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BetterCrosshair
A crosshair with a dark outline that stays visible on snow and in magic combat. Turns red on enemies and yellow on interactables, shrinks as you draw a bow and turns green when the shot is ready. Configurable shape, size, colors.
By DuPoTeam
| Last updated | a week ago |
| Total downloads | 141 |
| Total rating | 0 |
| Categories | Mods Tweaks Misc Client-side Utility Mistlands Update Ashlands Update AI Generated Deep North Update |
| Dependency string | DuPoTeam-BetterCrosshair-1.1.0 |
| Dependants | 0 other packages depend on this package |
This mod requires the following mods to function
denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim
BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured with the correct entry point for mods and preferred defaults for the community.
Preferred version: 5.4.2333README
BetterCrosshair
A crosshair you can actually see.
Valheim's crosshair is a small white "+". On snow in the Mountains and the Deep North, against a bright sky, or in the middle of a fight full of magic effects, it disappears. That makes aiming with bows, crossbows and staffs a guess.
BetterCrosshair replaces it with a crosshair drawn with a dark outline. It stays readable on any background: light, dark or full of particles. You choose the shape, the size and the colors.
The crosshair also tells you more:
- Target colors: it turns red when you aim at a living enemy (up to 100 m away), and yellow when you aim at something you can interact with, such as a door, a chest or an item on the ground.
- Charge feedback: while you draw a bow, the crosshair starts bigger and shrinks to its normal size. When the bow is fully drawn, the outline turns green: the shot is ready. With a crossbow, the outline is green while a bolt is loaded.
The vanilla bow draw indicator is not changed.
Configuration
The config file is BepInEx/config/dupo.BetterCrosshair.cfg. It is created the first time you start the game with the mod. Changes made while the game is running (for example with a configuration manager) apply right away.
1 - General
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled | true |
Replace the vanilla crosshair. |
| Ranged Weapons Only | false |
Show the new crosshair only while a bow, crossbow, staff or wand is equipped. With other weapons, the vanilla crosshair is shown. |
| Debug Log | false |
Write extra lines to BepInEx/LogOutput.log. |
2 - Shape
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shape | CrossAndDot |
Cross, CrossAndDot, Dot, Circle or CircleAndDot. |
| Size | 28 |
Total width/height, in UI pixels (4 to 128). |
| Thickness | 3 |
Thickness of the cross arms and of the circle line (1 to 16). |
| Gap | 5 |
Empty space between the center and each cross arm (0 to 64). |
| Dot Size | 3 |
Diameter of the center dot (1 to 32). |
| Outline Thickness | 2 |
Thickness of the dark outline (0 to 8). 0 means no outline. |
3 - Colors
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Color | FF00FFFF (magenta) |
Crosshair color, as RRGGBBAA. |
| Outline Color | 000000FF |
Outline color, as RRGGBBAA. |
4 - Target
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Target Colors | true |
Change the crosshair color when aiming at an enemy or at something you can interact with. |
| Enemy Color | FF2626FF (red) |
Color when aiming at a living enemy. |
| Interact Color | FFD900FF (yellow) |
Color when aiming at something you can interact with. Uses the game's own interaction range. |
| Enemy Range | 100 |
Maximum distance, in meters, at which an enemy is detected (5 to 300). Walls and terrain block the line of sight. |
5 - Charge
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charge Feedback | true |
Shrink the crosshair while drawing a bow, and turn the outline to Charged Color when the bow is fully drawn or a crossbow is loaded. |
| Charge Start Scale | 1.75 |
Crosshair scale when you start drawing a bow (1 to 3). 1 = no shrinking. |
| Charged Color | 00FF33FF (green) |
Outline color when the shot is ready. |
Compatibility
- Client-side only. Other players don't need the mod.
- Other mods that also replace the crosshair may conflict with it.
Installation
Install with a mod manager (Thunderstore Mod Manager, r2modman), or copy Dupo_BetterCrosshair.dll into BepInEx/plugins/. Requires BepInExPack_Valheim.
