SilksongFocusQoL

Silksong Focus QoL

A mod for Hollow Knight: Silksong that improves window focus behavior.

Automatically pauses and mutes the game when the window loses focus, and unpauses when focus is restored within specified time window.

Features

• Pause the game when unfocused
• Mute audio while unfocused
• Auto-unpause when focus returns
• Configurable time window for quick tab-outs
• Supports real-time configuration via Configuration Manager

Configuration

After the first launch, the configuration file is created: BepInEx/config/com.zlq.silksongfocusqol.cfg

You can modify the settings either manually in the.cfg file (requires restarting the game), or use the Configuration Manager to adjust settings in real-time while the game is running.

Example config file

Settings file was created by plugin Silksong Focus QoL v1.0.1

Plugin GUID: com.zlq.silksongfocusqol

[Settings]

Mute audio when window loses focus

EnableAutoMute = true

Pause game when window loses focus

EnableAutoPause = true

Unpause when focus returns

EnableAutoUnpause = true

Time window to auto-unpause

0 = always unpause when focus returns; >0 = only if refocus occurs within this many seconds

AutoUnpauseWindow = 3

Installation

Requirements: BepInEx 5 is required for this mod.

• In Steam, right-click Hollow Knight: Silksong → Manage → Browse local files.
• Download BepInEx.zip and extract its contents into the game folder.
• Launch the game once, then exit.
• Open the BepInEx folder in the game directory. You should see plugins and config folders — this confirms BepInEx loaded correctly.
• Place this mod's.dll file into BepInEx/plugins.

For easier configuration in-game, you can also use BepInEx 5 with Configuration Manager.

Changelog

See the full changelog here.