valheim-chat

[hallow estuary]

Huh, never noticed that

[unkempt tendon]

they definitely need the time to see what needs tuning/fixes so im not complaining

[hallow estuary]

I wonder if we'll ever get musical instruments and note sheets, would be pretty cool to play some tunes

[unkempt tendon]

singing viking songs while out in the ocean

[plush umbra]

new world player? 🤣

[robust mantle]

so can i start a new world in prep for ashlands and then when update hits im good to go with that new world?

[unkempt tendon]

yeah, so long as you don’t load in any of the ashland’s before the updates out

[robust mantle]

any rough estimation on when it drops, like within a month or so?

[unkempt tendon]

hard to say but judging by the mistlands release time it’ll be about a month

[robust mantle]

yeah alright makes sense

[unkempt tendon]

maybe less, maybe more, who knows

no spoilers in here 🤫

[robust mantle]

😳

[opal prairie]

Well mistlands was full of bugs and is still full of bugs, luckily those bugs only respawn and don't multiply.

[robust mantle]

HAHaaa

[safe phoenix]

Ashlands Countdown? 🙂

[unkempt tendon]

hopefully they take the time to polish everything up 😃

[opal prairie]

Knowing them, they will, in all of the years they have been working on this I haven't seen anything rushed.

[unkempt tendon]

i trust them don’t worry :)

[pliant radish]

Finally found plain biome's boss area

In my first playthrough I stopped playing the game before I managed to find it

[opal prairie]

Did you find a vegvisir or eyeballed the spawn location?

[pliant radish]

vegvisir

[late leaf]

whats good

[opal prairie]

Sourdough pizza with spicy chicken, pineapple, black olives and rocket salad.

[late leaf]

over like a 4 year gap from trying pineapple pizza, which I didnt like before, I actually dont mind it now

also spicy chicken would be pretty interesting

sorting #1024264966712340510 on oceania just makes it load indefinitely lmao

😢

[shy walrus]

is there an ETA on the update? or anyone have an approximate guess

[lunar sapphire]

Only Odin knows
on a serious note, the PTB version will remain in ptb as long as it needs to - testing wise

[coral ferry]

will we get prior notice to the update release so as to book leave and grind (Serious)

[shy walrus]

have updates this large been launched on PTB previously?

[lunar sapphire]

Mistlands biome

[shy walrus]

do you happen to know off the top of your head what the length of that was i'll check myself if not

[lunar sapphire]

The mistlands ptb took about 2 weeks give or take. It dropped on December sometime 2022 I believe. But that's not to say this Ashlands PTb will take 2 weeks

[opal prairie]

About 2 weeks, but mistlands was full of bugs and still is.

[lunar sapphire]

could be less, could be more

[shy walrus]

oh okay thank you that's a good estimate to work with, it's launched on old worlds too right?

[lunar sapphire]

As long as you haven't ventured into the biome prior to the update

[shy walrus]

okay awesome my friends and i just so happened to be starting up a server

[late leaf]

never got to mistlands due to solo progressing being a bit slow, but what kind of bugs

[lunar sapphire]

Out of curiosity, is there something wrong with the PTB version? in refrence to the questions above about how long it'll be on the PTB version

[opal prairie]

Seekers and ticks.

[lunar sapphire]

I ask because I'm confused here. All this time to wait for Ashlands, now we get it in the form of testing access and people are wondering when it goes live?
Perhaps some people use GFN and GFN doesn't allow non-live builds

[late leaf]

bruh

stickers are autodeleted or?

someone couldnt handle some ass

[dusty tide]

I wonder if it has something to do with the No-nsfw content/posts in the rules.

Could be wrong though

[late leaf]

how are any of the discord stickers nsfw

[dusty tide]

You said it yourself "someone couldn't handle some ass"
the sticker is inappropriate at the very least and I question why Discord even has it as an official sticker

[late leaf]

lol

if anyone is wondering what sticker im talking about just go to the discord stickers and its under sassy peach

[opal prairie]

Ass as in donkey, maybe?

[late leaf]

[delicate marlin]

It's a heart shaped peach winking towards me suggestively. The peach turns away to reveal two glimmering butt cheeks, which it flexes individually with control and confidence.

I think it's more like, they don't want people posting random GIF or moving images like that for various reasons.

[unborn solstice]

Hey just a quick question, if I start playing a world on live servers right now without exploring the ashlands, ill get the updated one on later updates correct?

[hoary perch]

yeah

[unborn solstice]

thanks

[vocal rivet]

Working fine for me.

[covert fox]

Can i play ashland test server on Xbox ?

[vocal rivet]

If you set one up, sure.

[unkempt tendon]

check out the pins in #valheim-public-test

[covert fox]

Cantx check

Its locked

[merry pebble]

and if you dont see the channel pick "i want to be public tester" role in id:customize

[pliant hatch]

We know an end date (June 30th) and the confirmation of Smiffe that the release of Ashlands won't be delayed.
Meaning we got maximum 68 days left. 🙂

[covert fox]

Nicee thxxxxx

[shadow remnant]

Will I have to create a new world after the Ashlands is released?

[half dragon]

mod... I'm not playing without farming grid mod unless I have to 😂

[opal prairie]

Depends if you have already explored ashlands or not.

[unkempt tendon]

only if you’ve already loaded in your ashland’s chunks

[lusty crescent]

I could picture it perfectly
You should go into writing bro

[shadow remnant]

I haven't tried the public test.

I want to play it when it's done.

[half dragon]

personally not a in a hurry either. Still in plains, but mostly because I'm working on my main base atm

[lusty crescent]

When ptb is done it'll be released almost immediately(probably)

[unkempt tendon]

same, gonna build a plains base today 🤠

[half dragon]

start building or build it? I've been building mine for a month already. It's getting close to being mostly done... but still work to do before I'm willing to start progressing again. Mead cellar needs fermenters, 20 of them. Bridge still needs some extra dark wood for guard rails, Inn still looks like a construction site... I think that's all I need to do for now. Then get back to building a chicken coop after killing the plains boss

[shadow remnant]

I think I'm going to start a new game when the update is done.

[half dragon]

would warmly recommend starting right now so you'll be ready for the update when it hits

I started (new save) 2 months ago thinking I'd be ready for the update a while before it goes live

but at this rate the update will come before I'm done with Mistlands

[unkempt tendon]

i’m going to start building today, probably not nearly as extravagant as yours though 😅 i don’t have the commitment for that

or time 🤣

[half dragon]

It kind of just snowballed from a mountain top. didn't think it was going to take this long to make it. I captured an Island that is very close to 2 "continents". Building bridgee to the other one and the other one has islands and shallow waters, so I'll probably just make a land accesss to it

[unkempt tendon]

i’ve got friends that aren’t into building as much as me so they’d die of boredom if i want to do a big project

“let’s go fight the boss”

[half dragon]

first made a port with 3 workshops (1 not built yet), smelters and a massive warehouse... then spent a few days changing the shape of the island close to the port so it would look better. Then made some other stuff... started building a massive inn... a bridge... a small fishing dock for karve...

[unkempt tendon]

your world sounds amazing

[half dragon]

oh and the bridge is 20m high at the center lowest point... it ended up being around 80m long bridge

[lusty crescent]

How tf it be standing

[unkempt tendon]

here i was struggling to build a bridge over a little river 😂

[half dragon]

well, only barely. I'll link the screenshot here

[shadow remnant]

Can someone check my interior in #screenshots?

