ZenBossStone

v1.0.3·Updated 2026-09-28

Each player sees their own version of reality: The boss trophies that they see hung at the start temple depends on their individual progression. Boss loot only drops when sacrificing the trophy.

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ZenBossStone

Per player Boss Stones. Each player sees their own version of reality depending on the boss trophies they have hung at the start temple, i.e. per player progression. This means that if one player has defeated a boss and another has not then only one of the players will see the trophy hung on the stone. (Unless they were both standing in the circle when the trophy was hung.)

Bosses do not drop loot when they die, just their trophy. Instead, the loot is dropped inside the stone circle when you sacrifice the trophy at the altar. If you defeat the boss again you can sacrifice their trophy again for more loot.

Boss trophies have changed: They can not be teleported. They weigh a lot. They are not auto pickup. This means that there is a huge adventure in not only killing the boss but safely transporting their head back to the temple. Pair with ZenMap and ZenCompass for the ultimate low-map challenge!

Best when used with the PlayerEvents world modifier but not required. (Check the configs)

Client / Server Requirements

NOTE: Technically it is not required on the server. However, if it is installed on the server then it will force all clients to have it installed as well. This is to enable two modes of usage:

  • Dedicated server admins can put the mod on the server to enforce all clients to have the mod installed and sync admin configs.
  • Trusted friends can agree to run the same mods and connect through a vanilla server with no enforcement but with locked admin configs

Improve Your Experience

CORE MODS

The full collection of all Zen MODS:

  • Radically improved QoL
  • Incredible performance
  • Pre-configured
  • 100% Gamepad support
  • Spectacularly immersive

Enjoy!

Sample Config File

Settings file was created by plugin ZenBossStone v0.6.2

Plugin GUID: ZenDragon.ZenBossStone

[General]

[Admin] Automatically enable the world modifier PlayerEvents on startup. (If run on server)

This will enable Valheim's player based progression.

If you are unfamiliar with how this modifier works please read the wiki:

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: true

Autoset World Modifier PlayerEvents = true

[Admin] Each player sees their own version of reality.

Any player standing in the Start Temple when a trophy is sacrificed will have the trophy hung

in their reality as well. Any player not standing in the Start Temple when a trophy is sacrificed will

not see the trophy in their reality.

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: true

Per Player Boss Stones = true

[Admin] Sacrifice boss trophy at boss stones for boss loot instead of dropping the loot directly from the boss when they die.

Can sacrifice multiple boss trophies for extra loot.

Setting type: Boolean

Default value: true

Sacrifice Trophy For Boss Loot = true

[Admin] The search radius around the BossStone used to find players eligible for rewards after a trophy is sacrificed.

Setting type: Int32

Default value: 25

Acceptable value range: From 10 to 50

Sacrifice Trophy Range = 25

[Admin] Comma sepearated list of bosses that will NOT drop their loot when the trophy is hung.

Instead, they will drop their loot when you kill them.

[logout required for changes to take effect]

Setting type: StringList

Default value:

Sacrifice Trophy Ignored Bosses =

[Admin] When sacrificing trophy at the stone this overrides the normal loot drops for a boss.

Any boss not defined will fall back to the default game values instead.

Comma separated list of bosses with item amounts seaprated by semicolon.

Syntax: BossName:Item=Amount;Item2=Amount, BossName2:Item=Amount

Example: Eikthyr:HardAntler=9, Bonemass:Wishbone=2;Iron=25, etc..

Setting type: StringList

Default value:

Sacrifice Trophy For Boss Loot - Explicit =

Player emotes to recieve guardian power. Just looks cool. Set to None to disable

Setting type: PowerEmotes

Default value: Flex

Acceptable values: Challange, Cheer, ThumbsUp, Bow, Cower, Cry, Despair, Flex, Headbang, Kneel, Laugh, Roar, Shrug,

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:

ZenDragon-Zen_ModLib

File & checksum

Filename
ZenBossStone-1.0.3.zip
File size
40.7 KiB