A no logic randomizer mod for Death Howl. Shuffles spirits, pickups, caves, card realms, recipes and card rewards.

Requirements

• Death Howl
• BepInEx 5, Windows x64 build (use on Linux too, since game runs under Proton)
• .NET SDK (any recent version)

1. Install BepInEx

1. Extract BepInEx into the game folder, next to Death Howl.exe.

2. Linux / Steam Deck only: in Steam, set the game's launch options to:

   WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winhttp=n,b" %command%
   

3. Start the game once and quit. This lets BepInEx create its folders.

BepInEx must be installed before you build, because the build uses the BepInEx and Unity files from the game folder.

2. Build

Point the build at the game's Death Howl_Data folder:

dotnet build mod -c Release -p:GameDir="/path/to/Death Howl/Death Howl_Data"

Instead of passing GameDir every time, you can set the DEATH_HOWL_DATA environment variable, or create mod/Local.props:

<Project>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <GameDir>/path/to/Death Howl/Death Howl_Data</GameDir>
    <!-- optional: copy the plugin here after each build -->
    <PluginDir>/path/to/Death Howl/BepInEx/plugins/RandomHowl</PluginDir>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

Local.props is gitignored. If BepInEx is not in the usual place next to Death Howl_Data, set BepInExDir as well.

The build stops with an error if it can't find the game or BepInEx.

3. Install

If you set PluginDir, the build already copied the plugin. Otherwise copy mod/bin/Release/RandomHowl.dll to:

Death Howl/BepInEx/plugins/RandomHowl/

Playing

1. On title screen, open RANDOMIZER.
2. Enter seed, or leave it empty for a random one, and pick your options.
3. Start a new game in custom mode, with RANDOMIZER enabled.

If spoiler log is on, it is written next to plugin as spoiler-<seed>.txt.

Mod also expands custom mode, randomized or not:

• ENERGY, Ro's energy per turn.
• "These cards cost 1 more" is split into a toggle for each kind of card, so more than one can be on.
• "Realm cards cost 1 more" has an ALL REALMS choice: both foreign cards and cards from the realm you're in cost 1 more. Basic, quest, spirit and curse cards are left out, as the game's own realm choices do.

In a randomized game, every menu tab and fast travel are open from the start, and the tutorial's "press ..." tips don't show.

Randomizer adds hints to materials screen: a material gets a bright rim when it can still be found in current region. That means a pickup there she hasn't taken, or a drop from a spirit there. With scarce_howls on, only fights with uncollected spoiles count.

Options

Everything on the in-game screen is also stored in BepInEx/config/randomhowl.cfg. These are the settings new games get.

When a new game starts, whether it is randomized is saved to profile_<N>.randomhowl.cfg in the game's saves_v_1_0 folder, next to that save. For a randomized game, every setting except skip_logos, skip_intro, auto_text and spoiler_log is copied there too.

The [custom] section holds the rest of the custom mode screen.

Uninstall

Delete BepInEx/plugins/RandomHowl/.