⛵ Balrond Shipyard – Mod Documentation

Overview

Balrond Shipyard expands Valheim’s naval gameplay with new ships, ship upgrade systems, custom crafting stations, waterproof shipyard building pieces, a Fishnet Trap, and a collection of sailor-themed items.

This version is a bugfixed legacy release and currently includes no configuration system.

Ship upgrades are handled through Schematics crafted at the Scribe’s Table and applied at the Shipyard station.

⚠️ Important Warnings

• Major update warning: versions 1.3.0 and 1.4.0 introduced large ship and cargo changes.
• Before updating, empty your ship inventory if possible to reduce the risk of item loss.
• If you are upgrading a ship, keep only the intended ship close to the Shipyard station to avoid the wrong ship being detected.

🧰 Key Features

• 🚢 Three New Ships
  Adds Knarr, Holk, and Snekke alongside support for several vanilla ships.

• 🛠️ Two Crafting Stations

  • Scribe’s Table – used to craft ship Schematics.
  • Shipyard – used to apply upgrades by placing a schematic into the station and pulling the lever.

• ⚓ Ship Upgrade System
  Ships can receive thematic upgrades such as Shields, Lamp, Anchor, Tent, Armor, Oars, Ropes, and Nameplate, depending on the vessel.

• 🌊 Water-Resistant Building Set
  Includes a shipyard-themed set of structural build pieces designed to resist water and rain damage.

• 🎣 Fishnet Trap
  A placeable fishing structure that can catch biome-appropriate fish more effectively when supplied with the correct bait.

• 🎨 Visual Ship Customization
  Some ships support sail color changes, shield pattern changes, and head decoration swaps.

• 🧳 Expanded Ship Utility
  Cargo sizes, attach points, comfort behavior, and several ship functions are expanded or adjusted depending on ship type.

• ⚙️ No Config Required
  Everything is preconfigured in this release.

🔧 How to Use

1. Craft a Scribe’s Table.
2. Create a Schematic for the ship extension you want.
3. Build the Shipyard station.
4. Place the schematic into the Shipyard container.
5. Dock the target ship as close as possible to the Shipyard.
6. Pull the lever on the Shipyard to apply the upgrade.

Notes

• If more than one valid ship is within range, the first detected ship may be upgraded.
• If a ship already contains a given upgrade, the station may try to detect another valid ship nearby.
• Best practice: keep all other ships away and dock only the ship you want to modify.
• Extensions work for vanilla ships and the custom ships added by this mod.
  Raft is excluded from the general extension system, but it has its own default bag extension.

📌 Important Gameplay Changes

• Ships and new build pieces now use Coal Paste instead of resin.
• Coal Paste is crafted at Workbench level 3 by mixing resin with coal.
• Drakkar, Longship, and Karve recipes were changed.
• Base cargo sizes on ships were adjusted.
• Raft received inventory support.

🚤 Ship Extensions

🪵 Raft

Included Feature

• Bag – always active by default and adds a 2-slot chest.

🛶 Karve

Extensions

• Shields – increases ship health by 200
• Lamp – adds a light source with warmth effect
• Bagpack – adds blunt resistance and +100 health
• Oars – increases ship speed based on the number of players
• Anchor – allows the ship to be anchored in place
• Armor – adds pierce resistance and +100 health
• Nameplate – adds ship ownership and naming information

Additional Changes

• Added a front attach point
• Cargo size set to 6 slots

🪶 Knarr

Extensions

• Shields – increases ship health by 200
• Lamp – adds a light source with warmth effect
• Bagpack – adds blunt resistance and +100 health
• Oars – increases ship speed based on the number of players
• Anchor – allows the ship to be anchored in place
• Tent – increases ship health by 100
• Armor – adds pierce resistance and +100 health
• Nameplate – adds ship ownership and naming information

Additional Changes

• Added a front attach point
• Cargo size set to 12 slots

🐍 Snekke

Extensions

• Shields – increases ship health by 200
• Lamp – adds a light source with warmth effect
• Bagpack – adds blunt resistance and +100 health
• Oars – increases ship speed based on the number of players
• Anchor – allows the ship to be anchored in place
• Tent – increases ship health by 100
• Armor – adds pierce resistance and +100 health
• Nameplate – adds ship ownership and naming information

