AzuCraftyBoxes Fixes & Config 1.5.1

• Toggle nearby-chest materials separately for building, crafting, and machines.
• Keep personal settings for every player, including non-admins.
• Change settings live; customize hotkeys or disable them with None.
• Includes safeguards for stuck crafts and unpaid free-camera building materials.
• Works without Build Camera; compatible free-camera mods remain optional.

This is the renamed and expanded continuation of AzuCraftyBoxesBuildingOnly. The Thunderstore package ID, DLL, plug-in GUID, and config filename remain unchanged, preserving player settings.

New in 1.5.1

A failed optional Build Camera check no longer stops this add-on. Its read-only API/startup check produces a warning, then required CraftyBoxes checks continue. The add-on still stops if its required base or a required integration fails.

This change does not repair or disable Build Camera. A camera warning means free-camera compatibility was not validated; the camera may still fail in its own code. Normal Player placement/material checks remain in place for vanilla building and compatible free cameras.

The previously recommended unofficial camera listing was unavailable when checked on September 13, 2026. Build Camera remains optional, and the unavailable listing is no longer a current installation recommendation. Keep an already-installed working patched copy; a missing web page does not change its DLL. No camera DLL is included, and no new hard dependency has been added.

Required base: fedorovdgap AzuCraftyBoxes 1.8.18. Install one base AzuCraftyBoxes, never both forks. The original Azumatt 1.8.15 is still unsupported. The ore/fermenter fixes, local settings, hotkeys, craft-completion cleanup and material-consumption safeguards are unchanged.

KRINJUN AzuAutoStoreCompat 1.0.0 remains optional. The 1.5.0 runtime checks passed with its preloader bridges and Harmony hooks active; it is not required for CraftyBoxes.

AutoStoreCompat limitation: its published plug-in skips AutoStore's favoriting and MultiUserChest patches. Do not rely on AutoStore favorites to protect slots/items with that combination. This add-on does not restore those AutoStore features or diagnose unrelated inventory movement.

Required-startup safeguards remain: the base must have completed its checked startup markers; the original installation failure is logged before cleanup; cleanup errors stay separate; and Loaded successfully appears only after all required add-on initialization completes.

A supplied 1.5.0 dedicated-server log on Valheim 1.0.12 confirmed successful startup and 59 patch installations after replacing the outdated camera. That establishes startup for that setup, not gameplay or 1.5.1 validation. 1.5.1 crafting, machine transfers, and free-camera gameplay still need in-game testing. See VALIDATION.md for executed checks.

Per-player feature switches

Local setting	Default	Controls
Building From Nearby Chests	true	Requirement display and material consumption for placed building pieces
Crafting From Nearby Chests	false	Crafting, upgrading, and supported crafting-like interfaces
Machines From Nearby Chests	false	Smelters, cooking stations, fires, fermenters, shield generators, and turrets

The switches are independent, local to each player, and usable by non-admins. Two players beside the same chest can keep different choices.

AzuCraftyBoxes still controls range, eligible containers, YAML exclusions, permissions, its own enabled state, and its per-player Prevent Pulling Logic option. This add-on never approves a pull that AzuCraftyBoxes rejected.

Live changes and hotkeys

Configuration Manager changes take effect on the next relevant action. Saving the generated config file while the game is running also reloads the local values.

Default key	Action
F8	Toggle building from nearby chests
F9	Toggle crafting from nearby chests
F10	Toggle machine filling from nearby chests

Every shortcut is configurable. Set a shortcut to None to disable that hotkey.

Craft-completion fix

AzuCraftyBoxes can defer one crafting ingredient until the craft completes. If the nearby-resource choice changes or a craft is cancelled at the wrong point, its global pending state can become stale and the crafting timer may finish without completing the item.

Each craft is treated as one transaction:

• Captures that player's crafting toggle when the craft actually starts.
• Keeps the same choice through requirement checks, ingredient withdrawal, and completion.
• Clears stale pending-consumption state before a new craft and after completion, cancellation, or closing the crafting panel.
• Resets AzuCraftyBoxes' temporary recipe-scan guard even if another patch throws an exception.

This targets the stuck-started-craft path without changing recipes or crafting speed.

Build Camera material-consumption fix

The add-on marks the successful Player placement transaction used by Valheim and compatible free-camera mods. It snapshots required amounts before AzuCraftyBoxes runs and audits the amounts afterward.

• If the normal path consumed everything, the fix does nothing.
• If Build Camera/AzuCraftyBoxes missed part of the withdrawal, only the missing remainder is removed.
• It uses the player's inventory first and then only AzuCraftyBoxes-approved nearby containers.
• It respects container access, exclusions, range, and AzuCraftyBoxes' Leave One rule.
• It cannot intentionally charge more than one recipe.

Build Camera is optional (a BepInEx soft dependency only). No camera is installed automatically. Existing compatible patched copies continue to be checked; keep only one camera DLL with the same plug-in identity. An unsupported-camera warning does not disable the camera or establish that it works. Test material consumption before using that camera on a main world.

Inventory items appearing again

This plug-in does not call Inventory.AddItem and does not move items into a player inventory. No safe AzuCraftyBoxes fix was added for that separate symptom.

