Rideable Boars

[center][size=6][color=#E59B35][b]Rideable Boars[/b][/color][/size] [i]Because every Viking deserves a slightly stubborn mount.[/i] Craft a saddle, choose your favourite boar and head out together — or jump onto a wild one and see how long you can hold on.[/center]

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[color=#E6C44A][b]Header image note:[/b][/color] The saddle shown in the header is a concept design. The current in-game saddle uses a simpler model and does not look exactly like this yet. I’m working toward a similar appearance for a future update.

 [size=5][color=#E59B35][b]Getting started[/b][/color][/size]
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[]Craft a [b]Boar Saddle[/b] at a level 2 Workbench.[/]
[]Keep it in your inventory, walk up to a tamed boar and attach it.[/]
[]Aim at the saddle and press [color=#E6C44A][b]E[/b][/color] to mount.[/]
[]Hold [b]W[/b] to move, steer normally and press [b]Space[/b] to jump.[/]
[]Press [b]E[/b] with nothing else targeted to dismount.[/]
[]Aim at the saddle and press [b]Shift + E[/b] to remove and recover it.[/]
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[size=5][color=#E59B35][b]What the mod adds[/b][/color][/size]
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[]Fully controllable riding on tamed, saddled boars.[/]
[]Bareback riding for both tamed and wild boars.[/]
[]A visible, reusable Boar Saddle with adjustable placement.[/]
[]Mounted jumping that benefits from Valheim's Riding skill.[/]
[]Speed bonuses for starred boars: [b]+20%[/b] for one star and [b]+40%[/b] for two stars.[/]
[]Door and gate interaction while mounted.[/]
[]Configurable speed, saddle position and rider position.[/]
[]Dedicated-server and multiplayer support.[/]
[/list][size=5][color=#E59B35][b]Saddle recipe [/b][/color][/size][b]Level 2 Workbench[/b]
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[]5 Leather Scraps[/]
[]2 Deer Hide[/]
[]4 Bronze Nails[/]
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[size=5][color=#E59B35][b]Installation[/b][/color][/size] [b]BepInEx (latest version) for Valheim is required.[/b] This mod was built and tested with [b]BepInEx (latest version).[/b] Another compatible BepInEx 5 build may also work, but BepInEx 6 is currently not supported. You can install it manually or use BepInExPack for Valheim.
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[]Install BepInEx latest version (or a compatible BepInEx 5 build) in your Valheim directory.[/]
[]Download the main file manually or with Vortex.[/]
[]Extract it into your Valheim game directory.[/]
[/list]The DLL should end up here:
[code]Valheim/BepInEx/plugins/BoarRiding.dll[/code]Start the game once to create:
[code]BepInEx/config/valheim.boarriding.cfg[/code]
[size=5][color=#E59B35][b]Languages[/b][/color][/size] English, German and Russian are supported automatically. The mod follows the language selected in Valheim. Unsupported languages fall back to English. 

[size=5][color=#E59B35][b]Multiplayer[/b][/color][/size] Install the same mod version on the host or dedicated server [b]and on every connecting client[/b]. Matching configuration files are recommended. Wild-boar mounting and the timed buck-off have been tested in multiplayer without prefab, RPC, Harmony or network errors. Full saddle-visibility testing with several clients is still recommended. 

[size=5][color=#E59B35][b]Compatibility[/b][/color][/size]
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[][b]Mod version:[/b] 1.0.2[/]
[][b]Tested with:[/b] Valheim 1.0.12[/]
[][b]Tested loader:[/b] BepInEx 5.4.23.5[/]
[/list][color=#D96555][b]Please back up your world and characters.[/b][/color] Do not uninstall the mod while a custom BoarSaddle remains in an inventory, container or the world.

[b][color=#e69138][size=4]Future Updates:[/size][/color][/b]  
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[]VR Optimization[/]
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[size=2][b]AI disclosure:[/b] Generative AI was used as a development assistant for parts of the code and page materials. The mod was assembled, tested and published by xNeliox.[/size]