A list of suggested essential mods from complementary to flat out cheating, as well as useful management tools.
 
 

Essential Mods

Either items that should really be integrated as default, or really nice addons projects that refine gameplay
 

• Valheim+ – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Valheim+ – [nexusmods.com]  This huge project once installed is disabled by default, and by editing the .CFG file you can customise everything from XP earned/lost, food duration (too short imho), advanced build editing features, dropping forge items to containers or pulling from them, torch fuel, material drop and return, distance chat messages are “heard”, INVENTORY SLOT SIZE!!!, and more.
• Hold Attack – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Hold Attack – [nexusmods.com]  Allows you to keep button down to repeat an action instead of clicking like an insane person
• Craft from Containers – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Craft from Containers – [nexusmods.com]  While V+ does have this option, it doesn’t work always quite how you’d like it, and this mod is more customisable. If you enjoy hunting through all your loot to find the 1 item missing while building, then by all means, don’t use this. I find it more reasonable to have a few crates nearby with 100’s of wood in, then i can build without wondering where i left it.

 
 
 

Optional, but nice

Choices for items that just make things nicer or more fun
 

• Plant Everything – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Plant Everything – [nexusmods.com] Does what it says on the box, giving you the ability to “plant” any bush, tree or green thing that is in game, if you own it’s fruit/seed. Think bushes around your garden, and vines on your walls.
• Ship Tweaks – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Ship Tweaks – [nexusmods.com]  Ability to change every statistic of ship control, but specifically, the speed. I find the default reverse paddle painful, and the top speed with maximum wind behind a bit too slow. I recommend 1.5x for both, but you can go nuts and have a viking speedboat for fun!
• Viking Sails – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Viking Sails – [nexusmods.com] One of the few cosmetic Mods available that actually is a good idea, options for viking inspired sail patterns
• Show Container Contents – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Show Container Contents – [nexusmods.com]  Does what it says on the box to what is in the box. Tooltip appears with a summary of contents, quite nice.

 
 
 

Tools and Stuff

Links to tools for managing and build editing purposes
 

• Interactive Map – [valheim-map.world]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Interactive Map – [valheim-map.world] Find your map seed when you choose your save game, enter, and off you go…
• Nexus Update Control – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Nexus Update Control – [nexusmods.com] If like me, you find the new Nexus “Vortex” manager a misery inducing ghastly piece of demonic collywobble, this will help you stay updated with mods you choose.
• Configuration Manager – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Configuration Manager – [nexusmods.com]  Game menu level editing of existing mods CFG files, very handy and neat.
• Terrain Reset Tool – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Terrain Reset Tool – [nexusmods.com] Use with extreme care, or use after you have not been applying extreme care… :p
• Character Edit – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>Character Edit – [nexusmods.com] Didn’t spend the time to get what you wanted and now too late? Fix it with this.

 
 
 

Honourable Mention

Its brings a tear to my eye…
 

• VCHAT – [nexusmods.com]” rel=”nofollow noopener”>VCHAT – [nexusmods.com]  A superb chat modification that fixes all the problems with the default, colour coded and just wonderful. Painfully, not maintained so NOT CURRENTLY WORKING. A crying shame and criminal injustice to multiplayer

 
 
 

Disclaimer

You will need to create a NEXUS account, which is actually beneficial as you can then track when you last downloaded things vs when they were updated as well as share collections with friends. Unless you hate your life and make manual lists like I do. Arrgh.
 
 
I am fully aware of the many other mods out there, I may include a few more at a later date, or swop out when one is integrated in a larger version. This list is purely meant as a concise beginner to mods reference and aid
 
 

 
 
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