The best Valheim mods for no-nonsense crafting, portable building plans, and more RNG sightseeing

The 1.0 update revived Valheim mods quickly, with community fixes like Valheim Plus replacing the original modder’s abandoned work. Gale, a lightweight mod manager, supports Thunderstore and Hexium downloads, while BepInEx is required and Jotunn recommended for most mods. Installing both before adding further mods helps troubleshoot conflicts early, ensuring a smoother setup process.

Warpalicious’s mod adds 188 custom locations, shipping ports, NPCs, and random shrines that grant buffs, addressing the game’s limited variety. The Greatest Portal consolidates scattered portals into a single in-game list, eliminating the need for multiple base portals. Advize’s mod introduces berry bushes and mushrooms to the cultivator, while PlantEasily ensures crops are planted at optimal distances and avoids symmetrical layouts.

PlanBuild lets players save, relocate, and construct base blueprints without materials, streamlining large builds. A small tweak prevents exposed stairs and ladders from taking water damage, removing the need for roof repairs. Decorative yet functional barrels add distinct kitchen touches, and Azumatt’s craft-from-chest mod limits rare resource waste by allowing fine configuration of allowed items.

Workbenches Plus organizes crafting benches by biome with sortable categories, while a multi-access chest mod lets multiple players open the same container simultaneously. Azumatt’s camera mod simplifies first-person building and screenshots without console toggling, and a ReShade preset enhances lighting and visuals across games. A separate lighting mod brightens dim areas like the Swamp for better visibility.