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Pack Mule (Carry Anything)
"Haul the whole cabin on your back without slowing down."
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How do I install Pack Mule (Carry Anything)?
Download the free ProjectMods desktop app, then install Pack Mule (Carry Anything) for The Long Dark in one click.
</>What does Pack Mule (Carry Anything) do?
Every hunt and every supply run ends the same way: too much loot, not enough back. Pack Mule makes carried weight a non-issue, so you can sweep up everything worth taking — a whole deer carcass, a stack of firewood, an entire town's worth of supplies — and still walk, sprint and climb at full pace. No more slow, exhausted encumbered shuffle, and no more three miserable trips where one would do. It's built for pack-rats and base-builders, and it pairs perfectly with Snow Legs and Cardio Day so those long hauls home are fast and never leave you gasping.
</>What is Pack Mule (Carry Anything)?
Every hunt and supply run ends the same way in The Long Dark: too much loot, not enough back. Pack Mule makes your carried weight a non-issue so you can grab everything, drag a full deer home and stock a base in one trip, with no slow, exhausted encumbered walk. Perfect for pack-rats and base-builders on Great Bear Island. A premium ProjectMods mod, installed in one click.
</>Common questions about Pack Mule (Carry Anything)
What does Pack Mule do in The Long Dark?
Pack Mule makes the weight you carry stop mattering in The Long Dark, so you can pick up everything you find and keep moving at full pace. Normally every item on Great Bear Island has a weight in kilograms, and once your pack gets heavy your survivor slows to a crawl, tires faster and struggles up hills. With Pack Mule enabled, that penalty is gone: load up a whole cabin's worth of supplies and you still walk, sprint and climb normally. It is a premium ProjectMods mod built for pack-rats and base-builders who are tired of leaving valuable loot behind on every trip.
Does Pack Mule remove the encumbrance slowdown or just raise my limit?
Pack Mule removes the effects of over-encumbrance in The Long Dark rather than nudging a number up a little. In a normal run, crossing your carry limit slows your movement, drains your stamina faster and makes travel miserable. With this mod on, all of that is switched off: no matter how much you are hauling, you move at your usual speed, your breath lasts, and hills stop punishing you. The result is that carry weight simply stops being a decision. You can strip an entire location in one visit instead of making three exhausting trips back and forth to your base.
Can Pack Mule carry a whole deer or other heavy hauls?
Yes, hauling big, heavy items is exactly what Pack Mule is for in The Long Dark. Carrying a full deer or moose carcass, a stack of firewood, or a pile of harvested meat normally weighs you down so much that you shuffle home in stages. With Pack Mule on, those heavy loads no longer slow you at all, so you can drag an entire kill back to camp in a single trip and butcher it somewhere warm. The same goes for stocking a base: sweep up tools, food, cloth and fuel from a region and carry the whole lot home at once.
Can I switch Pack Mule off when I want weight to matter again?
Yes. Pack Mule uses a single Enabled toggle in The Long Dark, so restoring normal carry limits takes one flip in the ProjectMods launcher. Leave it on for big supply runs and base-stocking, then switch it off when you want the survival decision of what to carry and what to leave behind. Turning it off returns everything to normal: weight adds up again, and going over your limit slows you and burns stamina. Your save is never permanently changed, so you can run heavy-hauling early while you set up a base and reintroduce weight management later for a tougher challenge.
Why is Pack Mule so useful for base-building?
Building a well-stocked base in The Long Dark means moving a lot of stuff, firewood, food, cloth, tools and spare clothing, often from far-flung buildings back to one central shelter. Without help that is dozens of slow, encumbered trips. Pack Mule collapses all of it into single hauls, so you can clear a region and deliver everything home in one go, then spend your time organising rather than commuting. It pairs well with Snow Legs and Cardio Day if you also want to move faster and never tire on those runs. Pack Mule is a premium ProjectMods mod that installs in one click.
What options does Pack Mule (Carry Anything) include?
Enabled
Master switch. Turn it on for the effect, off to go back to a normal survival run.
Pack Mule is a The Long Dark mod from ProjectMods that makes carried weight a non-issue, so you can haul everything you find without slowing down or getting encumbered.
System Requirements
What features does Pack Mule (Carry Anything) include?
- Makes carried weight a non-issue, so you never hit the slow, exhausted over-encumbered shuffle
- Lets you grab a full deer carcass, a pile of firewood and all the loot in one trip
- Holds your movement and stamina steady no matter how stuffed your backpack gets
- Turns supply runs into one journey instead of three back-and-forth hauls
- Switch on to ignore weight limits, off to bring encumbrance back into play
Best For
- Hunters dragging a whole moose or deer back to camp without a dozen trips
- Base-builders stocking a home with tools, food and firewood in a single run
- Loot-everything players clearing out the Dam or a whole town in one visit
- Movers relocating an entire stash from one region's base to a brand-new one
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