EU-Utility/memory/2026-02-10.md

2026-02-10 - Lemontropia Suite Session

Session Summary

Intensive debugging session with user testing the new HUD overlay and settings.

Key Issues Resolved

1. Python Cache Hell

• Problem: Code changes not taking effect despite git pull
• Root Cause: __pycache__ folders with stale .pyc files
• Solution: User must run Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "ui\__pycache__" after every pull
• Lesson: Document this prominently - Python cache is the #1 cause of "changes not showing"

2. Settings Dialog Missing Avatar Name

• Problem: Settings showed placeholder text, no avatar name field
• Fix: Updated SettingsDialog class with player_name_edit field and get_player_name() method
• Commit: 90595a8

3. Global Counter Wrong

• Problem: Counting all globals, not just user's
• Fix: Added player name comparison in on_personal_global() handler
• Commit: 90595a8

4. Cost Tracking Not Working

• Problem: Weapon/Armor/Healing costs stayed at 0.00
• Root Cause: Removed calls to non-existent update_cost() method
• Fix: Added proper calls to update_weapon_cost(), update_armor_cost(), update_healing_cost()
• Commit: e17f7e3

5. Loot Tracking Broken

• Problem: Loot events threw "takes 2 positional arguments but 3 were given"
• Fix: Updated on_loot() to use update_kills() and update_loot() with correct params
• Commit: e17f7e3

6. Stylesheet Crash

• Problem: Could not parse stylesheet of object QLabel crash
• Fix: Wrapped _refresh_display() in try/except, added widget existence checks
• Commit: b8bd462

7. Wrong HUD Used

• Problem: App using old hud_overlay.py instead of new hud_overlay_clean.py
• Fix: Changed import in main_window.py
• Commit: c0cb42c

Code Patterns Established

Event Handler Pattern

def on_event(event):
    from decimal import Decimal
    try:
        value = event.data.get('key', 0)
        if value:
            self.hud.method_name(Decimal(str(value)))
            # Additional tracking...
    except Exception as e:
        logger.error(f"Error: {e}")

Cost Tracking via _session_costs

• Store cost_per_shot, cost_per_hit, cost_per_heal in _session_costs
• Update HUD on each relevant event

Git Workflow Reminders

• Always clear __pycache__ after pull
• Use git stash if local changes block pull
• Commit messages: type(scope): description

User Testing Notes

• User name: Roberth Noname Rajala
• Testing live with ArMatrix BP-25, Frontier Adjusted armor
• HUD shows: Cost, Total, S (Shrapnel), R (Regular), Highest loot
• Live DPP calculation was showing 1000+ (fixed by removing bad calc)