I agree that there should be a limitation to avoid making this too easy. The vigor mod comes with its own problems so isn't necessarily an ideal solution either.

Requiring the player to have gear is thematically a good solution. But if tools are too much trouble, perhaps armor pieces and backpacks themed as tools would be a solution? Climbing gear as a backpack, climbing picks as gloves. A chalk pouch for better control, grip and friction? Also a hefty increase to penalties if the player is wearing heavy armor (who in their right mind climbs mountains in full plate?) Just items that enable and affect the automatic application of the climbing mechanics. 

A bunch of extra work tbf, but needing dedicated gear to go mountain climbing is quite realistic and thematic, and having the effects applied automatically would ease the burden on the player.

May I ask why the possibility of a config option to require an item (e.g. picks) to climb was discarded? I'm just curious what "too restrictive" means, as I know I'm not the only one who's held off installing this because of a lack of restrictions!

I'm not sure if this is a Climb Mountain or Catch Ledge issue, but the mod is way too finicky with what does and doesn't count as you being at the ledge. Trying to catch the ledge if you're a little too low causes you to just fall, and climbing too high above the ledge also causes you to fall for... some reason? But there isn't really an indication of where the sweet spot is. Just stopping the player at the top as long as there is a grabbable ledge would do wonders for QoL, though keeping the slipping if you try to grab onto dirt would make sense. Also, there probably should be a hunger cost to climbing.

Salty you're a miracle worker :)

ZackTheUnknown 

Thanks! ^_^

AlebenTod Yeah, there should be a config file under 'VintagestoryData/ModConfig' that allows you to add other types. I recommend adding 'soil' to the list for "sinkholes," soil and gravel for certain mountains, and/or wood for climbing trees (watch out for branch blocks, though).

Why only Stone and Ore? Is it possible to configure other blocks?

This is going in my world the second you add an item requirement like picks or bracers/gloves with spikes B)

For the free look, I don't like having too many keybinds personally, perhaps you could use the alt-function somehow? Maybe make the character in free look by default when climbing and holding alt lets you rotate. Or the other way around

SaltyWater Hey, I've had this problem for a while but just figured out what caused it. If I quit a world but return without quiting out of the entire game with Easy Hammer Mode installed then I cannot move sideways at all on cliffs. I just sorta shiver in place. I have no clue how that interferes with this, and I'll probably just remove it, but its wierd enough I had to mention it

On top of Inuko's question, could you make it reliant on a solid face check? As in, anything non-solid is jagged enough to climb barehanded? Otherwise it's a little strange to be able to climb flat mountain faces without tools.

Would it be possible to make the climbing reliant on tools? You need climbing picks and/or spiked boots for example. I see this has been asked a few times already but I'm adding my own interest. I also realise that you can do this by just using ladders so it's not anything game breaking as it is.

Alternative question: Would it be possible to add this functionality on a racial basis? Like a race with claws can scale walls like this but regular people can't.

Would it be possible to add a config option to enable interactions while climbing?  It'd be nice if I could pick up or put down torches on my way out of a hole i dug, for example.  Or put a ladder down.  Speaking of ladders, currently it's not really possible to cleanly transition from climbing a wall to climbing a ladder.  If you're in a one by one hole with a ladder above you, the ladder blocks your from climbing higher, so the only way to get out of the hole is to have some ladders on you, stop climbing, and really quickly slap a ladder down and have enough spare to bridge the gap.

HarvestBluehaven check the mod config, you can set what categories of stuff you can climb.  adding this to the right section should allow you to climb any trees:
"Wood",
"Leaves",
"Plant",

Could tree climbing be added to the functionality of this mod? If you have vigor installed, running from predators is not as effective. But i could see running and climbing a tree to get to safety. And to get that pesky resin thats at the top of the tree!

This mod is awesome, i love your mods, they add so much to the game, thanks! 

this is awesome, but i think it wil lbe useful in specific scenarios because most mountains and hills have 1 layer of gravel which u cant climb on, rendering the feature useless DX

The freelook mod link seems to be a little scuffed? Still works though >.<

DarthDaddy85

The space bar is intentional, the mod was designed to be used alongside Catch Ledge, I didn't wanted to register another hotkey!

And you can add/change in the configs what kind of material you can climb!

There's only two things that i will critique and that is 1. The button to activate climbing should be changable because the most common problem i have heard about this is it interferes with the jumping if you are to close to a block. 2. You can't climb dirt, sand, or gravel which is sitting on the top of most blocks on a mountain in the game and you cannot remove them while climbing so you end up just falling back down.

do you think it would be possible to create a tool that would aid us in parkour ? i mean with this mod , the catch ledge mod, vault & dive mods do you think adding a tool that would for exemple idon'tknow stuck it self in wood or stone or both and propel us upward ? 

situation : using imersif treefalling i can fell many tree by just cuting 1 how ever many time thishapenedtome the woods stack like .. 4/5ish block tall and .. i really don't want to use a ladder , i could use sayed climbing tool to stuck it inside idk max third or fourth block high and use it to propel my self ? does that make sens ?

how do I make everything climbable akin to botw? is there a catch all for all block types? 

+1 for the future plan to add an option requiring propicks in both hands. Would turn this on if it were available!

Can we have the option for it being disabled while in creative or spectator mode? As i often get stuck while testing stuff.

After the update everything is working perfectly. 

Is there a way to prevent the climbing from happening when on a ladder? Holding space causes the climb to trigger and doesn't climb ladders anymore until it releases.

https://pastebin.com/CdHt65r1

Getting this error to crop up while on a server, but i did not realize there was an update, i was still running on 0.1.

I did just update and will test some more.

This is sick. Are there any plans to make trees or other things climbable too?

edit: just saw other climbable materials can be added in the config yay

MadEngineer

I will be implement Vigor compatibility!

edit: I implemented Vigor compatibility!

Does it drain your hunger faster when climbing? And if not, is there a possibility to add a configuration for that in the future?

Arasine

Much obliged, sir. Indeed a boy still, yet striving toward the title! 🎩

Salty, you're a scholar and a gentleman 

• or lady idk :)

thanks !

a stamina feature would be awesome and way immersive

This mod gives me the idea thats probably way outside of the scope of this mod but if you've played the Cairn demo on steam, basically changing the stone blocks to add gaps and cracks in them and adding then cairn climbinbg mechanics to this. I think that would be cool but idk if its feasable.

Jokes on you, the lantern tech already exists! :P

(Yk the WorldGuard climbing exploit from Minecraft? Yeah you can do that with a lantern lololol)

Arasine

I'm currently having problems finding a good free image host as good as imgur that doesn't have a ridiculously small size limit before prompting the user with a pay button.

🤦‍♂️

edit:

I decided on freeimage.host

I'll begin moving the images and gifs to it. bit by bit.

Meatyboy

Check the two last gifs! Use catch ledge!

I know I'm kinda an idiot, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to grapple over the last top block. Everytime I try, I slide back down the cliff face. 

This feels a little too OP for me, except for parkour-oriented players/events, but I think I may re-install it if there's some kind of risks implied with climbing. I think some kind of (low and configurable) probability of falling when you move would make it more balanced.

I think something like "For every meter traveled, draw a random number. If it is lower than the probability, trigger a fall" would make sense. With a low probability of falling, climbing a ~3 blocks wall would be safe unless you're very unlucky, but climbing a ~30 block cliff should be a risky bet on your life.

Anyway as akways with your mods, animations and dynamics are top-notch. Thank you for the immersion you add to the vanilla experience !

Cant view or donate or anything as youre still using Imgur :( 

70,000,000 potential players in the UK cant either. Wont you consider another free image host please ? When using Imgur youre excluding an entire nation from using your mods (as we cant see anything you post on them). 

RedRockG 

Crawl and Dive!

It's not exactly crouching, but Salty has Crawl and Dive that lets you crawl in 1x1 spaces!

Thank you very much, Salty. It's almost the perfect replacement for Movelikekaji. The only thing missing is the ability to crouch in 1x1. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Oh, by the way, it's not compatible with Terrain Slabs. I fall down, ha ha ha.

