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ForestGammeltroll
A rare, moss-covered Gammeltroll now roams the Black Forest. It replaces some open-world Troll spawns and turns to stone on death, leaving rock you can mine for copper.
| Last updated | 13 hours ago |
| Total downloads | 88 |
| Total rating | 1 |
| Categories | Enemies Misc Server-side Client-side NPCs Deep North Update |
| Dependency string | Voxx-ForestGammeltroll-1.0.0 |
| Dependants | 1 other package depends on this package |
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
Forest Gammeltroll
Something old has taken root in the Black Forest.
Forest Gammeltroll adds a rare, moss-covered cousin of the Deep North's Gammeltroll to the Black Forest. Instead of snow and frost, it carries the forest on its back: mossy stone skin, a hanging beard of lichen, and green firs growing from its shoulders. When it falls, it turns to stone, and the petrified remains are laced with copper.
Features
- A new Black Forest mini-boss. Whenever a regular Troll spawns in the open Black Forest, there's a chance (25% by default) it's a Forest Gammeltroll instead.
- Only open-world spawns are affected. Troll caves and raids are left untouched.
- In multiplayer, the roll happens once on the machine that owns the area, so you'll never get duplicates.
- Tougher than a Troll, gentler than its northern kin. 1500 health and roughly 2–2.75× a Troll's damage. It keeps the Gammeltroll's huge reach, ground slams and throw attack, so keep your distance and your stamina.
- A Black Forest look. Snow becomes moss, the frosty beard becomes lichen, and the snowy firs on its back become green. Every texture is generated in-game from Valheim's own art, so the download stays tiny.
- Turns to stone on death. Like the Gammeltroll, it petrifies into a statue. Break it, then mine the rock for Stone and Copper Ore. Any pickaxe works, from the Antler Pickaxe up.
- Stars without the paint job. Starred Forest Gammeltrolls keep their natural colours, including with Star Level System installed.
- Fully configurable. Spawn chance, health, damage, size, AI ranges and copper yield can all be changed live with ConfigurationManager, with no restart needed.
Configuration
Settings live in BepInEx/config/com.voxxsidus.forestgammeltroll.cfg and can be edited in-game with ConfigurationManager. Gameplay settings are server-synced: on a dedicated server, the server's values apply to everyone.
| Section | Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spawning | SpawnChance | 25 | Percent chance an open-world Black Forest Troll becomes a Forest Gammeltroll |
| Spawning | AllowStars | true | Whether it can spawn with stars, using the Troll's normal level-up chances |
| Stats | Health | 1500 | Base health (Troll: 600, Gammeltroll: 3000) |
| Stats | DamageMultiplier | 0.75 | Multiplier on the Gammeltroll's damage, applied to every hit |
| Stats | ModelScale | 1.0 | Size relative to the Gammeltroll (1.0 ≈ 4× a Troll) |
| AI | ViewRange | 50 | How far it can see you (Troll: 30, Gammeltroll: 300) |
| AI | AlertRange | 30 | Radius in which it notices you |
| AI | MaxChaseDistance | 200 | How far from home it will chase you |
| Petrify | CopperOreWeight | 0.5 | Copper Ore vs Stone ratio when mining the remains (0.5 ≈ one third copper) |
| Visual | MossTint | green | Colour of the moss (client-side) |
| Visual | SnowToMossThreshold | 0.48 | How much of the old snow becomes moss; lower means more moss (client-side) |
How often will I see one?
At the default 25%, each new patch of Black Forest you explore has about a 1 in 84 chance of producing one. In practice that's roughly one per hour of exploring new forest, and much rarer while you stay in areas you've already explored. Raise or lower SpawnChance to taste.
Compatibility
- Everyone must have the mod. Clients and server need it installed, with matching versions.
- Star Level System: supported. Starred Forest Gammeltrolls keep their normal colours automatically.
Installation
Install with a mod manager (r2modman, Gale, Thunderstore Mod Manager), or manually:
- Install BepInExPack Valheim and Jötunn.
- Copy
ForestGammeltroll.dllintoBepInEx/plugins/ForestGammeltroll/.
For server admins
With devcommands enabled, fgt_testspawn [count] pushes regular Troll spawns through the open-world spawn path in front of you, so you can check spawn settings without waiting. Stand in the Black Forest when you use it.
Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
