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AnimalFeedingTrough
Adds ten matching animal feeding designs with six storage slots, automatic feeding, taming support and multiplayer synchronization.
| Date uploaded | 2 weeks ago |
| Version | 1.0.5 |
| Download link | StonedParadise-AnimalFeedingTrough-1.0.5.zip |
| Downloads | 3367 |
| Dependency string | StonedParadise-AnimalFeedingTrough-1.0.5 |
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: 5.4.2350
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
Animal Feeding Trough
Animal Feeding Trough adds a coordinated set of functional feeding troughs and a chicken feeding bowl to Valheim. Store suitable food in a feeding station and nearby tameable animals will approach it through Valheim's normal AI, including animals that are still being tamed.
Features
- Ten matching feeding-station designs in three trough families.
- Large, medium, and small straight troughs.
- Large, medium, and small curved troughs.
- Large, medium, and small corner troughs.
- One low, round chicken feeding bowl.
- Six storage slots in every design.
- Storage accepts food used by tameable animals.
- Hungry animals detect suitable food within 16 metres.
- Animals walk to dedicated feeding positions before eating.
- Supports normal taming by feeding untamed tameable animals.
- Tamed and untamed tameable animals cannot damage the feeding stations.
- Individual build-menu icons and visible stored-food surfaces.
- Multiplayer support for clients and dedicated servers.
- English, German, Russian, Ukrainian, and Japanese localization.
Requirements
- Valheim 1.0, current public build.
- BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2350 or newer.
- Jotunn 2.30.2 or newer.
- The same Animal Feeding Trough version and dependencies on the server and every client.
Installation
Mod manager
Install the Thunderstore package with a compatible mod manager. The declared dependencies will be installed automatically.
Manual installation
- Close Valheim and stop the dedicated server.
- Install BepInExPack Valheim and Jotunn.
- Copy
AnimalFeedingTrough.dlltoValheim/BepInEx/plugins/AnimalFeedingTrough/. - Remove older copies of the mod from other plugin folders.
- Install the same version on the server and every client.
- Start Valheim.
Building and use
All ten feeding stations are available in the hammer's Furniture category and require a nearby workbench.
| Design | Wood | Bronze nails |
|---|---|---|
| Large straight trough | 20 | 4 |
| Medium straight trough | 14 | 3 |
| Small straight trough | 8 | 2 |
| Large curved trough | 18 | 4 |
| Medium curved trough | 12 | 3 |
| Small curved trough | 8 | 2 |
| Large corner trough | 18 | 4 |
| Medium corner trough | 12 | 3 |
| Small corner trough | 8 | 2 |
| Chicken feeding bowl | 6 | 2 |
Open a feeding station like a chest and add suitable animal food. Keep its feeding sides accessible so animals can reach their assigned positions. The visible food surface indicates that suitable food is stored; it does not represent the exact food type or quantity.
Animal behaviour
Animal movement continues to use Valheim's normal AI and pathfinding. Blocked routes, frightened animals, unloaded areas, or other mods that alter animal AI can affect feeding behaviour.
Multiplayer
The mod and both dependencies are required on the server and every client. Use the same version everywhere to avoid synchronization and compatibility problems.
Updating
Remove older copies of AnimalFeedingTrough.dll before installing an update. Existing supported trough prefabs retain their compatibility and configured migration paths.
Uninstallation
Back up the world first. Empty and dismantle all placed feeding stations while the mod is installed, save the world, exit the game, and then remove the DLL from the server and every client.
Credits
Design and testing: xNeliox.
Built with Jotunn, BepInEx, and Valheim APIs. No dependency or game binaries are bundled with this mod.
CHANGELOG
Changelog
1.0.5
- Added large, medium, and small straight feeding troughs.
- Added large, medium, and small curved feeding troughs.
- Added large, medium, and small corner feeding troughs.
- Added a low, round chicken feeding bowl.
- Added individual build-menu icons for all ten feeding designs.
- Updated the mod for the current public Valheim 1.0 build and Jotunn 2.30.2.
- Standardized all straight, curved, and corner trough names as large, medium, and small.
- Expanded every feeding design to six storage slots.
1.0.4
- Untamed tameable animals can eat suitable food from the trough during the normal taming process.
- Tamed and untamed tameable animals can no longer damage the trough.
- Increased the animal attraction range from 12 to 16 metres.
1.0.3
- Updated the mod for the latest full release of Valheim.
- Rebuilt the trough with a symmetrical wooden design and dark metal feet and reinforcements.
- Restored the detailed feed texture and added a fuller, raised feed surface.
- Fixed overlapping corners, uneven walls, and the visible gap beneath the feet.
- Added compatibility migration for troughs placed with earlier versions.
1.0.2
- Fixed multiplayer pathfinding so animals can reliably reach the trough.
1.0.1
- Animals now walk to feeding positions along both sides before eating.
- Improved feeding synchronization and the stored-food indicator.
1.0.0
- Initial release with food-only storage, automatic feeding, and multiplayer support.
