About KeepLvlsOnDeath
From ThunderstoreKeep your skill levels when you die in Valheim! You will only lose the experience progress of your current level.
KeepLvlsOnDeath
Tired of losing your hard-earned skill levels every time a Troll sneaks up on you? KeepLvlsOnDeath is a Valheim mod that modifies the game's death penalty so you no longer lose full skill levels upon dying.
Features
- Keep Your Levels: When you die, your overall skill levels remain exactly where they were.
- Fair Penalty: You only lose the experience progress toward your next level (the current level's XP bar drops to zero).
Installation (Mod Manager)
The easiest way to install this mod is to click the "Install with Mod Manager" button on Thunderstore. This will automatically install the mod and its required dependencies.
Installation (Manual)
- Ensure you have BepInExPack Valheim installed.
- Download and extract this mod's
.zipfile.
- Place the
KeepLvlsOnDeath.dllfile into yourValheim/BepInEx/pluginsfolder.
- Launch the game!
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 3 mo ago.
KeepLvlsOnDeath on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Valheim servers, for BepInEx servers. We download it from Thunderstore, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Optional on the server
- Server type needed
- BepInEx
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Valheim — 4 GB (4 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.0.1, released 2026-08-02
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 1 recorded build of KeepLvlsOnDeath.
Dependencies
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run KeepLvlsOnDeath on a Valheim server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogQuality of life & UI
Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.
Works on a server
From source side supportThunderstore lists server-side support for KeepLvlsOnDeath as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Runs on
- Serveroptional on the server
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓Author1nd1g0, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
