Valheim Bubble

Press one key to cast a protection bubble without opening your inventory.

1. The mod notes what is in your hands, down to the exact item.
2. It equips the Staff of Protection from your inventory.
3. It casts the staff. The game's own shield covers you and every ally in range.
4. It puts your previous weapon (and shield) back, including holstered weapons.

Your armor is never touched.

A countdown under the status-effect icons shows the time left on your bubble, whoever cast it. When the bubble runs out or breaks, the countdown flashes "Bubble down!" and plays a sound once.

Client-side only. Nothing needs to be installed on the server.

Requirements

• Staff of Protection in your inventory.
• Enough Eitr for one cast. If you are short, the Eitr bar flashes and nothing is swapped.

Configuration

BepInEx/config/com.syloreon.valheimbubble.cfg, created on first launch. In Gale: Config tab → Valheim Bubble.

Section	Setting	Default
General	Keybind	F6	Key that runs the swap-cast-swap.
Gear	StaffPrefab	StaffShield	Staff to cast with.
Gear	CastTimeoutSeconds	6	Give up and restore gear after this long.
Timer	Enabled	true	Show the countdown.
Timer	OffsetX / OffsetY	0 / 70	Position relative to the status-effect icons.
Timer	FontSize	20
Timer	ExpiryCue	Both	None, Flash, Sound or Both.
Timer	CueVolume	0.8

Changes take effect after restarting the game.

Notes

• The key does nothing while chat, the console, a menu, the map or your inventory is open, or while you're at a ship's helm, sitting or in bed.
• If you keep attacking or jump into deep water mid-cast, your gear comes back as soon as the game allows it.
• The expiry sound follows CueVolume and the master volume, not the game's SFX slider.
• The extra sound plays only when the bubble expires. When it breaks, the game already plays its own break sound.
• If you carry more than one staff, the highest-quality one is used.