Themes and Appearance

TLDR

In the 1.4.0 feature set, selectable SW5E theme modes are removed

Application chrome follows stock Foundry / DND5e presentation

Core SW5E branding remains: animated Pause display, lightsaber sheet headers, and approved logos/icons

Stale world themeMode values are ignored; no game-data migration is required

Essential Starship functional/layout CSS remains for vitals and related controls

This page explains how SW5E appearance works on the current development version and for the upcoming 1.4.0 release.

If you are looking for the old SW5E Light / SW5E Dark / Underworld Alloy theme setting, that workflow is gone. Use Foundry’s own interface appearance settings for Light/Dark chrome.

What this page covers

what changed when selectable themes were removed
what branding still remains
what still uses module CSS for function/layout (especially starships)
what to check if something looks wrong

The most important idea first

Selectable SW5E theme modes (SW5E Light, SW5E Dark, Underworld Alloy, and the old theme-mode setting) are removed in the 1.4.0 feature set.

Supported sheets and dialogs follow normal Foundry / DND5e presentation. Changing Foundry’s Interface or Applications Light/Dark setting is the correct way to change overall chrome appearance.

What remains

Core SW5E branding that is not a full theme mode:

animated Pause display
lightsaber sheet headers
approved logos and icons

Starship sheets still use module CSS where it is needed for functional layout (for example AC presentation, Power Dice, Ship’s Stores, System Damage, movement, vitals, and related controls). That is layout support, not a selectable theme skin.

What was removed

SW5E Light, SW5E Dark, and Underworld Alloy theme modes
the theme mode module setting
theme runtime/hooks and theme-root injection for those modes
theme-specific LESS/assets for those modes

No game-data migration is required. If an older world still has a stored themeMode value, it is ignored.

Common confusion

“Where did the SW5E theme setting go?”
It was removed. Use stock Foundry appearance settings.

“Why do Pause and lightsaber headers still look SW5E?”
Those branding pieces were intentionally kept.

“My starship sheet still has custom layout CSS.”
That is expected for functional starship controls, not a leftover theme mode.

“I still have themeMode in world settings somewhere.”
It is inert on current development builds that include the 1.4.0 feature set.

Light troubleshooting

Confirm you are on a build that includes the 1.4.0 appearance model (selectable themes removed).
Use Foundry’s own Light/Dark settings for chrome.
Reload the browser if an open sheet still looks stale after an update.
If a specific control looks broken rather than merely unthemed, continue to Troubleshooting.