GuakRogueWaves

Multiplayer-synced cinematic rogue waves for Valheim.

This mod makes the ocean feel more alive: long smooth swells, scary boat climbs, storm chaos, and rare thunderstorm giga waves. It does not add the creepy leviathan/roar system yet.

What It Does

• Normal waves randomize from 15 to 45 ft.
• Normal waves are long rolling swells, not sharp invisible spikes.
• Normal waves can pitch the boat hard, but the stabilizer dampens violent roll/spin.
• Wave pacing changes by weather: calm is slower, bad weather is busier, thunderstorms are tense.
• Giga waves randomize from 50 to 80 ft.
• Giga waves only attempt during thunderstorm/open-ocean conditions by default.
• Giga waves can damage boats near the crest; bow-on is safer than broadside.
• Storms get a bit more chaotic through wind intensity.
• Ocean thunderstorm weather can be made slightly more common.
• Events sync through Valheim RPC so friends see the same wave event.

Shore/Base Rule

If you are far inland, rogue waves stop. If you are near the ocean or a large water source, default 100 ft, the ocean can still show cinematic wave activity so shore bases get the view.

The mod only changes water height, ship physics, weather weighting, and boat damage from giga waves. It does not target or damage player-built lights, buildings, docks, chests, portals, crops, or other placed pieces.

Useful Config

After first launch, edit:

BepInEx/config/eden.valheim.roguewaves.cfg

Key settings:

• NormalMinHeightFeet
• NormalMaxHeightFeet
• ShoreSpectacleDistanceFeet
• NormalWaveBoatStabilizer
• NormalWaveBoatStability
• AllowNearVerticalPitch
• GigaMinHeightFeet
• GigaMaxHeightFeet
• GigaChancePercentPerAttempt
• GigaDamageEnabled
• StormWindChaosMultiplier
• ThunderstormWeightMultiplier