Compass icon and marker zoomer

by Greybwoy·v1.2.0·Updated 2025-10-09

Adjusted the size of player map icons and custom map markers in Hollow Knight: Silk Song. Simple, lightweight, and fully customizable via hotkeys or .cfg files. The default icon is reduced to 80%.

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About this mod Machine translation

Adjusted the size of player map icons and custom map markers in Hollow Knight: Silk Song. Simple, lightweight, and fully customizable via hotkeys or .cfg files. The default icon is reduced to 80%.

Compass Icon and Markers Scaler

🎯 **My first mod! ** I felt that the player icons on the map in Hollow Knight: Silk Song were a bit too big, so I made this mod.

✨ Main functions

  • **Icon Sizing**: Easily resize player map icons and custom map markers
  • **Default Settings**: All icons are reduced to 80% by default
  • **Hotkey Control**: real-time adjustments with a simple press of a button
  • **Fully Customizable**: All settings can be adjusted via configuration files

🎮 How to use

**Hotkey operation:**

  • Press the **.** keys to make the icon larger
  • Press **,** keys to make the icon smaller
  • Hold down the **Shift** key to adjust three times faster
  • Press the **L** key to switch between three modes: Player Icon → Custom Map Marker → All

⚙️ Configuration options

The configuration file will be automatically created after running the game for the first time:

`...\BepInEx\config\silksong.compassicon.scaler.cfg`

**Default keys:**

  • increase = `.`
  • decrease = `,`
  • loop mode = `L`

💡 **Tip**: If you use BepInEx Configuration Manager, you can adjust all options directly in the in-game menu without manually editing configuration files.

🔧 Installation instructions

  • Download the module manually
  • Unzip the contents of the compressed package
  • Put the decompressed `.dll` file into:

`...\BepInEx\plugins\`

  • Start the game and the module will be loaded automatically

📋 System Requirements

  • BepInEx needs to be installed for this mod to work properly

🔄 Development progress

**Work in progress:** Static map marker zoom support (sites, benches, shops, etc.)

Technical issues are currently being addressed to allow static map markers to be fully resizable. An optional file is temporarily provided that fixes these icons to 80% by default.

🎯 Compatibility Notes

This mod is partially compatible with Always Have Compass Effect (BepInEx):

**There are three map types in Hollow Knight: Silk Song:**

  • Small coverage map (quick map button)
  • Extend the coverage map (double-click the quick map button)
  • Full menu map (accessed from pause menu)

**When installing two modules at the same time:**

  • ✅ Icon scaling works properly on the first two maps
  • ⚠️ On full menu maps, the player icon will not be visible if the compass is disabled

🌟 **The mod is fully available**, but if you also use Always Have Compass Effect, please remember that the player icon will not appear on the full menu map unless a compass is equipped.

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I will pay close attention to everyone's feedback, fix problems and improve the module in time! 🚀

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
  3. Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.

Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.

File & checksum

Filename
Compass Icon and Markers Scaler
File size
5.9 KiB
SHA-256
216d54ab7a39aa1751edd4abde754b3a0ec33fcc4d0bfd79f70a78e32c48aa64
Stored at
2026-10-09 06:26