PhantomViking's Presence

Are you tired of waiting at your automated mob farms for enemies to spawn? Phantom Viking's Presence introduces a magical runestone that tricks nearby enemy spawners into thinking a player is present!

Features

• Tricks Spawners: Place the Phantom Viking's Presence near a spawner (like a Greydwarf Nest). The spawner will act as if a player is standing right next to it, triggering it to spawn creatures.
• Perfect for Automated Farms: Build a trap around the spawner, place the Phantom Viking's Presence, and watch the loot roll in.
• Configurable Radius: The default radius is 5 meters (configurable via BepInEx config). Important: Ensure the stone is placed close enough so its radius reaches the exact center of the spawner!
• Fuel System (Optional): Can be configured to require Resin (or any other item) to operate. Can also be disabled entirely for free operation.

How it works (IMPORTANT)

This mod ONLY tricks the spawner's distance check. It DOES NOT keep the game zone loaded, and it DOES NOT trigger base raids! In Valheim, chunks (zones) go to sleep when no players are nearby. If the zone is asleep, the spawner will not tick, and the Phantom Viking's Presence will not work. Additionally, because the stone only tricks creature spawners, it will not cause the game to send Random Events (Base Raids) to its location.

To use this while away from your base, you MUST use a Chunk Loader mod! I highly recommend using the ChunkLoader (Unofficial Fix) (or via NexusMods), an updated fork of the original ChunkLoader by Frogger, which is currently broken on Valheim 1.x.x (Deep North).

1. Place a Chunk Loader to keep the area active.
2. Place the Phantom Viking's Presence directly next to the spawner (within the configured radius).
3. Walk away and enjoy your automated loot!

Need Inspiration?

Looking for a great automated farm that still works flawlessly with the Deep North update? Check out this excellent video guide for a highly efficient Wood, Stone, Resin, Greydwarf Eye, and Trophy farm: Watch the Farm Tutorial on YouTube

Installation

Using a Mod Manager (Recommended)

Simply install via r2modman or Thunderstore Mod Manager.

Manual Installation

1. Install BepInExPack Valheim.
2. Extract the downloaded phantomviking zip file.
3. Place phantomviking.dll into your BepInEx/plugins/ folder.

Compatibility

Compatible with the latest version of Valheim (Deep North / v1.x.x). Should be safe to add or remove at any time.

Safe to Uninstall

Yes. If you remove the mod, the placed Lure stones will simply vanish from your world. No world corruption will occur.

Feedback and Bug Reports

Please report any issues or leave feedback on the NexusMods page of this mod.

Support

Creating and maintaining mods takes a lot of free time. If this mod has enhanced your playthrough, you can support me on Ko-fi. Every little bit helps keep me caffeinated for the next update!