Custom Main Menu

A branded Valheim start menu for public servers, private servers, and modpack authors. Swap the logo, music, loading art, Discord invite, and changelog text & title. Rebuilt for Latest Valheim version.

Main Menu Screenshot (Customizable)

Features

• Your logo on the start screen
• Your menu music
• Random loading-screen art when a world loads (Customizable)
• Discord panel with your invite link
• Custom changelog text and title
• Coastal night login view (CFG Allows for Vanilla scene as well)
• Always skips the Iron Gate splash and first-run intro cinematic so players land on the menu

Missing files are skipped. The rest of the menu still works.

Files

Everything lives under BepInEx/config/, not next to the DLL. The plugin creates the folders on first run if they are missing.

File	What it does
logo.png	Start-menu title logo. Also accepts .jpg / .jpeg.
discordlogo.png	Image on the Discord panel. Also accepts .jpg / .jpeg.
mainmenu.ogg	Looping menu music. OGG Vorbis only.
changelog.txt	Text shown in the changelog panel. Edits apply live; no restart. Leave it empty to hide the panel (when custom text is on).
LoadingArt/art1 … art12	Loading splash. Use any subset. PNG, JPG, or JPEG. One existing file is picked at random each world load.

Important: Replace these files before you ship your pack. Also make sure CFG has the right options for your modpack/server and also has correct discord invite URL. Also replace the placeholder test text in changelog.txt found in config\CustomMainMenu to ensure your custom text is present in changelog. Config and assets survive a plugin update.

Config

BepInEx/config/rdmods.custommainmenu.cfg

The Discord panel title and button label are fixed in the plugin. The invite URL is not.

Section	Setting	What it does
General	Enabled	Turns the whole mod on or off.
General	EnableLogging	Extra log lines. Off by default.
Discord Panel	DiscordInviteUrl	Opened by the panel button. Must start with http:// or https://. Empty disables the link.
Discord Panel	VisibleOnlyOnStartMenu	When on, the panel shows only on the Start Game screen. Hidden on character/world select, cinematics, EULA, and during load.
Menu Scenery	Enabled	Coastal login camera, ships, rocks, campfire. Disable for Vanilla scene.
Menu Scenery	DepthOfFieldOnCharacterSelect	Depth of field during character select and credits.
Menu Scenery	ShipLightBrightness	Fill on the menu longships only (0–3, default 1). Does not brighten water, rocks, or the island.
Changelog	Enabled	Show the changelog panel and its menu button.
Changelog	UseCustomText	Fill the panel from changelog.txt.
Changelog	OverrideVanillaText	On: only your text. Off: your text above Valheim’s own notes.
Changelog	AutoOpen	Open the panel when the menu appears. The changelog button still collapses it.
Changelog	TitleText	Title on the open Changelog panel. Empty keeps the vanilla title (“Changelog”). The collapse button always stays “Changelog”.

Support

Questions, feedback, and bug reports: discord.gg/yX9tv3FXY6