2.1.9

• Replaced drifting mist patches with continuous rolling fog across the bottom and sides.
• Added blue-white fog illumination tied to nearby active lightning strikes.
• Kept the logo and travel title readable and retained existing portal artwork and motion.
• Reused one small fog texture and pixel buffer; limited updates to 30 per second during travel.
• Added fog movement, coverage, light locality, allocation and binding checks.
• Portal logic, networking and existing config are unchanged. Live game validation remains pending.

2.1.8

• Added four contracting layers of the original portal energy for a stronger inward pull.
• Sped up and brightened wisps and depth sparks; enlarged the added sparks.
• Increased mist drift speed, distance and opacity.
• Preserved original artwork, reverse ring rotation, lightning scheduler, portal logic and always-on animation.
• Cached the new 384x384 energy texture and four UI layers; no per-frame texture generation.
• Build/offline checks and rendered preview completed; live game verification pending. No config changes.

2.1.7

• Added inward-flowing blue wisps inside the vortex.
• Added side mist moving at three different depths/speeds.
• Added varied-speed drifting sparks moving toward the portal center.
• Retained opposite ring rotation, random lightning, original artwork and always-on travel animation.
• Cached setup textures and pooled layers; no per-frame texture generation.
• Separate atmospheric clock avoids a thirty-second reset. No config migration.
• Offline checks and rendered preview completed; live game verification pending.

Changelog

2.1.6

• Remove the repeating strike timetable, fixed rows and synchronized groups of six bolts.
• Generate a fresh random lightning sequence for every portal trip, with varied intervals, single strikes and small overlapping clusters.
• Randomize bolt position, angle, length, brightness, shape and occasional follow-up flicker. Either side can strike again; no forced alternation.
• Use six cached branching shapes and a pool of eight UI images; no per-frame texture generation.
• Preserve center/outer-ring rotation, artwork, portal color configuration, destination behavior and observer relay.
• Offline build, random-sequence checks and simulated preview completed. Live-game testing remains required.

2.1.5

• Show three branching bolts on each side during each strike, increasing from two main bolts to six.
• Increase paired strike groups from seven to twelve per 30-second cycle, keeping irregular spacing and the short follow-up flicker.
• Spread bolts across the side areas at different heights and intensities. Keep the 2.1.4 branching shapes and soft glow.
• Preserve the approved center/outer-ring rotation, layout, title and pillars, portal colors and observer relay.
• No new configuration required. Update clients to see the animation.
• Offline checks and a simulated preview completed; live game testing remains required.

2.1.4

• Replace angular zigzag lightning with finer multi-scale channels, tapered forks, white cores and soft blue halos.
• Both sides strike together at uneven intervals with a short follow-up flicker; remove the alternating-side pattern.
• Use different bolt shapes on the left and right.
• Preserve the approved center/outer-ring rotation, layout, title and pillars, portal colors and observer relay.
• No new configuration required. Update clients to see the animation.
• Offline checks and a simulated preview completed; live game testing remains required.

2.1.3

• Split the travel vortex into a center and feathered outer energy ring rotating in opposite directions.
• Add three cached branched lightning shapes with staggered strikes on both sides of the artwork.
• Preserve the fixed logo, title and pillars, always-on animation, normal teleport timing and blue loading-screen theme.
• Retain 2.1.2 configurable in-world portal colors and 2.1.1 server observer refresh.
• No new config required. Update clients to see the animation.
• Compiled and checked offline; rendered preview inspected. In-game and multiplayer validation remains required.

2.1.2

• Connect in-world portal particles, gradients, trails, glow materials and attached lights to the existing Visuals/RuneColor setting.
• Apply native rune fade colors once, avoiding a second tint for darker custom colors.
• Preserve the always-on blue travel screen, map artwork, destination selection, public-only portals and 2.1.1 server observer refresh.
• Keep the same plugin ID and config filename. Client restart required after editing the color.
• Built and checked offline against supplied Valheim 1.0.20 references. Live visual and multiplayer validation remains required.

2.1.1

• Adds a server-side observer refresh for large player-position jumps, targeting frozen bodies left at portal entrances.
• Queues existing player records through native networking; no ownership, inventory, player-position or save mutations.
• Preserves the always-on animation, rune color config and portal gameplay from 2.1.0.
• Offline build and checks passed; multiplayer verification required before public release.

2.1.0

• Always-on portal travel animation: rotating blue vortex, gentle glow pulse and moving sparks. No off switch.
• Adds Visuals/RuneColor (#RRGGBB), default #044DFF. Client restart required after changing.
• Keeps rune color separate from blue portal particles and the loading artwork.
• Preserves public-only behavior, destination selection, map marker and native teleport timing.
• Offline build and checks passed; new visuals require an in-game test before public release.

Changelog

2.0.1

• Recolor the stone portal rune markings to match the electric-blue effects.
• Neutralize the warm rune emission texture so it can display the intended blue.
• Preserve the surrounding stone texture and the existing portal activation fade.

2.0.0

• Add an electric-blue swirl map marker without a steel ring.
• Add the Rusty Heathens portal travel artwork with the native fade and teleport timing.
• Keep normal world-loading, sleeping and respawn screens unchanged.
• Retain public-only portals with no private-mode toggle or active privacy settings.
• Retain electric-blue portal effects and the Rusty Heathens package icon.
• Embed all runtime artwork in the single mod DLL.

0.1.2

• Add electric-blue portal rune, particle, trail and light tinting.
• Add the Rusty Heathens package icon.

0.1.1

• Lock portals to Public and remove private-mode controls.

0.1.0

• Initial Rusty Heathens Target Portal test build.