Shadow Person Material Fix

ShadowPerson Material Fix

Description

A lightweight client-side mod that fixes the notorious ShadowPerson material error spam in Valheim 1. 0+.

After the Valheim 1. 0 update (Unity 6), the game's built-in ShadowPerson material uses the Standard shader, which no longer supports several texture properties (_SkinBumpMap, _ChestTex, _ChestBumpMap, _LegsTex, _LegsBumpMap, _ChestMetal, _LegsMetal). Every time the game tries to apply these textures — for instance, when ghosts appear in the Deep North biome — Unity floods the log with hundreds of error messages, causing stuttering, FPS drops, and even freezes.

This mod solves the problem at its root: it finds a valid Valheim shader with all the required properties and swaps it into the ShadowPerson material. Once the shader is replaced, Unity stops throwing errors, and performance returns to normal.

Problems

• []"Material 'ShadowPerson 1' ... doesn't have a texture property" error spam flooding the log[/]

  []Stuttering and freezes caused by the error flood in the Deep North biome[/]

  []Long loading times when travelling through portals[/]

  Features

  • []Completely eliminates the ShadowPerson error spam[/]

    []Fixes stuttering and freezes in the Deep North biome[/]

    []Fixes the long loading times when travelling through portals[/]

    []Does not alter gameplay, damage values, or visuals of any other materials[/]

    []Three layers of protection: Renderer.material patch, Renderer.materials patch, and a VisEquipment transpiler[/]

    []Lightweight — no measurable performance impact[/]

    []Works entirely client-side; compatible with multiplayer[/]

    Installation

    • []Make sure BepInExPack Valheim (5. 4. 2305) is installed[/]

      []Place the ShadowPersonFix folder into

      ../Valheim/BepInEx/plugins[/]

      []Launch the game[/]

      Requirements

      • []BepInEx 5. 4. 2305[/]

        Configuration

        The mod works out of the box with no configuration needed. If you want to check the log, look for messages tagged in

        BepInEx/LogOutput.log.

        Known behavior

        On the very first load into a world with active ghosts, you may briefly see a few error lines before the mod's shader swap completes. After that, the log stays clean.

        Author's note

        I ran into this problem myself and decided to fix it with the help of a neural network. Based on testing, the mod successfully handles the shader replacement and should fix the error that causes the ShadowPerson-related stutters.

        If the mod doesn’t work, causes any problems while playing, or works incorrectly, I’m waiting for feedback. I tried to improve the gameplay in the most problematic part of the game for myself, but I decided to share this mod with you. I needed a quick solution that would fix the situation until the developers patch the game you can use this workaround.

        GitHub: https://github.com/nezuma/valheim-shadow-person-material-fix

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        ShadowPerson Material Fix

        Описание

        Легковесный клиентский мод, устраняющий нашумевший спам ошибок материала ShadowPerson в Valheim 1. 0+.

        После обновления Valheim 1. 0 (переход на Unity 6) встроенный материал ShadowPerson использует шейдер Standard, который больше не поддерживает ряд текстурных свойств (_SkinBumpMap, _ChestTex, _ChestBumpMap, _LegsTex, _LegsBumpMap, _ChestMetal, _LegsMetal). Каждый раз, когда игра пытается применить эти текстуры — например, при появлении призраков в биоме Deep North — Unity засыпает лог сотнями ошибок, что вызывает фризы, просадки FPS и даже зависания.

        Мод решает проблему в корне: находит подходящий шейдер Valheim со всеми необходимыми свойствами и подменяет его в материале ShadowPerson. После подмены Unity перестаёт ругаться, а производительность возвращается в норму.

        Проблемы

        • []Спам ошибок "Material 'ShadowPerson 1' ... doesn't have a texture property" в логе[/]

          []Фризы и зависания, вызванные потоком ошибок в биоме Deep North[/]

          []Долгая загрузка при переходе через портал[/]

          Возможности

          []Полностью убирает спам ошибок ShadowPerson[/]

          []Устраняет фризы и зависания в биоме Deep North[/]

          []Устраняет долгую загрузку при переходе через портал[/]