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.

• All RtD mods use optimized 256 texture sizes and reduced render distances for better performance.
• RtD mods do have some incompatibilities, and unsupported combinations may cause instability, broken progression, missing functionality, desyncs, or world corruption.
• Compatibility bypass mods and forced runtime patchers are used entirely at your own risk.
• If you encounter issues with your own modpack(s), please disable all non-RtD mods first, test the issue, then re-enable your extra mods one by one to identify the problematic mod(s).
• RtD projects may migrate to another host/platform in the future.

What This Modpack Does

• 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
• RtDRPG is balanced around Jewelcrafting-based progression instead of randomized loot systems like Epic Loot

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

• 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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RtDRPG Compatibility Notes

Known List

Mod	Severity	Comments
AI Generated mods	Low	Quality and compatibility may vary significantly depending on implementation.
World_Advancement_Progression	Low	Raid progression and biome events may behave unpredictably.
Wacky EpicMMO	Low	Overlapping progression systems may cause inconsistent leveling behavior.
MagicPlugin	Medium	Group healing interactions may fail.
Therzie	Medium	Progression pacing and creature scaling differ heavily from RtD balancing. Separate playthroughs are recommended.
Shawesomes Divine Armaments	Medium	Certain transformations may accelerate skill progression unexpectedly.
BetterTames	High	Summon systems may conflict with RtD companion mechanics.
CombatincentivesREwrite	High	Respawn and save-related issues have been reported.
Epic Loot	High	RtDRPG progression and itemization systems are not designed around Epic Loot mechanics.
Valheim Plus	Very High	Broad gameplay modifications may introduce unpredictable interactions with RtD systems.
SeedBed	Very High	Custom vegetation generation may fail or become inconsistent.
OreMines	Very High	Dungeon and world-generation conflicts may occur with Expand_World edits.
HildersQuest	Critical	Some RtD systems may not initialize correctly alongside ZenWorldModifiers.
CookieMilk mods & related patchers	Critical	Runtime compatibility overrides may alter or disable RtD systems in unsupported ways.

• Azumatt mods provide modular QOL alternatives to Valheim Plus.
• Jewelcrafting is already included and balanced directly around RtD progression.

Use unsupported combinations 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

RtD Compatibility & Support Policy

RtD mods are designed as curated gameplay experiences, not universal compatibility frameworks.

Some mods heavily modify progression, loot generation, combat systems, world generation, networking, or runtime behavior. These combinations may still launch successfully, but stability and functionality cannot be guaranteed.

Please understand:

• Unsupported combinations may cause instability, broken progression, missing functionality, desyncs, or world corruption.
• Compatibility bypass mods and forced runtime patchers are used entirely at your own risk.
• Bug reports from unsupported setups may be declined if the issue cannot be reproduced on a clean RtD setup.
• Server owners and modpack creators are responsible for testing their own environments.
• RtD support is primarily limited to mods developed by Smoothbrain, Azumatt, ZedDragon, Shudnal, Alpus, Vapok, Marlthon, OdinPlus, and WackyMole.

The goal is not to restrict player choice, but to keep RtD projects stable and maintainable as curated gameplay experiences.

Support & Feedback

• If you enjoy the hundreds of hours put into this overhaul and want to show some love, you can support my work via Patreon.
• Patreon
• Support

Note on Support:

This mod is provided "as-is." While I appreciate the RtD community, I am not providing technical support, troubleshooting, or custom requests at this time.