ValheimConsoleCapture
Mirror the F5 console into a local log. Copy recent lines, dump them to a file, or run a command chain and save only that output.
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Valheim Console Capture
Valheim BepInEx mod that mirrors the F5 console into a local log, and can copy or dump those lines.
Identity
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| --- | --- |
| Author | SonicDM |
| Plugin name | ValheimConsoleCapture |
| Plugin GUID | com.sonicdm.valheim.valheimconsolecapture |
| Assembly | ValheimConsoleCapture.dll |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Config file | BepInEx/config/com.sonicdm.valheim.valheimconsolecapture.cfg |
| Source | |
Features
- Writes F5 console lines to BepInEx/ValheimConsole.log inside the active BepInEx folder. With Gale or r2modman, that is the profile folder, not the Steam game folder.
- Keeps a rolling in-memory buffer (default 1000 lines) for copy and dump.
- Starts a new session block in the log each time the console wakes up.
- Client-only. Nothing is uploaded or sent to other players.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| copyconsole | Copy the buffer to the clipboard. copyconsole 50 copies the last 50 lines. |
| dumpconsole | Write the buffer to BepInEx/ConsoleCaptures. dumpconsole 100 writes the last 100 lines. |
| dumpcommand pos | Run one console command and write only its output. |
| dumpcommand "pos; seed" | Run each command in order into the same file. |
| clearconsolebuffer | Clear the in-memory buffer. Does not clear the F5 console or delete the log. |
| consolecapture | Show status. consolecapture on and consolecapture off toggle capture until the next launch. |
Quotes are only needed when chaining. A semicolon outside the quotes is still a separate console command.
Dump files are named console--yyyy-MM-dd-HHmmss.txt. The "Dumped N lines" acknowledgement is shown in the console and is not part of the file. Clipboard text and dump files are not timestamped.
Configuration
- [General] Enabled
- [File] LogToFile, LogPath, AppendMode, TimestampLines, FlushImmediately
- [Buffer] BufferedLines (1–100000)
- [Clipboard] EnableClipboard
- [Filtering] CaptureCommands, CaptureOutput, StripRichText, CaptureAutocomplete
LogPath defaults to BepInEx/ValheimConsole.log. A BepInEx... path stays inside the active BepInEx folder. Any other relative path starts at the game folder.
Installation
- Install BepInExPack and Jötunn.
- Place ValheimConsoleCapture.dll under BepInEx/plugins.
Build.\build.ps1
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: