SurvivalView
A grounded first-person view for Valheim with a body-aware camera, smooth movement feel, and a practical return to third person.
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Survival View
Part of the Scavengers Survival Series for Valheim.
Survival View gives Valheim a more grounded, body-aware first-person perspective. It is built for players who want exploration, climbing, sailing, combat, and survival to feel closer and more physical.
What it adds
- A first-person camera positioned at a natural head height.
- A visible player body when looking down.
- A smooth transition between close third-person and first-person view.
- Movement tuning designed to feel less floaty in first person.
- A practical view for solo survival, exploration, and immersive gameplay.
Controls
- Use the camera zoom control to move into or back out of Survival View.
- Check the generated config for camera and movement tuning options.
Installation
- Install through r2modman, or install BepInExPack for Valheim manually.
- Place SurvivalView.dll in BepInEx/plugins/SurvivalView.
- Launch Valheim once to create the config file.
Notes
This mod is designed to work well alongside the other Scavengers survival mods, especially You're Cold, You're Injured, and You're Tired.
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: