Originally posted by radionaut:

shot in the dark (i've never heard of bepinex before):

./start_game_bepinex.sh %command% -console

I'll give it a shot. BipInEx is required to run mods on Valheim. Strangely enough I can host a modded multiplayer server client side but trying to host dedicated doesn't work; spite following guides to a T.

EDIT: No luck using "./start_game_bepinex.sh %command% -console" I appreciate the suggestion though.