Valheim Build Camera - Vapok's Build

This is a port of gittywithexcitment's original Build Camera Mod but updaed for Hildir's Update and made available on both Nexus and Thunderstore.

Much credit to the original author who provided the proper license for me to be able to update, change, and distribute this mod.

Usage

1. Equip your hammer,
2. Go within build range of a build station (e.g. a workbench),
3. Press B (default - can be changed in config) to activate the build camera.
4. The camera is now disconnected from your avatar. Look around and move as usual (e.g. using mouse and keyboard); use jump (Space) to go up and stealth (Control) to go down. Hold run (Shift) to move the camera faster. Gamepad users: left trigger and right trigger move the camera up and down. Right joystick turns the camera. Left joystick pans the camera left, right, forward, and backward.
5. Build (left click) and choose items to build (right click) as usual.

Other details

• This mod changes how far from a work station you're able to build to several times the game default, see the configuration options Distance_Can_Build_From_Avatar and Distance_Can_Build_From_Workbench. There was much demand for this feature.
• Deactivate build mode by unequipping the hammer or pressing B or R (the keybind for "hide" weapons).
• Also works with the hoe and the cultivator.
• The camera must stay within the build area, although the range is configurable with Camera_Range_Multiplier.

Installation

1. Install BepInEx for Valheim
2. Place Build Camera.dll in your BepInEx plugins directory, like this: Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim\BepInEx\plugins\Build Camera.dll.

Configuration

Start the game with the plugin installed, then edit the file \BepInEx\config\Build Camera.cfg. There are several configurable options:

• Distance_Can_Build_From_Avatar
• Distance_Can_Build_From_Workbench
• Toggle_build_mode hotkey
• Camera_Move_Speed_Multiplier
• Camera_Range_Multiplier
• Move_With_Respect_To_World
• Verbose_Logging

Incompatible with

• Valheim Plus first person mode. Sorry, I'm not sure how to make these compatible, both mods are taking over the camera.
• Masa's FirstPerson mod, on R2ModManager

I've been told Build Camera is compatible with with kailen37's FirstPerson mod on nexusmods.com.

Miscellaneous

This mod only needs to be installed on your client, not the server, and other clients do not have to install it (unless they want it too).

Changelog

• Version 1.7.0 - Vapok's Port
  • Updated Original Code Base to work with Hildir's Update

Source code

Can be found at https://github.com/Vapok/ValheimBuildCamera .

Contributions are welcome:

• bug fixes
• adding compatibility with another mod
• For new features, please contact me first, by opening an issue on github and explaining what you intend.

Acknowledgements

• Credit to gittywithexcitment for their original build of this mod.
• Thanks to the excellent Build Helper mod for showing me how to change "distance can build from avatar" and "distance can build from workbench".

Mod Author Details

Author: Vapok

Source: Github

Discord: Vapok's Mod's Community

Patch notes: Github Patchnotes