CortisolMod

v1.0.0·Updated 2026-05-10

Adds a cortisol mechanic that reacts to nearby enemies.

About this mod Author’s original text

CortisolMod

Adds a cortisol mechanic to R.E.P.O. — the closer and more dangerous the enemies around you, the more your stress builds up.

Effects

  • 25% — Heartbeat sound starts
  • 50% — Vignette + chromatic aberration
  • 70% — Random uncontrolled movement
  • 90% — Panicked voice pitch
  • 100% — Full panic attack, character falls over

Installation

Install Mod Manager or manually place the.dll and cortisolicons bundle into BepInEx/plugins.

Requirements

  • BepInEx 5.4.2100+

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release

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:

BepInEx-BepInExPack

File & checksum

Filename
CortisolMod-1.0.0.zip
File size
50.6 KiB