About CrossbowMemory
From ThunderstoreA loaded crossbow stays loaded when you switch weapons, stash it or log out, and remembers which bolt was in it. Client-side.
Crossbow Memory
Your crossbow stays loaded when you put it away.
In vanilla Valheim, a loaded crossbow is unloaded the moment you switch to another weapon, sheathe it, start swimming, use a crafting station or log out, and you have to crank it again. With this mod the crossbow remembers that it was loaded, and which bolt was in it, until you actually fire.
What it does
- Load your crossbow, switch to a sword, switch back: still loaded, no reload bar.
- Works through sheathing (hide weapons), swimming, crafting stations, sitting, chests, dropping, death (tombstone)
and leaving / rejoining a world.
- Remembers the bolt type that was loaded. When you take the crossbow out again it re-equips that bolt, if you still
carry some (otherwise it keeps whatever bolt you have equipped).
- Nothing is gained or lost: reloading never costs a bolt in Valheim; the bolt is taken when you fire.
- Works for every weapon that has to be loaded before it fires: Arbalest, Ripper, and modded crossbows.
- A reload that was still in progress when you switched is not remembered (same as vanilla).
Multiplayer
Client-side. Only your own crossbow is affected; other players and the server do not need the mod.
Configuration
BepInEx/config/com.crossbowmemory.valheim.cfg, or in game with ConfigurationManager (F1):
- Enabled (on): off = vanilla behaviour.
- Restore bolt type (on): re-equip the remembered bolt when the crossbow comes out.
- Log events (off): one log line whenever a crossbow is remembered, restored or fired, and a list of your
crossbows at login. Turn on if something seems wrong.
Notes
- Does the same job as the deprecated SaveCrossbowState (plus the bolt memory). Run only one of the two.
- Requires BepInExPack_Valheim. Nothing else.
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 26d ago.
CrossbowMemory 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
- 1.0.0, released 2026-10-09
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 1 recorded build of CrossbowMemory.
Dependencies
- Required: BepInExPack Valheim
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run CrossbowMemory 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 catalogWeapons, items & crafting
New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-10Open ↗
- ✓AuthorOdinTheWise, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree






