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TruePassiveMobs
Lox, Asksvin, Boar, Neck & more stay peaceful until attacked. Other enemies flee from players whose gear outclasses them.
| Date uploaded | a month ago |
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Download link | lhoffl-TruePassiveMobs-1.0.1.zip |
| Downloads | 73 |
| Dependency string | lhoffl-TruePassiveMobs-1.0.1 |
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
PassiveMobs
A BepInEx mod for Valheim 1.0 with two independent features (both on by default):
- Passive creatures: By default Lox, Asksvin, Moose, Boar, Hen, Neck, and Bjorn leave players alone until a player damages them. After that they fight back as normal for
ProvokedDurationseconds after the last hit, then calm down again. - Enemies fear strong players: non-passive enemies run away from players whose gear outclasses it, instead of attacking.
How "outclassed" is decided
The mod uses two checks, each can be turned on or off:
| Check | Passes when |
|---|---|
UseEnemyDamageCheck |
The enemy's strongest attack, after your armor and resistances, deals at most MaxEnemyHitPercent (default 10%) of your max health. |
UsePlayerDamageCheck |
Your equipped weapon kills the enemy in at most MaxHitsToKill (default 3) average hits. This includes your skill, active buffs and the enemy's resistances. |
The math uses the game's own formulas, including star level, world difficulty settings, player-count scaling and world level. These are rough outcomes with the defaults, using 3★ gear and typical food:
| Your gear | Runs away | Still fights |
|---|---|---|
| Iron | Greydwarves, greydwarf brutes, skeletons | Trolls, draugr, wolves |
| Padded + Blackmetal | Everything above, plus draugr and wolves | Fenrings, goblins, trolls |
| Carapace + Mistwalker | Everything above, plus fenrings and goblins | Goblin brutes, seeker soldiers |
Config
The config file is BepInEx/config/com.lhoffl.TruePassiveMobs.cfg. It reloads automatically when you save
it, so you can tune it while the game runs.
Multiplayer
Creatures are simulated by whichever client owns them, so every player needs the mod. Each client publishes its own player's armor, resistances and weapon damage, so enemies judge every player by that player's real gear. Players without the mod are never feared. The config isn't synced, so everyone should use the same settings.
Building
dotnet build -c Release
The game path comes from the Steam registry keys. To override it, pass -p:GamePath=... or create
Environment.props; the top of TruePassiveMobs.csproj shows how. The build copies
TruePassiveMobs.dll to BepInEx/plugins/TruePassiveMobs/. Pass -p:DeployToGame=false to skip that step.
