RanchingChickAddon

2.x targets Valheim 1.0, built and checked against 1.0.16. Use the 1.x releases for Ashlands.

Adds configurable skill-scaled chick maturation and growth progress to the original Ranching mod.

Features

• Chicken Growth Factor: default 2× at Ranching level 100, configurable from 1× to 10×.
• Growth scales with the nearest player's Ranching skill and applies within 10 metres.
• Growth bonus is saved with the chick and does not award unloaded-time catch-up.
• Growth Info Level Requirement: default level 30; hovering over a chick shows its growth percentage.
• Eggs and non-chicken animals are unaffected.
• Configuration is synchronized and admin-lockable through the host/server.

Recommended optional mods

• ConfigurationManager — edit settings in game instead of opening the config file. It is optional.

Installation

Install this add-on together with original Ranching. Install both on every participating client and on the host/server. Do not install the earlier experimental Ranching fork containing these features.

Links

• Source, documentation, and issue tracker

Check out my other mods

• Hen Egg Pickup — automatically collects chicken eggs once enough adult hens are nearby.

• Animal Feed Guard — keeps animal feed on the ground near tamed animals instead of letting automatic pickup collect it.

If you'd like to support ongoing modding work, Ko-fi is available.

Requires BepInExPack Valheim and Smoothbrain Ranching.

Changelog

2.0.1

• Use RanchingChickAddon for the README title while retaining the existing Thunderstore listing.
• Move build, package, and publishing scripts into ci and normalize tests/checks.
• Restore checksum-pinned ServerSync at build time instead of storing the dependency DLL in Git.
• Add repository sponsorship links and automatic dependency update checks.

2.0.0

• Formally target Valheim 1.0; compiled and checked against 1.0.16.
• Require BepInExPack Valheim 5.4.2350.
• Add GitHub Actions builds and automatic publication of new versions from main.
• Add Hexium publishing scaffolding, disabled until DocZee is approved.
• Keep plugin IDs and configuration files stable for existing installations.
• Update bundled ServerSync to v1.20, compiled for Valheim 1.0.

1.0.0

• Standalone add-on for original Ranching, using plugin ID com.ziluck.valheim.ranchingchickaddon.
• Configurable, skill-scaled chick growth within 10 metres of a player.
• Configurable skill requirement for growth percentage on hover.
• Owner-only bonus accumulation and host-synchronized configuration.
• Detect the earlier experimental Ranching fork to avoid duplicate growth effects.
• Include a build-and-package script for Thunderstore.