Beast of Burden
A Valheim mod that adds a skill-based carry weight system. Train your carrying capacity by moving while heavily loaded!
Features
- Beast of Burden Skill: A trainable skill that increases your maximum carry weight
- Skill Progression: Gain experience by moving while carrying at least 90% of your capacity
- Configurable: Adjust base carry weight, skill gain rate, and weight bonus per level
- Persistent: Your skill level is saved with your character
Configuration
After first run, a configuration file will be created at BepInEx/config/com.laserflare.beastofburden.cfg:
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
| EnableMod |
true |
Enable or disable the mod |
| CarryWeightPerSkillLevel |
3 |
Additional carry weight per skill level |
| SkillGainRate |
0.5 |
Experience gained per second while training |
| MinimumLoadPercentage |
0.9 |
Minimum load (90%) required to train the skill |
How It Works
- Fill your inventory to at least 90% capacity
- Move around (walking, running, etc.)
- Gain Beast of Burden experience over time
- Level up to increase your maximum carry weight
- At skill level 100, you can carry up to 600 weight (with default settings)
Installation
Manual Installation
- Install BepInEx
- Download and extract
BeastOfBurden.dll to BepInEx/plugins/
Thunderstore (r2modman)
- Search for "Beast of Burden" in r2modman
- Click Install
Building from Source
- Run
dotnet build
Compatibility
- Valheim version: 0.217+
- BepInEx version: 5.4.22+
- Should be compatible with most other mods
Credits
Inspired by Smoothbrain's PackHorse
License
MIT License
