Carried is a Vintage Story mod by SiiMeR. Carried lets players lift, transport, and hold hands with one another through several animated carry styles.
Why this mod is worth installing
This mod suits cooperative groups, roleplay servers, and anyone who wants a more physical way to help an injured or stranded player. Its consent prompt and movement limits keep the interaction deliberate rather than purely cosmetic.
What Carried adds
Players can choose between bridal, piggyback, firefighter, and buddy carries, each with a distinct pose and movement penalty. Holding hands is a separate interaction: the initiator leads turning, while both players can influence the walking direction.
To start, look at another player and hold Y to open the carry wheel, then select a style. The other player can accept or refuse; lifting takes time and is interrupted by movement. Both hands generally need to be empty, and hand availability differs for the hand-holding option.
Carrying restricts attacks, item use, and crouching, while low health, death, excessive distance, or certain impacts can end the interaction. The carried player receives a limited view from their carried position and can also use the release control.
Animations account for the size ratio between the two players, so poses remain convincing when their bodies differ greatly. The included editor and JSON-based style system also allow new carry types and animations to be authored without programming.
Carry styles
The bridal carry supports the passenger under the knees and back, while the piggyback style places them on the carrier’s back. These options reduce movement speed by 60% and 45% respectively.
Firefighter carry
The firefighter style drapes the passenger over the carrier’s shoulder with their head facing downward. It applies a 50% movement-speed penalty.
Buddy carry
In the buddy carry, both players walk side by side with one arm over the other’s shoulder. This style reduces movement speed by 35%.
Holding hands lets two players walk together, provided the initiator’s left hand and the other player’s right hand are free. The initiator can sprint, crouch, or sit, and the partner follows those actions.
Picking someone up
Aim at a player, hold Y to open the carry wheel, move toward the desired option, and release Y. The other player receives a consent prompt; lifting takes two seconds by default and is cancelled by movement.
Putting down
Use Shift + Y or choose Let go from the wheel to end the carry. The passenger can use the same control, while distance, swimming, death, or a hit from the passenger can also break the interaction.
Different sizes
Carry poses are stored for different size ratios and blended between them, keeping a small passenger properly seated on a larger carrier. Size also affects the movement penalty.
Adding your own styles
Custom carry styles and animations can be defined through JSON files, with icons and names supplied by the relevant mod domain. Creative mode includes .carryeditor for building poses in-game.
Where to download Carried
The official Vintage Story Mod DB page is the right place to get the current release through the in-game mod manager.