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ParticleOverdrive

Allows increasing the amount of particles to ridiculous levels

Last updated 8 hours ago
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Categories Mods Cosmetic
Dependency string alexkiri-ParticleOverdrive-0.3.1
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This mod requires the following mods to function

BepInEx-BepInExPack_Silksong-5.4.2304 icon
BepInEx-BepInExPack_Silksong

BepInEx modloader. Preconfigured and ready to use.

Preferred version: 5.4.2304
jakobhellermann-BepInExConfigurationManager-18.4.1 icon
jakobhellermann-BepInExConfigurationManager

In-Game Plugin configuration manager for BepInEx

Preferred version: 18.4.1

README

Particle Overdrive

A mod for Hollow Knight: Silksong that allows increasing the amount of particles to ridiculous levels

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/55179fb4-7e0b-4c08-a33d-08f62880fcee

Installation

The Simple Way

Use r2modman or Gale.

Manual

  1. Download BepInExPack Silksong and extract it to the game folder, next to the game executable
  2. Download BepinExConfigurationManager
  3. Download from github, thunderstore or nexusmods and extract it inside of <game folder>/BepInEx/plugins
    • (Windows) Run the game normally
    • (Linux/MacOS) Run run_bepinex.sh

Configuration

Use BepinExConfigurationManager (open with F1 by default) to adjust the parameter in realtime, or edit the io.github.alexkiri.particleoverdrive.cfg file inside <game folder>/BepInEx/config

  • ParticlesMultiplier:
    • increases the amount of particles
    • decreases performance
    • default value: VanillaHigh
    • acceptable values: up to 16x
  • ExtremeMultiplier:
    • ridiculously high values are allowed
    • recommended to disable the UpgradeAllParticleSystems option when using this multiplier, otherwise the game would be unplayable
    • can greatly decrease performance
    • only available in "Advanced settings"
  • UpgradeAllParticleSystems:
    • upgrades all the particle systems to be affected by the multiplier
    • requires quit & reload in order to be applied

The "Particle Effects" setting from the main menu does not have any effect with this mod enabled.