[half dragon]

This one #screenshots message

[unkempt tendon]

that’s actually insane

[feral parrot]

What 1 handed weapon do y’all like for the mountain/silver age? I’ve being doing clubs since day 1, but wanna switch it up. I did do the giant pole arm silver axe looking thing, and now a max level silver shield too

[unkempt tendon]

the trusty silver sword of course

[modest silo]

Ok. im all stocked up. food ready to go. Armor ready. weapons all upgraded. debating if i should bring my wolves. either way im ready for this update

i feel like a crackhead i need my ashlands fix that i never got i wanna chase the dragon again XD

[drowsy magnet]

dont sacrifice your puppies

[quasi latch]

hi guys !

[unkempt tendon]

hello !

[shadow remnant]

Just killed bonemass. It was so easy with a frostner.

[vocal rivet]

Most mobs are easier with weapons from later biomes.

[shadow remnant]

In fact it was actually my first time fighting Bonemass.

[quasi latch]

if i begin now a new seed , when the new patch will come out there will be new stuff in the otherss biomes , or onnly in the new biome

[shadow remnant]

I don't want a messy world so, I'm going to start over when the new patch comes.

[quasi latch]

when will be out ?

any idea ?

[opal prairie]

Between now and 30th of June 23:59:59.

[quasi latch]

ok , thanks a lot !

[shadow remnant]

I'm really not good at designing bases in this game. Or any game really. I wish to do more exploring, mining and fighting but I need to learn building if I want to defend myself from raids.

[azure yacht]

You could also just disable raids

[torn marten]

Soooooo now that ashlands is pretty much out. When deep north? 🙃

[vocal rivet]

Oh dear.

[azure yacht]

Too early

[vocal rivet]

I'd imagine some time early next year, but that's pure guesswork.

[azure yacht]

That question would be more valid starting at some point of Q1 2025

[vocal rivet]

Was it Subject handing out ice cubes in usernames for those people daft enough to ask the question this week? Can't remember.

[torn marten]

you all think it will be out of early access with deep north? Or will they have something further to do before a “full release”

[vocal rivet]

Deep North is the final biome so there's a strong chance, but they might do a final bug fix/balance pass after that before 1.0.

You're asking questions that won't be answered for a LONG time yet.

[torn marten]

I know I know. I’m just an impatient little greydwarf

[shadow remnant]

I hope they will add more building shapes in future if not soon.

[vocal rivet]

There's... a few in the new patch.

[shadow remnant]

But no triangles I bet.

[opal prairie]

like 50+, no?

[vocal rivet]

There's 51 actual build pieces and a dozen or so other buildable items like furniture.

[opal prairie]

So more than an even 63, good to know.

[vocal rivet]

I wouldn't say 63 was even, I just couldn't be bothered to count them.

[shadow remnant]

Ok so I have this house now. Just killed Bonemass and now I don't know what to do. What kind of defenses do I add to this. #screenshots message

[unkempt tendon]

wall

[shadow remnant]

A stone wall?

[unkempt tendon]

yup

[shadow remnant]

I don't know how should I design it.

[tiny mortar]

heyyy guys so how do i turn on devmode on again? do i change something in the properties on steam?

i forgor. havent played the game in a while lololololol

oh wait i just change the world to hammer mode lol got it

[versed parcel]

rq how long did mistlands take to get out of Public Testing

[hollow pine]

2 weeks iirc

[vocal rivet]

Yeah, two weeks.

[vocal rivet]

Add -console to the launch parameters in Steam, but yeah, most things are now possible via the world modifiers.

[foggy glacier]

I like to start with earthen walls at least 6m and add stone at the top.

[smoky quarry]

find a local hill and build on that, create like a platform

use the topography

[pliant hatch]

You may start to consider where you would put future building upgrades. You will some more workstations and smelting options in the future. Doesn't need to build it now, but using wooden beams to lay out a possible gridplan may work.
Also, build yourself a fully enclosed boar / animal pen. You will need the roof and solid walls there, trust me.

When that's done, start by setting up a 12m perimeter around your house and 2nd workplace. If you got a farm, put 12m from the outside of that as well.
When that's done, mine a small trench in a retangular shape at that 12m distance. After that, expand the trench to the outside for about 10-12m and make it 8m deep. It's possible the trench will be going up and down a bit due to your starting terrain.

Use the stone you get from the mining to build an outside wall at the base side of your trench, collect more stone from the boulders and mining for metals. Make sure you got elevated platforms at the corners so you get a ranged bonus in the future.

If you feel like going wild, put the stakes at the outside of the trench; but keep in mind you will need to repair them once in a while.
Put up workbenches or campfires along the inside of your wall to prevent monsters spawning in or close to your base.

The reason, with a 10-12m trench monsters will have a hard time getting to you. If they fall in it, they won't be able to get out.
Trolls - those with logs for sure - got a large (about 10m) reach. Last thing you want is them destroying your main building, hence the perimeter.
With the wall and the elevated platforms you're able to keep about everything but flying creatures out of your base.
Giving you the time to do something else while a monster raid is "attacking" you.

[glad sonnet]

Hi great game but I’m just here for the emojis

[split whale]

how to get on public test server?

[smoky quarry]

if you want a cheaper, faster troll block, make like a stone 2x pillar barrier every 2-3m around your wall 2-3m in front

trolls cant squeeze thru them so they mash at the pilar

[pliant hatch]

You may find your answer here:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/892970/announcements/detail/4202497395507736611?snr=2___

As for this discord;

You need to get to the id:customize to get the right roles.
After that you can leave your feedback of the PTB at https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1231942311986855957
and do the regular discussion -as well as bragging about your achievements - about it in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/831071697817305128

[jagged iron]

I dont want to goole this (bc I dont want too many spoilers) but does the ashlands have a boss?

[odd helm]

Yes, every biome has its own boss (except for the ocean)

Not exactly a spoiler, that~

[quasi night]

Waiting for a quacken ocean boss

[vocal rivet]

Why, after 6 biomes following a very strict pattern, would the seventh deviate from this pattern?

[wide zenith]

Found boss on PTB like in first minutes in biome, that was funny

[half dragon]

The only deviation from that pattern would be mini bosses as far as I know

but these big baddies each biome has? Highly doubt that's going to change

[sleek bolt]

Hello. I would like to ask if there are server files available to play on a dedicated server. When I turn on the server, the message "Incompatible version" appears. Thank you

[vocal rivet]

Where is the deviation there?

[half dragon]

for 1 they were not a thing for a long while, and 2 they're quite in consistent on where and how many of them there are

[vocal rivet]

Oh, you're referring specifically to Hildir's mini-bosses?

[half dragon]

yea, haven't really looked through if there's more mini bosses elsewhere tho

[vocal rivet]

Well, every biome but Meadows has a mini-boss, and 3 have a Hildir mini-boss (so far)

[rare birch]

Can you bury a Ward to keep people from finding it and destroying it

[pure blaze]

did the devs ever plan to fix draugr being able to run on the sea bottom as if the water doesn't exist?

[azure yacht]

https://tenor.com/view/pirates-des-caraibes-pirates-of-the-caribbean-zombie-pirates-under-water-gif-19449808

Can't fix what's not broken

[half dragon]

trolls/golems/abominations ect? Never really considered them them a mini boss kind of enemy, just a little bit tougher normal enemy. For plains both lox and berserker would fall into the same category

[vocal rivet]

Yeah, that's how I looked at them. I guess it's debatable.

[half dragon]

Although, admittedly to a person seeing a troll for the first time can easisly consider it a boss type of enemy due to the size, intimidating looks and how hard it is to kill without proper equipment

[wintry panther]

as a new player can confirm

[tidal galleon]

EDIT - Nevermind

[azure yacht]

#valheim-public-test

[tidal galleon]

That just says No Access to me

[azure yacht]

Wait a sec

[azure yacht]

Follow this to get tester role

#valheim-chat message

[tidal galleon]

got it, thanks

[crude marlin]

There in a way is mini bosses.
Black Forest - Trolls
Swamp - Abomination
Mountains - Ice Golem
Plains - Lox/ Gob Brutes
Mistlands - Gjalls
Ashlands -???

[smoky quarry]

A phoenix

[faint patio]

can someone help me kill yagluth

[nocturne palm]

are we allowed to talk about ashlands here or no spoilers

[hollow pine]

no spoilers outside of ptb channels

[half dragon]

/-----|-------|-----
| | I'm a rebel

[frigid gust]

It'd be good to put a post in #1024264966712340510 or check around in there, best place to get help. Or possibly the BRS discord.

[wintry panther]

Whats up with the fire emojis now?

[frigid gust]

Ashlands beta testers 😉 And Ashlands in general. Spring has sprung, it's time to start moving forward.

[wintry panther]

hmm

[faint berry]

Anyone know when the PTB will be over?

[frigid gust]

When it's done. They just released a balance and fix update, whenever the testers stop finding issues and they feel the balance is well adjusted it will be released.

[rain flare]

Buuuurn baby buuuuuurn

[faint berry]

Thanks for reply. Does the PTB content affect/change anything prior to Ashlands? i.e meadows-mistanlds?

[frigid gust]

Minor things, yes. If you want to get in on the beta you can go to id:customize and join the tester group and get access to the channels and get the details.

[faint berry]

Nah just wondering weather it would benefit me to play the PTB now or wait until later. I'm still in black forest

[frigid gust]

Oh, yeah. Nothing you're missing out on. Just keep on as you were, it's mostly Mistlands and later that is affected.

[faint berry]

Thanks 😊

[half dragon]

Tell that to the climate of my country, I don't think it got the memo. Damn. Snow. Here. Again! Well at least it's melting quickly because there's no ice or tightly packed snow.

I'm ready for deep north 😂

[slim mica]

Hello Everyone! Someone here plays Valheim on 3060 12? I wanna know how it runs on this card in 1440p

[fallen zephyr]

Are you intending to buy that card, or are you experiencing problems with your own 3060?

[slim mica]

I wanna buy this card in future

Probably in next month

[half dragon]

Damn... these are some things that are always on short supply. Tar, wood, stone, metal... again I sail further away looking for tar pits. I'll just ignore fuling villages since I'm not exactly needing more of that stuff right now.

[fallen zephyr]

Until a recent upgrade I was running Valheim with a 1060 6 (at ~40 fps) on 1080p. The 30xx cards will barely crack a sweat.

[warm sandal]

I always wanted to try and finish each biome (aka boss) with a box full of the stuff from that biome going forward. Never managed to do it 😄

i mean a box full of dandelion, a box full of resin, a box full of eyes and so on

a big warehouse full of stuff... no way... game ist far to interesting to go forage for dandelion to fill a box 😄

[pliant hatch]

Depends at what kind of "box" you use.
Currently the black metal chest got the most slots; but if you use the starter one you will need less.

[fallen zephyr]

There's nothing stopping you pick dandelions while you're exploring.

[slim mica]

On max settings?)

[half dragon]

I already have 21 tar pits marked with X on the map... but still need moar

[warm sandal]

that is what I am doing 😄 i am good at schlepping home things - hoarder here... but then there are enemies to fight and bosses to kill and trophys to collect and i stop pickin up dandelion 😄

[fallen zephyr]

I'm on a 4070 now, so I don't want to misinform; maybe try #valheim-help 🙂

[warm sandal]

woooo what you building? a castle by the seaside all made of darkwood thingis?

[slim mica]

At least 4070 should hande Valheim on ultra in 4k))

[fallen zephyr]

Oh yeh, it does. I just don't know exactly what a 3060 would produce.

[fallen zephyr]

I imagine them tarring their roof like that scene in The Shawshank Redemption.

[proper prism]

Only thing is that it doesnt do that much of a difference because of the art style 😅

[warm sandal]

well for now I shall go and add the hours 1726 through 1728 to my playtime in this game...got a pre elder character to develop to kill the time until the updated drops finally and for real (no ptb-tester here... me gonna wait and then play)

[half dragon]

multiple things. I just finished a wooden bridge that is about 80m long and middle section has 20m of empty space under it. The roof is at 26m mark... also building a massive inn. It doesn't use too much of it since I reserve dark wood for only specific parts of the inn, it's mostly corewood and normal wood. Oh except roof... those damn things eat a lot of tar.

Ware house, same problem, but also making black metal chests that eat tar along with roof eating them... also been using it for a small fishing dock for karve.

[warm sandal]

oh i am sure that looks soooo nice ... one time i will go collect more tar and not only have darkwood roofing but darkwood details too... but those blobs are sooooo annoying 😛

[half dragon]

Some people employ them to them to get rid of fulings, I recruit fulings to get red of them

[warm sandal]

lol good plan... loxen do a good job of killing them too and you get the benefit of easier access to that loot 😄

[hollow pine]

Loxes can also be a good help here ^^

[half dragon]

for some reason I never see loxes close to these pits

I would too if I had thicc fur... imagine getting that tar on fur

[warm sandal]

strange I see them fight the blobs often ... but you can always kite them over if need be

oh ... different question is there a place to share screenshots here (i mean vanilla ones not ptb or something... just like base or beautifull place ... )

[half dragon]

#screenshots and #building-screenshots

[warm sandal]

thanks for the heads up... i tend to read all the places and then forget where they were (ADHD here attentionspan of a worm)

[fallen zephyr]

If you're still leveling through Plains, fire arrows on unaware growths are pretty good.

[half dragon]

mace also pretty good. just have to be smart about when to hit them and when to jusst not

[fallen zephyr]

Indeed. They're weak to blunt. Gotta roll to avoid the tar spray.

[frigid gust]

Frost arrows as well

[fallen zephyr]

Growths are resistant to frost

[frigid gust]

I thought they were weak to it? Maybe I'm losing my mind...

[fallen zephyr]

I don't imagine anything will be weak to both fire and frost (at least in a video game)

[light estuary]

Hi guys, new to the discord i hope i'm not interrupting too much, i just wanted to ask a question to those who are trying the ashland update but i'm afraid that it could be spoiler (honestly i think is not because is about a fighting thing wich litterally has nothing to do with the new added stuff) can i go?

[frigid gust]

You can ask, I'll let you know if the answer is a spoiler and should be asked in the testing channels instead 😉

[light estuary]

Have they removed the dodge counter?

[meager fossil]

Any initial thoughts on the ashlands content so far? Without a spoiling of course

[frigid gust]

Like, the dodge rolling? No. I do believe the sword animation cancel exploits were fixed though.

[frigid gust]

Everyone seems to love it and it's super challenging. Maps full of death markers 😉

[light estuary]

Yeah i meant the animation cancel that made you do two instant heavy attacks while still in i-frame, i could not make it work 😦

[frigid gust]

Yeah. I never did either 😉 But I can still make it to the Ashlands solo in normal difficulty without it, so I figure it's not a huge loss.

[pliant hatch]

Ah, you're the kind that be like talking to some one and ...... Oh, look a grain of sand! 😉

[light estuary]

Yeah but i just learned it to kill the queen (wich i did just today for the first time) hahaha

[warm sandal]

I made it all the way through the mistlands solo on normal without any of those things as I am not good with such things... i am lucky to make 9 out of then 10 dodge rolls work 😄 so yeah can be done without

[frigid gust]

https://tenor.com/view/squirrel-gif-27315551

[light estuary]

Yeah but i have a potato computer and the queen was a really stressful boss even with krom it took way over half an hour to get her just to half of her life so i decided to learn dodge counters just for her (never used them before) but honestly they felt pretty good as a mechanic, i was just courious to know if they removed it, vabbè i'll get over it 😦

[frigid gust]

Congrats! We'll have to see what happens next 😉 I killed her a couple days ago for the first time solo, used a lot of magic and then the Mistwalker after dying ~75% of the way through.

[shadow remnant]

@pliant hatch Should I build the pen out of wood? Also is it possible to teleport animals using portals? My base is close to the sacrifical stones.

[warm sandal]

vabbé....??? you italian???

[light estuary]

yeah emoji of a man with a mustache

[light estuary]

Thank you, i hnestly admire your patience i just could not do that

[warm sandal]

your mothertongue then is my third language (that I love so much that I have a conversation tandem very Monday)

I am sooooo happy i managed to teach myself that wonderful language 😄

[frigid gust]

It wasn't that long, actually. I think it took about 20-30 minutes max.

[warm sandal]

boi, i remember back 1700 hours of valheim ago when it took me 30 min to kill eikthyr...sure hope it does not take me that long to kill the ashlands boss once I get there 😄

[pliant hatch]

Wooden walls and the starting rooftops will be fine.
Just as long as you make sure nothing can enter from the air.

Can't transfer animals through the portals, but if you have the longship it's possible to transport them more or less by ship.
Boars can be a pain with that, wolves are somewhat easier.

[light estuary]

Ah bravissimo/a, mi fa molto piacere che tu abbia questa passione! i wish i knew 3 lenguages!!

[light estuary]

Maybe i'll try to kill her again with magic!

[frigid gust]

Please keep it to English in the channels here 😉

[warm sandal]

in fatto so quattro lingue.. il giapponese sia la mia quarto 😄

ups sorry

why does the wind always change direction the moment I get into a boat... wanted to go south to explore a bit... now going north for the winds sake 😛

[frigid gust]

Do note that some enemy attacks can go through walls, so make sure you have an outer fence away from your pen walls.

[shadow remnant]

Gonna need a harpoon

[broken saffron]

You know... I have NO idea why I didn't think of that until now after playing Valheim pretty much since release.

They are made of tar/oil so... fire would be goood.

[warm sandal]

never thought of it either...just used the needle arrows... but it does make sense and "Ilvva Ingadottir" will try it out once she reaches the plains 😄

[glass parrot]

How do I access the playtest thing for Valheim on steam?

[broken saffron]

Make backups, go into your beta settings for valheim on steam and type in "ihavemadebackups" and then it will unlock the ashlands beta

If you're on xbox or don't understand the sentence I just typed then google is your friend x3

[glass parrot]

I think I might already have the beta now that I’ve checked

[light moat]

“yesimadebackups” I believe is the code.

[half dragon]

"howevericannotread" is probably code for some super extra secret test

[glass parrot]

Neither worked

[half dragon]

removed the quotation marks?

[glass parrot]

It is I read wrong

Anyone want to help me explore the ashlands for a little bit?

[broken saffron]

And I remembered wrong. Oopsie.

My brain is running on the "iamaneldermillenialandambasicallyaboomer" beta

[paper marsh]

Ask in #valheim-public-test (get the public tester role in id:customize ). Not really supposed to be talking about it in here

[glass parrot]

Oh sorry my bad

[ebon quail]

Ashlands when

[paper marsh]

within 67 days

[ebon quail]

Jesus Christ the test build is that buggy?

[molten cave]

what country i envy you man it's like 22-28c here in hk

[pliant hatch]

I don't think He will know about it.
Also, mind your language here please. There may be minors about.

Or adults not being fond of the use of that language.

[ebon quail]

What language? I didn’t curse

[half dragon]

Finland. Well at least don't have to wrestle with polar bears like some seem to believe

[fallen zephyr]

What do you reckon Jesus Christ said when he was frustrated?

[paper marsh]

I'm playing it and it doesn't seem particularly buggy no. I'm not saying in exactly 67 days though, I am saying within 67 days. So anytime from today to 67 days from now (Devs said it will be out first half of 2024)

[pliant hatch]

And Smiffe has confirmed a few times it won't be delayed; meaning June 30th, 23:59:50 will be the last moment it can be released.

[ebon quail]

Can test build saves carry over to the live version when it comes out? Or are they completely separate

Me and the homies want to start a new world but not if it’s going to be lost once the live version releases

[hallow estuary]

What is that supposed to mean

[frigid gust]

They should, yes. Every save in theory should be forward compatible. They will not be backwards compatible, so if you play on a world or character with the PTB and decide to roll back, it won't work. You've got to restore from a backup in that case.

[pulsar mortar]

So do we know when possibly Ashland update will go public?

[stone furnace]

Anyone know what "The hive" is?

[frigid gust]

No. Once important bugs are ironed out and balance is deemed acceptable based on feedback from the testers, the devs will make the call.

[stone furnace]

I was looking at things I could spawn and spawned it in

It's spawn name is "TheHive"

[frigid gust]

I think it's an old boss concept before the Queen that ended up not being used

[stone furnace]

Oh

I was thinking it was a concept because of the health bar

[rare birch]

Did you spawn it? If so what happened

[stone furnace]

Nothing

Just floats

[rare birch]

What does it look like

[stone furnace]

Big rock

[plush umbra]

New world is a MMORPG where you can use Instruments and music sheets.

[hallow estuary]

I guess I gotta check it out now. I was more thinking about Ocarina of Time

[proper prism]

It had a fun gathering/crafting system. Rest was meh

[azure yacht]

Core keeper has an actual ocarina you can play music with.

Community even has a few of Zelda OoT's music sheet in the wiki.

But this is off channel stuff so I'll just leave it

Idk if valheim will ever add them. If they haven't until now, chances of getting them are very low.

Hildir was probably the most fitting update so far to get them

[velvet sleet]

what is the best health food, stamina food and eir food ?

[paper marsh]

Misthare supreme, Fish n bread, Seeker Aspic

[vocal rivet]

At what point? For what playstyle?

[velvet sleet]

just to know

I'm gonna all rounder

[vocal rivet]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/18CIv39YFMqIhB8horGHsp2OrTB4e5zcscHPotUR8MbU/htmlview#gid=1370340673

A great guide.

[foggy glacier]

Valheim Wiki is good too: https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Food?so=search

[odd helm]

Oof, softsnail, I saw that

No timeouts for an honest mistake, but mebbe just point folks to the pins~

[vocal rivet]

Honestly, I think Scarlet's guide is more convenient.

[odd helm]

Also hecc, I see spoilers on that wiki page

[azure yacht]

So weather is supposed to be based on biome, if it starts raining in one meadows does that mean it rains on all meadows? Same for rest of the biomes except mistlands?

[odd helm]

I think that's how it works, yeah

Hecc, even Mistlands should work like that no?

Not the mist itself, but rains and such

[azure yacht]

Should it? I like how unique and different it looks.

Or you mean that it works similar as in if rains on one it rains an all mistlands as well?

[odd helm]

Second one

[frigid gust]

All areas of the same biome have the same weather at the same time, even Mistlands like Scarlet said.

[fair cairn]

much worse has been said here

[odd helm]

Discord is by definition PG13

We try to keep it that way

[shadow remnant]

So where is this Ashlands biome spawn exactly? Close to edge of the world?

[odd helm]

Southmost edge, yes

Reminder to keep chatter about it in the PTB channels tho

[wintry panther]

howdy

[shadow remnant]

I'm just wondering one thing, can I still play in a world from previous patch if I haven't explored the south?

[frigid gust]

Yes

[wintry panther]

how do I get to the elder if the wind is always blowing in the exact opposite direction from it

???

[shadow remnant]

@wintry panther With luck.

[odd helm]

Paddle, or wait until the wind direction changes

[shadow remnant]

Sometimes it blows, sometimes it doesn't.

[wintry panther]

you can paddle on a karve?

[odd helm]

I know it doesn't feel like it but it isn't purposefully against you

[shadow remnant]

It's the lowest speed.

It doesn't require wind.

[odd helm]

First speed is paddle, which doesn't need wind, second and third need wind

[wintry panther]

oh but its so damn slow

[odd helm]

Better than nothing until the wind picks up~

PTB feedback on PTB channels please

[wintry panther]

I feel like its always going in the same direction

[odd helm]

It will change

[shadow remnant]

What does PTB mean?

[odd helm]

Public Test Branch, the branch that has all the Ashlands content atm

Live branch is our default branch

[frigid gust]

Wind speed and direction are dependent on the current game day and biome, nothing more 🙂

[wintry panther]

oh that makes sense

[pliant hatch]

You may try to use tacking.

There's a small part in that circle where the wind shows as grey.
Turn your boat as far to the left or the right to catch the wind and sail in that direction until you reach the coast.
Then turn your boat into the other direction until it catches the wind again and sail into that direction until you reach the opposite coast.
Keep doing that until you get to your destination or until the winds changes in your favour.

[wintry panther]

very smart

[odd helm]

It might just be me or the effects of the wider turning speed of the next boat, but paddling always felt faster than tacking in Valheim

At least on time to get from point A to point B in a straight line

[pliant hatch]

Yeah, those ancient navigators were pretty smart. 😄
It's how they travelled accross the oceans after all

[wintry panther]

Ive been to norway and seen the boats in a museum, but I didnt pay attention... damn 5 year old me

[pliant hatch]

The Drakars and Longships (I thought those were different names for the same boat, but may be mistaken) used a rigging system that didn't allow - much - tacking, so they used oars instead.
But we are able to use it in this game, so use it if you feel it works faster.
Otherwise just do what SQ - hmmm, that reminds me of a rock band 🤔 - already said and just paddle.

[wintry panther]

its kind of annoying ill lose my rested perk by the time I get to the elder

[pliant hatch]

Were you able to carve out a room under the altar?

[odd helm]

Can always put down a campfire and sit down for a free 8 minutes after a lil bit

[wintry panther]

Havent gotten there yet... if I have id kill the elder but the wind wasnt in my favor so i turned back

[warm sandal]

what I do i go there to explore then establish a portal nearby and go back rested and fresh to defeat him... no need to do it in one go thinks me?

[wintry panther]

I mean yeah but why just not get it done

[warm sandal]

bacause the wind is not always in our favor ... 😄

[pliant hatch]

Well, mine out the area under the altar if you can. At least up to the point where you reach the center.

You will get the rested bonus from a fire and being sheltered.
You could even drop a bed and some furniture there as there's enough room under it for that and a workbench and thus even increase the time your rested bonus lasts.

IMHO it's worth the effort and you could use the stone from mining things out afterwards as well.

[wintry panther]

Ive got like max upgraded troll armor and fine bow + fire arrows, at this point im wasting time not killing him

[wintry panther]

hmm Ill give it a shot

[pliant hatch]

And an additional tip (for free! 😉 ) that area is large enough to even establish portals in it.
Which would make it even easier for you to travel to different areas later in game; while having only one portal in your main base.

[wintry panther]

and also being protected from other monsters

[pliant hatch]

Aye.
And another advantage, that altar place is indestructable. So having all your portals there will make sure you will never loose them. While at your base you keep the resources in case something does happen, making it easier to rebuild it. And....
You only need to remember one name for the portal. Instead of a bunch.
Although what a lot of players seem to do is placing a marker at the map using the same name as the portal.
At least that makes it easier to keep the names available.

[wintry panther]

I think "Elder" will do

[chilly dust]

We tend to put up a stack of signs and write the portal names on them or atleast the last scheme used i.e. ThorSwamp5

We all have our own naming convention among the handful of us playing together so we never have an overlap except for the last guy that used the 911 or ChestRoom portal lol!

[loud valve]

I named my [boss name]Isle

Then I learned bosses can have more than 1 altar

[warm sandal]

that is the beauty of this game...you can do it the way it works for you... i usually only use fully written labels for the bosses and shorthand like "m" for mountain (but then I also mark the spot where it sits on the map so I know where I left a portal and what it's name is)

[chilly dust]

MArking the map is critical

[warm sandal]

my map has a heckton of markes with a system... i also mark regions i see in the distance on the boat for future visits there... 😄 very convenient if you are at the level and then need to find that biome if you have spotted such a place before and marked it makes for easier finding again 😄

and now I will bid you all a good night and go sleep, my alarm will go of 5 am so better get some rest while I can...

[shadow remnant]

How do I backup my world?

[frigid gust]

There's a pinned post in #valheim-help

[shadow remnant]

Oh ok. Btw speaking of markers, some new ones would be nice. Like a pickaxe marker for ore deposits.

[frigid gust]

There's also a #suggestions channel 😉

[shadow remnant]

I know I'm just throwing it out here.

[marsh ocean]

how long are PTB versions out before they are fully integrated in the main version?

rough estimate obviously

[odd helm]

Depends entirely on testing, usually a couple weeks total?

Deadline is still end of June

[marsh ocean]

okay didnt know of the deadline, appreciate the response

[toxic night]

Hello, I have a question. There will be a new update for the game now. Will there be an update to the existing world or will we create a new world from scratch?

[frigid gust]

Refer to the release primers IronGate published, but in short, as long as you haven't explored the current Ashlands area of your map you should be able to update seamlessly.

[toxic night]

For example, I am giving an example, a boss will be added, but it did not exist before the update, will it be added to the world when the update comes, or do we have to create a new world for it to happen?

[frigid gust]

I didn't mis-speak 😉 The center stones will be upgraded, that's part of why there's a build prevention field around them. The devs go to great pains to try to make forward-rolling updates.

[toxic night]

thanks bro ❤️

Are you busy bro, let's chat ?

[frigid gust]

We can chat here. I just do this on the side during my day job.

[toxic night]

You seem to have a good speaking style. Where are you from?

[frigid gust]

I'm in America, from Colorado specifically.

[pliant hatch]

Not living in either Boulder or close to the Overlook hotel, I hope. 😉

[frigid gust]

Been to both more than a few times. Used to work in Boulder before the pandemic.

[toxic night]

Wow, America is a beautiful place, I came for the match for 2 weeks.

[pliant hatch]

That reply combined with where I know the name of Boulder from is really giving me some chills running down my spine.

[frigid gust]

But this is getting a bit off topic, and would probably be better for #general 😉

[toxic night]

It's a shame to say that, I'm a national athlete :))

[warm rover]

does anyone have a blocking excel like the one Sevrahn made, but for very hard mode?

@gray sand, any chance you made one for this aswell ?XD

[proper lion]

Came back into valheim only to find micro stuttering literally everywhere, as if the game freezes to dl a new chunk when im moving around, tried bunch of stuff, diff resolution, min settings, other monitor, updated drivers, v sync on off,tried older versions of the game and nothing. Deleted temp files aswell
Temps are good too and no absurd cpu nor gpu usage

am i alone with this or someone else experiencing this too 😦

[frigid gust]

Please bring that chat to the #valheim-public-test chat, since it's related to the PTB

[regal spoke]

I wasn't aware sorry. I'm not part of that role or activity

[frigid gust]

It's all good 🙂 Head to id:customize and add yourself to the role to get access, especially if you're currently testing it

[regal spoke]

Thanks Pita

[harsh spear]

is the ashlands content pretty playable so far?

I remember mistlands felt pretty much perfect the second it hit test servers

[nocturne wolf]

Some things need fixing but generally it’s a pretty good experience according to what people are saying in the public test channel. I’ve tested a little but I’m saving the full experience for stable release with friends.

[harsh spear]

Im also waiting for full release

[rocky silo]

OH MY LAWD I ACTUALLY CANT WITH THIS GAME

[merry pebble]

please, can you stop with the caps? also ashlands stuff should go to #valheim-public-test since its in ptb currently and we dont want spoilerss anywhere else 🙂

[rocky silo]

its just caps 😭

[merry pebble]

but too much of them xD

[covert fox]

No spoiler man

Respect to people dude

[mint horizon]

I haven't explored the ashlands area but there is a smouldering cavern psawned over near that area... will it be a problem even if I haven't gone there?

[frigid gust]

No, that's a dungeon for Hildir's quest, in the Black Forest 😉 I get how the naming could be concerning though.

[merry pebble]

shouldnt be really a problem even if it were spawned on the edge of ashlands i think 🙂

tho after you get the updated ashlands the potential loaded spot might get some interesting generation

[snow trellis]

why is unarmed a skill

[vocal rivet]

Why wouldn't it be?

[merry pebble]

to tell you how good are you at punching stuff

[snow trellis]

its kind of useless, but im leveling it anyways

[vernal rain]

is there an official place to talk about Ashlands?

[merry pebble]

#valheim-public-test

[vernal rain]

that says "No Access"

[merry pebble]

go to id:customize and pick the "i want to be a public tester" role 😄

[vernal rain]

ahhh

thanks

[velvet relic]

yo did we get a public release date yet? how long do they usually put stuff on the test server for?

[harsh spear]

it wasnt long at all with mistlands

wasnt it like a week??

[merry pebble]

no date will be given most likely, when there are no more bugs and devs are happy it will go to live branch

[merry pebble]

i believe it was around 2, but thats no indicator how long it will be this time

[velvet relic]

thanks, looking forward to it

[rapid sky]

I'm really over the infantesimal development speed of Valheim. I can't believe this game is at 0.218 after 3 years and literal tens of millions of dollars. There's a sense of second hand embarrassment when this pops up in my steam library as if it is any sort of achievement at all.

[vocal rivet]

What does the version number mean? Nothing.

[pliant hatch]

Well, if you think you can do better, what's keeping you?

There are lots of people here who think the development speed is fine.
Especially since that it's very much bug free the moment the new content becomes available for the general public.
Something most AAA titles can't do and certainly something I haven't seen often in those 40+ years I'm playing computer games.

[vocal rivet]

Why do these numpties come out literally when we've just had the biggest update this year? The timing is impeccable.

[pliant hatch]

Because they're done venting at the various other fora, perhaps?

I've seen those posts quite regular at the Steam Forum over the past year.
Usually with the addition of how the dev's are only taking breaks and not working, how they've earned millions and never will finish the game and more of that swamp junk.

[inner depot]

Not exactly "infantesimal" progress, there were 2 major updates adding many hours of gameplay to the game,
Its not exactly fast development work but acting like there has been zero progress because the version numbers are low is childish

[merry pebble]

and highly inacurate 😄

[snow trellis]

what does infantesimal mean

[inner depot]

Small

[snow trellis]

you mean....

[inner depot]

It means small

[snow trellis]

infinitesimal?

[pliant hatch]

To me it all falls under the name: "No matter what the dev's do, whiners gonna whine."

[merry pebble]

small, low, nearly zero

[inner depot]

Fuck if i know what he meant but the word he was trying to say is small

[merry pebble]

oh yeah, its not even correct word XD

[mortal rampart]

Gear nerf spoiler; ||Not a fan of getting rid of cold resistance for 🪶 cape. It should at least keep you from freezing.||

[snow trellis]

using big boy words, but spelling them wrong

[merry pebble]

spoilers 👀

[inner depot]

I personally can understand frustration in the speed of development - its very slow but some people exagerate way too fuckin much

[nocturne wolf]

For the size of the updates and iron gate, it really isn’t that slow

[inner depot]

Its already a longer game with more content in it than plenty of the games of this genre

[snow trellis]

you can finish minecraft in like what, a day

thats being generous

"oh looks diamonds and lapis, let me just make my endgame gear"

[inner depot]

Minecrafts total building potential is also like 50x what this game has so im not sure thats a fair comparison but i get what you are going for

[snow trellis]

imagine finding a staff of embers just sitting on the ground in your world

im just talking about survival/exploration game length in general

[mortal rampart]

Oh sorry

fixed

[snow trellis]

the capes literally made of feathers. what do people think feathers do, protect migrating birds from the cold and intense winds? pft

i personally think the wolf cape should make you weaker to cold too

[inner depot]

But actually on the minecraft comparison, thats another game that takes way too fucking long to develop :p

[snow trellis]

also the dev team is kind of full of assholes?

[pliant hatch]

It should actually being discussed in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/831071697817305128 only.

[merry pebble]

well its shouldnt be here even with the cover up, might get deleted anyway but we will see 😄

[snow trellis]

anyone remember that mojang video where when asked as to why theyre slower at updating mods and make less content than them, they just kind of said "we have a higher standard and care about our game a great deal" implying the modders are just tools

[inner depot]

Also the sheer amount of fucking money mojang makes

[snow trellis]

^^^

[inner depot]

Hire some more devs dear god

Get some code monkeys with uni degrees, because god knows you guys arent good at writing code anyway

[snow trellis]

im leveling my fists and the longer i continue, the dumber i feel

[inner depot]

Caveman punch bad guy

[snow trellis]

i got all my others (minus elemental and crossbows :() so might as well ig

[merry pebble]

bad guy dead
caveman happy

[nocturne wolf]

I got fists 40 in my first playthrough, and didn’t make flesh rippers

[snow trellis]

im at 85 rn, its not as slow as atgeir leveling was

[pliant hatch]

You are aware that the more people you put at the same job, the more complicated it gets?

Think about cooking dinner alone, or with 6-7 persons doing the same thing at the same time.

[inner depot]

When you are cooking a smaller dinner sure, when you are feeding 600 people it makes plenty of sense

[pliant hatch]

Even then, not everyone does the same job at the same 4 heater stove.

[snow trellis]

think about running a restaurant. 1 cook vs 12

[mortal rampart]

No access

[nocturne wolf]

Games don’t work like that, they aren’t split between every player

[snow trellis]

i wonder which would be better

[inner depot]

Im saying the size of the task

[merry pebble]

you can pick up the public test role in id:customize

[mortal rampart]

kk

[snow trellis]

🥔

[rapid sky]

If you know words then you know sycophantic

[snow trellis]

i used to like the potato, but the more i leep looking at it

-ooooh someones mad

but yeah anyways the potato looks sus the more i look at the emote

[pliant hatch]

Perhaps you should combine it with 🛋️ ?

