{
  "id": 6669497,
  "title": "How to increase your inventory in Valheim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/how-to-increase-your-inventory-in-valheim",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-11T00:08:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/valheim-increase-inventory-size/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the popular game Valheim, inventory space is limited to just eight hotbar slots and 24 inventory slots. This can make it challenging to carry all the loot and resources you find. However, as of Valheim 1.0, players can now increase their inventory size by visiting Haldor, the NPC merchant in the Black Forest. Haldor sells two inventory upgrades for coins, with each upgrade adding eight extra slots to the inventory. The two upgrades available are \"Wider pockets,\" which costs 1,000 coins, and \"Deeper pockets,\" which costs 2,000 coins. To locate Haldor, players must venture into the Black Forest and be at least 1,500 meters away from the map's center. Once in the area, Haldor will appear when players get within a couple of hundred meters of his camp; a white bag icon will show up on the minimap. Players can acquire coins needed to purchase the upgrades by finding them in chests, dungeons, or by defeating monsters such as trolls and fulings. They can also sell valuable items like rubies, amber, and silver necklaces to Haldor for coins.",
  "summary": "Valheim 1.0 finally lets you deepen your pockets, but it'll cost you.",
  "key_points": [
    "Valheim players can increase inventory from 24 to 32 slots",
    "Two upgrades available: Wider pockets (1,000 coins) and Deeper pockets (2,000 coins)",
    "Haldor NPC located in Black Forest after 1,500m from map center"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Valheim players can now expand their limited inventory space by purchasing upgrades from Haldor, a merchant in the Black Forest, using coins collected from chests, monsters, or sold items.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}