Cano.Fixedheim

Valheim's new build menu is lacking alot of functionality. So I made this mod to solve some of its issues, as well as other things I wanted without having to add a bunch of mods. So I made this mainly for myself but sharing it so others wanting a similar solution can have one.

Requirements

• Valheim 1.0+
• BepInExPack Valheim-5.4.2351
• Any Config Manager

No additional mod dependencies are required.

Installation

Thunderstore Mod Manager / r2modman

1. Install Cano.Fixedheim through Thunderstore Mod Manager, r2modman, or another compatible Thunderstore client.
2. Make sure BepInExPack Valheim is installed.
3. Launch Valheim through the mod manager.
4. The mod will generate its configuration file automatically on first launch.

Manual installation

1. Install BepInExPack Valheim and make sure BepInEx is working correctly.

2. Download the Cano.Fixedheim release.

3. Extract the mod archive.

4. Place the mod DLL in:

   Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/Cano.Fixedheim/

5. Launch Valheim.

The final structure should look similar to:

Valheim/
└── BepInEx/
    └── plugins/
        └── Cano.Fixedheim/
            └── Cano.Fixedheim.dll

Config

The configuration file is generated by BepInEx after the first launch.

All settings are grouped into sections:

Sections
General: This houses the Simple Sorting, Mouse QoL, Build QoL & Debug master on/off toggles.
1. Simple Sorting: simple key to sort inventory & chests - you can sort them Alphabetically/weight/category.
2. Mouse QoL: Single item pickup, scroll to adjust quantity, scroll to pickup & middle click to split stacks.
2a. Mouse QoL - Drag to Distribute: Holding a modifier key you can drag items across slots to evenly distribute.
3a. Build QoL - Repair: Shortcut to the repair hammer & area repair with modifer key.
3b. Build QoL - Weather Damage: No Rain, no snow, no ash & no lava damage. individual controls for each.
3c. Build QoL - Damage Look: Place build pieces in their various broken/damaged states.
3d. Build QoL - Menu Scrolling: Scroll through tabs, lists as well as build pieces.
3e. Build QoL - Boat & Cart Removal: Ability to deconstruct the boats & carts like any build piece.
3f. Build QoL - Favourite Lists: Double click to rename lists & easier deletion.
3g. Build QoL - Ghost Piece Cycling: Cycle through all the build pieces without opening the build menu.
3h. Build QoL - Ghost Cycling List Pin: Pin any list in the menu to cycle through instead of the whole list.
3i. Build QoL - Highlight Cycling: Cycle through clipped pieces for easier removal & selection.
3j. Build QoL - Effects: Turn off build smoke.
3k. Build QoL - Piece Icon Size: Change the build menu piece icons to a larger or smaller size.
3l. Build QoL - Item Stands: Stops the build hammer from being placed on item & armour stands on accident, can be added using a modifer key.

Features

Simple Sorting

• Sort your inventory with a configurable shortcut.
• Sort an open chest with a separate configurable shortcut.
• Partial stacks of the same item are merged.
• The hotbar row is never moved.
• Sorting can be ordered by:
  • Alphabetical
  • Weight
  • Category
• Shortcuts only activate when their exact modifier combination is held.
• Shortcuts can be cleared in the configuration to disable them.

Default shortcuts

• R — sort inventory
• Shift + R — sort chest

Mouse QoL

Adds more precise ways to interact with item stacks without replacing Valheim's normal right-click behaviour.

• Single item pickup: Hold Single Item Modifier Key and right-click a stack to pick up one item at a time.
  • Ctrl on Windows/Linux
  • Cmd on macOS
• Scroll to adjust: Use the mouse wheel over a stack to pick up one item or adjust the amount being carried.
• Cancel with the wheel: Scroll down to zero while carrying a stack to cancel the pickup.
• Middle-click: Pick up half of a stack.
• Drag to distribute: Hold the distribution modifier, click an empty slot, and drag across additional empty slots to distribute the carried stack evenly.

Plain right-click remains Valheim's normal behaviour.

Build QoL

Repair Tools

• V selects the Repair tool.
• Shift + V repairs every damaged piece within the configured Area Repair Radius.

Weather Damage

Control environmental damage to constructed pieces:

• Rain damage — enabled by default
• Snow damage
• Ash damage
• Lava damage

Each can be configured independently.

Damage Look Cycling

Cycle a building ghost through different condition states before placing it.

• Ctrl + Alt + Mouse Wheel
• Cmd + Option + Mouse Wheel on macOS

Available states:

• New — 100% health
• Worn — 50% health
• Broken — 15% health

The setting Keep Damage Look Between Pieces controls whether the selected condition is retained between pieces.

Build Menu Scrolling

Navigate build-menu elements with the mouse wheel:

• Scroll over tabs to switch tabs.
• Shift + Mouse Wheel over tags or pieces to move through them.
• Piece scrolling starts from the piece under the mouse and keeps stepping until you move to a different piece.
• Optionally close the menu when the mouse is moved off the build piece menu and modifier key is released.
• Tab scrolling and tag/piece scrolling each have their own on/off switch.

Boat & Cart Removal

The hammer's Remove function can be used to deconstruct boats & Carts.

A boat & Cart cannot be removed while:

• Someone is aboard a boat, or a cart is hitched or open.
• Cargo remains inside.

Removal confirmation & cargo inside check can be disabled/enabled if preferred.

Favourite Lists

Improve custom build-list management:

• Double-click a custom list to rename it.
• Use the delete/trash icon to remove a list.
• Long list names can be scrolled.

Valheim's normal middle click to delete remains unaltered.

Ghost Piece Cycling

With the build menu closed:

• Hold Alt and use the mouse wheel to cycle through build pieces.

List Pinning

• Alt + Click a list button to pin and unpin it.
• Ghost-piece cycling can then be restricted to that list.
• Pinned-list persistence can be enabled.

Highlight Cycling

When using the Repair tool:

• Hold Q and use the mouse wheel to move the highlight between touching or clipped-in pieces.
• Repair and Remove actions operate on the currently highlighted piece.

Build Smoke

Optionally hide the dust/smoke effects generated when:

• Building
• Terraforming
• Repairing

This feature is disabled by default.

Piece Icon Size

Piece Icon Size scales the build-menu piece icons from 50% to 200%.

• Default: 100% — vanilla size
• Affects the piece grid and spacing.
• Also scales the small upgrade-arrow and favourite-star indicators.
• Applies to the hammer, hoe, cultivator, and serving tray build menus.
• Does not change the Repair / Remove buttons, tabs, or tag lists.

Performance

Fixedheim installs its game hooks only when the corresponding features are enabled.

When features are disabled, their associated hooks are removed. With all features disabled, the mod adds very little overhead.

With the default configuration, the primary per-piece operation is the rain-damage hook, which uses cached values.

Credits

The inventory sorter is based on dsoltyka/ValheimSortContainers (MIT).

The Mouse QoL & Build QoL functionality originally started from the same general idea used in my personal mod Cano.SortsitOut.

Support & Bug Reports

When reporting a problem, please include:

1. Your Valheim version.
2. Your BepInEx version.
3. Cano.Fixedheim version.
4. Your configuration file if the issue is configuration-related.
5. Your BepInEx log if the issue involves an error or mod conflict.
6. A list of other installed mods if the issue appears to be compatibility-related.

If a feature behaves unexpectedly, try disabling individual Fixedheim sections first to identify the affected feature.

You can contact me on Discord if you have problems: https://discord.gg/RPnb55MpSt