NameMoreThings

A BepInEx mod for Valheim 1.0. Name boats and doors to see them on the map. Tagged portals show on the map too.

• Look at a boat rudder or a door and press N to name it. The keybind can be changed in the config. On a controller, use the alternate interact (the same button that renames tamed creatures).
• Under the name field are toggles for that boat or door. They only change what you see, and are saved with your character:
  • Show name above boat shows the name floating over the mast.
  • Show on map shows the name and icon on the map. Boat pins follow the boat. On by default.
  • On a controller, Y and LT flip the two toggles.
• The name shows when you look at the rudder or door. Leaving the name empty removes it.
• Portals show on the map with their tag. Set the tag as usual.
• Nearby portals or doors with the same name show as one pin.

Names are saved with the world and everyone on the server sees them. Like portal tags, you can't rename a boat or door inside someone else's ward, but you can still open the menu to change your toggles.

Requires Jötunn.

Config

The config file is BepInEx/config/com.lhoffl.NameMoreThings.cfg. It reloads automatically when you save it, so you can tune it while the game runs.

Setting	Default
Server.MaxNameLength	24	Longest name allowed. Synced from the server.
Server.AllowNamingBoats / AllowNamingDoors	true	Whether players can name boats / doors. Synced from the server.
Server.MapUpdateInterval	2	Seconds between the server sending far-away boat positions. Synced from the server.
Controls.NameKey	N	Key that opens the naming menu.
Names above boats.Enabled	true	false hides every name above boats and removes the toggle from the menu.
Names above boats.ShowByDefault	true	Show the name above boats you haven't set yourself.
Names above boats.MaxDistance	100	Meters from the camera within which names are shown. They fade out over the last quarter.
Names above boats.FontSize	20
Names above boats.HeightOffset	1	Meters between the top of the boat and its name.
Map.Enabled	true	false hides every pin and removes the toggle from the menu.
Map.ShowOnMinimap	true	Also show pins on the small minimap, not just the large map.
Map.ShowBoatsByDefault / ShowDoorsByDefault	true	Show boats / doors you haven't set yourself.
Map.ShowPortals	true	Show portals that have a tag.
Map.MergeDoors	true	Show doors with the same name that are close together as one pin.
Map.MergePortals	true	Show portals that are close together as one pin without a name.
Map.MergeDistance	50	Meters apart that doors or portals can be and still merge. A row of portals each this close to the next merges into one pin. Doors only merge if they share a name.

Multiplayer

Install on the server. Optional for clients. Players without the mod can still join, they just can't name things or see names, labels, or map pins. Players who have it need the same version as the server. Only the Server settings are synced from the server, and are synced live.

Building

dotnet build -c Release

The game path comes from the Steam registry keys. BepInEx is looked for in the game folder; if you use a mod manager, point BepInExPath at the profile's BepInEx folder with -p:BepInExPath=... or Environment.props (the top of NameMoreThings.csproj shows how). The build copies NameMoreThings.dll to BepInEx/plugins/NameMoreThings/. Pass -p:DeployToGame=false to skip that step.