Achievements With Cheats

An optional add-on for Normal Achievements that allows achievement progress when using cheats, devcommands and spawned items.

What it does

• Bypasses the overall achievement cheat check, including character, world and cheated-item restrictions.
• Enables the game's native cheat-check bypass while installed.
• Hides cheated-item pickup/drop achievement notifications while the add-on bypass is active. Other notifications remain visible.
• Keeps the normal requirements for individual achievements: you still need to perform the relevant actions.

This does not unlock all achievements, replay missed progress, or erase existing cheat flags. Because it uses the native bypass, it also affects cheat-item tagging when spawning or crafting items. Removing the add-on does not retroactively tag those items.

Requirements and installation

Requires Normal Achievements 1.0.2 or later and BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2350 or later.

Install through Thunderstore Mod Manager; required dependencies are installed automatically. Launch Valheim modded. Install on each player's profile that wants this behaviour; no server installation is required.

For manual installation, install both dependencies, close Valheim, and copy the included plugins/AchievementsWithCheats folder into Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/.

The achievement bypass activates automatically; no configuration is needed. Cheats themselves must still be enabled and entered normally. If upgrading from the standalone version, replace its DLL rather than keeping two copies. This version requires Normal Achievements and will not load without it.

Removal

Close Valheim and uninstall the add-on, or remove its plugin folder. Normal Achievements can remain installed; its normal character, world and item cheat checks will apply again. Existing saved cheat flags are not cleared by either installation or removal.

Console commands

Fixes repeating cheat-confirmation prompts caused by the achievement bypass, including the separate setkey check. Enable devcommands normally before using debugmode. This add-on does not grant dedicated-server command permissions or bypass host/admin restrictions. Commands retain their normal effects, including any saved cheat flags they set; achievement eligibility remains bypassed while this add-on is active.

This mod does not automatically unlock recipes, building pieces or items. It removes achievement-related restrictions; it is not a command to unlock everything.

Created by Sfantul.

1.1.3

• Fixed the separate setkey cheat-confirmation loop, including setting AllRecipesUnlocked.
• Command permissions and world-key effects are unchanged.

1.1.2

• Fixed a repeating cheat-confirmation prompt that prevented cheat command actions while the achievement bypass was active.
• Preserved command validation and multiplayer host/admin restrictions.

1.1.1

• Suppress misleading cheated-item pickup/drop achievement notifications while the add-on bypass is active.
• Preserve other notifications, inventory behaviour and existing item flags.

1.1.0

• Now an optional add-on requiring Normal Achievements 1.0.2 or later.
• Retains full cheat/devcommand achievement bypass support.
• Clarified installation, removal and cheat-item tagging behaviour.