Disable Building and Crafting Costs on Your Valheim Server

Enable free building mode on your Valheim dedicated server using the nobuildcost world modifier or the hammer preset.

The nobuildcost modifier removes all material requirements for building and crafting. Perfect for creative building servers, base testing, or RP servers focused on construction.

Enable No Build Cost

Open Startup

In the XGamingServer Panel, click Startup in the sidebar.

Add the modifier

Add -setkey nobuildcost to the startup parameters, or use the hammer preset which includes no build cost:

-preset hammer

Restart the server

Go to Console and restart.

If you have the Server Devcommands mod installed, you can toggle this in-game without restarting:

Open the in-game console

Press F5 as an admin player.

Enable dev commands and the modifier

devcommands
setkey nobuildcost
save

Dev commands require the Server Devcommands mod. See Enable Devcommands.

What No Build Cost Does

Building pieces (walls, floors, roofs) require no materials to place
Workbench crafting requires no resources
Repairing items is still free (it's always free in Valheim)
Smelting and cooking still require inputs

The Hammer Preset

The hammer preset is purpose-built for creative building servers:

-preset hammer

Includes:

No build cost — free building and crafting
Casual death penalty — no skill loss on death
Much more resources — abundant gathering
No raids — bases can't be attacked
Casual portals — all items pass through portals

Disable No Build Cost

Remove -setkey nobuildcost from your startup parameters (or change the preset), then restart. Or via console:

devcommands
removekey nobuildcost
save

Disable Building and Crafting Costs on Your Valheim Server

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