Hollow Knight Mod - Mute Salubra's Blessing and Grimmchild


====== Disclaimer ======
This mod is not affiliated with Team Cherry, the developers of Hollow Knight. Use at your own risk.
Always make backups before modifying game files.
This mod only mutes Grimmchild's idle sounds, it does not mute the fire ball sound effect or any other of Grimmchild's sound effects.
This mod only mutes Salubra's blessing, and not the Salubra NPC.
You can choose to only mute one of the two characters.
I made this mod because these sound effects diminish my ability to appreciate the game's music and environmental  sound design.


====== Description ======
This mod mutes the sound effects associated with Salubra's Blessing and the Grimmchild in Hollow Knight (it does not completely mute Grimmchild, only its idle sound effect).
It works by adding a new file, "mute_assets.ressource," which contains muted replacements for the two original assets.

There are two ways of installing the mode, the easy way and the expert way.

Use the easy way if you don't have other mods that modifies the "ressources.assets" file.

Use the expert way if you want to avoid mod conflicts or if you only want to mute one character and not both.


====== Installation Instructions (EASY WAY) ======
Step 1: Backup Your Files

Navigate to the Hollow Knight installation folder. Typically located at:

Steam Version (Windows):
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\hollow_knight_Data

Locate the resources.assets file in the hollow_knight_Data folder.

Create a backup of this file by copying it to a safe location (e.g., your Desktop).

Step 2: Copy the Mod Files

Copy the provided "resources.assets" file.

Paste it into the hollow_knight_Data folder, replacing the existing file when prompted.

Copy the provided "mute_assets.ressource" file.

Paste it into the hollow_knight_Data folder.

Step 3: Launch the Game

Start Hollow Knight.

Confirm that the mod is applied (Salubra's Blessing and Grimmchild should now be muted).


====== Installation Instructions (EXPERT WAY) ======
Step 1: Backup Your Files

Navigate to the Hollow Knight installation folder. Typically located at:

Steam Version (Windows):
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\hollow_knight_Data

Locate the resources.assets file in the hollow_knight_Data folder.

Create a backup of this file by copying it to a safe location (e.g., your Desktop).

Step 2: Copy the Mod Files

Copy the provided "mute_assets.ressource" file.

Paste it into the hollow_knight_Data folder.

Step 3: Edit the "resources.assets" file yourself

Download the Unity Asset Bundle Extractor (UABE) by SeriousCache: https://github.com/SeriousCache/UABE

Launche it and open the "ressources.assets" file (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Hollow Knight\hollow_knight_Data\ressources.assets).

Once loaded open the asset list and click on view data for "Grimmbat_idle" and/or "Salubra_Blessing_loop".

In the asset tab, change the field: "string m_Source" from "ressources.ressource" to "mute_assets.ressource".

Save and exit UABE.

Step 4: Launch the Game

Start Hollow Knight.

Confirm that the mod is applied (Salubra's Blessing and Grimmchild should now be muted).


====== Uninstallation ======
Close the game if it's running.

Replace the modified resources.assets file with your original backup.

Delete the mute_assets.ressource file from the hollow_knight_Data folder.

Relaunch the game to restore the default settings.


====== Credits ======

Mod Creator: Gion

Special Thanks:
- u/dimebag2011 for their original mod and guide: https://old.reddit.com/r/HollowKnight/comments/983vqf/mod_mute_grimmchild/
- that youtube guide explaining how to create new ".ressource" file in a Unity game. As I am writting this readme 6 months after I created the mod, I could not remember the video, sorry.

====== Permissions ======
Anyone is free to use, modify, and distribute this mod without credit. Enjoy and share it as you like!