Arcade Helper (Valheim QoL & Utilities)

A comprehensive Quality of Life (QoL) and base management mod for Valheim with full in-game configuration via F1 (Configuration Manager).

Features

1. 3D Floating Chest Labels

• Name any chest without placing wooden signs!
• Press Alt + E (or your custom key) while looking at a chest to enter a name.
• Supports Unity rich text color tags (e.g. <color=yellow>Gold</color>, <color=#00FF88>Food</color>).
• Floating text automatically aligns and includes configurable Height and Forward offsets in F1 (perfect for compact/embedded chests).

2. Floating Portal Names

• Displays clean, glowing 3D floating portal destination names in the center of portals from a distance.
• Configurable view distance, text size, and colors via F1.

3. Waypoint Beacon & 3D Navigation HUD

• Middle-click any pin on the map to start navigation.
• Projects a sky-high light beacon and on-screen directional 3D indicators (Left, Right, In Front, Behind).
• Auto-clears when you arrive at your destination or with F3.

4. Smart Auto-Feeder Chests

• Toggle any chest as an Auto-Feeder with F.
• Smelters, kilns, and blast furnaces automatically pull coal, wood, and ores ONLY from designated feeder chests within range.

5. 100% Ward Base Protection

• Complete damage immunity inside active Ward (Guardian Stone) radii against all enemy attacks (protects buildings, chests, carts, players, and pets).

6. Automatic Death Pin Cleanup

• Automatically removes the skull death pin from the map once you recover your grave tombstone.

7. Trader Auto-Discovery

• Automatically pinpoints Haldor, Hildir, and Bog Witch once you join the world.

Configuration (In-Game F1)

All features can be toggled and customized live in-game using BepInEx Configuration Manager (F1):

• Portals: Distance slider, Color Picker, Font Size.
• Chests: Rename hotkey, Distance slider, Vertical & Forward offsets, Color Picker.
• Navigation: Beacon light toggle, Color Picker, Arrival distance.
• Auto-Feeder: Feeder radius slider, Coal & Ore toggles.
• Protection: Ward immunity toggles for structures/players/pets.
• Player: Extra carry weight slider (0-1000kg), death pin cleaner toggle.

Installation

1. Install BepInEx for Valheim.
2. Place ArcadeHelper.dll into your BepInEx/plugins/ folder (or install directly via your mod manager).
3. Works on both Client and Dedicated Server!

Changelog

2.4.1

• Fixed 3D labels appearing over crafting, inventory, container, and character paperdoll menus.
• Fixed 3D labels appearing on-screen while traveling through teleports.
• Suppressed 3D labels during all game menus, dialogue boxes, console, text input, and map view.
• Added automatic cleanup of unwanted Blueberry, Raspberry, and Wild Berry pins (from BetterMap auto-pins).

2.4.0

• Refreshed 3D badge styling with rune accents, soft borders, and contrast drop-shadows for both Portal destinations and Chest labels.
• Automated exact bounding-box 3D centering using active visual mesh renderers (avoiding particle distortion).
• 3D labels automatically hide when opening the large map (Minimap) or hiding HUD (Ctrl+F3).
• Added sleek Map Navigation Stop Button (F3 / click) positioned cleanly on the large map.
• Added Automatic Server Password entry upon connection.

2.3.0

• Added 3D Floating Chest Labels with custom naming (Alt + E) and rich text color support.
• Added configurable Chest Height and Forward offsets in F1 for embedded/stacked storage shelves.
• Fixed hover text compatibility with high priority over third-party UI mods.

2.2.0

• Added full BepInEx Configuration Manager (F1) support with live sliders, color pickers, and category tabs.
• Added 3D Floating Portal Names.

2.1.0

• Added In-World Waypoint Navigation HUD and Sky Beacon with map middle-click targeting.
• Added Automatic Death Pin cleanup upon tombstone recovery.

2.0.0

• Added Smart Auto-Feeder Chest system (F key) for smelters and kilns.
• Added 100% Ward immunity against monster base destruction.
• Added automatic Haldor, Hildir, and Bog Witch map discovery.