VeiledRecipes

VeiledRecipes

VeiledRecipes changes how Valheim presents unknown recipes and build pieces. Instead of keeping every undiscovered recipe completely invisible, it can show configurable masked previews: the player learns that something exists, while names, icons, descriptions, hidden materials, and hidden station requirements stay secret until the real unlock conditions are met.

Unknown previews cannot be crafted or placed. Container learning is enabled by default and can discover items without picking them up; it still respects station requirements and can be disabled in the configuration.

Veiled recipes would be unlocked only when all the materials and station requirements were met.
The stations are unlocked only when the player interacts with them by default.

By default, veiled recipes are grouped below known recipes.

By default, even veiled recipes are not shown when crafting station level is not met.

InventorySlots mod is compatible with VeiledRecipes. Check it out!
https://thunderstore.io/c/valheim/p/sighsorry/InventorySlots/

Piece recipes are also veiled.
By default, players don't have to interact with the crafting station to unlock the piece recipes.

Strengths

• Shows discovery progress without spoiling full recipes.
• Keeps Valheim's actual recipe and piece unlock rules intact.
• Masks crafting recipes, build pieces, item icons, descriptions, requirements, station levels, tooltips, and pinned tooltip content where supported.
• Reveals known materials and station information gradually.
• Blocks crafting and placement for entries that are only previews.
• Supports strict station discovery rules for recipe unlocks.
• Preserves recipe-less upgrade, socketing, and runtime build workflows added by other mods.
• Provides server-synced blacklist controls for item outputs, build pieces, and requirement ingredients.
• Offers client-side options for recipe grouping and noisy notifications.
• Exposes a compatibility API for custom crafting UI mods.

Crafting Recipe Previews

When a crafting recipe is visible only as an unknown preview:

• The recipe list icon is rendered as a black silhouette.
• The recipe name is replaced by Unknown Name Text.
• The selected recipe icon is rendered as a black silhouette.
• The recipe description is replaced by Unknown Description Text.
• Unknown requirement names and amounts are replaced by Unknown Requirement Text.
• Unknown station level text is replaced by Unknown Requirement Text.
• Requirements the player already knows are shown normally.
• The craft button is disabled and crafting is blocked.

Recipe previews can be grouped below actually unlocked recipes so normal crafting remains easy to scan.

Build Piece Previews

Unknown build pieces can appear in hammer/build-piece tables as masked entries.

Until the piece is actually unlocked:

• The piece icon is rendered as a black silhouette.
• The piece name and description are hidden.
• Unknown requirements are masked.
• The placement ghost is blocked.
• Placement is denied with Valheim's missing requirement message.

Once Valheim considers the piece known, VeiledRecipes stops masking it.

Recipe-Less Mod Workflows

Some mods let players upgrade or socket loot-only items without providing an unlockable crafting recipe. VeiledRecipes leaves these owned-item operations unmasked when no enabled or currently seasonal ObjectDB recipe can be learned for that item. A recipe-less entry without an existing target item is still treated as crafting and remains blocked, so this exception does not create a free crafting path.

Runtime pieces that are not registered in a regular PieceTable.m_pieces list, such as generated blueprint proxies, are also left unmasked. Regular registered build pieces continue to follow normal knowledge and preview rules.

Station Discovery

Valheim normally discovers crafting stations when the player walks close enough to them. That station awareness can affect recipe and piece unlocks.

VeiledRecipes separates two concepts:

• Require Station Interaction For Recipe Unlock controls whether station-gated crafting recipes require direct interaction with the required station level before the recipe can truly unlock.
• Enable Station Proximity Discovery controls whether walking near a crafting station discovers it through Valheim's normal proximity behavior.

Build pieces use Valheim's normal station awareness. If proximity discovery is enabled, walking near a station can help piece unlocks. If proximity discovery is disabled, interacting with the station is required before that station is known.

Server-Synced Config

These options are synced through ServerSync when configuration locking is enabled.

• Lock Configuration

Locks synced config so only the server/admin config controls gameplay behavior.

• Show Unknown Crafting Recipes

Enables masked crafting recipe previews at relevant crafting stations. Default: On

• Show Unknown Build Pieces

Enables masked build-piece previews in build-piece tables. Default: On

• Require Station Level For Unknown Crafting Recipes

If enabled, unknown crafting recipe previews only appear when the current crafting station meets the required station level. A forge level 2 recipe will not appear at a forge level 1 unless it is already truly unlocked. Default: On

• Require Station Interaction For Recipe Unlock