EpicLootNoFogDestinations

EpicLoot: No Fog Destinations

0.2.3 public beta · MIT · EpicLoot 0.14.13 only

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Keep new EpicLoot treasure-map and bounty centres in explored parts of the

purchasing player's map. Existing quests, pins, rewards and abandonment are not

changed.

Installation

Requires:

• denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim-5.4.2351
• RandyKnapp-EpicLoot-0.14.13, plus EpicLoot's own dependencies

Install with r2modman or Mod Manager and launch through Start

modded. To install a downloaded ZIP, use Settings > Import local mod.

Close Valheim before installing or updating. Do not import a source archive as

a mod, and do not install duplicate copies of the DLL.

For manual installation, copy plugins/Valheim.EpicLootNoFogDestinations.dll

into BepInEx/plugins. Do not replace EpicLoot's DLL.

How it works

• Only the centre must be explored. The search circle and eventual physical

spawn can extend into fog.

• Personal exploration and shared cartography-table exploration both count.
• There is no additional maximum distance from the player.
• EpicLoot's biome discovery, progression, currency and bounty limits still apply.
• Locations must pass EpicLoot's own biome, water/lava, world-edge and

zone-consistency checks. Its preferred distance bands still apply, with an

explored fallback when no eligible point exists in the preferred band.

Offers remain listed at the merchant. If a suitable explored centre is

unavailable, Buy/Accept is disabled, with one of these tooltips:

• Checking explored locations... — the map scan is still running.
• No suitable explored centre found. Explore more of this biome. — no eligible

centre was found.

The location is rechecked before purchase/acceptance and placement. If this

check fails, the transaction is refused: no coins consumed and no bounty

accepted. Existing destinations are not relocated.

New exploration is included in later scans. Very small or narrow explored

patches may not contain a sampled eligible centre, so an offer can remain

unavailable even when a sliver of that biome is visible.

EpicLoot version compatibility

This release supports exactly EpicLoot 0.14.13. It uses internal hooks that

must be reviewed for other versions. Dependency strings do not enforce an upper

version lock; use the manager's version selector to retain 0.14.13 if necessary.

With an unsupported version or failed hook installation, the exploration

restriction is inactive. EpicLoot continues normally, including potentially

unexplored destinations. When this add-on can load, it displays an

EpicLoot: No Fog Destinations — INACTIVE acknowledgement popup on entering a

world, explaining the problem and how to restore compatibility.

The warning waits until other dialogs and the console close and appears once

per character/world session. If BepInEx cannot load the add-on at all, its code

cannot show a popup: check the startup log and manager dependency status after

upgrades.

Configuration

BepInEx/config/kenjorissen.mods.epiclootnofogdestinations.cfg

General.Enabled=true by default. Setting it to false restores original

EpicLoot placement, including unexplored destinations, and suppresses the

compatibility warning.

For an optional warning-dialog preview, enable the game console, enter a world

and run:

epiclootnofog_warningpreview

The console closes automatically. Dismiss the PREVIEW ONLY popup with OK.

The preview uses an example incompatible version; it changes no EpicLoot

version, settings or restriction state. devcommands is not required.

Limitations and testing

Back up important saves. Final physical spawning is handled by EpicLoot,

including wards, bases and colliders. An explored centre does not guarantee

that spawning cannot fail later.

Gameplay tested on Windows, Valheim 1.0.17 / Unity 6, with EpicLoot 0.14.13

and other mods installed. Tests included explored destination selection and

warning-dialog display/dismissal. The warning preview is not a test of an

actual incompatible EpicLoot upgrade.