Sailwind Fast Forward
Fast-forward long voyages at 2x, 4x or 8x, with configurable movement and inventory speed limits. Your ship, weather and survival needs keep running.Sailwind Fast Forward
Spend less time waiting on long voyages. Sail at 2x, 4x, or 8x speed.
Install
Mod managers
Install Sailwind Fast Forward through r2modman or Thunderstore Mod Manager, then launch the game modded through your manager. Dependencies are installed automatically.
Manual installation
- Install BepInExPack in your Sailwind game folder, following its installation instructions.
- Download and extract the mod ZIP. Copy its
plugins/SailwindFastForwardfolder intoBepInEx/pluginsin your Sailwind folder. - Launch Sailwind normally.
Controls
Default controls:
- Press F7 to cycle through speed levels, 1x → 2x → 4x → 1x. A small indicator at the top right of the screen shows the active speed.
- Press F8 to turn fast-forward off and return directly to 1x from any FF speed.
- Hold F9 for fast-forward at your configured
HoldSpeed(default 4x, adjustable in the config file). Walking, inventory and ordinary menus do not reduce the held speed, while releasing the button instantly returns you to 1x.
All three shortcuts are configurable and support modifier keys. Speed reset takes priority over hold, and hold takes priority over cycling. Hotkeys work while holding sailing controls. Speed reset does not override the game's pause, sleep speed or a speed changed by other means.
Configuration
After the first launch, close the game and edit BepInEx/config/local.sailwind.fastforward.cfg. This is inside your mod manager profile, or your Sailwind folder for a manual installation.
Settings are grouped into Controls, Display and Simulation. Existing section names and setting names are retained so your custom values carry over.
| Section | Setting | Default | Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controls | Hotkey |
F7 |
Cycle speed. Supports modifiers, such as F7 + LeftControl. Leave blank to disable. |
| Controls | ResetHotkey |
F8 |
Return directly to 1x. Supports the same modifier format. Leave blank to disable. |
| Controls | HoldHotkey |
F9 |
Fast-forward only while held. Supports modifiers. Leave blank to disable. |
| Display | ShowIndicator |
true |
Show or hide the speed indicator. |
| Simulation | MaxSpeed |
4 |
Highest speed in cycle mode: 2, 4 or 8. |
| Simulation | HoldSpeed |
4 |
Speed while holding the shortcut: 2, 4 or 8. Independent of MaxSpeed. |
| Simulation | MovementInventoryMaxSpeed |
2 |
Cycle-mode speed limit while moving or viewing inventory/stats: 1, 2, 4 or 8. Does not limit hold mode. |
| Simulation | CancelOnAutosave |
false |
Turn off fast-forward when an autosave starts. |
To disable a shortcut, remove everything after = on its config line.
All three shortcuts use the same format: Key names ignore capitalization, so o and O both work for the o key. LeftShift + Mouse4, left shift + mouse 4, Mouse4 + LeftShift are equivalent. For hold-to-FF, keep the main key and all configured modifiers held. Shortcuts also work while holding sailing controls.
Use explicit modifier names such as LeftShift, RightShift, LeftControl or LeftAlt. Unsupported values stay in the file and produce a warning in the log. Only that shortcut is disabled until corrected. Close the game before editing the file so its running configuration cannot overwrite your edits.
Set MaxSpeed to 8 for 1x → 2x → 4x → 8x → 1x.
Movement and inventory
In cycle mode, walking or opening inventory at 4x or 8x reduces speed to 2x by default. Set MovementInventoryMaxSpeed to 1 to turn cycle-mode fast-forward off during those activities, or 8 to allow all speeds up to MaxSpeed. Stopping movement or closing inventory keeps the reduced speed. While moving or viewing inventory, F7 cycles only through the allowed speeds. Hold mode ignores this activity limit. Looking around, steering, adjusting sails and being carried along by your boat do not trigger the movement limit unless you also press a movement control.
During play
- Cycle mode continues while alt-tabbed. Hold mode ends when the game reports its shortcut released, including when focus loss causes that release. Normal island loading does not cancel either mode.
- Opening the pause menu cancels fast-forward. Inventory/stats limits cycle mode only.
- Autosaves keep your current speed unless
CancelOnAutosaveis enabled. - Loading a save cancels both modes, and entering a bed cancels cycle mode. An active hold can continue through manual saves, bed entry, recovery and ordinary menus while FF still owns the speed.
- If the game or another mod changes the speed, FF releases control. It does not override native sleep speed or automatically restart after pause, loading or another cancellation. Reset, plugin errors and changes to hold settings also end the hold.
- Pause and sleep work as usual. Food, water and rest continue to drain during accelerated sailing.
Higher speeds require more performance from your system. Lower MaxSpeed or HoldSpeed if the game struggles in that mode.
AI Use
AI was used to write all of the code in this project. The original concept, design direction, testing, debugging, and release decisions are my own. If you prefer not to use mods developed with AI assistance, I understand and respect that choice.
Issues and links
Report an issue with your settings and BepInEx/LogOutput.log.
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