The cause is not confirmed. An inventory expansion or automatic storage mod is one possibility. If it happens again:

1. Record which item returned and what action caused it.
2. Save the client BepInEx log and current mod list.
3. Check every equipment, quick, food, ammo, and extra slot supplied by the inventory mod.
4. Do not launch the character without its inventory mod until all special slots are emptied into normal chests.

Those details are needed before patching because guessing at an inventory transfer could duplicate or destroy items.

Multiplayer installation

Install the same version on:

• The dedicated server or host
• Every connecting client

After successful initialization, ServerSync requires the plug-in and a compatible version but synchronizes no gameplay toggle or hotkey. If this add-on stops before version registration, it does not provide version enforcement. Each client controls only its local player's three features. The dedicated server has no local player, so its local toggle values are inert.

Compatibility

Do not install this together with ValheimCompatibilityFixes; both contain the same AzuCraftyBoxes gate. It can be installed with the separate BreedingUpgradesChickenEggFix.

Component	Version / installation
Valheim API inspected	Supplied 1.0.12 Managed files
BepInExPack	5.4.2350; supplied core 5.4.23.5
Required base	fedorovdgap-AzuCraftyBoxes-1.8.18
Optional camera	None required; existing patched DLL 1.2.10 copies are checked by their API calls and installed hooks
Optional AutoStore bridge	KRINJUN-AzuAutoStoreCompat-1.0.0, when using its required AzuAutoStore mod

The required base remains restricted to the inspected 1.8.18 layout. An unsupported camera is reported separately and does not block required CraftyBoxes startup. This release does not patch any dependency's ServerSync code. Inspect a camera's startup/network logs separately; its registered version or initialized instance alone is not proof that its game/network behavior works. No compatibility is claimed for an untested camera release.

Update from an earlier release

1. Close Valheim and stop the server.
2. Replace the older add-on with AzuCraftyBoxesBuildingOnly-1.5.1.zip on the server and every client.
3. Disable/remove Azumatt-AzuCraftyBoxes-1.8.15 and install fedorovdgap-AzuCraftyBoxes-1.8.18 everywhere. Check that the profile contains only one base AzuCraftyBoxes.dll.
4. Build Camera is optional. Keep an existing working patched copy and only one camera DLL with its plug-in identity. Do not replace it with the outdated original merely because its listing disappeared. If an unsupported-camera warning appears, core Crafty features can still start, but that camera needs separate repair or removal.
5. Install AutoStoreCompat only if you use AzuAutoStore and want that separate compatibility bridge. Keep both its patchers/ and plugins/ components; it requires a restart.
6. Existing add-on settings and hotkeys are preserved. Restart, check both mods' startup logs, then follow the copied-profile checklist below.

For a manual installation, place our AzuCraftyBoxesBuildingOnly.dll in BepInEx/plugins/AzuCraftyBoxesBuildingOnly/. Dependencies are installed separately; this ZIP contains only our DLL.

Config

Generated at:

BepInEx/config/local.valheim.azucraftyboxesbuildingonly.cfg

Setting	Default	Scope
1 - General / Mod Enabled	true	Local master switch; off leaves normal AzuCraftyBoxes behavior unfiltered
2 - Per-Player Features / Building From Nearby Chests	true	Local player only
2 - Per-Player Features / Crafting From Nearby Chests	false	Local player only
2 - Per-Player Features / Machines From Nearby Chests	false	Local player only
3 - Per-Player Hotkeys / Toggle Building	F8	Local; None disables
3 - Per-Player Hotkeys / Toggle Crafting	F9	Local; None disables
3 - Per-Player Hotkeys / Toggle Machines	F10	Local; None disables

See CONFIG_REFERENCE.md for the full behavior and migration reference.

Required copied-profile test

First install the supported base rebuild and confirm its startup succeeds. Then verify the add-on logs Loaded successfully. A required dependency/adapter failure blocks the gameplay checks below. An optional-camera warning permits core testing but does not validate that camera. Use STARTUP_DIAGNOSTICS.md to capture the first error.

1. Craft an item using only nearby-chest materials and confirm the timer finishes and creates exactly one item.
2. Cancel a one-ingredient craft, then craft another item and confirm both inventory and chest amounts are correct.
3. Toggle crafting through Configuration Manager during separate crafts and confirm no craft becomes stuck.
4. Place a piece normally and confirm exactly one recipe is consumed. If using a compatible Build Camera, repeat through free-cam; record any optional-camera warning separately.
5. Repeat with two non-admin players beside the same chest using opposite settings.
6. Check client and server BepInEx logs for Harmony or AzuCraftyBoxes Fixes & Config errors.
7. Fill a smelter with ore, and a fermenter with one base from a nearby chest. Confirm exactly the accepted amount leaves the chest and the machine starts processing.
8. Test a normal crafting station and an upgrader station; only the relevant resources should be charged.
9. With AutoStoreCompat installed, repeat these checks and one deliberate AutoStore transfer using unimportant items. Do not use disabled favoriting as protection.
10. Compare carried/chest ingredients and their existing cheated flags. A clean craft fully funded by carried materials must not inherit a flag from an unused nearby chest.

Uninstall

Remove this package from the server and every client, then restart. AzuCraftyBoxes returns to its normal behavior. The add-on stores no world objects or item data.

Complete source is included under src/ and released under the MIT License.