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LessGreyDwarfs

by TastyChickenLegs · for Valheim

With Less GreyDwarfs, you decide how many twig-wielding nuisances are allowed to spawn

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About LessGreyDwarfs

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With Less GreyDwarfs, you decide how many twig-wielding nuisances are allowed to spawn

Less Grey Dwarfs

Tired of every walk through the Black Forest turning into an unsolicited Grey Dwarf convention?

With Less Grey Dwarfs, you decide how many twig-wielding nuisances are allowed to spawn. Set your preferred spawn percentage, and the game will make sure the Grey Dwarf population never exceeds your limit.

Want a peaceful stroll? Set it low. Want a mild infestation? Turn it up. Want the entire forest to become a pebble-throwing nightmare? That’s between you and Odin.

Features:

Set the maximum Grey Dwarf spawn percentage Reduce surprise forest ambushes Spend less time fighting angry garden gnomes Fully configurable to match your preferred level of woodland harassment Because sometimes you want to explore the Black Forest without being personally responsible for a Grey Dwarf extinction event.

HOW IT WORKS

What the code does (per-attempt probability):

Every time the game tries to spawn a Greydwarf, it rolls a random number 0.0–1.0. If it rolls above 0.25 (75% of the time), the spawn gets cancelled. If it rolls 0.25 or below (25% of the time), the spawn proceeds normally.

With per-attempt probability, you get: Natural smoothing — it's always 25% odds, so the population naturally settles into a lower steady state without weird bursts Works everywhere equally — doesn't matter if you're deep in the Black Forest or just passing through No edge cases — a hard cap can break if other mods or events try to force-spawn Still feels alive — you'll still see them, just not constantly

The math works out roughly like this: if the vanilla game naturally maintains ~12 Greydwarfs in your loaded area, with 25% per-attempt odds it'll settle around ~3 at a time on average. Enough to keep the Black Forest feeling dangerous, not annoying.

So it's a 25% chance per spawn attempt — like a coin flip that only comes up heads a quarter of the time.

Configuration:

The config file is located in "<GameDirectory>\Bepinex\config" (You need to start the game at least once, with the mod installed to create the config file).

Enable Mod Change GreyDwarf Spawn Percentage. 25% means No more than

Installation: (manual)

Use r2Modman for best results - automatic and easy

Manual Installation

Extract DLL from zip file into "<GameDirectory>\Bepinex\plugins" or use your favorite mod manager Start the game.

Questions or need help?

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Version Information:

1.0.2

  • fixed logic to allow spanwing of all entities if the greydwarf spawning is disabled.

1.0.1

  • code cleanup

1.0

  • initial release

Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on BepInEx.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 31d ago.

LessGreyDwarfs 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
1.0.2, released 2026-10-04

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
BepInEx

From 3 recorded builds of LessGreyDwarfs.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.0.22026-10-04n/aBepInEx
1.0.12026-09-17n/aBepInEx
1.0.02026-09-17n/aBepInEx

Dependencies

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

Run LessGreyDwarfs 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 “Content”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Works on a server

From source side support

Thunderstore lists server-side support for LessGreyDwarfs 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 2026-10-05Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorTastyChickenLegs, as published on Thunderstore
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

LessGreyDwarfs, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install LessGreyDwarfs?

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

Which loaders does it support?

BepInEx.

Is it free?

Yes. LessGreyDwarfs 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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