Shield Sledding

Slide down hills on your equipped shield. Jump, press G to arm (in the air or right after takeoff), then land to start sledding. Speed follows the hill — shield tier affects durability wear, not how fast you go.

Works in multiplayer. Everyone playing needs the mod installed.

Questions or bugs? Discord

Install with r2modman

Install r2modman.
Pick Valheim and open the Default profile.
Install BepInExPack Valheim if it is not already there.
Either:
- Search Thunderstore for Shield Sledding and install it, or
- Settings → Import local mod and pick dist\ShieldSledding-1.0.0.zip.

Manual install

Install BepInExPack Valheim.
From the Release folder, copy the ModdedWolf-ShieldSledding folder into Valheim:

Valheim\BepInEx\plugins\ModdedWolf-ShieldSledding\

You should end up with:

Valheim\BepInEx\plugins\ModdedWolf-ShieldSledding\ShieldSledding.dll
Launch Valheim through BepInEx (Steam with the BepInEx launcher, or whatever you normally use).

Config shows up after the first run at:

BepInEx\config\ModdedWolf.ShieldSledding.cfg

How to use it

Equip a shield that still has durability.
Jump on purpose — walking off a cliff without pressing jump does not count.
Press G while airborne or right after takeoff (changeable in config).
Land to start sledding. By default any ground works; raise MinimumSlope in config if you want steeper hills only.

Controls while sledding

Key	What it does
A / D	Steer
W	Lean forward, small speed boost (ground or water only)
S	Brake (ground or water only)
Space	Jump — you stay in sled mode
G	Quit sledding
Esc	Quit sledding

Sledding ends if you press G or Esc, get hit by a creature or player, sink in deep water (too slow to skim), die, or your shield breaks from wear. At 6 m/s or faster you can skim across water instead of swimming.

Combat & damage while sledding

Hit type	What happens
Falls and impacts	No health loss — damage goes to shield durability instead
Creature or player attack	Knocked off the sled, staggered, no health loss

While armed (after G, before landing), hits are blocked with no shield wear — you stay on your feet.

Configurable in ModdedWolf.ShieldSledding.cfg under [Damage]: AbsorbDamageToShield, EndSledOnCombatHit, StaggerOnCombatHit.

Shield wear (defaults)

All shields slide at the same speed — the hill sets your pace. Shield tier changes how fast durability drains (relative to Banded = 1.0×). Lower is better.

Shield	Wear
Wood	3.00×
Bone tower	2.25×
Bronze buckler	1.75×
Banded	1.00×
Iron buckler	0.80×
Black metal	0.55×
Carapace	0.45×
Flametal	0.35×

Modded shields use DefaultModdedWear in config, or add entries under CustomModdedWear.

Multiplayer

Movement runs on your client like normal Valheim walking. Other players see your sledding state over the network. Host and clients all need the mod installed — there is no separate server-only package.

Files in the Release folder

Path	Purpose
`BepInEx/plugins/ModdedWolf-ShieldSledding/ShieldSledding.dll`	The mod
`BepInEx/plugins/ModdedWolf-ShieldSledding/icon.png`	Mod icon (r2modman)
`BepInEx/plugins/ModdedWolf-ShieldSledding/manifest.json`	Thunderstore metadata
`BepInEx/plugins/ModdedWolf-ShieldSledding/README.md`	This file

Copy the ModdedWolf-ShieldSledding folder into your Valheim BepInEx\plugins\ directory.