CartBuddy
You've always ran into the back of the cart. Now it finally does something.Details
CartBuddy
Cooperative cart-pulling enhancement for Valheim that makes hauling heavy loads feel better, fairer, and more fun, especially with friends.
CartBuddy rewards teamwork by allowing multiple players to assist with pulling carts, improving traction, thrust, and handling without breaking Valheim’s grounded physics feel.
CORE
- Cooperative cart pulling (front + rear helpers)
- Assist-based thrust system that scales naturally
- Optional weight reduction while helpers are attached
- Tuned physics (spring, damping, acceleration) for stability
- Designed to feel vanilla, not arcade
- Fully multiplayer-safe and dedicated-server compatible
- One player pulls the cart normally
- Additional players can hold E to attach and help push
- Helpers contribute force through physics, not raw speed boosts
- Defaults favor assisted pulling over free-run movement
- All effects are subtle but noticeable — you feel the teamwork
CONFIGS
- Assist acceleration strength
- Spring and damping tuning
- Optional cart weight reduction while assisted
- Helper range and attach behavior
- Tether vs Free-run vs assisted attach mode (advanced)
- Debug / solo testing options (disabled by default)
All configs are server-authoritative.
SERVERS
- All logic runs server-side
- Clients cannot spoof helper force or physics
- Works correctly on:
- Dedicated servers
- Listen servers
- Single-player
- No client-side desync or permanent physics drift
REQUIREMENTS
- BepInEx
CHANGELOG
v0.9.1-2
- Tether Adjustments & Finetuning
v0.9.0
- Added Tether helper mode with improved rear positioning
- Added custom helper rope visual (client-side, independent of vanilla cart rope)
- Improved helper “push feel” with better stability, braking, and assist tuning
- Helper logic now keys off networked cart pull state for multiplayer reliability
- Fixed helper mode behaving like FreeRun
- Fixed rope not appearing in solo play
- Fixed cart assist applying when not actually being pulled
v0.4.2
- Cooperative cart assist system fully stabilized
- Fixed broken “hold E to help push” logic
- Assist acceleration rebalanced for a noticeable but grounded feel
- Physics tuning to prevent endless rolling on flat ground
- Removed debug logging and cleaned code for release
- Default attach mode set to assisted (FreeRun optional)
v0.1.0 - 0.4.1
- Initial assist mechanics
- Early physics experimentation
- Debug and solo-test focused builds
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