structure finder
Find and pin any structure: F8 quick pin, F7 finder window (categories, distances, HUD arrow), console findloc. Client-side only, works on vanilla dedicated servers.
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Structure Finder
Locate and pin structures client-side. No server install: works on vanilla dedicated servers (locations are rebuilt from the world seed, validated in-game).
Features
- F8 — toggle pins for the N nearest structures of the configured target (default: SunkenCrypt4).
- F7 — Structure Finder window: live filter with suggestions, radius, results with distances, per-pin and bulk Pin/Unpin, category tree (9 categories / 37 subcategories, per-id checkboxes, descriptions tooltips), EN/FR toggle, directional HUD arrow with live distance.
- Console: findloc [radius] (wildcard *), findloc list [filter], findloc ui, suncrypt (toggle default target).
- Automatic seed-based location generation on join (client-side, ~28 s background).
- HUD messages EN/FR (Locale config), pin labels refresh every 2 s while you walk.
Install
Mod Manager (recommended) or drop into BepInEx/plugins/StructureFinder. Requires BepInExPack Valheim.
Config — BepInEx/config/structure_finder.cfg
| Key | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ToggleKey | F8 | Pin toggle hotkey |
| UiKey | F7 | Finder window hotkey |
| Target | SunkenCrypt4 | Default location type |
| Count | 3 | Max pins per toggle |
| Radius | 2500 | Search radius (m) |
| PinIcon | Icon2 | Minimap icon type |
| Locale | en | HUD messages: en / fr |
| ShowArrow | true | Directional HUD arrow |
Notes
- All pins are session-only (never written to the world save).
- Category data curated from community location lists; unknown types fall back to Other.
- Dev reload: ScriptEngine + F6 (not required for normal use).
FR: outil client pour localiser et épingler les structures (GUI F7, findloc, flèche directionnelle) — aucun mod serveur requis.
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: