Tamed Creature XP LevelUp
BETA - Persistent XP and levels for tamed creatures, including Dvergr support mages and creatures added by other mods. Actively tested in my own game; bugs may remain.
About this mod Author’s original text
Tamed Creature XP - Level Up
BETA 0.1.0 — This is a new package. Back up your world and character before testing a beta mod.
Give your tamed Valheim creatures persistent XP, levels, rewards, and useful progression. Creatures that take part in combat can gain XP even when the player or another tame lands the final blow.
Why this mod exists
The idea came from taming a boss and wanting to level it, only to find that its boss status made that impossible. A friend and I wanted more gameplay around tamed creatures, so this mod gives them persistent XP, levels, and goals of their own.
Main features
- Persistent XP and levels stored on each tamed creature.
- Configurable XP rewards and cumulative level thresholds.
- Progression speed adapted to creature difficulty: common creatures level faster, powerful creatures level more slowly, and tamed bosses progress slowest.
- XP sharing for nearby tamed creatures that helped in combat.
- Configurable level-up healing and a short protective shield.
- A one-time in-game Legendary Companion achievement when one of your creatures reaches level 6.
- English and French configuration labels.
Beast Bond Cape
The Cape du lien bestial recipe unlocks when one of your tamed creatures reaches level 3.
- Crafted at the Black Forge.
- Recipe: 4 Black Metal, 4 Linen Thread, 4 Fine Wood, and 1 Wisp.
- Uses a custom appearance based on the Ashlands cape shape.
- Doubles XP gained by your tamed creatures while the player wears it.
- Keeps the durability of the original cape template.
Creature Backpack
The Sac à dos de créature recipe unlocks when one of your tamed creatures reaches level 4.
- Crafted at the Black Forge.
- Recipe: 4 Black Metal, 4 Linen Thread, and 4 Fine Wood.
- Equip it on a level 4 or higher tamed creature; the crafted item is consumed and permanently binds one backpack to that creature.
- Contains 15 manual storage slots and does not collect loot automatically.
- Aim at the equipped creature and press the configured key, P by default, to open it.
- Press E to close the creature backpack.
- A violet wisp marks a creature carrying a backpack.
Multiplayer
Install the same mod version and dependencies on every client. Keep shared progression settings identical for the smoothest multiplayer experience.
Installation
Gale or another manager
Search for Tamed Creature XP - Level Up in the Valheim community and install it with the manager.
Manual installation
- Install BepInExPack Valheim and Jotunn.
- Copy TamedCreatureXP.dll into BepInEx/plugins.
- Launch Valheim once to generate the configuration file.
Preview files
Three screenshots are included in the package under previews:
- 01-creature-backpack.png — creature backpack interface.
- 02-beast-bond-cape-icon.png — Beast Bond Cape artwork.
- 03-level-progression.png — tamed-creature level progression.
Beta feedback
Please report repeatable problems with the game log, installed mod list, and the exact action that triggered the issue.
Français
BÊTA 0.1.0 — Ceci est un nouveau paquet. Sauvegardez votre monde et votre personnage avant de tester une version bêta.
Ce mod ajoute une progression persistante aux créatures apprivoisées: XP, niveaux, récompenses, vitesses de progression adaptées à leur puissance, cape donnant un bonus d'XP et sac à dos manuel de 15 emplacements.
Cape du lien bestial
La recette se débloque lorsqu'une créature apprivoisée atteint le niveau 3. Elle se fabrique à la Forge noire avec 4 métaux noirs, 4 fils de lin, 4 bois précieux et 1 feu follet. Tant qu'elle est portée, l'XP gagnée par vos créatures apprivoisées est doublée.
Sac à dos de créature
La recette se débloque lorsqu'une créature apprivoisée atteint le niveau 4. Elle se fabrique à la Forge noire avec 4 métaux noirs, 4 fils de lin et 4 bois précieux. Équipez-le sur une créature apprivoisée de niveau 4 ou plus: l'objet est consommé et le sac devient propre à cette créature. Visez-la et appuyez sur P par défaut p
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- 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.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- 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.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: