About RunningMan
From ThunderstoreServer-authoritative Valheim marathon races with checkpoints, gear rules, HUD, and live standings.
RunningMan
Server-authoritative marathon races for Valheim: checkpoints, gear rules, live standings, WR/RULES Signs, and an F6 race panel.
Install on the dedicated server and on every player's client. Everyone who races needs the mod — otherwise they won't get the HUD, yellow announcements, sounds, or join UI.
Want some great fun with your friends? Spice up Valheim with a fair race: shared gear rules, and Running skill normalized to 50 for the event only. Add your Steam ID to the server adminlist.txt, open the menu with F6, and place a start line, checkpoints, and a finish line.
Custom race sounds (start, countdown, checkpoint, finish, false_start) ship in the Sounds folder next to the DLL.
Source & full docs: github.com/Abengs84/RunningMan
Quick start
- Admins set up the track (F6 or
/run register//run autodetect). /run open— open registration (announced in-game).- Players Join race (F6) or
/run join. /run start— countdown, then GO!
Press F6 for the race GUI.
Players
| Command | What it does | |---------|----------------| | /run join / /run leave | Register / unregister | | /run status | Place, time, next checkpoint | | /run gearcheck | Check marathon loadout | | /run pb / /run last | Personal best / last run |
Default loadout: Troll leather set, Feather cape (or none), Anti-Sting + Ratatosk meads, Salad / Blood Pudding / Mushroom Omelette. Swapping gear or eating other food mid-race = DQ.
Admins
| Command | What it does | |---------|----------------| | /run open / /run close | Registration | | /run start / /run cancel | Start countdown / cancel event | | /run debug | Gate marker lines | | /run wrboard / /run rulesboard | Mark a Hammer Sign as WR or RULES board | | /run worldrecords | Show top times |
Config: BepInEx/config/com.runningman.valheim.cfg Race data: BepInEx/config/RunningMan/
Highlights
From source dataLoaders
Runs on BepInEx.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 4 mo ago.
RunningMan 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 side
- Optional on 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
- 1.5.10, released 2026-07-19
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| BepInEx |
From 3 recorded builds of RunningMan.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5.10 | 2026-07-19 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.5.9 | 2026-07-19 | n/a | BepInEx |
| 1.5.8 | 2026-07-19 | 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 RunningMan 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 catalogAdmin & protection
Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.
Works on a server
From source side supportThunderstore lists server-side support for RunningMan as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.
Compatibility
- Game
- Valheim
- Loaders
- BepInEx
- Runs on
- Serveroptional on the server
- Requires
- One-click install needs a BepInEx server.
Verified at the source
- ✓ThunderstoreOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorUthenaria, as published on Thunderstore
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
