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Expand locations

by Ashenius · for Valheim

Randomized locations for vanilla biomes (include islands for Ocean biome), with mobs and loot

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About Expand locations

From Thunderstore

Randomized locations for vanilla biomes (include islands for Ocean biome), with mobs and loot


Expanded Locations

!!! Check CHANGELOG after update modpack and run commands for apply changes.

This is a set of configuration files and blueprints for world generation and Expand World mods. By installing this pack, you will get an additional set of randomized locations. Use this modpack instead depricated "Ocean locations".

  • Meadows - 11 new types of locations
  • BlackForest - 10 new types of locations
  • Swamp - 7 new types of locations
  • Mountain - 6 new types of locations
  • Plains - 7 new types of locations
  • Mistlands - 7 new types of locations
  • Ocean - 6 new types of locations (islands, pile dwellings, shipwrecks)

Translation

File BepInEx/config/data/data_text.yaml contains translation strings. If you want to translate into your language, add similar strings and comment out the English translation.

Screenshots

Ocean islands Ocean_locations

Meadows

Meadows

BlackForest

BlackForest

Swamp

Swamp

Others

Others


How install

Recommended to install via r2modman

If you are installing this manually, you will need to make sure BepInEx for Valheim and dependencies mods is installed correctly. Then, just copy files in your BepInEx/config folder.


!!!! Always make a world file backup before change existing world. !!!!


  1. If you start new game - just create world after install pack.
  1. To add these locations to an existing world, use Upgrade World commands. Start game, load into your existing world and press F5 and run command (alias) below:
  • add_loki_locations

Also can add locations to needed biomes with next command:

  • add_loki_ocean
  • add_loki_mistlands
  • add_loki_plains
  • add_loki_mountain
  • add_loki_swamp
  • add_loki_bf
  • add_loki_meadows

After adding locations Upgrade World and Server Devcommands mods can be disabled or removed.

You can also add new or missing locations after update modpack using commands above (or aliases). The commands need to be executed on a client with admin privileges and with Upgrade_World/Server_DevCommands installed.


How uninstall

Load your world -> press F5 and run in console command remove_loki_locations -> uninstall modpack from R2


Community and Feedback

If you find any bugs or issues with the locations or do you have any thoughts/suggestions for developing this pack, ping me in one of the Valheim discord communities. Thanks to the community members and Valheim players for the blueprints and inspiration.

Join Valheim World Editing Discord here on discord.

My Youtube channel

Support me Boosty


Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on BepInEx.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 6d ago.

Expand locations on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Valheim servers, for BepInEx servers. We download it from Thunderstore, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Optional on the server
Server type needed
BepInEx
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Valheim — 4 GB (4 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.0.9, released 2026-10-09

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
BepInEx

From 10 recorded builds of Expand locations.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.0.92026-10-09n/aBepInEx
1.0.82026-08-15n/aBepInEx
1.0.72026-08-03n/aBepInEx
1.0.62025-12-01n/aBepInEx
1.0.52025-10-25n/aBepInEx
1.0.42025-10-08n/aBepInEx

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Expand locations on a Valheim server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Thunderstore as “Modpacks”

Creatures & NPCs

Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.

Works on a server

From source side support

Thunderstore lists server-side support for Expand locations as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Compatibility

Game
Valheim
Loaders
BepInEx
Runs on
Serveroptional on the server
Requires
One-click install needs a BepInEx server.

Verified at the source

  • ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-10Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorAshenius, as published on Thunderstore
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Expand locations, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Expand locations?

Thunderstore lists server-side support for Expand locations as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Which loaders does it support?

BepInEx.

Is it free?

Yes. Expand locations is free to download from Thunderstore.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Expand locations on a Valheim server.

Deploy in about a minute from $9.99 a month, then add Expand locations in one click.