NoMetaNotifs — Ready or Not HUD cleanup mod
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Version: 1.0.1

Hides bottom-screen HUD popups that break immersion:

  - Score popups ("+50 — Suspect Arrested", etc.) — hidden.
  - Objective complete / "All suspects neutralized" banner — hidden.
  - Toast messages ("Bandage given to X") — hidden.
  - Mission Soft Complete / End Mission vote popup — hidden.

Nothing else is touched. The vote to end a mission still works under
the hood (press Y as usual) — you just don't get the "all done, do
you want to end?" nag screen.


REQUIREMENTS
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  - Ready or Not (Steam, Boiling Point release or newer).
  - Windows 10 or 11. 64-bit.


INSTALL
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  1. Close Ready or Not fully.

  2. Unzip this folder.

  3. Drag-and-drop the "ReadyOrNot" folder from inside this zip into
     your game's install folder. Default Steam path:
         C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Ready Or Not\
     (Or wherever Steam installed RoN.)

     The folder you drop into should already contain a "ReadyOrNot"
     folder — Windows will Merge the contents.

  4. When Windows asks about overwriting, choose "Replace the files
     in the destination". (None of our files overlap base game files.)

The final paths should look like this:

  <your RoN install>\ReadyOrNot\Content\Paks\pakchunk999-NoMetaNotifs_P.pak
  <your RoN install>\ReadyOrNot\Binaries\Win64\dwmapi.dll
  <your RoN install>\ReadyOrNot\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\UE4SS.dll
  <your RoN install>\ReadyOrNot\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\UE4SS-settings.ini
  <your RoN install>\ReadyOrNot\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\NoMetaNotifs\Scripts\main.lua
  <your RoN install>\ReadyOrNot\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\mods.txt
      (mods.txt must contain the line:  NoMetaNotifs : 1)


IMPORTANT — STEAM LAUNCH OPTIONS
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When you start the game from Steam, a launcher dialog may pop up
with options like:

  - Play Ready or Not (DX12)
  - Play Ready or Not (DX11)
  - Play Safe Mode (No Mods)

DO NOT pick Safe Mode. Safe Mode disables all pak mods. Either DX
option is fine.


UNINSTALL
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Delete these files/folders from your RoN install:

  - ReadyOrNot\Content\Paks\pakchunk999-NoMetaNotifs_P.pak
  - ReadyOrNot\Binaries\Win64\dwmapi.dll
  - ReadyOrNot\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\         (the whole folder)

Everything returns to vanilla.


NOTES FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY RUN OTHER MODS
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  - This mod uses UE4SS (bundled — specifically the Dec 2024
    experimental build, which is stable on current RoN). If you
    already have UE4SS installed, don't overwrite your existing
    ue4ss\Mods\mods.txt — instead, manually add the line:

        NoMetaNotifs : 1

    to your existing one, and copy just the NoMetaNotifs folder into
    your existing ue4ss\Mods\ directory.

  - This mod should not conflict with other HUD / gameplay mods. It
    only touches:
        - W_ObjectiveNotify, W_ScoreNotify, W_Toast, W_COOPScorePopUp
          (pak — surgical font-size / visibility tweaks)
        - W_VotePopUp, W_VotePopUp_gamepad
          (Lua — RemoveFromParent on instance creation)

  - Multiplayer: this is a client-side visual mod. Only you see the
    effect. Safe on private / friend lobbies. Disable "Server-Side
    Checksum" in-game (Options → Gameplay) if a lobby kicks you for
    mismatch.


CREDITS
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Built with the help of Claude Code.
Uses UE4SS by the UE4SS-RE team (MIT license — see
ReadyOrNot\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\LICENSE).
