About BeastOfBurden
From ThunderstoreA skill-based carry weight mod. Gain the Beast of Burden skill by moving while heavily loaded to increase your maximum carry weight.
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.dlltoBepInEx/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
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Dependencies
Needs 1 other project installed alongside it.
BeastOfBurden 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
- 1.0.9, released 2026-02-06
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 4 recorded builds of BeastOfBurden.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.9 | 2026-02-06 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.0.8 | 2026-01-30 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.0.1 | 2026-01-30 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.0.0 | 2026-01-30 | n/a | BepInEx |
Dependencies
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run BeastOfBurden 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 catalogGameplay & overhauls
New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.
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 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorMBOA, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
