Download size
VAM 2.0: one download, no required mod. WoV: two items, incl. its required mod (light part). [1]
Comparison
VAM 2.0 is the rebuild of VAM for Conan Exiles Enhanced by Sarpendon, who created the original VAM (2021–2023, by his own account – the 2023 Workshop page is no longer public). One download of 1.70 GB with no required extra mod, 12 languages in the game, new server systems – territories, server rankings, auction house, mail, clan treasury – and 14 change notes on Steam since its launch on 28 Sep 2026. [6]
VAM 2.0: one download, no required mod. WoV: two items, incl. its required mod (light part). [1]
WoV: localization in progress. [2]
Territories, rankings, auction house, mail, clan treasury. WoV has a player market and a currency tab; mail and a 3-tier currency with bank are planned, a region system is under investigation. “No public source” does not mean “no”. [3]
Steam change notes. VAM 2.0 has only existed since 28 Sep (launch phase); WoV posted 13 in its own first month. WoV also posts notes on its website and Discord. [4]
Current subscriptions: WoV about 17×. Subscriptions are not active players. [5]
Wings of Valhalla has been on the Workshop longer and has the far larger community – about 17 times the current subscriptions of VAM 2.0. It also carries on more of the visible features of the 2023 VAM, such as level 600 and its own map areas. Both mods share the same roots and cannot be loaded together, so pick the one that fits your game. [7]
Steam data as of 29 Oct 2026; every source lists the day it was retrieved. Every statement has a numbered source at the bottom of the page.
Six things VAM 2.0 brings to your game today – each one with its source.
Zones on the Exiled Lands and the Isle of Siptah to buy, settle and conquer, war camps with garrisons and battles the server resolves – new in 0.0.21 (28 Oct 2026). Clan treasury and diplomacy: alliance, truce, war. [9]
Rankings in 5 categories – NPC kills, play time, ancients and bosses, bounties, profession XP – by week, month and year, new in 0.0.21; places 1–3 get a prize by mail, and a buildable board shows the top 10. Trade runs through an auction house (buy now or bid), mail and a purse. [10]
One page per system on 9 pages, presets Solo, Server and Hardcore, values can be typed in. Own count at version 0.0.21. [11]
53 effects from 40 ingredients in a cauldron. Every server shuffles the secrets anew, and toxicity sets a real limit. [12]
Forged at the rune forge and set at the rune anvil, up to 5 per item; chisels open sockets 4 and 5. [13]
210 sealed cards (42 motifs × 5 rarities) across five accounts – crafting, building, killing, religion, nature – with boosters, a deck, upgrades, sealing and trading. [14]
The numbers people ask about most: size and server start, languages, updates, community, compatibility.
Size of the Workshop items as Steam reports it.
Download size is not loading time and not memory use. [1]
No difference between the two mods: 26.8 s with either, 20.4 s for the base game alone. A player's loading screen was not measured. [16]
Server start, memory and client partEach block is one language.
Change-note entries on the Workshop pages, 31 Jul – 29 Oct 2026.
Fair to say: VAM 2.0 is one month old and in its launch phase. WoV posted 13 notes in its own first month (May 2026). [4]
Current subscriptions.
Wings of Valhalla has the much larger community – about 17 times the current subscriptions of VAM 2.0. Subscriptions are not active players; Steam shows only rounded stars. [5] [18] [19]
Files of the game itself that a mod replaces.
Mean of three runs, range below.
Highest working set of the server up to 60 s after it is ready.
What a player's game uses; the rest is the server part.
Server start and memory: no difference between the two mods – both add about 6 seconds and 0.2 GiB to the base game. Download and client part: VAM 2.0 is less than half the download and half the client part. [16] [17]
On one test machine an Enhanced dedicated server was started three times each with the base game alone, with VAM 2.0 and with Wings of Valhalla plus its required mod, in alternating order, timed until the server reports it is ready, with memory sampled every 2 seconds.
Both mods do some things better. Here are both sides, from public sources and our own measurement.
1.70 GB in one item, no required extra mod. WoV: 4.01 GB across two items. The part a Windows player's game uses is half the size: 1.62 GB against 3.24 GB (measured from the downloaded files). [22]
WoV is English-only today (localization in progress). [23]
Territories (32 + 14 zones), clan treasury and diplomacy, server rankings (5 categories x week/month/year), auction house, mail and purse. Territories and rankings are new in 0.0.21. [24]
Alchemy with hidden effects (53 effects), 26 effect runes, inspiration card game (210 cards). [25]
266 sliders on 9 pages (own count at 0.0.21) with Solo/Server/Hardcore presets. [11]
20,936 current subscriptions (VAM 2.0: 1,200), 5 stars from 344 ratings (VAM 2.0: 4 stars from 71), 1,214 favourites (VAM 2.0: 186) and 2,309 members on its Discord server. [26]
On the Workshop since 17 Oct 2024, on Enhanced since 4 May 2026 - almost five months before VAM 2.0. 54 Legacy + 25 Enhanced change notes. [27]
WoV still offers a Legacy version for the pre-Enhanced game: 22,790 current subscriptions, last updated 11 Mar 2026. VAM 2.0 runs on Conan Exiles Enhanced only. [28]
WoV's public item database lists 109 bows (VAM 2.0: 60) and 188 armour pieces (VAM 2.0: 156). Weapons including shields are about even: 677 against 689. Counted differently, see “More numbers”. [29]
Admins choose 60-600 without a reset; VAM 2.0 allows 60-150. [30]
VAM 2.0: 40 by default (admin up to 100). [31]
23 professions with 10 tiers each; 23 individual profession factors, curve shape and max profession level 20-1000. [32]
24 breedable rocknoses and 14 breedable dragons are stated publicly. VAM 2.0 has rocknose and dragon breeding too, but has not counted its breedable kinds. [33]
Kaupangr Market and mine as their own region, portal room, admin temple, valkyrie camps – 17 map files in its package index against 1 in VAM 2.0, which only adds a bounty board and a market stall in Sepermeru. [34]
Dump chest feeding 20 sorting chests, dual-wield for all vanilla swords, icon overhaul for potions and ingots. [35]
Roadmap, developer diary, detailed notes per version and a browser rune calculator on wings-of-valhalla.com. [36]
Known problems stand in its notes, for example the market issues on dedicated servers in 1.2.2 or the areas missing from 1.1.0. [37]
By his own account, Sarpendon created the original VAM – Valkyrian Arsenal & More – and built it from 2021 to 2023. When his training as a medical specialist left no time for modding, he entrusted the mod files to a player so that VAM could carry on. Both rest on Sarpendon's own account: the 2023 Workshop page is no longer public, and the date of the hand-over is not public either.
Wings of Valhalla continues from there – its first Workshop page, in October 2024, was headed “Previously VaM” – and has been developed independently since then: 54 Legacy and 25 Enhanced change notes, a new interface, rebuilt professions.
In 2026 the creator of the original VAM came back and rebuilt VAM as VAM 2.0 for Conan Exiles Enhanced. Same roots, two separate mods today, each going its own way. [50]
VAM 2.0 since 28 Sep 2026, by Sarpendon
Wings of Valhalla Legacy from Oct 2024 (pale, dashed), Enhanced from May 2026
VAM 2023 2021–2023, by Sarpendon
Sarpendon builds VAM – Valkyrian Arsenal & More. [38]Sarpendon's own statement; the original Workshop page is no longer public.
Oldest dated files in the preserved original: the weapon arsenals. [39]
Last version 308.0.0 of the original VAM. [40]The old VAM Workshop pages return no data today.
Sarpendon stops modding because of his training as a medical specialist and entrusts the mod files to a player to continue the mod. [41]According to Sarpendon. Date and terms of the hand-over are not public.
[Legacy] Wings of Valhalla appears on the Workshop. Its page header reads “Wings Of Valhalla (Previously VaM)”; the first change notes still call the mod “Vam”. [42]
Crystal armours and shop weapons move into a separate required mod. [43]
Last update of the Legacy version (54 change notes in total). [44]
Wings of Valhalla for Conan Exiles Enhanced appears – almost five months before VAM 2.0. The required “Equipment” mod follows two days later. [45]
WoV 1.2.0: rebuilt for Unreal Engine 5.8 with a new profession system of 23 professions. [46]
VAM 2.0 appears on the Workshop – Sarpendon's return, rebuilt for Conan Exiles Enhanced. [47]
WoV 1.2.2 “Kaupangr Market”: market and mine become their own region. Latest WoV update as of 29 Oct; a Halloween update (1.3.0) is announced. [48]
VAM 2.0 0.0.21: territories, server rankings, profession arrows, journeyman's letters, fixes. [49]
40 systems in three columns. Shapes carry the meaning, so it reads without colour too.
