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VikingCodex
A progression-aware Valheim Codex with biome checklists, discovery clues, crafting details, and cooperative item knowledge sharing. Discover together while preserving normal crafting requirements.
CHANGELOG
1.0.8
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Finalized the stable full release README with complete feature coverage and consistent JustQOL branding.
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Finalize the stable-release README, feature descriptions, installation instructions, dependency information, and support details.
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Clarify session-only contributions, joining-player catch-up, base-game scope, and preserved crafting restrictions.
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Record successful dedicated-server operation reported by the author.
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Correct outdated version and Unclassified-filter wording. No gameplay changes from 1.0.7.
1.0.7
- Give packaged files a deterministic, release-specific timestamp instead of reusing one timestamp across every release. This prevents different releases having identical packaged DLL timestamps.
- Correct outdated README version instructions and document safe upgrades.
- Clean-profile upgrade behavior still requires in-game verification.
1.0.6 candidate
- Remove bulk character-knowledge import, including when legacy configs enable it.
- Observe repeated native item registrations so already-known item encounters can contribute to the server.
- Expand vanilla eligibility to collectible item entries with native icons; retain metadata denial and modded opt-in.
- Add packet/application counters to status and log malformed packets plus durable server commits.
- Preserve existing server history and normal crafting requirements.
- Dedicated-server gameplay verification remains pending. Not installed or published automatically.
1.0.5
- Add a native Viking Codex main-menu button above Viking Revival and Viking Meals.
- Add a main-menu guide to controls, discovery clues and biome checklists.
- Keep the existing in-game Codex and sharing behavior.
1.0.4
- Give hidden entries discovery clues in the list and detail panel; 165 verified base-game entries have specific clues, with gameplay-type clues for the rest.
- Search discovery clues while keeping undiscovered names and recipe details hidden.
- Show a biome checklist percentage and remaining count that stay stable while searching or filtering categories. Empty biomes do not claim 100% completion.
- Include base-game identities only, even when old configs enabled modded detection. Keep discovery sharing behavior unchanged for eligible base-game materials.
- Expose Unclassified entries separately and clarify that catalog and biome coverage still need review.
- Add the permanent JustQOL Valheim Mods Discord support invite.
- Build and automated verification completed; graphical and live multiplayer acceptance of this update remain pending.
1.0.3
- Replace Unity catalog JSON loading with the game-provided Newtonsoft.Json parser and reject empty embedded catalogs.
- Show All followed by named biomes, without Unclassified or progress text in the selector.
- Runtime verification of catalog loading fix remains pending.
1.0.2
- Enable existing eligible material knowledge import by default. Existing server configs retain their saved value; set ImportExistingDiscoveries=true to enable import after upgrading.
- Update the README to describe automatic existing-knowledge import.
1.0.1
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Enable import of existing eligible character material knowledge by default. Existing configs retain their saved setting.
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Rewrite the README with feature descriptions, usage instructions, dependencies, dedicated-server testing feedback, and Discord support contact.
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Combine the Astra credit and AI disclosure; remove text artwork.
1.0.0 initial release
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Label hidden creature entries as ??? - Creature instead of showing a generic placeholder icon.
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Triple wheel scroll speed; place discovered entries first in All view.
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Provide a generic codex-page icon when native icons are missing.
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Keep selected biome progress on one line; diagnostic exports report icon availability.
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Fix oversized scrollbar handle by clearing the default Unity RectTransform dimensions. Scrolling behavior unchanged.
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In-game visual verification of this fix remains pending.
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Updated plugin and package version to 1.0.0.
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Includes combined item/recipe rows, biome progress, silhouettes and scrolling improvements.
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Build and 65 automated checks pass. Actual multiplayer acceptance remains pending.
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843 visible asset records remain Unclassified.
0.2.2 development
- Merge item/recipe rows; preserve recipe filtering and separate knowledge states.
- Show progress for the selected biome.
- Add missing-resource and station requirement guidance.
- Mark discoveries made during the current session NEW until viewed.
- Add reproducible read-only asset catalog coverage audit.
- Actual two-player gameplay verification remains pending.
0.2.1 development
- Add a draggable list scrollbar and consistent wheel scrolling.
- Fit detail scrolling to actual text height.
- Label biome/category controls and distinguish item, recipe, and building rows.
- Show dark icon silhouettes for unknown entries while hiding names and details.
- Game validation of these UI changes remains pending.
Changelog
0.2.0 — 2026-10-19 (development)
- Character-bound protocol v2 with batched atomic commits, explicit rejection acknowledgements, per-frame catch-up and testable authority/receiver cores.
- Read-only installed-asset catalog baseline, native spawn-biome metadata, progression relationships and exclusion of iconless NPC attack entries.
- Transactional registry rebuilds, alternative recipes, building requirements, known relationships, external text/icon/discovery policies and reload/export/status commands.
- Native key-based material identity fallback with ambiguity rejection; length validation before transport payload allocation.
- UI keyboard navigation, configurable inventory-button placement, preserved scroll position, coalesced refreshes, loading/error recovery and throttled warnings.
- 65 automated checks. Actual game/multiplayer/platform/installation acceptance remains pending.
Protocol v2 requires this same plugin version on every peer. World history schema 1 is unchanged. Earlier 0.1.0 archives remain available locally for rollback.
0.1.0 — 2026-10-19 (development)
Initial plugin foundation, Codex UI/data, native discovery sharing, checksummed sidecar storage, configuration, test probe and package automation. Initial automated checks passed; an isolated startup smoke test loaded the earlier DLL, but world entry was blocked by the game backend.
1.0.0 — unreleased
Reserved until approved specification 1.2 has passed actual game, multiplayer, platform and installation acceptance.