⚠️ Important Notice

Following the release of Valheim 1.0, the mod structure has been reorganized. Some items and build pieces have been redistributed between mods, while all internal names have been changed.

🔄 New Mod Structure

Artisan Mastery now serves as the main dependency for other mods in the Distant Origins collection, bringing together content focused on crafting, building, professions, and other non-combat aspects of the game.

As part of this restructuring:

• Shared Materials — general crafting materials from other mods have been brought together in Artisan Mastery, creating a shared resource pool for the entire collection. Combat-focused mods now keep only materials specific to their own content. This allows a wider variety of custom materials to be used when crafting equipment across Distant Origins mods.

• Building Content — Decor and Utility build pieces from other mods have been moved to Artisan Mastery. All building-related content is now collected in one place.

• Peaceful Professions — armor, tools, and other content related to peaceful professions have been moved to Artisan Mastery.

• Shipbuilding — the Galleon and its related content have been moved to Artisan Mastery as part of the shipbuilding profession, including the Naval Workbench, ship upgrades, and shipwrecks.

⚙️ Content Modules

To make the core role more flexible, a new Content Modules section has been added to the configuration.

Entire content categories can now be disabled independently:

• Ships — ships, dedicated crafting stations, upgrades, equipment and supplies
• Shipwrecks — drifting shipwrecks and cargo crates found across the ocean
• Gear — armor sets, tools, equipment and dedicated crafting stations
• Utility Pieces — functional build pieces designed for practical use
• Decor Pieces — furniture, displays, storage and other decorative build pieces

This allows you to keep only the parts of Artisan Mastery you want, or disable all optional content and use the mod purely as a Distant Origins core. In this case, only the Artisan Workshop and core crafting resources used by other Distant Origins mods will remain available.

Note: Changes to content modules require a game restart.

📘 Mods Guide & Crafting Overview

Crafting recipes, internal prefab names and additional developer notes:

Artisan Mastery

Artisan Mastery introduces a variety of peaceful professions, each with specialized equipment and benefits designed to support its unique role and complement Valheim's progression.

In addition, Artisan Mastery serves as the foundation for the Distant Origins mods, providing shared crafting resources and materials used across them.

Current Sets:

• Miner Set — highly effective for ore extraction and transportation
• Plague Doctor Set — specialized gear suited for handling illness and poisonous substances
• Sailor Set — practical maritime attire designed for life at sea and steady work on deck

🔨 Crafting Stations

The mod introduces several specialized crafting stations, each dedicated to a different type of work — from traditional crafting to shipbuilding and unusual medical practices.

• Artisan Workshop — for crafting materials and artisan gear
• Naval Workbench — for constructing ships and crafting ship upgrades
• Doctor Desk — for unusual medical crafting

🔩 Materials

• Treated Wood – wood infused with resin or tar, offering better resistance to moisture and decay and suitable for a wide range of crafting purposes.

• Fittings – a set of forged rings, plates, mounts, and rivets used as common crafting components.

• Processed Leather – a range of specially treated leathers used as advanced crafting materials.

• Coarse Thread – a basic crafting thread used across the earlier stages of progression.

⛏️ Dual Pickaxes

A new weapon type has been added — Dual Pickaxes.

• Primary Attack: ideal for fast horizontal digging. Can also help in an emergency encounter with an enemy.
• Secondary Attack: functions similarly to the vanilla pickaxe, making it well-suited for vertical digging.

⛵ New Ship

A new ship has been added to the world of Valheim — the Galleon.
A powerful and majestic vessel, created for true conquerors of the seas.

The Galleon is a multi-deck vessel — a self-contained floating fortress. It features functional interior spaces and a wide range of integrated interaction points throughout the ship. With each installed upgrade, additional systems and features become available, steadily transforming the Galleon into a true flagship of the seas.

🌊 Shipwrecks and Exploration

Drifting shipwrecks can now be found across the open seas, adding new depth to naval exploration and progression.
They vary in rarity and reward, offering valuable resources and a chance to discover Draughts used to craft upgrades for the Galleon.

By exploring these drifting wrecks and revealing their secrets, you gain access to powerful ship upgrades that can be crafted and installed directly on the Galleon, further strengthening your vessel for the journeys ahead.

⚙️ Ship Upgrade System

The Galleon can be upgraded through a dedicated Upgrade Table installed on board.

A total of 16 unique upgrades become available as you progress and explore the world.

Each upgrade is crafted using special Draughts discovered during your journeys.
Once installed, the upgrades expand the ship’s potential, unlocking new systems and significantly improving its overall performance.

🦜 Feathered Companion

Near the Upgrade Table on board, you will find a feathered assistant.

This parrot companion provides helpful information, guides you through key ship systems, and accompanies you throughout important interactions and upgrade decisions.

🔧 Utility Build Pieces

The mod also includes a collection of functional build pieces with unique features designed to simplify everyday tasks and improve the overall gameplay experience.

• Cargo Crane: a sturdy crane designed to simplify the loading and unloading of ship cargo
• Cargo Cart: an improved version of the standard cart with enhanced stats, perfectly suited for use with the Cargo Crane

🪑 Decor Elements

The mod also provides a growing collection of decorative pieces, giving you more ways to furnish and personalize your base.

🌍 Translations

🔧 Compatibility

✔️ Supported Mods

❌ Not Recommended

🙏 Credit & Thanks

Special thanks to:

• Insanity — for his dedicated testing throughout all stages, and for his invaluable ideas and feedback during development
• Distant Origins community — for being part of this journey and supporting the project

and

• Azumatt — for his tutorial material
• MidnightsFX, Hugo The Dwarf — for their help and guidance

💬 Mod Support & Feedback

Please feel free to share any feedback or suggestions on my Discord:

👉 Join the Distant Origins Discord

⚠️ Usage & Monetization

Asset & Code Usage

You are welcome to use this mod in modpacks and create compatibility patches to resolve unintended conflicts with other mods, as well as custom configuration, balance, or localization patches, provided that the original mod remains a required dependency.

Extracting, copying, modifying, or redistributing this mod or any of its resources is not permitted.

Code, assets, prefabs, or other resources from this mod may not be incorporated into another mod, DLL, or project.

Monetization

This mod is free and was created for the enjoyment of the community.

Please do not use this mod or its content in monetized contexts.

This includes:

• Selling access to features or content from the mod
• Offering them as rewards for donations or paid services

💬 I’m always open to discussion and collaboration - thank you for respecting the time and effort behind this work.

☕ Donations & Tips

I'm a 34-year-old teacher who creates mods in my free time simply because I enjoy it and love bringing new experiences to Valheim. Everything I make is a passion project. If you ever feel like leaving a little something, you can support me here ❤️