Source-checkedQuality of life & UI

Destructive Denizens

by MaxFoxGaming · for Valheim

Monsters can completely destroy stuff, leaving no drops.

1.8KDownloads
52d agoLast updated
BepInExLoaders
ThunderstoreSource

About Destructive Denizens

From Thunderstore

Monsters can completely destroy stuff, leaving no drops.

Destructive Denizens

Making Monsters More Destructive

This is a simple mod that disables drops from natural and man-made pieces if a monster destroys it. It is highly configurable!

Why would this mod be useful?

  • You don't want trolls to be used as miners to get copper and tin before the player gets a pickaxe.
  • You want to make the game more brutal when raiders destroy your stuff
  • You want certain monsters to cause more destruction than others.
  • You want players to have to fight Dvergr to get the Extractor, as Gjalls and Seekers lured to their dwellings will destroy the crates completely and leave no drops.

Supported Objects

The mod supports the following types of objects:

  • Destructible: Small vegetation like rocks, trees and small ore nodes that have the Destruction script attached.
  • MineRock and MineRock5: Large ore rocks like copper, silver and flametal, and the other big rocks like monoliths
  • TreeBase and TreeLog: All big trees that use either of these scripts
  • Piece: Player and generated structure build pieces

Note: This mod does NOT let monsters destroy the contents of player and loot chests, though it can prevent the chests from dropping the stuff that made them. If you want this option, let me know.

Configuration

By default, this mod will make any vanilla tree, vanilla rock, and base piece drop nothing if destroyed by a monster. However, this can all be changed.

  • You can globally allow trees, rocks and pieces to drop resources or not respectively
  • You can configure what monsters will destroy all drops, so if you only want the heavy hitters like trolls to destroy stuff completely, this is possible
  • You can configure what small objects are considered as trees, rocks, and ores, in case other mods add their own clutter and vegetation that inherits the Destructible properties.

For example, if you want certain monsters to be a bit less destructive, you can make it so that they don't completely destroy base pieces or rocks, but will totally destroy trees.

Contact Me (Bug Reports & Suggestions)

If you have any suggestions, or experience bugs / problems using this mod please get in touch with me on my Discord.

Installation (Manual Download)

Move the 'plugins' and 'config' folders from the archive to your BepInEx folder.

Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on BepInEx.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 52d ago.

Destructive Denizens 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
1.1.3, released 2026-09-13

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
BepInEx

From 5 recorded builds of Destructive Denizens.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.1.32026-09-13n/aBepInEx
1.1.22025-03-05n/aBepInEx
1.1.12025-03-04n/aBepInEx
1.1.02025-03-04n/aBepInEx
1.0.02024-11-21n/aBepInEx

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Destructive Denizens 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 catalog
Listed on Thunderstore as “Tweaks”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Works on a server

From source side support

Thunderstore lists server-side support for Destructive Denizens 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 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorMaxFoxGaming, as published on Thunderstore
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Destructive Denizens, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Destructive Denizens?

Thunderstore lists server-side support for Destructive Denizens as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Which loaders does it support?

BepInEx.

Is it free?

Yes. Destructive Denizens is free to download from Thunderstore.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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