Building Health Display
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #44 of 176 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This is a small quality-of-life mod that lets you tweak the little bar that shows how much health a building piece has.
Features
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[]Lets you optionally set colours for low, mid, and high remaining health, with smooth blending from one colour to another (default red, yellow, and green)
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]Lets you optionally hide the health bar.[]Lets you optionally show custom health text with the health bar (default shows current / max (percent))
[]Lets you optionally show piece structural integrity (default shows current / max (percent))
- Lets you optionally set colours for low, mid, and high piece integrity, with smooth blending from one colour to another (default red, yellow, and green)
The health and integrity texts are in the format {0}/{1} ({2}) just as an example to show all three showable values. You can customize this as you like. {0} is replaced by current value. {1} is replaced by max value. {2} is replaced by percentage value.
Config
A config file BepInEx/config/aedenthorn. BuildingHealthDisplay.cfg is created after running the game once with this mod).
You can adjust the config values by editing this file using a text editor or in-game using the Config Manager.
To reload the config from the config file, type buildinghealthdisplay reset into the game's console (F5).
Technical
To install this mod, the easiest way is to just use Vortex, the Nexus Mods mod manager. It should take care of all dependencies.
To install manually, place the dll file in the BepInEx/plugins folder. You will need BepInEx.
Code is at https://github.com/aedenthorn/ValheimMods.
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Building Health Display is a customizable UI mod for Valheim that alters the building health bar to change color based on health, and can display current/max health and percentage. It also offers optional piece integrity display with custom colors. With 205 endorsements and recent updates, it's a solid quality-of-life tool for builders.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-trusted with 205 endorsements and nearly 5k downloads.
- Actively maintained—last updated September 2025, so it's likely compatible with current Valheim versions.
- Gives builders precise health info, making repairs and maintenance way easier.
⚠️ Cons
- Customization options might be overwhelming for casual players who just want a simple health bar.
- Only affects the building health bar—no other UI elements are changed, so it's a niche tool.
For Valheim builders who want to keep an eye on structure integrity without squinting at tiny health bars. Also great for players who like tweaking UI colors to match their aesthetic. Skip if you're not into building or prefer vanilla UI.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like BepInEx to install and manage this mod easily—it's the standard for Valheim mods.
- Check the config file after first launch to tweak colors and display options—you can set custom colors for different health thresholds.
- If you're using other UI mods, test them together to ensure no overlap or conflicts with the health bar display.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Valheim Mods
- Author
- aedenthorn
- Version
- 0.7.1
- Downloads
- 4,925
- Endorsements
- 205
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 3/29/2021
- Updated
- 9/15/2025
🧩 Commonly Used Together
Users add these mods to the same collections — a real compatibility signal, not an AI guess.
🔧 How to Install Valheim Mods
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