ValheimAnonymous

A BepInEx 5 Harmony mod that hides player identity across all UI surfaces for anonymous roleplay servers. Players must discover each other through in-game encounters — not menus, maps, or metadata.

Features

All features are enabled by default and individually configurable.

Identity

• Hide player names above heads — recognize others by gear and appearance
• Hide Steam names in chat — character names only
• Hide crafter names from item tooltips
• Hide owner names on beds, wards, and tombstones (your own still visible)

Player Lists

• Hide F2 panel entries and peer count
• Hide ESC menu player list — no way to see who's online
• Hide SteamIDs from the F2 panel

Map & Communication

• Block all pings — map markers and world-space indicators
• Cap shout range to 100m — village-sized, not server-wide (yellow text preserved)
• Suppress join/leave messages — no login notifications
• Force-disable position sharing and hide the map toggle
• Hide player position markers on the map

Map Discoveries

• Hide trader, Hildir, and bog witch map icons when discovered
• Hide raid/event pins that reveal base locations

Configuration

Config file: BepInEx/config/com.valheim.anonymous.cfg

Installation

1. Install BepInExPack Valheim
2. Drop ValheimAnonymous.dll into BepInEx/plugins/
3. Launch the game

Install on both server and all clients for full coverage.

Compatibility

• Valheim 0.221.12+
• BepInEx 5.4
• AzuExtendedPlayerInventory — automatically hides the player dropdown (soft dependency, works without it)
• Does not use Jotunn (no version sync enforced)

Server Notes

• Patches include dedicated server guards where needed
• Player UIDs are never modified — kick/ban and permissions work normally
• Only display-layer data is changed — no gameplay mechanics are altered

Changelog

1.7.0

• Added ServerSync — server now enforces anonymity settings on all connected clients
• Added ServerConfigLocked admin toggle (default true) to control enforcement
• All 15 existing config entries are now server-synced when connected to a server

1.6.0

• Fixed AzuExtendedPlayerInventory dropdown patch not activating
• Increased normal chat range from 15m to 100m (configurable via NormalChatRange)
• Added null safety to minimap location pin lookup

1.5.0

• Fixed AzuExtendedPlayerInventory dropdown patch not activating (Init was never called)
• Added null safety to minimap location pin lookup

1.4.0

• Fixed tombstone names not hiding (patched Start instead of UpdateDespawn)
• Added AzuExtendedPlayerInventory compatibility — player dropdown only shows "Myself"
• Fixed player list sometimes visible on first login (moved to Update hook)

1.3.0

• Added HidePlayerNames — hide floating names above player heads
• Added HideCrafterName — strip crafter identity from item tooltips

1.2.0

• Cached per-frame reflection lookups (performance fix)
• Added IsDedicated guards to prevent server-side side effects
• Renamed HideMapPingOnJoin to HidePings (blocks all pings, not just join)
• Separated HideRaidEventPins from HideLocationDiscoveries
• Config fields set to internal visibility

1.1.1

• Added raid/event pin hiding on the map

1.1.0

• Version tracking added

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Hide Steam names in chat, F2 panel, ESC player list
• Hide player positions on map, force-disable position sharing
• Cap shout range to 100m with yellow text
• Suppress join/leave messages
• Block pings (map + world-space)
• Hide bed, ward, tombstone owner names (own items still visible)
• Hide trader, Hildir, bog witch map icons