BetterSmelting

Better Smelting

A Valheim QoL mod that enhances the smelting experience with configurable ore and fuel capacities, smelting speed, and multiple crafting structures.

Features

• Configurable Ore Capacity: Increase the maximum amount of ore that can be loaded into Smelters and Blast Furnaces
• Configurable Fuel Capacity: Increase the maximum amount of coal/wood that can be loaded as fuel
• Adjustable Smelting Speed: Speed up or slow down the smelting process with a multiplier
• Blast Furnace All Ores: Optionally allow all ore types to be smelted in the Blast Furnace
• Server-Synced Configuration: All settings are synchronized between server and clients
• Per-Structure Balancing: Optional capacities and speed multipliers for Charcoal Kiln, Windmill, Spinning Wheel, Eitr Refiner, Beehive and Fermenter
• Alternative Fuels: Optionally allow alternative fuels to be used in smelters and blast furnaces.
• Quick Insert: Optional Shift+E shortcut to dump all valid ore or fuel from your inventory into smelter-based structures

Installation

• Install BepInEx
• Download the latest release of BetterSmelting
• Extract the contents of the zip file into your Valheim BepInEx/plugins folder

Configuration

All configuration can be found in BepInEx/config/ruijven.BetterSmelting.cfg. You can edit this file directly or use the in-game configuration manager.

Smelter Settings

• MaxOre: Maximum amount of ore that can be loaded into a Smelter (default: 10, range: 10-200)
• MaxFuel: Maximum amount of fuel that can be loaded into a Smelter (default: 20, range: 20-200)
• SpeedMultiplier: Multiplier for Smelter speed (higher values = faster smelting) (default: 1.0, range: 0.1-10.0)
• Alternative Fuels: Optionally allow alternative fuels like wood, fine wood, core wood, surtling cores, and black cores.

Blast Furnace Settings

• MaxOre: Maximum amount of ore that can be loaded into a Blast Furnace (default: 10, range: 10-200)
• MaxFuel: Maximum amount of fuel that can be loaded into a Blast Furnace (default: 20, range: 20-200)
• SpeedMultiplier: Multiplier for Blast Furnace speed (higher values = faster smelting) (default: 1.0, range: 0.1-10.0)
• Alternative Fuels: Optionally allow alternative fuels like wood, fine wood, core wood, surtling cores, and black cores.

Charcoal Kiln Settings

• MaxInput: Maximum amount of items that can be loaded into a Charcoal Kiln (default: 0, range: 0-200; 0 = use game default)
• SpeedMultiplier: Multiplier for Charcoal Kiln processing speed (higher values = faster processing) (default: 1.0, range: 0.1-10.0)

Windmill Settings

• MaxInput: Maximum amount of items that can be processed by a Windmill (default: 0, range: 0-200; 0 = use game default)
• SpeedMultiplier: Multiplier for Windmill processing speed (higher values = faster processing) (default: 1.0, range: 0.1-10.0)
• IgnoreWindRequirement: If enabled, windmills will operate at full power regardless of wind conditions (default: false)

Spinning Wheel Settings

• MaxInput: Maximum amount of items that can be loaded into a Spinning Wheel (default: 0, range: 0-200; 0 = use game default)
• SpeedMultiplier: Multiplier for Spinning Wheel processing speed (higher values = faster processing) (default: 1.0, range: 0.1-10.0)

Eitr Refiner Settings

• MaxInput: Maximum amount of Sap that can be loaded into an Eitr Refiner (default: 0, range: 0-200; 0 = use game default)
• MaxFuel: Maximum amount of Soft Tissue that can be loaded into an Eitr Refiner (default: 0, range: 0-200; 0 = use game default)
• SpeedMultiplier: Multiplier for Eitr Refiner processing speed (higher values = faster processing) (default: 1.0, range: 0.1-10.0)

Beehive Settings

• MaxHoney: Maximum amount of honey that can be stored in a Beehive (default: 4, range: 1-20)
• SpeedMultiplier: Multiplier for Beehive honey production speed (higher values = faster production) (default: 1.0, range: 0.1-10.0)

Fermenter Settings

• SpeedMultiplier: Multiplier for Fermenter speed (higher values = faster fermentation) (default: 1.0,