Changelog

0.4.0

A major HearthLogistics update adding container contents displays, expanded nearby-storage support, inventory improvements, a redesigned container interface, and an early version of Container Portals.

Container Portals are currently a work in progress.

HearthLogistics works client-side without a server plugin. In client-only mode, portal transfers work with loaded containers owned by the local client. An optional server worker, disabled by default, can transfer between unloaded unowned/server-owned endpoints outside player active areas. Expect further changes and improvements to the portal system in future releases.

Container Portals — WIP

• Added experimental portal installations for chests, carts and boat storage.

• Install an unlocked standard wood or stone portal recipe onto a container.

• Link an Outgoing container to an Incoming container using a shared portal ID.

• Portal transfers respect:

  • Container filters

  • Stock Min / Max rules

  • Fill Available Space

  • Destination capacity

  • Portal type restrictions

• Added portal status and direction/link indicators.

• Portal installations consume the normal portal recipe materials.

• Destroying a container with an installed portal refunds the portal materials.

• Portal installations are kept separate from copied layouts and templates.

• Portal IDs are scoped to the character that installed them.

• Legacy portal pairs can be claimed without paying for the installation again.

Current Portal Limitations — Client-Only Mode

• Portal functionality works client-side without a server plugin.

• Both endpoints must be loaded and owned by the local client for transfers to occur.

• Unloaded-world transfers require the optional server worker; it is disabled by default and only processes unowned/server-owned endpoints outside player active areas.

• Containers owned by another client may need to wait until they become accessible.

• Portal behaviour and configuration may change while the feature is being developed.

Ignore Containers

• Added Ignore this container for personal chests, carts and boat storage.

• Ignored containers are excluded from:

  • Deposit

  • Restock

  • Rebalance and automatic logistics

  • Nearby crafting and building supplies

  • Download

  • F5 build-material retrieval

  • Portal transfers

  • HearthLogistics contents displays

• Ignored containers can still be opened and configured normally.

Container Contents Displays

• Added optional item icons directly to container surfaces.

• Display:

  • A single item

  • Four-item side grids

  • Six-item front/back grids

• Choose which container faces display their contents.

• Added an optional background behind displayed icons.

• Added per-container background colours with:

  • Colour wheel

  • Brightness

  • Opacity

  • Hex colour entry

• Save reusable colour swatches per character.

• Contents display settings are included in copied layouts and templates.

• Improved icon positioning across different chest models and animations.

• Added Container Icon Calibration for manually adjusting unusual container models.

Nearby Storage & Multiplayer

• Improved handling of nearby containers owned by other connected players.

• HearthLogistics can request normal Valheim container ownership when required for an operation.

• Added shared read-only inventory information for nearby storage.

• Restock, Download, Deposit, crafting and servicing now share improved nearby-resource discovery.

• Improved handling of busy, inaccessible and remotely owned containers.

• Reduced repeated ownership requests and unnecessary storage scans.

Building & Upgrading

• Nearby storage can now supply materials for normal item upgrades.

• Added Building can consume materials in locked slots, enabled by default.

• Explicit item locks, equipped items and quest items remain protected.

• Added an F5 shortcut while using the hammer to retrieve missing materials for one copy of the selected build piece.

• Improved shortage reporting when building from nearby storage.

Inventory Improvements

• Deposit now consolidates compatible partial stacks after transfers.

• Equipped partial stacks are preferred where appropriate.

• Restock and Download can fill unlocked equipped stacks while keeping them equipped.

• Fixed upgrades being incorrectly rejected when the target item occupied a locked slot.

Interface Improvements

• Redesigned container configuration into separate main and Contents & Filters panels.

• Moved commonly used container settings back to the main panel.

• Added visible draggable scrollbars.

• Improved panel scaling across different resolutions.

• Fixed filter-panel controls stretching vertically.

• Filter actions remain anchored at the bottom while the item list fills the available space.

• Colour picker now opens independently beside the main panel.

• Updated HearthLogistics UI to make greater use of native Valheim panel, input, checkbox, slider and scrollbar graphics.

Controls

• HearthLogistics hotkeys now appear in Valheim's normal Keyboard / Mouse Controls menu.

• Bindings remain per-character.

• Escape cancels changes.

• Delete clears a binding.

• Added a HearthLogistics reset-bindings option.

• Mod shortcuts are suppressed while the Controls menu is open.

Fixes & Reliability

• Improved persistent container configuration synchronization.

• Added stronger protection against conflicting configuration updates.

• Improved rollback when transfers or upgrades fail.

• Fixed stale nearby-storage information causing incorrect building shortages.

• Fixed several container icon-positioning issues caused by open lids, snow meshes and decorative geometry.

• Improved diagnostics for Deposit, Restock, Download, portals and container configuration.

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0.3.5

Major logistics expansion since 0.2.12.

Added

• Download nearby resources from accessible storage directly into your inventory or an open chest/cart.

• Search nearby resources by localized item name or category.

• Download a specific quantity or use Max.

• Optional Ignore weight limit preference for Download.

• Build from nearby storage using eligible chest and cart resources.

• Multiple Overflow destinations with Priority-based routing.

• Optional Treat Unconfigured Chests As Overflow.

• Optional Service Structures During Deposit.

• Mead fermenter servicing and finished-product collection.

• Optional highlighting for Overflow containers.

• Read-only container contents summaries while hovering.

Storage & Servicing

• Service Base can use carried supplies before nearby storage.

• Supported structures can be configured with material and fuel policies.

• Chests and carts support:

  • Filters

  • Min / Max stock rules

  • Fill Available Space

  • Priority

  • Overflow

• Cart configuration travels with the cart.

• Download, crafting and building use nearby resource information with live validation before transfers.

Notes

• HearthLogistics is client-side only.

• No server plugin is required.

• Automatic operations respect container ownership and access.

• Fermenter collection checks destination capacity before collecting output.

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0.2.12

Initial public HearthLogistics release.

Features

• Personal inventory profiles.

• Item Min / Max rules.

• Physical inventory slot locks.

• Container filters and stock rules.

• Fill Available Space.

• Priority and Overflow storage.

• Container layout templates.

• Deposit.

• Restock.

• Rebalance.

• Supported structure servicing.

• Observed output collection.

• Nearby-storage support for normal crafting.

• Local settings and configurable controls.

• Diagnostics.

• Shared container configuration.