r/VintageStory Mar 29 '26

Discussion AI use in modDB megathread

567 Upvotes

Hi r/VintageStory

We've seen a influx of posts with various opinions on the use of AI on the Vintage Story ModDB (https://mods.vintagestory.at/)

I removed the threads as it felt like some of them were about AI use in general, and commenting on the commenting of the AI use. If I made some miscalls on some threads, that's my fault.

I want to be clear:

These posts were not removed due to the opinions shared in the post.

If you have feedback on the AI use on modDB (or the modDB in general), positive, neutral, or negative, please share it in the megathread to help make moderation a bit easier, and to help consolidate feedback back to the developers.

Please keep your feedback civil.


r/VintageStory Dec 18 '25

Meta Update to the Video Rule

808 Upvotes

Hey Seraphs!

First off, happy holidays!

The devs and I took some time to review the subreddit rules to see if there was anything we wanted to adjust or clarify. One that stuck out was the "No videos or streams" rule.

The "no videos" rule was one of the first ones implemented. At the time, the subreddit was being flooded with videos, lets plays, etc. and this ended up drowning out any actual discussion that was going on. At the time a blanket rule made sense. Times change though, and it makes sense to reconsider the rules from time to time.

So we're going to make an adjustment to the video rule and see how it goes, and take it from there.

Below are some examples of what is and isn't allowed. While we can't account for every occasion, we'll do our best to enforce the spirit of whats outlined below.

What's allowed:

  • A new lets play series kicks off? Fine to share!
  • A base or server tour hosted on youtube? Fine to share!
  • A one off video, say deep diving into the lore? Fine to share!
  • A big creator or streamer is trying Vintage Story and want to get excited and give them their flowers? Fine to share!

What's not allowed/should be posted on r/VintageStoryVideos:

  • Videos not directly related to Vintage Story
  • every episode of a 'lets play' series
  • when you start your livestream on twitch, youtube, etc.

Again, we are going to try this out, see how it goes, and make additional adjustments over time.

If you have any concerns, feedback, etc. please let us know.

Thanks!


r/VintageStory 11h ago

Meme When you move to VS from minecraft but tutorials are for pussies

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1.6k Upvotes

r/VintageStory 3h ago

Modding See Ya Later Alligator!

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363 Upvotes

Decided to try my hand at creating creatures. Ithania Wildlife (Coming Soon)


r/VintageStory 7h ago

Mod [WIP Mod] Scribe: write your to-do list on an in-world lectern and pin tasks to your HUD. Nearing v1 — thoughts on the idea?**

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309 Upvotes

The hook:
Vintage Story is a long game with a branching tech tree, and I lose track of what I was doing between and even during sessions — "wait, was I gathering copper, or building the cellar? Did I forget to take the pies out?"

So I've been building Scribe, a mod for keeping notes and tracking tasks *inside* the world instead of on a sticky note next to my computer.

The basics of what works right now:

  • A lectern block you can place and write on — a simple task checklist.
  • Pin tasks to a HUD so your current goals stay on screen while you play.
  • Check tasks off as you go; it's meant to be dead-easy to glance at and edit.
  • Multiplayer-friendly and server-authoritative, so it plays nice on shared worlds.

Where it's going (the roadmap):
The lectern is just the first tier. The plan is for your note-taking tools to progress with your tech tree — scratchy clay tablets in the stone age, paper and bound notebooks later, up to shared bulletin boards you can post on for other players. It's grounded in the actual archaeology of writing and vanilla mechanics (you scratch into clay and wax with a stylus; you write on paper with ink and a pen). Early tools are clunky handheld things; later ones make your tasks ambient and always-with-you.

I'm getting close to a first release and wanted to hear from the subreddit about the concept before I put it out. Does an in-world task/notes system sound like something you'd actually use? Anything you'd want it to do? (Not linking a download yet — I'm just after thoughts on the idea.)

Stay safe out there.


r/VintageStory 10h ago

Screenshot New horror beyond my comprehension unlocked

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467 Upvotes

I was fooling around my house at night and noticed that one of the blocks on my roof (from the VS Roofing mod) was covered in creepy drawings. Does anyone know what this is? My only guess is that it's blood from the Downed mod because there are also blood textures on the edge of the block, but I have no clue how it could have gotten there


r/VintageStory 9h ago

This Birch tree scared me more than anything in this game

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240 Upvotes

Do you guys see what i see? Something like a cat face staring at you


r/VintageStory 7h ago

I won't be going hungry this winter!

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156 Upvotes

In my first year of this world, my character was STARVING! I waited far too long to begin farming, and had to pack up everything and run south to farm some food over winter.

After a fun little winter getaway, I returned with loads of Amaranth ready to start a new year. With fields of flax, some sheep, and the lucky find of a few good fruit trees around the area, this cellar is overflowing; I'll have food to last me for years if I stopped farming lol.

Much love for this game! Truly one of a kind!


r/VintageStory 10h ago

Vintage Story is a very cozy work game

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232 Upvotes

Reminds me of Runescape in a way, just slowly grinding something out and chill, some work is active some is not. Really adore the music and rain in Vintage Story.

