Changelog

1.4.8

• Verified compatibility with StarLevelSystem 1.18.2.
• Future StarLevelSystem versions with a compatible public API can continue working with a single startup warning instead of being rejected only because the version number is newer.
• Real API incompatibilities still disable the StarLevelSystem integration safely and report the problem.
• The validated public StarLevelSystem API is now bound through delegates, avoiding direct calls to functions that may be absent in future versions.
• Added local seasonal icons next to creature hover names for winter, spring, summer and autumn.
• Added Titles.ShowSeasonTitle so Vetrbarn, Várbarn, Sumarbarn and Haustbarn can be hidden while keeping the seasonal icon visible.
• Added Titles.ShowSeasonIcon, Titles.SeasonIconSize and Titles.SeasonIconSpacing for local seasonal-icon UI control.
• Seasonal icons use 128×128 RGBA PNG assets and remain purely local/cosmetic: they do not modify ZDO data, StarLevelSystem state or network authority.

1.4.7

• Documentation-only update.
• No gameplay, seasonal, ecological or visual-system behavior changed in this release.

1.4.6

• Verified compatibility with StarLevelSystem 1.18.1 using a local assembly reference and contract tests.
• Added visual inheritance for BalrondHumanoidRandomizer Skeleton and Draugr variants: supported randomized variants reuse the texture set of their catalogued base creature without duplicating texture files or pulling excluded base prefabs back into the visual catalog.
• Fixed visual-property filtering so unrelated material/property blocks no longer prevent supported texture maps from being applied.
• Added a retry path when the first visual application attempt fails, with clearer warnings that include the affected prefab name.
• Big visuals are now available year-round where supported.
• Supported autumn visual variants can now act as an out-of-season fallback where appropriate.
• Visual priority remains unchanged: elemental modifiers → SoulEater → Brutal → Big.

1.4.2

• Added compatibility with StarLevelSystem 1.18.0.0.
• No gameplay, seasonal, ecological or visual-content changes in this release.

1.4.1

• Added compatibility with StarLevelSystem 1.17.0.0.
• Added new custom visual textures for the Greydwarf family.
• Added new custom visual textures for Skeletons.
• Improved and corrected several existing Troll textures for better visual consistency and UV alignment.
• Updated the public visual pack to reflect the newly completed creature families.
• Updated documentation and dependency information for the 1.4.1 release.

1.4.0

• Added the new optional creature visual system, allowing supported StarLevelSystem modifiers to have matching local appearances.
• Current public texture pack: only the Troll has fully finished custom textures for now; additional creature families will be added gradually.
• Added a visual framework/catalog prepared for 23 creature families / 38 prefabs.
• Added support for seasonal visual combinations such as FireNova, PoisonNova and winter Big.
• Added generic SoulEater and Brutal visual variants that can work in any season.
• Elemental modifiers applied directly by StarLevelSystem can now use their matching visual even when the creature has no recorded birth season.
• Added deterministic visual priority: elemental modifiers first, then SoulEater, Brutal and Big.
• Added support for body textures, eye textures, emission masks and HDR material colors while leaving unsupported or unedited properties to Seasonality.
• Added Point texture filtering by default to preserve Valheim's pixel detail, with optional Bilinear and Trilinear filtering for HD texture packs.
• Personal texture edits are preserved by the texture preparation workflow.
• Added explicit compatibility with StarLevelSystem 1.16.0, while keeping support for 1.14.0 and 1.15.0.
• The visual system is cosmetic only and does not change modifier probabilities, seasonal titles, creature stats, authority rules, spawn rates, loot or network gameplay state.
• Existing creatures are not rerolled when updating.
• Added the community Discord for mod support, feedback and contributions: https://discord.gg/kN3cqHqWYA

1.3.1

• Added support for StarLevelSystem 1.15.0 while keeping compatibility with 1.14.0.
• Improved seasonal identity persistence. Creatures now keep their birth-season identity even when they do not receive a seasonal modifier.
• Seasonal titles are now independent from modifier application, making seasonal creatures more consistent across different configurations and situations.
• Added a new optional seasonal fallback system. When a seasonal roll would otherwise result in no modifier, the creature can receive a Minor trait associated with its season:
  • Winter: Big
  • Spring: Fast
  • Summer: ResistFire
  • Autumn: Alert
• The seasonal fallback system is enabled by default and can be disabled with EnsureSeasonalModifier.
• Creatures that already have the selected modifier will keep it without receiving a duplicate.
• Improved compatibility handling with StarLevelSystem to prevent unwanted additional modifier attempts when an application fails.
• Existing ecological profiles, biome and creature affinities, seasonal probabilities, filters and multiplayer behavior remain unchanged.
• Existing creatures are not retroactively rerolled or given a new birth-season identity.
• Improved overall stability, diagnostics and testing.

1.3.0

• Added a new ecological affinity system: seasonal modifiers can now vary depending on the creature's biome and natural affinity.
• Added 36 biome profiles and six natural affinities.
• Added optional per-creature affinity overrides through the configuration file.
• Reduced Poison and PoisonNova in early-game environments, while naturally poisonous creatures can still receive them normally.
• Creatures now keep the seasonal identity of the place and season in which they spawned.
• Seasonal titles are now displayed after the creature's name.
• Added support for StarLevelSystem 1.15.0 while keeping compatibility with 1.14.0.
• Improved StarLevelSystem compatibility checks and overall stability.
• Expanded testing and diagnostics for seasonal probabilities and ecological profiles.

1.2.0

• Updated integration to use the official StarLevelSystem 1.14.0 API for safer and more reliable modifier application.
• Improved multiplayer handling so seasonal modifiers are applied only by the appropriate server authority.
• Reworked seasonal probabilities: primary modifiers now use their actual configured percentages, while secondary modifiers are selected from the remaining chance.
• Added persistent seasonal identities. Creatures that successfully receive a seasonal modifier now keep their seasonal title after saving, loading, or changing seasons.
• Added new Norse-inspired seasonal titles:
  • Winter: Vetrbarn
  • Spring: Várbarn
  • Summer: Sumarbarn
  • Autumn: Haustbarn
• Improved spawn detection so newly spawned creatures are distinguished from creatures being loaded from an existing world.
• Existing creatures are not retroactively rerolled or modified when updating to 1.2.0.
• Improved internal stability, build validation, and automated testing.

1.1.1

• Added the project's GitHub repository link to the Thunderstore manifest.
• Documentation and source repository information updated.

1.1.0

• Added seasonal visual creature titles:
  • Invernal
  • Primaveral
  • Estival
  • Otoñal
• Titles are applied without changing StarLevelSystem modifier names.
• Added cleanup when creatures are destroyed.
• Kept the stable seasonal modifier bridge architecture.

1.0.0

• Initial release.
• Seasonal weighted StarLevelSystem modifiers.
• Seasonality integration.
• Configurable roll chance, delay, tamed-creature handling and logging.