Merchant Whereabouts
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.7% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #220 of 836 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod reveals Merchant location by giving you indirect compass-style hint. (head to the North, South-East, etc.)
(Was initially inspired by locate merchant mod though I wanted to preserve some mystery of exploration for myself.)
At first interaction with any lore rune-stone (i.e. boars, greydwarfs lore) Hugin-raven will come and inform you that you can throw some carrot-seeds on a rune-stone to call him again at any time. He will also tell about available location-hints and that he will exchange them for some valuables.
ⓘ 'Paying' to the raven or throwing carrot-seeds on the stone works same as placing a trophy: put item into top-row inventory slot, look at the target and trigger inventory slot with it's numeric hotkey.
Beside rune-stones, you can also throw doubled amount of carrot-seeds into bonfire to attract ravens attention. Configured by:
bonfireSummonEnabled = true #(default),
campFireSummonEnabled = false #( campFire disabled by default)
one point but head to the other direction, location-tip at new point could be to a new 'closest-to-new-point' location.
Suggested strategy: stick to the received destination, clarify it on a way near at newly discovered rune-stones (or litted bonfires),
after raven says Not so far from this point - you are already most probably in targets biome.
Required item and amount for calling Hugin configured byoptions.
summonRavenItemName = carrotseeds #(default)
summonRavenItemAmount = 2 #(default)
Possible items are: 'coins', 'ruby', 'amber', 'amberpearl', 'silvernecklace', etc.
(google any valheim cheats-console-commands Spawn-items-list and lowercase any item-name from it)
⚠ Each unique target needs to have a unique price-item name.
Preconfigured points of interest are: Merchant, Bonemass, Goblin king and Dragon queen
Target for location-hint has following config parameters:
target. Bonemass.enabled = true
target. Bonemass.name = Filthy Bonemass
target. Bonemass.priceItemReadableName = Precious Amber
target. Bonemass.priceItemName = amber
target. Bonemass.priceItemAmount = 20
You can potentially configure additional targets by changing 'Bonemass' part and setting desired values.
ⓘ Additional target-names could be discovered with 'findpos name_arg' console command. It will show you all matching the 'name_arg' targets as well as show you ad-hoc location-tips with distance and destination-direction.
Manual Installation
Merchant Whereabouts is a gameplay mod for Raven that adds a new mechanic: Raven gives vague directions to merchants or bosses in exchange for pearls. With 216 endorsements and 5,834 downloads, it's a niche addition for players who want a more guided exploration experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 216 endorsements and 5,834 downloads.
- Adds a fresh gameplay loop for players who want guidance without hand-holding.
- Simple concept that fits the game's exploration theme.
⚠️ Cons
- Vague directions might frustrate players who prefer clear markers.
- Pearl cost could be a barrier early game if pearls are scarce.
- No detailed documentation on how the directions are generated or displayed.
For players who enjoy exploration with a hint of mystery and want a reason to spend pearls. Skip if you prefer direct map markers or if you're not interested in NPC-driven guidance.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a mod manager or manual installation; if manual, place files in the correct folder.
- Test the interaction with Raven early to see how the directions work.
- Keep some pearls on hand to use the feature when needed.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Valheim Mods
- Author
- Flueno
- Version
- 1.4.5
- Downloads
- 5,834
- Endorsements
- 216
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 2/27/2021
- Updated
- 1/8/2024
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