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Tootsalots Valhalla Overhaul Lite
Lightweight QoL overhaul with Smoothbrain skills, balanced configs, automation, combat fixes, portals, diving, and visual tweaks. No new content, creatures, or weapons.
By tootsalot
| Last updated | a week ago |
| Total downloads | 57 |
| Total rating | 1 |
| Categories | Mods Modpacks Tweaks Server-side Client-side Utility |
| Dependency string | tootsalot-Tootsalots_Valhalla_Overhaul_Lite-1.2.0 |
| Dependants | 0 other packages depend on this package |
This mod requires the following mods to function
denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim
BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured with the correct entry point for mods and preferred defaults for the community.
Preferred version: 5.4.2333
ValheimModding-Jotunn
Jötunn (/ˈjɔːtʊn/, 'giant'), the Valheim Library was created with the goal of making the lives of mod developers easier. It enables you to create mods for Valheim using an abstracted API so you can focus on the actual content creation.
Preferred version: 2.28.0
ValheimModding-YamlDotNet
Shared version 16.3.0 of YamlDotNet from Antoine Aubry and contributors, net47 package for use in Valheim mods. Maintained by the ValheimModding team.
Preferred version: 16.3.1
shudnal-MyLittleUI
Bunch of little UI tweaks. Tooltips for production timers, player status, items. Custom chest names, buff list, multicraft, weather forecast, crafting sorting, filtering and so on.
Preferred version: 1.2.10
Azumatt-AzuExtendedPlayerInventory
AzuEPI (Extended Player Inventory) is a comprehensive inventory expansion mod that adds more rows to inventory, equipment slots, quick slots, vanity customization, and loadout management to Valheim. Controller friendly.
Preferred version: 2.4.1
Azumatt-AAA_Crafting
AzuAnti-ArthriticCrafting. Gives you an input field to enter the amount of items you want to craft, a search filter feature, and recipe tracking. Controller friendly, with virtual keyboard.
Preferred version: 2.1.6
Roses-SmarterContainers
Want to quickly drop your loot? Tired of looking for chest with a specific item-stack in order to store some more of it? Teach your containers to arrange items with their neighbors!
Preferred version: 1.7.0
Goldenrevolver-Quick_Stack_Store_Sort_Trash_Restock
Quick Stacking, Sorting, Trashing and more in one cohesive package
Preferred version: 1.4.13
MSchmoecker-MultiUserChest
Allows multiple players to interact with the same chest at the same time
Preferred version: 0.6.1
Azumatt-AzuCraftyBoxes
AzuCraftyBoxes is a Valheim mod that allows players to access and use resources from nearby containers when crafting and building, based on a configurable range and item restrictions. Restrictions are controlled by the yaml file Azumatt.AzuCraftyBoxes.yml
Preferred version: 1.8.14
Azumatt-Recycle_N_Reclaim
A mod that allows you to recycle items back into resources used to make them. Adds a 'Reclaim' tab/button to the crafting menu. Additionally can be used inside of your inventory directly.
Preferred version: 1.4.0
Smoothbrain-Tenacity
Adds a skill that reduces damage taken. Skill increases by taking damage.
Preferred version: 1.0.4
Smoothbrain-Evasion
Adds a skill that reduces the stamina usage of dodging.
Preferred version: 1.0.4
Smoothbrain-PackHorse
Adds a skill that increases the maximum carry weight.
Preferred version: 1.0.4
Smoothbrain-Cooking
Adds a skill that increases health, stamina, eitr and HP regeneration for cooked food.
Preferred version: 1.2.2
Smoothbrain-Farming
Adds a skill that makes crops grow faster and increases item yield for harvesting crops.
Preferred version: 2.2.2
Smoothbrain-Foraging
Adds a skill that increases item yield while foraging and makes berries and mushrooms respawn faster.
Preferred version: 1.0.10
Smoothbrain-Ranching
Adds a skill that makes taming animals faster and increases item yield of tamed creatures.
Preferred version: 1.1.6
Smoothbrain-Mining
Adds a skill that increases damage dealt while mining and item yield from ore deposits.
Preferred version: 1.1.6
Smoothbrain-Lumberjacking
Replaces the wood cutting skill with a Lumberjacking skill.
Preferred version: 1.0.6
Smoothbrain-Building
Adds a skill that increases the health of pieces built by you.
Preferred version: 1.2.6
Smoothbrain-Blacksmithing
Adds a skill that increases the durability of armor and weapons and other perks for blacksmithing.
Preferred version: 1.3.3
Smoothbrain-Exploration
Adds a skill that increases exploration radius and movement speed.
Preferred version: 1.0.4
Smoothbrain-Sailing
Adds a skill that increases the health of ships, sailing speed and exploration radius while sailing.
Preferred version: 1.1.8
Smoothbrain-SmartSkills
Improves various aspects regarding the skills in the game.
Preferred version: 1.0.2
Smoothbrain-Backpacks
Adds a very nice backpack and Build Your Own Backpack™!
Preferred version: 1.3.8
Smoothbrain-TargetPortal
Lets you target any portal, instead of having to connect two portals via a tag.
Preferred version: 1.2.3
blacks7ar-Endurance
A simple skill mod that increases your stamina and stamina regen as the skill levels up.
Preferred version: 1.1.1
Azumatt-SaveCrossbowState
Client mod that will save the state of the crossbow when you switch weapons (or otherwise unequip the crossbow). Meaning, if it was loaded, it will be loaded when you switch back to it.
Preferred version: 1.0.2
Korppis-ReliableBlock
Makes blocking and parrying more reliable and logical.
Preferred version: 1.0.0
blacks7ar-VikingsDoSwim
A simple mod that lets you configure Max Swim Speed at max swim skill level. Scales your swim speed, stamina regen and stamina consumption to your swim skill level. Adds a new diving mechanic that lets you swim underwater.
Preferred version: 1.4.1
blacks7ar-WieldEquipmentWhileSwimming
A simple mod that lets you wield your equipments while swimming/diving or in water (Configurable).
Preferred version: 1.1.3
blacks7ar-LazyVikings
A mod that automates your Kilns, Smelters, BlastFurnaces, SpinningWheels, Windmills, Beehives, SapCollectors, Fermenters, EitrRefineries, HotTubs, CookingStations, Ovens, Fire pits and other light sources.
Preferred version: 1.2.3
Azumatt-PetPantry
Mod to automatically feed tamed animals from nearby containers, ensuring your pets stay happy and healthy without manual intervention.
Preferred version: 1.0.5
Nextek-SpeedyPaths
Gives more purpose to paths. Increases player speed on paths and constructions. Reduces stamina consumed while sprinting on paths. Exposes optional modifiers for regular terrain in each biome. All values are tuneable.
Preferred version: 1.0.9
shudnal-CircletExtended
Customize circlet light. Every circlet preserve its own state. Upgrade circlet to have new features: putting on top, overload and demister.
Preferred version: 1.1.9
OdinPlus-Basements
Expand into the earth with this placeable basement. Fixed for Ashlands update.
Preferred version: 1.4.1
Azumatt-Foglands
Foglands replaces the oppressive purple particle mist in Valheim's Mistlands with a more pleasant, atmospheric fog system.
Preferred version: 1.0.1
Azumatt-MyPitsDontLeak
Prevents the memory leak on vanilla tarpits by overriding and fixing the methods in the LiquidVolume component that causes it.
Preferred version: 1.0.0
Advize-PlantEverything
Allows your cultivator to plant berry bushes, thistle, dandelions, mushrooms, previously unavailable tree types, and other decorative flora. Includes many other miscellaneous features (see description). Highly configurable with localization support.
Preferred version: 1.20.0
shudnal-GammaOfNightLights
Control luminance, moonlight and sunlight intensity, fog density and day/night length. Ambient light tweaks.
Preferred version: 1.0.9
baxhax-OfficialArtLoadingScreens
Official Valheim art by Mats Minnhagen displayed during loading screens. Includes latest Bog Witch art!
Preferred version: 1.0.6README
Tootsalot's Valhalla Overhaul -- LITE
A 48-mod lightweight Valheim enhancement pack focused purely on quality of life, bug fixes, skill depth, and system improvements. No new weapons, creatures, biomes, or items. Just a better vanilla experience with hand-tuned balanced configs. All gameplay configs are server-synced.
Based on Tootsalot's Valhalla Overhaul with all content mods stripped out.
What This Pack Does
Expanded Skill System -- 16 new skills via the Smoothbrain suite that add depth to every activity: Vitality, Tenacity, Evasion, PackHorse, Cooking, Farming, Foraging, Ranching, Mining, Lumberjacking, Building, Blacksmithing, Exploration, Sailing, Backpacks, and Endurance. SmartSkills adds catch-up mechanics and death recovery so switching playstyles doesn't punish you.
Portal Overhaul -- TargetPortal lets you teleport to any portal by name from a map interface instead of needing matched tags.
Combat Fixes -- ReliableBlock fixes vanilla's broken parry/block detection so blocks always register when you have stamina. SaveCrossbowState remembers your crossbow's loaded state when swapping weapons.
Swimming & Diving -- VikingsDoSwim adds underwater diving, swim speed scaling by skill level, and stamina mechanics. WieldEquipmentWhileSwimming lets you keep gear out in the water.
Lighting -- GammaOfNightLights makes nights meaningfully darker. CircletExtended turns the circlet into an upgradeable helmet with configurable light, demister, and enemy stun at higher tiers.
Inventory & Containers -- Extended inventory with equipment slots and quick slots. Quick Stack for sorting, CraftyBoxes for crafting from nearby containers, MultiUserChest for multiplayer access, SmarterContainers for organization, and Recycle_N_Reclaim for scrapping items.
Automation -- LazyVikings auto-fuels smelters, kilns, cooking stations, and more from nearby containers. PetPantry auto-feeds tamed animals.
Building -- Basements adds underground rooms. MyPitsDontLeak fixes rain leaking into pits. PlantEverything expands what you can plant.
Map & UI -- MyLittleUI improves hover text and UI elements. Pinnacle enhances map pins with quick-pin keyboard shortcuts, icon customization, coloring, and resizing. SpeedyPaths gives speed bonuses on built paths.
Backpacks -- Smoothbrain Backpacks adds a craftable backpack with a dedicated equipment slot, auto-fill, and tiered upgrades.
Visual -- Foglands tweaks the Foglands biome visuals. Loading screen art via Intermission.
Performance -- StartupAccelerator speeds up game boot by deferring Harmony patches. ValhallaPerformance is a custom all-in-one optimization plugin that replaces ValheimPerformanceOverhaul, Smoke_Collision, and VBNetTweaks. It covers smoke physics with simple collision, light culling and flicker freeze, AI throttling, creature sleep distance, WearNTear support caching, dirty-region piece updates, network sync prioritization and adaptive throttling, memory management and object pooling, VFX budgeting, terrain/zone prefetching, tar pit leak fixes, log deduplication, minimap throttling, and adaptive frame scaling. Five built-in performance profiles (Potato, Low, Medium, High, Max) let you tune everything from a single config entry.
What This Pack Does NOT Include
This is what separates Lite from the full Valhalla Overhaul:
- No Therzie weapon/armor/magic suite (Warfare, Armory, Wizardry, Fire&Ice)
- No new creatures or mounts (Monstrum, MonstrumDeepNorth, MajesticChickens, OdinHorse, SeaAnimals)
- No custom raids (Custom_Raids, Monstrum_Raids, Wizardry_Raids)
- No biome generation overhaul (RtDBiomes)
- No new ships or vehicles (OdinShip, Wagon)
- No new food system (CookingAdditions)
- No new building pieces (OdinArchitect, OdinBanners, MissingPieces, FineWoodPieces, GlassPieces)
- No archery overhaul (BowsBeforeHoes)
- No passive boss powers (PassivePowers)
- No server characters or server-side map (ServerCharacters, ServerSideMap, SmoothSave)
- No new craftable items (ReturnScroll)
If you want the full experience, install Tootsalot's Valhalla Overhaul instead.
Balanced Config Changes
All Smoothbrain skills are nerfed harder than the full pack because vanilla has no content mods to scale against. Without Therzie weapons, Monstrum enemies, and CookingAdditions food, the default skill multipliers make the game too easy.
Standardized Death Penalties
All skills lose 2-3% on death. Gathering skills lose 2%, combat and utility skills lose 3%. Swimming is exempt.
Toned-Down Scaling (nerfed harder than full pack for vanilla balance)
- Resource yields (mining, farming, lumberjacking, foraging): 2x -> 1.5x
- Mining/lumberjacking damage: 3x -> 2x
- Cooking food bonuses (health, stamina): 1.3x -> 1.1x | Eitr: 1.3x -> 1.05x
- Vitality base HP: 2x -> 1.25x | Endurance stamina: 75 -> 40, regen: 10 -> 5
- Exploration speed: 15% -> 7% | Sailing radius: 5x -> 2x, ship HP: 2x -> 1.25x
Progression Gates
- Blacksmithing extra upgrade: skill 80 -> 90 | Building free materials: skill 50 -> 80
- Farming ignore biome: skill 50 -> 75 | Exploration cartography read: skill 40 -> 25
- Exploration treasure: skill 50 -> 60 | Cooking interval: 5 -> 10
SmartSkills
- Recovery: 100% -> 50% | Catch-up: 50% -> 20% | Sneak bonus: 50% -> 35%
Backpacks
- Rows: 3,3,4,4,4 -> 3,3,3,4,4 | Columns: 5,6,5,6,7 -> 4,4,5,5,5 | Weight: 100% -> 75%
Portal (TargetPortal)
- Name length: 10 -> 25 | Default mode: Private -> Public
QoL
- CraftyBoxes range: 20m -> 15m | Recycle rate: 100% -> 50%
- LazyVikings radius: 5m -> 8m | Kiln threshold: 0 -> 100
- Mining explosion: 1% -> 2% | Cooking bonus craft: 0% -> 10%
- Farming rotation: Off -> On | PetPantry cooldown: 10s -> 30s | Basement nesting: 5 -> 3
Biome Identity (SpeedyPaths)
- Stone/marble/iron paths: 1.4x -> 1.3x
- Swamp: 0.9x speed, 1.15x stamina | Mistlands: 0.95x speed, 1.1x stamina
Installation
- Install r2modman or Thunderstore Mod Manager
- Create a new Valheim profile
- Import the modpack or install mods in the order listed in
manifest.json - Install ValhallaPerformance manually: download the latest release and import the zip through your mod manager's "Import local mod" option
- Extract the
config/folder from the modpack zip into your profile'sBepInEx/folder, overwriting existing configs - Launch the game through the mod manager
- For servers: Install the same mods and extract the configs on the server. ServerSync pushes configs to clients automatically.
Known Conflicts & Notes
SmarterContainers vs AzuCraftyBoxes vs Quick_Stack -- If you get double-deposits, disable SmarterContainers first.
Farming (Smoothbrain) vs PlantEverything -- They coexist. Check PlantEverything's grid settings if spacing looks off.
CircletExtended + GammaOfNightLights -- Companion mods. Load CircletExtended first.
PackHorse + Backpacks -- Both increase carry capacity. Backpack weight is 75% specifically to account for PackHorse stacking.
Upgrading to Full Pack -- You can switch to the full Valhalla Overhaul at any time. Make sure to use the full pack's configs when upgrading -- Lite configs are nerfed harder and won't be balanced for the extra content.
ValhallaPerformance -- This is a local import, not a Thunderstore dependency. If you update the modpack through your mod manager, make sure ValhallaPerformance is still installed in your profile. ValhallaPerformance does not support crossplay.
Usage & Sharing
This modpack and all its configs are public. Feel free to use, modify, or build on anything here. All I ask is that you credit Tootsalot as the original source if you redistribute or reference the configs in your own pack.
Credits
Built with mods by Azumatt, Smoothbrain, blacks7ar, Advize, shudnal, MSchmoecker, Goldenrevolver, Roses, Nextek, OdinPlus, ComfyMods, baxhax, do_the_dew, Korppis, and the Valheim modding community. ValhallaPerformance by Tootsalot.
