Windstrides Cinematic Female Hair
A new hairstyle based on the woman's hair in Valheim's cinematics. Listed in game as Half up Ponytail. Works on male and female characters, with native hair physics and in-game color controls.
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About this mod Author’s original text
Windstride's Cinematic Female Hair
A new hairstyle based on the hairstyle worn by the woman
in Valheim's cinematics.
Listed in game as Half up Ponytail, during character creation and at the
barber station.
Features
- Adds Half up Ponytail as a selectable hairstyle.
- Native hair physics on the ponytail and loose front, side and back sections.
- Works with the game's hair color controls.
- 128 × 128 diffuse and normal textures with pixel-style filtering.
- Adjustable simulation strength, with an option to disable physics.
Requirements
- Valheim 1.0.16, the version used for development and gameplay checks.
- BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2351 or a compatible BepInEx 5 installation.
- Jötunn 2.30.1 or newer.
Game updates can affect compatibility because the hairstyle uses the game's
built-in hair simulation. Earlier game versions have not been tested.
Installation
r2modman
Install through your mod manager. Dependencies are declared in the package.
manual installation
- Install BepInEx 5 and Jötunn.
- Extract the download into your Valheim installation folder.
- Check that CinematicFemaleHair.dll and its assets folder are together in
BepInEx/plugins/CinematicFemaleHair.
- Start the game and select Half up Ponytail during character
creation or at the barber station.
For manual installation of the ZIP, use the same procedure.
If copying directly into BepInEx/plugins, copy only the download's
BepInEx/plugins/CinematicFemaleHair/ folder, including its assets/ folder.
Updating from the private development build
With the game closed, remove the old BepInEx/plugins/CinematicHair/ folder
before installing this release. Keep only one copy of the plugin installed.
Existing characters retain their hairstyle selection. The old configuration
file remains compatible.
Configuration
After the first launch, edit:
BepInEx/config/brunoluccas.valheim.cinematichair.cfg
| Setting | Default | Effect |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simulation.Enabled | true | Enables the hair simulation. |
| Simulation.MotionScale | 1 | Scales the allowed hair movement. Range: 0.1–2. |
Restart the game after changing these settings.
Compatibility and limitations
- Works on both male and female characters.
- Headgear that covers hair hides the full hairstyle. Custom trimmed variants
for individual hats and helmets are not included.
- Install on each player's client to display the custom hairstyle. A dedicated
server installation is not needed. Multiplayer sessions have not been
verified; clients without the mod may not display the custom hair.
- Character selection, hair coloring and movement were checked in game.
Every armor combination and movement animation has not been tested; some
clipping may occur.
- Before uninstalling, choose a vanilla hairstyle for characters using this
hair.
Credits and permissions
Custom hair mesh and textures: Windstride.
Plugin and runtime integration developed with OpenAI Codex assistance.
BepInEx and Jötunn are required separately. The game supplies its hair shader
and MagicaCloth runtime; those libraries are not distributed here.
Personal use with Valheim is permitted. Obtain Windstride's permission
before reuploading this mod, using its custom hair assets in another project,
or distributing modified versions. See LICENSE.txt.
Report issues through the comments or bug section of the download page and
include your Valheim version, mod version and relevant BepInEx log entries.
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: