About ForgingPotential
From ThunderstoreBetter Forge of Potential system.
Forging Potential
Better Forge of Potential system.
Features
- Forge of potential first item upgrade is 100% chance of success but degrades by 10% on each attempt
- adds an option to repair 5% of the items success chance by using an idol
- bosses can now drop idols
- strongest monsters in the biome have a chance to drop an idol
- can turn on/off any feature
Refine / Repair:
Item tooltip:
Installation
Install on both the server and every client.
With Manager - install with Gale, r2modman, or Thunderstore Mod Manager (BepInEx is pulled in automatically since it's marked as a dependancy)
Manual - drop ForgingPotential.dll into BepInEx/plugins
Configuration
Local - after first launch, the config is at: BepInEx/config/devon752.ForgingPotential.cfg
Server - on a dedicated server, edit the server's file (Clients receive those values automatically)
Configs - can turn on/off all features (if configs change, they get updated live)
1 - General
- Lock configuration - locks the "Skills" configuration settings serverwide
- Enable mod logs (Client-side) - enables logging of mod related information
2 - Features
- Forging potential - enables the degradation and repair system
- Forge degradation amount (default 10%) - how much succes chance is lost on an item after a successful refinement
- Forge repair amount (default 5%) - how much succes chance is restored on an item when repaired
- Forge chance minimum - (default: 60%) - the minimum success chance an item can have
- Boss idol drops - (default: true) bosses have a chance to drop idols
- Mob idol drops - (default: true) toughest monsters have a chance to drop idols
- Show tooltips (Client-side) - (default: true) all items have a tooltip that tracks their success chance at the forge
Notes
- made by devon752 and the help of Grok
- if you have any ideas or feedback contact me on our discord server: https://discord.gg/pFcVUxppgS
- if you wish to support my shenanigans: https://ko-fi.com/devon752
Compatibility
- not compatible with mods that modify the forge of potential and its odds if "Forging potential" is enabled
- possible issues with mods that affect boss and monster drops if the "Boss idol drops" and "Mob idol drops" are enabled
- Valheim 1.0.17+
- BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2351+
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 6d ago.
ForgingPotential 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
- 1.1.0, released 2026-10-29
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 2 recorded builds of ForgingPotential.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | 2026-10-29 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.0.0 | 2026-10-24 | n/a | BepInEx |
Dependencies
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run ForgingPotential 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 ForgingPotential 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 2026-10-30Open ↗
- ✓AuthorCoachPotatoes, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
