Unfaded

Unfaded

Eliminate the tedious 9.5-second death blackout in Valheim, unlock 360° ragdoll spectator physics, killer tracking, tactical drone scouting, and take control of your respawn.

Compatibility: Valheim 1.0.0-1.0.16; latest build, Harmony target, and isolated boot verification completed on 1.0.16. See the fleet compatibility evidence.

📑 Table of Contents

• 🎯 The Request & Origin
• 🎬 In-Game Showcase Video
• 🏗️ Visual System Architecture (Archify)
• ⚡ Core Features
• 1. Zero Death Blackout
• 2. Triple Spectator Camera Modes
• 3. Cinematic Bullet-Time Slow-Mo
• 4. Death Cause & Attacker Recap Banner
• [5. Instant Manual Respawn ([Space])](#5-instant-manual-respawn-space)
• 6. In-Game CLI & Safe Testing (unfaded test)
• [7. Video Recording Suite ([F9] / record)](#7-video-recording-suite-f9--record)
• 8. Instant Death & Timber Simulation (unfaded tree)
• 🎮 Hotkey Quick Reference
• ⚙️ Configuration Reference
• 💻 In-Game Console Commands (F5)
• 🔬 Hardware Verification (OMEN Rig)
• 📋 Changelog
• 📚 Documentation & Guides
• 📦 Installation Guide
• 🛠️ Building from Source
• 📄 License

🎯 The Request & Origin

"Any mods out there to get rid of the annoying fadeout on death? It's the most uninspiring and boring thing ever to watch"

— Draugor

In vanilla Valheim, Iron Gate actually wrote code for the camera to follow your ragdoll body (base.transform.LookAt(averageBodyPosition)). But immediately upon death, the game fades a pitch-black loading canvas (m_loadingScreen.alpha) over the viewport for 9.5 entire seconds while Game.instance.RequestRespawn(10f) counts down.

Instead of watching your Viking ragdoll launch over a mountain, slide into the ocean, or see the troll that crushed you, you are forced to stare into a pitch-black void.

Unfaded transforms the death experience from a punitive blackout into an informative, cinematic spectator tool.

🎬 In-Game Showcase Video

Watch Unfaded in action — zero death blackout, 0.35x bullet-time slow-mo, combat recap banner, killer focus cam ([K]), free-fly drone scouting ([F]), and instant manual respawn ([Space]):

▶️ Click to Watch / Download Full 1080p Showcase Video (MP4) • 🎥 Showcase Production Guide & Storyboard

🏗️ Visual System Architecture (Archify)

Archify verified showcase map illustrating the engine hooks, spectator modes, and respawn pipeline:

👉 Open Live Interactive Archify Diagram (Live Web Preview) (Dark/Light themes, guided view inspection, and node reachability)

flowchart LR

subgraph Input ["Player Controls & CLI"]

PInput["Mouse Look & Zoom

[Space] Respawn • [K] Killer • [F] Drone"]

Console["F5 Console Command

'unfaded test' | 'unfaded delay'"]

end

subgraph Valheim ["Valheim Game Engine"]

PDeath["Player.OnDeath()

Lethal Hit & Ragdoll Spasm"]

Ragdoll["Ragdoll Physics

Corpse Rigidbody"]

VHUD["Valheim HUD

Death Cause Banner"]

VGame["Game Instance

RequestRespawn & Bed Spawn"]

Cam["GameCamera

Active Viewport"]

end

subgraph Unfaded ["Unfaded Mod (BepInEx)"]

HGuard["HudBlackScreenPatch

Forces Alpha = 0f (No Blackout)"]

COrbit["GameCameraDeathPatch

Orbit • Killer Focus • Drone Spectator"]

RController["GameRespawnPatch

Space Trigger • Delay Override • Slow-Mo"]

end

PDeath -->|Death Event| HGuard

HGuard -->|Bypass Blackout| VHUD

PDeath -->|Spawns| Ragdoll

PInput -->|Controls| Cam

Cam -->|Active Viewport| COrbit

COrbit -->|Tracks Center| Ragdoll

Console -->|Live Tuning & Test Sim| RController

PInput -->|Press Space| RController

RController -->|Triggers _RequestRespawn| VGame

⚡ Core Features

• Zero Death Blackout

Keeps the viewport 100% clear when you die. No black screen, no artificial dimming, no forced blindness.

• Triple Spectator Camera Modes
• Corpse Orbit (Default): Smooth 360° mouse look and scroll wheel distance zoom around your ragdoll body with obstacle raycast protection.
• Killer Cam ([K]): Tap K to snap camera focus onto the enemy that killed you and