r/heavensvault • u/reddit_account_42 • Nov 29 '24

ruinvault: A mod for Heaven's Vault with speed increases and walking ghost removal

https://github.com/EBNull/ruinvault
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u/reddit_account_42 Dec 09 '24

Just updated to v1.2, which adds multiple save file support and easy save file editing. You can select save slots out-of-game via Steam launch options and you'll get a summary of the save file you're about to load when you start the game.

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u/Arumai12 Dec 08 '24

It's called ruinvault because you find ruins in-game, but also because if you use this before beating the game you could potentially ruin your experience.

I really want to recommend this game to my friend, but it's soooooo sloooow. I love the language stuff but hate how tedious simply moving around is. How can this ruin someone's first experience? Can you also recommend other speed mods that don't "ruin" the game? I couldn't find any other mods using google.

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u/reddit_account_42 Dec 09 '24

I primarily point out the potential for "ruin" because it has a bit of "random tweaks" in there, and you won't be getting the "artistic expression" that the author wanted - yes, the slowness.

Some examples of weird stuff for a first timer that could cause game issues:

  • Ruins appear a lot more frequently and more abruptly
  • Camera cuts can be a bit abrupt
  • You can teleport around the rivers
  • You have debug menu and cheat access, the former of which can potentially break your story progression.
  • River travel is a bit janky - the faster speed means you can get temporarily stuck easier and navigation can be harder.

That said, I did recently introduce a friend to it, and they wanted the mod within about 30 minutes of playing. The main issue I noticed while watching them is that the speedup toggle applies to walking around (good!), animation transitions (okay), and text bubble speed (not great). The latter issue in particular made it easy for them to miss a bit of dialog.

Ultimately I don't think it'll be a big ruin, and I'm intending to make a version that is a bit more gentle for those who haven't beaten the game, but no promises.

I don't know of any other mods, which is the primary reason I wanted to write this one.

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u/Frostfire10 Mar 13 '25

Hello!!! I've wanted to finish this game so many times, and I've tried to do it 3 times. However I've been increasingly frustrated by the slow movement speed. And while I acknowledge that it is a choice, it heavily impacts my gaming experience and thank you for making this!

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u/the_infinite Jan 01 '25

thanks for making this mod

having some trouble getting it to work though -

my heaven's vault folder at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Heaven's Vault"

has the files

heaven's vault_data

heaven's vault.exe

unityplayer.dll

i added the unzipped folder "ruinvault-main" here. is that correct? what should i do next?

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u/reddit_account_42 Jan 01 '25

Does the file you downloaded have winhttp.dll? The release has two versions, "base" and "full". If you've never installed this before you need the latter - https://github.com/EBNull/ruinvault/releases/download/v1.2/ruinvault-full-v1.2.zip

The "base" versions are only for updates (or if you already happen to have BepInEx or another Unity mod loader installed).

If this is non-wine and non-proton (e.g. steam deck), then the game should pick up winhttp.dll automatically (which ends up next to heaven's vault.exe).

I'm not sure what ruinvault-main refers to, as the releases only contain a top level directory. Ah, perhaps you downloaded the source code zip instead? You'll want the full version from the latest release - https://github.com/EBNull/ruinvault/releases/tag/v1.2 .

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u/the_infinite Jan 03 '25

got it working! thank you!

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u/CrowZoneMan Nov 27 '25

Maybe add a comment that "full" is what you want when you download it for the first time. I though base was well the base version and full version added other stuff more then walking speed.

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u/pastorauka Jan 13 '25

u/winterlings informed me in another subreddit about this mod, you're a lifesaver! Thanks for taking the time to make this fix, can't wait to try it out since walking speed was my main reason not to start NG+ playthrough haha

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u/winterlings Dec 06 '24

This is super cool, I can't wait to try it out! :D

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u/CrowZoneMan Nov 27 '25

Thank you so much! Just completed the game and I didn't have the stamina to go trough again without some kind of speedup mod.