Build Hotbar
A standalone building hotbar with an F6 toggle, saved building pieces, multiple rows, custom hotkeys, draggable positioning and in-game settings.Build Hotbar
Keep your favourite building pieces one key press away. A standalone client-side mod for Valheim, with built-in settings.
Previous release tested on Valheim 1.0.7 (network 39); version 0.8.0 awaits an in-game smoke test.
Getting started
Equip a hammer or another building tool, then press F6 to enable the hotbar. Press F6 again to restore your normal inventory shortcuts. Auto activation on equip is optional and off by default.
Open the building menu and hover over a piece, then press Shift + a slot key to save it. With no menu item hovered, this saves your currently selected piece instead.
| Default control | Action |
|---|---|
| F6 | Enable or disable the building hotbar |
| 1 to 8 | Select a saved piece in the current row |
| Shift + slot key | Save the hovered or selected piece |
| Alt + slot key | Clear that slot |
| Alt + mouse wheel | Switch hotbar rows |
Putting away or changing your building tool resets activation. Normal material requirements and building restrictions still apply.
Make it yours
- 8 slots and 3 rows by default. Choose 1 to 8 slots and 1 to 12 rows, with one row visible at a time.
- Move it: open the building menu and drag the title. The default position is top centre.
- Change keys: open the building menu, click Settings, click a binding, then press your preferred keyboard key. Escape cancels; Backspace unbinds.
- Hide the slots: click the minus button to collapse the bar. Collapse keeps shortcuts active; use F6 or Disable to turn them off.
- Settings save immediately. No ConfigurationManager needed. Adjust row scrolling, slot count, row count, activation and bindings in game.
- Saved pieces are kept separately for each building piece table and shared across characters/worlds within your mod profile. Reducing rows or slots preserves hidden assignments.
Custom bindings support keyboard keys. Save/clear use a held key plus a slot key; row switching uses a held key plus the wheel.
Screenshots
The screenshots show a user configuration with eight rows. The default is three.
Installation
Install with your mod manager and launch modded. Each player who wants the hotbar installs it locally; the server does not need it.
For manual installation, install BepInEx and copy the package's plugins folder into BepInEx. The plugin is plugins/BuildHotbar/BuildHotbar.dll.
Configuration: BepInEx/config/ValheimEnthusiestKakimaki.BuildHotbar.cfg.
Version 0.8.0 starts with fresh settings and saved slots. Previous configuration is not imported. Remove any previous hotbar installation before using this version.
Source and license
Created by ValheimEnthusiestKakimaki / KakimakiDev.
Licensed under GNU GPL v3. The package includes LICENSE.txt and Source.zip with source code and build instructions.