SleekNotify

Replaces Valheim's bulky unlock notification boxes with slim, Skyrim-inspired toast panels that slide in and out in a smooth staggered wave. Fully configurable timing, colours, and sizing via BepInEx config.

By Dary

Last updated	2 months ago
Total downloads	93
Total rating	0
Categories	Tweaks AI Generated
Dependency string	Dary-SleekNotify-1.1.0
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This mod requires the following mods to function

denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim

BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured and includes unstripped Unity DLLs.

Preferred version: 5.4.2202

README

SleekNotify v1.2.0 — Valheim Notification Overhaul

Replaces Valheim's bulky, queue-blocking unlock and TopLeft notification boxes with compact, Skyrim-inspired toast panels that animate in and out cleanly even when 10+ notifications arrive at once.

Features

Feature	Details
Sleek panels	Dark semi-transparent background, thin parchment-gold border, top shimmer line, left accent stripe
Item icon	The piece/item sprite is shown inside the panel (configurable size, or set to 0 to hide)
Two-line layout	Topic (bold, brighter) on top; description body below. Falls back to single-line when only one is available
Wave animation	Panels cascade in staggered top→bottom on entry, then wave out bottom→top on exit
Smooth repositioning	When a panel exits, the ones below glide upward to fill the gap (LateUpdate lerp)
Stack-count badge	Duplicate messages within a configurable time window are merged into a single panel with a ×N badge
No queue delay	All notifications appear immediately, up to `MaxVisible` at once; excess waits in a queue
Full config	Every timing, size, colour, and behaviour value is exposed in the BepInEx config file

Installation

r2modman / Thunderstore App (recommended)

Search for SleekNotify and click Install.
BepInExPack Valheim is listed as a dependency and installed automatically.

Manual

Install BepInExPack Valheim.
Copy SleekNotify.dll to BepInEx/plugins/yourname-SleekNotify/.
Launch the game once to generate the config file.

Configuration

Config path: BepInEx/config/yourname.SleekNotify.cfg

Use BepInEx.ConfigurationManager (F1 in-game) or r2modman's Config Editor to change values at runtime without restarting.

[Appearance]

Key	Default	Description
`Width`	`300`	Panel width in pixels
`Height`	`56`	Panel height in pixels
`FontSize`	`13`	Body / description line font size
`TopicFontSize`	`14`	Title / topic line font size
`BackgroundColor`	dark translucent	Panel background (RGBA)
`BorderColor`	parchment gold	Border + accent colour (RGBA)
`BorderThickness`	`2`	Outer border thickness in pixels
`TextColor`	warm white	Description body text colour
`TopicColor`	bright warm	Topic / title text colour
`BadgeBackgroundColor`	amber	Stack-count badge background
`BadgeTextColor`	near-black	Stack-count badge text
`IconSize`	`36`	Sprite icon size (px). Set to `0` to hide icons
`IconPadding`	`6`	Gap between icon and text column (px)

[Timing]

Key	Default	Description
`DisplayDuration`	`3.5`	Seconds each panel stays fully visible
`SlideInDuration`	`0.22`	Seconds for the slide-in animation
`SlideOutDuration`	`0.18`	Seconds for the slide-out animation
`StaggerDelay`	`0.07`	Extra delay per slot index (wave effect). `0` = all at once; `0.12` = dramatic cascade
`FadeInDuration`	`0.14`	Alpha fade-in duration
`FadeOutDuration`	`0.14`	Alpha fade-out duration
`SlotMoveSpeed`	`12`	Lerp speed for panels sliding into a new slot when one above exits

Wave feel tuning tips:

StaggerDelay 0.10–0.14 + SlideInDuration 0.20 gives a satisfying waterfall.
StaggerDelay 0.0 makes everything arrive in sync — more of a "burst" feel.
Drop DisplayDuration to 2.5 if it feels like the screen is cluttered.
For very fast play raise SlotMoveSpeed to 20 so columns reorder almost instantly.

[Layout]

Key	Default	Description
`MaxVisible`	`10`	Maximum panels shown at once (excess queued)
`Spacing`	`5`	Vertical gap between panels (px)
`ScreenEdgeMarginX`	`16`	Distance from right screen edge (px)
`ScreenEdgeMarginY`	`80`	Distance from top screen edge (px)

[Behaviour]

Key	Default	Description
`InterceptTopLeft`	`true`	Route TopLeft `ShowMessage` calls (item pickups, status text) through SleekNotify. Set `false` to leave them vanilla
`StackDuplicates`	`true`	Merge identical messages within `StackWindow` seconds into one panel with a ×N badge
`StackWindow`	`1.5`	Seconds in which a duplicate is merged rather than spawning a new panel

Compatibility

MyLittleUI (shudnal) — compatible. SleekNotify only touches unlock and TopLeft message display. All of MyLittleUI's hover tweaks, map pins, forecasts, etc. continue to work normally.
Any mod that calls QueueUnlockMsg or ShowMessage(TopLeft, ...) will automatically have its output routed through SleekNotify.
Setting InterceptTopLeft = false lets another mod handle those messages if you're running something that provides its own TopLeft replacement.

Building from Source

Requirements: .NET SDK 6+ (or Visual Studio 2022), Valheim installed on the machine.

# Edit SleekNotify.csproj, set <ValheimDir> to your install path, then:
dotnet build SleekNotify.csproj -c Release
# Output: bin/Release/net48/SleekNotify.dll

Copy SleekNotify.dll to BepInEx/plugins/yourname-SleekNotify/.

Changelog

v1.1.0

Added item/piece icon rendering inside each panel
Added two-line layout (bold topic above, body below) for unlock messages
Added stack-count badge — duplicate messages merge into ×N instead of spawning clones
Added InterceptTopLeft config toggle so the feature can be disabled
Added StackDuplicates + StackWindow config entries
Smooth Y-slot repositioning moved to LateUpdate (no more 1-frame position jump)
Reflection fields cached on first use (no per-frame GetField overhead)
OnLevelWasLoaded cleanup so panels never bleed between scenes
All localisation strings now passed through Localization.instance.Localize

v1.0.0

Initial release — slide-in/out with stagger wave, Skyrim-style border, configurable timing/colours

License

MIT — do whatever you like, attribution appreciated.

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