Source-checkedQuality of life & UI

Player Status Icons

by Haaax · for Garry's Mod

What is this? This addon will show what players are doing in the form of an icon above their heads. Features Only the server is required to have this addon, it will work properly for any player that…

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About Player Status Icons

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What is this? This addon will show what players are doing in the form of an icon above their heads. Features Only the server is required to have this addon, it will work properly for any player that…

What is this?

This addon will show what players are doing in the form of an icon above their heads.

Features

Only the server is required to have this addon, it will work properly for any player that joins - Contains no additional models or sounds, it's just a script. (The icons (Silk icons) are built into the game.)

A client settings menu can be found under Spawnmenu/Utilities/User/Player Status Icons where you can set which icons you want to see, and more.

Icons In hierarchical order (increasing):

  • | Is AFK (A timestamp will also appear)
  • | Is using any kind of VGUI
  • | Is typing in chat (Might not work with custom chatboxes)
  • | Is in Spawnmenu
  • | Is in main menu
  • | Is Alt-tabbed (game window out of focus) (doesn't work on macOS clients)
  • | Is timing out (lost connection to the server)[/list]
  • Icons fade away when they are too small for recognition. (e.g. You're too far away.)
  • Convars
  • [code]
  • Server:
  • [list]
  • psi_sv_enabled 1/0 - Main power switch for the addon
  • psi_afk_timelimit 3 - [minutes] Sets the timelimit for the AFK flag to activate and the timestamp to appear[/list]
  • Client:
  • [list]
  • psi_cl_enabled 1/0 - Clientside power switch
  • psi_privacy_mode 1/0 - Only report AFK status to other players
  • psi_show_**** 1/0 - These convars will toggle specific icons
  • psi_height_offset 15 [source units] - Sets the overhead offset distance of the icons[/list]
  • [/code]
  • [h1]Good to know[/h1]
  • [list]
  • It logs nothing at all.
  • Supports cloaking for ULX and Maestro (might work with other admin mods too).
  • Works best with humanoid playermodels, though it will try to render icons somewhere over the player if it can't find a head attachment.
  • Currently there is no efficient way of detecting if a player is in Steam overlay, so that is not indicated.
  • For obvious reasons, this addon doesn't load in singleplayer.
  • There are no status messages - This addon doesn't spam your chatbox.
  • This addon was tested and made for Sandbox, I have no idea how / if it will work in other gamemodes.[/list]
  • [hr][/hr]
  • Thanks to Phulax for assisting in the workshop icon design.
  • [i]Thanks to Abuyin for helping me shoot some pictures for workshop.
  • [i]Thanks to Pr0Face40 for helping me test the addon.
  • Report bugs, or request features on GitHub

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.

Player Status Icons on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Garry's Mod servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Garry's Mod — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2022-05-16, released 2022-05-16

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Player Status Icons.

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What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “QoL”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
Garry's Mod

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-10Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorHaaax, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Player Status Icons, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Player Status Icons is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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