Faster Boats

A configurable mod for boat movement. It multiplies the sail, reverse and turning forces, lowers water drag for a higher top speed, and can raise the minimum wind efficiency so sailing against the wind is less punishing. All values are set in a config file, and the defaults are faster than the base game.

Features

• Sail, reverse and turning forces scale from the config.
• Lower water drag for a higher top speed.
• Optional floor on the wind angle penalty.
• Boat speed shown on screen, under the minimap, while aboard a ship.
• Every value is configurable, and the defaults are faster than the base game.

Installation

Install with a mod manager, or copy FasterBoats.dll into BepInEx/plugins. Requires BepInExPack Valheim.

Configuration

The config file BepInEx/config/com.bouns.fasterboats.cfg is created on first launch. It can also be edited in game with a configuration manager.

Setting	Default	Description
Enabled	true	Master switch. false = base game boats.
SailForceMultiplier	2.5	Multiplies the forward push from the sail.
BackwardForceMultiplier	2.0	Multiplies reverse and paddle back force.
SteerForceMultiplier	1.5	Multiplies turning (rudder) force.
DampingMultiplier	0.9	Multiplies water drag (0.2 to 1.5). Below 1 means less drag and a higher top speed. This is the real lever for top speed, since raising the sail force alone hits a soft cap. 1 is the base game.
MinWindFactor	0.5	Minimum sail efficiency at any wind angle (0 to 1). 0 is the base game. 1 gives full efficiency at any angle. Sailing straight into the wind still gives almost no push, because a sail cannot push against the wind itself.
ShowSpeed	true	Show the boat speed on screen while aboard a ship.

SailForceMultiplier, MinWindFactor and ShowSpeed update live. BackwardForceMultiplier, SteerForceMultiplier and DampingMultiplier are applied to each boat as it loads, so reload the area or relaunch to see the change on boats already around you.

Multiplayer

The physics of a boat runs on the game of one player aboard, with that player's settings. For a consistent speed, everyone who sails together should have the mod with the same settings. If that player does not have the mod, the boat behaves like the base game. A dedicated server does not need the mod.

Moder's power works with the mod. It only turns the wind so it always blows from behind the boat, and the mod's settings still apply.

Credits

Thanks to SpectralMemories for the original Faster Boats mod, to the BepInEx team for the framework, to Andreas Pardeike and the HarmonyX project for the runtime patching library, and to the Valheim modding community for the documentation.

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