fix: Debug HUD toggle is now LIVE — flipping the checkbox mid-session recreates the player HUD on the spot (NumericUI recreate_hud pattern, pcall-guarded, 0.5s debounce); UIHud:init hook also strips the element when setting is off so recreate removes it; inject log now reports ADDED

AutoMark/scripts/mods/AutoMark/ui/debug_hud.lua

@@ -18,33 +18,82 @@ mod:add_require_path(ELEMENT_FILENAME)
 
 mod:hook("UIHud", "init",
     function(func, self, elements, visibility_groups, params)
-        if mod_settings.debug_hud and elements then
+        if elements then
-            local already = false
+            local idx = nil
             for i = 1, #elements do
                 if elements[i].class_name == ELEMENT_CLASS_NAME then
-                    already = true
+                    idx = i
                     break
                 end
             end
-            if not already then
+            if mod_settings.debug_hud and not idx then
                 elements[#elements + 1] = {
                     class_name = ELEMENT_CLASS_NAME,
                     filename = ELEMENT_FILENAME,
                     use_hud_scale = true,
                     visibility_groups = { "alive", "dead" },
                 }
+                if not mod.debug_hud_inject_logged then
+                    mod.debug_hud_inject_logged = true
+                    mod:diag("OMNI-HUD inject: ADDED")
+                end
+            elseif not mod_settings.debug_hud and idx then
+                table.remove(elements, idx)
             end
-            if not mod.debug_hud_inject_logged then
-                mod.debug_hud_inject_logged = true
-                mod:diag("OMNI-HUD inject: setting=on already=", tostring(already))
-            end
-        elseif not mod.debug_hud_inject_logged then
-            mod.debug_hud_inject_logged = true
-            mod:diag("OMNI-HUD inject: setting=off, skipped")
         end
         return func(self, elements, visibility_groups, params)
     end)
 
+-- live toggling: UIHud init only runs on HUD creation, so when the setting flips we
+-- rebuild the HUD on the spot (pattern borrowed from NumericUI's recreate_hud)
+local recreate_timer = 0
+local last_debug_hud = nil
+
+mod.update = function (dt)
+    local want = mod_settings.debug_hud and true or false
+    if last_debug_hud == nil then
+        last_debug_hud = want
+        return
+    end
+
+    if want ~= last_debug_hud then
+        last_debug_hud = want
+        recreate_timer = 0.5
+        return
+    end
+
+    if recreate_timer <= 0 then
+        return
+    end
+
+    recreate_timer = recreate_timer - dt
+    if recreate_timer > 0 then
+        return
+    end
+
+    local ok, err = pcall(function()
+        local ui_manager = Managers.ui
+        local hud = ui_manager and ui_manager._hud
+        if not hud or not hud._element_definitions or not hud._visibility_groups then
+            return
+        end
+
+        local player = Managers.player and Managers.player:local_player(1)
+        if not player then
+            return
+        end
+
+        local elements = hud._element_definitions
+        local visibility_groups = hud._visibility_groups
+        hud:destroy()
+        ui_manager:create_player_hud(player:peer_id(), player:local_player_id(), elements, visibility_groups)
+        mod:diag("OMNI-HUD: live recreate, debug_hud ->", tostring(want))
+    end)
+    if not ok then
+        mod:diag("OMNI-HUD: live recreate FAILED:", tostring(err))
+    end
+end
+
 local function unit_breed_name(unit)
     if not unit then
         return "-"