SilkAndSong

v3.3.1·Updated 2026-08-09

Adds RPG-style level-up mechanic

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Silk & Song

This mod adds an RPG-style level-up mechanic to

Silksong. By defeating enemies and completing quests,

the player can accumulate XP which increases Hornet's

level. Levels in turn increase Hornet's abilities in

various areas.

A new Wish, Silk & Song, will be added to Hornet's

list. It shows her current level, how much XP she

needs for the next level, and what perks she gets for

her current level.

Level-up Guide

Enemies

Enemies are divided into 3 groups: enemies,

minibosses and bosses.

  • Enemies are generic enemies that give 1 XP.
  • Minibosses are enemies that are significantly

stronger than regular enemies, but aren't quite

bosses. They give 5 XP.

  • Bosses are the strongest enemies and give 10 XP.

The XP is multiplied by what Act the enemy first

appears in (with some exceptions), so Bell Beast gives

10 XP, Cogwork Dancers give 20, and Bell Eater gives

30.

Some enemies, such as muckmaggots, don't give XP due

to their low difficulty level.

Wishes

Wishes give significantly more XP than enemies, due to their

rarity, how long they take to complete, and how RPGs

traditionally give XP.

Wishes are divided much the same way as enemies. They

have 3 levels of difficulty giving 25, 50 and 100 XP,

which is then multiplied by the Act in which you would

most likely complete the given Wish. For example, the

Flintbeetles Wish gives 25 XP, but Great Taste of

Pharloom gives 200.

Most Wishes can only be completed once, but Wishes

that can be completed multiple times, such as Delivery

Wishes, count for each time they were completed.

XP Requirements

Levelling up is a slow process; each level requires

significantly more XP than the last. You can reach

level 1 as early as the first boss, but you probably

won't reach level 10 until Act 3.

You can customize this via the Bepinex menu (F1).

Perks

At each level, Hornet gets the following bonuses:

  • 2.5% bonus in needle damage
  • 4.17% bonus in spell/tool damage
  • 0.00625 bonus in masks regenerated per second
  • 0.009 bonus in Silk regenerated per second

So at level 4, Hornet will have:

  • +10% needle damage
  • +16.67% spell/tool damage
  • 1 Mask regenerated every 40 seconds
  • 1 Silk regenerated every 27.5 seconds

Special Thanks

  • Logo and Wish icon by MsGreen419
  • Samihamer1 and Flibber for code advice
  • German localisation by the.ant.57
  • French localisation by MistDZX
  • Russian localisation by 1dkwhoam1

Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin

  1. The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
  2. Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
  3. Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
  4. Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.

Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

jakobhellermann-BepInExConfigurationManagersilksong_modding-I18Ndanielstegink-DanielSteginkUtilsdanielstegink-WishUtilsilksong_modding-BepInExPack_Silksong

File & checksum

Filename
SilkAndSong-3.3.1.zip
File size
331.5 KiB