FarSightSpyglass
A passive utility mod that reveals detailed stats about distant creatures, including health, faction, taming status, and active effects. Works automatically by default and includes a convenient clicka
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Far Sight Spyglass
Far Sight Spyglass is a Valheim utility mod that adds a craftable spyglass to the game. When in your inventory by default, aiming your mouse crosshair at distant creatures reveals a detailed, dynamic UI panel displaying their health, faction, taming status, and active status effects.
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*Changelog & Updates: Check the Wiki for version update notes and changes.
Features
*Inventory Craftable: Craft the spyglass directly from your character inventory using early-game materials (4 Stone, 4 Flint) without needing a workbench.
*Inventory Integration: As long as the spyglass is in your inventory, it allows you to seamlessly use it alongside your standard weapons and armor.
*Turn OFF/ON: The spyglass is turned on by default as long as it's in your inventory, if you don't want to use it right click the spyglass to turn it off or on.
*Long-Range Detection: Instantly pulls precise data from creatures up to 150 units away simply by aiming your mouse crosshair at them.
*Dynamic Visual UI:
Health Bar: Displays a visual health bar that scales accurately, alongside exact numerical HP values.
Star Ratings: Converts creature levels into intuitive star icons (★). Built to be inherently compatible with overhaul mods that add 3, 4, or 5+ star creatures.
Status Effects & Auras: Detects and displays active vanilla debuffs (Wet, Burning) and custom modded auras (like CLLC elemental infusions), complete with their localized names and in-game icons.
Taming Info: Clearly identifies if a target is Wild, Tameable, or already Tamed.
*Player Filtering: Automatically ignores other players to keep your screen clear during multiplayer sessions.
Installation
Ensure you have BepInExPack Valheim and Jötunn installed.
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: