VikingHorse

Viking Horse

Viking Horse adds immersive horses to Valheim that feel like a natural part of the Viking world. Full controller support.

Finding the right balance for a new creature takes time and feedback from many different playstyles. Since extensive long-term testing is difficult for me as a solo modder, I intentionally do not provide creature balance configuration options. Instead, I would like balancing decisions to be driven by community feedback and discussion.

If you have suggestions, feedback, bug reports, or balance ideas, feel free to join my Discord:

Features

Random Horse Variations

Every horse spawns with a random combination of fur and mane colors, creating a variety of unique horses throughout the world.

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Taming

Horses spawn wild in the Meadows and must be tamed before you can ride them. They are fairly rare — the spawn rate is intentionally low, so finding one can take a bit of searching. When you do find one, they love Dandelion — drop some on the ground near a horse and give it space. Once it has eaten enough, it becomes tame.

Saddle System

Craft a saddle and equip it to your horse to make it rideable.

Recipe — crafted at a Workbench (level 3):

| Material | Amount |

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| Leather Scraps | 10 |

| Deer Hide | 5 |

| Bronze | 3 |

Once attached, you can freely switch between four different saddle appearances.

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Visible Reins

While riding, visible reins connect the rider and the horse for additional immersion.

Improved Forest Travel

To make horseback travel through forests less frustrating:

• Horses can destroy small bushes while moving through them.
• Destroyed bushes do not drop wood.
• Prevents horses from constantly getting stuck on vegetation.

Localization

The mod is available in English, German, Portuguese (Brazilian & European) and Chinese.

If you'd like to see the mod in your language, drop the translations on the Discord and I'll include them.

Prefab / Spawn Names

For console commands, spawners, or compatibility with other mods, the prefab names are:

| Item | Prefab name |

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| Horse (creature) | M2Horse |

| Saddle (item) | SaddleM2Horse |

Example: spawn M2Horse spawns a horse, spawn SaddleM2Horse gives you a saddle.

Community Feedback

The balancing of this creature is intentionally community-driven.

Rather than providing extensive balancing configuration options, I prefer gathering feedback from actual gameplay and adjusting the creature based on community suggestions and discussion.

If you have ideas, balance suggestions, bug reports, or feedback, join the Discord:

Support my work

This mod, like all my mods, is free to use. If you'd like to support my work voluntarily, you can do so on Ko-fi.

The assets I build into my mods are ones I purchase commercially — your support helps me finance those assets and add new ones to my mods in the future. It's entirely optional and hugely appreciated. ❤️