Carry Weight Skill

Adds a Carry Weight skill to Valheim. Train it by sprinting or swimming while your inventory is at least half full (relative to max carry weight). Heavier loads level you faster. Each level adds +3 max carry weight (up to +300 at level 100). No XP while over-encumbered (past max weight).

The skill is registered with Jotunn and appears in the normal skills menu with the rest of your skills.

Requirements

• Valheim (modded)
• BepInEx
• Jotunn (hard dependency — install via Thunderstore dependencies or manually)

Installation

Thunderstore Mod Manager / r2modman

1. Install BepInEx and Jotunn if you have not already (your manager may pull them in automatically).
2. Install Carry Weight Skill from Thunderstore.
3. Launch the game through the mod profile.

The manager will place CarrySkill.dll under BepInEx/plugins/.

Manual

1. Install BepInEx for Valheim.
2. Install Jotunn into BepInEx/plugins/.
3. Copy CarrySkill.dll from this package into Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/ (optionally inside a subfolder).

How it works

Training	Sprinting on land (not swimming) or swimming with movement, while current weight ÷ max carry weight ≥ 50%.
Speed	Between 50% and 100% load
Encumbered	If you are over max weight (IsEncumbered), you do not gain Carry Weight XP from this mod (run or swim).
Reward	+3 max carry weight per skill level (+300 at level 100).

Multiplayer

All players who should use the skill need compatible BepInEx, Jotunn, and this mod. The skill uses a stable Jotunn identifier for saves — do not change it between releases if you want existing characters to keep progress.

Compatibility

Supports Valheim 1.0. Use the latest BepInEx and Jotunn from Thunderstore.

Troubleshooting

• No XP: Ensure you are at ≥50% of max weight, actually running (land) or swimming with movement, not over-encumbered, and not blocked by other effects that stop skill XP.
• Max weight not increasing: Confirm the mod loads and check BepInEx LogOutput.log for errors on startup.

Credits

• 95Shade — Carry Weight Skill
• Uses Jotunn by Valheim Modding
• BepInEx & Harmony
• Inspired by Carry Weight Skill by Soravyn