ContainersUnlockRecipes
Opening a chest or container automatically unlocks all recipes you would have learned by picking up those items.
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Containers Unlock Recipes
Ever opened a chest and found a bunch of materials you've never seen before — only to realize your crafting recipes still aren't unlocked because you didn't pick the items up? This mod fixes that.
Containers Unlock Recipes automatically unlocks any crafting recipes tied to items inside a container the moment you open it. No more tedious grab-drop-grab just to register materials you already found.
How It Works
When you open any container — a chest, tomb, ship cargo hold, or any other storage — the mod scans its inventory. Any item you haven't discovered yet is silently registered as known, exactly as if you had picked it up. Your recipe list updates immediately.
That's it. No configuration, no UI, no fuss.
Features
- Works with all containers in the game (chests, crypts, ships, etc.)
- Recipes unlock instantly on container open
- Completely server-friendly — client-side only, no server install needed
- Zero performance impact — runs once per container open, not every frame
- No config file needed
Installation
r2modman (Recommended)
- Install via r2modman or the app
- Search for Containers Unlock Recipes and click Install
- Launch Valheim through the mod manager
Manual
- Install BepInExPack Valheim if you haven't already
- Drop ContainersUnlockRecipes.dll into your BepInEx/plugins/ folder
- Launch the game
Compatibility
- Requires BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2202 or newer
- Client-side only — works on vanilla servers
- Should be compatible with most other mods
Made for Vikings who work smarter, not harder.
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- 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.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- 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.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: