FreeLookCamera
Look around freely while moving without changing your movement direction. Supports Hold/Toggle activation, configurable sensitivities, optional pitch freelook, and smooth or snap camera return.
About this mod Author’s original text
FreeLook Camera
A lightweight Valheim client-side mod that lets you freely look around while continuing to move in your current direction.
Perfect for checking behind you while being chased, admiring the scenery during exploration, or simply increasing camera freedom without affecting player movement.
Features
- 🎮 Hold or Toggle activation modes
- 👀 Independent camera movement without changing player movement direction
- ↔️ Adjustable horizontal sensitivity
- ↕️ Optional vertical (pitch) freelook
- 🔄 Optional Y-axis inversion
- 📐 Configurable maximum yaw and pitch
- 🎯 Snap or Smooth camera return
- ⚡ Adjustable smooth return speed
- ⚙️ In-game configuration support via Configuration Manager
- 🖥️ Client-side only
Installation
(Recommended)
Install using:
- Mod Manager
- r2modman
The required dependencies will be installed automatically.
Manual Installation
- Install BepInExPack for Valheim.
- Copy FreeLookCamera.dll into:
BepInEx/plugins/FreeLookCamera/
- Launch the game.
Configuration
Configuration can be edited:
- through the in-game Configuration Manager, or
- by editing the generated configuration file inside:
BepInEx/config/
Available Settings
General
- FreeLook activation key
- Hold or Toggle activation mode
Camera
- Horizontal sensitivity
- Vertical sensitivity
- Enable/Disable pitch freelook
- Invert Y axis
- Maximum yaw
- Maximum pitch
Return
- Snap return
- Smooth return
- Adjustable smooth return time
Compatibility
- Valheim
- BepInEx 5
- Client-side only
This mod does not need to be installed on a dedicated server.
Planned Features
- Additional camera behavior customization
Issues & Suggestions
Found a bug or have an idea?
Please open an Issue on GitHub describing:
- what happened
- how to reproduce it
- any relevant log output
Feature requests are always welcome.
License
MIT License
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- 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.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- 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.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: