VikingShanties

Dance and headbang on boats without falling off! Plays Viking shanties that everyone nearby can hear. Press H to start the party.

By Glasir

Last updated	a day ago
Total downloads	106
Total rating	0
Categories	Tweaks Misc Audio Client-side Vehicles Transportation AI Generated
Dependency string	Glasir-VikingShanties-1.0.1
Dependants	0 other packages depend on this package

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This mod requires the following mods to function

denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim

BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured and includes unstripped Unity DLLs.

Preferred version: 5.4.2202

README

Viking Shanties

Dance and headbang on boats and around campfires while Viking shanties play for everyone nearby!

Features

Stick to the boat — Passengers are locked to the deck while emoting, no more sliding into the ocean
Campfire singalongs — Press H near any lit fire to dance and sing
Dance & Headbang — Cycles between dance and headbang emotes each time you press the hotkey
Viking shanties — 3D spatialized audio plays from the ship or fire, audible to all nearby players and fading with distance
9 included tracks — Ships with a full soundtrack out of the box
Multiplayer synced — Other players see you dancing and hear the shanty
Crew singing — Volume increases slightly with more dancers
Custom music — Drop your own .mp3, .ogg, or .wav files into the Shanties folder
F1 Config Manager support — Change settings live in-game

How to Use

On a Ship

Get on a ship as a passenger (not the driver)
Press H to start dancing
Press H again to stop

At a Campfire

Stand near any lit fire
Press H to start singing
Press H again to stop

Each press cycles to the next emote and shanty.

Configuration

Works with the F1 Configuration Manager. Settings at BepInEx/config/dickdangerjustice.VikingShanties.cfg:

Setting	Default	Description
Enabled	true	Enable/disable the mod
DanceKey	H	Hotkey to toggle dancing
Cooldown	3	Seconds between dance toggles
EmoteMode	Cycle	Dance, Headbang, or Cycle through both
SongMode	Cycle	Lock to a specific track or cycle all
ShantyVolume	0.8	Base volume (0.0 - 1.0)
MaxHearingDistance	80	How far away the shanty can be heard
MoreDancersLouder	true	Volume increases with more dancers

Custom Music

Place .mp3, .ogg, or .wav files in:

BepInEx/plugins/VikingShanties/Shanties/

The mod loads all audio files from this folder at startup and cycles through them.

Included Music Credits

Music by Forgotten Hero Records — free to use:

"Ancient Order"
"Echoes of Valhalla"
"Medieval Escape"
"Son of a Wolf"
"Stormborn Saga"
"Valhalla's Call"
"Wall of Hope"
"Warrior's Heart"

Music by NickPanekAIAssets — free to use:

"Viking Chant (Ancient Norse Style)"

Installation

Thunderstore / Gale / r2modman

Install via your mod manager — it handles everything.

Manual

Copy the VikingShanties folder into BepInEx/plugins/
Make sure the folder structure looks like:

BepInEx/plugins/VikingShanties/
    VikingShanties.dll
    Shanties/
        ancient_order.mp3
        echoes_of_valhalla.mp3
        medieval_escape.mp3
        son_of_a_wolf.mp3
        stormborn_saga.mp3
        valhallas_call.mp3
        viking_chant.mp3
        wall_of_hope.mp3
        warriors_heart.mp3

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