ValheimAnonymous
Hide all player identity for anonymous RP servers — names, pings, map pins, ownership, crafter tags, and more.
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ValheimAnonymous
A BepInEx 5 Harmony mod that hides player identity across all UI surfaces for anonymous roleplay servers. Players must discover each other through in-game encounters — not menus, maps, or metadata.
Features
All features are enabled by default and individually configurable.
Identity
- Hide player names above heads — recognize others by gear and appearance
- Hide Steam names in chat — character names only
- Hide crafter names from item tooltips
- Hide owner names on beds, wards, and tombstones (your own still visible)
Player Lists
- Hide F2 panel entries and peer count
- Hide ESC menu player list — no way to see who's online
- Hide SteamIDs from the F2 panel
Map & Communication
- Block all pings — map markers and world-space indicators
- Cap shout range to 100m — village-sized, not server-wide (yellow text preserved)
- Configurable normal chat range — default 100m (vanilla 15m)
- Suppress join/leave messages — no login notifications
- Force-disable position sharing and hide the map toggle
- Hide player position markers on the map
Map Discoveries
- Hide trader, Hildir, and bog witch map icons when discovered
- Hide raid/event pins that reveal base locations
Configuration
Config file: BepInEx/config/com.valheim.anonymous.cfg
| Setting | Default | Description |
|---------|---------|-------------|
| AnonymousDisplayName | (empty) | Override all names with this. Blank = use character names. |
| HideSteamIDs | true | Hide SteamID64 from the F2 panel |
| HideJoinLeaveMessages | true | Suppress join/leave notifications |
| HidePings | true | Block all pings |
| EnableChatAnonymity | true | Replace Steam names with character names in chat |
| HideMapPlayerPins | true | Hide player position markers on map |
| HideOwnerNames | true | Hide owner names on beds, wards, tombstones |
| ForceDisablePositionSharing | true | Force position sharing OFF |
| DisableShout | true | Cap shout to 100m range |
| HideLocationDiscoveries | true | Hide trader/Hildir/bog witch map icons |
| HideRaidEventPins | true | Hide raid event pins on map |
| HidePlayerLists | true | Hide player lists in F2 and ESC menus |
| HidePlayerNames | true | Hide names above player heads |
| HideCrafterName | true | Hide crafter name from item tooltips |
| NormalChatRange | 100 | Normal chat range in meters (vanilla: 15) |
| ServerConfigLocked | true | If true, server enforces its config on all clients. Admin-only. |
Installation
- Install BepInExPack Valheim
- Drop ValheimAnonymous.dll into BepInEx/plugins/
- Launch the game
Install on both server and all clients for full coverage.
Compatibility
- Valheim 0.221.12+ (tested on 0.221.12)
- BepInEx 5.4
- AzuExtendedPlayerInventory — automatically hides the player dropdown (soft dependency, works without it)
- Does not use Jotunn (no version sync enforced)
Server Notes
- Patches include dedicated server guards where needed
- Player UIDs are never modified — kick/ban and permissions work normally
- Only display-layer data is changed — no gameplay mechanics are altered
Server Enforcement (v1.7.0+)
When a client connects to a server, the server's config values override the client's local config values. This prevents clients from editing their own config to bypass anonymity features.
- Toggle is ServerConfigLocked (server-side, default true)
- Admins edit BepInEx/config/com.valheim.anonymous.cfg on the server to control settings for the whole crew
- Client edits have no effect while connected to a locked server
- Does NOT kick players without the mod installed — coordinate your rollout so everyone updates together
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: