About FrelsiHammer
From ThunderstoreBuild freely without workbench restrictions, while retaining vanilla progression. Plus configurable durability and an unbreakable endgame hammer!
Frelsi Hammer
Build freely, retain progression.
Frelsi (Old Norse for "Freedom") Hammer is a balanced Valheim QoL mod that frees you from the annoying "Workbench required" restriction when building, but without ruining the vanilla game progression. It achieves this by remembering which crafting stations your character has already built! Uses the vanilla hammer, but it went Frelsi!
Features
1. Smart Station-less Building
No more carrying 10 extra wood and placing random Workbenches everywhere just to build a simple chest, ladder or portal, thanks to the freedom of Frelsi Hammer! Once you have built a crafting station (e.g., a Workbench) at least once with your character, you are free to build and repair any pieces usually requiring that station, anywhere in the world.
- Vanilla Friendly: It does not unlock anything beyond what the base game allows. You still need to gather the materials and build the station once! This goes for every station separately (workbench, forge, stonecutter, black forge, galdr table, artisan table).
- Character Bound: The progression is saved per character. If you start a new character, you will need to build the stations again.
- Configurable: You can toggle this feature individually for every station in the game.
2. Durability Multiplier
Constantly repairing your hammer during large building projects is tedious.
- Multiply the maximum durability of your hammer by up to 3x (configurable via slider, vanilla default: 1, mod default: 2).
3. The Unbreakable Upgrade
Give your Hammer an endgame purpose!
- Upgrading your Hammer to Level 4 (Quality 4) makes it completely indestructible!
- To keep this balanced, the mod optionally requires a Level 5 Workbench to perform the final Level 4 upgrade.
Installation
Using a Mod Manager (Recommended)
Simply install the mod via Gale, r2modman or the Thunderstore Mod Manager. The manager will automatically download and install all required dependencies (like BepInEx) for you.
Manual Installation
- Install BepInExPack Valheim.
- Create a folder named
FrelsiHammerinside yourBepInEx/pluginsfolder, and extract the contents of the downloaded zip file into it. - Start the game. The config file will be generated automatically.
Configuration
All features can be enabled, disabled, or tweaked using the BepInEx ConfigurationManager in-game (press F1) or by editing the com.zeecamelsnake.frelsihammer.cfg file.
Compatibility
Works perfectly in multiplayer. This is a client-side mod.
Safe to Uninstall
Yes! This mod does not add any custom items, prefabs, or blocks to the game. It only adds a tiny text flag to your character save file. If you uninstall the mod, the game will simply ignore the flag, and your savegame will remain 100% intact and playable.
Feedback and Bug Reports
Since Thunderstore does not have a comment section, please visit the Frelsi Hammer page on NexusMods to leave feedback, report bugs, or just say hi!
Wanna support my work?
Creating and maintaining mods takes a lot of free time. If this mod has enhanced your playthrough, you can support me here:
Every little bit helps keep me caffeinated for the next update!
Created by zeeCameLsnake supported by Antigravity
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 47d ago.
FrelsiHammer 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 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
- 1.0.1, released 2026-09-18
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 2 recorded builds of FrelsiHammer.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.1 | 2026-09-18 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.0.0 | 2026-09-18 | n/a | BepInEx |
Dependencies
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run FrelsiHammer 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 catalogBuilding & decoration
Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorzeeCameLsnake, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree






