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MonsterAITweaks

by tweaks · for Valheim

Lets you tweak monster behaviour globally or for individual monsters, including whether they target players or buildings, become alerted, are tame by default, and fear or avoid fire, as well as their sight and hearing range.

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BepInExLoaders
ThunderstoreSource

About MonsterAITweaks

From Thunderstore

Lets you tweak monster behaviour globally or for individual monsters, including whether they target players or buildings, become alerted, are tame by default, and fear or avoid fire, as well as their sight and hearing range.

This mod has two sets of config entries for the following behaviours:

not targeting players not targeting buildings not fleeing never becoming alerted starting tamed fearing fire avoiding fire

You can set these globally by setting the corresponding config variable to true.

You can set them per monster type by adding their spawn name to the corresponding comma-separated list, e.g.:

Greydwarf,Skeleton

Here's a list of monster spawn names from a comment on this mod:

Blob,BlobElite,Boar,Boar_piggy,Crow,Deathsquito,Deer,Draugr,Draugr_Elite,Draugr_Ranged,Fenring,Ghost,Goblin,GoblinArcher,GoblinBrute,GoblinClub,GoblinHelmet,GoblinLegband,GoblinLoin,GoblinShaman,GoblinShoulders,GoblinSpear,GoblinSword,GoblinTorch,GoblinTotem,Greydwarf,Greydwarf_Elite,Greydwarf_Root,Greydwarf_Shaman,Greyling,Leech,Lox,Neck,Seagal,Serpent,Skeleton,Skeleton_Poison,StoneGolem,Surtling,Troll,Valkyrie,Wolf,Wolf_cub,Wraith

The mod also has multipliers for the following variables:

sight range sight angle hearing range

Config

A config file BepInEx/config/aedenthorn.MonsterAITweaks.cfg is created after running the game once with this mod).

You can adjust the config values by editing this file using a text editor or in-game using the Config Manager(https://www.nexusmods.com/valheim/mods/740).

To reload the config from the config file, type monsteraitweaks reset into the game's console (F5).

Technical

To install this mod, the easiest way is to just use Vortex(https://www.nexusmods.com/about/vortex/), the Nexus Mods mod manager. It should take care of all dependencies.

To install manually, place the dll file in the BepInEx/plugins folder. You will need BepInEx.

Code is at https://github.com/aedenthorn/ValheimMods.

If you want to complain or ask for help or help me test my mods, you can visit my Discord server(https://discord.gg/bs6zHuj).

Click here for a list of all my mods for Valheim(https://www.nexusmods.com/valheim/articles/104).

Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on BepInEx.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.

MonsterAITweaks 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
0.4.0, released 2022-11-05

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
BepInEx

From 1 recorded build of MonsterAITweaks.

Run MonsterAITweaks on a Valheim server

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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 MonsterAITweaks 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 ↗
  • ✓Authortweaks, as published on Thunderstore
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

MonsterAITweaks, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install MonsterAITweaks?

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

Which loaders does it support?

BepInEx.

Is it free?

Yes. MonsterAITweaks 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.

NxLabs

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