Expand World Spawns

Allows configuring spawns.

Install on all clients and the server (modding guide).

Install Expand World Data.

Features

• Add new spawns and edit existing ones.

Configuration

See the wiki for more info about events.

The file expand_world/expand_spawns.yaml is created when loading a world.

expand_spawns.yaml

Note: All distances are in meters, and don't scale up with the world size. For bigger worlds you may need to increase some of the values.

• prefab: Name of the object to spawn.
  • Any object is valid, not just creatures.
• name: Identifier for this entry, only needed for mod compatibility.
• enabled (default: true): Quick way to disable this entry if needede.
• biome: List of possible biomes.
• biomeArea: List of possible biome areas (edge = zones with multiple biomes, median = zones with only a single biome, 4 = unused, leftover from Valheim data).
• spawnChance (default: 100 %): Chance to spawn when attempted.
• maxSpawned: Limit for this entry. Also how many spawn attempts are stacked over time.
• spawnInterval: How often the spawning is attempted.
• minLevel (default: 1): Minimum creature level.
• maxLevel (default: 1): Maximum creature level.
• minAltitude (default: -1000 meters): Minimum terrain altitude.
• maxAltitude (default: 1000 meters): Maximum terrain altitude.
• minDistance (default: 0 meters): Minimum distance from the world center (0 = disabled).
• maxDistance (default: 0 meters): Maximum distance from the world center (0 = disabled).
• spawnAtDay (default: true): Enabled during the day time.
• spawnAtNight (default: true): Enabled during the night time.
• requiredGlobalKey: Which global keys must be set to enable this entry.
• requiredEnvironments: List of valid environments/weathers.
• spawnDistance (default: 10 meters): Distance to suppress similar spawns.
• spawnRadiusMin (default: 40 meters): Minimum distance from every player.
• spawnRadiusMax (default: 80 meters): Maximum distance from any player.
• groupSizeMin (default: 1): Minimum amount spawned at the same time.
• groupSizeMax (default: 1): Maximum amount spawned at the same time.
• groupRadius (default: 3 meters): Radius when spawning multiple objects.
• minTilt (default: 0 degrees): Minimum terrain angle.
• maxTilt (default: 35 degrees): Maximum terrain angle.
• inForest (default: true): Enabled in forests.
• outsideForest (default: true): Enabled outside forests.
• minOceanDepth (default: 0 meters): Minimum ocean depth.
• maxOceanDepth (default: 0 meters): Maximum ocean depth.
• huntPlayer (default: false): Spawned creatures are more aggressive.
• groundOffset (default: 0.5 meters): Spawns above the ground.
• levelUpMinCenterDistance (default: 0 meters): Distance from the world center to enable higher creature levels. This is not scaled with the world size.
• overrideLevelupChance (default: -1 percent): Chance per level up (from the default 10%).
• faction: Name of the faction. Requires using Expand World Factions.
• data: ZDO data override.
• objects: Extra objects to spawn. Spawned on top of any obstacles. The spawning is skipped if 10 meters above the original position. Format is id,posX,posZ,posY,chance,data.
  • id: Prefab name.
  • posX, posZ, posY: Offset from the location position. Defalt is 0.
  • chance: Chance to spawn (from 0 to 1). Default is 1.
  • data: ZDO data override.

Credits

Thanks for Azumatt for creating the mod icon!

Thanks for blaxxun for creating the server sync!

Sources: GitHub Donations: Buy me a computer