RtDRPG – Valheim Overhaul

RtDRPG is a full overhaul of Valheim that leans into MMO-style systems while still keeping the core survival experience intact.

It adds structured progression, meaningful combat, and a ton of new content — without turning the game into something unrecognizable.

What This Modpack Does

• Adds MMO-style systems like Bind on Equip and a custom death system (by Smoothbrain)
• Introduces new classes with different playstyles, see CaptainSkillTree modpage.
• Expands the game with custom dungeons, enemies, bosses, and raids
• Keeps Valheim’s progression, but makes it more guided and consistent
• Combat is more impactful — you’ll feel it if you’re not prepared

Core Changes

• Boss powers are now passive instead of activated
• Bosses can drop cut gems and quality of gem depends on difficulty of boss.
• Jewelcrafting replaces traditional loot systems
• Gem Boxes have a 12% drop rate
• Creatures drop biome-based uncut gems (40%)
• Socketing gear won’t fail, but it costs coins
• Progression works both solo and in groups (ZedDragons mods)

Quality of Life

• Press P for a home portal (with a timed return)
• Automatically equips your last shield when using 1H weapons (ZenCombat)
• Dedicated dodge button (ZenCombat)
• Magic is available early instead of being late-game only
• Farming and planting are much smoother
• Assets are optimized for better performance (100m render cap, stylized textures)

Systems

Magic System

• You can start using magic as early as Eikthyr’s Meadows
• Progression is tied to consuming Spirit Essence
• Food (especially farming) plays a big role in sustaining Eitr
• All magic weapons have an AOE secondary attack

Metals & Resources

Resources are spread out to match progression:

• Meadows → Flint
• BlackForest → Copper, Tin, Gold
• Swamp → Iron, Guck, MoonIron
• Mountains → Silver, Orichalcum
• Plains → Netherite, limited BlackMetal
• Mistlands → Felmetal
• AshLands → Flametal, Ancient Metal
• DeepNorth → Arcane Metal

Boss Hunting

• All bosses have a chance to drop gems
• Early bosses drop Simple Gems (15–20%)
• Mid-game introduces Advanced Gems
• Later bosses start dropping Perfect Gems, starting at 10% and increasing over time

Raids, Difficulty & QOL

• New raids are tied directly to biome progression
• Difficulty can be adjusted using CLLC modifiers
• Farming and Foraging systems are already included (Smoothbrain)
• Azumatt mods handle most of the extra QOL

Extra Info

Wiki

Full breakdown of systems and progression:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hUzCYXYPLspuFeBXCIJiPO8zn6iiWPNZZfAeJRM6Icw

Screenshots

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Incompatibilities

Known List

Mod	Severity	Comments
AI Generated mods	Low	These mods may cause a lot of problems or no problems, its your computer do as you wish!
World_Advancement_Progression	Low	All custom raids may break, it is currently untested.
Wacky EpicMMO	Low	Confliction of progression and level system - if you want to install it go ahead but you won't level right and might experience minor problems.
MagicPlugin	Medium	Group healing spells may break.
Therzie	Medium	Conflict of progression, and size. Play both, but separate your play-through. Do not mix with RtD.
Shawesomes Divine Armaments	Medium	Reported by an user on Discord: Having 'ssj' activated will make your skill leveling too fast.
BetterTames	High	Summoned companions become immortal and allows unlimited repeated summoning.
CombatincentivesREwrite	High	Reported by an user on Discord: Cannot save nor respawn when using both mods in parallel.
Epic Loot	High	does not work with JewelCrafting & will not be supported under any circumstances.
Valheim Plus	Very High	Can have random & odd conflictions with other mods
SeedBed	Very High	Breaks all custom Vegetation.
OreMines	Very High	Several dungeons break with Expand_World edits
HildersQuest	Critical	Major parts of this game will not load; and broke with ZenWorldModifiers

• Azumatt has more QOL than Valheim Plus has to offer but broken down into individual mods.
• Jewelcrafting is better alternative to Epic Loot with minimal impact on performance and more fine tuned. - Already included.

Use them at your own risk.

Installation

1. Install R2Modman or Gale
2. Create a new Valheim profile
3. Search for RtDRPG and install it
4. Launch modded (first load will take longer than vanilla)

Important:

• You need a new world and character
• Do NOT update from older RtD versions with extra biomes

Dedicated Servers

• Configs need to be uploaded manually
• Server owners are responsible for setup
• Support is limited due to how many variables there are

Contact & Support

• Discord: https://discord.gg/GQxe8AdpT2
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Soloredis/about