cst-harmony

Harmony patches often fail silently when TargetMethod references are incorrect or class definitions across inheritance hierarchies are misidentified. Validating patch targets against actual class definitions prevents these silent failures and ensures stable gameplay patches.

Apply Harmony patching guidelines by ensuring TargetMethod usage correctly references actual method definitions throughout the inheritance chain. This prevents silent failures by validating prefixes, postfixes, and patch targets before application.

Silent failures during Harmony patching occur when patch targets misidentify methods or ignore class inheritance hierarchies. Validating that patch targets reference actual class definitions ensures patches apply correctly without crashes or silent skips.

You can verify Harmony patches by validating TargetMethod references against actual class definitions and checking method existence across inheritance hierarchies. This specification documents verification practices specific to Valheim modding environments to prevent silent application failures.

Harmony patch targeting in Valheim is limited by inheritance hierarchy complexity and incorrect TargetMethod usage, which cause silent failures. Guarding against misuse requires validating actual method definitions rather than assuming patch targets resolve correctly.