PlayAsMob

PlayAsMob

Hi, I'm Ten Zly. | Version 1. 0. 3 | BepInEx 5

Become a troll, hunt as a wolf or take to the sky as a drake. PlayAsMob spawns a real creature at your camera position and lets you control it while your Viking stays behind.

Version 1. 0. 3

I updated the descriptions and documentation to use my own voice. Gameplay is unchanged from 1. 0. 2.

Version 1. 0. 2 map marker fix

Keeps the public multiplayer map marker at your stationary Viking while the camera and network streaming follow the creature. Requires version 1. 0. 2 on both the controlling client and the host/dedicated server. Observers do not need the mod. The Valheim 1. 0. 15 input compatibility fix from 1. 0. 1 is included.

What it does

• []Choose a creature and its level with a console command.[/]

  []Use its native health, damage, movement, resistances and attacks.[/]

  []Keep your original character, equipment and inventory in place.[/]

  []Return automatically when the creature dies.[/]

  []Use playasmob exit to return and leave the creature alive under normal AI control.[/]

  []Control attacks through your existing primary attack, secondary attack and block bindings.[/]

Add -console to Valheim's launch options, open the console with F5 and enter:

playasmob troll 2This spawns and controls a one-star troll. Level 1 is the default; level 3 means two stars. Try playasmob Wolf or playasmob Hatchling 3. Names are case-insensitive and Tab autocompletes eligible prefabs.

playasmob attacks

playasmob exit

playasmob helpDevcommands are not required.

Controls

Movement and camera use your normal bindings. Primary attack, secondary attack and block trigger the creature's attacks; block does not provide the Viking's shield block. More than three attacks cycle through the assigned buttons. Jump ascends for flying creatures; crouch descends. Peaceful creatures do not gain attacks or player weapons.

Installation

Install BepInExPack Valheim first. Close Valheim, then extract the BepInEx folder from this mod's archive into the Valheim game folder. The plugin should be at:

BepInEx/plugins/PlayAsMob/PlayAsMob.dllJotunn, CreatureQuests and ShapeShiftManager are not required. To uninstall, close the game and remove PlayAsMob.dll from the plugins folder.

Multiplayer and compatibility

I tested multiplayer successfully on 20 September 2026. Install the mod on the client that will control creatures. The mod uses standard networked creatures and has no server permission system; use it on servers where the host allows it. It does not bypass a server's mod restrictions.

Version 1. 0. 0 was verified in-game on Valheim 1. 0. 12. Version 1. 0. 2 was built against 1. 0. 15 and passed 92 checks: 66 parser, 12 input compatibility and 14 map-position checks using game boundary doubles. No live game/server test was run for this update. The earlier multiplayer result does not establish compatibility with every server setup or other mod.

For the map marker fix, install PlayAsMob 1. 0. 2 on the host/dedicated server as well as the controlling client. All players then see the body position, with the existing show/hide position setting respected. Without the server installation, possession still works but the public marker follows the creature.

Before you leave your body

Your Viking remains vulnerable. Food and status effects continue to expire. Creatures keep their normal faction and damage rules. Exiting possession leaves the living creature in the world, so a hostile creature may attack your character.

Only creatures using the standard Character and BaseAI components are supported. Fish, decorative birds and custom movement/AI systems may not work. Creatures spawn at the exact camera position; choose suitable terrain or water.

Version 1. 0. 3 has English documentation and Polish in-game messages/HUD labels. Possession ends on logout, player teleport/death, creature removal or loss of network ownership.

Credits, source and license

I created and released PlayAsMob as Ten Zly. I used AI assistance to prepare the promotional artwork and release descriptions.

RustyMods' CreatureQuests and its transformation system were studied as references. PlayAsMob is an independent implementation; it does not include or load ShapeShiftManager or CreatureQuests.

Source code and full documentation