Stress

The triggers, effects and relief of the stress engine in Aurora HUD, and how it coexists with a framework stress system.

Optional stress engine, off by default. Everything here is set in /hud → Admin; no file edit is required.

Where the value comes from

With the engine on, the HUD raises and lowers stress itself. With it off, the bar shows whatever the framework or another script reports via SetStress.

If the engine is on and the framework also sends stress values, the Support tab flags the conflict.

Triggers

Each trigger can be switched individually, and each has an adjustable amount.

Trigger	Default	Amount
Shooting	on	+2 per burst
Taking damage	on	+15
High speed	on	+5
Crashes	on	+12
Falling	off	+2
Low health	on	+2
Fire / drowning	off	+5

Stress decays on its own at 2 points per minute. Resting adds 2 per minute on top; driving calmly adds 1. Both relievers can be switched off.

Items

Two lists set in the menu: items that relieve stress and items that raise it, each with its own amount. Using the item applies the delta, through the same useWidgetItem hook as the widget locks.

Screen effects

Each effect has a threshold; below it, the effect is off entirely.

Effect	Default	Threshold
Vignette	on	50
Heartbeat pulse	on	50
Blur	off	80
Desaturation	off	80

Intensity scales with distance past the threshold.

Character effects

Same threshold model, applied to the ped:

Effect	Default	Threshold
Camera shake	on	50
Weapon sway	off	50
Sprint fatigue	off	80
Stumble	off	95

From your own scripts

exports.aurora_hud:AddStress(10)   -- add, negative subtracts
exports.aurora_hud:SetStress(50)   -- absolute, 0–100
local v = exports.aurora_hud:GetStress()

Full signatures in Exports.