Valheim Mod Answers & Guides
Written answers to what Valheim players ask most, plus install steps and the hand-checked mod list. Every mod named links to its own page.
Common questions
- Is there a Valheim mod to keep your items when you die?
Yes, but “keep inventory” should mean that your items are still on your character after respawning. ZenPlayer documents a Drop On Death setting of None for that result. TombstoneLock only controls who can open the grave, and AzuSkillTweaks only changes skill loss; neither prevents inventory drops.
- How do you carry ore and metal through portals in Valheim?
Vanilla blocks copper, tin, iron and other metals from portals on purpose, so moving ore needs a mod that lifts that specific restriction. TeleportEverything is the one whose README documents transporting ores, ingots and carts. TargetPortal and XPortal solve a different problem — they replace tag pairing with a destination list — and neither claims to carry metals.
- Is there a Valheim mod to increase inventory slots?
Yes. AzuExtendedPlayerInventory can add configurable rows to the main inventory, ExtraSlots focuses on dedicated equipment, food, ammo, utility, and quick slots, and AdventureBackpacks adds wearable storage with its own configurable grid. Choose one inventory framework rather than stacking incompatible managers.
- Are there any mods to remove the weight limit in Valheim?
There are three different approaches, and they are not interchangeable. PackHorse adds a skill that raises maximum carry weight as you level it. AllTheBases edits the game's base values, including carry weight, directly. ItemStacks attacks the problem from the other side by cutting item weight and raising stack sizes.
- How do you craft using materials from nearby chests in Valheim?
Install AzuCraftyBoxes when you want recipes and building pieces to consume materials from nearby containers instead of your character inventory. Set a sensible pull radius, then use its YAML rules to exclude reserved items or whole containers; quick-stack and auto-store mods solve a different direction of item movement.
- Is there a Valheim mod to save and copy buildings (blueprints)?
Yes. PlanBuild adds two separate tools: a Blueprint Rune that copies, saves and shares a structure as a file, and a Plan Hammer that places a structure as an unbuilt plan you fill with materials later. OdinArchitect is not a blueprint mod — it adds new pieces to build with, which is a different request that often gets asked in the same sentence.
- How do you plant a whole field at once in Valheim?
Choose one of two incompatible alternatives. PlantEasily gives you direct row-and-column grid planting plus optional bulk harvesting immediately. Smoothbrain's Farming unlocks planting and harvesting multiple crops at skill level 20 as part of its progression system. Do not install PlantEasily and Farming together.
- Is there a Valheim mod to repair all items automatically?
Yes, though it is one click rather than none. AutoRepair repairs everything it can from your inventory when you interact with a workbench, instead of making you press the repair hammer once per item. It deliberately keeps vanilla's rule that a low-level station cannot repair higher-tier gear.
- Is there a Valheim mod to auto pick up items and loot?
Valheim already picks items up automatically when you walk over them, so what these mods actually change is the radius and what gets ignored. SmartPickup adds a Smart mode that only collects items already in your inventory, AutoPickupIgnorer maintains a block list, and SuperConfigurablePickupRadius just widens the range.
- How do you reveal the whole map in Valheim?
Set expectations first: the maintained Valheim mods cover uncovering the map faster and sharing what is already uncovered, not unfogging the world in one click. CartographySkill widens the radius you reveal as you travel, ServerSideMap moves exploration to the server so everyone shares it, and Better Cartography Table controls that sharing per pin.
- Are there any mods to stop base raids and night attacks in Valheim?
These are two different systems, which is why one mod rarely fixes both complaints. Custom Raids controls the scripted raid events — the ground-is-shaking kind — and can switch them off entirely. Ordinary enemies wandering in at night come from the world spawners, which is what Spawn That configures.
- Is there a Valheim mod to speed up smelting and crafting?
Work out which half of the wait bothers you. If the process itself is too slow or holds too little, Conversion Size & Speed and BetterSmelting change capacity and speed. If the problem is walking back to reload coal and ore, Automatic Fuel and LazyVikings feed the stations for you.
- Are there any mods to increase stack size in Valheim?
Yes. ItemStacks is the established option: its documented defaults multiply stack size by 10 and item weight by 0.1, with per-item overrides for both. Before installing it on a long-running world, read the warning below — reducing a stack size later, or loading the world without the mod, destroys items sitting above the new limit.
- How do you play Valheim with more than 10 players?
Valheim caps a session at 10 players, and MaxPlayerCount raises it. The useful part is that its README states it is only required on the server: set the value there and players join with an unmodded game, no matching install and no version mismatch to debug.
- Is there a Valheim mod to show enemy health bars and damage numbers?
Health values, yes. Enhuddlement extends Valheim's existing enemy HUD and can print the health number inside the bar, alongside control over the bar's size and colours, boss bars and enemy level display. Floating per-hit damage numbers are a different feature, and we did not find a maintained Valheim mod that adds them — see the note below before you go looking.
- Is there a Valheim mod to reduce stamina use?
Name the activity where the bar runs out and the choice makes itself. NoStamCosts removes the cost of hammer, hoe and cultivator work. SpeedyPaths cuts sprint drain when you travel on paths and floors. Endurance raises maximum stamina and regeneration as a skill, and Evasion covers dodging specifically.
- How do you use BepInEx Configuration Manager in Valheim?
Install Official BepInEx ConfigurationManager in the same r2modman or Thunderstore Mod Manager profile as your Valheim mods, then launch the game with Start modded and press F1 in game. The panel only lists plugins that actually loaded and settings they expose through BepInEx Config; it cannot configure a missing or incompatible mod.
Guides
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- More Carry Weight Mods for Valheim
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- Farming & Planting Mods for Valheim
Vanilla only lets you grow a handful of crops, only on cultivated ground, with strict spacing — farms end up small and fiddly. These mods fix all of it.
- Teleport Ores & Metals Through Portals in Valheim
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