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FriendlyHUD Changelog for Killing Floor 2 (1.0 to 2.2.3)

FriendlyHUD is a popular Killing Floor 2 mod that shows teammates' health, armor and perks on your screen. This page collects its version history, rewritten from the author's changelog guide, from the first release to patch 2.2.3. For the commands themselves see FriendlyHUD commands reference.

Patch 2.2.3

  • Added SML compatibility (thanks to GenZmeY).
  • Added a setting to disable !FHUDHelp notifications from chat: SetFHUDShowHelpNotification false.
  • Fixed a ScriptWarning for teamless players.
  • Fixed bots not spawning with DebugFHUDSpawnBot.
  • Fixed the UnofficialMod compatibility module.

Patch 2.2.2

  • Spectators can see the HUD again.
  • Players no longer see enemy ZEDs on the HUD in Versus.
  • Chat commands are detected correctly when chat is opened with a key other than Enter.
  • Manual mode can no longer be activated as a ZED (Versus) or as a spectator.

Patch 2.2.1

  • Fixed UMCompat crashing when loaded with UnofficialMod (caused by changes TWI made to Medic weapons).
  • Updated UMCompat for UnofficialMod v8.1.

Minor 2.2

  • Added the NameTruncationEnabled setting.
  • Added a blood color preset.
  • Improved name truncation, fixing cases where it was too generous or too greedy.
  • Updated the Controlled Difficulty module, now compatible with Akathiiro313's Controlled Difficulty.
  • Fixed debug commands not working in multiplayer.

Minor 2.1

  • Added the MaxItemCount setting and the !FHUDVersion chat command.
  • UMCompat now shows the Hemoclobber cooldown.
  • Fixed the command list not mentioning default presets.
  • Fixed script warnings when dying with UMCompat enabled and when first joining a server (replication).

Patch 2.0.2

  • Fixed ClearFHUDColorThresholds not clearing RegenColorThresholds.
  • Fixed SetFHUDDynamicRegenColorsStrategy falling back to static when unset.
  • Fixed the config being filled with wrong default values due to an unclean build.
  • Fixed the changelog notification showing to new players.
  • The Escape key now exits manual mode.

Patch 2.0.1

  • Fixed players keeping their Controlled Difficulty ready state after the wave started.

Major 2.0

New features:

  • Segmented bars with configurable value rounding for individual health blocks and a customizable empty-block background color.
  • Dynamic opacity and dynamic colors.
  • Sorting, manual mode, a friend indicator and a global opacity multiplier.
  • More customization: Medic buff icon position, gap, margin, offset and cap (up to 4 buffs instead of 3); perk icon size, offset and gap; bar gap between armor and health; separate armor and health backgrounds; player name margins and scale; Controlled Difficulty ready status.

New presets: color "gradient" (showcases dynamic colors) and bars block5, block10, 70-30, barcode and stairs.

Bug fixes:

  • Player name font scaling.
  • Settings not saving when loading a color preset.
  • HUD missing when joining as spectator and wrong rendering for ZEDs in Versus.
  • Invalid values not showing an error message; a possible fix for overflow and underflow errors.

Miscellaneous:

  • Removed the hard dependency on Unofficial Mod (and incidentally on Zedternal), with automatic color sync when Unofficial Mod is present.
  • Bots now show up by default, with no debug command needed.
  • Added player name truncation, earlier console command registration and cheat-only debug commands to change your own health and armor or spawn custom bots.
  • Added a setting to force the health bar to show when buffed, chat commands for help and the changelog and the BarWidthMin setting.
  • Renamed TextColor to NameColor, BuffMarginX to BuffMargin and BuffMarginY to BuffGap.
  • Reduced ItemsPerColumn from 12 to 11 for the right preset, changed the default icon gap to 4 and removed the default name horizontal offset.

Initial release (1.0)

The first public version.

FAQ

What is the latest version in this changelog?
Patch 2.2.3, which added SML compatibility and a setting to disable the !FHUDHelp chat notifications.
How do I disable the help notifications?
Use the console command SetFHUDShowHelpNotification false.
When were segmented bars added?
In the major 2.0 release, together with dynamic opacity, dynamic colors, sorting and manual mode.