BetterHammer

This mod adds several improvements to the vanilla base hammer:

• No hammer required: Open the build menu without a hammer in your inventory by pressing B.
• Use nearby materials: Use materials from the ground and nearby chests when your inventory runs short.
• Build grid: Toggle the build grid by pressing Ctrl+Right-Click. Adjust the grid distance by scrolling while holding Ctrl.
• Copying structures: Select built pieces to copy by looking at them and pressing Alt+Middle-Click, and deselect them with Alt+Right-Click. Add Shift to select or deselect a whole build at once. Once you have selected the pieces you want to copy, save them as a copy in the Copies tab with Alt+Left-Click, or cut them with Alt+Shift+Left-Click to save the copy and remove the originals.
• Move pieces: Move individual built pieces or entire selections with Ctrl+Middle-Click. Then left-click to put them down at a new location, or right-click to abort.
• Undo and redo: Undo your last build, move or removal with Ctrl+Z, and redo it with Ctrl+Y.
• Repair mode: Toggle repair mode by pressing Shift+Right-Click.
• Zoom camera: Zoom the camera in and out without needing to unequip the hammer by scrolling while holding Alt.

Build Grid

While placing a piece, a grid is drawn on the surface you are aiming at and pieces snap to its vertices.

• The grid aligns with the terrain and surfaces except for diagonal surfaces.
• The chunk borders are drawn as red lines, and the centrelines of the chunk are green.

Copying and Moving

Look at built pieces and press Alt+Middle-Click to select them. Then:

• Build a saved copy like any other piece. Hold Alt to see the selection's total materials.
• Moving is free and keeps everything inside, so chests don't need emptying. Ward and workbench rules apply, and ships and carts can't be moved.
• Copies are saved in BepInEx/config/BetterHammer/copies.json for all your characters and worlds. To rename or delete one, hover it in the build menu and press Insert or Delete.

Undo and Redo

• This covers building pieces and copies, moving pieces and selections, and removing pieces with the hammer, Delete or Cut.
• If any of the pieces can't be handled, for example because they're too far away or behind someone else's ward, nothing happens.
• The history lasts until you log out and holds 50 actions by default.

Keyhints

The mod adds on-screen keyhints with all the listed keybinds.

Left Panel

The left panel focuses on the Copy, Move, Cut and Delete functionality:

Right Panel

The right panel focuses on the build grid and utility functions:

Configuration

Settings are in the BepInEx config file javidahmed64592.betterhammer.cfg. Settings marked "(Synced with server)" use the server's values when the server has the mod installed.

Compatibility

• Mods that also build from nearby chests or ground items (such as AzuCraftyBoxes, or the craft from chests option in Valheim Plus) overlap with this mod's materials feature. Turn one of them off: here, set Use Nearby Chests to false and the ground items Radius to 0.
• Mods that change how pieces snap or add their own build key hints may clash with the build grid or its hints.
• This mod has not been tested with a gamepad, only with keyboard and mouse.

Uninstalling

Nothing is saved to your world or character, so the mod can be removed at any time.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.