| System | VAM 2.0 | Wings of Valhalla | VAM 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Known from the 2023 VAM | |||
| Weapon arsenals (15) incl. Reforged [51]VAM 2.0 caps stats at 1.4x vanilla. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runes / socketing [52]VAM 2.0: 26 new effect runes. WoV: the 8x3 rune families of 2023, reworked (Rune Overhaul 1.1.0). | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Random-quality crafting (RNG) [53]VAM 2.0: vanilla recipes only roll upwards. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Professions [54]VAM 2.0: 6 professions. WoV: 23 professions (rebuilt in 1.2.0). | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Level cap 600 [55]VAM 2.0: level 100 (admin 60-150) followed by Ouroboros cycles. | No | Yes | Yes |
| Followers up to level 100 [56]VAM 2.0: 40 by default, admins can set up to 100. | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| Attributes up to 40 [57]VAM 2.0: up to 40 with own perks at 30 and 40. WoV: unclear – its Legacy change notes changed the attribute extension several times in 2025 (up to 60 in April, attribute books switched off in September); a third-party community guide says WoV uses the vanilla attribute system today. | Yes | Unknown | Yes |
| Dragon breeding [58]WoV documents 14 breedable dragons (as did 2023). VAM 2.0 has dragon breeding, but the number of breedable kinds has not been counted. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rocknose breeding [59]WoV documents 24 breedable rocknoses (as did 2023). VAM 2.0: count of breedable kinds not verified. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Own map areas (market, portal room, mine, admin temple) [60]Removed from VAM 2.0 on purpose in 0.0.19; it keeps only a bounty board and a market stall in Sepermeru. WoV expanded them (Kaupangr region, 1.2.2). | No | Yes | Yes |
| Valkyrie camps and bosses [61]VAM 2.0: valkyries live in the vanilla faction spawns of both maps, no own camps. | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| 15 extra resources [62]VAM 2.0 keeps its ores and alloys; the mine map is gone. | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| Admin weapons and 7 tool sets [63] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Torch bracers [64]VAM 2.0: 8 colours. WoV: 6. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dual-wield [65]WoV and 2023: dual-wield for all vanilla swords. VAM 2.0: 78 of its own [2H] weapons are true dual weapons since 0.0.21; vanilla swords are not mentioned. | Partly | Yes | Yes |
| Icon overhaul (potions, ingots) [66]VAM 2.0: dropped – it depended on 132 base-game paths that Enhanced no longer has. WoV: included (current Workshop description). | No | Yes | Yes |
| Bounty board [67]Both with ranks 1-60. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Level rewards [68] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ouroboros / Ascension [69]VAM 2.0: 16 cards. WoV renamed it 'Ascension' in 2024; a rebuild is announced. | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Themed storage chests [70] | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dungeon Master Tools content [71]VAM 2.0 keeps a trimmed set (admin parts, weapon kits) with credit. WoV does not mention it. | Partly | Unknown | Yes |
| Meteor spawner [72]Already broken in the preserved 2024 backup; WoV's Legacy description lists it as 'Removed'. | No | No | Yes |
| Golems [73]VAM 2.0: 10 golem lines, 189 golem parts in its item table. | Yes | Unknown | Yes |
| Micropets [74] | Yes | Unknown | Yes |
| Accessory slots (rings, necklace, bracelet, bag) [75]2023 shipped a third-party accessory API, but its own accessory table was empty. | Yes | Unknown | Partly |
| Magic / spells [76]VAM 2.0 leaves magic to vanilla sorcery. WoV today only has a table for Age of Calamitous magic; a magic system is planned. 2023 had 3 spells and a magic table. | No | Planned | Partly |
| Newer in VAM 2.0 | |||
| Systems VAM 2.0 added. A “?” in the WoV column means no public WoV source mentions it – not that WoV lacks it. | |||
| Alchemy (hidden effects, toxicity) [77]VAM 2.0: 53 effects, 40 ingredients. | Yes | Unknown | No |
| Inspiration card game [78]VAM 2.0: 210 sealed cards. | Yes | Unknown | No |
