ShadowTrim (Valheim FPS: shorter sun-shadow distance)
A Valheim client-side mod that reduces distant sun-shadow rendering around large bases.
Price not confirmed
Warnings and review limits
- Requires Valheim 1.0.20 and BepInEx 5.4.23.5. README warns that another mod setting the sun’s per-layer shadow distances would overwrite the same values.
- Static review of exact release only. No installation or in-game compatibility testing. No guarantee of absence of vulnerabilities.
What changes in Valheim, BepInEx?
Sets configurable per-layer shadow distances and adjusts them as object counts change.
From the creator
tbsj1ga (official GitHub account; display name not independently verified) ↗This mod was developed with the help of an AI assistant (Claude by Anthropic)
Creator states AI assisted this mod.
Community responses
Positive comments and independent successful-use reports have not been confirmed. Read the original discussion for current replies.
No independent successful-use report was captured in the reviewed run receipts. This review did not install, launch, or play the mod; runtime compatibility is not established.
Getting started
Install through r2modman/Thunderstore or place the released DLL in BepInEx/plugins/ShadowTrim. Avoid another mod that changes the same per-layer sun-shadow distances. Official README: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tbsj1ga/ShadowTrimValheim/488284be43d87cb20a960691736a962cd77af9f5/README.md
Official mod page ↗