Skyheim 1.0 Fix

A temporary compatibility fix for Skyheim by makail

Important Credit & Disclaimer

This is NOT an original mod.

All credit for Skyheim goes to the original developer makail (also known as Makzimus).

• Original mod: Skyheim by makail on Thunderstore
• Original Nexus page: Skyheim on Nexus Mods

This package is a temporary community fix created by cjayride because the original mod has not received updates in approximately 2 years.

The goal of this fix is simply to keep Skyheim working with the current version of Valheim (including the 1.0 / Deep North update) until the original author is able to update it (or until a better long-term solution appears).

If makail ever releases an official update, please switch back to the original mod and discontinue use of this fix.

What is Skyheim?

Skyheim is a magic mod for Valheim that provides balanced progression and a reason to revisit bosses. Bosses drop unique crafting ingredients used to craft and upgrade runes that let you cast a variety of beneficial and destructive spells. The mod also allows early/mid-game access to Eitr by imbuing armor with Eitr Shards.

Features include:

• Rune Altar for crafting/upgrading runes and imbuing armor
• Multiple spell runes (offensive and supportive)
• Armor imbuement for Eitr capacity and regeneration
• Progression tied to boss kills and dungeon exploration

Latest Update (1.4.3)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.5. Translation file update for craft/hammer Rune Altar label; install matching Compat.

Previous (1.4.2)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.2. Rune Altar name is translated again and the piece is listed under Misc.

Previous (1.4.1)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.1. Windfury proc swirls show on female player models.

Previous (1.4.0)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.0. Install both packages together (altar, imbue, icons, i18n, healing, Epic Loot imbue).

Previous (1.3.44)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.36. Healing rune tooltip and predicted heal line.

Previous (1.3.43)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.35. Healing rune amount scales with Nature Magic; duration scales with rune quality.

Previous (1.3.42)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.33. Enchanted legendary set armor can be Eitr-imbued at the Runic Chest.

Previous (1.3.41)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.32. The new skill-icon PNGs are applied on the magic skills. Compat fixes the Runic Chest shard text and starting an imbue when you close the chest (SeneaL UI).

Previous (1.3.40)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.31. Install both packages together.
• The Rune Altar click opens the imbue chest. Put armor and Eitr Shards in to imbue. Rune recipes craft only at the altar. The chest hover shows those directions. The new skill icons stay.

Previous (1.3.39)

• Fixes the three problems 1.3.38 introduced, and keeps the Ukrainian translation:
  • The Rune Altar opens its own imbue panel again (1.3.38 opened a vanilla Craft panel listing every recipe).
  • The Runic Chest tooltip shows its directions again, not just the slot count.
  • The new skill icons now actually appear in the altar panel.
• Station and chest names are no longer renamed in the loaded assets, so recipes that bind to the literal "Rune Altar" (Wackys Database and other config-driven recipes) keep working, and old saves need no migration. The altar and chest titles read "Rune Altar" / "Runic Chest" in every language, as they always did before 1.3.38; all other Skyheim text still follows the translation file.
• The Ukrainian/Polish/English translation file and the contributor's icon artwork stay.
• The mod's asset bundle bytes are untouched.

Previous (1.3.38)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.30 (the Ukrainian translation build). Install both packages together.
• The Rune Altar and its chest now read their names from the translation file, so the altar, its chest, and their tooltips follow the game's language (Ukrainian included). The building menu lists the altar under Crafting.
• Nine rune skill icons use the contributor's clearer artwork.
• Characters from older worlds keep their known Rune Altar; the saved station name is migrated on load.
• The mod's asset bundle bytes are untouched. The names and icons are applied at runtime, which keeps the build reproducible from source.

Previous (1.3.37)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.29 (menu-return ObjectDB fix). Install both packages together.

Previous (1.3.36)

• Tested on Valheim 1.0.21. Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.28 and BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2360.
• skyheim.dll behavior is unchanged from 1.3.34. This version exists so the package depends on the Compat build that shows rune cooldown timers on the vanilla hotbar.

Latest Update (1.3.34)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.26. Compat lists no dependencies.
• skyheim.dll behavior is unchanged from 1.3.33. This version exists so the package depends on the Compat build that turns Skyheim spell sounds down to half volume.

Latest Update (1.3.33)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.25. Compat lists no dependencies.
• skyheim.dll behavior is unchanged from 1.3.32. This version exists so the package depends on the Compat build that sends Recall to the bed and keeps the selected language.

