BlindCartographer

Blind Cartographer is a lightweight quality-of-life mod for Valheim that enhances navigation, especially in "No Map" mode.

Features

• Quick Pin Placement
  Add pins to the world map without opening the map UI. Just look at an object (like a resource node, firepit, ore, dungeon entrance, etc.) and press LEFT Alt + Y to create a pin using its name(or custom text by your choice).

• Map Access via Cartography Table
  In "No Map" mode, the cartography table becomes your only access point to the world map — just like a true adventurer would rely on maps at camp.

Details

• You can pin nearly any interactive world object: resources, workbenches, entrances, and more.
• A simple popup appears to name the pin, with keyboard and mouse input support.

Compatibility and installation

Version 1.0.2 is compiled against Valheim 1.0.12 (Deep North) and BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2350. It updates the pin confirmation call for the new Character.Message signature. In-game verification is still required.

Close Valheim, then replace the existing BlindCartographer DLL in your active profile's BepInEx/plugins folder with bin/Release/BlindCartographer.dll. Keep only one copy of the mod. When using r2modman, use its active profile folder rather than the game's installation folder.

To verify: aim at an object, press LEFT ALT + Y (the default), enter a name and confirm. Check that the pin and notification appear without errors. Also check pinning without a hovered object and opening the cartography table in No Map mode.

Building on Windows

Run ./build.ps1 in PowerShell. The script compiles against the installed game's managed DLLs; no game libraries are bundled in the output.

Defaults use Valheim at D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Valheim, BepInEx.dll and 0Harmony.dll in the ignored libs folder, and the Roslyn compiler bundled with Rider 2026.2.1. Override -GamePath, -BepInExCore (the BepInEx core directory), and -CompilerPath as needed. Output: bin/Release/BlindCartographer.dll.