DynamicStorage Forge

Functional forge storage that visibly grows as you fill it.

DynamicStorage Forge adds dedicated storage piles and metal stacks for Valheim's ores, scraps and refined metals.

Each piece acts as real storage restricted to its matching resource, while its appearance changes as materials are added or removed. Instead of hiding your forge stock inside ordinary chests, stored resources become a visible part of the workshop.

Ore piles and metal stacks have separate server-controlled capacities, while appearance and visual-fill settings are saved individually to each placed piece.

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Dynamic Visual Filling

Your forge storage visibly changes as you fill it.

Ore piles progress through visual stages as more inventory slots are occupied.

By default, ore piles use:

• Looks Full At: Match Storage Capacity
• Ore Pile Capacity: 10 / 20 / 40 / 60 slots

You can also choose a fixed visual threshold or Always Full for a static appearance.

Metal stacks can fill based on either:

• Occupied Slots — visual size follows the number of inventory slots in use
• Stored Bar Count — visual size follows the actual number of bars stored

Visual fullness is independent from storage capacity, so larger inventories do not require excessive numbers of rendered objects.

Other DynamicStorage Mods

DynamicStorage Forge is part of a growing collection of mods focused on turning stored resources into functional, visible parts of your base.

	Mod
	DynamicStorage Piles — The original DynamicStorage mod, covering wood and stone piles.
	DynamicStorage Materials — Dynamic storage for common crafting materials and resources.
	DynamicStorage Ammunition Piles — Dynamic Arrow, Bolt and Ballista Missile Barrels that visibly fill as ammunition is stored.
	DynamicStorage Mead Hall — Themed mead storage with dynamic labels and Quick Grab.
	DynamicStorage Butcher's Hall — Dynamic raw and cooked meat storage for your butcher area.
	DynamicStorage Animals — Development in progress.
	DynamicStorage Food Hall — Development in progress.

Main Features

• 19 dedicated Forge storage pieces
  • 10 ore, scrap and resource piles
  • 9 refined metal stacks
• Each piece accepts only its matching resource
• Pieces unlock when their corresponding resource is discovered
• Dynamic visual filling for piles and metal stacks
• Separate server-synchronised capacities for piles and stacks
• 10 / 20 / 40 / 60 slot storage options
• Additional storage downsizing guardrails
• Configurable Looks Full At behaviour
• Metal stacks can fill by occupied slots or actual stored bar count
• Multiple generated metal-stack layouts and dimensions
• Selectable pile layouts, models, materials and finishes
• Appearance saved individually per placed piece
• Built-in Pile Appearance Editor
• Server-controlled maximum visual-bar limit
• Optional client-side Hammer menu hiding
• Incompatible items are safely rejected

Included Forge Storage

Ore, Scrap & Resource Piles

• Copper Ore
• Copper Scrap
• Tin Ore
• Bronze Scrap
• Iron Ore
• Iron Scrap
• Silver Ore
• Black Metal Scrap
• Flametal Ore
• Petrified Tissue

Metal Stacks

• Copper
• Tin
• Bronze
• Iron
• Silver
• Black Metal
• Flametal
• Ancient Metal
• Bloodgold

Flint, Obsidian and many other crafting materials are available separately in DynamicStorage Materials.

Appearance & Customisation

Resource Piles

Every ore, scrap and resource pile has its own appearance settings, including:

• Preset
• Layout
• Layout Scale
• Layout Height
• Model
• Model Scale
• Material
• Finish
• Visual Vertical Offset
• Looks Full At

Layouts, models and materials can be mixed and matched rather than being locked to one fixed appearance.

Configuration values act as placement templates. Once a piece is placed, its appearance is saved directly to that object, allowing different piles of the same resource to use different styles while sharing the same server-controlled storage capacity.

Metal Stack Styles

Metal storage uses generated layouts rather than one fixed stack model.

Available arrangement families include:

• Vanilla Cross-Stacked
• Parallel Rows
• Brick Stacked
• Brick Stacked Sideways
• Misaligned variants for a less uniform hand-stacked look

Metal stacks can also configure:

• Bars Across
• Bars Deep
• Layers High
• Fill Based On
• Looks Full At

The generated visual layout is independent from inventory capacity, so you can change the physical shape of a stack without changing how much it stores.

Pile Appearance Editor

Want to restyle something you've already placed?

Enable:

Appearance Editor → Pile Appearance Editor

Then:

1. Set the appearance options you want for that resource.
2. Look directly at an existing DynamicStorage Forge piece.
3. Press R.
4. The current appearance is applied and saved to that individual piece.

Existing storage is not automatically restyled when global configuration values change.

Server Configuration

Ore piles and metal stacks have separate server-synchronised capacity settings.

Storage capacity and the visual-bar limit are controlled by the server.

Appearance settings remain separate and are saved individually on placed pieces.

Storage Safety

Stored items take priority when storage capacity changes.

If the server reduces Forge storage capacity, existing piles and stacks are only moved to the smaller layout when their contents can be safely accommodated.

If a piece currently needs more space than the selected capacity provides, it temporarily keeps enough room for its stored items. Once enough stacks are removed, it can automatically return to the configured size.

Incompatible resources are also rejected rather than being allowed into the wrong storage piece.

Multiplayer & Build Menu

DynamicStorage Forge is designed for multiplayer use. Players joining a world containing Forge storage should have the mod installed.

Gameplay-affecting capacities and the maximum visual-bar setting are controlled by the server. Per-piece appearance information is saved to the placed object so players see the intended layout and visual-fill behaviour.

The client-local Show Forge Build Pieces setting can hide DynamicStorage Forge pieces from your Hammer menu without unregistering them or affecting existing placed storage.

Recommended: BepInEx ConfigDrawers

BepInEx ConfigDrawers by Vapok is optional but highly recommended for DynamicStorage Forge.

Forge has a large number of appearance settings across its resource piles and metal stacks, and ConfigDrawers makes them significantly easier to browse and adjust in-game.

Inspiration

DynamicStorage Forge is a ground-up expansion of the dynamic ingot-storage concept.

The original IngotStacks by MySoloTeam and its integration with DynamicStorage Piles helped inspire the project.

Forge expands that idea with modern Valheim resources, server-synchronised storage, dynamic pile and metal-stack visuals, and per-piece appearance customisation.

Requirements

DynamicStorage Forge requires:

• BepInExPack Valheim
• Jötunn

Recommended

• BepInEx ConfigDrawers by Vapok

Installation

Thunderstore / r2modman

Install DynamicStorage Forge through your preferred Thunderstore-compatible mod manager. Required dependencies should install automatically.

Manual Installation

Install BepInEx and Jötunn, then place the plugin at:

BepInEx/plugins/DynamicStorageForge/
└── DynamicStorageForge.dll

Compatibility / Updating

Do not install multiple versions of DynamicStorageForge.dll at the same time.

When updating, replace the previous DLL with the newer version.

Existing placed Forge storage is intended to retain its saved storage and appearance information across supported updates.

Feedback & Community

Found a bug, have a feature request, or made a Forge setup you want to share?

Bug reports, feature requests, screenshots and feedback are all welcome.

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More DynamicStorage mods are planned as the framework continues to expand.

Changelog

1.0.2

• Added additional item-protection guardrails when a server reduces Forge storage capacity, with safer handling for full and partially filled piles/stacks during downsizing.

1.0.1

• Fixed a potential item-loss issue when an incompatible item is dragged directly onto an occupied Forge storage slot.
• Removed the obsolete inventory-content change notification when only a storage grid's dimensions change, preserving the existing 60-slot preload and safe downsizing behaviour.
• Made ore/resource pile Looks Full At part of preset identity and application; default pile presets now restore Match Storage Capacity, and changing the value marks the preset as Custom.
• Corrected visual-stage rounding so the final/full stage appears only when the configured Looks Full At threshold is actually reached.
• Unified runtime, appearance-editor and mesh-debug visible-stage calculations while preserving one visible stage on empty Forge storage pieces.

1.0.0

Initial public release of DynamicStorage Forge.

• Added dynamic ore, scrap and metal storage that visually grows as it fills.
• Added separate server-synchronised 10 / 20 / 40 / 60 slot capacities for ore piles and ingot stacks.
• Added per-piece saved appearance settings and configurable visual fill thresholds.
• Added resource-specific visual presets with interchangeable supported layouts, models and materials.
• Added generated ingot layouts including Cross-Stacked, Parallel Rows, Brick Stacked and misaligned variants.
• Added configurable ingot width, depth, layer count and fill basis.
• Added the Pile Appearance Editor for applying current appearance settings to existing storage.
• Added storage downsizing protection.
• Added a server-controlled visual-bar safety limit.
• Added a client-local option to hide Forge build pieces from the Hammer menu.