Bifrost Connect

A streamlined, one-click dedicated server browser directly on the Valheim main menu.

Bifrost Connect stops the endless searching through lists, typing IP addresses, or repeatedly copying and pasting passwords—hop straight into your favorite worlds with a single click.

🌟 Features

• 🌐 Native Main Menu Button: Seamlessly blends into the Valheim main menu right alongside the standard buttons with matching fonts and audio cues.
• 📜 Scrollable Server Directory: Browse through an unlimited list of your servers inside a custom Valheim woodpanel UI with mouse-wheel scrolling and a smooth vertical scrollbar.
• 🔍 Real-Time Search & Filtering: Live filter search bar at the top of the directory to instantly locate servers by name or address as you type.
• ⚡ Direct Join (Quick Connect): Jump into any server address/port without permanently cluttering your server list.
• 📥 1-Click History Import: Import your existing vanilla Valheim recent server history and favorites directly into BifrostConnect with one click.
• 🛠️ In-Game Server Manager: Add, edit, or delete servers directly from the game UI without ever needing to open a text editor.
• 🧩 Pre-Connection Mod Compatibility Verification: Verify that your active profile has all required BepInEx plugins installed before connecting, complete with mod versions and modpack manifest support.
• 🚨 Smart Disconnect Diagnostics: Intercepts disconnects and mod version mismatches (e.g. ServerSync or B.A.R.K. version mismatches) and displays the exact diagnosis reason directly on Valheim's disconnect screen.
• 🛡️ Streamer-Safe Password Masking: Automatically hides saved server passwords behind a toggleable [Show/Hide] view on the confirmation dialog.
• 🔑 Automatic Password Injection: Stores passwords securely in your local JSON config and automatically injects them during connection—no password prompt required!
• 📊 Live Status & Latency: Real-time online/offline indicators, player counts, and color-coded ping (latency) for all servers.
• ⭐ Favorite Servers: Click the star icon next to any server to mark it as a favorite and pin it to the top.
• 🕐 Smart Sorting: Servers are automatically sorted by favorites first, then by most recently played.
• 🔒 Password Indicator: Servers with saved passwords display a lock icon for quick visual identification.
• 📍 Scroll Position Memory: The server list remembers your scroll position when you close and reopen the menu.
• 📝 Server Notes: Add custom notes to servers (e.g., "Friday night survival", "Modded with Vortex") displayed on the confirmation dialog.
• 📋 Clipboard Import: Paste IP:Port:Password from clipboard and instantly create a server entry with one click.
• 🌍 World Modifier Badges & Tooltips: Live display of server world modifier presets (e.g. Combat, Death Penalty, Resource rates) with native Valheim hover tooltips matching the vanilla server browser.
• 📋 1-Click Address Copy: Easily copy IP:Port directly to your clipboard with one click on the confirmation dialog to share with friends.
• ⚡ Double-Click Quick Join: Double-click any server row to jump straight into the server without opening the confirmation dialog.
• ⌨️ Seamless Keyboard & Gamepad Flow: Arrow to a server, press Enter (or controller A) to open details, and press Enter again to join instantly.
• 🔄 Smart Refresh Feedback & Cooldown: Refresh button shows dynamic "Querying..." feedback and prevents socket congestion from spam clicking.
• 💻 100% Client-Side: Works out of the box with all vanilla and modded dedicated servers.

⚙️ Configuration

When you first launch the game with Bifrost Connect installed, a template configuration file is automatically generated at: BepInEx/config/BifrostConnect_Servers.json

(If using a mod manager, access this via the Config editor tab in your profile.)

{
  "Servers": [
    {
      "Name": "My Survival Server",
      "IP": "127.0.0.1",
      "Port": 2456,
      "Password": ""
    },
    {
      "Name": "Community Dedicated Server",
      "IP": "192.168.1.100",
      "Port": 2456,
      "Password": "secretpassword"
    },
    {
      "Name": "Modded World",
      "IP": "valheim.example.com",
      "Port": 2456,
      "Password": "valheim123"
    }
  ]
}