Brighter Swamp

Fixes Valheim's pitch-black, oppressively foggy Swamp biome. Blends in Black Forest's warmer, more visible lighting, then layers a custom swampy color tint back on top so the biome still feels distinct, just one you can actually see. Every part of the effect is tunable live in-game, no restart required.

Installation

Install through your mod manager of choice (r2modman, Thunderstore Mod Manager) - BepInEx is listed as a dependency and will be installed automatically alongside this mod.

Main features

• Blends Black Forest's lighting into the Swamp, from a light touch to a full replacement
• Custom color tint with independent red, green, and blue sliders
• Removes the Swamp's permanent "always dark" flag
• Separately adjustable falling drizzle particles and overhead rain cloud opacity
• Every setting updates live in-game, no restart needed
• Player wetness and gameplay effects are left untouched by default, this is a visual mod, not a difficulty mod
• Client-side only, safe to use on servers where other players don't have it installed

Configuration

All settings live under the "Swamp" category. Recommended: install BepInEx Configuration Manager for an in-game settings menu (F1 by default) - not required, since the mod also works by editing the .cfg file directly, but it makes tuning much easier.

Requirements

• BepInEx (installed automatically as a dependency)
• BepInEx Configuration Manager (recommended, not required)

Shout outs

Thanks to the Valheim modding community for BepInEx and Harmony. Built with coding help from Claude (Anthropic).