Latest Update (1.3.32)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.24. Compat lists no dependencies.
• skyheim.dll behavior is unchanged from 1.3.31. This version exists so the package depends on the Compat build that shows the Rune Altar shard cost, chest count, and wait time.

Latest Update (1.3.31)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.19. Compat lists no dependencies.
• skyheim.dll behavior is unchanged from 1.3.30. This version exists so the package depends on the Compat build that heals the caster when the healing area misses them.

Latest Update (1.3.30)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.18. Compat lists no dependencies.
• skyheim.dll behavior is unchanged from 1.3.29. This version exists so the package depends on the Compat build with the healing rune, immolation, and altar imbue changes.

Latest Update (1.3.29)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.15. Compat lists no dependencies.
• skyheim.dll behavior is unchanged from 1.3.28. This version exists so the package depends on the Compat build that shows rune cooldown timers.

Latest Update (1.3.28)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.13. Compat lists no dependencies.
• Status runes spend their eitr cost on cast. Rune magic skills have a config for experience gain and experience lost on death.

Latest Update (1.3.27)

• Asset-bundle scripts bind again. The plugin log line is Skyheim 1.3.27.

Latest Update (1.3.26)

• Bosses drop the configured eitr_shard_drop stack (Eikthyr is 5). Edit BepInEx/config/cjayride.SkyheimEitr.cfg.

Latest Update (1.3.25)

• Boss eitr shard amounts (and stack size 50) are in skyheim.dll. Edit BepInEx/config/cjayride.SkyheimEitr.cfg. Compat stays localization/HUD/runes only.

Latest Update (1.3.24)

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.10 (poison/AoE NullReferenceException in Skyheim's damage postfix).
• Compat 1.1.5+ fixes enchanted-armor tooltip crashes and first-hover display.
• Fixed item names and descriptions in-game (no more missing/blank localization).
• Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to craft items (including with devcommands).
• Added a configuration file for all runes (enabled, cooldown, Eitr, stamina, range, damage).

Installation

Thunderstore / r2modman / Gale

Install Skyheim 1.0 Fix. Skyheim Compat is a required dependency and will install automatically.

Do not install makail-Skyheim at the same time. Gale/r2modman will still label the plugin Skyheim 1.3.12; the Fix package is the rewritten skyheim.dll. If the log shows TypeLoadException / SkyheimAltarPanel:_leftSlot / Element, you have the original DLL.

Manual / Nexus

1. Make sure you have BepInEx installed.
2. Remove any previous version of Skyheim (original or other fixes).
3. Install both this package and Skyheim Compat 1.1.10.
4. Keep skyheim.json next to skyheim.dll.
5. Launch the game.

Notes

• This is intended as a stop-gap solution only.
• Please support the original author if they return to the project.
• Report any issues with this specific fix to cjayride.

Thank you to makail for creating such a well-loved mod.
— cjayride

Changelog

1.4.4

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.6. Craft panel Rune Altar title follows the game language.

1.4.3

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.5. Updated skyheim.json (craft UI Rune Altar localization key). Pair with Compat for hidden-rune VFX config and Harmony load fix.

1.4.2

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.2 (translated Rune Altar name and Misc build tab).

1.4.1

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.1 (Windfury proc VFX on female characters).

1.4.0

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.2.0. Paired release: Rune Altar imbue chest, rune crafting at the altar, skill icons, translation/i18n assets, and Compat fixes through healing tooltips.
• Fix version moves to 1.4.x while Compat moves to 1.2.0 (same release, different version lines).

1.3.44

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.36 (healing rune tooltip text + predicted heal line).

1.3.43

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.35 (healing rune: amount from Nature Magic, duration from rune quality).

1.3.42

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.33 (Epic Loot enchanted / legendary set armor can be Eitr-imbued).

1.3.41

• Skill icons (Fire/Frost/Holy/Nature) are assigned from the new PNGs onto the skill defs, and the atlas paint retries if the packed texture is not ready on the first load.
• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.32 (SeneaL chest text and imbue start).

1.3.40

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.31.
• Clicking the Rune Altar opens the imbue chest again (not a vanilla Craft panel of every recipe). Put armor and Eitr Shards in the chest to imbue.
• Rune recipes are bound to the Rune Altar station, so they craft only while you are at the altar.
• The Runic Chest hover text shows the directions (imbue in the chest, craft runes at the altar). English and Polish descriptions match the Ukrainian ones instead of repeating the piece name.
• Skill icons still use the contributor artwork painted onto the loaded rune atlas.

