SwimGear
A client-side Valheim mod that keeps equipped weapons and tools visible and usable while swimming.
Price not confirmed
Warnings and review limits
- Valheim 1.0.20 / BepInEx 5.4.23.5; client-side only. README says not to combine with UseEquipmentInWater, WieldEquipmentWhileSwimming, or another mod doing the same.
- Static exact-artifact review only; no installation or gameplay/runtime compatibility test. Source-to-release reproducibility not established. No guarantee of absence of vulnerabilities.
What changes in Valheim 1.0.20?
Changes the swimming checks used for equipment visibility and equipping; it does not require installation by other players or the server.
From the creator
j1gA (GitHub: tbsj1ga) ↗This mod was developed with the help of an AI assistant (Claude by Anthropic); the design decisions, in-game testing and releases are the author's.
Creator states AI assisted this mod.
Community responses
Positive comments and independent successful-use reports have not been confirmed. Read the original discussion for current replies.
No independent successful-use report was captured in the reviewed run receipts. This review did not install, launch, or play the mod; runtime compatibility is not established.
Getting started
Install through r2modman/Thunderstore or place the released DLL in BepInEx/plugins/SwimGear. Do not combine it with another mod that enables equipment use while swimming. Official README: https://github.com/tbsj1ga/SwimGearValheim/blob/main/README.md
Official mod page ↗