Ashlands Water Fix

A small client-side BepInEx plugin for Valheim 1.0.12.

What it fixes

Valheim 1.0 introduced a separate internal heat value for the Ashlands ocean, but that value is never reduced after leaving the water. Once fully heated, a player can therefore take immediate full damage when entering water again.

The same change disconnected Ashlands ocean heat from the existing camera heat effect, removing the gradual visual warning that existed before release.

This mod:

• Cools a full Ashlands ocean heat charge to zero at a constant rate over two seconds after leaving dangerous water.
• Preserves partial heat if the player re-enters before those two seconds pass.
• Also cools retained heat in safe, non-Ashlands water.
• Restores the heat-distortion overlay and makes it fade in and out with the actual ocean heat level.

The mod does not change heat buildup, damage, equipment heat resistance, or lava behavior.

Installation

1. Install BepInExPack for Valheim 5.4.2333 or later.
2. Copy AshlandsWaterFix.dll into a folder under BepInEx/plugins.

Only the client needs the mod. Installing it on a dedicated server is not required.

Building

The project targets .NET Framework 4.6.2. Build the release package with:

dotnet build AshlandsWaterFix/AshlandsWaterFix.csproj -c Release

The Thunderstore-ready archive is written to dist/AshlandsWaterFix-1.0.0.zip.

Changelog

1.0.0

• Fixed Ashlands ocean heat remaining indefinitely after leaving dangerous water.
• Added a linear two-second cooldown for retained ocean heat.
• Restored the heat-distortion overlay while Ashlands ocean heat accumulates.
• Made the overlay fade out together with the ocean-heat cooldown.