Global Keys

Global keys are used to track progress in game worlds.

Boss Keys[]

Boss keys determine which events and spawns are active.

• defeated_bonemass — Set when killing Bonemass
• defeated_gdking — Set when killing The Elder
• defeated_goblinking — Set when killing Yagluth
• defeated_dragon — Set when killing Moder
• defeated_eikthyr — Set when killing Eikthyr
• defeated_fader — Set when killing Fader
• defeated_queen — Set when killing The Queen
• KilledTroll — Set when killing a Troll
• killed_surtling — Set when killing a Surtling
• KilledBat — Set when killing a Bat

World Modifier Keys[]

Some values as a percentage of defaults, some toggled on or off (1 or 0 respectively), and some simply activated without any value specified.

(( Taken from version Valheim 0.217.29 (network version 17), 12th November 2023; WIP Some keys listed below still require definition and clarification))

• activeBosses
• AllPiecesUnlocked: All building recipes are unlocked
• AllRecipesUnlocked: All crafting recipes are unlocked
• Count
• DeathDeleteItems: All items are permanently deleted on death
• DeathDeleteUnequipped: Unequipped items are removed completely on death
• DeathKeepEquip: Equipped items are retained when the players dies
• DeathSkillsReset
• DungeonBuild: When set, allows the building of structures inside dungeons (e.g crypts, tombs etc)
• EnemyDamage: Damage done by mobs to players and other mobs (not structures)
• EnemyLevelUpRate: The chances of mobs being starred. eg: 200 would give 20% chances of a creature being upgraded to 1 star and then 20% of those being further upgraded to 2 star (resulting in 16% and 4% chances in real terms)
• EnemySpeedSize: Modifies the size and speed of mobs
• EventRate: The frequency and chance of a raid being triggered with 100 being the standard 20% chance every 46 minutes. eg: 50 would give a 40% chance of a raid every 23 minutes
• Fire
• MoveStaminaRate: Rate stamina is expended for movement based activities such as running and jumping
• NoBossPortals: Portals are disabled while bosses are active
• NoBuildCost: Resources are not required when building
• NoCraftCost: Resources are not required when crafting
• NoMap: Disables map for all players.
• NoPortals: Disables portals for all players.
• NoWorkbench
• PassiveMobs
• PlayerDamage: Damage done by players to mobs
• PlayerEvents: When set, raid events are player-based rather than world-based
• Preset
• ResourceRate: The rate at which resources are dropped
• SkillGainRate
• SkillReductionRate
• StaminaRate: Modifies stamina use rate with 0 completely preventing stamina use
• StaminaRegenRate: The rate at which stamina is regenerated
• TeleportAll
• WorldLevel
• WorldLevelLockedTools

Console commands[]

Global keys can be manipulated with following console commands:

• listkeys: Shows currently set global keys
• setkey [name]: Adds the specified key
• resetkeys: Removes all keys
• removekey [name]: Removes the specified key.