ANIMAL FEEDING TROUGH 1.0.5
Author: xNeliox

A functional feeding trough for tamed animals in Valheim, built with Jotunn.

REQUIREMENTS
Valheim 1.0, BepInExPack Valheim and Jotunn 2.30.2 or newer must be installed on every client and
the server. Use the same Animal Feeding Trough version everywhere.

INSTALLATION
1. Close Valheim and stop the dedicated server.
2. Install BepInExPack Valheim and Jotunn.
3. Copy AnimalFeedingTrough.dll into Valheim/BepInEx/plugins.
4. Remove older copies of this mod from all plugin subfolders.
5. Install the same DLL on the server and every client, then restart Valheim.

BUILDING AND USE
Ten matching feeding designs are available in the hammer's Furniture category:
large, medium and small straight troughs; large, medium and small curved troughs;
large, medium and small corner troughs; and a low round chicken feeding bowl.
They share the original weathered wood and dark forged-metal style. Each design has
its own build-menu entry and icon and requires a workbench.

Every design provides 6 storage slots. All variants accept food eaten by tameable animals.
Hungry, tameable animals within 16 metres walk to one of the feeding positions along
the two long sides. Keep those sides clear so animals can reach the trough.
Untamed tameable animals can also eat suitable food from the trough, allowing
it to be used during the normal taming process.
Tameable animals cannot damage the trough by attacking or running into it,
regardless of whether they are already tamed.

The visible feed surface shows that suitable food is stored. It does not display
the exact food type or quantity. Existing unsuitable items remain removable.

LANGUAGES
English, German, Russian, Ukrainian and Japanese follow Valheim's selected
language. Unsupported languages use English.

MULTIPLAYER
The mod and its dependencies are required on the server and every client.
Animal movement still depends on Valheim's normal AI and pathfinding. Blocked
paths, frightened animals or other animal-AI mods may affect feeding behavior.

UNINSTALLATION
Back up the world, empty and dismantle every placed trough, save and exit, then
remove AnimalFeedingTrough.dll from the server and every client.

CREDITS
Design and testing: xNeliox.
Uses Jotunn, BepInEx and Valheim APIs.
Code, translations and documentation were developed with AI assistance.
The custom feed texture and build icon were generated with OpenAI image generation.
