Nordic Avatars

Sigrid for the Valheim character Neodin, with a rigged braid, restrained secondary chest motion, corrected hand weights, padded textures and calibrated weapon offsets.

Install

Install Nordic Avatars with dependencies, then fully restart Valheim through Start modded. Install the same package on every teammate's client, including the host.

The character named Neodin will use Sigrid on each client with this package installed. Your other characters are unchanged. No manual copying to the game directory is needed.

For local ZIP installation:

1. Install BepInExPack_Valheim 5.4.2350 and EnhancedValheimVRM 1.1.1 from the manager's Online tab.
2. Import Neodin-VRM_Fixes-1.1.0.zip through Settings > Profile > Import local mod.
3. Import Neodin-Nordic_Avatars-1.0.0.zip the same way.
4. Fully restart the game with Start modded.

Local import does not download dependencies. After Thunderstore publication, installing Nordic Avatars with dependencies handles those downloads.

Included avatar

• Approximate height: 1.8 m.
• Vanilla armor rendering is disabled by the supplied settings; equipment still works normally.
• Separate thumb and index finger, with the remaining three fingers intentionally sharing a fused mesh and rig chain.
• The supplied weapon offsets belong to this skeleton; the extra axe adjustment targets AxeFlint.
• A package takes priority over an older manual avatar with the same character name. Disabling/removing the pack and restarting restores normal manual lookup; a pre-existing manual copy may therefore reappear.
• The package does not modify character saves, character gender or world data.

For player-hosted worlds, each client needs the package. This is local avatar selection, not automatic avatar transfer over the network.

Model use

Personal, non-commercial avatar use is permitted. You may share this unchanged package. Keep the included attribution and model terms. The VRM's avatar-use permission is set to everyone and redistribution is enabled; other model metadata is preserved. No Blender/FBX authoring files or game saves are included.

Credits

Sigrid model preparation, rig corrections, spring setup and packaging: Neodin. Initial mesh/textures generated with Tripo; rig prepared with AccuRIG and refined in Blender. Runtime provided by EnhancedValheimVRM and VRM Fixes.

1.1.5

• Rebuilt Sigrid (new body and proportions).
• Wardrobe armor sets for both avatars, each with 4 looks that follow the item's quality level:
  • Root: Root harnesk, Root leggings and Root mask, shown as a branch bikini and crown;
  • Bronze: Bronze plate cuirass and Bronze plate leggings. On Dark Urge the bronze is dark with a small hammered texture.
• Dark Urge: a garment for the Leather tunic, 4 quality looks; the skin under it sinks so it cannot poke through.
• Glute bones on both avatars; breast and glute physics come from VRM Fixes 1.1.5.
• Sigrid's forearm no longer kinks under the elbow when the wrist bends.
• Hand item offsets recalculated for Sigrid's new hands. Both settings files now use KeepAllBlendShapes=true, which the wardrobe's skin masks need.
• Requires Neodin-VRM_Fixes 1.1.5.

1.1.4

• Remove the painted streak and stain on Dark Urge's back under the braid using a local skin clone-paint bake. Model version: 1.0.14.
• Reweight the broad collar between neck, upper torso and clavicles, with symmetric clearance adjustments for shoulder and neck poses.
• Preserve the authored body, hair, textures outside the back patch, breast spring tuning, Sigrid and all character mappings.

1.1.3 (local test)

• Mirror the author's latest left-breast shape adjustment onto the right and refit the surface detail. Dark Urge model version: 1.0.13.
• Slightly soften Dark Urge breast springs: stiffness 1.9 to 1.6, drag 0.5 to 0.45. Keep Hip center, gravity and hair physics unchanged.
• Preserve authored hair, collar, flat shading, textures, Sigrid and all four character mappings.

1.1.2 (local test)

• Integrate the author's manual Dark Urge breast, fringe, rear hair and collar edits. Model version: 1.0.12.
• Mirror the authored left breast onto the right and the right collar onto the left; preserve the new collar loop.
• Conform surface details to the edited skin, mirror local skin weights and preserve flat shading and the existing spring settings.
• Keep Sigrid, both model settings files and all four character mappings unchanged.

1.1.1 (local test)

• Reshape Dark Urge with a gentler upper chest transition, more separated inner contours and fuller lower volume. Model version: 1.0.11.
• Keep flat shading and move the existing surface detail with the sculpted skin.
• Preserve textures, topology, rig weights, authored spring settings and all four character mappings. Sigrid is unchanged.

1.1.0

• Include Sigrid and Dark Urge in one package and one release.
• Keep mappings Neodin/sigrid for Sigrid and сольвейг/dark for Dark Urge.
• Preserve the current model and settings bytes; require VRM Fixes 1.1.2 for EnhancedVRM 1.x.
• Remove or disable older standalone Dark_Urge packages to avoid duplicate character mappings.

1.0.5 (local test)

• Repaint the thong panels and hip straps with continuous, clean contours.
• Restore the surrounding skin to remove the pale rear rectangle and light fabric fringes.
• Preserve all geometry, normals, skinning, physics, settings and Neodin/sigrid mappings. Avatar model version: 1.2.6.

1.0.4 (local test)

• Recolor Sigrid's ivory thong fabric dark brown to match the existing hip and thigh straps, front and back.
• Preserve warm tan skin, geometry, normals, rig, physics and character mappings Neodin/sigrid. Avatar model version: 1.2.5.

1.0.3 (local test)

• Add the character name sigrid alongside Neodin for local testing.
• Both names receive identical model and settings files; the accepted avatar is unchanged.
• Continue using the existing VRM Fixes dependency.

1.0.2 (local test)

• Slightly darker skin with a light warm tan. Preserve original clothing, hair, facial details and the accepted rig.
• Preserve current avatar mapping, settings and VRM Fixes 1.1.1 dependency.

1.0.1

• Require VRM Fixes 1.1.1 for EnhancedValheimVRM 1.2.0 support.
• Model, physics, character binding and settings are unchanged.

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial model package: Sigrid 1.2.3 mapped to Neodin.
• Includes final weapon settings, three authored spring chains and embedded padded texture.
• Distribution copy updates only avatar-use and redistribution metadata; model geometry, weights, normals, textures and spring parameters are unchanged.