Bow Trajectory

See where your arrow is going before you release the shot.

While you draw a bow or aim a crossbow, this mod draws the predicted flight path in front of you and marks where the arrow should land — on the ground, on a wall, or on an enemy.

• Works with bows and crossbows
• Updates as you aim and draw
• Compatible with Better Archery (uses that mod's arrow velocity/gravity when Arrow Improvements are on)
• Client-side only — no install needed on the server
• Press B to turn the preview on or off

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Install with r2modman (recommended)

1. Install r2modman.
2. Select Valheim and open your profile.
3. Make sure BepInExPack Valheim is installed.
4. Download this mod and click Install with Mod Manager,
   or go to Settings → Import local mod and select the downloaded zip.
5. Click Start modded.

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Manual install (BepInEx)

1. Install BepInExPack Valheim if you do not already have it.

2. Extract the zip.

3. Create a BowTrajectory folder in your Valheim BepInEx/plugins directory (if it does not exist), then copy all files from the zip into it:

   Valheim\BepInEx\plugins\BowTrajectory\

   The folder should contain BowTrajectory.dll, manifest.json, icon.png, and README.md.

4. Launch Valheim.

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Configuration

After your first launch, settings are saved here:

BepInEx\config\ModdedWolf.BowTrajectory.cfg

Change colors via named presets (White, Red, …, RGB Cycle Slow/Medium/Fast, or Custom + hex), line width, toggle key, hide vanilla crosshair, and more.

In-game: open Mod Configs (pause menu) to edit these settings.

By default the game's own + cursor and bow-draw ring are hidden while the trajectory is showing so the preview is not cluttered. Turn Hide vanilla crosshair off if you want both.

Better Archery: if Better Archery is installed and its Arrow Improvements are enabled, the preview follows that mod's velocity, gravity, and aim for left-hand Bow-type weapons — including Valheim crossbows (Arbalest, etc.), which BA also retunes. Set UseBetterArcheryPhysics to false under Compatibility if you want vanilla ItemData physics instead.

Updating from v1.0.2 or earlier: config moved from dev.modded.bowtrajectory.cfg to ModdedWolf.BowTrajectory.cfg. Your settings are copied over automatically the first time you run v1.0.4+, then the old file is renamed to dev.modded.bowtrajectory.cfg.migrated so migration does not run again.

Questions or bugs? Discord