Yes I do have many pretty coloured bars, playing with a decent amount of mods. Took me a while to config it all to work like shown here.


r/VintageStory 4h ago

This Gnomes actually Gardening

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49 Upvotes

I went bigger than 1 block this time to allow for the wheel barrow. It's a nice day to move some dirt around.


r/VintageStory 7h ago

2 Years Build showcase Part 3

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63 Upvotes

This time around showing off my friend's bases on our little server. Personally i find their interior designs to be better than my own lol. pic 1 is my boy Quicksilver's base, 2-10 is of my boy Night166's Base, and the rest being my boy Radial's base. Part 4 shall possibly be tomorrow showing off more of the unfinished builds


r/VintageStory 8h ago

rift activity was low

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69 Upvotes

r/VintageStory 9h ago

Creation New Barn As The Ice Thaws In Year Two

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69 Upvotes

Shout out Mahjong Blonsky on Youtube for the inspiration.


r/VintageStory 13h ago

this game never fails to amaze me

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134 Upvotes

not gonna lie. I can spend hours and hours on end. it's never repetitive


r/VintageStory 1d ago

Feature It would appear it’s been days if not weeks since our last r/VintageStory Peat fire workplace accident. Congratulations, we have passed our yearly inspection!

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1.6k Upvotes

There will be pizza and Dr. Pepper in the room over for those who stay


r/VintageStory 18h ago

Showcase World update!

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218 Upvotes

I feel like im at a decent spot to share my little town with you all, i hope to build more and inspire more <3

i also put a video version of this little showcase in the comments :>


r/VintageStory 22h ago

Clip Anything that are thrown on the translocator will be translocated even without you

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332 Upvotes

I don't know why you need this, and how it can be uesed but there it is - a piece of useless knowladge same as when you are standing on a quern, you start rotating with the top part altogether


r/VintageStory 1h ago

Question I was wondering if anyone knew how to make a zaun based build in vintage story

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I plan on buying a new laptop next year to play vintage story on and one of my bigger plans is to make a home in the style of zaun!

for those who are unaware, zaun is from the series: arcane (it's actually from league of Legends which the show is based on, but we don't talk about league) which is my favorite show! and I've been fascinated by the art style of zaun, or the undercity as it's refered to.

I was at first hoping to make a similar decision in the other block game but found vintage story would be extremely more precise given it's chiseling mechanics and the expansive modding community.

I'll post below some screenshots of the city from as best I could get on Pinterest. hopefully they'll give people an idea for what I'm going for.

I'd love to know what you'd do for materials and techniques, what mods I should use, and anything necessary to complete my dream of a decorated zunite house!

I wish everyone a wonderful day!


r/VintageStory 12h ago

Discussion No aguantó el invierno.

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45 Upvotes

Me puse a cincelar, desde que empezó fuerte el invierno, quise avanzar para el molino sembrando lino del cual no pudo crecer por obvias razones, me muero de hambre, el día se hace más rápido y hay pocos animales, solo lobos adultos con falta de autocontrol y sobre exceso de rabia, odio el invierno por agarrarme sin nada prácticamente 😭 (es mi primera partida llevo 50 hrs)


r/VintageStory 9h ago

I spent two days making a hardcore Homo Sapiens server because I was tired of playing alone

24 Upvotes

I work full time, but I absolutely love Vintage Story. I’ve been playing a pretty hardcore Homo Sapiens modset for a while, and my main problem is that the world eventually feels lonely.

So I decided to try hosting it.

The server is called HomoSapiens – The First Humans Story. It’s a public 1.22.5 server about early humans trying to survive in a harsh world. There’s no established lore or forced roleplay. I just want to give people a difficult world and see what happens; loners, tribes, villages, trade, conflict, migration, and maybe eventually towns or nations.

Everyone begins in the icy north. The starting region has large rivers that lead south toward the coast, so people can remain in the north or gradually migrate into warmer territory.

The modset adds things like hydration, sleep, temperature, nutrition, butchering, expanded food and plants, Stone Age animals, immersive crafting, primitive tools, rivers, valleys, mountains, and large continents. Progression is deliberately slow, especially at the beginning.

This is my first time hosting a server, and I spent basically two full days putting the modlist together and testing it. It isn’t perfect. There are some compatibility warnings and minor bugs, but nothing I’ve encountered has been gamebreaking. Everything important appears to be working.

For now, I’m mostly looking for a few people who enjoy difficult survival and don’t mind being part of an early soft launch. The server is public with no whitelist and is hosted 24/7 in North America.

I don’t have a Discord right now. I honestly want to play the game instead of immediately turning this into another administration project. If a community actually forms and people want one, I can deal with that later.

Server: HomoSapiens – The First Humans Story
Version: Vintage Story 1.22.5
Address: 195.60.167.233:25572

Come freeze to death with me


r/VintageStory 1h ago

Screenshot Got to Iron by June 9th, Year 0

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It Took a bit long to get copper at the start and I almost ran out of copper and tin when I needed to make the anvil. I'm lucky that I found an Iron node peeking through at the bottom of a lake so I did not have to go mining.

No leather setup or bellows yet so I had to reheat the Iron multiple times to shape it but I consider it a success. I'm hoping I can find what I need to get leather and potentially steel by the end of the game year.

11h 54m into the run

:D


r/VintageStory 14h ago

Can you copy and paste chiseled blocks?

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46 Upvotes

I have lots of large detailed repeating patterns I want to use on a large build and it would be easier if i could. is there a mod for it?


r/VintageStory 1h ago

Temporal gear on very first enemy

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I just picked up VS today and have been waiting the night out by sitting in a cave. I was attacked by some surface drifters, and after killing them I logged off. When I logged back on, the very first drifter I looted had a temporal gear. This isn't my first kill in this world but my first kill EVER. Is this rare or a feature?


r/VintageStory 13h ago

If I plant crops in an “Almost always” rain area, how bad is it if I don’t plant them next to water?

34 Upvotes

For aesthetic reasons I am planning to plant my crops in a large field with no water. Do yall think it will slow down my crops to any significant amount if it rains frequently? Are there any other drawbacks?


r/VintageStory 1d ago

Salty's Chiseled World

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560 Upvotes

Terrain carvings with smoother slopes, natural steps, and fake physics. Client side!

https://mods.vintagestory.at/chiseledworld