Additional Changes

• Added a front attach point
• Cargo size set to 18 slots

🛡️ Longship

Extensions

• Shields – increases ship health by 200
• Lamp – adds a lamp and torches with light and warmth
• Barrels – adds blunt resistance and +100 health
• Crates – adds slash resistance and +100 health
• Oars – increases ship speed based on the number of players
• Anchor – allows the ship to be anchored in place
• Tent – increases ship health by 200 and provides shelter while under it
• Armor – adds pierce resistance and +200 health
• Nameplate – adds ship ownership and naming information

Additional Changes

• Cargo size set to 24 slots
• Supports 3 alternative head decorations

🧱 Holk

Extensions

• Shields – increases ship health by 200
• Lamp – adds a lamp, torches, and a demister-like wisp effect
• Crates – adds blunt resistance and +200 health
• Oars – increases ship speed based on the number of players
• Anchor – allows the ship to be anchored in place
• Tent – increases ship health by 200 and provides shelter while under it
• Armor – adds pierce resistance and +200 health
• Ropes – adds extra rope ladders on the ship’s sides
• Nameplate – adds ship ownership and naming information

Additional Changes

• Cargo size set to 32 slots

🐉 Drakkar

Extensions

• Shields – increases ship health by 200
• Lamp – adds a lamp, torches, and a demister-like wisp effect
• Crates – adds blunt resistance and +200 health
• Oars – increases ship speed based on the number of players
• Anchor – allows the ship to be anchored in place
• Tent – increases ship health by 200 and provides shelter while under it
• Armor – adds pierce resistance and +200 health
• Ropes – adds extra rope ladders on the ship’s sides
• Nameplate – adds ship ownership and naming information

Additional Changes

• Cargo size set to 40 slots

🎨 Shared Ship Features

All supported upgraded ships can benefit from the following systems:

• Multiple sail color options
• Free shield pattern switching after the relevant upgrade is installed
• Health upgrades also add some ship mass

  Roughly half of the added health is converted into mass, with minimal steering impact

🪚 Shipyard Build Pieces

These are standard build pieces with a shipyard aesthetic and resistance to water/rain damage. They are styled as dark core wood with rope details.

Structural Pieces

• Pole 2m and 4m
• Beam 2m and 4m
• 45° and 27° beams
• Ramp / 27° floor
• Floor
• 1m pole

Other Build Elements

• Tar-fueled sconce
• Small cargo crate (4 slots)
• Dock cargo chest (40 slots)
• Small dragon-head standing decoration
• 2m ladder with teleport-to-top interaction
• 2 green cloth banners
• 4 green cloth roofs
• 2 rope ladders
• 3 rope bridge parts
• Hanging wisp lamp
• Fishnet wall
• Fishnet Trap

🎣 Fishnet Trap

The Fishnet Trap is built on water and can be loaded with biome-appropriate fishing bait.

• Using the correct bait increases the chance of catching fish native to that biome.
• Without proper bait, the trap will still catch basic fish every 2 minutes.

🧳 Item Prefab IDs

• CapeSailor
• CoalPaste
• HelmetPirateBandana
• HelmetPirateHat
• SwordSaber
• SledgeAnchor
• ShieldSteering

❓ FAQ

• Are there configs?
  No, this version does not include configuration support.

• Are there translation files?
  No, translation files are not included right now there is plan on finally adding them .

• Do I need a larger build menu?
  Possibly. Because of the number of added build pieces, a Build Menu extension may be useful.

  • Recommended to use with Build Extensions like:
  • Sears Catalog (ComfyMods)

🔌 Requirements & Compatibility

• ✅ Requires BepInEx
• ✅ No configuration needed
• ✅ Supports vanilla ships and custom ships from this mod
• ✅ A Build Menu extension may be recommended because of the number of added pieces

💬 Community & Support

• Join our Discord: Balrond's Den
• Support on Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/balrond1020

Take your harbor beyond vanilla — with Balrond Shipyard.

🔮 Planned Updates

• More upgrades for Drakkar and Holk
• Additional build pieces
• More items
• Code cleanup
• Rework of the Shipyard and Scribe’s Table into a single station