DoorDirector

DoorDirector automatically closes Valheim doors after a configurable delay. It works with ordinary doors and modded Door components such as gates and drawbridges.

Features

• Automatic closing using Valheim's native networked Door state.
• Normal, inverted, and ignored behavior for individual prefabs.
• Default and per-prefab closing delays.
• Separate shortcuts for toggling and setting the delay on individual player-built doors and gates.
• Server-synchronized gameplay settings with configuration locking.
• Automatic cancellation when a player operates the Door again.
• Exact prefab-name diagnostics for configuring modded doors.
• Dedicated-server and BepInEx ConfigurationManager support.

Installation

Install DoorDirector with Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman and enable it in the profile used to launch Valheim.

The mod must be installed on the server and every connecting client. Manual installations require BepInEx 5; place DoorDirector.dll in BepInEx/plugins/DoorDirector/.

Configuration

Configuration is stored in BepInEx/config/com.tomtom.doordirector.cfg. ConfigurationManager users can edit it from the F1 menu.

Gameplay settings come from the server. When Lock Configuration is enabled, non-admin clients cannot change synchronized settings. Diagnostic settings and hotkey bindings remain local to each client.

Player-built doors

Look at a door or gate you built and press Left Shift + G to toggle auto-close for that individual object. Press Left Shift + T to enter a custom delay for it; setting a delay also enables auto-close. The enabled state and custom delay are stored on the networked object and persist with the world.

Allow Owned Door Controls lets the server enable or disable these controls. Owned Door Auto Close Delay sets the synchronized default for individually enabled doors. Global disable and ignored-prefab rules always take precedence. Both shortcuts can be reassigned in ConfigurationManager or the config file.

Prefab rules

• Included Prefabs: comma-separated prefab names using normal behavior.
• Inverted Prefabs: comma-separated prefab names whose physical state is opposite Valheim's logical Door state.
• Ignored Prefabs: comma-separated prefab names DoorDirector never changes.
• Custom Delays: comma-separated prefab_name=seconds overrides.
• Only Affect Configured Prefabs: limits automatic closing to explicitly configured prefabs.

Example:

Included Prefabs = wood_door,iron_grate
Inverted Prefabs = my_drawbridge
Ignored Prefabs = boss_gate
Custom Delays = wood_door=3,my_drawbridge=12

Ignored takes precedence over inverted, and inverted takes precedence over normal. Prefab matching is case-insensitive.

Finding prefab names

Look at a Door, gate, or bridge and press F7. DoorDirector prints its exact prefab name on the HUD and in the BepInEx log. This diagnostic hotkey is separate from the owned-door controls.

You can also run this command in the Valheim console:

doordirector_prefab

Enable Debug Logging to log the prefab name whenever you interact with a Door.

License

DoorDirector is available under the MIT License.

Changelog

All notable changes to DoorDirector are documented here.

The format follows Keep a Changelog, and releases use Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

0.2.0 - 2026-09-06

Added

• Added a configurable hotkey for toggling auto-close on individual player-built doors and gates.
• Added a server-synchronized delay for player-enabled doors.
• Added a second shortcut that opens Valheim's text input to set and persist a custom per-door delay.
• Persisted per-door overrides in Valheim's native networked object data.

0.1.2 - 2026-09-06

Fixed

• Aligned the Thunderstore package, DLL, and BepInEx plugin versions after the 0.1.1 manifest-only release.

0.1.0 - 2026-09-06

Added

• Automatic closing for native Valheim Door components.
• Normal, inverted, and ignored per-prefab behavior rules.
• Default and per-prefab close delays.
• Server-synchronized gameplay configuration with server locking.
• Cancellation when a Door is operated again before its timer expires.
• Exact prefab diagnostics through logging, an F7 hotkey, and the doordirector_prefab console command.
• Dedicated-server support and a Thunderstore/r2modman package workflow.