Foreword

This guide serves to document how to set up Valheim with Valheim Plus and connect to the HGS Valheim Server

Updates

If Valheim updates and stops working with Valheim Plus, check here for newer versions (including alpha and beta releases).

In the assets section, for Windows, you want to download the WindowsClient.zip file and for Steam Deck / Linux you want UnixClient.zip.

Windows

1. Install Valheim
2. Download this: https://github.com/Grantapher/ValheimPlus/releases/latest/download/WindowsClient.zip
3. Extract it and move the extracted files to the Valheim directory
   • This directory is usually in C:\Program Files(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Valheim
   • If it’s not there, open Steam, click Valheim > Gear icon > Manage > Browse Local Files
4. Launch the game, you should see the logo says “Valheim Plus”, if not, you’ve done the above wrong
   • Troubleshooting 1: Do not copy the parent folder into that directory if it made one (if it did, it’s probably called WindowsClient), you want the files inside it (the ones that are like winhttp.dll and doorstop_config.ini etc.)
5. Navigate to Multiplayer > Community - the server is called HGS Valheim 01

Some Features

• First Person
  • activate with F10
• Advanced Building Mode
  • activate with F1
  • exit with F3
• Advanced Editing Mode
  • activate with Numpad 0
  • reset rotation and position with F7
  • abort with F8
  • confirm placement with Numpad Enter
• Camera Shake removed
• Teleport Prevention Disabled
• Map Progression Shared
• Player Locations on Minimap forced
• Free Placement Rotation
  • Rotate Y-axis with Left Alt
  • Rotate X-axis with C key
  • Rotate Z-axis with V key

Mods

HGS Valheim uses the following mods:

• PlantEverything
• Clock
• Better Equipment and Quickslots
• Epic Loot
• Project Auga (optional, big UI overhaul)

These mods can be downloaded from here

To install them, paste the files / folders in <valheim-install-directory>/BepInEx/plugins

For Admins

To control the server, go to https://valheim01.heapsgoodservers.com - message me for log in details

Steam Deck

Setting up SSHD on Steam Deck (recommended!)

1. On the Steam Deck, go to Desktop Mode
2. Open Konsole and run passwd to set a password for the deck user
3. Run the following: sudo systemctl start sshd (you may be prompted for your new password)
4. Run the following to make it so ssh is enabled whenever the steam deck is powered on: sudo systemctl enable sshd

Connecting to Steam Deck via SSH (also recommended!)

1. Open a terminal (Windows or any other OS)
2. Run ssh deck@steamdeck, enter password set up in previous section
3. You’re in (sunglasses emoji)

Configuring Valheim+ (assumes Valheim is installed on Internal Storage rather than SD Card)

1. Install Valheim
2. Start a console session either via ssh (see above) or using Konsole on the Deck itself
3. Download Valheim Plus by running the following:

curl -OJL https://github.com/Grantapher/ValheimPlus/releases/latest/download/UnixClient.zip

4. Extract the zip and enter the directory by running the following:

mkdir vplus && unzip UnixClient.zip -d ./vplus && cd ./vplus

5. Run the following to copy V+ to your Valheim install directory:

cp -r . /home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Valheim

6. Fix permissions on the files by running (Note: You may be asked for your password):

cd /home/deck/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Valheim && sudo chmod 777 ./start_game_bepinex.sh

7. On your Steam Deck, navigate to Valheim > Gear icon > Properties
8. Under Launch arguments, if the option “Ask when starting game” is shown, click this and change to “Play Valheim”
9. In the text box underneath, type the following: ./start_game_bepinex.sh; echo %command%
10. Play (you should see Valheim Plus on the title screen if it worked, otherwise you messed up somewhere)