SandboxTools

SandboxTools

A command set for modders, build testers, and anyone who just wants to play in sandbox mode.

It covers two jobs:

1. Set up a test character - unlock materials, stations, and recipes, and set skill levels so you can craft, build, and fight without grinding.
2. Data mine the live game - export whatever Valheim currently has loaded (vanilla + mods) to CSV for balance checks, recipe audits, and spreadsheets.

Pair it with Server Devcommands for the wider admin / cheat console toolset (god, fly, spawn, and the rest).

Install

1. Open r2modman / Thunderstore Mod Manager - Valheim.
2. Online - search DevDonkey-SandboxTools - Install (needs BepInExPack_Valheim).
3. Launch the game through the mod manager.
4. Enable the cheat console (devcommands) and type sandbox for the command list.

Or manually: put SandboxTools.dll in BepInEx/plugins/.

Commands

All commands start with sandbox. Type sandbox alone for a short reminder.

Test character

| Command | What it does | |---------|----------------| | sandbox discover all | Discovers every material and crafting station so recipes and build pieces unlock. | | sandbox discover materials | Discovers materials only. | | sandbox discover stations | Discovers crafting stations only. | | sandbox discover recipes | Unlocks every crafting recipe. | | sandbox skills | Sets every skill to 100. | | sandbox skills 50 | Sets every skill to a custom level. |

Data mining

| Command | What it does | |---------|----------------| | sandbox export | Writes all CSV files under BepInEx/exports/. | | sandbox export items | Writes items.csv plus the filtered item CSVs. | | sandbox export recipes | Writes recipes.csv only. |

Tab completes the group and the next argument.

A full export also runs once automatically after the game finishes loading items and recipes for the session.

Export files

Exports land here:

BepInEx/exports/

For r2modman that is usually:

%APPDATA%\r2modmanPlus-local\Valheim\profiles\<profile>\BepInEx\exports\

| File | Contents | |------|----------| | items.csv | Every item currently loaded (name, type, weight, food/armor/damage stats, flags, whether it has a recipe) | | recipes.csv | Every crafting recipe, including station, min level, amount produced, and each material + amount | | foods.csv | Foods only (same columns as items.csv, sorted by food value) | | weapons.csv | Weapons only | | armor.csv | Armour only | | materials.csv | Materials only |

ItemName is the localized display name; InternalName is the prefab id (what spawn commands use). Biome is a best-effort guess from names/stations/materials - treat unknowns as Unknown, not gospel.

Notes

• Local player / client toolkit - meant for testing and sandbox worlds.
• Source: github.com/MattHB1/valheim-sandbox-tools
• Other mods: DevDonkey on Thunderstore
• Changelog: CHANGELOG.md