Zarkow Turret Defense
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 2.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #301 of 870 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Zarkow Turret Defense
Description
Imagine building your house, some farming area, maybe a marina or a whole village - and you get a message saying that the 'The Forest Is Moving' or 'The Ground Is Shaking'. You now know what is next is a boring session of trying to out-run and not dying to the many monsters that keep spawning, as they try to disturb your building-adventure.
Let's turn the games most boring event into something fun!
The Turret Defense addition allows you to magically build effective sci-fi turrets that can deal with monsters attacking your settlements and dig-sites.
Mod tested primarily in singelplayer game and have been designed to work in multiplayer too. But it requires confirmation.
Added Advanced Turret Mk. I.
Gather Turret's Drone will no longer try to grab items carried by another Gather Turret's Drone.
Gather Turret's Drone now only gather what is within an arc of +-60 degrees from the front, allowing one to chain gathers.
Gather Turret's Drone now drop the carried item 'behind' the turret, in a smaller pile than before.
Advanced and Heavy Turrets now properly predict the intersect point based on the targets velocity and the projectiles real velocity.
The mod features the ability to build a number of different turrets and other defense items.
Below turrets require a Workbench nearby:
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[] Turret Mk. I -- 2x Tin, 4x Wood[/]
[] Turret Mk. II -- 2x Copper, 4x RoundLog[/]
[] Turret Mk. III -- 2x Bronze, 4x RoundLog[/]
[] Turret Mk. IV -- 2x Iron, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Turret Mk. V -- 2x Silver, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Turret Mk. VI -- 2x BlackMetal, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Turret Mk. VII -- 2x BlackMarble, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Heavy Turret Mk. I -- 2x BlackMetal, 4x Iron, 10x FineWood[/]
[] Heavy Turret Mk. II -- 2x BlackMarble, 4x Iron, 10x FineWood[/]
[] Heavy Turret Mk. III -- 2x FlametalNew, 4x Iron, 10x FineWood[/]
[]Advanced Turret Mk. I -- 4x FlametalNew, 4x Iron, 4x SurtlingCore[/]
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[] Missile Turret -- 1x SurtlingCore, 2x Bronze, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Quad Missile Turret -- 3x SurtlingCore, 3x Bronze, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Multi Missile Turret -- 4x SurtlingCore, 4x Silver, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Drone Turret -- 2x SurtlingCore, 2x Bronze, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Healing Drone Turret -- 2x AncientSeed, 2x SurtlingCore, 2x Bronze, 4x FineWood[/]
[] Repair Drone Turret -- 2x AncientSeed, 2x SurtlingCore, 2x Bronze, 4x FineWood[/]
[*] Gather Drone Turret -- 2x AncientSeed, 2x SurtlingCore, 2x B
Zarkow Turret Defense adds buildable defensive turrets in several versions, transforming raid events into turret defense scenarios. With 95 endorsements and 3,414 downloads, this gameplay mod is for players seeking a strategic twist on base defense. Last updated May 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Decent download count (3,414) shows some interest
- Adds a fresh strategic layer to raid defense
- Recently updated (May 2026) so likely works with current game version
⚠️ Cons
- Low endorsement count (95) compared to downloads—maybe not universally loved
- No details on turret types or mechanics—could be shallow
For players who enjoy tower defense mechanics and want to spice up base defense. Skip if you prefer vanilla combat or want deep customization.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod requires a mod manager or manual installation—author didn't specify.
- Test turrets in a creative world before relying on them in a raid.
- Look for config options to balance turret strength with your game difficulty.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Valheim Mods
- Author
- Zarkow
- Version
- 1.3.1050
- Downloads
- 3,414
- Endorsements
- 95
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 7/10/2023
- Updated
- 5/10/2026
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