QoL Adventure

A quality-of-life modpack for Valheim, built on Jotunn.

What's included

Framework

• BepInExPack Valheim — the BepInEx modding framework, preconfigured for Valheim. Required by everything else.
• Jotunn — "the Valheim Library"; a modding API several mods below are built on.

Skills

• Farming (Smoothbrain) — makes crops grow faster and increases harvest yield; reduces planting stamina cost. At level 20 you can plant/harvest in bulk, at level 50 biome restrictions on planting are removed.
• Foraging (Smoothbrain) — increases item yield while foraging and makes berries and mushrooms respawn faster. Each level slightly increases pickup radius; at level 30 you can see respawn timers.
• Mining (Smoothbrain) — increases damage dealt while mining and item yield from ore deposits. Above the configured level there's a chance for deposits to explode (raised to level 80 in this pack; toggle with Ctrl+T).
• Lumberjacking (Smoothbrain) — replaces the vanilla Wood Cutting skill. Increases damage to trees and wood yield, reduces damage taken from falling trees, and increases movement speed in forests.
• Sailing (Smoothbrain) — increases the health of ships you build, the sailing speed of ships you command, and your exploration radius while on a ship. Includes a ship-nudge hotkey (Left Shift near the ladder).
• Blacksmithing (Smoothbrain) — increases the durability of crafted armor and weapons. At higher levels it also acts as crafting-station upgrades, enables repairing from your inventory (level 70+), and unlocks an extra upgrade tier (level 80+).
• Ranching (Smoothbrain) — increases item yield from slaughtering tamed creatures. Taming animals lose their fear of you at level 20 (faster taming); hunger and pregnancy info unlock at levels 10 and 40.
• Vitality (Smoothbrain) — adds a skill that increases your base health (default Base Health Multiplier 2 = +25 base HP at level 100). Bonus HP regen at level 30, extra HP from food at level 50.
• PackHorse (Smoothbrain) — adds a skill that increases maximum carry weight (+100 at level 100). It levels up while you move around with a full inventory.
• DualWield (Smoothbrain) — lets you dual wield axes, clubs, knives and swords (both hands must be the same weapon type). Each weapon type has its own dual-wield skill, and axes get a unique special attack. Not spears.
• FortifySkillsRedux (Searica) — replaces flat skill loss on death with a "fortified level" floor your active skill can't drop below.

Gameplay & QoL

• FarmGrid (Galateam) — plants placed with the cultivator auto-snap into a spaced grid so they always have room to grow.
• CraftFromContainers (Grizzzly) — use materials from nearby containers when crafting, building, fuelling smelters/kilns, cooking, refuelling fires, etc.
• Backpacks (Smoothbrain) — adds an equippable backpack in its own slot, so you don't have to choose between it and your cape/utility item. Upgradeable capacity, optional auto-fill, and custom backpacks definable via YAML.
• TargetPortal (Smoothbrain) — lets you target any portal directly instead of pairing portals by tag. Entering a portal opens a map of every portal; click one to travel there. Tags still work as labels.
• GracefulTeleportation (Smoothbrain) — makes creatures ignore you for a short time (or until you act) after you teleport, so you don't arrive into an ambush.
• VikingsDoSwim (blacks7ar) — scales swim speed, stamina regen and stamina drain to your Swim skill, with a configurable max swim speed, plus an underwater diving mechanic.
• SpearFix (coemt) — small tweak to vanilla spears: adds a bit of attack range, lowers the attack height slightly, and lengthens the spear model. Attack speed is configurable.
• GapFiller (Smoothbrain) — fills gaps in the vanilla weapon progression (e.g. a two-handed sword available from flint tier).
• DetailedLevels (turbero) — pin a skill to watch its progress live as an on-screen buff with fractional levels, configurable decimals, and adjustable skill-up messages; adds player stats to the skills panel.
• AzuClock (Azumatt) — adds a configurable on-screen clock.

Installation

Via a mod manager (recommended): search for "QoL Adventure" and install like any other modpack. Mod managers install all dependencies automatically.

Manual install: install BepInExPack Valheim first, then install each mod listed above into your BepInEx/plugins folder.

Config

This pack ships with the config values used on the original server. Edit files under BepInEx/config after installing to adjust settings.

Notable tuning in this pack:

• VikingsDoSwim — Max Swim Speed 5 (~2.5x vanilla at skill 100), swim stamina drain 4 → 1.5 (min/max skill), Exp Gain Factor 2.5.
• Mining — explosive-mining unlock raised to skill level 80 (default 50).
• AzuClock — repositioned to the top-right (91%,-1.5%), 24-hour HH:mm format.

Thanks

Huge thanks to every mod author whose work makes this pack:

• denikson — BepInExPack Valheim
• ValheimModding / Jötunn team — Jotunn
• Smoothbrain — Farming, Foraging, Mining, Lumberjacking, Sailing, Blacksmithing, Ranching, Vitality, PackHorse, DualWield, Backpacks, TargetPortal, GracefulTeleportation, GapFiller
• Searica — FortifySkillsRedux
• Galateam — FarmGrid
• Grizzzly — CraftFromContainers
• coemt — SpearFix
• blacks7ar — VikingsDoSwim
• turbero — DetailedLevels
• Azumatt — AzuClock

This modpack only bundles their mods and config; all credit for the mods themselves goes to their respective authors.

Changelog

1.2.7

• ImpactfulSkills: 0.20.2 → 0.21.0

1.2.6

• PotalMap: 0.1.85 → 0.1.88

1.2.5

• ImpactfulSkills: 0.20.1 → 0.20.2

1.2.4

• ImpactfulSkills: 0.19.3 → 0.20.1

1.2.3

• ImpactfulSkills: 0.19.2 → 0.19.3
• BepInExPack_Valheim: 5.4.2350 → 5.4.2351

1.2.2

• ImpactfulSkills: 0.19.0 → 0.19.2

1.2.1

• PotalMap: 0.1.84 → 0.1.85

1.2.0

• ImpactfulSkills: 0.18.0 → 0.19.0
• Removed AdventureBackpacks (Vapok). CraftFromContainers throws a NullReferenceException in Player.ConsumeResources when an AdventureBackpacks backpack is equipped, breaking material consumption on every craft/build; portal teleportation also doesn't check non-teleportable items carried in an AdventureBackpacks backpack.

1.1.17

• Added BetterNetworking 1.2.0 (SimplifyDave) — already in the server pack; the author requires it on both ends for compression negotiation to work.

1.1.16

• CraftFromContainers: 4.0.50 → 4.0.62
• AdventureBackpacks: 2.1.8 → 2.1.10
• Bundled the AdventureBackpacks config file for the first time.

1.1.15

• Replaced Backpacks (Smoothbrain) and BackpacksValheim1Compat (ADARC) with AdventureBackpacks 2.1.8 (Vapok), plus its dependency YamlDotNet 16.3.1 (ValheimModding) listed explicitly.
• Jotunn: 2.30.1 → 2.30.2

1.1.14

• CraftFromContainers: 4.0.30 → 4.0.50
• ImpactfulSkills: 0.17.1 → 0.18.0

1.1.13

• Replaced AzuCraftyBoxes (Azumatt) with CraftFromContainers 4.0.30 (UnderHeiz) — Azumatt is moving future mod updates off Thunderstore, so swapping to a Thunderstore-native alternative ahead of time. Same craft-from-nearby-containers feature.

1.1.12

• Jotunn: 2.30.0 → 2.30.1
• ImpactfulSkills: 0.16.2 → 0.17.1

1.1.11

• ImpactfulSkills: 0.16.1 → 0.16.2
• Added ProximityVoiceChat 1.0.2 (Azumatt) — proximity voice chat with positional audio; push-to-talk, configured in-game via Settings > Voice. Client-side only, at mod defaults.

1.1.10

• PortalMap config: Enable portal browser panel on → off — the sidepanel has no English translation.

1.1.9

• ImpactfulSkills: 0.16.0 → 0.16.1
• PotalMap: 0.1.82 → 0.1.84

1.1.8

• AdjustablePortals config fix: DefeatedEikthyrAllowedItems was incorrectly set to Copper; reverted to blank (the mod's real default).

1.1.7

• AzuCraftyBoxes swapped from fedorovdgap's Valheim 1.0 rebuild (1.8.18) to Azumatt's own official build (1.8.19) — same mod, now maintained directly by the original author.
• Added Fermenting 1.1.8 (blacks7ar) — skill that scales fermenting production speed and output with skill level, up to double output at level 100.
• DetailedLevels: 2.1.2 → 2.1.3
• Unshamed: 1.0.4 → 1.0.5
• PotalMap: 0.1.79 → 0.1.82
• AzuClock: 1.0.5 → 1.1.0
• AzuClock config: top-right position, 91%,-1.2%. Clock Clamp To Screen (new in 1.1.0) turned off, since it snaps negative Y offsets back to 0% and would undo this positioning.
• AzuCraftyBoxes config: Leave One Item off → on, so a chest keeps one item behind for auto-stacking mods to target.
• Fermenting config: Exp Loss on death 0 → 5 (matches Vitality/Dual Wield's default; SkillFloors protects the permanent floor).

