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🌿 Monster Mayhem - Mod Documentation

Overview

Monster Mayhem is a major overhaul for Valheim, revamping the game's monster spawning system while introducing new creatures, encounters, and mechanics. It features:

• New spawners for existing vanilla monsters
• Modifications to vanilla spawners
• Brand new monsters with unique spawners
• Reworked raid and boss events
• Entirely new raid events

All in-game objects with the _bal suffix originate from this mod or its extensions.

🌍 To get all the changes on existing world, we recommend using the Upgrade World mod.

🌲 Key Features

• 🧟 20 brand-new monsters (with more coming soon!)
• 🔥 60+ new spawners for vanilla creatures
• 🌕 Unique events like Blood Moon and Dverger Revenge
• 🐗 New neutral monsters, complete with growth and behaviors

🌟 Content Highlights

• New monsters or variants added across all biomes
• Enhanced monster AI and behaviors
• Expanded event configurations for immersive experiences

Taming Breeding Hatching Growup changes

Balrond's Extended Animals expands Valheim with new tameable creatures, breeding systems, offspring growth chains, egg incubation mechanics, and unique diets.

Most creatures can:

• Be tamed
• Breed naturally
• Produce offspring, eggs, or special resources
• Grow through multiple life stages
• Require specific food types

Breeding & Taming Guide

General Breeding Requirements

Most creatures require:

• Two compatible adults nearby
• Food available
• Enough free population space
• Love points accumulation
• Successful pregnancy chance roll

Pregnancy duration and breeding chance vary by species.

Tameable Creatures

| Creature | Tameable | Commandable | Taming Time |

| ------------ | -------- | ----------- | ----------- |

| Asksvin | Yes | Yes | 3000 sec |

| Neck | Yes | No | 1800 sec |

| Neck Brute | Yes | Yes | 2400 sec |

| Boar | Yes | No | 1800 sec |

| Hog | Yes | Yes | 2400 sec |

| Stag | Yes | No | 3000 sec |

| Wolf | Yes | Yes | 2600 sec |

| Goat | Yes | No | 2400 sec |

| Lox | Yes | Yes | 4500 sec |

| Fox | Yes | No | 4500 sec |

| Volture | Yes | Yes | 3000 sec |

| Giant Crow | Yes | Yes | 3000 sec |

| Seeker | Yes | No | 3600 sec |

| Seeker Brute | Yes | No | 6000 sec |

| Habrok | Yes | No | 40000 sec |

| Bjorn | Yes | Yes | 8000 sec |

| Greyling | Yes | Yes | 2400 sec |

Breeding Table

| Parent Creature | Offspring Produced | Pregnancy Duration | Pregnancy Chance |

| --------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------ | ---------------- |

| Asksvin | Asksvin Egg | 180 sec | 20% |

| Neck + Neck Brute | Neck Tadpole | 180 sec | 25% / 20% |

| Boar + Hog | Piglet | 180-240 sec | 33% / 20% |

| Stag | Fawn | 240 sec | 25% |

| Wolf | Wolf Cub | 240 sec | 33% |

| Goat | Goat Kid | 240 sec | 25% |

| Lox | Lox Calf | 300 sec | 20% |

| Fox | Fox Cub | 300 sec | 25% |

| Serpent | Serpent Egg | 360 sec | 20% |

| Volture | Volture Egg | 180 sec | 25% |

| Giant Crow | Crow Egg | 120 sec | 25% |

| Leech + Primal Leech | Leech Egg | 280 sec | 20% |

| Seeker + Seeker Brute | Larva | 240-360 sec | 20% / 15% |

| Habrok | Habrok Chick | 280 sec | 20% |

| Bjorn | Bjorn Cub | 420 sec | 15% |

Special Breeding Rules

Necks

Necks breed with Neck/Neck Brutes.

Produces:

• Neck Tadpole

Boars

Boars breed with boar/Hogs.

Produces:

• Piglet

Deer

Stags breed with Stag/Deer.

Produces:

• Fawn

Leeches

Leeches breed with Leech/Primal Leeches.

Produces:

• Leech Egg

Seekers

Seekers breed with Seeker/Seeker Brutes.

Produces:

• Larva

Goats

Goats have a unique mechanic.

Without a breeding partner they may produce:

• Milk

With a partner they produce:

• Goat Kid

Egg Hatching

Some creatures reproduce through eggs.

Hatching Requirements

| Egg | Hatchling | Fire Required | Roof Required | Hatch Time |

| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------- |

| Volture Egg | Volture Nestling | Yes | No | 6000 sec |

| Dragon Egg | Hatchling | Yes | No | 9000 sec |

| Crow Egg | Crow Nestling | Yes | No | 4000 sec |

| Serpent Egg | Ser