Ships have a health pool (Hits / MaxHits). Players can monitor ship health in two ways:

• Single-click tooltip (quick status)
• Ship Health HUD (a live-updating gump)

Single-click a ship to view basic health messaging based on HP percentage:

• Healthy (high %)
• Damaged (mid %)
• Critical (low %)

This is a fast way to check status without opening UI.

The Ship Health HUD is a compact healthbar gump that:

• Displays ship name + HP % + current HP
• Auto-refreshes when the ship’s Hits/MaxHits change
• Auto-closes when you move too far away or change map

Use the tillerman context menu:

1. Single-click the tillerman
2. Choose Ship Healthbar (or similar entry)

If enabled, some builds also allow opening via direct HUD toggle when interacting with the ship UI.

The HUD checks HP changes frequently (fast enough to feel real-time). It only redraws when values actually change, to avoid unnecessary spam/overhead.

The HUD will close if:

• The ship is deleted
• You move too far away from the ship
• You change maps
• You are no longer a valid viewer (dead/disconnected/etc.)

In naval fights, ship HP can drop quickly. The HUD lets you:

• decide when to retreat
• coordinate repairs
• confirm whether your cannons are actually winning the exchange