[snow trellis]

maybe

but im more of a chair potato

[pliant hatch]

🪑 🥔

[merry pebble]

where did you get my picture?!

[pliant hatch]

I was actually looking for an emoji for a developer, but I'm afraid those aren't there.

🦾 🪑 developer.

Would be a good name for all those ppl who think the game's being developed too slow. 😄

[nocturne wolf]

[pliant hatch]

Nah. I'm currently calling them 🦜

[snow trellis]

i mean the games nice, but there are some weird discrepancies when it comes to some recipes

like the cost of a stone floor, stone 1x1x2 and a black marble floor and 1x1x2

also ones called a 2x1 and the other a 2x1x1

[pliant hatch]

That could be happening when you move one person's project to someone else because you increase the size of your studio.

Yay!
Ulf trophy! 😄

Too bad you can't hang that at your helmet or at the tip of your ship's (any) mast.

[pliant radish]

I fell asleep while playing valheim

[pliant hatch]

Oh come on!
The game isn't that boring!

[hollow plaza]

Deadass though, I wish I could get the game in VR and just experience the world and how the sun peaks through the trees.

[pliant radish]

It was very late
At the time I was sailing the seas, I awoke on the shore with no boat in sight and next to a fuling village while being hunted by wolves lol

[hollow plaza]

I think I remember this video of a guy that fell asleep in Minecraft while playing VR, he was like staring at the clouds or something.
That'd be a dope experience.

[snow trellis]

couldnt you just fall asleep outside

[hollow plaza]

shhhhhh

[snow trellis]

with real noise and real sky

[hollow plaza]

we don't touch grass here, only lox

[fair cairn]

and real sun, so real sunburn

[snow trellis]

or just sit in the shade

[fair cairn]

then youd not have clear sky above you

[pliant radish]

good news though! I'm actually pretty close to where I was trying to go and I found the remains of my boat lol

[snow trellis]

i saw the face of god, and it was square

it was squaaaaaaare!!!!!

anyways

[sly quail]

yo, how I make roof stone?

[foggy glacier]

just gotta use the floor squares.

Depending on the support your walls have, you may need wood-iron beams to hold it up.

[frosty robin]

if i play ashlands public test and it wont delete my world when the offical update comes out?

[pliant hatch]

It won't.

[frosty robin]

are u sure?

[pliant hatch]

I'm sure, yes.

My PTB world from Mistlands wasn't deleted when that one became an official update.
So I doubt that'll happen this time.
Besides, it's also been asked by a lot of others and they got the same answer from other people here too.

So yes, I'm sure.

[paper marsh]

It should be a smooth transition to the full update once it comes out. You just won’t be able to switch back and forth between regular Valheim and the test branch.

So if you do the test branch then just stick with it until the update comes out for everyone, and it will automatically update and there shouldn’t be any problems

[pliant radish]

oh well

just defeated plains boss for the first time, that was crazy

Every other boss so far has been a cakewalk so I was caught off guard, that was intense

[foggy glacier]

yeah, that fight's a step up.

[pliant radish]

I broke one of my weapons and went through two bonemass effects in the fight
very cool
not that bonemass seemed to do much at all here lol

[foggy glacier]

a lot of his damage is elemental.

[urban fulcrum]

blast furnace update when

[vague comet]

mistlands been pretty hard tho im trying to use fire staff with melee idk if it meant for that or just stricked mage build which idk how well that would be solo

[torpid pollen]

well, I am working my butt off in the Ashlands, No joke there. I found some graphical errors, weird splinters in the ground showing red, randomly. My biggest issues is getting the game to accept multiple people on a server without the lag, especially when it is a dedicated server with a paid account.

[vocal rivet]

PTB feedback in the PTB channels please.

[proper prism]

Check in #valheim-public-test and see if others has the same issues

[fierce portal]

who wants to join my server

[paper marsh]

You can make a post in #1024264966712340510 with details on what your server is about, to see if people are interested

[austere python]

when ashlands is ready ?

[teal sparrow]

anyone know how to fix sound not working in valheim

[merry pebble]

when the bugs are gone from ptb version

[plain wadi]

where is ashlands located

[native plover]

do crystals replenish in frost caves?

[merry pebble]

at the bottom of the map (south)

[merry pebble]

i dont think so, not 100% sure tho

[snow trellis]

bro i cant put a rock on an item stand wth

[sterile jungle]

My boat is stuck, the drakaar boat, can I break it & get materials and rebuild it?

[lunar sapphire]

That's something to be asking in the #valheim-public-test channel as it's part of the ptb content

If you don't have access to it head to the id:customize and click the box which says "I want to be a public tester"

[inland adder]

is there a proper channel for official PTB feedback

[lunar sapphire]

Yep, the #ashlands-feedback-only channel 👍

If you don't have access to it head to the ⁠Channels & Roles channel (top of server list) and click the box which says "I want to be a public tester".

[hollow crypt]

hey does anyone know if i start a new world in the public test, if it will transfer over to full release?

[lunar sapphire]

Should do yep

[wary dust]

do we need to generate a new world for the ashlands update or does the biome load if i haven't explored the ashlands yet ?

[lunar sapphire]

As long as you haven't ventured into the Old Ashlands biome prior to the update you'll get the new/updated content

[lunar sapphire]

Should do yep, answered just after you posted that

[hollow crypt]

oh i wasnt sure if it was directed towards me, thanks

[hushed yarrow]

im searching for like 2 hours for 2 star boars am i donig something wrong?

[naive sphinx]

In my experience the 2 star creatures spawn far from your house but i could be wrong

[hushed yarrow]

well i found a one star, is it still okay?

[naive sphinx]

they give you more meat than the nonstar ones so its good for now

I usually just run around killing boars lmao, its way faster for me than waiting for them to make babies

[hushed yarrow]

im making a very human farm

[naive sphinx]

That's great! a 1star boar should be fine in the meantime

[lunar sapphire]

I'm sorry to say I found a 1 star and a 2 star in the first meadows village I came across

rarely happens tho 😄

[hushed yarrow]

village?

[lunar sapphire]

yeah, abandoned village

[hushed yarrow]

k

[elfin snow]

Is there an eta for ashlands to go from test to live?

[tepid prawn]

No, last time it took two weeks but it depends on bugs etc, no one knows the ETA yet

[hollow crag]

Can some one help me sail my boat while i am over weight lol...?

[fair cairn]

overweight from what?

[hollow crag]

Iron scarps

I am carrying like over 1k weight

[fair cairn]

let me guess your using a karve right?

[hollow crag]

Yep, I can't afford iron boat

So expensive

[fair cairn]

what i see people do with the karve is bring mats for a forge with them, mine iron, make the longboat at the swamp, then load it with the rest of the iron and sail back

[hollow crag]

Kinda late for that now 💀

[fair cairn]

have a portal with you?

