2.4.3

Hotfixes

Made the Dvergr Sale offer message only work on weapons, armor, and tools, as it was intended. It was triggering on all itemdrops.
Adjusted some timings in the Start Temple Experience

Central Meadows vegetation changes

Later in Enigma players reach the central meadows. It has a lot of special mechanics. I changed how the vegetation looks there so its a variant of the meadows. This was inspired by what Irongate talked about in the Deep North update, adding variations to the existing biomes etc. The Inner area is for building during mid or late game so adding more tree resources works out for other reasons as well.

Added chance for Ashlands trees to the Inner Black Forest
Added chance for Ygga Trees to the Inner Meadows

2.4.2 New Player Accommodation

Enigma is meant to be dangerous, but the beginning had become too overwhelming. New players were being thrown into pressure before they had time to understand the world.This patch changes that.

Players should have a chance to get oriented, learn the basics, and settle into the world before the danger ramps up. The challenge is still there, but the first steps should feel clearer and fairer. This only applies to the Meadows you start in.

New Player Accommodations

Removes some dangerous locations from early areas such as Volture Nests
Added a Dvergr to each Start Temple to trade with players and provide protection
Added two coin piles to the Capper blueprint to help players understand the tribute system
Removed recipe unlock spam from new characters
Stopped most starting message texts

Sell Gear to Dvergr

You can now sell armor and weapons to any Dvergr for coins.

Tier One gear, levels 2 through 9, sells for 50 coins per level
Tier Two gear, levels 10 through 23, sells for 75 coins per level
Tier Three gear, levels 24 through 63, sells for 110 coins per level
Tier Four gear, levels 64 through 95, sells for 145 coins per level
Top Tier gear, level 96 and higher, sells for 200 coins per level

Sell Fish to Leftaf Fishmonger

You can now sell any stacked quantity of fish to a Fishmonger using Leftaf's improved version.

Make a finewood table near the Fishmonger to begin
Toss your fish on the table
Leftaf made the fish land on the table and a sign that shows value
Leave the fish on the table to complete the trade
Fishmongers buy quality level fish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 12

Reduced Path Tribute Cost

Enigma now defaults to solo mode
Solo mode costs 1 to 5 tributes per Capper
You can change the mode with the new command setkey servermode
Server Mode sets the tribute cost to 12 to 16 coin piles each
Server Mode is better for group gameplay because the higher cost encourages players to coordinate
The old price was too high for solo gameplay

Eikthyr Changes

Reworked Eikthyr so new players are less distracted by combat
Added mob removal to the Eikthyr Boss Altar
Removed extra mobs and experimental mechanics from the Eikthyr area
Eikthyr is still meant to instantly kill the player
The goal is to push players toward the bosschest instead of fighting Eikthyr early
The previous chaos and extra mob spawns caused new players to ignore the bosschest

Ravine Generation

Reworked the ravine generation method
Ravines now generate faster
Ravines are less laggy
Ravines no longer warn players while generating

Misc

Slowed down Voltures speed
Dvergr can buy 50 Blueberries for 100 coins
Dvergr can buy 50 Raspberries for 100 coins
Dvergr can buy 50 Thistle for 500 coins
Spread out prefabs used in scripts to reduce overused asset usage
Reworked Goblin Camp logic
Reworked Bubble Blocking logic
Adjusted vegetation sizing and placement for better visuals
Removed unnecessary location placement attempts
Multiple bug fixes and improvements ;)
Fireballs and Dvergr Fireballs now roast meat

2.4.1 Replayability and Better Beginnings

This patch focuses on making Enigma worlds easier to start, better to revisit, and healthier for long-running servers.

There are major reworks to Start Temples, Central Meadows, Rifts, Ravine Generation, Slayer, Uniques, Traders, and the overall starting Enigma experience. The goal is to make new worlds feel more playable, give returning players more reasons to explore, and help servers stay welcoming even after they have player history.

If you like playing Enigma in singleplayer, especially making new worlds, you will love this one!

This patch changes how pathing and world generation work. There are new locations, new systems, and changes to vegetation in Black Forest and Plains. I recommend starting a new world for 2.4.0. Feel free to use the same characters.

Enigma Paths

The Enigma Path system has been overhauled after months of playtesting.

The old version created too many paths. With multiple Start Temples and multiple paths at each one, paths became too common. Instead of feeling like important landmarks, they started to feel like clutter. There was also no clear visual distinction between the Main Path and player-made forks, which made path identity confusing.

With this in mind, path generation has been drastically reduced.

There is now only 1 Main Path
The Main Path only comes from 1 Start Temple
Extra Start Temples no longer have pathing systems
Extra Start Temples now serve as teleport nodes to help new players find better starting areas
The Main Path is now 6 meters wide, up from 4
The Main Path is now much more expensive to progress
The Main Path costs 10-18 coin piles per stage
This makes progressing the Main Path a major community progression project
Players earn the ability to fork their own paths from the Main Path after completing Moder Bosschest
Forks cannot activate the World Serpent
The only way to raise the World Serpent is to progress the Main Path from the Start Temple to the edge of the world

This means most singleplayer worlds will not see the World Serpent rise unless the player is extremely dedicated. That is intentional. The World Serpent unlocks some of Enigma’s most extreme teleportation mechanics, base building mechanisms, access to powerful trades, resources, and end game systems, so it now sits behind a true server-wide progression event.

I believe this will make Enigma Paths feel special again. I made them too common before, and that took away some of their magic.

Baleog Contributions, Lethal Wounds, and Auto Cart

I want to thank one of the Enigma playtesters, Baleog, for his significant contributions to this patch.

Lethal Wounds were originally created because Enigma needs long term danger. Through Empowering, Bosschests, and Uniques, players can become incredibly powerful. Players can create gear up to level 96, find Uniques that are even stronger, and eventually reach a point where normal Valheim danger starts to fade.

Because of that, the world needs a way to fight back, the world needs to keep its teeth. Otherwise the fear disappears, and fear is one of the building blocks of immersion. Valheim already has awesome monsters with strong identities and memorable moments. The goal of Lethal Wounds is to build on those identities and make dangerous monsters feel dangerous again, even for geared Enigma veterans. This will be especially important for Deep North. When Deep North comes out, Enigma needs to be able to build real lethality into its monsters so the biome can stay challenging for experienced players.

In the previous patch, Lethal Wounds were introduced as the foundation for that system. In this patch, Baleog came along and refined them. Baleog further refined the Lethal Hitboxes, making them feel much more enjoyable and easier to follow in combat. He developed these refinements by playtesting the monsters himself, which always leads to the best kinds of scripts, so I was happy to revise them! Baleog did not stop there. He also revised DhakhaR’s boat collecting script into a special cart system, which I implemented into Enigma as the Auto Cart.

Each player account gets one auto cart per server, or per R2 profile.
This means new characters wont get you new carts on a server, ensuring the auto cart stays something special.
The Auto Cart is a magical cart granted to each player when they first need one
The Auto Cart can pick up items created near it and place them inside itself
This is performance-expensive magic, so it is limited to one special cart instead of being applied to every cart
The Auto Cart is granted when the system checks for one and no Auto Cart is within 10 meters
This can happen when a player first logs in away from the Start Temple
This can also happen when a player dies and has a spawn set
Sorry if the cart spawns inside stuff for some of you. Good luck.

Baleog also developed a new Bear Armor set bonus.

Bear Armor now spawns a Bear Trap when the player performs a perfect dodge

Start Temples

Krewe’s Welcome Center is now automatically spawned on new Enigma Worlds
Thanks Krewe for building the wonderful Gazebo, the Gazebo is what gave me the teleportation idea!
Each world now has 3 Start Temples, blue, green, and red
Start Temples spawn away from the world center
Most Start Temples spawn within sight of Swamps and Plains
This gives new players more biome diversity and a better chance of finding an area they can get started in
Players can teleport between the 3 Start Temples by standing in the exact center
The commands /say red /say blue and /say green can be used
These commands only work at Start Temples
Players can no longer build workbenches within 200 meters of a Start Temple
This prevents players from crowding the Starting Area with buildings and instances
The goal is to keep Start Temples feeling fresh for new players, especially on servers with player history
New players often judge a server by the first thing they see, so this helps keep the first impression cleaner

Stone Circle Rifts

Fixed the problem that made Stone Circle Rifts link to the nearest Stone Circle
Stone Circles now link to other Stone Circles at least 7000 meters away
This restores the original intention that Stone Circles can teleport the player to distant lands

Central Meadows Rework

The Central Meadows has been reworked
Central Meadows means Meadows within 1500 meters of the world center
The Central Meadows had been mostly unused because Start Temples usually spawn around 3000 meters from the center
This update adds convenience and QoL features to give players reasons to use the center of the world
Added Crashed Crystals
Each world now has 3-5 Crashed Crystals in the Central Meadows
Crashed Crystals link the Central Meadows to the World Serpent Teleport system
Players can use /say ride c from the World Serpent to travel to the Central Meadows
The Central Meadows teleport is only available to players who are on the World Serpent or at a Crashed Crystal site
When teleporting from the World Serpent to the center, players are sent to the closest Crashed Crystal
This means the Central Meadows destination can change depending on where the player is on the World Serpent
The lore logic is that when the World Serpent rose, its magical crystals were thrown into the air and some landed in the center of the world
Because the Crashed Crystals are part of the World Serpent, players can use their magic to travel between the center and the edge of the world
This was carefully designed to fit into Noportal without completely ruining Noportal
Most of the world still cannot be teleported through
Teleporting is limited to specific regions, creating paths of least resistance for building and travel
This helps Enigma influence players to build in areas that are better for server health without damaging the main play area

Hearth System

Added the Hearth system
Players can now set one designated hearth spot
Players can return to their hearth once every 2 hours with /say hearth
Hearths only work on Floating Islands or the World Serpent
Each player can only have one hearth at a time
Setting a hearth costs 9 full stacks of coin
To get started, build a private chest on the World Serpent or on a Floating Island and use /say hearth
The design goal is to make players more willing to go on long adventures
Players often avoid exploring far away because they are worried about losing everything and needing to recover their body
Hearthstone gives players a rare escape option without allowing full portal freedom
The 2 hour timer means it is a safety tool, not a normal travel system
This is part of the larger strategy to make building on the World Serpent ideal for players

Central Graveyard

Added the Central Graveyard
Every new Enigma world now has one Central Graveyard
This uses the recent pregenerate: true feature in EWP
The Central Graveyard is located near the Central Meadows
Players will usually discover it later in the playthrough after activating the World Serpent
Players can still find it early if they travel to the center of the world
For most singleplayer worlds it will be mostly empty
On servers, the Central Graveyard will slowly become populated over time
The graveyard displays mannequins of players, showing their names, gear, and death counts
This gives servers a visible history that players can visit later
The Central Graveyard only exists on Enigma worlds created with 2.4.0 or later
Worlds created before 2.4.0 will not have a Central Graveyard

Konar Locations

Made Konar locations slightly more common on the world map
Added 5 guaranteed Konar locations
4 guaranteed Konar locations are on the World Serpent
These are near the east, west, north, and south World Serpent teleport areas
Added 1 guaranteed Konar location in the Central Meadows
This should make it much easier for players to find Slayer Master Konar and start Slayer
Crashed Crystals can help players reach the Central Meadows region where one Konar location is guaranteed

Slayer Tasks

Slayer is now easier to start because of the new guaranteed Konar locations
Once players find Slayer Master Konar they can start participating in Slayer
Slayer tasks players with hunting specific monsters while using specific gear
The design goal is to encourage players to try weapons and playstyles they would not normally use
Build a pile of coins at Slayer Master Konar to get started
Konar will assign a task
Players can complete the task to earn coins and Slayer Keys
Players can also pay double to replace their current task with a new one
Players are not required to complete every task
If a player completes a task, the next task cost goes back down to 1 coin pile
While on task, task monsters can drop coins and Slayer Keys
Slayer Keys can be turned in to Slayer Master Konar for guaranteed rewards
Rewards usually include valuable metals, coins, and building supplies
Each Slayer Key also has a chance to give a Unique reward
The Unique chance from Slayer Keys is now 1/40 per key
Slayer Keys remain the most viable long term way to get Uniques
There is now a wider variety of possible quantity outcomes for each task (added 1.5x, 2x, and 5x variants)
Adjusted the base task amount for certain Slayer Tasks based on player feedback
Easy tasks now have a lower rate for slayer keys
Hard tasks now have a much higher rate for slayer keys

Slayer Lords

While on task, Slayer Lords and Super Slayer Lords can sometimes spawn
These are very powerful versions of the monster that triggered them
The player must kill the Slayer Lord without a nearby player dying
If the player succeeds, the Slayer Lord drops guaranteed Slayer Keys

Uniques and Ubers

The Unique playtesting phase is over
Uniques have been moved to their real gameplay rates
Uniques are incredibly powerful and can sometimes break progression if found too early
This means they need to be very rare
Ubers now drop Uniques 10% of the time instead of 100% of the time
This allows players to experience the fun of fighting Ubers more often without one lucky kill completely ruining power progression
Slayer Key turn ins remain the most reliable long term way to get Uniques
Slayer Keys now have a 1/40 chance per key to give a Unique
Dyrnwyn parts have the highest Unique chance
A fully assembled Dyrnwyn has a higher chance than the sum of its individual parts
This makes completed Dyrnwyn turn ins the best Unique chance
However, Slayer Keys are more plentiful and will usually be the better long term option

Dyrnwyn Location Changes

Dyrnwyn locations no longer reset all at once
Dyrnwyn locations are not included in the normal weekly reset
Instead, each Dyrnwyn location has a chance to refresh every couple of hours
When a Dyrnwyn location refreshes, the server shows the message A sudden mysterious feeling... 🗡️
This means somewhere in the world, a Dyrnwyn location just reset
Players will not know which one reset, so they must check
This replaces the old system where all Dyrnwyn locations reset at the same time
The goal is to reduce playgroup tension caused by one player taking all Dyrnwyn locations after a reset
This gives players at different times of day a chance to find Dyrnwyn locations, even on crowded servers

Swap Traders (Thanks GIVEMEACID for the inspiration!)

Added new Weapon Traders and Armor Traders
Weapon Traders and Armor Traders are RNG swap traders
When a Weapon Trader spawns, it randomly selects one weapon it wants and one weapon it gives
When an Armor Trader spawns, it randomly selects one armor piece it wants and one armor piece it gives
Some trades are great
Some trades are pointless
It is RNG
A trader might offer an Iron Sword for a Bronze Sword
A trader might also offer the reverse
Added new at-sea trader locations
Players can now find occasional Longships and Drakkars in the Ashlands populated with Dvergr Weapon Traders and Dvergr Armor Traders
These Dvergr are specially scripted
If their boat is destroyed, they go with it
Bonemaws can destroy these boats
Weapon Traders and Armor Traders can also populate the Central Meadows
They also have a small chance to spawn in locations anywhere in the world
These traders are not as strong as Cointraders
They are prone to getting killed by monsters if players do not protect them

Dvergr Boat Jumping

Added new Dvergr boat behavior
Dvergr can now “get into” nearby boats
This happens when a Dvergr is swimming or gets into water near a boat
This applies to all types of Dvergr
This makes it much easier to move Dvergr
This also allows players to do lots of crazy stuff
I bet people will have fun with this one
Be careful in multiplayer I doubt 2 people can have a good time with 30 dvergr in a boat

World Changes

Reduced density of Dvergr Harbours in Swamps, Plains, and Black Forest
Added clusters of smaller fir trees in Black Forest
Added clusters of large pine trees in Black Forest
Increased rates of bushes in Plains

Deep North Preparation

I have analyzed as much publicly available Deep North information as I can so Enigma can be ready for Valheim 1.0
I expect Enigma to be available for Deep North Valheim within 48 hours of Jere updating Expand World Prefabs for Valheim 1.0
I expect to have Enigma Deep North running within 1 week of the Deep North launch
That being said, I expect most players will want to play pure Vanilla Deep North first
I expect interest in Enigma Mode Deep North to grow once players are bored of Vanilla
Many Deep North preparation changes have already been made based on the available information
Deep North looks like an awesome experience
I am really proud of what Iron Gate has done
I especially expect things like the Grappling Hook to be adored by players
Deep North is absolutely enormous and gives Enigma a whole new area to play in

Deep North Design Direction

The development mentality for Enigma Deep North is to preserve the vibes of Deep North
Most vegetation and location generation should be left alone
The focus will be making monsters powerful enough to hold up to Enigma Mode
Players will be encouraged to use the World Serpent as an access mechanism to Deep North
Players can build bases in the safety of the World Serpent and drop down into Deep North to explore
The new Hearthstone system is designed to support this gameplay loop
This allows players to build huge laggy bases on the World Serpent without sacrificing the playability and performance of Deep North itself
This same strategy can be used for Ashlands with the South World Serpent
It can also be used for Deep North, Mistlands, Black Forest, and sometimes Mountains with the East and West World Serpent

Misc

Odin and Ancient Seed vegetation add commands no longer trigger in Swamp
This prevents overspawning of invincible trees players can’t remove
Fixed an issue causing World Serpent /say ride teleports to not go to the current location if you are within 100 meters of it
Fixed an issue causing Ancient Seed regrowth to trigger an extra regrowth for every ancient seed prefab in the loaded area
Uber monsters now drop 5 guarenteed Slayer Keys per kill
Players can now use command /say roll to roll a random number from 1 to 100 in chat

2.3.9 Deep North Preparation & Feedback Patch VIII

This patch continues the playtesting feedback changes and starts to prepare for the Deep North update!

Easier Start

Eikthyr Boss Temples are now next to the Start Temples on most seeds
This allows players faster access to the bosschest introduction
Removed a lot of the nonsense messages in the tip shouter

Navigation

Players can use /say north to see where North is
Stability Skulls in the enigma paths now look north to help players navigate
Player spawned stability skulls also look north

Bubble Blocks

Perfect Dodges now activates the bubble block mechanic

Cointrader Adjustments

Cointrader offers for individual items are now better
Instead of being level 1 the items are rolled usually from level 2 to level 12
Ashlands items are rolled from level 2 to level 8
Some items are rolled higher

Uniques Adjustments

Dvergr now occasionally hint to the player where to get Uniques
Players can sell uniques they dont want to Dvergr for 10,000 coins each
Uniques are no longer stolen by Gluttons
Uniques are no longer lootable by Dvergr
Leviathan Line is now associated with Greydwarf Shaman instead of Greydwarf
Staff of the World Tree is now lvl 80 and associated with Charred Mage instead of Greydwarf Shaman
Treefellers are now associated with Troll instead of Greydwarf
Glint is now associated with Poison Skeleton instead of Skeleton and its trigger rate is tripled
Old Centurian is now associated with Wraith instead of Skeleton
Fenrirs Fang is now associated with Fenring instead of Wolf
Frostfang Chest is now associated with Fenring instead of Wolf
A Close Call is now associated with Lox instead of Deathsquito
The Last Point is now associated with Vile insead of Deathsquito and its trigger rate is 10x

Uber Monster Adjustments

Uber Monsters can kill cointraders if they get within 6 meters
Uber Monsters cannot be triggered until the player has made one empowering attempt since this update
Uber Monsters are now healed when a monster dies nearby equal to that monsters health
A little monster absorbed text shows up to indicate this to players
Uber Monsters no longer fight other Uber Monsters
Uber Monsters must be killed within 30 minutes of spawning
Wolves Greydwarves Greyling Boar and Skeleton no longer trigger biome Uber Spawns

New Mechanic: Lethal Wounds

Certain high level monsters signature attacks have lethal hitboxes
If the player is in the lethal zone 2 seconds after they die
The Lethal Attack shows a red bloodspurt to telegraph the 2 second window to escape
This Lethal Wound only triggers if the player is withing a few meters of the monster when it uses a signature attack
It is only intended for the largest and scariest of monsters
The philosophy of this nurture fear in the player's hearts
Its gonna help make the Deep North feel more EPIC
Lethal Attacks from tamed monsters kill monsters instead of players

Monster Changes

Stone Golems no longer die instantly from Fire Arrows
Ticks now have a chance to give you parasites if they latch onto you
Troll Overhead Vertical Log Swing is a lethal attack
Abomination Full Body Groundslam is a lethal attack (when it lifts its main trunk and slams it into ground)
Seeker Soldier Headbutt Attack is a lethal attack
Bonemaw projectile explosion is a lethal attack if it hits directly
Morgen bite is a lethal attack
Gjall now have an attack that produces Mist
Gjall can now see through Mist
Gjall projectiles are now lethal zone hits if
Valkyrie can no longer entangle
Valkyrie projectiles are are now lethal zone hits if direct
Valkyrie spin attacks are now lethal zone hits if player is too close (2 meters)
Players are told which attack caused the lethal wound in chat as they die

Fish

There are now rare lvl 12 fish
These fish sell for 10000 coins to a FishMonger
These lvl 12 fish are no longer removed "for being too powerful"

Misc

Dvergr Foreman can buy metal bars again
Dvergr can now buy Chitin for 999 coins per stack of 50
Fixed Eikthyr Chest first reward to give 10 Hard Antlers instead of 1
Fixed Deer and Hare slayer tasks
Shooing Dvergr now shared once per 2 hour cooldown with Cointrader completions
Play produced items should get converted less often on the World Serpent
The limit of Forks has been increased to 1 every 500 meters up from 300 meters
This is to reduce path clutter
Mastercraft Keys no longer activate if near an itemstand
Assassin types no longer spawn in dungeon layer
Serpent Eye mistiles are now 1/3 the speed as before
Reduced the possible types of location that the Enigma Pather can remove
Added an altitude filter to prevent islands from being removed
Fixed an issue where Gemstone Fuel triggers the wrong type occasionally

2.3.7 Uber Monsters & Feedback Patch VII

Uber Monsters

Uniques now drop from Uber Monsters instead of dropping directly
The Uber Monster a powerful variant of the monster that triggered it
If the player kills the Uber Monster then they get a guarenteed Unique
The Uber Monster vanishes if one player dies near it
The chance for an Uber Monster to spawn is aprx 1/1000 per kill
Uber Monsters are rare events intended to happen while players do other things
Slayer Keys remain the most reliable way to acquire Uniques

New "less help" toggle

Enigma has some automatic on screen messages that are only necessary in the beginning
The messages become annoying
Players can type /say lesshelp to disable the automatic on screen messages
This prevents the messages about Bosschests from showing up near Start Temples
This prevents the messages about removing Bossstones from showing up when you walk near one
This prevents the player from seeing the free boat prompt near water
Players can type /say morehelp to enable those auto messages

Slayer Adjustments

Added "Pair of Slayer Keys" as possible reward from chest
Replaced Corewood chest with "unlucky chest"

Blocked Ravines

Players can use /say clearpath in mountains
It must be at least 15 meters within an existing cleared area
Use these sparingly because the path already makes too many of

Tombstone Conversion

Player tombstones eventually become cargocrates to encourage looting them
After 3-5 days of uptime the tombstone becomes a cargocrate
This telegraphs to other players it is acceptable to take the loot

Misc

The new year now adjusts plants growth data and smelter timers correctly
Previously it was setting a static time instead of reducing the time each year
Uber Monsters, Slayer Lords, and Super Slayer Lords no longer get behavior affix
Fixed the issue where uniques are lost if they end up in a player tombstone

2.3.6

Uniques & Slayer Overhaul Playtesting & Feedback Patch VI

This is a significant patch that adjusts World Generation. For best results you should make a new world, though it is not required. Implemented over 90 Uniques. Weapons, Armor, and Tools designed to make the Enigma Experience more enjoyable. Uniques are an alternative to empowering to obtain the most powerful gear. It also dramatically increases the speed of single player world generation, thanks to ZeuS's LPA.

New World Generation

Enigma now creates 3 Start Temples on most seeds
World Generation now takes 40 seconds instead of 15 minutes thanks to LPA. Faster if you have many core CPU.
Learn more about Location Placement Accelerator by ZeuS here https://thunderstore.io/c/valheim/p/NickPappas/Location_Placement_Accelerator/
These changes only apply to newly created Enigma worlds after this patch

Vegetation tweaks

There is now more flint
There are more Birch Trees in meadows
There are less blueberry and raspberry bushes

New Uniques

There are over 90 Unique weapons and armor to seek out
Uniques are the most powerful gear in Enigma, capable of challenging some of the Forsaken.
Roughly equal in power to the strongest Empowered Gear
There are currently 45 Unique Armors, 42 Unique Weapons, and 7 Unique Tools
There are 4 methods to obtain Uniques. By slayer, by biome, by monster, and by crafting Dyrnwyn

Uniques from Slayer

The most reliable way to aquire Uniques is completing Slayer Tasks from Konar
Each Slayer Key you turn into the Slayer Chest has a 1 in 20 chance to reward a Unique
Slayer Keys have a chance to drop from monsters while you are completing tasks
Build a pile of 999 coins in front of Konar in her home to get started.
You do not need to complete your task to purchase a new one.

Uniques from other methods

While slayer is the reliable way to obtain Uniques, it is possible to aquire them in other ways
Each biome has certain Uniques that killed monsters can drop.
Each unique has a chance to drop from a specific monster.
You can find Dyrnwyn pieces and turn them in as if they were slayer keys
Alternatively you can craft full Dyrnwyns for better chances at uniques

Slayer Changes

Increased drop rate of Slayer Keys while on task
The Slayer Chest has one slot to prevent confusion
Slayer Key rewards now spawn in a designated CargoCrate to make moving the rewards easier
Slayer Key rewards now grant 2 or 3 times as much per turn in than before
Added 5% chance on Slayer Key turn-in to get a Unique
Removed the "inner world" and "outer world" slayer variants because they dont work well in nomap
Buffed Slayer Lords
Konar now considers Slayer Sword a 2 handed sword
Players can turn in Dyrnwyn Fragments in lieu of Slayer Keys for the same rewards
Players can turn in a completed Dyrnwyn for increased chance of getting a unique

Player Spawn Staircases

Players can create full staircases on Enigma paths with /say makestairs
The staircase must be at least 200 meters from an existing staircase
Old spiral stairs summoned with coin stack removed

Old tombstones become Forgotten Loot

If a player does not loot their tombstone after an extended period of time it converts into a cargocrate
This is done to incentivize other players to take the loot
Otherwise many players will not loot from another players tombstone even if it was from months ago.
Thanks DhakhaR for making the script!

World Serpent Biome adjustments

There is now a system to respawn World Serpent Cointraders and Chests
The system only takes effect if there are no cointraders present in a 120 meter area on the World Serpent
There is now terrain in some parts of the World Serpent
Terrain in the Mistlands, Black Forest, etc
The terrain spawns monsters based on current biome
Clear the terrain and build if you want

Ocean Changes

Reduced chance of Ocean Wraith ecnounter by 2x
Reduced chance of Scurvy Bat encounter by 3x
There are now 3 distinct "teams" in the Enigma Ocean
Players, Sea Monsters, and Bonemaw
Sea Monsters includes Wraiths, Bats, and regular Serpents
This means normal Serpents will no longer fight Ocean Wraiths
Bonemaw still fight everything

Player Death Memorials

A memorial spawns when the player dies
The memorial becomes more ellaborate the more the player dies up to 1000 deaths
Your memorial is usually located nearby your first or second death on the server
Find your memorial with /say mymemorial

Elemental Bolts

3 of the Crossbow Bolt Ammunitions now have powerful aoe damage similar to existing elemental arrows
Iron Bolts spawn a lightning explosion
Blackmetal Bolts create spots of burning green fire
Carapace Bolts create powerful chain lightning
You are not immune to the consequences of shooting these bolts
Bone bolts are tradeable for other bolts as described below
Charred Bolts remain untouched to give players a powerful non explosive option

Bolt Trades

Dvergr now have bolt Trades that changes by biome
Give any Dvergr 100 Bone Bolts or a lesser Bolt to upgrade them
Grants Iron Bolts in Meadows, Black Forest
Grants Blackmetal Bolts in Mountains, Swamps
Grants Carapace Bolts in Ocean, Plains
Grants Charred Bolts in Mistlands, AshLands

Missile Trades

Dvergr now have Turret Missile trades
Give any Dvergr 100 Wooden Missiles or a lesser Missile to to upgrade them
Grants Blackmetal Missiles in Meadows, Black Forest, Ocean, Mountains, Swamps, Plains
Grants Flametal Missiles in Mistlands, AshLands

Arrow Trades

Arrow trades now work with all lesser tiers instead of just wooden and flint arrows
100 lesser arrows to Bronze Arrows at a Meadows Trader
100 lesser arrows to Iron Arrows at a Swamp Trader
100 lesser arrows to Obsidian Arrows at a Mountain Trader
100 lesser arrows to Obsidian Arrows at a Plains Trader
100 lesser arrows to Carapace Arrows at a Mistlands Trader
100 lesser arrows to Charred Arrows at an Ashlands Trader

Starting Cart changes

Added more filtering to the starting cart that is granted once per character
The starting cart will not spawn if there is one cart within 32 meters when the player logs in
The starting cart will not spawn if there is one built object within 4 meters of the player when they log in or join

Misc

Players can remove parts of Enigma Paths with /say weaken
Adjusted the build mode and power on and off to be more obvious for Conveyors
Added missing destroy on empty to loot crates
Fixed missing Ashwood fallback message
Reduced teleport distance for carts and mounts to 5 meters
Battleaxes now give the hasty mead movement increase when you kill an enemy with one
Asksvin Mounts now have a 10 meter aggro range to reduce them running off
This doesnt apply to the Battling Asksvin
Added missing empower attempt shouter for higher level items (Thanks Erik)
Serpents and Bonemaw are removed if they bite a player who wears a Flametal Helmet
Fixed Cointrader 2 hour cooldown not working
Throttled the shouter for player temper messages
Switched Muckshake drop in BlackForest to Onion Soup
Added valuegroups so Fish names return properly when empowered
Added missing Gierrhafa value entry
Added DhakhaR's fix for Dvergr Harbor Ramp pieces going up instead of down
Fixed Dvergr Spicedealers now they give you spice instead of stealing from you
Assassins that are loyal to the player no longer warn players of their presence
Specialist Dvergr should now be immune to behavior variants, tough, and empower
Tombstone Recall Skulls no longer spawn if the player is close to a Boat
Wooden Spears now grant Corpse Run and are destroyed on each throw
Made Tar Pits more interesting
Enigma Tribute Stops can no longer occur above a Trader (which blocks making a coin pile)
Players who complete the Elder bosschest may use the Trollstav on the server
The server will still steal the Trollstav if you throw it in openworld
Cointrader Jewelers now give the correct 120 Rubies instead of 60
Smouldering Tombs now have some Charred Monsters and are a source of Metal Scraps

Mastercrafted Items Rework

I had to reduce the capacity of certain Mastercrafted items because Valheim has issues saving if the smelter or kiln has more than 100 items fields
The true limit for any smelter ore object in Valheim is 90 or so. I have updated all of the Mastercrafted Units accordingly.
You can restore any credits you lost by editing your ewp_data.yaml file (this is your enigma's local memory)
Youll see the name of the credit you had before with a value of 0. Set it to 1 to grant yourself 1 credit.
The next Mastercrafted Unit you build will use the corrected modern data.
When possible I compensated for this by increasing the speed the Mastercrafted unit generates the resource

Dvergr Behavior Changes

The Dvergr do not like it when you kill them.
Do not be around dying Dvergr too much...
They might brand you a Dvergr Killer.

List of changed Mastercrafted Objects

"Mastercrafted Kiln" now has 90 slots and produces 3x faster
"Mastercrafted Fermenter" now produces in 1 minute instead of 5
"Mastercrafted BlackCorefueled Refinery" now has 90 slots and produces every 3 seconds
"Mastercrafted SpeedMill" now has 90 slots and produces every 2 seconds roughly
"Mastercrafted Spinning Wheel" now has 90 slots and produces every 2 seconds
Other variants of spinning wheel removed
"Mastercrafted Smelter" now has 90 Ore slots and 360 Wood slots and produces once every 10 seconds
Other variants of smelter removed
"Mastercrafted Wood Blasting Furnace" now has 360 Wood slots and 90 Ore slots and produces 1 per 6 seconds
"Mastercrafted Surtling Core Blasting Furnace" now has 120 Surtling Core slots and 90 Ore slots and produces 1 per 3 seconds

Date uploaded	6 months ago
Version	2.1.7
Download link	JPValheim-Enigma_Mode-2.1.7.zip
Downloads	89
Dependency string	JPValheim-Enigma_Mode-2.1.7

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Enigma Mode

By JPValheim

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README

Enigma Mode II

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What Kind of Experience Is This?

Enigma Mode Progression

Enigma Mode brings out the best of Valheim to produce a persistent, exploration-driven building experience

Progression Through Bosschests

Building Rank Progression

⚔️ Slayer ⚔️

Crossplay Compatibility

The Enigma Experience

Enigma Mode Development

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CHANGELOG

2.4.3

Hotfixes

Central Meadows vegetation changes

2.4.2 New Player Accommodation

New Player Accommodations

Sell Gear to Dvergr

Sell Fish to Leftaf Fishmonger

Reduced Path Tribute Cost

Eikthyr Changes

Ravine Generation

Misc

2.4.1 Replayability and Better Beginnings

Enigma Paths

Baleog Contributions, Lethal Wounds, and Auto Cart

Start Temples

Stone Circle Rifts

Central Meadows Rework

Hearth System

Central Graveyard

Konar Locations

Slayer Tasks

Slayer Lords

Uniques and Ubers

Dyrnwyn Location Changes

Swap Traders (Thanks GIVEMEACID for the inspiration!)

Dvergr Boat Jumping

World Changes

Deep North Preparation

Deep North Design Direction

Misc

2.3.9 Deep North Preparation & Feedback Patch VIII

Easier Start

Navigation

Bubble Blocks

Cointrader Adjustments

Uniques Adjustments

Uber Monster Adjustments

New Mechanic: Lethal Wounds

Monster Changes

Fish

Misc

2.3.7 Uber Monsters & Feedback Patch VII

Uber Monsters

New "less help" toggle

Slayer Adjustments

Blocked Ravines

Tombstone Conversion

Misc

2.3.6

Uniques & Slayer Overhaul Playtesting & Feedback Patch VI

New World Generation

Vegetation tweaks

New Uniques

Uniques from Slayer

Uniques from other methods

Slayer Changes

Player Spawn Staircases

Old tombstones become Forgotten Loot

World Serpent Biome adjustments

Ocean Changes

Player Death Memorials

Elemental Bolts