SmoothArmorScaling

v0.4.4·Updated 2026-09-10

Replaces the piecewise damage reduction function and provides a damage taken and global gear configuration options.

About this mod Author’s original text

Smooth Armor Scaling

  • Replaces the piecewise damage reduction function and provides a damage taken and global gear configuration options.

Damage Reduction Function

The standard armor formula is a piecewise function in which 1 armor = 1 damage reduction for up to half of the incoming damage, after which it has diminishing returns. Refer to the wiki page for details.

This mod replaces that piecewise function with a singular function:

float basis = 1.0f + (ac * armorEffectiveness / dmg);

return (dmg damageTaken) / (basis basis);

This function follows the behavior of the original relatively closely but has smooth scaling across all values. Armor will be more effective vs larger hits and behave more consistently vs varying hit sizes.

Gear Configuration

Settings can be used to adjust the armor amounts on players and gear as well as overall damage taken:

  • Enable/disable the smooth armor function.
  • Coefficient for the effect of armor in damage reduction.
  • Multiply the final amount of damage applied to player.
  • Add flat armor to players.
  • Multiply base armor of Head, Chest, and Leg pieces.
  • Add flat armor to Head, Chest, and Leg pieces.
  • Armor added per quality level for Head, Chest, and Leg pieces.
  • Add flat armor to Capes.
  • Armor added per quality level for Capes.

The results of applying these settings are reflected on their respective tooltips.

ServerSync enabled

Valheim Modding Server

Github

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Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin

  1. The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
  2. Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
  3. Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
  4. Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.

Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim

File & checksum

Filename
SmoothArmorScaling-0.4.4.zip
File size
67.3 KiB