Valheim Armory

Valheim Armory is a small mod designed to fill gaps in the valheim ecosystem, making all playstyles feel supported at each biome.

This mod is balanced to be mostly lore friendly with a preference for fun and enjoyable scaling and mechanics. This mod is highly configurable, you can use all of it, parts or tune it as you need.

Got a bug to report or just want to chat about the mod? Drop by the discord or github.

Translations

This mod will always have an up-to-date English localization, as that is what I can provide as its author. I occassionally generate missing translations with ChatGPT to fill in for un-trasnlated languages, however I am always open to community edits or new translations.

If you would like to contribute a new translation, or improve an existing one please feel free to reach out to me or provide a translation file in the same format as one of the existing ones. Found here

Features

Here is a sample gallery of weapons added by this mod.

Completed Sledge update (The blunt update)

Below is more information on all of the items added, what tier they are in, where they are crafted and at what progression point. All of the sections below are expandable to view the details. It is encouraged that you find these items by exploring and discovery, but many details about the items are listed here.

Boss Weapons

Eikthyrs

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Antler Bow	Workbench	Post-Meadows	VAAntler_Bow
Antler Dagger	Workbench	Post-Meadows	VAAntler_dagger
Antler Sword	Workbench	Post-Meadows	VAAntler_Sword
Antler Atgeir	Workbench	Post-Meadows	VAatgeir_antler
Antler Greataxe	Workbench	Post-Meadows	VAAntler_greataxe

Elder

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Vine hammer	Forge	Post-Blackforest	VAElderHammer
Vine shield	Forge	Post-Blackforest	VAElderRoundShield
Vine crossbow	Forge	Post-Blackforest	VACrossbowElder
Vine sword	Forge	Post-Blackforest	VAVine_Sword
Vine mace	Forge	Post-Blackforest	VAElder_mace

Bonemass

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Skull hammer	Forge	Post-Swamp	VABonemassWarhammer
Bone blade	Forge	Post-Swamp	VABonemassGreatsword
Poisoned bone dagger	Forge	Post-Swamp	VABonemassDagger

Moder

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Dragonfrost sword	Forge	Post-Mountain	VASwordModer
Dragonfrost spear	Forge	Post-Mountain	VASpearModer
Dragonfrost crossbow	Forge	Post-Mountain	VACrossbowModer
Dragonfrost shield	Forge	Post-Mountain	VAModer_shield
Dragonfrost dagger	Forge	Post-Mountain	VAdagger_moder
Dragonfrost greatsword	Forge	Post-Mountain	VAModer_greatsword

Yagluth

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Goblin king atgeir	Forge	Post-Plains	VAYagluthAtgeir
Goblin king greatsword	Forge	Post-Plains	VAYagluth_greatsword
Goblin king knuckles	Forge	Post-Plains	VAFist_Yagluth

Queen

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Carapace sword	Blackforge	Post-Mistlands	VASwordQueen
Carapace dagger	Blackforge	Post-Mistlands	VAdagger_queen
Pincer greatsword	Blackforge	Post-Mistlands	VAQueen_greatsword
Pincer greatbow	Blackforge	Post-Mistlands	VAQueen_bow

Arrows & Bolts

Arrows

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Bone arrow	Workbench	Meadows	VAArrowBone
Chitin arrow	Workbench	Ocean	VAchitinarrow
Ancient Wood arrow	Workbench	Swamp	VAarrowancient
Surtling Fire arrow	Forge	Mountain	VAarrow_surtling_fire
Blackmetal arrow	Forge	Plains	VAArrowGreenMetal

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Bolts

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Wood Bolt	Workbench	Blackforest	VABoltWood
Corewood Bolt	Workbench	Blackforest	VABoltWood
Bronze Bolt	Forge	Blackforest	VAbolt_bronze
Fire Bolt	Workbench	Blackforest	VAFireBolt
Poison Bolt	Forge	Swamp	VAbolt_poison
Surtling Bolt	Forge	Swamp	VASurtlingBolt
Frost Bolt	Forge	Mountain	VAbolt_frost
Obsidian Bolt	Workbench	Mountain	VASurtlingBolt
Needle Bolt	Workbench	Plains	VASurtlingBolt

Atgeirs

Added Atgiers help fill in missing tiers.

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Flint Atgeir	Workbench	Meadows	VAAtgeir_Flint
Royal Abyssal Atgeir	Forge	Mountain	VAAtgeirchitin
Silver Atgeir	Forge	Mountain	VASilverAtgeir
Flametal Atgeir	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAMeteorAtgeir
Flametal primal Atgeir	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAMeteorAtgeir_nature
Flametal lightning Atgeir	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAMeteorAtgeir_lightning
Flametal blood Atgeir	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAMeteorAtgeir_blood

Axes

Greataxes (2H Axes)

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Flint Greataxe	Workbench	Meadows	VAFlint_greataxe
Bronze Lumber Axe	Forge	Blackforest	VAbronze_battleaxe
Blackmetal Greataxe	Forge	Mistlands	VAblackmetal_battleaxe

Knives

Added Knives

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Iron knife	Forge	Swamp	VAdagger_iron
Hati knife	Forge	Mistlands	VAdagger_blackmetal_mistlands
Flametal knife	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAdagger_meteor
Flametal primal knife	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAdagger_meteor_nature
Flametal lightning knife	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAdagger_meteor_lightning
Flametal blood knife	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAdagger_meteor_blood

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Added 2H Knives

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Flint knives	Workbench	Meadows	VADagger_Flint_2h
Copper knives	Forge	Blackforest	VAdagger_copper_2h
Iron knives	Forge	Swamp	VAdagger_iron_2h
Silver knives	Forge	Mountain	VAdagger_silver_2h
Blackmetal knives	Forge	Plains	VAknife_blackmetal
Assassins knives	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAdagger_meteor_2h
Assassins primal knives	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAdagger_meteor_2h_nature
Assassins lightning knives	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAdagger_meteor_2h_lightning
Assassins blood knives	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAdagger_meteor_2h_blood

Bows

Added Crossbows

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Bronze Crossbow	Forge	Blackforest	VACrossbowBronze
Bronze Arbalist	Forge	Plains	VAArbalistBronze

Hammers

Added Warhammers (2H)

Note: Vanilla sledge hammers are modified to have the same attack sequence as warhammers by default (this can be turned off)

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Bronze sledge	Forge	Blackforest	VABronzeSledge
Silver sledge	Forge	Mountain	VASilverSledge
Skyshatter	Forge	Plains	VAblackmetal_sledge
Flametal Sledge	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAflametal_sledge
Thundermaker	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAflametal_sledge_lightning
Earthshaker	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAflametal_sledge_nature
Deathblow	Blackforge	Ashlands	VAflametal_sledge_blood

Added Maces

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Blackmarble mace	Blackforge	Mistlands	VAmistland_mace

Shields

Added Shields

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Serpent Scale Buckler	Forge	Swamp	VAserpent_buckler
Silver tower shield	Forge	Mountain	VAsilver_tower

Swords

Added Greatswords

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Flint Greatsword	Workbench	Meadows	VAFlint_greatsword
Bronze Greatsword	Forge	Blackforest	VAbronze_greatsword
Iron Greatsword	Forge	Swamp	VAiron_greatsword
Silver Greatsword	Forge	Mountain	VAsilver_greatsword
Blackmetal Greatsword	Forge	Plains	VABlackmetal_greatsword

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Added Swords

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Flint Sword	Workbench	Meadows	VAFlint_Sword
Chitin Sword	Workbench	Blackforest	VASwordChitin

Knuckles

Added Hand weapons

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Flint knuckles	Workbench	Meadows	VAFist_Flint
Bronze knuckles	Forge	BlackForest	VAFist_Bronze
Iron knuckles	Forge	Swamp	VAFist_Iron

Magic Weapons

Added Magic weapons

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Druidic staff of spirit	Workbench	Swamp	VAStaff_Druid_Spirit
Druidic staff of poison	Workbench	Swamp	VAStaff_Druid_Poison
Druidic staff of fire	Workbench	Swamp	VAStaff_Druid_Fire
Druidic staff of ice	Workbench	Mountains	VAStaff_Druid_Ice
Staff of Spirit	Magetable	Mistlands	VAStaff_Spirit
Staff of Poison	Magetable	Mistlands	VAStaff_Poison

Added Blood Magic weapons

Name	Crafted At	Stage	prefab	Icon
Blood bone battlepick	forge	BlackForest	VABlood_Bones_pickaxe
Blood bone bow	forge	Mountains	VABlood_bone_bow
Carapace bone bow	Magetable	Mistlands	VAHeavy_Blood_Bone_Bow

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Configuration

Everything is optionally configurable through the ingame mod configuration UI provided by BepinEx.

• Thunderstore link
• Nexus Link

Otherwise a configuration file located at /BepInEx/config/MidnightsFX.ValheimArmory.cfg contains all of the configuration.

Configuration is server enforced your client will adopt to using whatever configuration is specified on the server when connecting.

Most configuration values are updated in real-time. Tune your weapons quickly!

Current configuration options:

• Damage
• Damage per level
• Recipe
• Stamina cost
• Block amount
• block per level
• Crafted amount (where applicable)
• movement speed (where applicable)
• parry bonus (where applicable)
• bow draw/crossbow reload time
• crafting recipe
• crafting station used
• min level required to craft
• recipe enabled
• item enabled

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FAQ

Q. Valheim Enchanting System doesn't support these weapons?

• A. There is a default VES config in the VA folder (VES.ValheimArmory.default.yml), it must be moved to the VES config folder. This gives you full control of configurations that are actually applied in regards to VES. The folder you should place this config file in is BepInEx\config\ValheimEnchantmentSystem\AdditionalEnchantmentReqs

Q. Epic Loot doesn't automatically drop these weapons, what gives?

• A. There is a default Epic Loot config files (EpicLoot_Valheim_Armory.loottables.json, EpicLoot_Valheim_Armory.iteminfo.json) in the VA folder, they must be moved to the Epic loot config patches folder. \BepInEx\config\EpicLoot\patches

Q. Why does disabling the recipe do nothing?

• A. You must have an item enabled, for the recipe disable flag to do anything. When an item is disabled it is completely removed from the game, so its recipe doesn't matter. Items can be uncraftable, and removed from the game seperately.

Q. I want to edit the text for a weapon, how do I do that?

• A. You can download a copy of any of the language files available on github and place it at the following location: Valheim\BepInEx\plugins\ValheimArmory\Assets\Translations\YOUR_LANGUAGE_HERE\ValheimArmory.json this will override the default localization for VA for the language specified. This is localization sideloading that is supported through Jotunn I also accept language translation updates, if you want to translate or update an existing translation please reach out on the discord server or open a github ticket.

Q. Why does x weapon look bad?

• A.
  • This is my first Unity, and Valhiem mod
  • My original goal with modding was to just make a singular new arrow
  • I'm not a gamedev, I suck at textures, modeling and don't know the unity loaders
  • I'm learning as I go, and welcome feedback
  • I do this in my few hours of free time, sometimes I don't have that time

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Currently in-progress

Potential Spoilers!

• Designing Boss Weapons for the mistlands

Boss Weapon Release roadmap

• Additional weapon types for all existing bosses

The Boss weapon roadmap will take a number of updates. Feel free to submit ideas to the github.

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Future Plans

Potential Spoilers!

• Filling out boss weapons for most/all playstyles (long term)
• Chitin Shield
• Named Mace (blackmetal mace)
• Better VFX for weapons
• New spear alternatives
• More magic (eitr) powered weapons (non-staves, post Ashlands update)

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Installation (Automatic)

Just download with your favorite modmanager!

Installation (manual)

Toss the ValheimArmory folder and files into your plugins folder. Technically the only thing required is the ValheimArmory.ddl, configs will generate on first run.

Optionally follow the instructions to setup VES or Epic Loot configs.

• VES or Epic loot configs should be placed in the required locations specified, these configurations are not auto-loaded to prevent this mods defaults from overriding your preferred configuration. Check the FAQ.

Issues

Please report any issues you encounter on the github issue tracker or ask for help on the discord

Credits

• German translations provided by SACK3000
• Chinese translations provided by ZhiTian Wu
• Valheim Enchantment System config defaults by Aziraphale
• Some texture resources generated from withpoly
• Sword Model
• Wolf head model
• Hugo for his advice and help getting skinned meshes running
• Jotun community for answering some silly questions :)
• The Valheim team at Irongate which makes all of this possible!
• Unity Ultimate VFX for some or partial visual effects