About CarryWeightSkill
From ThunderstoreAdds a Carry Weight skill: train while sprinting or swimming heavy; +3 max weight per level. Compatible with Valheim Sept 2026 (Skills.RaiseSkill / MessageHud fix).
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
- Install BepInEx and Jotunn if you have not already (your manager may pull them in automatically).
- Install Carry Weight Skill from Thunderstore.
- Launch the game through the mod profile.
The manager will place CarrySkill.dll under BepInEx/plugins/.
Manual
- Install BepInEx for Valheim.
- Install Jotunn into
BepInEx/plugins/. - Copy
CarrySkill.dllfrom this package intoValheim/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.logfor errors on startup.
Credits
- 95Shade — Carry Weight Skill
- Uses Jotunn by Valheim Modding
- BepInEx & Harmony
- Inspired by Carry Weight Skill by Soravyn
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Dependencies
Needs 1 other project installed alongside it.
CarryWeightSkill on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Valheim servers, for BepInEx servers. We download it from Thunderstore, place it, and restart the server.
- Server type needed
- BepInEx
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Valheim — 4 GB (4 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.0.2, released 2026-09-15
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 2 recorded builds of CarryWeightSkill.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.2 | 2026-09-15 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.0.1 | 2026-04-06 | n/a | BepInEx |
Dependencies
- Required: Jotunn
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run CarryWeightSkill on a Valheim server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogVehicles & ships
Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server. 1 other project installed alongside it.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Author95Shade, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
