Changelog

All notable changes to the Valheim Slow Sailing Bagpipes mod will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.0.7] - 2026-09-11

Fixed

• The bagpipes now respect Valheim's volume settings. They used to play at a fixed loudness wherever the in-game Master and Music sliders were set, even with music turned all the way down. Valheim 1.0 doesn't apply those sliders through the audio mixer: MusicMan multiplies them into its own music source by hand (via the static MusicMan.m_masterMusicVolume). Routing the bagpipes to the music bus, as earlier versions did, never picked them up. Bagpipe volume is now Volume config × Master × Music, the same scaling vanilla music uses.
• Moving the in-game volume sliders now changes bagpipe loudness immediately, even mid-fade.

Changed

• The Volume config setting is now relative to the in-game volume sliders instead of absolute. At default game settings (Master and Music at 100%) the default 0.85 sounds the same as before.

[1.0.6] - 2026-09-11

Fixed

• Valheim 1.0 compatibility. Updated the required BepInEx pack to denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim-5.4.2350. Valheim 1.0 upgraded the game to Unity 6, and the previously pinned pack (5.4.2202) predates that - mod managers installing it would leave BepInEx unable to load any plugin.
• Vanilla music no longer bleeds over the bagpipes. Music is now suppressed by muting MusicMan's audio source instead of zeroing its volume and pausing it; Valheim rewrites that volume every frame and restarts playback on track changes, which defeated both.
• The mod now re-syncs to MusicMan when Valheim recreates it on a scene transition. The previous build kept a reference to the destroyed instance's mixer group, so bagpipes could play on the wrong audio bus - or stay silenced - after returning from the main menu.

Changed

• Rebuilt against the Valheim 1.0 (Unity 6, 6000.0.75f1) game assemblies.
• Corrected the Thunderstore description, which claimed a 3-second rowing delay; the actual trigger threshold has been 0.1 seconds since 1.0.5.

Verified (no change required)

• Ship.Speed (Stop/Back/Slow/Half/Full), Ship.GetSpeedSetting(), Ship.m_players, Player.GetControlledShip(), Player.GetDoodadController(), Player.IsAttachedToShip(), IDoodadController.GetControlledComponent() and MusicMan.m_musicSource are all unchanged in Valheim 1.0. Ship.IsSailUp() still excludes Slow/Back, so the rowing trigger remains correct.

[1.0.5] - 2026-05-14

Changed

• Reduced the rowing trigger threshold from 3 seconds to 0.1 seconds so playback starts almost immediately after eligible rowing begins.
• Volume and TrackDirectory config changes now apply live while the mod is running.

Technical Details

• Trigger delay: 0.1 seconds
• Fade-in duration: 1.5 seconds
• Fade-out duration: 0.5 seconds
• Grace period: 10 seconds
• Rowing detection: Forward OR backward rowing at slow speed

[1.0.0] - 2025-12-06

Added

• Initial public release
• Custom bagpipe music playback while rowing in Valheim
• Support for MP3, OGG, and WAV audio formats
• Random track selection from BagPipesTracks folder
• Configurable volume and track directory settings
• Rolling file logger with 7-file retention
• BepInEx configuration file support

Changed

• BREAKING: Rowing trigger now activates on BOTH forward (Ship.Speed.Slow) AND backward (Ship.Speed.Back) rowing
• Reduced trigger delay from 10 seconds to 3 seconds for more responsive music playback
• Changed fade-out duration from 1.5 seconds to 0.5 seconds for quicker transitions
• Updated version from 0.1.0 to 1.0.0

Fixed

• Removed hard-coded absolute paths from documentation files (DEVELOPMENT.md, QUICKSTART.md)
• All paths now use placeholders (<project-root>) or relative paths for better portability

Technical Details

• Fade-in duration: 1.5 seconds (unchanged)
• Fade-out duration: 0.5 seconds (reduced from 1.5s)
• Trigger delay: 3 seconds (reduced from 10s)
• Grace period: 10 seconds (unchanged)
• Rowing detection: Forward OR backward rowing at slow speed

[0.1.0] - 2025-12-05

Added

• Initial development version
• Basic rowing detection and audio playback
• JotunnLib autopublicize integration
• Fixed Valheim API compatibility issues

Notes

• Internal development version, not publicly released