The Hearth and the Wild
A mythic-scale Valheim modpack where you are small, the world is vast, and the hearth is your refuge.The Hearth and the Wild
A mythic-scale Valheim experience curated by ulvrikironpaw.
Overview
The Hearth and the Wild transforms Valheim into a vast, living world where you are small among towering trees, enormous beasts, and endless landscapes.
It’s not about conquering — it’s about belonging. Build your hearth, explore the wild, and find beauty in the scale of nature.
This modpack focuses on:
- 🌿 Organic immersion — a denser, more believable Valheim world.
- 🪓 Comfort & connection — quality-of-life tweaks for smoother multiplayer adventures.
- 🌌 Mythic scale — thanks to StarLevelSystem, creatures and trees loom large. You are a humble wanderer in a colossal realm.
- 🏡 Hearth-centered growth — from tending plants to resting by firelight, life thrives in small moments.
Included Mods
| Category | Notable Mods |
|---|---|
| Core Framework | BepInExPack, Jotunn |
| Exploration & World | More World Locations AIO, Ulvrik’s World Update |
| Comfort & QoL | Quick Stack/Store, SleepSkip, QuickTeleport |
| Combat | ValheimArmory |
| Nature & Farming | PlantEverything, PlantEasily, TorchesAreFires |
| Progression & Scale | StarLevelSystem (custom YAMLs), MarsarahTweaks |
| Performance | Dungeon Splitter, BetterNetworking |
Theme
“The hearth is your refuge; the wild is your test.”
Everything is larger than life — from trees that pierce the sky to beasts that dwarf your homestead.
Your tools and teleportation help you survive, but humility helps you thrive.
Find warmth, build beauty, and live small in a grand world.
Installation
- Download via Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman.
- Launch Valheim through your chosen manager to auto-install dependencies.
- Enjoy a wild yet cozy adventure!
Important Changes to Vanilla
- MarsarahTweaks reduces a lot of grinding and removes skill loss. It also adds a Fine Cape and Pocket Portals
- Portals allow processed metals through, but remove 40% of unprocessed ores when traveling. This provides an
alternative strategy to transporting ores that requires some minimal base building - The default configuration only allows for 7 regular portals. This is more than enough for a large server, but may need to be tweaked for smaller groups. The configuration is in TeleportEverything's cfg file
- MarsarahTweaks enables Automatic Progession Halt. This prevents players from easily advancing technology without first defeating the biome boss. This can be worked around, but generally encourages players to progress rather than exploit Trolls and hardness messages
- The inclusion of StarLevelSystems can make the initial stages of the game harder, especially if "someone" from your server summons a 4-star Eikthyr with the "Summoner" modifier before the group is ready, so take care when summoning bosses in early game. They can be randomly more difficult than normal
- The spider Queen should not have star levels, she is difficult enough
Credits
Curated and configured by ulvrikironpaw
Special thanks to mod authors who keep Valheim’s world alive.
Changelog
1.1.0
- Added ValheimArmory to allow for using the same weapon type throughout the game. This adds most weapon types to each stage of the game. However, these new weapons do not have alternative recipes like the Vanilla weapons
- Added MultiUserChest to enable area stacking in Quick_Stack_Store_Sort_Trash_Restock safely
- Minor configuration tweaks