ShipLookout
Zoom the camera out much further at the helm, and give your passengers the wind indicator, the rudder gauge and the same zoom when they sit on the ship's benches or lean on its mast. Client side.
About this mod Author’s original text
Ship Lookout — see further at sea
Languages: the mod shows no text of its own, so it works the same in every language. Its settings are described in English and in French.
Features
- Wider view at the helm: the camera can zoom out to 20 m instead of 6 when you steer (configurable).
- Passengers see the wind: a player seated on a chair or bench of the ship, or leaning on its mast, sees the wind indicator, like the helmsman.
- Passengers see the rudder: the wheel and its yellow gauge show which way the helmsman steers. Seen from the bow, looking back at the helm, the gauge is mirrored, so it always turns the way the ship turns on your screen; it flips by itself when you walk to the stern or swing the camera past the helm. The sail and rudder controls stay with the helmsman.
- Passengers zoom out too: seated or leaning on the mast, the camera can zoom out as far as at the helm.
- Client side: each player who wants it installs it. Nothing is needed on the server.
Configuration
BepInEx/config/com.Azura.shiplookout.cfg:
| Setting | Default | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| HelmMaxDistance | 20 | Camera zoom-out limit at the helm (game: 6) |
| PassengerMaxDistance | 20 | Camera zoom-out limit for a seated passenger or one leaning on the mast |
| PassengerWindIndicator | true | Show the ship HUD (wind indicator) to passengers |
| PassengerRudderGauge | true | Also show passengers the rudder gauge and the turning wheel |
Installation
- With a mod manager (r2modman, Mod Manager): click Install. BepInExPack Valheim is installed with it.
- By hand: install BepInExPack Valheim, then put ShipLookout.dll in Valheim/BepInEx/plugins.
Tested with Valheim 1.0.17 and BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2350.
En français
- Vue plus large à la barre: la caméra recule jusqu'à 20 m au lieu de 6 quand vous pilotez (réglable).
- Les passagers voient le vent: un joueur assis sur un banc du navire ou adossé au mât voit l'indicateur de vent comme le barreur.
- Les passagers voient la barre: le gouvernail et sa jauge jaune montrent de quel côté le barreur braque. Vue de la proue, en regardant la barre, la jauge est en miroir: elle tourne toujours du côté où le navire tourne à l'écran, et s'inverse d'elle-même quand on passe à la poupe ou que la caméra passe derrière la barre. Les voiles et la barre restent au barreur.
- Les passagers reculent la caméra aussi, assis ou adossés au mât.
- Côté joueur: chacun l'installe s'il le souhaite. Rien n'est nécessaire sur le serveur.
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: