Choose and configure LookingGlass
Use the package for the job described below; practical test steps are recommendations, not reported game tests.
LookingGlass supplies item statistics, a customizable player-stat panel, inventory sorting and Command window controls. The author’s package page lists it as client-side and documents RiskUI support. It is the current UI option in this directory; deprecated BetterUI’s former features are no longer supplied by its current package.
Keep the information you actually use
Start with item tooltips and a small stat display. Change the options through Risk Of Options after the first modded launch. A crowded HUD is a reason to adjust the enabled panels before adding another overlay. The author links a stat-display syntax guide from its package documentation; use the current repository instructions before editing custom displays.
Tooltips are a display, not a balance patch
The author says LookingGlass does not correct vanilla item descriptions, so a base description and a calculated display can disagree. It also says Risk of Rain 2 does not network buff timers: clients need the additional NetworkedTimedBuffs package for that feature. Do not assume a missing remote timer means the entire UI mod failed.
Our item tier list explains item tradeoffs; LookingGlass exposes information in game and does not replace those choices with an automatic build recommendation.
Current author changes
The 1.16.1 changelog adds stats and proc coefficients for DLC4 items, survivors and new base-game skills. It also fixes a Command blur setting. Version 1.16.0 addressed an Hallowed Concepts error. These are author release notes, not this site’s test results. See the profile guide to check the feature in a small setup before mixing UI packages.
Original package evidence
Checked October 13, 2026: DropPod/LookingGlass README, declared requirements, release versions and upload dates, author changelog, and source repository and licence.
Evidence limit
Package names, release dates and dependency declarations were checked against author Thunderstore pages on October 13, 2026. Features, fixes and multiplayer scope are author statements. This site did not launch the game, test a modded lobby, resume a save or verify all DLC combinations; testedVersions is intentionally empty.
Declared requirements
Dependency versions are author package references captured for this release. Let the manager resolve its dependency graph; these values are not instructions to downgrade a working profile.
| Requirement | Declared version | Why it is needed | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| bbepis-BepInExPack | 5.4.2113 | Loads the UI plugin. | Declared dependencyPartially verified |
| Rune580-Risk_Of_Options | 2.7.2 | In-game settings support. | Declared dependencyPartially verified |
Install and check the feature
Run one small profile first, then add packages only after verifying the behavior you need.
Use a separate profile
Create or duplicate a Risk of Rain 2 profile in r2modman. Keep a working baseline and note the game/storefront selected.
Partially verifiedInstall the exact author/package
Search for DropPod/LookingGlass and install it with declared dependencies. The Files tab links the original versioned package archive.
Partially verifiedCheck the intended feature
Use Start modded and test an item tooltip and the enabled stat panel before adding more packages.
Partially verified
Files, release changes and author terms
The download is an original Thunderstore archive. Release changes are paraphrased from the author’s changelog.
| Original file | Declared version | File size | Uploaded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LookingGlass — original package archive External link | 1.16.1 | 245 KB | 2026-10-10 | Versioned archive on Thunderstore’s distribution, linked by the original package page.Partially verified |
Original versioned Thunderstore download, checked against the package’s Versions page. Displayed archive size is the rounded package-page value; no local binary is supplied.
- Added stats and proc coefficients for DLC4 items, DLC4 survivors and new base-game abilities.
- Adjusted default stat-display font size and space for item-tier counters.
- Fixed NoCommandWindowBlur.
- Addressed an Hallowed Concepts error; detailed new item descriptions followed in the next release.
Read the source repository and bundled licence notices before reuse; installing a package is separate from redistributing it.
Known limits and setup interactions
Author-documented limitations are distinguished from troubleshooting recommendations that have not been reproduced here.
| Package or setting | Interaction | What to check | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote buff timers | The author says buff timers are not networked by the base game, so a client-side UI install cannot supply every remote timer. | Read the author’s NetworkedTimedBuffs guidance if client timers are required. | Partially verified |
| Vanilla item descriptions | The author says this package does not correct vanilla descriptions; displayed calculations and description wording can differ. | Compare the current item behavior and author notes before treating description text as a verified formula. | Partially verified |
Questions about LookingGlass
Read the author’s current instructions if a newer release changes these details.
Does it work with RiskUI?
The author documents RiskUI compatibility. That statement does not prove every other UI package combination has been tested.
Partially verifiedWhy are some buff timers missing as a client?
Is this the old BetterUI package?
Report a reproducible package problem
The support link opens the author’s repository. It does not submit a report automatically.
Include the reproducible setup
Record game/storefront, package version, dependency list and the smallest profile that reproduces the problem. Attach the relevant loader log when the author requests it.