Is it possible to have 2 versions installed?

Hey guys!

Im just wondering if its possible to have 2 versions of the game installed and working.
So lets say i would copy the whole Valheim folder, and then paste the copy (renamed) in the same place, make shortcuts for them,

So lets say i have one version with mods, and then one unmodded version
or 2 versions with different mods on them..

is it possible? i mean i know i probably wouldnt be able to start them from steam, but using custom shortcuts.
The game is quite small in size so it would be nice
2:13 pm, March 30, 2022
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[NSA]Boro replied to Is it possible to have 2 versions installed? March 30, 2022 @ 7:41:17 am PDT

Originally posted by Gnome d'War:
Use Vortex from Nexus. You can make different profiles to add different combinations of mods to one install.

nice, but ive already installed alot of mods and configured them to my liking, i dont want to redy all that =(
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electricdawn replied to Is it possible to have 2 versions installed? March 30, 2022 @ 1:38:19 am PDT

With the ThunderStore mod manager you won't have to do all of this. You can start the game both modded and un-modded from there.

Plus you can search and download hundreds of mods from there, and it will auto-update them for you. This thing is really good and I can heartily recommend it.
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GinsengSamurai replied to Is it possible to have 2 versions installed? March 30, 2022 @ 1:50:18 am PDT

Originally posted by electricdawn:
With the ThunderStore mod manager you won't have to do all of this. You can start the game both modded and un-modded from there.

But what about mods that add stuff to the game that isn't in the core game? Even if the mod is turned off, wouldn't the world with the additional objects cause corruption of some sort?
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electricdawn replied to Is it possible to have 2 versions installed? March 30, 2022 @ 5:31:21 am PDT

That's of course still on the player to avoid. You can't have it both ways on mods that add stuff to the game. ;)
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Gnome d'War replied to Is it possible to have 2 versions installed? March 30, 2022 @ 6:51:44 am PDT

Use Vortex from Nexus. You can make different profiles to add different combinations of mods to one install.
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