FlyingShips
Build flying Viking ships powered by Flight Essence. Full flight physics, fuel system, emergency landing and status effects.Flying Ships
A Valheim mod that lets you build and fly Viking ships. Powered by Flight Essence, a craftable fuel you need to build the ships and keep them in the air.
Works with Valheim 1.0.
What it adds
- Three flying ships: Raft, Karve, and Longship
- Flight Essence, a new craftable fuel
- Flight physics with acceleration, inertia, banking, and hover
- Fuel system with emergency landing (ships don't fall out of the sky)
- Flight Essence status icon in the effects row while flying
- Rudder icon hides during flight
- Sail stays furled while flying
- Ships bob gently when hovering in place
- Onboard storage on every flying ship
- Flight state syncs in multiplayer
Installation
Manual
- Install BepInExPack Valheim
- Install Jotunn
- Drop
FlyingShips.dllintoBepInEx/plugins/
Mod Manager
Use r2modman or Thunderstore Mod Manager. Dependencies install automatically.
How to use
Building a ship
Open your hammer, go to the Misc tab. You'll see three new ships:
| Ship | Flight Essence Cost | Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Raft | 5 | 3x2 |
| Flying Karve | 10 | 4x3 |
| Flying Longship | 15 | 6x4 |
You'll also need the original materials (wood, etc.) to build them.
Crafting Flight Essence
Craft at the Forge:
- 1x Surtling Core
- 2x Iron
- 10x Resin
Controls
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Page Up | Start flight / ascend |
| Page Down | Descend / land |
| W / S | Forward / backward |
| A / D | Turn left / right |
Fuel
- 1 Flight Essence = 60 seconds of flight (by default)
- Fuel is taken from the ship's storage first, then from your inventory
- When fuel runs out, the ship descends automatically. It won't crash.
Configuration
After the first launch, edit BepInEx/config/pl.jungle.flyingships.cfg.
| Key | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| VerticalSpeed | 8 | Ascend/descend speed (m/s) |
| ForwardSpeed | 12 | Forward speed (m/s) |
| TurnSpeed | 1.5 | Turning speed |
| LevelStabilization | 2 | Auto-leveling strength |
| AccelForward | 8 | Forward acceleration (m/s^2) |
| DecelForward | 6 | Forward deceleration (m/s^2) |
| AccelVertical | 6 | Vertical acceleration (m/s^2) |
| DecelVertical | 5 | Vertical deceleration (m/s^2) |
| MaxFlightHeight | 250 | Maximum flight altitude (m) |
| MaxBank | 12 | Max roll angle in turns (degrees) |
| PitchFromAccel | 0.6 | Pitch angle from acceleration |
| HoverDamping | 3 | Hover damping strength |
| EmergencyDescentSpeed | 5 | Emergency descent speed (m/s) |
| FuelPerMinute | 1 | Flight Essence consumed per minute |
Compatibility
Crossplay: Not compatible. BepInEx doesn't work with PlayFab, so this mod won't work in Crossplay mode.
Multiplayer: Server and clients both need the mod installed. Flight state syncs through ZDO.
Known issues:
- Other players see the ship flying, but without the bobbing animation. Only the pilot sees it.
- May conflict with mods that heavily modify the Ship class.
Changelog
0.0.1
First release. Includes:
- Full flight physics (acceleration, inertia, banking, hover)
- Fuel system with emergency landing
- Flight Essence status effect
- Polish and English translations
- Rudder hidden during flight
- Sail stays furled during flight
- Onboard storage
Credits
Made by Mepi. Thanks to the Valheim modding community and the Jotunn team.
License
MIT
