BowTrajectory
Shows the predicted arrow/bolt flight path with an impact marker while drawing a bow or crossbow.
About this mod Author’s original text
Bow Trajectory
See where your arrow is going before you release the shot.
While you draw a bow or aim a crossbow, this mod draws the predicted flight path in front of you and marks where the arrow should land — on the ground, on a wall, or on an enemy.
- Works with bows and crossbows
- Updates as you aim and draw
- Client-side only — no install needed on the server
- Press B to turn the preview on or off
Verified compatibility
Optional mods. Neither is required.
| Mod | Notes |
| --- | --- |
| Better Archery | When Arrow Improvements are on, the preview uses that mod's velocity, gravity, and aim for left-hand Bow-type weapons (including Valheim crossbows). Turn off UseBetterArcheryPhysics under Compatibility for vanilla ItemData physics. |
| Save Crossbow State | Trajectory shows again right away after you sheathe or switch away from a loaded crossbow and draw it back. |
Install with r2modman (recommended)
- Install r2modman.
- Select Valheim and open your profile.
- Make sure BepInExPack Valheim is installed.
- Download this mod and click Install with Mod Manager,
or go to Settings → Import local mod and select the downloaded zip.
- Click Start modded.
Manual install (BepInEx)
- Install BepInExPack Valheim if you do not already have it.
- Extract the zip.
- Create a BowTrajectory folder in your Valheim BepInEx/plugins directory (if it does not exist), then copy all files from the zip into it:
Valheim\BepInEx\plugins\BowTrajectory\
The folder should contain BowTrajectory.dll, manifest.json, icon.png, and README.md.
- Launch Valheim.
Configuration
After your first launch, settings are saved here:
BepInEx\config\ModdedWolf.BowTrajectory.cfg
Change colors via named presets (White, Red, …, RGB Cycle Slow/Medium/Fast, or Custom + hex), line width, toggle key, hide vanilla crosshair, and more.
In-game: open Mod Configs (pause menu) to edit these settings.
By default the game's own + cursor and bow-draw ring are hidden while the trajectory is showing so the preview is not cluttered. Turn Hide vanilla crosshair off if you want both.
Updating from v1.0.2 or earlier: config moved from dev.modded.bowtrajectory.cfg to ModdedWolf.BowTrajectory.cfg. Your settings are copied over automatically the first time you run v1.0.4+, then the old file is renamed to dev.modded.bowtrajectory.cfg.migrated so migration does not run again.
Questions or bugs? Discord
Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin
- The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
- Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
- Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
- Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.
Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.
Install these first, or the mod will not work: