Torvald's Affordable Pavers

"Leave a path of stone wherever you roam!"

A Valheim mod from Torvald's Affordable Pavers that adds a paving cart - load it with stone and pull it around to automatically create paved stone roads. Perfect for connecting your bases with proper Viking infrastructure, complete with sparks.

Torvald's been busy in his workshop again, and this time he's solved the age-old Viking problem of trudging through mud and rough terrain between settlements. His latest contraption is part cart, part road-laying machine, and part sorcery. Just toss some stones in the back, flip the lever, and start walking - the cart will lay down a paved path behind you, leveling the ground and clearing small obstacles as it goes.

How to Use

1. Craft the Paving Cart at a workbench with:

   • 2 Surtling Cores (for the magical paving power)
   • 20 Elder Bark (sturdy cart construction)
   • 10 Bronze Nails (quality fittings)
   • 2 Iron (for the grinding mechanism)
   • 8 Stone (initial paving material)

2. Load with stone - Put any stone materials in the cart's container

   • Regular Stone works perfectly
   • Cart will reject non-stone items automatically

3. Toggle paving - Use the lever on the right side of the cart

   • Interactive club-shaped lever shows current status
   • Green sparks when paving is active

4. Pull and pave - Attach and pull the cart around

   • Creates paved stone paths automatically every ~1 meter
   • Levels terrain and clears grass/clutter
   • Falls back to terrain leveling when out of stone

Visual Indicators

• Sparks effect - Orange sparks fly when paving is active
• Glowing surtling core - Visible power source mounted on the cart
• Interactive lever - Control lever for turning on/off paving

Technical Details

• Paving Radius: 1.2 meters around cart position
• Stone Cost: 1 stone per paved section
• Paving Interval: Every 1 meter of travel
• Terrain Operations: Uses vanilla Valheim terrain pieces for proper persistence
• Multiplayer Compatible: All effects synchronized across players

Installation

Install with a mod manager or manually place the files in your BepInEx/plugins folder. Requires BepInEx and Jotunn.

Known Issues

None currently known.

Support

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Visit the GitHub repository for issues and updates.

Changelog

All notable changes to Torvald's Pavers will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.1.0] - 2025-09-11

Fixed

• Major: Fixed terrain modifications not working on dedicated servers
• Major: Fixed stone consumption not working properly in multiplayer
• Resolved RPC networking issues between client and dedicated server
• Fixed TerrainCompiler not being available on headless servers

Changed

• Completely redesigned networking architecture for dedicated server compatibility
• Client now handles stone consumption before sending terrain requests
• Server now acts as coordinator, relaying terrain modifications to all clients
• Significantly reduced log spam during road building
• Disabled debug logging for production builds

Technical Changes

• Implemented client-side execution of terrain modifications
• Added global RPC handlers for server coordination
• Switched from server-side to client-side terrain piece instantiation
• Improved error handling and fallback mechanisms

[1.0.0] - 2025-09-08

Added

• Initial release of Torvald's Pavers
• Paving cart that automatically lays stone roads
• Stone-only container system that rejects non-stone items
• Interactive club-shaped lever for toggling paving on/off
• Visual sparks effect when paving is active
• Surtling core visual power source
• Smart terrain operations using vanilla terrain pieces
• Automatic terrain leveling and grass clearing
• Fallback to terrain-only leveling when out of stone
• Multiplayer synchronization support

Technical Features

• Built using Jötunn modding framework
• Uses vanilla terrain modification system for persistence
• Proper network synchronization for multiplayer
• Component-based architecture for maintainability

Crafting Recipe

• 2 Surtling Cores (magical paving power)
• 20 Elder Bark (sturdy construction)
• 10 Bronze Nails (quality fittings)
• 2 Iron (grinding mechanism)
• 8 Stone (initial material)