SilkyUI

SilkyUI: Streamline Your tModLoader Interface Development

For tModLoader creators looking to elevate their game’s user interface, SilkyUI offers a robust and flexible UI library designed to simplify the development process. This mod provides a suite of pre-built UI components and a powerful layout system, enabling developers to craft sophisticated and visually appealing interfaces with greater ease and efficiency. Whether you’re building a new mod from scratch or looking to enhance an existing one, SilkyUI aims to be your go-to solution for all things UI.

Empowering Developers with Flexible Components

SilkyUI introduces a collection of ready-to-use UI elements that can be seamlessly integrated into your tModLoader projects. The library is built with a focus on developer convenience, abstracting away much of the complex underlying code required for creating interactive menus, informative displays, and immersive in-game UIs. This allows creators to spend less time wrestling with intricate UI logic and more time focusing on the core gameplay experience they wish to deliver.

Advanced Layout and Positioning

A key strength of SilkyUI lies in its implementation of a partial Flexbox-like layout system. This provides developers with powerful tools for arranging and aligning UI elements, ensuring that interfaces are not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing across different screen resolutions and aspect ratios. The system supports several essential positioning modes, offering granular control over how elements are placed and behave within the interface.

• Absolute Positioning: For precise placement of elements.
• Relative Positioning: For arranging elements in relation to their siblings.
• Sticky Positioning: For elements that behave like relative positioning until they reach a certain scroll point, then become fixed.

Optimized Performance and Dynamic Updates

SilkyUI prioritizes performance by intelligently handling UI updates. Features such as drag-and-drop functionality and scrolling are optimized to reduce the need for constant UI recalculations, thereby minimizing performance overhead. This means smoother interactions and a more responsive feel for players interacting with your mod’s interface. The framework is designed to be dynamic, adapting to changes without demanding excessive processing power.

A Note on Development and Stability

It’s important to note that SilkyUI is an evolving project. The underlying structure may undergo significant changes as development progresses. Developers integrating SilkyUI should be aware of the potential for refactoring and the associated risks, ensuring their projects are adaptable to future updates.