| Auction house [79]Not mentioned in any public WoV source read. | Yes | Unknown | No |
| Mail / post [80] | Yes | Planned | No |
| Currency with purse / bank [81]WoV has a currency tab and a bounty shop today; a 3-tier currency with bank is planned. | Yes | Planned | No |
| Clan treasury and diplomacy (alliance, truce, war) [82] | Yes | Unknown | No |
| Territories (zones, war camps, server-side battles) [83]VAM 2.0: new in 0.0.21, 32 + 14 zones. WoV: a 'Region System' is under investigation. | Yes | Unknown | No |
| Server rankings [84]VAM 2.0: new in 0.0.21. WoV's bounty rank 1-60 is personal progress, not a server ranking. | Yes | Unknown | No |
| Quests [85]VAM 2.0: 24 story contracts on the bounty board, no quest system. WoV: quest framework on the roadmap. | Partly | Planned | Unknown |
| Multiple languages [86] | Yes | Planned | Unknown |
| Newer in Wings of Valhalla | |||
| Systems WoV added or expanded since 2024, and its public roadmap. | |||
| Auto-sorting dump chest [87]WoV: a dump chest feeding 20 sorting chests. VAM 2.0's sorting chest is no longer learnable since 0.0.21. | No | Yes | Unknown |
| Market and mine as their own region (Kaupangr) [88]New in WoV 1.2.2: own map, own respawn point. In 2023 the market was part of the main map. VAM 2.0 has a market stall in Sepermeru, no own region. | No | Yes | No |
| Rune calculator and item database in the browser [89]On wings-of-valhalla.com, values matching WoV 1.2.2. VAM 2.0's website has a roadmap, a bug report form and a server list. | No | Yes | Unknown |
| Public roadmap [90]WoV's roadmap has 30 cards and says explicitly: no dates. VAM 2.0's roadmap is on vam.valkyriangaming.com. | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
The 2023 Workshop description listed 16 features. Each block is one of them.
VAM 2.0 7 kept · 6 rebuilt · 3 removed
Removed: own map areas, icon overhaul, meteor spawner
Wings of Valhalla 12 kept · 1 rebuilt · 1 removed · 2 not mentioned or unclear
Removed: meteor spawner · not mentioned or unclear: Dungeon Master Tools (not mentioned), attributes up to 40 (public sources disagree)
If you are looking for the visible features of the 2023 VAM (level 600, followers 100, map areas, icon overhaul), you will find more of them in Wings of Valhalla today. VAM 2.0 is not a remaster of 2023 but a rebuild with a different focus. [91]
Where a value is unknown, the row is left out.
Counted differently: VAM 2.0 = own count of its item table at version 0.0.21; WoV = WoV's public item database of its rune tool (may not contain the required Equipment mod).
Weapons incl. shields
Bows
Armour pieces
Tools
Counted in the package index of each download; nothing was unpacked. A package count says nothing about quality or loading time.
What is still open after our own measurement of 29 Oct 2026, which covered the download and the dedicated server only. “Unknown” means no public source says it – not “no”.
No one has published a client loading time for WoV, and we have not measured it for either mod. What we measured is the dedicated server start (see “At a glance”) – a server value, not a player's loading screen. [108]
Memory of the game client was not measured. The dedicated server's memory was (see “At a glance”). Workshop size is not memory use. [109]
Same PC, same game build. First the base game alone, then each mod alone (they cannot run together). Cold and warm start, three runs each. Measured: time from “Play” until you control your character, and the peak memory of the game process. [110]
Both old Workshop IDs return no data (Steam API result 9); only the uncooked source size of 18.4 GB is known. [111]
No public source says how many people play either mod; subscriptions are not players. [112]
Its package index was read for size only (1,346 packages, 0.56 GB); its items were not counted, so the like-for-like item counts may leave it out. [113]
Steam only shows rounded stars and the number of ratings. [114]
Public pages with their retrieval time on 29 Oct 2026, then the four sources that are not public pages. VAM 2.0 was counted at version 0.0.21. For the measured values both mods were downloaded anonymously with steamcmd; only their package index was read, nothing was unpacked.