ValheimAnonymous

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