StarTrophies

StarTrophies gives 1-star (★) and 2-star (★★) creatures their own trophies. A starred trophy keeps the creature's in-game star look, is bigger on item stands, and is worth more. In exchange, trophies from ordinary creatures drop less often, so every trophy feels earned.

🌟 Features

• Star trophies for 67 creature types. Every regular creature trophy gets a ★ and a ★★ version, created automatically from the vanilla trophy.
• Native star colors. Trophies copy the creature's own star tint (hue, saturation, value, emission). Creatures whose stars are shown by a separate effect get it too: the Surtling trophy burns with blue fire at ★ and purple fire at ★★.
• Bigger on stands and in the world. Size multiplier per star tier (default 1.15× / 1.4×).
• Worth more. Value multiplier per star tier (default ×2 / ×4).
• Rarer common trophies. Base trophy drop chance is capped at 5% (configurable):
  • Creatures whose vanilla chance is already ≤ 5% are left alone.
  • Bosses and guaranteed (100%) trophies are never touched. That covers Hildir's quest creatures, Kvastur and the white deer.
  • Since Valheim 1.0.20, starred creatures get a higher trophy chance (×2 at ★, ×4 at ★★, still one trophy). StarTrophies keeps this vanilla behavior, which gives about 5% / 10% / 20%.
  • Works with Valheim's pseudo-random drop protection, so there are no endless dry streaks.
  • The Resources world modifier does not change trophy drops.
• Multiplayer and item stands. Star trophies keep their tier when dropped, picked up, or placed on and removed from item stands.

⚙️ Configuration

File: BepInEx/config/com.startrophies.valheim.cfg (created on first launch).

📦 Installation

Mod manager (recommended)

Install with r2modman or Thunderstore Mod Manager. Dependencies are installed automatically.

Manual

1. Install BepInExPack Valheim and Jötunn, the Valheim Library.
2. Put StarTrophies.dll into Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/.

Multiplayer

Install the mod on the server and on every client, so everyone sees the same star trophies and drop chances.

🛠️ Compatibility

• Built and tested on Valheim 1.0.20.
• Works with item-stand mods such as ItemStandAllItems.
• Removing the mod: star trophies you already own (in inventories, chests or on stands) are mod items and will disappear if the mod is uninstalled.

☕ Credits

• Built with Jötunn (Valheim Library).
• Thanks to the Valheim modding community.

See CHANGELOG for version history.

Changelog

2.1.4

• Valheim 1.0.20 support. Checked against the new drop code: star-based trophy chance (×2 at ★, ×4 at ★★, still one trophy) and the pseudo-random drop counter that is now saved per character. Star chances stay vanilla on top of the 5% base cap.
• Guaranteed trophies are no longer capped. Trophies with a 100% vanilla chance keep it: Hildir's quest creatures, Kvastur and the white deer. Before, they were reduced to 5%.
• The drop cap now covers every loaded creature variant (sleeping, no-chest and similar), not only the ones in the Jötunn cache.
• Surtling trophy fixed: the fire now turns blue (★) and purple (★★) like on starred Surtlings. Star effects that the game shows as a separate object are copied to the trophy.
• Star colors now find the right creature for trophies that used to get no tint or a generic one (Troll, Fenring, Draugr, Valkyrie, Gjall and others).
• Coloring is smarter: materials are matched by name or texture, all matching parts are tinted, and a fallback tint is used when a creature has no star colors.
• New debug options DumpTrophies and LogDropTable, both off by default.
• Updated dependencies: Jötunn 2.30.1, BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2351.

2.1.0

• Trophy drop chance of regular creatures capped at 5% (CommonTrophyDropChanceCap); bosses and already-rare trophies untouched.

2.0.0

• Star trophies keep their tier when dropped from inventory and when removed from item stands.
• Fixed ghost models and looping sound on item stands.

1.0.0

• First release: ★/★★ trophies with star coloring, scale and value multipliers, multiplayer support.