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Featherweight
"Backtracking, at a reasonable pace for once."
How do I install Featherweight?
Download the free ProjectMods desktop app, then install Featherweight for Nightmare of Decay in one click.
</>What does Featherweight do?
Nightmare of Decay expects you to walk back through the same corridors many times - for a key, for a save, for the one item you left behind. It is deliberate, and it is slow. Featherweight puts your pace on a slider. The game's normal speed is 3; nudge it to 4 or 5 and backtracking stops eating your evening while everything still feels like itself, or run it all the way up to 20 and cross the whole manor in seconds. It sits at 3 by default, so nothing changes until you decide it should, and dropping it back hands the game its own pace again. Pairs well with Second Wind if you would rather not stop for breath either.
</>What is Featherweight?
Featherweight puts your movement speed in Nightmare of Decay on a slider that starts at the game's normal pace, so nothing changes until you move it. Nudge it up to take the tedium out of key runs and save trips, or push it high and cross the whole manor in seconds. One of 1,600+ mods on ProjectMods, the community-first PC mod manager for 400+ games.
</>Common questions about Featherweight
What does Featherweight do in Nightmare of Decay?
Featherweight lets you set how fast you move in Nightmare of Decay. A single slider controls your pace, and it sits at 3 by default, which is the game's normal walking pace, so nothing changes until you decide it should. Nudge it slightly upward and walking back through corridors you have already cleared stops dragging; push it much higher and you can cross the manor in seconds. It affects you and nothing else - enemies, animations and the world all run at their usual speed, so the game around you still feels exactly like itself.
What is a good Move Speed setting to start with?
Somewhere just above 3 suits most players. The Move Speed slider in Featherweight sits at 3 because that is the pace Nightmare of Decay ships with, and a modest bump takes the grind out of key runs and save trips without making the manor feel weightless. Higher settings are genuinely fast, which is handy when you already know the layout and just want to get somewhere, but corners arrive quickly and it is easy to sail straight past a doorway. Sliding it back to 3 hands the game its own pace again with nothing left behind.
Does Featherweight speed up enemies or the rest of the game?
No. Featherweight only changes your movement in Nightmare of Decay. Zombies still shamble at their usual pace, animations play at their normal length, and traps and scripted moments are untouched - which is exactly why it works so well for backtracking. If you want the whole game to run faster or slower, including enemies and animations, that is Slow Dance, which puts the entire game speed on a dial. The two are separate on purpose: one lets you outpace the house, the other changes the tempo of the house along with yours.
Does moving faster drain stamina quicker in Nightmare of Decay?
Sprinting still costs stamina, and Featherweight does not change that side of it - a faster sprint empties the bar on the game's usual schedule. In practice you cover far more ground per bar, so it rarely bites, but on long crossings you will still stop for breath. If that irritates you, Second Wind keeps the stamina bar full while it is switched on and the two work happily together: Featherweight sets the pace, Second Wind removes the pauses. Together they suit the backtracking-heavy stretches of the Nightmare of Decay manor.
Why use Featherweight instead of just playing normally?
Because Nightmare of Decay is built around walking the same corridors repeatedly. Keys are found in one wing and used in another, save points sit away from where you die, and the item you left behind is always three rooms back. That slow pace is deliberate design, and Featherweight does not delete it - it lets you choose how much of it you want on a given run. It is especially good on a repeat playthrough where you already know the layout, and for anyone who enjoys the atmosphere more than the mileage.
What options does Featherweight include?
Move Speed
How fast you move. The game's normal speed is 3.
Featherweight is a free Nightmare of Decay mod from ProjectMods that puts your movement speed on a slider, so you can cross ground you have already cleared as quickly as you like.
System Requirements
What features does Featherweight include?
- Sets your movement speed on a slider running from a heavy trudge at 1 up to a blur at 20
- Sits at the game's normal 3 until you move it, so installing it changes nothing on its own
- Nudge it to 4 or 5 for a version of the manor that simply respects your time
- Slide it back to 3 at any point and the house gets its own deliberate pace right back
- Works alongside Second Wind when you would rather not stop for breath either
Best For
- Anyone who has walked the same corridor back to the same spot more times than they can count
- Players hunting the one item they left behind two floors down and one wing over
- Route-focused players shaving the walking out of a path they already know by heart
- Streamers keeping chat entertained through the quiet stretches between the set pieces
- Players who bounce off slow backtracking but love absolutely everything else about the game
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