⚓ Njord — Master of the Sea
A mythic overhaul of Valheim’s ship handling, steering, acceleration, and sea‑faring experience.
Njord makes boats feel powerful, responsive, and alive — without breaking Valheim’s soul.
🌊 v1.1.0 — The Runic Wake Update
Njord 1.1.0 introduces a new visual identity for ships: Runic Wake VFX, a glowing trail of mythic energy that responds to speed, steering, and wind.
⭐ Runic Wake VFX (New)
- Optional glowing wake effect behind ships
- Color‑tinted based on your configuration
- Scales with speed and sail state
- Fully multiplayer‑safe
- Zero performance impact on servers
Config Options:
VFX_Enable — Enable/disable the wake effectVFX_Color — Hex color for the runic glow
🌊 Core Features
⚡ Responsive Steering
- Smooth, modernized helm control
- Steering multiplier
- Steering gate prevents jitter on helm acquisition
💨 Acceleration, Sail Forces & Max Speeds
- Configurable forward/reverse forces
- Configurable Base/Half/Full sail behavior
- Optional reverse‑kick for tight maneuvering
- Per‑boat max speed configuration (Njord vs vanilla)
🌬️ Wind‑Blend System
🧭 Njord HUD
- Clean, minimal, mythic HUD
- Fully multiplayer‑safe
- Shows steering, speed, waterline, hull integrity, wind blend, and readiness
- Drag to reposition
- Toggle with F7
⚙️ Configuration
All major systems are configurable via BepInEx:
- SteeringMultiplier
- AccelerationMultiplier
- BaseForwardForce
- BaseReverseForce
- SailForwardForce
- HalfSailForce
- FullSailForce
- ReverseKick
- WindBlend
- MaxSpeed_Njord / MaxSpeed_Vanilla per ship type
- VFX_Enable
- VFX_Color
- HUD position + toggle
🔄 Runtime Reload
Press F8 in‑game to reload the config without restarting Valheim.
Server automatically re‑broadcasts updated values.
🛠️ Installation
- Install BepInExPack for Valheim
- Drop the Njord folder into:
BepInEx/plugins/
- Launch the game
- Edit config as desired
- Press F8 to reload settings
🤝 Compatibility
- Works in singleplayer and multiplayer
- Server authoritative config sync
- Safe to install mid‑playthrough
- No world changes
🧪 Known Limitations
- Some MP config changes may require server restart depending on host setup
- VFX appearance may vary with modded water shaders
🐉 Credits
Wubarrk — Creator, Architect, Myth‑Weaver
AI Assistance — For accelerating development and refining complex systems
Njord — God of the Sea, who tolerates your steering
You — For sailing boldly into the storm
❤️ Support
If you enjoy Njord and want to support development:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/WubarrkDev
📜 License
MIT License — free to modify, extend, and sail with.
