ZenItemStands

v1.1.1·Updated 2026-09-29

Item Stands and Armor Stands behave like containers so that you can access them easily. Swap gear with one button.

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About this mod Author’s original text

ZenItemStands

Make ArmorStands and ItemStands interactable containers.

  • More natural and intuitive user interface.
  • Quickly swap the gear from an Armor Stand onto your character with one button.
  • Access an individual item from an Armor Stand without needing to drop the whole thing onto the ground.
  • Easily place items into stands without needing to use the hot bar keys 1-8.
  • Fully backwards compatible. If you remove the mod the items are not lost.
  • Full gamepad support.

Armor Stand Container

Item Stand Container

Client / Server Requirements

NOTE: Technically it is not required on the server. However, if it is installed on the server then it will force all clients to have it installed as well. This is to enable two modes of usage:

  • Dedicated server admins can put the mod on the server to enforce all clients to have the mod installed and sync admin configs.
  • Trusted friends can agree to run the same mods and connect through a vanilla dedicated server with no enforcement but with locked admin configs.

Client Only

This mod operates entirely client side. That means you can connect to any vanilla server with this mod installed. Other players do not need to have the mod installed.

NOTE: If you host a game session with this mod installed then it will be considered to be installed on the server since your session is the server. Therefor, all clients will be required to have it. If you don't want to require all players to have this mod then you will need to host your game in a dedicated server. You can easily download and run the Valheim Dedicated Server from Steam or host one in the cloud.

Improve Your Experience

CORE MODS

The full collection of all Zen MODS:

  • Radically improved QoL
  • Incredible performance
  • Pre-configured
  • 100% Gamepad support
  • Spectacularly immersive

Enjoy!

Sample Config File

Settings file was created by plugin ZenItemStands v1.0.0

Plugin GUID: ZenDragon.ZenItemStands

[General]

[Admin] List of all the prefabs that are item stands or armor stands.

These prefabs must have an ItemStand or ArmorStand component attached to them.

Setting type: StringList

Default value: itemstand, itemstandh, ArmorStand, Placeable_HardRock

Stand Prefabs = itemstand, itemstandh, ArmorStand, Placeable_HardRock

[Admin] If enabled you can also use traditional 1-8 hotbar buttons to assign items to stands (Vanilla: true)

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: false

Enable Hotbar Use Item = false

[Piece: ArmorStand]

[Admin] Enable changing poses of armor stands. NOTE: Stand must have chest and legs armor.

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: false

Enable Pose Changing = false

[Admin] Should (Hold to equip) be available on Armor Stands hover text?

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: false

Enable Hold To Equip = false

[Admin] Enable the use/equip button on armor stands to quickly swap equipped gear.

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: true

Enable Use/Equip Button = true

Change the spelling to 'Armor Stand' instead of 'Armour Stand'

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: true

American Spelling = true

[Piece: ItemStand]

[Admin] Enable the use/equip button on item stands to quickly swap equipped gear.

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: true

Enable Use/Equip Button = true

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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:

ZenDragon-Zen_ModLib

File & checksum

Filename
ZenItemStands-1.1.1.zip
File size
34.0 KiB