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Can you still get achievements in Valheim after using devcommands or mods?
Short answer
Yes, on Steam: patch 1.0.12 (11 September 2026) added a devcommand that lets players blocked by devcommands or mods opt back into achievements. Iron Gate listed it as a Steam-only fix and said those fixes would reach other platforms shortly, but its Steam news posts up to patch 1.0.20 don't confirm that they have.
What blocks achievements
Devcommands and mods can block achievements for your character and world. According to Valheim’s 1.0 FAQ, as quoted on the Steam forums, freefly is one exception, but most commands, such as spawn, flag your character and world save as permanently locked from achievements.
Sources disagree on whether that lock is permanent. Game8’s 1.0 guide says it is for most cheat commands, but Iron Gate’s 1.0.12 note, from 11 September 2026, describes an opt-in for blocked players.
How to opt back in on Steam
Patch 1.0.12, released on Steam on 11 September 2026, added a devcommand for players blocked by devcommands or mods to opt back into achievements.
The command is:
yesiuseddevcommandsbutiwantmyachievementsanywayBack up your save first. Console commands can break quests and turn off achievements.
Temporary blocks
Hammer Mode counts only as a temporary cheat. Game8 says carrying spawned items also blocks achievements just temporarily. On Steam, patch 1.0.12 also added a popup that shows when you can earn achievements again after a temporary block.
Cheated items
Valheim 1.0 marked items spawned with cheat commands as “cheated item” when viewed in the inventory. Patch 1.0.14 (17 September 2026) fixed characters that were sometimes wrongly marked as temporary cheaters. Patch 1.0.15 (18 September 2026) stopped marking items affected by dev commands for characters that have turned on the dev bypass command.
Patch 1.0.20 (15 October 2026) cleared the cheated flag from every item and build piece from earlier versions, to undo a bug in the 1.0 release. Its note covers items and build pieces only and doesn’t mention character or world flags.
Version and platform notes
Checked against Iron Gate’s Steam news posts up to patch 1.0.20 (15 October 2026). Iron Gate put the opt-in under the “Steam Only” heading of patch 1.0.12 and said its Steam-specific fixes would reach all other platforms shortly. None of its Steam news posts up to 1.0.20 confirm that they have, so the steps on this page are for the Steam version.
Related questions
Do mods disable achievements in Valheim?
Mods can block achievements, and Iron Gate's Steam-only opt-in from patch 1.0.12 covers players who used mods as well as devcommands. On the Steam forums, a player reports that just having BepInEx installed turns achievements off.
Does the achievement opt-in work on consoles or Mac?
Iron Gate hasn't confirmed it in its Steam news posts up to patch 1.0.20. It listed the command under "Steam Only" in patch 1.0.12 and said its Steam-specific fixes would reach other platforms shortly.
Does patch 1.0.20 unlock achievements on a flagged character?
The patch note doesn't say. Patch 1.0.20 reset the cheated flag on items and build pieces from earlier versions, and the note doesn't mention characters or worlds.
Do feats from before 1.0 count toward achievements?
GameRant says achievements don't unlock retroactively, and Game8 says tracking starts once 1.0 is installed, so earlier feats may need doing again.
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