From 6cdc527dbab100eaf42f6b0cd30f1dd3543878da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mikx <themike0785@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:42:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] (1.3.0) Individual Item Weight >
 'BepInEx\config\mxvalheim.custom_weights.json'

---
 MxValheim/MxValheim.cs     | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 MxValheim/MxValheim.csproj |  8 ++++++-
 MxValheim/Patch/Items.cs   | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 MxValheim/Patch/Items.cs

diff --git a/MxValheim/MxValheim.cs b/MxValheim/MxValheim.cs
index b7cc7c6..2ae026a 100644
--- a/MxValheim/MxValheim.cs
+++ b/MxValheim/MxValheim.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 using BepInEx;
 using BepInEx.Configuration;
 using HarmonyLib;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Xml;
 using UnityEngine;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 [BepInPlugin(ModGUID, ModName, ModVersion)]
 public class MxValheimMod : BaseUnityPlugin
 {
+    public static MxValheimMod Instance; // Singleton reference
+
     private const string ModGUID = "ovh.mxdev.mxvalheim";
     private const string ModName = "MxValheim";
-    private const string ModVersion = "1.2.1";
+    private const string ModVersion = "1.3.0";
 
     public static ConfigEntry<bool> Config_Locked;
     public static ConfigEntry<int> Config_OreMultiplier;
@@ -18,15 +24,53 @@ public class MxValheimMod : BaseUnityPlugin
     public static ConfigEntry<bool> Config_rainDamage;
     public static ConfigEntry<float> Config_boatSpeed;
 
+    private static string WeightConfigPath => Path.Combine(Paths.ConfigPath, "mxvalheim.custom_weights.json");
+    public static Dictionary<string, float> WeightSettings = new Dictionary<string, float>();
+
     void Awake()
     {
+        Instance = this;
+
         Config_OreMultiplier = Config.Bind("General","OreMultiplier",3,"How many items should drop for every 1 ore/scrap found.");
         Config_rangeMultiplier = Config.Bind("General", "CraftingRangeMultiplier",2.0f,"Multiplier for the workbench build/crafting range. Default is 2x.");
         Config_bowDrawSpeedBonusPerLevel = Config.Bind("General", "BowDrawSpeedBonusPercentPerLevel", 1.0f, "Shorten the bow draw speed by this percent for every bow upgrade level.");
         Config_rainDamage = Config.Bind("General", "RainDamage", true, "Set to true to stop rain damage, false to return to vanilla behavior.");
         Config_boatSpeed = Config.Bind("General", "BoatSpeedMultiplier", 2.0f, "Your boat/raft will move without wind at a speed multiplied by this value.");
 
+        LoadJsonConfig();
+
         Harmony harmony = new Harmony(ModGUID);
         harmony.PatchAll();
     }
+
+    private void Update()
+    {
+        // Only check while in the game world to save resources
+        if (ObjectDB.instance == null) return;
+
+        
+    }
+
+    private bool LoadJsonConfig()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (!File.Exists(WeightConfigPath))
+            {
+                WeightSettings = new Dictionary<string, float> { { "Wood", 1.0f }, { "Stone", 1.0f } };
+                File.WriteAllText(WeightConfigPath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(WeightSettings, Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting.Indented));
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            string json = File.ReadAllText(WeightConfigPath);
+            WeightSettings = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, float>>(json);
+            Logger.LogInfo($"Successfully parsed {WeightSettings.Count} items.");
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.LogWarning($"Could not read JSON (might be busy): {ex.Message}");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MxValheim/MxValheim.csproj b/MxValheim/MxValheim.csproj
index e716e67..05b04e3 100644
--- a/MxValheim/MxValheim.csproj
+++ b/MxValheim/MxValheim.csproj
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
     <Reference Include="BepInEx">
       <HintPath>E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Valheim\BepInEx\core\BepInEx.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="gui_framework, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <HintPath>E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Valheim\BepInEx\plugins\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="Unity.TextMeshPro, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
     <Reference Include="UnityEngine">
       <HintPath>E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Valheim\Valheim_Data\Managed\UnityEngine.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -67,12 +72,13 @@
     <Compile Include="MxValheim.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Patch\Bow.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Patch\CraftingStation.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Patch\Items.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Patch\Ores.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Patch\WearNTear.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="ILRepack.targets" />
+    <Analyzer Include="E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Valheim\Valheim_Data\Managed\assembly_guiutils.dll" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MxValheim/Patch/Items.cs b/MxValheim/Patch/Items.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6958bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MxValheim/Patch/Items.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using HarmonyLib;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace MxValheim.Patch
+{
+    internal class Items
+    {
+        [HarmonyPatch(typeof(ObjectDB), nameof(ObjectDB.Awake))]
+        public static class ObjectDB_Patch
+        {
+            public static void Postfix()
+            {
+                if (ObjectDB.instance == null) return;
+
+                int count = 0;
+                foreach (GameObject item in ObjectDB.instance.m_items)
+                {
+                    ItemDrop itemDrop = item.GetComponent<ItemDrop>();
+                    if (itemDrop != null && MxValheimMod.WeightSettings.TryGetValue(item.name, out float newWeight))
+                    {
+                        itemDrop.m_itemData.m_shared.m_weight = newWeight;
+                        count++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}