SandboxTools

A command set for modders, build testers, and anyone who just wants to play in sandbox mode.

It covers two jobs:

1. Set up a test character - unlock materials, stations, and recipes, and set skill levels so you can craft, build, and fight without grinding.
2. Data mine the live game - export whatever Valheim currently has loaded (vanilla + mods) to CSV for balance checks, recipe audits, and spreadsheets.

Pair it with Server Devcommands for the wider admin / cheat console toolset (god, fly, spawn, and the rest).

Install

1. Open r2modman / Thunderstore Mod Manager - Valheim.
2. Online - search DevDonkey-SandboxTools - Install (needs BepInExPack_Valheim).
3. Launch the game through the mod manager.
4. Enable the cheat console (devcommands) and type sandbox for the command list.

Or manually: put SandboxTools.dll in BepInEx/plugins/.

Commands

All commands start with sandbox. Type sandbox alone for a short reminder.

Test character

Command	What it does
sandbox discover all	Discovers every material and crafting station so recipes and build pieces unlock.
sandbox discover materials	Discovers materials only.
sandbox discover stations	Discovers crafting stations only.
sandbox discover recipes	Unlocks every crafting recipe.
sandbox skills	Sets every skill to 100.
sandbox skills 50	Sets every skill to a custom level.

Data mining

Command	What it does
sandbox export	Writes all CSV files under BepInEx/exports/.
sandbox export items	Writes items.csv plus the filtered item CSVs.
sandbox export recipes	Writes recipes.csv only.

Tab completes the group and the next argument.

A full export also runs once automatically after the game finishes loading items and recipes for the session.

Export files

Exports land here:

BepInEx/exports/

For r2modman that is usually:

%APPDATA%\r2modmanPlus-local\Valheim\profiles\<profile>\BepInEx\exports\

File	Contents
items.csv	Every item currently loaded (name, type, weight, food/armor/damage stats, flags, whether it has a recipe)
recipes.csv	Every crafting recipe, including station, min level, amount produced, and each material + amount
foods.csv	Foods only (same columns as items.csv, sorted by food value)
weapons.csv	Weapons only
armor.csv	Armour only
materials.csv	Materials only

ItemName is the localized display name; InternalName is the prefab id (what spawn commands use). Biome is a best-effort guess from names/stations/materials - treat unknowns as Unknown, not gospel.

Notes

• Local player / client toolkit - meant for testing and sandbox worlds.
• Source: github.com/MattHB1/valheim-sandbox-tools
• Other mods: DevDonkey on Thunderstore
• Changelog: CHANGELOG.md