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Assets/Scripts/PlayerUIManager.cs

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+using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.UI;
+
+public class PlayerUIManager : MonoBehaviour
+{
+    [Header("References")]
+    [Tooltip("Drag the Player (or the GameObject with PlayerStats) here")]
+    public PlayerStats playerStats;
+
+    [Header("UI Bars (Sliders)")]
+    [Tooltip("Assign if you are using Unity UI Sliders for your bars")]
+    public Slider healthBar;
+    public Slider manaBar;
+    public Slider staminaBar;
+
+    [Header("UI Bars (Images - Fill Method)")]
+    [Tooltip("Assign if you are using UI Images with Image Type set to 'Filled'")]
+    public Image healthFill;
+    public Image manaFill;
+    public Image staminaFill;
+
+    private void Start()
+    {
+        if (playerStats == null)
+        {
+            Debug.LogWarning("PlayerUIManager: PlayerStats reference is missing! Please assign it in the Inspector.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Initialize Slider max values if they are being used
+        if (healthBar != null) healthBar.maxValue = playerStats.maxHealth;
+        if (manaBar != null) manaBar.maxValue = playerStats.maxMana;
+        if (staminaBar != null) staminaBar.maxValue = playerStats.maxStamina;
+    }
+
+    private void Update()
+    {
+        if (playerStats == null) return;
+
+        UpdateBars();
+    }
+
+    private void UpdateBars()
+    {
+        // 1. Update Sliders (if assigned)
+        if (healthBar != null) healthBar.value = playerStats.currentHealth;
+        if (manaBar != null) manaBar.value = playerStats.currentMana;
+        if (staminaBar != null) staminaBar.value = playerStats.currentStamina;
+
+        // 2. Update Image Fills (if assigned)
+        if (healthFill != null) healthFill.fillAmount = playerStats.currentHealth / playerStats.maxHealth;
+        if (manaFill != null) manaFill.fillAmount = playerStats.currentMana / playerStats.maxMana;
+        if (staminaFill != null) staminaFill.fillAmount = playerStats.currentStamina / playerStats.maxStamina;
+    }
+}