Journey To QoLhalla Core

v5.16.88·Updated 2026-09-26

Enjoy the unofficial DLC, Journey to Valhalla, with all the QoL and none of the fluff.

About this mod Author’s original text

Journey to QoLhalla Core v3

>### Use Gale Mod Manager for access to all up to date mods!
>### This modpack is incomplete. You need the following additonal mods from hexium.gg or Gale Mod Manager:

Smoothbrain-TombstoneLock-1.0.8

Smoothbrain-SteadyRegeneration-1.0.4

Smoothbrain-SmartSkills-1.0.3

Smoothbrain-Sailing-1.1.9

Smoothbrain-Resurrection-1.0.15

Smoothbrain-Ranching-1.1.9

Smoothbrain-Mining-1.1.7

Smoothbrain-Lumberjacking-1.0.7

Smoothbrain-InstantEquip-1.0.7

Smoothbrain-HildirsQuest-1.0.3

Smoothbrain-Groups-1.2.12

Smoothbrain-FoodCustomizer-1.0.5

Smoothbrain-Farming-2.2.3

Smoothbrain-DualWield-1.0.12

Smoothbrain-CreatureLevelAndLootControl-5.0.5

Azumatt-Recycle_N_Reclaim-1.4.5

Azumatt-MouseTweaks-1.0.5

Azumatt-AzuExtendedPlayerInventory-2.6.0

Azumatt-AzuCraftyBoxes-1.8.26

Azumatt-AzuContainerSizes-1.1.8

Azumatt-AzuAutoStore-3.1.6

Azumatt-AzuAreaRepair-1.1.8

Azumatt-AAA_Crafting-2.1.10

KG-ItemDrawers-1.4.0

jg224-TrulySmoothLadders-0.5.5

Azumatt-TrueInstantLootDrop-1.0.5

Azumatt-AAABuildMenu-1.0.6

Description

Enjoy the unofficial DLC, Journey to Valhalla, with all the QoL and none of the fluff.

*Can be played in singleplayer or multiplayer

*If you want to improve performance, lower or turn off Valheim's particles in video settings

*If you want to improve performance further, I recommend removing Seasons mod

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Distinctions

  • All additional content is intended to be Vanilla-like
  • Difficulty is Medium-Hard
  • Enemies drop epic-loot crafting materials instead of enchanted gear
  • To enchant gear you need Runestones which can be farmed from bosses or Haldor bounties
  • Haldor's Gambling is disabled to prevent cheese
  • Sacrificing items is also disabled to prevent cheese(Recycle items for 50% resource return)
  • After Mistlands, explore the Darkwoods, then Ashlands, Crags, and finally the Deep North

Features

  • Subtle and aesthetic changes to the UI
  • Exciting new mobs that are balanced and themed appropriately
  • All biomes are playable and have added content
  • New biome, Dark Woods found amidst the Mistlands
  • Extra equipment hotkeys, inventory space, and carry weight
  • Improved combat(throw, dual-wield, strong attacks, slope-fix, better-archery)
  • Additional skills that provide gradual bonuses as you level them
  • EpicLoot drops mats-only from enemies and runestones from bosses and bounties
  • Your grave items can only be accessed by you, and they auto-equip
  • Automatic pinning of dungeons, ores, boats, etc
  • Create a group and invite others to join you
  • Ressurect your dead allies by pressing E on their corpse with a surtling core
  • Raise an army of wolves and guide them in battle
  • Custom Haldor and bounties
  • Visual art upgrades
  • Reworked fishing
  • And a lot more QoL changes

Book of QoL

Welcome to the quality of life journey to Valhalla!

This is a vast and unforgiving realm, so why

not expand your skills and carry a trick or two up your sleeve?

  • Hold G to use equip-wheel
  • Hold T to use emote-wheel
  • Shift + E to pick multiple crops
  • Press ` to deposit-all into nearby chest
  • Alt + click item to prevent auto-deposit
  • Shift + R to restock ammo and food
  • Shift + click to split item stack in half
  • Type number to get that amount from stack
  • Press O to sort inventory
  • Press DELETE to recycle the selected item
  • F4 to cycle Forsaken Powers
  • Press Y to throw weapons
  • Ctrl + A to toggle strong attack w/ throw
  • Ctrl + S to bind personal(Seidr) chest
  • Ctrl + W to toggle wolfpack follow/stay
  • Ctrl + D to cycle between packs
  • Right Click to cancel bow stance
  • Hold B to build anytime

/invite [name] - sends group invite

/leave - leaves your current group

/kick [name] - kicks player from group

/promote [name] - promotes player to leader"

Installation

If you are updating this modpack from a previous version, pay close attention to the mods that were removed/replaced because will not automatically remove/replace them.

For an easier time updating, cr

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.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

ValheimModding-YamlDotNetdenikson-BepInExPack_ValheimJereKuusela-Expand_World_DataJereKuusela-Expand_World_SizeJereKuusela-Expand_World_PrefabsValheimModding-JsonDotNETValheimModding-JotunnRandyKnapp-EpicLoot

File & checksum

Filename
Journey_To_QoLhalla_Core-5.16.88.zip
File size
41.4 MiB