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WolfStars

High-star creatures get bigger and gain a colour band per star (orange at level 20), and drops stop growing above 3 stars. Every tameable (incl. LetMeTameYou's), each on/off in the config. Install on server and all clients.

By Wicks
Date uploaded 2 weeks ago
Version 1.1.0
Download link Wicks-WolfStars-1.1.0.zip
Downloads 105
Dependency string Wicks-WolfStars-1.1.0

This mod requires the following mods to function

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denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim

BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured with the correct entry point for mods and preferred defaults for the community.

Preferred version: 5.4.2351

README

WolfStars

Makes high-star creatures look the part and keeps their drops sane. Built for servers that breed tames past the vanilla 2-star limit (for example with BreedingTweaks).

What it does

Looks. Vanilla Valheim only has a look for 1-star and 2-star creatures; anything higher looks like a plain 0-star animal. WolfStars gives every star above 2:

  • a little more size (+5% per star, up to 1.5x), and
  • a colour band: 3 blue, 5 teal, 7 green, 9 yellow, 11 red, 13 magenta, 15 purple, 17 silver, and orange at 19 stars (level 20).

Drops. Vanilla doubles a creature's drops with every star, so a 19-star wolf would drop the 100-per-stack maximum of everything. WolfStars makes anything above 3 stars drop like a 3-star creature.

It applies to every tameable creature, each with its own on/off switch in the config: the vanilla tames Wolf, Boar, Lox, Hen (chicken), Asksvin, plus Deer, Neck, Bjorn, Hare, which LetMeTameYou makes tameable. All are on by default. Creatures from other mods can be added by prefab name.

The drop cap works for every listed creature. The new looks need the creature to have the game's 1-2 star look to build on; creatures without one (some small animals) only get the drop cap.

Install

Install on the server and every client (drops are rolled by the player's game that owns the creature, and the looks are drawn by each player's game). Requires BepInExPack Valheim.

Configuration

BepInEx/config/wick.wolfstars.cfg:

Setting Default Meaning
Wolf, Boar, Lox, Hen, Asksvin, Deer, Neck, Bjorn, Hare true [Creatures] - one on/off switch per creature
ExtraCreatures (empty) [Creatures] - more prefab names, comma separated
MaxDropStars 3 Above this many stars, drops stay at this level
ScalePerStar 0.05 Extra size per star above 2
MaxScale 1.5 Largest size
Tints (9 bands) fromStars:R,G,B bands separated by ;
GlowStrength 1 Multiplies every tint
NaturalFurUnderTints true Plain fur under the tint so the colour reads cleanly

Use the same config on the server and every client so everyone sees the same colours.

Testing

wolfstars_level <level> (a cheat command - single-player or self-hosted only) sets the level of the nearest listed creature, because the vanilla spawn command caps creatures at level 9.

Changelog

  • 1.1.0 - Every tameable creature with its own on/off switch (adds Lox, Hen, Asksvin and LetMeTameYou's Deer, Neck, Bjorn, Hare). The old [General] Creatures list is replaced by [Creatures] switches + ExtraCreatures.
  • 1.0.6 - Wolf and Boar.