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Hungry Viking
Visual hunger warnings as your food buffs expire — amber screen vignette, on-screen label, and a HUD status icon that escalate in urgency as food slots empty.
By DeathMonger
| Date uploaded | 2 months ago |
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Download link | DeathMonger-Hungry_Viking-1.0.1.zip |
| Downloads | 35 |
| Dependency string | DeathMonger-Hungry_Viking-1.0.1 |
This mod requires the following mods to function
denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim
BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured and includes unstripped Unity DLLs.
Preferred version: 5.4.2202README
Hungry Viking
Your character knows they're hungry. You should too.
This mod was inspired by a humiliating and infuriating death that ended a zero-death solo run. I was in my base cooking when all of a sudden - YOU DIED! Why did I die? All my food buffs had expired and I didn't notice, and I was getting smoked by the campfire as I cooked. And this is to say nothing of many of us who have needlessly died because of entering battle with a critical food buff missing.
Some will say I should have noticed and it's on me - fair enough - but I say it's not realisic that you can be starving and not notice it. Hence the design of this mod - it doesn't eat for you automatically - it just makes sure you notice when you're hungry.
What This Mod Does
Adds escalating visual warnings when your food buffs approach expiry. It does not eat for you. It does not automate anything. It respects your agency completely — it just makes sure you know what your character knows.
- Screen vignette — an amber glow creeps in from the screen edges as your hungriest food slot ticks down. Intensity and extent are configurable. The vignette oscillates to draw your eye: slow pulse at first, faster as urgency increases.
- On-screen label — "You are starting to feel hungry." → "You are getting hungry." → "You are hungry." The text color shifts from orange toward red as urgency rises.
- HUD status icon — a Hungry icon appears in the same row as Rested and Shelter, so you can spot hunger state at a glance without reading the label.
All effects are off when you have 3 full food slots. Warnings begin when your hungriest slot crosses the configurable threshold (default 90 seconds remaining).
Configuration
Open BepInEx/config/DeathMonger.HungryViking.cfg to adjust settings.
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled | true |
Master toggle for all effects |
| Show Status Icon | true |
Show/hide the Hungry HUD icon |
| Hunger Threshold (seconds) | 90 |
Seconds remaining when warnings begin |
| Vignette Intensity | 0.20 |
Max edge opacity (0–1) |
| Vignette Extent | 0.50 |
How far the vignette reaches toward center (0–1) |
Console Commands
Open the console with F5. Run devcommands first — all hv_ commands require cheats to be active.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
hv_foodstatus |
Print name and remaining time for each food slot |
hv_drainfood <slot> [seconds] |
Subtract seconds from one slot (default 60s) |
hv_drainfoods [seconds] |
Subtract seconds from all slots (default 60s) |
hv_setfoodtime <slot> <seconds> |
Set a slot to exactly X seconds remaining |
hv_clearfood |
Instantly remove all food buffs |
Slot numbers are 1, 2, or 3.
Example test flow:
- Eat 3 foods, then
hv_foodstatusto confirm all slots are tracked. hv_setfoodtime 1 91— slot 1 is 1 second above the threshold.- Wait ~2 seconds — amber vignette and label should fade in.
hv_clearfood— all slots empty, full-urgency vignette and "You are hungry." label appear immediately.
Compatibility
- Client-side only — does not need to be installed on the server
- Compatible with food-adding mods (detects expiry on any food buff)
Manual Installation
- Install BepInExPack Valheim
- Extract
HungryViking.dllintoValheim/BepInEx/plugins/ - Launch the game — config generates on first run
Support
Join my discord server to ask questions or provide feedback.
