Paddle Power

A small thematic mod to make it more fun to sail around with friends. AKA make your friends help you row!

• []Each additional passenger increases the speed that ships move when in paddle mode (forward or back 1 arrow speed)

  []Speed increase is configurable, and defaults to a geometric series sum with a = 1/2, r = 7/8, and n = number of players seated or bracing the bow or mast

  []Speed scaling formula and player counting method is configurable, see the Configuration section below for more information

  Known issues/limitations

  • []All users on a server should have the mod installed to minimize issues

    []Players do not need to be sitting on a seat or holding fast to the bow or mast of the ship in order to increase the speed; anywhere on the deck will count as helping. I hope to improve this in a future update

    []Logging out or disconnecting while on the deck of a ship may cause the passenger count to be incorrectly increased until all players leave the area

    Pre-Requisites

    This mod requires BepInEx. Follow the instructions here if you don't have it installed already: https://valheim.thunderstore.io/package/denikson/BepInExPack_Valheim/

    Installation

    • []Extract the archive into a folder. Do not extract into the game folder.

      []Move the contents of "plugins" folder into "<GameDirectory>\Bepinex\plugins"

    • Start the game

      Configuration

      Configuration file is located at "<GameDirectory>\Bepinex\config\ohmg.mods.paddlepower.cfg"

      "enabled": enables or disables this plugin in its entirety

      "debug_logging": enables or disables printing debug log messages. Kind of spammy and not necessary unless you're trying to figure out a particular issue

      "counting_method": What players to count as contributing to ship speed

      - ALL: All players on the deck of the ship

      - ATTACHED: (default) Only count players on the ship that are seated or holding onto the mast or bow

      - SEATED: Only count players that are seated (includes pilot)

      "scaling_method" selects which formula to use for calculating player speed contributions

      - GEOMETRIC: (default) Each additional player contributes a diminishing amount of extra speed

      - LINEAR: Each additional player contributes the same amount of extra speed

      GEOMETRIC specific configuration properties:

      - Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_series for a primer on geometric series

      - The "coefficient" and "ratio" properties correspond to "a" and "r" in the article