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Useful Paths

by Menthus · for Valheim

Players run, jog, and walk faster and use less stamina when traversing leveled ground, paths, paved roads, wood, stone, iron, or hardwood . The movement boost and stamina drain decrease values can also be configured.

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About Useful Paths

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Players run, jog, and walk faster and use less stamina when traversing leveled ground, paths, paved roads, wood, stone, iron, or hardwood . The movement boost and stamina drain decrease values can also be configured.

Useful Paths for Valheim

Players run, jog, and walk faster and use less stamina when traversing leveled ground, paths, paved roads, wood, stone, iron, or hardwood . The movement boost and stamina drain decrease values can also be configured.

Config Options

  1. Going to Valheim\BepInEx\config and opening Menthus.bepinex.plugins.UsefulPaths.cfg.
  2. Using the >>BepInEx ConfigurationManager<< plugin. Simply download it, put it in your Valheim\BepInEx\plugins folder, and press F1 when in-game.

Installation (manual):

Place the UsefulPaths folder into the Valheim\BepInEx\plugins folder.

ChangeLog

Useful Paths 1.1.0 Release!

  • Fixed issue where invalid value was being passed to Enum.Parse, causing an exception to be thrown.

Useful Paths 1.2.0 Release!

  • Added missing 'path' to list of ground types which boost movement speed and reduce stamina drain(levelground and pavedroad were already there).
  • Increased default multipliers so the benefits of using different paths is more prominent.

Useful Paths 1.3.0 Release!

  • Movement bonus now applies to jogging/walking.
  • Movement bonus now applies when walking on wood/stone flooring (defaults to the speed you move when walking on pavedroad).
  • Improved terrain detection.

Useful Paths 1.4.0 Release!

  • Removed possible log spam to console.
  • Added config options.
  • Added bonus movement/stamina drain reduction to iron and hardwood materials.
  • Refactored code.

Useful Paths 1.5.0 Release!

  • Fix for Null Reference Exception

Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on BepInEx.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Dependencies

Needs 1 other project installed alongside it.

Useful Paths 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
1.5.0, released 2021-03-31

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
BepInEx

From 1 recorded build of Useful Paths.

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Useful Paths 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 catalog
Listed on Thunderstore as “Tweaks”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

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 ↗
  • ✓AuthorMenthus, as published on Thunderstore
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Useful Paths, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Which loaders does it support?

BepInEx.

Is it free?

Yes. Useful Paths is free to download from Thunderstore.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Useful Paths on a Valheim server.

Deploy in about a minute from $9.99 a month, then add Useful Paths in one click.