CameraSuite

A comprehensive camera enhancement mod for Valheim that adds first-person modes, cinematic tools, post-process filters, and a wide range of camera motion effects — all configurable from an in-game GUI.

Installation

1. Install BepInExPack Valheim
2. Drop CameraSuite.dll into BepInEx/plugins/
3. Launch the game — press F10 to open the settings panel

No other files needed. The shader bundle is embedded inside the DLL.

Features

In-Game Settings GUI

Press F10 to open a draggable settings panel. Every feature can be toggled on/off and tuned with sliders without leaving the game. All changes write back to the BepInEx config file automatically.

First-Person Modes

Cycle through camera perspectives with H (default):

• Configurable FoV per perspective
• Scroll wheel transition support
• Body visibility options for aiming/blocking
• Melee attack direction follows camera in FP

Orbital Camera

• Raises the maximum zoom distance (default 90m, configurable up to 200m+)
• Removes the sailing zoom cap so you can zoom out on ships
• Configurable camera FoV

Camera Shake

Triggered automatically when the player takes damage. Shake magnitude scales with damage received.

• Configurable magnitude, duration, and decay speed
• Can be disabled independently

Smooth Zoom

Lerps the camera zoom distance instead of snapping, giving a fluid zoom feel.

• Configurable lerp speed

Camera Tilt / Roll

Subtly rolls the camera when strafing or traversing slopes.

• Configurable strafe angle, slope angle, and smoothing speed

Shoulder Swap

Press V to toggle the third-person camera between left and right shoulder.

• Configurable horizontal offset distance

Head Bob (First Person)

Adds a subtle vertical camera bob while walking and running in first-person.

• Configurable amplitude and frequency
• Separate run speed multiplier

Weapon Sway (First Person)

Applies a gentle idle oscillation to the equipped weapon in first-person.

• Configurable amplitude and frequency

Crouch Camera Offset (First Person)

Smoothly lowers the camera when the player crouches in first-person.

• Configurable Y offset and transition speed

Corner Lean (First Person)

Hold Alt+Q / Alt+E to lean the camera left or right — peek around corners without exposing your whole character.

• Configurable roll angle and lateral translation distance
• Smooth lerped transition

Headlight

Attaches a point light to the player's head — useful for caves and dark interiors.

• Toggle: Ctrl+L
• Intensity up/down: Ctrl+= / Ctrl+-
• Height up/down: Ctrl+PageUp / Ctrl+PageDown
• Depth forward/back: Ctrl+Home / Ctrl+End
• Configurable colour (RGB), range, and starting position
• All adjustments shown as HUD messages

Camera Filters

58 post-process image filters applied to the full screen in real time. Cycle with Ctrl+F or select from the GUI.

Colour Grading Grayscale, GrayscaleRGB, Negative, Sepia, ColorFilter, ColorCorrection, DualTone, Posterization, Toon

Distortion / Warp Acid, Drunk, Psycho, Wave, Fisheye, Lens, Dysphoria, Wiggle, MechanicalDistortion, NormalMapDistortion, Diplopy

Blur / Aberration RadialBlur, SimpleAberration, ChromaticAberration, Pendulum

Lighting / Glow Bloom, Glow, Vignetting, BlackContour, Kino

Pixel / Retro Pixel, LowRes, CleanPixel, Cuby, LCD, SSAA

Noise / Glitch Noise, Glitch, NoSignal, Scratch, BigNoise, Parasite

Pattern / Overlay Grid, ColoredStripe, Zebra, WhiteDot, Thread, Silhouette, Pong, Rainbow, Carnival

Edge Detection Laplacian, NeoLaplacian, Impression

Animated / Special Hypnotia, Kaleidoscope, Ascii, Terminal, ThermalVision, OldTV

Cinematic Mode

Press Ctrl+C to enter cinematic mode for screenshots and video capture.

• Hides the entire HUD
• Adds black widescreen letterbox bars (configurable height)
• Optional player input lock to freeze character position

Free Camera

Press F11 to detach from the player and fly freely around the world.

• Configurable base speed and fast multiplier
• Player character is frozen in place while active
• Game camera restored cleanly on exit

Default Hotkeys

All hotkeys are remappable in the GUI or the BepInEx config file (BepInEx/config/Norger.CameraSuite.cfg).

Configuration

All settings are stored in BepInEx/config/Norger.CameraSuite.cfg and can be edited directly or adjusted live from the F10 in-game GUI. Changes take effect immediately — no restart required.

Compatibility

• Valheim (current patch)
• BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2333+

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial public release

Known Issues

-some camera filters may not work havent tested all with config setting changes.