Spiffy's Requirements

Requirements in SpiffyHUD are condition-based rules that determine when HUD elements should be displayed or hidden. SpiffyHUD extends FancyMenu's requirement system by adding HUD-specific conditions that are particularly useful for in-game interfaces. These additional requirements complement FancyMenu's existing collection to provide finer control over when and how your HUD elements appear.

Available Requirements

Is Player Using Item

Identifier: is_player_using_item
Description: Returns true when the player is using an item. Using an item refers to activities such as eating food, drinking a potion, drawing a bow, etc.
Use Cases:

1. Item Use Progress HUD: Show a progress bar only when the player is consuming items
2. Eating Indicators: Display food-specific information when consuming food items
3. Combat HUD Elements: Show specialized combat indicators when drawing a bow or charging a crossbow

Notes:

• Combines well with the player_item_use_progress placeholder to show item use progression
• Can be used to create contextual HUD elements that only appear during specific activities
• No parameters needed - simply checks the player's current state

Is Player In Structure

Identifier: is_player_in_structure
Parameters:

• key (required): The structure key/type to check for

Description: Checks if the player is currently in a specific structure type.
Use Cases:

1. Location-Specific HUD: Show different HUD elements based on the player's location
2. Structure Alerts: Display warnings when entering dangerous structures like Nether fortresses or woodland mansions
3. Environmental Information: Show structure-specific details like village statistics when in a village

Notes:

• Requires SpiffyHUD to be installed on the server for this requirement to work
• Structure detection is based on Minecraft's structure generation system
• Can be used to create location-aware HUD elements that respond to the player's environment

Usage Tips

1. Context-Sensitive HUDs: Create HUDs that change based on what the player is doing or where they are located.

2. Optimization: Use requirements to only show HUD elements when they're relevant, reducing visual clutter.

3. Gameplay Enhancement: Design specialized HUDs for different activities (combat, exploration, building) that appear only when needed.

4. Integration with Placeholders: Combine requirements with placeholders for powerful conditional displays.

5. Structure-Based Information: Create specialized displays for different structures, like danger meters in the Nether or treasure finders in ancient cities.