ARCHER QUIVER SLOT

A PLACE FOR YOUR ARROWS

Keep your quiver close. Give it a place of its own.

Archer Quiver Slot adds one dedicated equipment slot to ExtraSlots for the Shadow, Frost and Misty quivers from Vikings Archer. Discover a supported quiver to unlock the slot, then let Vikings Archer handle its equipment effects, appearance and ammunition as usual.

Compatibility / v0.1.9
Built against Valheim 1.0.16 with BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2351. Requires Vikings Archer 1.2.1, 1.2.2 or 1.2.3 and ExtraSlots 1.2.13 or 1.2.14. BetterArchery 2.0.2 integration is optional. Install on each player client; the dedicated server does not need this helper. Adjustable lower-back placement requires the reviewed Vikings Archer 1.2.2 or 1.2.3 release. With Archer 1.2.1, the slot still works and the original visual placement is retained.

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YOUR KIT / WHAT IT DOES

Adds one Quiver cell through ExtraSlots' custom equipment API.
Accepts Vikings Archer's Shadow, Frost and Misty quivers.
Follows ExtraSlots' discovery check and Vikings Archer's Quiver Slot setting.
Leaves equipping, status effects, visual creation and quiver contents with Vikings Archer.
Offers an adjustable lower-back position to help fit the quiver around backpacks and armour.
When the reviewed BetterArchery 2.0.2 is installed, makes its arrow settings recognize ammunition supplied by the quiver.

This is a slot bridge for those three items. It adds no quivers, recipes, tome slot, ammunition system or keybind. It does not rewrite inventory/save data. The optional arrow fix changes two ammunition lookups inside BetterArchery's projectile and aiming patches. Damage, elemental effects, arrow consumption and the rest of the firing logic remain with the existing mods. Other mods' quivers are not supported.

AzuExtendedPlayerInventory is incompatible with this helper. Use ExtraSlots as the equipment-slot provider. Do not also assign these quivers to a generic ExtraSlotsCustomSlots cell. ExtraSlotsCustomSlots is optional, not a required dependency.

READY THE QUIVER / INSTALLATION

Close Valheim and select the profile you play with in your mod manager.
Install ArcherQuiverSlot and the dependency versions listed above.
Launch the modded game. Keep Vikings Archer's Quiver Slot feature enabled.
Craft or pick up a supported quiver. Once ExtraSlots recognizes its discovery, the Quiver cell becomes available.

The earliest supported item is the Shadow Quiver, crafted at Vikings Archer's Archery Table. Its recipe and progression belong to Vikings Archer and may differ with server settings. An empty quiver cell before discovery is not required to be visible.

Each friend who wants this slot needs the helper on their own client. No new world is required. Keep a character backup when changing equipment-slot providers.

Manual installation: install the dependencies first, then copy the package's plugins/ArcherQuiverSlot folder into BepInEx/plugins. Keep only one ArcherQuiverSlot.dll.

Coming from the local test ZIP? With Valheim and your manager closed, replace the locally imported helper with the Thunderstore-managed package. Both use the same plugin ID and slot ID. Do not keep both copies.

Removal or changing equipment providers: first unequip the quiver into ordinary inventory, save and quit. Then uninstall the helper. Removing a slot while it still holds equipment has not been gameplay-tested.

FIELD NOTES / SETTINGS AND TROUBLESHOOTING

Use Vikings Archer's Quiver Slot setting and your normal ExtraSlots layout settings.

Quiver appearance: after the first launch, edit BepInEx/config/vercadi.ArcherQuiverSlot.cfg. The default places the quiver 0.40 m down, with no sideways offset and 0.10 m rearward from Archer's original attachment. It sits across the lower back with Roll = -70, Pitch = 0 and Yaw = 15, turning the arrow end back to help clear the right hand. Position and rotation settings follow the character's axes. Existing configs keep their settings; use these values to match the new default. Backpacks and armour vary in shape; adjust the fit for your equipment.

Set Lower back placement = false to restore the original appearance. These cosmetic settings affect how this client displays quivers on both your character and other players, including when no backpack is equipped. Friends can use the same config for matching placement. They do not change your character, equipped items, quiver contents or server state. An unrecognized Archer binary skips only this cosmetic adjustment.

No slot: confirm you launched the correct profile, discovered a supported quiver, enabled the Archer slot setting and have capacity for another ExtraSlots custom slot. Look in BepInEx/LogOutput.log for:

Registered one discovery-gated quiver slot.

After a dependency update: a version other than Vikings Archer 1.2.1, 1.2.2 or 1.2.3 or ExtraSlots 1.2.13 or 1.2.14 makes this release skip slot registration. Review compatibility before updating either dependency, especially while a quiver is equipped. The manifest dependency list does not prevent later updates. Missing or older dependencies may instead cause a BepInEx dependency error.

Arrow range and aiming: BetterArchery checks the raw equipped-ammo field, while Vikings Archer can supply quiver ammunition through the game's ammo accessor. The helper changes both the speed/accuracy and aiming-correction lookups to that accessor. It does not impose new speed, aim offset, gravity, damage or consumption values. Keep BetterArchery's own quiver disabled when Vikings Archer is your quiver provider. Startup logs should contain ACTIVE: BetterArchery 2.0.2 now resolves quiver ammunition. An unknown BetterArchery binary skips only this fix and leaves the equipment slot available.

Different arrows and special attacks: this fix preserves each arrow's own damage and effects and does not normalize Multishot or Barrage. BetterArchery's custom-projectile recognition and configured arrow-recovery list still apply; the helper does not make every modded arrow recoverable. Compare the same bow and arrow at the same draw when testing the two storage sources.

Visual fit: lower-back placement is adjustable; it cannot guarantee clearance with every backpack, cape, animation or body model.

For a report, include the game version, dependency versions, full BepInEx log, quiver name and the action that failed. Remove private server addresses or passwords before sharing a log.

CREDITS

Created by Vercadi as an independent compatibility add-on. Thanks to Radamanto for Vikings Archer and shudnal for ExtraSlots. Thanks also to ishid4 for BetterArchery. This is not an official release from those authors. Their binaries and Valheim assemblies are not included.

The original code and icon use the included MIT license. Development used AI assistance. The linked Ko-fi button is Ko-fi's brand artwork.

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