Is there anyway to reach out to Iron Gate and make suggestions? Do they browse this sub by any chance?
I need them to change the camera center point when on the boat. The camera is always fixed on the character so when you zoom in and out, the character is always the center point. That remains true when you jump take the rudder of the boat. The problem is, when you drop the sail, even zoomed out, you have a hard time looking forward. You always need to rotate the camera to the side to see what's coming forward.
I think the camera needs to snap to the top of the mast when you take the rudder. Let that point become the center from which you zoom in/out from. It'll give you better visibility and take some of the frustration out of sailing. When you stand up from the rudder, the camera can then snap back to your character as the center point. Now I'm not sure if the way the game is built, that this can be done but if it can, it should be done.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/valheim/comments/12yr033/change_suggestion_for_sailing/