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BeastsOfBurden
Attach vanilla carts to eligible tamed animals. Maintained for current Valheim by AWL Gaming.
| Last updated | 2 weeks ago |
| Total downloads | 1657 |
| Total rating | 1 |
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| Dependency string | AWLGaming-BeastsOfBurden-1.0.6 |
| Dependants | 4 other packages depend on this package |
This mod requires the following mods to function
denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim
BepInEx pack for Valheim. Preconfigured with the correct entry point for mods and preferred defaults for the community.
Preferred version: 5.4.2350README
Beasts of Burden
AWL Gaming maintained compatibility fork for current Valheim releases.
Beasts of Burden was originally created by jcleveland. AWL Gaming maintains this fork because the original 1.0.4 release no longer works with the current Valheim 1.0 API. AWL Gaming does not claim authorship of the upstream implementation or gameplay design.
What it does
- Lets eligible tamed animals pull the vanilla cart.
- Supports the original tameable follow/command behavior.
- Keeps normal player cart attachment as the fallback.
- Preserves the original BepInEx plugin GUID and configuration compatibility.
AWL 1.0.6 maintained release
- 1.0.6 keeps the validated 1.0.5 gameplay implementation and adds the standard AWL Gaming storefront badge; gameplay behavior is unchanged.
- Updated the original 1.0.4 implementation for current Valheim 1.0 APIs.
- Updated current
Vagon,Character, andBaseAIaccess paths. - Added null-safe handling around stale or missing attachment state.
- Runtime-tested with a real vanilla cart and a tamed boar:
Vagon.CanAttachaccepted the animal, the cart created a live joint to it, and animal attachment retained the correct non-playerInUsestate. - Builds cleanly against the current AWL Valheim runtime with BepInEx 5.4.23.5 and Harmony 2.9.0.
Installation
Install on both the server and every client that connects to it. The Thunderstore/Hexium package will install the DLL through your mod manager. For manual installation, place BeastsOfBurden.dll under BepInEx/plugins/.
AWL maintenance and support
- AWL Gaming website: https://awlgaming.net
- Maintained source: https://github.com/AWL-Gaming/BeastsOfBurden
- Bug reports for this maintained build: https://github.com/AWL-Gaming/BeastsOfBurden/issues
- Optional support for AWL compatibility maintenance and testing: https://patreon.awlgaming.net
Support is optional and is for AWL's compatibility, testing, packaging, and maintenance work on this fork. The mod remains available regardless of support.
Original project and attribution
- Original author: jcleveland
- Original source: https://github.com/jcleveland/clevels-valheim-mods/tree/master/BeastsOfBurden
- Original Thunderstore package: https://thunderstore.io/c/valheim/p/clevel/BeastsOfBurden/
The upstream repository did not contain a license file or an explicit redistribution/derivative-work grant when this maintenance fork was prepared. NOTICE.md records that status transparently. AWL Gaming does not claim that the absence of a license grants rights.
Source and build
The maintained source is public in the AWL repository above. Build requirements are .NET Framework 4.7.2 targeting support, BepInEx core assemblies, and current Valheim managed assemblies.
dotnet build .\BeastsOfBurden\BeastsOfBurden.csproj -c Release
