Skald_VikingKillFeed

Skald_VikingKillFeed is a lightweight mod designed to broadcast immersive Viking death announcements, killfeed chronicles, and boss alerts across the server.

About the Name: Skald

In Viking society, a Skald was an honored poet, chronicler, and storyteller tasked with composing oral histories that immortalized epic deeds, great battles, and the honorable demises of warriors. In this mod, the Skald serves as your server's herald—announcing combat deaths, boss victories, and heroic last stands in real time.

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Features

• Context-Aware Death Announcements: Broadcasts server-wide immersive death messages with biome, hostile creature, and star rank context.
• Boss & Horde Detection: Identifies legendary boss battles and horde last stands with customized flavor pools.
• Customizable Message Templates: Personalize announcement pools using dynamic tokens ({victim}, {killer}, {biome}).
• Server-Side Operation: Runs server-side with native Valheim chat broadcasts; vanilla clients do not need the mod installed.

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Installation Type

• Location: Server-side (or local host for singleplayer). Clients do not need the mod installed.
• Enforcement: Optional on clients; broadcasts work on vanilla clients.

Manual Install

1. Ensure BepInEx is installed on your server.
2. Extract the downloaded .zip archive.
3. Copy Skald_VikingKillFeed.dll into your Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/ folder.
4. Launch the game once to generate the default configuration file.

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Configuration

The configuration file is automatically created at BepInEx/config/com.bigai.skald_vikingkillfeed.cfg after running the game once.

Section	Setting	Default	Description
1 - General	EnableDeathAnnouncements	true	Enable in-game global announcements when a player dies.
1 - General	EnableBossDefeatAnnouncements	true	Broadcast server-wide when a legendary boss is summoned or defeated.
1 - General	IncludeBiomeInMessage	true	Include the biome name (e.g., Meadows, Swamp, Mistlands) in the announcement.
1 - General	LogToConsole	true	Output all death records and chronicles to the server console log.
2 - Templates	MonsterDeathMessages	{victim} was slain by a {killer} in the {biome};...	Semicolon-separated templates for monster deaths. Tokens: {victim}, {killer}, {biome}
2 - Templates	BossDeathMessages	{victim} was annihilated by the mythical {killer}!;...	Semicolon-separated templates for boss deaths. Tokens: {victim}, {killer}, {biome}
2 - Templates	OverwhelmedMessages	{victim} was defeated in glorious battle...;...	Semicolon-separated templates for deaths surrounded by multiple enemies. Tokens: {victim}, {biome}
2 - Templates	GenericDeathMessages	{victim} has departed for the halls of Valhalla;...	Fallback generic death templates. Tokens: {victim}, {biome}

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Controls & Commands

• Keybinds: None.
• Admin Commands: None.

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Compatibility & Safe Removal

• Multiplayer: Server-authoritative. Vanilla clients can join and receive death announcements without having the mod installed.
• Save Integrity: Safe to install or remove at any time on existing servers and worlds without affecting save files.

AI Disclosure

I made this mod using AI. Most of the code in this mod was AI generated. If you have an issue with this, I completely understand and urge you to not use this mod. This mod ("Skald_VikingKillFeed") is meant as a lightweight mod for small servers that don't need all the bells and whistles of a more complex mod.