1.1.6

• PotalMap: 0.1.78 → 0.1.79
• Unshamed: 1.0.3 → 1.0.4
• Added AdjustablePortals 0.4.0 (MidnightMods) — optional building-piece/fuel requirements to activate a portal, boss-gated item teleport, and lets mounts, tames and carts travel through portals with you.
• AdjustablePortals config: building-piece requirement to activate a portal turned off (EnablePortalPieceRequirements true → false), TeleportTamesMaxCount 5 → 3, cart teleport turned off (EnableTeleportCarts true → false).

1.1.5

• README cleanup: removed the stale "no craft-from-storage mod" note now that AzuCraftyBoxes covers it (was left in by mistake in 1.1.4).

1.1.4

• Added AzuCraftyBoxes 1.8.18 (fedorovdgap) — craft-from-storage is back, replacing the pulled CraftFromChests. This is fedorovdgap's Valheim 1.0 rebuild of Azumatt's original AzuCraftyBoxes.
• Added Unshamed 1.0.3 (Azumatt) — unblocks Valheim's achievements, disabled by 1.0 while modded, and retroactively grants ones already earned. Client-side only.

1.1.3

• Removed CraftFromChests (Toxo) — not working correctly on Valheim 1.0.7. No craft-from-storage mod for now; a working 1.0 replacement will be added when one is available.

1.1.2 — Valheim 1.0 overhaul

Valheim 1.0.7 (Unity 6) broke most of the pack's IL-patching mods. Rather than wait on every author, the broken mods are replaced with maintained 1.0 equivalents.

Dependency updates

• BepInExPack_Valheim: 5.4.2333 → 5.4.2350
• Jotunn: 2.29.2 → 2.30.0 (Valheim 1.0.7)
• DetailedLevels: 2.0.1 → 2.1.2 (Valheim 1.0 compatibility)

Removed

• GracefulTeleportation — no replacement
• GapFiller — no replacement
• Blacksmithing — no replacement
• TargetPortal → replaced by PortalMap (korCaptain)
• CraftFromContainers → replaced by CraftFromChests (Toxo)
• FortifySkillsRedux → replaced by SkillFloors (Armikur)
• Farming, Foraging, Mining, Lumberjacking, Sailing, Ranching, PackHorse → replaced by ImpactfulSkills (MidnightMods)
• VikingsDoSwim → swimming skill now covered by ImpactfulSkills
• FarmGrid → replaced by ImpactfulSkills' Gathering (AOE harvest / planting behaviour)

Added

• ImpactfulSkills 0.16.0 (MidnightMods) — single skill overhaul covering the removed Smoothbrain skills plus Voyager (sailing), Hauling (carry weight), Animal Whisper (taming), and reworks to Run, Jump, Sneaking, Cooking, Fishing, Blood Magic and Crafting.
• SkillFloors 1.2.2 (Armikur) — skill-loss floor on death; replaces FortifySkillsRedux.
• PortalMap 0.1.78 (korCaptain) — map-click portal travel with access modes; replaces TargetPortal.
• CraftFromChests 0.2.0 (Toxo) — craft/build/refuel from nearby chests; replaces CraftFromContainers.
• CraftMeOnce 1.0.5 (turbero) — uncrafted-recipe markers and repair-all at workstations.
• BackpacksValheim1Compat 1.0.4 (ADARC) — runtime shim so Smoothbrain Backpacks 1.3.8 works on Valheim 1.0.7.

Kept

• BepInExPack Valheim, Jotunn, Backpacks, Vitality, Dual Wield, DetailedLevels, SpearFix, AzuClock.
• Vitality and Dual Wield remain on pre-1.0 Smoothbrain builds (working in testing).

Config

• ImpactfulSkills: Hauling max carry-weight bonus at level 100 set to 150 (default 50).
• ImpactfulSkills: Swimming eased at low level — SwimSpeedRequiredLevel 25 → 0, SwimStaminaReductionLevel 50 → 0, SwimSkillGainRate 1 → 1.5; level-100 ceilings unchanged.
• AzuClock: top-right position (91%,-1.5%), 24-hour HH:mm (carried over).
• Bundled config files for all new mods; removed configs for dropped mods.

1.1.1

• Added Smoothbrain skills: Mining, Lumberjacking, Sailing, Ranching, Vitality, PackHorse, DualWield.
• Added Smoothbrain GapFiller (fills gaps in vanilla weapon progression).
• Added TargetPortal and GracefulTeleportation for portal quality-of-life.
• Added SpearFix.
• VikingsDoSwim tuning: Max Swim Speed 4 → 5, swim stamina drain min/max 5/2 → 4/1.5, Exp Gain Factor 1 → 2.5.
• Mining tuning: explosive-mining level requirement 50 → 80.
• Bundled config files for all new mods (server defaults, except the tuning noted above).

1.0.0

• Initial release.