crafting menus.
  • Boss Power Expiration Message.
  • Ashlands Heat Meter.

• Interface Improvements:

  • Enemy Nameplate display modes with health values/percentages and improved colors.
  • Taming Progress.
  • Item Quality indicator layouts, symbols and colors.
  • Better Item Durability Bar.
  • Detailed Hover Information for Containers, Beehives, Plants, Fermenters, Cooking Stations/Ovens, Smelters/processing stations and Eggs.
  • Optional Container Contents display.

• Compatibility:

  • MarsarahTweaks Smart Biome compatibility for Gear Upgrade Unlock.
  • MarsarahTweaks Progression Halt compatibility prevents sealed chest contents from being revealed.
  • Craft From Containers compatibility for Owned Resources display.
  • Minimal Status Effects compatibility for Boat Speed positioning.

• Valheim 1.0 Updates:

  • Added the Lox Fur set to Smart Biome Plains weighting.
  • Better Loading Tips updated with additional useful gameplay tips.