ValheimHelmsman

⚓ Helmsman — Sailing & Harbour Life

A gull captain sails your ships, a puffin builds and refits them, and a pelican brings in the catch.

⛵ Sailing & Navigation

• Gull captain: Handles sailing, explains delays and announces arrival.
• Dock setup: Name destinations and preview berths using a ghost ship.
• Voyage controls: Check status, change destination or stop. Taking the helm cancels autopilot.
• Ship recall: Call an empty named ship to a dock or shoreline. The gull sails it there—arrival takes time.
• Route display: Blue wisps mark the course. Toggle them in the menu.
• Hugin tutorials: First-time introductions explain the Dock Ward, Carpenter’s Table and whistle.

🔨 Ships & Harbour

• Puffin shipwright: Commission ships at the Carpenter’s Table. Construction takes time, and orders survive restarts.
• Longship refits: Lantern, canopy, expanded cargo, protective treatment and a decorative trophy mount.
• Ship styles: Supported hull, shield, figurehead and sail options, including custom sail and canopy textures.
• Fishing: Pelican fishing, the Hercule’s deployable net and fish-oil processing.
• Harbour pieces: Decorations, dock extensions and craftable shipbuilding materials.
• Quartermaster integration: Request cargo unloading into nearby base storage.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install BepInEx, Jötunn and Helmsman.
2. Build a Dock Ward beside water and configure its berth.
3. Board your ship, slow down and release the helm.
4. Call the gull and speak to him after he lands.
5. Build a Carpenter’s Table near a configured dock for shipbuilding and refits.

🎮 Controls

• F8: Call or speak to the gull; configurable.
• Tap Use at the mast: Hold fast.
• Hold Use at the mast: Call the gull.
• Shift + Use at the mast or helm: Name your ship.
• Take the helm: Cancel autopilot.

🤝 Mod Compatibility

Compatibility with other mods that add ships can be added upon request. Contact me on Discord or Steam.

Testing: Functional in local play. Recent additions and multiplayer/server behaviour still need testing. Use matching versions on server and clients.

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Code, artwork and documentation developed with generative AI.