Build Hotbar
Saved building shortcuts for keyboard and controller: paged radial menu, custom bindings, native control hints, adjustable sizes and built-in settings.
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Build Hotbar
Keep your favourite building pieces close at hand with a keyboard hotbar or a paged controller radial. A standalone client-side Valheim mod with built-in keyboard and controller settings.
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Getting started
Equip a hammer or another building tool. The hotbar activates automatically in new configurations. Existing users keep their activation preference; enable Auto activate on equip in Settings if desired. F6 toggles keyboard hotbar activation.
Eight slots and three saved rows are available by default. Keyboard and controller share the same saved pieces.
Controller
Hold Square (PlayStation) / X (Xbox) to open the radial, point the left stick at a slot, then release Square/X to select the highlighted piece. Letting the stick return to centre keeps the highlight. Selecting a piece does not place it.
| While the radial is open | Action |
| --- | --- |
| Left stick | Highlight a slot |
| Release Square / X | Select the highlighted piece |
| D-pad left / right | Switch saved rows |
| R2 / RT | Save your current building piece to the highlighted slot |
| L2 / LT | Clear the highlighted slot |
| Left-stick click | Deselect the target slot |
| Circle / B | Cancel |
| D-pad down | Open hotbar settings |
Assign from the build menu: highlight a building piece, hold R2/RT to open the radial, aim at a slot with the left stick, then release R2/RT to save. Click the left stick to deselect the target if you do not want to save anything. Build-menu navigation is paused while you choose the slot.
Controller settings: press D-pad down from the radial, or Options/Menu from the normal build menu. Use the D-pad to navigate and adjust settings, Cross/A to edit, and Circle/B to go back. Change opening and additional save combinations, stick deadzone, menu sizes and more. An optional toggle mode uses Cross/A to confirm instead of releasing the opening shortcut.
The horizontal hotbar hides while using a controller. Control hints use the game's button icons and appear at the bottom. Normal snapping and rotation controls remain available outside the radial.
Keyboard and mouse
Open the build menu and hover over a piece, then press Shift plus a slot key to save it. With no menu item hovered, this saves your currently selected building piece instead.
| Default control | Action |
| --- | --- |
| F6 | Enable or disable keyboard building shortcuts |
| 1 to 8 | Select a saved piece in the current row |
| Shift + slot key | Save the hovered or selected piece |
| Alt + slot key | Clear that slot |
| Alt + mouse wheel | Switch saved rows |
Open the building menu to access Settings, Enable/Disable and collapse controls. Drag the title to move the hotbar. Keyboard bindings are configurable; click a binding and press a key, Escape to cancel or Backspace to unbind. Bottom control hints reflect your bindings.
Make it yours
- Choose 1–8 slots per row and 1–12 rows. Reducing rows or slots preserves hidden assignments.
- Scale the horizontal hotbar and radial independently from 50% to 200%. Menus fit within the available screen space.
- Set automatic activation on equip, bar position, collapsed appearance and mouse-wheel paging direction.
- Changes save immediately. Saved pieces are separate for each building piece table and shared across characters/worlds within your mod profile.
Putting away or changing the building tool resets activation. Normal material requirements and building restrictions still apply. Collapse only changes appearance; use Disable or F6 to turn keyboard building shortcuts off.
For screenshots, keep the radial open and press an in-game screenshot key. Keyboard input no longer dismisses it. Losing game focus still cancels the radial.
Screenshots
Controller settings | Keyboard settings
Screenshots are hosted online and displayed on the mod pages, keeping them out of the download. They show a customised profile; defaults are eight slots, three rows and 100% menu sizes. The additiona
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