Doesnt really work well with terrain slabs mod sadly

It's a good mod, but can you make like a variable that check if the player is climbing a ladder already? I keep climbing the sides of my cellar when exiting it.

[Server Notification] Client 1 disconnected: An action you (or your client) did caused an unhandled exception

Exception: Type is not expected, and no contract can be inferred: climbmountain.Animations+AnimMsg

Don't really know what happen but I grabed the wall for a split second and got kicked. If there is a lock I can send plz let me know loaction and i'll get it for you.

Does this mod work for 1.21.0?

Can't wait for when Vigor adds compatibility with this!

Require climbing tools in both hands, and I'm in on this one.

blocky fingers of steel

Are there climbing limitations? Because infinite climbing gets extra busted fast.

BillieFrogs

Sure, I'll add configs to be able to select what material is climbable!

R2Sam

uh oh

Thanks for the log! I'll take a look 👀

DecaByte

Yes! I plan to make it so where the player have to be holding propicks in order to climb, goes to climbing ice mountains as well!

Alejo98

Yes, not climbable!

Another exquisite movement mod, however I quickly found myself trying to climb a mountain face that was topped off with gravel. Do you think immersion would be broken if climbing was compatible with gravel and sand? (maybe not snow or ice though because they're slippery). Otherwise this mod works as Intended.

Worked great on singleplayer but doesn't seem very happy on a server

7.11.2025 22:14:17 [Server Warning] Exception at client 2. Disconnecting client.
7.11.2025 22:14:17 [Server Notification] Client 2 disconnected: An action you (or your client) did caused an unhandled exception
7.11.2025 22:14:17 [Server Notification] Last player disconnected, compacting large object heap...
7.11.2025 22:14:18 [Server Notification] UDP: client disconnected R2Sam
7.11.2025 22:14:18 [Server Event] Player R2Sam got removed. Reason: Threw an exception at the server
7.11.2025 22:14:18 [Server Error] Exception: Type is not expected, and no contract can be inferred: climbmountain.Animations+AnimMsg
   at ProtoBuf.Meta.TypeModel.ThrowUnexpectedType(Type type) in C:\Code\Protobuf-net\src\protobuf-net\Meta\TypeModel.cs:line 1490
   at ProtoBuf.Meta.TypeModel.TryDeserializeAuxiliaryType(ProtoReader reader, DataFormat format, Int32 tag, Type type, Object& value, Boolean skipOtherFields, Boolean asListItem, Boolean autoCreate, Boolean insideList, Object parentListOrType) in C:\Code\Protobuf-net\src\protobuf-net\Meta\TypeModel.cs:line 1120
   at ProtoBuf.Meta.TypeModel.Deserialize(Stream source, Object value, Type type, SerializationContext context) in C:\Code\Protobuf-net\src\protobuf-net\Meta\TypeModel.cs:line 609
   at ProtoBuf.Serializer.Deserialize[T](Stream source) in C:\Code\Protobuf-net\src\protobuf-net\Serializer.cs:line 68
   at Vintagestory.Server.NetworkChannel.<>c__DisplayClass9_0`1.<SetMessageHandler>b__0(Packet_CustomPacket p, IServerPlayer player) in VintagestoryLib\Server\API\NetworkChannel.cs:line 54
   at Vintagestory.Server.NetworkChannel.OnPacket(Packet_CustomPacket p, IServerPlayer player) in VintagestoryLib\Server\API\NetworkChannel.cs:line 28
   at Vintagestory.Server.NetworkAPI.HandleCustomPacket_Patch1(NetworkAPI this, Packet_Client packet, ConnectedClient client)
   at Vintagestory.Server.ServerMain.HandleClientPacket_mainthread(ReceivedClientPacket cpk) in VintagestoryLib\Server\ServerMainNetworking.cs:line 280
   at Vintagestory.Server.ServerMain.ProcessMain() in VintagestoryLib\Server\ServerMain.cs:line 934

This guy is unstopable! 
Any plans of climbing tools, rigging or rope lines to be added later? 

Im assuming that if you encounter an overhang, it would not be climbable??