ColorfulWards

v1.8.0·Updated 2026-09-15

Color the glow effect of any ward using RGB and HTML color codes.

About this mod Author’s original text

ColorfulWards

  • You can color the glow effect of any ward using RGB and HTML color codes!
  • Those without the mod installed will still see the default yellow glow.

Instructions

Changing ward glow effect color

  • In-game, press F1 to bring up the ConfigurationManager and navigate to the ColorfulWards section.
  • Change the target color using the RGB sliders or using an HTML color code.
  • Hover over any ward that you are the owner of and a prompt to change its color will appear.
  • This prompt can be hidden by disabling the showChangeColorHoverText setting.
  • Hit LeftShift + E (configurable) to change the color of the ward glow effect.

Ward vertical radius

  • Wards will now only extend/cover its default radius (30m) on the vertical/Y axis.
  • Can be toggled on/off in configuration options.
  • In the vanilla game, the range is infinite on the Y axis and the default radius on the XZ axis.

Notes

  • See source at: GitHub.
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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. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim

File & checksum

Filename
ColorfulWards-1.8.0.zip
File size
138.3 KiB