Eye Spy

Lets you see information about the node/entity/item you are looking at.

HUD

Download (1.3 MB)
For Luanti 5.8 and above

How do I install this?

Eye Spy HUD

Eye Spy 🔗

Real-time node, entity, and item inspection — right on your HUD.

License: LGPL v2.1


(The whole page on GitHub is a bit more detailed)

Eye Spy shows live info about whatever you're looking at — fully customizable with an in-game editor and live preview.

Features 🔗

  • Node, entity, and item info (name, icon, health, metadata)
  • Tool requirement + dig time
  • Light level + optional spawn hint
  • Crop growth + soil status
  • Liquid info with scan-through
  • Mod origin + optional coordinates

Customization 🔗

  • RGB background + auto/manual colors
  • 7 HUD positions
  • Per-feature toggles
  • Points or ❤ health display
  • Advanced Layout Editor (fine control)

Performance 🔗

  • Adjustable refresh rate (50–5000 ms)
  • Per-player overrides
  • Caching + auto-recovery
  • Optional /eye_spy_perf metrics

Setup 🔗

  1. Place in mods/
  2. Enable mod
  3. Launch

Use /eye_spy_settings to configure.

Commands 🔗

  • /eye_spy_settings — open settings
  • /eye_spy_rate — control refresh rate
  • /eye_spy_perf — performance stats

Compatibility 🔗

  • Minetest Game
  • MineClone2 / Mineclonia / VoxeLibre
  • No required dependencies

Troubleshooting 🔗

  • HUD missing → /eye_spy_settings → Apply
  • Icons wrong size → set eye_spy.texture_pack_size
  • Performance → increase refresh rate

License 🔗

LGPL v2.1 (code) • CC-BY-SA 4.0 (assets)

Credits 🔗

cjgray24

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