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Hoardgoblin
A cowardly Diablo-style treasure goblin carrying an overflowing hoard sack. Drops a shiny trail of gold as it runs and explodes into a massive loot jackpot when slain!
By DFG
| Date uploaded | a day ago |
| Version | 0.1.0 |
| Download link | DFG-Hoardgoblin-0.1.0.zip |
| Downloads | 105 |
| Dependency string | DFG-Hoardgoblin-0.1.0 |
This mod requires the following mods to function
denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim
BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured with the correct entry point for mods and preferred defaults for the community.
Preferred version: 5.4.2333
ValheimModding-Jotunn
Jötunn (/ˈjɔːtʊn/, 'giant'), the Valheim Library was created with the goal of making the lives of mod developers easier. It enables you to create mods for Valheim using an abstracted API so you can focus on the actual content creation.
Preferred version: 2.30.2README
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Hoardgoblin
[!WARNING] BETA RELEASE: This mod is currently in active beta testing! If you encounter any issues, odd behavior, or balance suggestions, please report them on dfgaming.net or our Discord.
Hoardgoblin brings the frantic thrill of Diablo-style Treasure Goblins to the Tenth World of Valheim! A cowardly, nimble goblin burdened by an oversized sack of stolen gold and gems roams across the biomes. Spot him, chase him down, and claim his sparkling hoard before he escapes into the ether!
💎 Features
- 🏃♂️ Frantic Fleeing AI: Spots players from afar and dashes across terrain at blistering sprint speed, weaving around obstacles.
- 🪙 Breadcrumb Coin Trail: Leaves a shiny trail of loose gold coins, amber, and rubies every few seconds as he runs in panic.
- 🌀 Escape Portal: If the chase lasts too long without you finishing him off, the goblin stops to summon a mystical Bifrost escape rift. Damaging or staggering him cancels the cast and forces him to keep running!
- 💰 Jackpot Loot Explosion: Slaying the Hoardgoblin bursts his bag open in a glorious loot explosion—scattering hundreds of coins, precious gems, silver necklaces, and biome-specific ores/materials.
- 🎨 Custom 3D Skinned Mesh & Animations: Fully custom 3D model with 9 animated states including walk, sprint, terrified panic squeals, portal summoning, and defeat collapse.
- ⚙️ Fully Configurable: Adjust spawn rates, health, sprint speed, coin trail frequency, and jackpot payouts in the config file.
🕹️ Console Commands
spawn_hoardgoblin- Spawns a Hoardgoblin in front of you for instant testing.
🛠️ Configuration
Settings are saved in BepInEx/config/com.dfg.hoardgoblin.cfg:
| Category | Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | RunSpeed |
22.0 |
Sprint speed when fleeing in terror. |
| General | WalkSpeed |
8.0 |
Roaming/wander speed. |
| General | BaseHealth |
200 |
Health pool of the goblin. |
| General | AlertRange |
25.0 |
Distance at which the goblin panics and runs. |
| Escape Portal | ChaseTimeBeforeEscape |
30.0 |
Chase seconds before attempting portal escape. |
| Escape Portal | EscapeChannelDuration |
5.0 |
Seconds to complete portal summon. |
| Loot Trail | CoinTrailInterval |
3.0 |
Seconds between dropped coin pouches. |
| Jackpot Loot | JackpotCoinMin / Max |
300 / 700 |
Range of coins dropped upon slaying. |
| Spawning | EnabledBiomes |
Meadows,BlackForest,Swamp,Mountain,Plains,Mistlands,Ashlands |
Biomes where goblins spawn. |
Support
If this mod has made your journey through the Tenth World a little better, consider tossing a coin into my Ko-fi jar: https://ko-fi.com/draugrforgedgaming. Your support keeps the forge hot and the mead flowing! Skål!
CHANGELOG
Changelog
[0.1.0] - 2026-10-09
Added
- Initial public beta release of Hoardgoblin!
- Custom 3D Hoardgoblin model with fully animated runtime skinned mesh.
- Skittish fleeing AI with evasive pathfinding and obstacle navigation.
- Breadcrumb coin and gem drops with sparkle VFX and clink SFX during chase.
- Escape portal channeling mechanism (interruptible by damage/stagger).
- Massive jackpot loot explosion upon defeat with biome-scaled rare materials.
- Full configuration options for spawn rates, speed, health, and loot multipliers.
