SailingProgression
Level Sailing together to improve boat speed and hull endurance. Equal XP and boat camera zoom for passengers and helmsmen, with adjustable bonuses.
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Sailing Progression
Level up Sailing while travelling by boat. The helmsman and passengers earn the same XP. You must actually be aboard: players on land or docks receive none. Stationary boats give no XP. Passengers still earn XP when nobody holds the helm, provided the boat continues travelling with propulsion engaged.
- Sailing and rowing speed: by default, approximately +30% at level 50 and +40% at level 100. Applies to forward and reverse rowing too.
- Hull endurance: by default, +0.3% per level, allowing the boat to withstand 30% more damage at level 100.
- The helmsman's skill determines the boat's bonuses while controlling the helm. Bonuses do not stack between players or repair the boat.
- Sailing XP Multiplier: server-controlled, adjustable from 1 to 10. Default: 1. Changes XP only.
- Maximum Speed Bonus: server-controlled, 0–100%. Default: 40%. Sets the level-100 bonus; level 50 receives 75% of this bonus, with gradual increases between levels.
- Maximum Endurance Bonus: server-controlled, 0–100%. Default: 30%. Sets the level-100 bonus and increases evenly with skill level. Set either bonus to 0 to disable it.
- Your Sailing level saves with your character. Maximum level: 100.
- Seated passengers and players standing on deck can zoom out as far as the helmsman.
Wind and waves still affect speed. Bonuses increase propulsion, so actual speed gains vary with conditions.
Installation
Requires BepInExPack Valheim and Jotunn. Install the same mod version on the server and all players. No Smoothbrain mod is required.
Import the ZIP as a local mod Mod Manager, or copy plugins/SailingProgression/SailingProgression.dll into BepInEx/plugins/SailingProgression.
Change the three settings through a compatible configuration manager or in BepInEx/config/branchofyore.sailingprogression.cfg on the server before startup. The server's values apply to everyone.
Early test release for Valheim 1.0.16. Separate-client multiplayer testing is still pending. See TESTING.md for details.
Optional wind gear: Craft Njord's Belt or Njord's Charm to gain Njord's Favor, giving steady tailwind while you steer. Both have the same effect and do not stack. Both cost 5 Serpent Scales and 1 Serpent Trophy; the charm also costs 10 Bronze and 5 Leather Scraps, the belt 5 Bronze and 10 Leather Scraps.
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: