EpicGuns
An expandable Valheim firearm framework, beginning with a Bow-compatible 1911 and craftable .45 ACP ammunition.EpicGuns 0.3.0
EpicGuns begins with an early-game 1911 and its own craftable .45 ACP ammunition. The weapon looks and sounds like a pistol while deliberately using Valheim's Bow item category and Bows skill, allowing Bow passives and compatible Bow magic effects to work on it.
What is included
- 1911 pistol with a simple visible model, clean inventory icon, right-hand-only aiming pose, and short realistic pistol report
- .45 ACP ammunition with its own icon and compact projectile visual
- Bow item category and Bows skill progression
- Epic Loot item-info patch for the Black Forest (
defeated_gdking) tier - Multiplayer version checks; install the mod on the server and every client
- Server-synchronized balance configuration plus local audio and aim-pose adjustments
- No player pushback when firing by default
- Oversized-model safety fallback
Recipes
Both recipes unlock at a level 1 Forge.
1911
- 8 Bronze
- 4 Fine Wood
- 2 Deer Hide
Upgrades use 4 Bronze, 2 Fine Wood, and 1 Deer Hide per quality level. Maximum quality is 4.
20 × .45 ACP
- 1 Copper
- 2 Coal
- 1 Resin
Balance
- 22 pierce from the 1911
- 18 pierce from .45 ACP
- 40 combined base pierce
- +4 weapon pierce per quality level
- 1-second reload
- 5 stamina per shot
- 250 base durability
Configuration
After launching the game once with EpicGuns 0.3.0 installed, edit:
BepInEx/config/com.triston.epicguns.cfg
The configuration includes FireRate in shots per second (1 by default), weapon and ammunition damage, projectile speed, stamina, DisableFiringPushback, optional pushback strength, gunshot volume, and right-arm pose tuning. Gameplay and recoil settings synchronize from the server; aim-pose and audio settings remain local. Restart Valheim after editing the file by hand.
Epic Loot compatibility
Epic Loot is optional. When installed, the included patch adds EpicGuns_1911 to the Bow list at the Black Forest boss tier so it can participate in Epic Loot's item selection systems. The weapon itself is also a Bow-category item using the Bows skill, making Bow-compatible effects—such as supported multishot effects—eligible to apply.
The patch is installed to:
BepInEx/config/EpicLoot/patches/EpicGuns.iteminfo.json
Installation
Extract the zip into the r2modman profile folder or the Valheim game folder. The zip already contains the correct BepInEx directories.
Required:
- BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2350 or newer compatible 5.4 release
- Jötunn 2.30.2
For multiplayer, install the same EpicGuns version on the server and all players.
Console testing
With developer commands enabled:
spawn EpicGuns_1911
spawn EpicGuns_45ACP 100
First-release note
This foundation release still uses Valheim's stable projectile and reload behavior under the hood, but inherited crossbow audio, crossbow player shove, and the visible crossbow reload animation are removed. The body uses a one-handed state while a client-side arm controller points only the right arm toward the target; the left arm remains in its normal one-handed idle pose.