Changelog

1.2.1

• Re-audited weapon recommendations against Valheim 1.0.17.
• Added compatible non-equipable and consumable ammunition to the candidate pool.
• Added the primary attack's current-health damage multipliers.
• Corrected displayed resource costs for projectile attacks that charge per burst.
• Reserved recommendation slots for the strongest meaningful weakness match and a ranged option when available.
• Clarified that ranking compares damage per connected primary hit rather than total projectile volleys or DPS.

1.2.0

• Audited weapon recommendations against the current Valheim 1.0 combat implementation.
• Rankings now include the primary attack multiplier, the character's current weapon skill, and target resistances.
• Neutral weapons are no longer discarded merely because a weaker weapon matches a vulnerability.
• Added current stamina, Eitr, health, full-draw, and reload information when applicable.
• Clarified that the comparison is expected primary-hit damage rather than a complete DPS simulation.

1.1.0

• Added a dedicated Bosses category above the biome list.
• Added automatic recovery of the character's existing per-creature kill history from Valheim.
• Previously defeated creatures become studied without requiring another kill when Valheim has a recorded count for them.

1.0.2

• Changed the default bestiary shortcut from B to F7 to reduce conflicts with other mods.
• Added a one-time migration that moves the old untouched B binding to F7 while preserving other custom shortcuts.

1.0.1

• Replaced the Brazilian Portuguese showcase image with an English screenshot for the international package page.
• Changed the README image URL to a new English asset so GitHub and Thunderstore do not retain the old cached screenshot.
• Fixed the MIT License link for the Thunderstore README.

1.0.0

• First public release as HearthCodex.
• Added a progressive bestiary opened with B by default.
• Added observation discovery, Vegvisir boss discovery, and credited-kill study progress.
• Added biome and knowledge filters, search, localized creature data, drops, weak spots, and resistances.
• Added weapon recommendations based on known recipes, creature modifiers, and varied weapon families.
• Added trophy-first creature portraits with a safe rendered fallback.
• Added per-character persistence and multiplayer kill-credit support.
• Added English, Brazilian Portuguese, and European Portuguese localization.
• Preserved progress created during Creature Codex development builds.

Development history

• Built biome evidence from world spawns, fixed locations, dungeon rooms, trigger spawners, spawn areas, and boss altars.
• Added compatibility guards for malformed or incomplete modded content.
• Added bounded portrait caching and isolated catalogue source failures.