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Windstrides Cinematic Female Hair
A new hairstyle based on the woman's hair in Valheim's cinematics. Listed in game as Half up Ponytail. Works on male and female characters, with native hair physics and in-game color controls.
| Last updated | a week ago |
| Total downloads | 541 |
| Total rating | 5 |
| Categories | Mods Misc Skins Client-side |
| Dependency string | LargatosMagos-Windstrides_Cinematic_Female_Hair-1.0.5 |
| 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: 5.4.2351
ValheimModding-Jotunn
Jötunn (/ˈjɔːtʊn/, 'giant'), the Valheim Library was created with the goal of making the lives of mod developers easier. It enables you to create mods for Valheim using an abstracted API so you can focus on the actual content creation.
Preferred version: 2.30.1README
Windstride's Cinematic Female Hair
A new hairstyle based on the hairstyle worn by the woman in Valheim's cinematics.
Listed in game as Half up Ponytail, during character creation and at the barber station.
Features
- Adds Half up Ponytail as a selectable hairstyle.
- Native hair physics on the ponytail and loose front, side and back sections.
- Works with the game's hair color controls.
- 128 × 128 diffuse and normal textures with pixel-style filtering.
- Adjustable simulation strength, with an option to disable physics.
Requirements
- Valheim 1.0.16, the version used for development and gameplay checks.
- BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2351 or a compatible BepInEx 5 installation.
- Jötunn 2.30.1 or newer.
Game updates can affect compatibility because the hairstyle uses the game's built-in hair simulation. Earlier game versions have not been tested.
Installation
Thunderstore / r2modman
Install through your mod manager. Dependencies are declared in the package.
Nexus / manual installation
- Install BepInEx 5 and Jötunn.
- Extract the Nexus download into your Valheim installation folder.
- Check that
CinematicFemaleHair.dlland itsassetsfolder are together inBepInEx/plugins/CinematicFemaleHair/. - Start the game and select Half up Ponytail during character creation or at the barber station.
For manual installation of the Thunderstore ZIP, use the same procedure.
If copying directly into BepInEx/plugins/, copy only the download's
BepInEx/plugins/CinematicFemaleHair/ folder, including its assets/ folder.
Updating from the private development build
With the game closed, remove the old BepInEx/plugins/CinematicHair/ folder
before installing this release. Keep only one copy of the plugin installed.
Existing characters retain their hairstyle selection. The old configuration
file remains compatible.
Configuration
After the first launch, edit:
BepInEx/config/brunoluccas.valheim.cinematichair.cfg
| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
Simulation.Enabled |
true |
Enables the hair simulation. |
Simulation.MotionScale |
1 |
Scales the allowed hair movement. Range: 0.1–2. |
Restart the game after changing these settings.
Compatibility and limitations
- Works on both male and female characters.
- Headgear that covers hair hides the full hairstyle. Custom trimmed variants for individual hats and helmets are not included.
- Install on each player's client to display the custom hairstyle. A dedicated server installation is not needed. Multiplayer sessions have not been verified; clients without the mod may not display the custom hair.
- Character selection, hair coloring and movement were checked in game. Every armor combination and movement animation has not been tested; some clipping may occur.
- Before uninstalling, choose a vanilla hairstyle for characters using this hair.
Credits and permissions
Custom hair mesh and textures: Windstride.
Plugin and runtime integration developed with OpenAI Codex assistance. BepInEx and Jötunn are required separately. The game supplies its hair shader and MagicaCloth runtime; those libraries are not distributed here.
Personal use with Valheim is permitted. Obtain Windstride's permission
before reuploading this mod, using its custom hair assets in another project,
or distributing modified versions. See LICENSE.txt.
Report issues through the comments or bug section of the download page and include your Valheim version, mod version and relevant BepInEx log entries.
