NotSoLoud

NotSoLoud is a quality-of-life mod for Valheim that ensures all sound effects respect your in-game Sound Effects volume settings.

It intercepts game audio sources (from both vanilla Valheim and third-party mods) that lack an assigned audio mixer group and automatically routes them into Valheim's native Sfx mixer. No more sudden, ear-shattering sound effects playing back at fixed 100% volume!

Features

Universal Audio Routing: Finds any ZSFX audio source missing an assigned outputAudioMixerGroup and routes it directly to the primary Sfx mixer group.
Mod Compatibility: Fixes unrouted custom audio clips added by custom creature, item, or asset mods.
Volume Slider Integration: Ensures every sound effect honors your main menu audio configuration.
Lightweight & Non-Intrusive: Uses a single dynamic Harmony postfix patch on sound initialization with zero overhead during gameplay.

Installation

Automatic (Recommended)

Install via your preferred mod manager (such as Gale Mod Manager or Vortex).
Launch the game through the manager.

Manual

Ensure BepInEx Pack for Valheim is installed.
Extract the downloaded NotSoLoud.dll file.
Place NotSoLoud.dll into your Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/ folder.

Configuration

The mod generates a configuration file at BepInEx/config/OdinPlus.NotSoLoud.cfg upon first run.

Enabled (Default: On): Toggles the audio routing functionality on (1) or off (0). Allows disabling the mod without deleting the DLL.

Compatibility

Valheim Version: Compatible with current Valheim builds.
Modded Audio: Works alongside custom audio mods, asset packs, and creature mods.
Multiplayer: Client-side only. Does not need to be installed on dedicated servers.