DroppedEquipmentFinder

Dropped Equipment Finder

Author: You Died!

Version: 1.3.0

For: Valheim (BepInEx 5)

What It Does

Dropped Equipment Finder helps you locate equipment you've dropped in the world — whether you died and left gear behind, manually dropped something and forgot where, or got turned around in a dungeon.

When you drop a piece of equipment while the mod is installed, it is automatically tagged with your player ID. Press L at any time in-game to open the Lost Equipment panel, which lists all your tagged dropped items within range, along with their distance and cardinal direction.

Features

• Lost Equipment Panel — Press L to open. Shows all your dropped equipment within ~150m with distance and compass direction (N, NE, E, etc.)
• Track — Activates a HUD compass arrow at the top of your screen pointing toward the item, with live distance readout. Updates as you move and rotate the camera.
• Out of Range — If you walk beyond zone range (~158m horizontal, ~229m diagonal), the tracker shows "out of range — move closer" and automatically reacquires the item when you return.
• Pin — Places a map marker at the item's location on your minimap.
• Refresh — Rescans the area for any tagged items.
• Auto-dismiss — The HUD tracker automatically clears when you pick up the tracked item.

How to Use

• Drop a piece of equipment (it is automatically tagged by the mod).
• Press L to open the Lost Equipment panel.
• Your dropped items appear in the list with distance and direction.
• Click TRACK to activate the HUD compass arrow for that item.
• Follow the arrow. Distance updates in real time.
• Click PIN to add a minimap marker if you want to come back later.
• Press L, Escape, or click X to close the panel.

Note: Only items dropped after installing the mod are tracked. Items dropped before installation will not appear.

Important Notes

• Detection range: ~150m (horizontal/vertical), ~229m (diagonal). This is determined by Valheim's zone loading system — items beyond loaded zones cannot be detected.
• Items must be dropped by you specifically. Other players' dropped gear will not appear in your panel.
• The panel will not open while chat (Enter) or the console (F5) is active.

Installation

• Install BepInEx for Valheim.
• Drop DroppedEquipmentFinder.dll into:

\BepInEx\plugins\DroppedEquipmentFinder\

• Launch the game.

Configuration

A config file is generated at:

\BepInEx\config\com.youdied.droppedequipmentfinder.cfg

| Setting | Default | Description |

|---|---|---|

| LocateHotkey | L | Key to open/close the Lost Equipment panel |

| MaxSearchRadius | 150 | Search radius in meters |

| ShowHUDArrow | true | Show/hide the tracking arrow on HUD |

| AutoRemovePinOnPickup | true | Remove map pin when item is picked up |

Changelog

1.3.0

• Valheim AveriaSerifLibre font matching
• HUD tracker reacquires target after leaving and returning to range
• "Out of range" indicator on HUD when tracked item is beyond zone
• Suppressed panel opening during chat and console
• Removed redundant radius display
• Camera no longer lurches when closing the panel
• All input correctly blocked while panel is open

1.0.0

• Initial release