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 in Thunderstore 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.

0.1.8

• Updated the short package description to include equal boat camera zoom for passengers and helmsmen. Gameplay is unchanged from 0.1.7.

0.1.7

• Passengers seated on a boat or standing on deck now use the same camera zoom limit as the helmsman.
• Normal on-foot zoom and sailing progression are unchanged.

0.1.6

• New package version with the current rowing support and configurable speed, endurance and XP bonuses.
• Includes the corrected English description and selected bronze-ring ship icon. Gameplay is unchanged from 0.1.5.

0.1.5

• Applied the speed bonus to forward and reverse rowing as well as sailing.
• Added server-synchronized Maximum Speed Bonus (0–100%, default 40%) and Maximum Endurance Bonus (0–100%, default 30%).
• Kept XP multiplier, passenger XP and the existing default progression curves.

0.1.4

• Sailing speed now targets +30% at level 50 and +40% at level 100, with gradual increases between levels.
• Endurance and XP rules are unchanged.

0.1.3

• Fixed passenger XP being blocked when no one holds the helm.
• Added a physical deck check when the game's ground-contact state briefly disappears.
• Measure actual travel over the XP window instead of requiring uninterrupted velocity readings every second.
• Players on shore or on a dock receive no XP; stationary boats still give none.

0.1.2

• Passengers and helmsmen now earn the same base Sailing experience while actually travelling.
• Added server-synchronized Sailing XP Multiplier (1–10, default 1).
• Require actual deck contact, a boat seat or helm control, excluding nearby bystanders.
• Remote riders use replicated boat velocity to support boats simulated by another peer.
• Kept stationary/rocking checks and gradual per-level bonuses.

0.1.1

• Only the player actively controlling a travelling boat earns Sailing experience.
• Added net-distance checks to prevent dock rocking from awarding experience.
• Shortened the skill tooltip to "Sailing speed and endurance".
• Replaced the framed skill logo with a transparent wooden steering-oar icon.
• Speed and endurance still increase gradually with every skill level.

0.1.0

• Added the Sailing skill, saved with your character.
• Added modest sail propulsion and hull protection based on the helmsman's level.
• Added travel experience for helmsmen and passengers.

0.1.9

• Adds craftable Tailwind Belt and Tailwind Charm for steady tailwind while steering. Traveling Merchant integration uses the same items.

0.1.10

• Custom Tailwind icons, dropped-item meshes and new serpent/bronze/leather recipes. Compatible with the standalone Tailwind Gear mod.

0.1.11

• Renamed wind items to Njord's Belt and Njord's Charm. Existing items remain compatible.

0.1.12

• Adds the Njord's Favor equip buff and updates optional wind gear description.