Random Encounters mod for V Rising

See V Rising Database for detailed information about V Rising items, NPCs and more.

This server side mod spawns a random NPC near a random online player at random intervals, and the player wins a random item reward if the NPC is killed within the given time limit.

It can be configured using the configuration files which are created on first run.

Installation

Random Encounters mod requires Wetstone plugin installed. The latest version of Wetstone can be downloaded from https://v-rising.thunderstore.io/package/molenzwiebel/Wetstone/

If you are not planning to use the hot reload feature of Wetstone, simply place the plugin dll into BepInEx\plugins folder and run the server. Otherwise, please check Wetstone documentation about how to place the mod to the correct folder.

Configuration files and options:

Main.cfg

Enabled: Determines whether the random encounters are enabled or not.
EncounterTimerMin: Minimum seconds before a new encounter is initiated. This value is divided by the online users count.
EncounterTimerMax: Maximum seconds before a new encounter is initiated. This value is divided by the online users count.
EncounterLength: Maximum seconds until the player can kill the NPC for a reward.
EncounterMinLevelDifference: The lower value for the NPC level - Player level difference.
EncounterMaxLevelDifference: The upper value for the NPC level - Player level difference.
EncounterMessageTemplate: System message template for the encounter.
RewardMessageTemplate: System message template for the reward.

Items.cfg

The list of all the items from the game. Individual items can be enabled or disabled. Only enabled items are considered for the random reward.

NPCs.cfg

The list of all the NPCs from the game. Individual NPCs can be enabled or disabled. Only enabled NPCs are considered for the random encounter.