ArcadeDrawers
Massive item storage drawers with auto-feeding smelters and kilns, crafting from drawers, and an in-game Runic Ledger with search.Arcade Drawers
Arcade Drawers is an advanced, high-performance item storage and automation mod for Valheim. Store tens of thousands of items cleanly in high-capacity drawers, access everything from a unified Runic Drawer Ledger, craft directly from your storage, and automate your smelting industry with intelligent Auto-Feeding.
✦ In-Game Previews
| High-Capacity Drawers & Front 3D Labels | Unified Runic Drawer Ledger |
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| Intelligent In-Game Auto-Feed Controls |
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✦ Key Features
1. High-Capacity Drawers
- 3 Material Tiers:
- Wooden Drawers: Early game, reliable storage.
- Iron-bound Drawers: Mid game, increased capacity with heavy iron reinforcements.
- Black Marble Drawers: Late game, massive storage with glowing runic inlays.
- Multiple Compartments: Choose between 1, 2, 3, or 4 compartments per drawer block.
- Dynamic 3D Front Display: Displays the 3D item icon, current count, and full-ratio bar.
2. Runic Drawer Ledger (Unified Storage Hub)
- Interact with the Runic Ledger Altar to open the Ledger window.
- Search & Browse: Instantly filter and search through every drawer in range.
- Quick Withdrawal:
- Left Click: Withdraw a full stack.
- Shift + Click: Take as many as your inventory can carry.
- Right Click: Take a single item.
- Store All & Quick Deposit:
- Store All Button: Deposits all matching items from your inventory into existing drawers.
- Ctrl + Click: Click any item in your inventory to store it in drawers.
- Draggable Window: Seamlessly fits the native Valheim container UI and can be moved anywhere on screen.
3. 🔥 Intelligent Auto-Feed (Smelters & Charcoal Kilns)
- Drawers automatically feed nearby production stations:
- Wood into Charcoal Kilns to produce coal.
- Raw Ores into Smelters & Blast Furnaces (Copper, Tin, Iron, Silver, etc.).
- Coal Fuel into Smelters to keep fires burning.
- In-Game Control Modal: Click
[Auto-Feed]in the Ledger to open live toggles:- Master On/Off switch.
- Granular toggles: Toggle Wood, Ores, or Coal individually.
- Configurable Reserves: Set safety reserve thresholds so kilns and smelters never consume all your wood or raw materials.
- Full Output Protection: Stops feeding when the output bin is full to prevent waste.
4. 🔨 Craft Directly from Drawers
- Workbenches, Forges, Cauldrons, Artisan Tables, and the Building Hammer draw materials directly from nearby drawers without needing them in your player inventory.
5. 🧲 Automatic Ground Pickup
- Items tossed or dropped on the floor near drawers are automatically vacuumed into matching drawers with free capacity.
6. 🌐 Dual Language Support
- Fully localized in English and Bulgarian (
Български). - Changeable on the fly via the configuration manager or config file.
✦ Controls & Shortcuts
| Action | Control |
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| Set Drawer Item | Use an item from your hotbar (1-8) on an empty drawer |
| Withdraw 1 Stack | Click [E] (Use) or Left Click in Ledger |
| Withdraw 1 Item | Ctrl + [E] or Right Click in Ledger |
| Fill Inventory | Shift + Left Click on item in Ledger |
| Store Matching from Inventory | Left-Alt + [E] on drawer or [Store All] button in Ledger |
| Deposit Stack from Inventory | Ctrl + Click item in player inventory |
| Clear / Free Drawer | Ctrl + [E] on an empty drawer to change assigned item |
✦ Configuration
All options can be configured in BepInEx/config/arcade.valheim.arcadedrawers.cfg or live in-game using Configuration Manager (F1):
- General: Drawer size scale, interface language (
English/Bulgarian/German), interaction keys, item blacklist. - Crafting: Enable/disable crafting from drawers, crafting detection radius (default: 50m).
- Ledger: Detection range (default: 100m), build cost requirements, hotbar protection during Store All.
- Front Visuals: Item icon size, label height, brightness, fill bar visibility.
- Auto-Feeding: Master toggle, wood/ore/coal individual toggles, feed radius, reserve minimums, stop when output full.
- Ground Pickup: Vacuum toggle, pickup radius, scan interval.
✦ Installation
Using Mod Manager (Recommended)
- Install r2modman, Thunderstore Mod Manager, or Gale.
- Search for ArcadeDrawers and click Download.
Manual Installation
- Ensure BepInEx for Valheim is installed.
- Extract the contents of
ArcadeDrawers.zipinto yourValheim/BepInEx/plugins/directory. - Launch the game!
✦ Community, Support & Feedback
Need help, found a bug, or have an awesome idea/suggestion for new features? We are always here to assist you!
- 🐛 Bug Reports & Complaints: Encountered an issue or glitch? Join and open a ticket or post in the support channel.
- 💡 Feature Suggestions: Have ideas for new drawer types, QoL features, or UI tweaks? Share them directly with us!
- 💬 Live Help & Discussion: Get fast assistance with setup, configuration, or mod compatibility.
👉 Join the Official Arcade Room Discord
✦ Changelog
v1.0.4
- PoV & Modded Ores Compatibility: Relaxed custom metadata strictness for stackable items (ores, bars, wood, etc.), allowing mined resources with Path of Valheiman (PoV) affixes, levels, and drop tags to enter drawers seamlessly.
- Dynamic Hammer HUD Fix: Patched
Hud.SetupPieceInfowith live drawer craft context, ensuring the HUD requirement panel displays real material counts from nearby drawers while aiming/placing build pieces. - Robust Prefab Resolution: Stripped Unity clone suffixes and added shared name fallback matching across drawer storage, ground pickup, and smelter feeds.
v1.0.3
- Community & Support Integration: Official ArcadeRoom Discord support links and ticketing channels added.
- Multilingual Polish: Finalized German (
de) and Bulgarian (bg) localization strings and font rendering across Ledger UI. - Memory & Garbage Collection: Refined memory allocation loops during high-volume drawer item transfers.
v1.0.2
- Performance & Optimization: Completely rewritten drawer spatial index with aggressive throttling; eliminated all micro-stutters and GC frame spikes during massive storage indexing.
- Auto-Feed Fine Tuning: Smelter fuel distribution algorithm now recalculates on dynamic tick intervals; removed redundant logging pipelines.
- Multilingual Expansion: Added full German (
Deutsch / de) localization across the Ledger GUI, drawer hover tooltips, and system notifications. - Default Ranges Refined: Fine-tuned default build and crafting detection radii for balanced base upkeep without network latency.
v1.0.1
- Added in-game preview screenshots to documentation.
- Cleaned up package metadata and website configuration.
v1.0.0
- Initial public release on Thunderstore.
- High-capacity Wood, Iron-bound, and Black Marble drawers.
- Interactive Runic Ledger Altar with search and unified deposit/withdrawal.
- Auto-feeding for smelters, blast furnaces, and kilns with in-game toggle modal.
- Craft from drawers and automated ground pickup.
- Full English and Bulgarian translations.



