Changelog

0.2.2 — 2026-04-06

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where server crashes would prevent RPC broadcasts from happening, breaking VFX visuals for remote players
• Fixed an issue where blinking straight up would kill the player
• Fixed an issue where Piercing Shot was not showing the correct VFX
• Fixed an issue where, when wielding a bow, some abilities would cause you to shoot 1 arrow
• Fixed an issue where if while crafting your inventory becomes full, any items slotted in crafting windows would disappear upon being returned to your inventory
  • Same issue was resolved when salvaging items with a full inventory
• Fixed an issue where on-hit enchants were not applying from off-hand weapons
• Fixed an issue with abilities causing LMB to be disabled if an ability is canceled during wind-up
• Fixed an issue where PartyPanel was causing client crashes on server reconnection

UI Art Updates

• Added art for Enchanting Panel
• Added art for Smithing Panel
• Added art for Quests and Milestones Panel
• Added art for Social and Inspect Panels

0.2.1 — 2026-04-02

Bug Fixes

• Fixed ability art not aligned properly in Lightsmith's ability drawer
• Fixed ZNetScene.RemoveObjects error on projectile spawn
• Fixed destroying components during physics trigger error on projectile spawn
• Fixed HUD elements not nulled on logout causing errors per frame when relogging
• Fixed collision detection with Fog/Water for projectiles
• Fixed arrows shooting on ability cast / weapon swing animations
• Fixed Tab incorrectly cycling through target locks
• Fixed icons for AncientBark not loading in Shipwright menu
• Fixed blinking onto a boat killing the player
• Fixed subclass nodes not refunding properly, forcing players to use 'refund all'
• Fixed abilities going on cooldown when unable to cast
• Fixed Shadow Strike and other abilities disabling LMB for extended periods on failed cast
• Fixed Mage 'empowered' abilities not lowering cooldowns as expected
• Fixed va_guide Shipwright section not fully scrollable
• Removed Spell Block and Bolt abilities from Mage Empowered list

Enchanting Overhaul

• Mixing System — New enchanting mechanic replacing the old reagent-slot system
  • Combine a base material (determines tier) with 1-2 trophies (determines enchant)
  • Each trophy has 2 hidden tags (e.g. Beast / Swift) — slot position determines which tag is active
  • 256 tag combos × 2 variants (Offensive / Defensive) = 512 unique enchantments
  • Each variant has a unique generated name
• Discovery System — Trophy tags start as ??? until discovered
  • Research panel: pay tier-scaled materials to reveal a trophy's hidden tags
  • Enchanting: using a trophy reveals the tag for that slot position
  • Undiscovered combos show as ??? in the outcomes panel
• Enchantment Slots — Items now have max 2 enchant slots (down from 4)
  • Per-slot tier gating: base material tier cannot exceed the slot's tier
  • Inline action icons on filled slots: Reroll (↻) and Remove (✕)
• Item Naming — Enchanted items display combo names: [Enchant 1] Item of [Enchant 2]
• All 15 enchant affix effects wired to gameplay
  • ElementalMastery, Berserker, Execute, Lifesteal, Vampiric, HealOnKill, SoulHarvest, Thorns, Swiftness, Fortify, ParryStaggerProc, Undying (2s invulnerability on lethal hit, 180s cooldown)

Smithing Improvements

• Standardized cost display with material icons across all tabs (Set Forging, Weapon Mods, Salvage)
• Added missing refinements for all weapon mod slots (Grip, Hilt, String, Face, Rim, Strap)
• Fixed refinement slider lookup bug (Middle/Bottom positions were not matching)
• Set Forging — 4 type-locked slots (Head, Back, Body, Legs) with class filter buttons
  • Set bonuses updated to 2-piece / 4-piece
  • Set bonuses are not yet implemented — UI works but bonuses provide no gameplay effect

Ability Indicators

• Firewall: Modernized with terrain-conforming rectangle, aura mesh, glow light
• Throwing Knives: Reworked — 3 separate ballistic arc trajectories with gravity, follow camera pitch
• Piercing Shot: Polished — central beam line, brighter rings, glow light, render on top
• All indicators: Tightened slope clamping to prevent vertical stretching on rock walls

Quality of Life

• Right-click items in inventory to place them in Smithing/Enchanting panel slots
• Right-click items in panel slots to return them to inventory
• Equipment panel: right-click to unequip
• Rebuilt ability VFX broadcasting — each client now simulates abilities locally

Talent Trees

• Rogue: Weapon Finesse now a central hub node, cleaned up connections
• Hunter: Swapped Gathering Storm / Unleash positions, cleaned up connections

Other Changes

• Target Lock: Hold ` to clear, improved visuals, range/priority improvements
• Mage Spell Barrier: Works as vanilla blocking using Eitr instead of Stamina, scales with INT
• Settings Menu added to panel bar with Target Lock settings
• Shipwright Cargo: Extended Hold properly grants 1 row per tier
• Shipwright Armaments: All armaments set to Coming Soon (disabled)
• Updated va_guide with accurate attribute descriptions and new system documentation

0.2.0 — 2026-03-29

Added UI Elements

• Character Panel and Subpanels — Custom art for equipment panel, stats detail, attribute panels
• Party — Party panel UI elements
• HUD Elements
  • Health Bar
  • Stamina Bar
  • Ability Bars — Per-spec art + generic art
    • Ability Drawer with custom art
• Class Screen and Subpanels — Class overview window
• Talent Screen and Subpanels
  • Ability Selection window with banner art
  • All abilities — Alternative art for ability selection window
  • Capstone Art (selected/deselected for all 15 capstones)
  • Talent Node Art (selected/deselected for all node types, per-subclass colors)
  • Subclass Gate Art (per-subclass custom art)
  • Post-spec node art variants
• Various UI Buttons — Refund, Abilities, Close, Points Window
• Normalized Tooltip Design — Scrollable rich-text tooltips with fade overlays and scroll hints across all panels

Feature Updates

• Talent tree layout overhaul — 6-9 points required for subclass unlock, locking it behind Elder kills
  • Node placement not finalized
• Some Paladin tweaks while preparing to overhaul the class
• Mage 'Empower' ability feature — Empower up to 2 abilities, lowering their cooldown by 20% (placeholder, not final version)
• Equipped items now return to their hotbar slots (if open) when pressing Z

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with equipment slots being filled with misc items
• Fixed an issue with teleport/movement abilities causing rubber banding
• Fixed an issue with abilities not resetting on respec
• Fixed an issue with tooltips not rendering correctly
• Fixed an issue with 'Living Shadow' capstone not spawning
• Equipped items no longer can be unequipped when you have a full inventory
• Fixed boss kill credit only going to the killing player — all players who dealt damage or are within 50m now receive talent points and milestone credit
  • ⚠ Not fully tested on all bosses. Report issues on Discord.
• Fixed Mage LMB/RMB abilities firing while holding tools (hammer, hoe, cultivator) — tools now work normally, ability icons grey out when unavailable
• Fixed Warrior Gladiator capstone dodge overriding RMB when holding tools

In Progress

• Shipwright slider completion
• Blacksmith remaining refinements
• Talent Trees
  • Node placement refinement (nodes were changed but not in final positions — expect nodes to switch spots and connections to change)
  • Paladin Talent Tree
  • Paladin Ability overhaul
  • Mage resource overhaul
• Remaining UI Components
  • Enchanting
  • Social / Inspect
  • Blacksmithing
  • Shipwright
  • Resource Bars
  • Scalable UI components

On Deck

• Custom models for Shipwright
• NPC implementation / Quests
• Additional Weapons
• Ability Animations

0.1.1 — 2026-03-22

New Features

• Class pick notification — Top-of-screen prompt after killing Eikthyr until class is chosen
• Configuration system — 800+ gameplay values exposed across 7 config files for server admin tuning
  • com.valheimascended.mod.cfg — core (attributes, resources, progression, class)
  • valheimascended.abilities.cfg — ability cooldowns, damage formulas, scaling
  • valheimascended.talents.cfg — per-node talent passive values (simple + conditional)
  • valheimascended.combat.cfg — combat mechanics, boss talent point rewards
  • valheimascended.enchanting.cfg — point budgets, cost scaling, affix tuning
  • valheimascended.smithing.cfg — refine/mod/set bonus scaling, smithing costs
  • valheimascended.shipwright.cfg — ship mod scaling, costs, availability
  • ⚠ Not all config values have been fully tested. Changing values may produce unexpected results. Report issues on Discord.
• Shipwright profession — 3rd profession alongside Smithing and Enchanting. Modify and upgrade ships with component-based modifications
  • 4 modification categories: Hull, Sail, Cargo, Armament
  • Per-ship mod definitions — each ship type (Raft, Karve, Longship, Drakkar) has unique mods with appropriate materials and effect strengths
  • Multi-tier upgrade slider with material costs and 50% salvage refund on removal
  • Progressive ship unlocks — Raft (Hull/Sail only), Karve (+Cargo), Longship/Drakkar (all categories)
  • Dedicated UI panel with 3D ship preview, radar stat chart with yellow preview overlay, and tab-based category navigation
  • Ship modifications persist via ZDO (multiplayer compatible, owner-only editing)
  • 12 mod types: Reinforced Hull, Streamlined Hull, Ironclad, Large Sail, Storm Sail, Auxiliary Oars, Extended Hold, Reinforced Crates, Quick Rigging, Ram Bow, Mounted Crossbow (coming soon), Harpoon Launcher (coming soon)
  • Welcome guide tab with full documentation
  • ⚠ Shipwright is not fully tested in multiplayer. Owner-only restriction is in place but sync edge cases may exist.

In Progress

• Shipwright UI visual polish (type buttons, tier bar refinement)
• Mounted Crossbow and Harpoon Launcher armament mods (coming soon)
• Shipwright multiplayer — not fully tested, owner-only restriction in place

New Stat Wiring

• Terrain damage, stagger damage, carry weight, sneak speed, swim speed — all now functional with stats panel display

Cleanup

• Removed dead Grapple Hook code (~300 lines)
• Removed Kunai stubs from AbilitySystem, AttackPatch, Plugin
• Test cooldowns set to production values in config defaults

0.1.0 — Initial Release

• 5 classes with talent trees (216 passives)
• 24 implemented abilities across Warrior, Rogue, Hunter, Mage
• 15 capstone abilities with unique mechanics and pip UI
• Enchanting system (19 types)
• Smithing modifications and set bonuses
• Milestone-based progression (90+ milestones)
• Full custom UI layer (equipment panel, stats, talents, quests, social, party)
• Custom status effects (SE_Chilled, SE_Frozen)