Raft Speedometer

A small on-screen speedometer that works on ValheimRAFT boats (current V2 vehicles and older V1 rafts) as well as vanilla ships.

While you're aboard, a panel at the top of the screen shows:

• RAFT SPEED or SHIP SPEED, depending on what you're on
• Current speed in knots (big number)
• The same speed in m/s underneath, the unit ValheimRAFT's own config uses
• Top speed reached on this vehicle

How it measures

It times how far the vehicle actually travels across the water, averaged over the last second. It ignores vertical movement, so waves and bobbing don't count. It never reads another mod's internal speed values, so the number is the same whatever is pushing the boat: sail count and tier, ValheimRAFT rudder-speed config, skill-tree bonuses, wind, or a custom engine.

That makes it handy for testing changes. Hover ValheimRAFT's steering wheel to see sail area, mass and propulsion (its ShowShipStats option). Then press F6 to reset the top speed, sail a stretch, and compare.

Keys

Key	What it does
F7	Show / hide the panel
F6	Reset the top speed

Both keys can be changed in the config.

Install

In r2modman, go to Settings → Import local mod and pick RaftSpeedometer-1.0.0.zip.

The mod is client-side only. The server doesn't need it, and other players only need it if they want the panel themselves. It adds no Harmony patches, sends nothing over the network and saves nothing to the world.

Config

File: BepInEx/config/burksheim.raftspeedometer.cfg (or edit in-game with the BepInEx Configuration Manager, F1).

Section	Setting	Default	Notes
General	Enabled	true
General	Toggle Key	F7
General	Reset Top Speed Key	F6
Display	Primary Unit	Knots	Knots, MetersPerSecond, KilometersPerHour, MilesPerHour
Display	Secondary Unit	MetersPerSecond	Same choices, or None
Display	Show Top Speed	true
Display	Screen Position	TopCenter	Any corner or top/bottom center
Display	Offset X / Offset Y	0 / 12	Pixels at 1080p; scales with resolution
Display	Scale	1.0	0.5 to 3
Display	Background Opacity	0.55	0 to 1
Measurement	Averaging Seconds	1.0	Longer gives a steadier number but reacts slower
Measurement	Leave Delay Seconds	1.5	Keeps the panel up while you jump around on deck
Measurement	Max Plausible Speed	60 m/s	Bigger sudden jumps (teleports, a raft re-centering itself after you build) are ignored instead of counted
Measurement	Extra Vehicle Names	(empty)	Only for boats from other mods; ValheimRAFT and vanilla ships need nothing here

Good to know

• The panel hides while the big map, inventory or Esc menu is open, and when the game HUD is hidden (Ctrl+F3).
• Top speed is kept if you hop off and back onto the same boat. It resets when you board a different vehicle or press F6.
• Speeds under about 0.3 kn read as 0.0, so a raft rocking at anchor doesn't creep.
• To confirm it's detecting your raft, check the BepInEx console or LogOutput.log for a line like Tracking ValheimRAFT vehicle '...' when you step aboard.