Sailwind Fast Forward
Fast-forward long voyages at up to 32x speed, with configurable movement and inventory speed limits. Your ship, weather and survival needs keep running.
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Sailwind Fast Forward
Spend less time waiting on long voyages. Sail at 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x or 32x speed, with food, water and rest progressing alongside game time.
WARNING: 16x and 32x speeds are HIGHLY unstable, use at your own discretion.
Installation
Mod managers
Install Sailwind Fast Forward through r2modman or Mod Manager, then launch the game modded through your manager. Dependencies are installed automatically.
Manual installation
- Install BepInEx 5 in your Sailwind game folder, following its installation instructions.
- Download and extract the mod ZIP. Copy its plugins/SailwindFastForward folder into BepInEx/plugins in your Sailwind folder.
- Launch Sailwind normally.
Controls
| Default shortcut | Action |
| --- | --- |
| F7 | Cycle through 1x → 2x → 4x → 1x. Set MaxSpeed to 8, 16 or 32 to include higher speeds. |
| F8 | Turn fast-forward off and return directly to 1x. |
| Hold F9 | Fast-forward at HoldSpeed, 4x by default. Release to return to 1x. |
All three shortcuts are configurable and work while holding sailing controls. Reset takes priority over hold, and hold takes priority over cycling. The indicator at the top right shows your active fast-forward speed. You can adjust its size, change or remove its background, or hide the indicator entirely.
Configuration
Settings can be changed in-game with BepInEx Configuration Manager. For manual editing, BepInEx/config/local.sailwind.fastforward.cfg is generated after the first launch inside your mod manager profile or Sailwind folder.
| Section | Setting | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Controls | Hotkey | F7 | Cycle shortcut. |
| Controls | ResetHotkey | F8 | Reset shortcut. |
| Controls | HoldHotkey | F9 | Hold shortcut. |
| Display | ShowIndicator | true | Show or hide the speed indicator. |
| Display | IndicatorScale | 1 | Indicator size from 0.5 to 5 in 0.5 steps. 1 keeps the original size. |
| Display | IndicatorBackground | Simple | Plain box, Sailwind style scroll, or text only. |
| Simulation | MaxSpeed | 4 | Highest speed in cycle mode. Choose 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32. |
| Simulation | HoldSpeed | 4 | Speed while holding the shortcut. Choose 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32, independently of MaxSpeed. |
| Simulation | MovementInventoryMaxSpeed | 2 | Cycle-mode speed limit while moving or viewing inventory/stats. Choose 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32. Does not limit hold mode. |
| Simulation | CancelOnAutosave | false | Cancel both cycle and hold fast-forward when an autosave starts. |
Shortcuts
Key names ignore capitalization and accept spaces. LeftShift + Mouse4, left shift + mouse 4 and Mouse4 + LeftShift are equivalent. Use explicit modifier names such as LeftShift, RightShift, LeftControl or LeftAlt. Hold mode requires the main key and all configured modifiers to remain held.
Compatibility
Tested on Sailwind patch 0.39 with BepInEx 5.4.23. No known incompatibilities.
Known issues
- You can clip through some docks when landing on them while fast-forward is active. This has commonly been observed at Fort Aestrin and Dragon Cliffs. Turn fast-forward off before landing to avoid it. If you do clip through, you can usually jump back out.
- Higher speeds require more performance from your system. Use a lower MaxSpeed or HoldSpeed if the game struggles.
AI Use
AI was used to write all of the code in this project. The original design direction, testing, debugging, and release decisions are my own. If you prefer not to use mods developed with AI assistance, I understand and respect that choice.
Links and support
Report an issue with your settings and BepInEx/LogOutput.log.
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Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
- For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.
Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: