balrond runerails

v1.1.2·Updated 2026-09-22

Adds working trains and signal automation

About this mod Author’s original text

🚂 BALROND RUNE RAILS

Overview

RUNE RAILS is a modular railway, train, cargo and automation system for Valheim.

Features:

  • 🚃 Functional trains and wagons
  • 🛤 Modular railway construction
  • ⚙️ Signal automation system
  • 🚪 Automated doors, lift gates and drawbridges
  • 🔀 Runtime rail switching
  • 📦 Cargo transfer and unloading
  • 🚦 Signal emitters and receivers
  • ⚡ Speed rails (Boost / Slow)
  • 🔋 Powered wagons
  • 🏗 Builder Workstation
  • 🔨 Railway Hammer
  • 🌐 Multiplayer synchronization
  • 🔧 Server-synchronized gameplay configuration

IMPORTANT

To spawn a functional wagon on rails you must use a Wagon Bundle on a Control Rail.

Building wagons directly with the hammer may be used on the rails, but positioning and automatic coupling with other carts may not work correctly and future usage of a Control Rail might be required.

Unlock Progression

All Rune Rails content becomes available after defeating:

🐉 Moder

The system unlocks during the Artisan progression tier.

Railway Tools

Railway Hammer

Contains all Rune Rails categories and build pieces.

All pieces are also available in the Vanilla Hammer under Misc.

Builder Workstation

Universal railway construction station.

Temporarily replaces:

  • Workbench
  • Forge
  • Stonecutter

for BUILDING only.

It does not replace crafting stations.

Crafting Items and Recipes

Rune Rails uses crafted bundles for railway construction, wagons and tools.

Railway Hammer

Prefab:

  • RailwayHammer_bal

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| Iron | 3 |

| FineWood | 4 |

| BronzeNails | 10 |

Rail Parts Bundle

Prefab:

  • RailPartsBundle_bal

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| IronNails | 4 |

| FineWood | 2 |

| BronzeNails | 4 |

| GreydwarfEye | 2 |

Wagon Parts Bundle

Prefab:

  • WagonPartsBundle_bal

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| Iron | 2 |

| FineWood | 10 |

| BronzeNails | 16 |

| Tin | 2 |

Builder Workstation Bundle

Prefab:

  • BuilderWorkstationBundle_bal

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| Bronze | 6 |

| FineWood | 20 |

| Flint | 10 |

| Iron | 6 |

Uncharged Thunderstone

Prefab:

  • UncharedThunderstone_bal

Output amount:

  • 6

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| Flint | 6 |

| HardAntler | 1 |

| Crystal | 3 |

Wagon Bundle Cargo

Prefab:

  • WagonBundleCargo_bal

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| WagonPartsBundle_bal | 1 |

| FineWood | 10 |

Wagon Bundle Table

Prefab:

  • WagonBundleTable_bal

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| WagonPartsBundle_bal | 1 |

| BuilderWorkstationBundle_bal | 1 |

| Crystal | 4 |

Wagon Bundle Power

Prefab:

  • WagonBundlePower_bal

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| WagonPartsBundle_bal | 1 |

| SurtlingCore | 2 |

| Thunderstone | 1 |

Wagon Bundle Personnel

Prefab:

  • WagonBundlePersonel_bal

Recipe:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| WagonPartsBundle_bal | 1 |

| Wood | 5 |

Available Wagons

RailPowerWagon_bal

Build Cost:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| WagonBundlePower_bal | 1 |

RailCargoWagon_bal

Build Cost:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| WagonBundleCargo_bal | 1 |

RailTableWagon_bal

Build Cost:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| WagonBundleTable_bal | 1 |

RailPersonelWagon_bal

Build Cost:

| Resource | Amount |

|---|---:|

| WagonBundlePersonel_bal | 1 |

Available Rails

Standard

| Prefab | Build Cost |

|---|---|

| railtrack1m_bal | 1 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrack_bal | 2 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrack4m_bal | 3 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrack8m_bal | 4 RailPartsBundle_bal |

Ramps

| Prefab | Build Cost |

|---|---|

| railtrackRamp26short_bal | 1 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrackRamp45short_bal | 1 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrackRamp_bal | 2 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrackRamp45_bal | 2 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrackRamp64_bal | 2 RailPartsBundle_bal |

Turns

| Prefab | Build Cost |

|---|---|

| railtrackTurnLeft15_bal | 2 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrackTurnLeft30_bal | 2 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrackTurnLeft45_bal | 2 RailPartsBundle_bal |

| railtrackTurnRight15_bal | 2 R

Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin

  1. The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
  2. Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
  3. Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
  4. Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.

Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.

File & checksum

Filename
balrond_runerails-1.1.2.zip
File size
17.3 MiB