JotunnLib

Jötunn (/ˈjɔːtʊn/, "giant") Lib is a modding library for Valheim, with the goal of making the lives of mod developers easier.
Get the mod on NexusMods!

Installation

Instructions for installing and using JotunnLib as a user:

1. You will first need to download BepInEx for Valheim.
   Move the contents of BepInExPack_Valheim folder into <Steam Location>\steamapps\common\Valheim.
   Note: If you already have used any other mods, you likely already have this installed.
2. Download JotunnLib from the Releases page. Unzip the downloaded files into <Steam Location>\steamapps\common\Valheim\BepInEx\plugins.
3. That's it! Now download some mods which use JotunnLib! :)

Features & Roadmap

Currently, JotunnLib lets you create & add all of the following custom things into Valheim:

• [x] Custom prefabs
• [x] Custom inventory items
• [x] Custom recipes
  • [ ] Create using JSON
• [x] Custom input buttons
  • [ ] Ability to change custom keybinds in-game via settings menu
• [x] Custom skills
  • [ ] Add using JSON
• [x] Custom localizations for current language
  • [ ] Localizations for other languages
  • [ ] Localizations from JSON file
• [x] Custom piece tables (create your own variant of the Hammer, Cultivator, etc.)
  • [ ] Create using JSON
• [x] Custom pieces to existing piece tables (adding extra items to Hammer, Cultivator, etc.)
  • [ ] Add using JSON
• [x] Custom vegetation spawning in the world
• [x] Utils for loading custom assets at runtime
  • [x] Loading 2D textures
  • [x] Loading meshes from .obj model files
• [ ] Custom commands
  • [x] Custom console commands
  • [ ] Custom chat commands
• [ ] Listening to game events
  • [x] (Currently very few event listeners implemented)
  • [ ] All game events
• [ ] Custom tabs for in-game settings menu

Developing mods

Visit our documentation site for more info.

Repo structure

The repository is split up into a few parts:

• Code relating to JotunnLib is in the JotunnLib folder
• Documentation source for JotunnLib is within the JotunnLib/Documentation folder
• Demo mod used as an example is in the TestMod folder

Issues

Have any issues or feature requests? Open a pull request or submit an issue!

Contributing

For information about contributing to the repo, see the Contributing instructions.