1.3.39

• Fixes the three problems the 1.3.38 translation build introduced, keeping the Ukrainian translation itself:
  • The Rune Altar opens its own imbue panel again. 1.3.38 had marked it a vanilla crafting station, so clicking it opened a Craft panel listing every recipe and the gear-plus-shard imbue flow stopped working.
  • The Runic Chest tooltip shows its directions again. Renaming the chest had left only "x slots, used x slots"; the station and chest names now follow the translation file the normal way, with the literal names kept where recipes and tooltips bind to them.
  • The new skill icons actually appear. The shipped icon patch compared the texture name exactly and never matched the baked bundle name, so it silently did nothing; it now matches and paints the loaded rune atlas.
• Old worlds are untouched: station names are no longer renamed, so saved "Rune Altar" entries keep working with no migration.
• The Ukrainian/Polish/English translation file and the contributor's icon artwork stay.

1.3.38

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.30 (the Ukrainian translation build).
• The Rune Altar, its chest, and their tooltips now follow the translation file. Ukrainian shows "Рунічний вівтар" / "Рунічна скринька"; every language can name them.
• The building menu lists the Rune Altar under Crafting.
• Nine rune skill icons (fire, frost, holy, nature and friends) get the contributor's clearer artwork. The art ships as patch data and paints the loaded texture; the game's asset bundle bytes are untouched.- Old worlds keep their known Rune Altar. The saved station name is migrated when the character loads, so the altar does not need to be re-discovered.
• No other behavior changes; the embedded asset bundle is byte-for-byte the shipped one.

1.3.37

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.29 (fixes duplicate ObjectDB key when returning to the main menu after disconnect).
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior.

1.3.36

• Tested on Valheim 1.0.21 (Steam build 26249040).
• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.28 and BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2360.
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior.

1.3.35

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.27. Compat has no dependencies of its own.
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior. The version moved so this package depends on the Compat build that shows rune cooldown timers on the vanilla hotbar.

1.3.34

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.26. Compat has no dependencies of its own.
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior. The version moved so this package depends on the Compat build that turns Skyheim spell sounds down to half volume.

1.3.33

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.25. Compat has no dependencies of its own.
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior. The version moved so this package depends on the Compat build that sends Recall to the bed and keeps the selected language.

1.3.32

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.24. Compat has no dependencies of its own.
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior. The version moved so this package depends on the Compat build that shows the Rune Altar shard cost, chest count, and wait time.

1.3.31

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.19. Compat has no dependencies of its own.
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior. The version moved so this package depends on the Compat build that heals the caster when the healing area misses them.

1.3.30

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.18. Compat has no dependencies of its own.
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior. The version moved so this package depends on the Compat build with the healing rune, immolation, and altar imbue changes.

1.3.29

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.15. Compat has no dependencies of its own.
• No change to skyheim.dll behavior. The version moved so this package depends on the Compat build that shows rune cooldown timers.

1.3.28

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.13. Compat has no dependencies of its own.
• Status runes spend their eitr cost when the cast is accepted, so Warmth and the other buff runes can no longer be clicked for free skill experience.
• Rune magic skills have Skill Experience Gain Factor (default 1) and Skill Experience Loss (default 0).

1.3.27

• Keep the merged DLL's assembly name as skyheim, so the asset bundle can attach SkyheimAltarPanel, recipes, status effects, and the other scripts. The log reports Skyheim 1.3.27 instead of 1.3.12.

1.3.26

• Bosses drop eitr_shard_drop in the configured stack (Eikthyr 5, and the rest of cjayride.SkyheimEitr.cfg). The stack is written onto the loot list the ragdoll saves, so boss loot chests receive the full amount instead of Skyheim's built-in 1.

1.3.25

• Boss eitr shards stack to 50. Per-player amounts are in cjayride.SkyheimEitr.cfg (built into skyheim.dll). Dedicated server sends those numbers to clients.

1.3.24

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.10 (guards Skyheim's Character.Damage windfury hook so poison/AoE hits no longer NRE).

1.3.23

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.9.
• Thunderstore package uses the 1.0 FIX icon.

1.3.22

• Requires Skyheim Compat 1.1.8 (SeneaL UI HUD plus rune cooldown overlay).

1.3.21

• Valheim 1.0 / InventoryElement rewrite of skyheim.dll.
• Localization, craft crash fix, and rune config live in the Compat companion.