Norsemen Continued

Community-maintained continuation of VikingNPC (Norsemen), originally created by RustyMods.

This continuation updates VikingNPC for compatibility with Valheim 1.0 while preserving the gameplay, configuration, prefab IDs, and existing mod compatibility of the original Norsemen release.

Original mod: RustyMods - VikingNPC
Original author: RustyMods
Continuation maintained by: SephrinMods

This continuation is published with the original author's permission.

About

Friendly vikings known as Norsemen roam the world, working, hunting, and surviving.

Norsemen are friendly unless provoked and can be tamed to accompany the player. Their behavior is inspired by Valheim's Dvergr NPCs with additional taming, inventory, equipment, working, and interaction systems.

Features

Tameable Viking NPCs (Norsemen)
Configurable random gear sets
Configurable random inventory items
Configurable spawn settings
Configurable base health and armor
Norsemen benefit from equipped armor
Steal from Norsemen inventories
Tool-based working behavior:
- Pickaxe - mining
- Axe - lumbering
- Fishing rod + bait - fishing
Follow behavior:
- Attaches to the player's ship
- Teleports back when the player disembarks
Revive tamed Norsemen through tombstone interaction
Ignores tameable creatures unless provoked
Consumes inventory items to maintain happiness
Can receive potions through hotbar use
Equipped items are excluded from dropped items on death

Random Gear Sets

Norsemen equipment can be configured using YML files.

Example:

PrefabNames:
- HelmetFlametal
- ArmorFlametalChest
- ArmorFlametalLegs
- CapeAsh
- SwordNiedhogg
- ShieldFlametalTower
RequiredDefeatKey: defeated_queen
Weight: 0.8

Sets are excluded when their conditions have not been met.
Weight controls selection probability.
Creating, changing, and deleting configuration files is supported.
Files automatically synchronize from the server.

Random Items

Random inventory items can also be configured using YML files.

Example:

PrefabName: CopperOre
RequiredDefeatKey: defeated_eikthyr
Chance: 0.5
Min: 1
Max: 5

Items are skipped when their conditions have not been met.
Chance controls selection probability.
Creating, changing, and deleting configuration files is supported.
Files automatically synchronize from the server.

Prefab IDs

The existing Norsemen prefab IDs have been retained for compatibility:

Meadows_Norseman_RS
BlackForest_Norseman_RS
Swamp_Norseman_RS
Mountains_Norseman_RS
Plains_Norseman_RS
Mistlands_Norseman_RS
Ashlands_Norseman_RS

Console Commands

norsemen tame

Tames all nearby Norsemen. Admin only.

norsemen clear_tombs

Removes all nearby Norsemen tombstones. Admin only.

Compatibility

Norsemen Continued retains the original Norsemen technical identifiers where practical to maintain compatibility with existing configurations, worlds, and other mods.

Existing users upgrading from VikingNPC/Norsemen should retain their existing configuration files.

Do not run the original VikingNPC and Norsemen Continued simultaneously.

Version 0.4.0

Initial Norsemen Continued release.

Updated the original Norsemen plugin for Valheim 1.0 compatibility.
Updated compatibility with current Valheim APIs.
Retained existing Norsemen prefab IDs.
Retained existing configuration and synchronization identifiers for compatibility.
Updated plugin branding to Norsemen Continued.
Continued version numbering from the original VikingNPC/Norsemen releases.

Credits

VikingNPC / Norsemen was created by RustyMods.

Norsemen Continued is a community-maintained continuation of that work and is published with the original author's permission.

Thank you to RustyMods for creating VikingNPC/Norsemen and for allowing the project to continue.

Original Project

RustyMods - VikingNPC / Norsemen