[hollow crag]

You can't bring mats for forge over portals

[fair cairn]

buld a few chest, store the iron, sail back, make the long ship and sail back with the rest

[hollow crag]

Sigh ig I will just make a new cart and then throw my iron on there and sail

[fair cairn]

unless the longship needs a forge to be build in that case, its another back and forth

[mighty topaz]

its the most stupid thing ever dont nerf stuff to make other stuff "good" make the other stuff good so its on par

its just lazy

[nocturne wolf]

It’s not a nerf, it’s a change balanced by|| an increased jump height||
Also #valheim-public-test

[pliant radish]

OMG

this room randomly had a ton of ticks, including 2 one stars and a 2 star. SO MUCH DAMAGE

[mighty topaz]

its a nerf ||increased jump hight doesnt compinsate having to carry more stuff||

[paper marsh]

needed nerf imo

[nocturne wolf]

You don’t have to carry more stuff. ||Bring a different cape to the mountains. The update tries to turn later capes into choices rather than objectively better upgrades.||

[paper marsh]

not just capes either. You can still go for feather cape and then pop on a fenris chest or wolf chest piece for some frost resist

Fenris is super good even late game

[lunar sapphire]

That's something to be discussed in the ⁠valheim-public-test channel.
If you don't have access to it head to the ⁠Channels & Roles channel (top of server list) and click the box which says "I want to be a public tester".

[mighty topaz]

if u are exploring you have to now bring two|| different capes and to top that off what if jumping off mountains was fun? now you gotta bring frost res pottions or use wolf set or fenris i dont like nerfs for that exact reason you want people to use new or old stuff? buff them or add functionality also birds literally use their feathers to keep warm||

[gaunt sable]

I prefer various options, but a method to increase inventory space needs to exist because of this

Right now all you can do is take less weapons with you lol

[pliant radish]

actually that is something I've noticed is there are more and more various equipment you need to do things efficiently in later areas so you have less usable inventory space

[mighty topaz]

if they did make more options for inventory i would be fine with it|| (meh still a shitty nerf but ok) maybe the Megingjord adds more slots or maybe make backpacks or something or maybe make a seperate slot for equiping armor all suggestions that would make the nerf make sense ||

but noooooooo fun is not allowed unless you use mods lmao

[gaunt sable]

Often the answer is pretty much using meads instead of multiple sets of equipment tends to suffice. I ended up playing with 2h weapons instead of a 1h and shield because of the inventory situation, ||sort of disapointed there isnt a 2 handed axe in ashlands, even if berserkers are cool||

[pliant radish]

I've got a tower and regular shield equipped because they're both useful in different situations but I am feeling the pain of constantly running out of inventory space

[paper marsh]

Doesn’t a 2h sword work largely the same as 2h axe?

Ah wait you want to chop wood with it too

[gaunt sable]

The big difference is being able to have a tree cutting utility without having to have a sword and an axe

[mighty topaz]

meads are a painnn it honestly seems like they did it just to inconvience people just so they ||use the new capes going back to my original point make the new capes just as good if not better OR make them more unique the entire time they had gear go liniar now they change it? like bruh now go balance all new armor and weaps FENRIS ARMOR IS TOO OP OH MY GOSH LETS NERF IT||

[gaunt sable]

I get where you're coming from but our opinions be different lol

[mighty topaz]

fair enough i just hope enough people complain so the devs change it or better yet ik someone will make a mod reversing this stupid nerf

[paper marsh]

For sure gonna be a mod yeah

[opal prairie]

Morning gjall.

[fair charm]

The big difference between a two handed sword and a two handed axe is in coolness factor

[opal prairie]

One of them chops wood and the other doesn't?

[fair charm]

Yes that's the practical difference

But I just think two handed axes are super cool and I really wish that there were more available after the crystal battleaxe

[tender idol]

when ashlands

[inner depot]

when it done

[opal prairie]

Before 30 June 23:59:59.

[tender idol]

I was doing it for bot reply 😐

[gaunt sable]

lol

I said whatever and started a new world in beta

[plush umbra]

I'd just try the beta looks like they worked out the worst of the bugs so far

[gaunt sable]

"I'm gonna farm some deer"
Game: HEAVY FOG

[plush umbra]

Gotta turn hunting into a mad dash of point blank beating it to death in melee combat lol

Honestly I think that's how I've killed half my deer

[gaunt sable]

well I just started a new save and new character so thats not an option yet

try mad sneak

[plush umbra]

Oof running them to the point they get stuck then spearing them might also work, I did that when I first started, but gl with sneaking hopefully the fog cleara

[hollow pine]

bot died, unfortunately. you have to be the bot yourself these days.

[gaunt sable]

I've killed like 12 deer and have one trophy so much for rushing boss day 1 lol

I thought 2 star boars couldnt spawn even at boar spawners close to the stone circle

I found a boar stone close to the start, got excited that a 1 star spawned, then found another boar stone with a 2 star like 20 feet away

[opal prairie]

They can, it is rather rare though.
2 stars can be found in the wild after 800m from spawn, closer to spawn they can be found in abandoned villages and boar stones, only once though, those boars don't respawn when killed, chances are slim but possible.
That is if nothing has changed in that regard with the patch.

[gaunt sable]

Literally first time I've ever seen a 2 star near the spawn only ever seen 1 stars at stones lol

800 hours later

[opal prairie]

It is indeed rare, I haven't experienced it myself, I've searched far and wide and had a long run back to base with a 2 star boar chasing me.

[gaunt sable]

yeah thats the only time I've ever managed to tame a 2 star is running it across continents and bridges lol

[opal prairie]

Taming and then dragging with the spear or pushing it along is so tedious.

[gaunt sable]

and then losing them to a bat raid before you can make a house for them

[hollow pine]

i ran into a 2star troll not far away from spawn. that was wild and i hadn't even gathered mats for troll armor at that time

[hushed yarrow]

do i need to feed little boars for them to grow up?

[lunar sapphire]

hmm?

Taming boars involves finding 2 bores (preferably starred), putting them in a pen/enclosure and giving them food for them to begin the taming process

they'll eat once per day and when tamed they'll breed and have 1-several offspring a day

[opal prairie]

No, just have patience.

[hushed yarrow]

i aksed if i need to feed little ones for them to grow up

[lunar sapphire]

ah, sorry

read feed as find

They'll eat as well - pretty sure

[shadow remnant]

Which side of the Wood Wall supposed to look inwards? I guess it's more of a preference thing but just wanted to ask.

[lunar sapphire]

for me, it's always been the side with the extra piece running through the wall

So the outside of the wall should look like

--
on the inside it should look like

--

[shadow remnant]

Right, I wish banner worked well for both sides. #screenshots message

[dry gazelle]

I have one question. When i start play on public beta, and Ashlands officialy came to game, i still can play on my server made on public beta test?

[reef lake]

Hello, does anybody have info about ashlands release date?

[fresh patio]

Depending on how the ptb goes, could be a couple weeks at most. Mistlands PTB was annouce Nov 22, 2022 and then released Dec. 6, 2022. So should not be that far off.

[reef lake]

Thanks a lot, will be waiting for the release, the update looks awesome

[fresh patio]

hope you enjoy it, I refuse to look at it until it releases

[reef lake]

xd

[merry pebble]

I mean... Even if Its very unlikely at most it can last 2 months 😄

But yeah, it will be out when devs think the ptb Is good

[pliant hatch]

Yes, it won't be a problem.
So enjoy the PTB!

[dry gazelle]

Thanks my friend

[pliant hatch]

yw

[fresh patio]

At any point sure we won’t know. I’m just going off of how Mistlands went. That was about two weeks. Couldn’t find much on H&H and I don’t think that had a PTB. We’ll see when we see it

[graceful nova]

how to set modifier "portal items" in server command?
there is only 3 option " casual, hard, very hard"

[stoic estuary]

Is the update close??

[shadow remnant]

This game seriously needs more building shapes. #screenshots message

[shrewd compass]

hello is there any code so that I already have a rock in my inventory without conquering it ?

[hushed yarrow]

bro?

[shrewd compass]

code needed rock

[hushed yarrow]

rock? normal rock?

[shrewd compass]

spawn XXX 50 where X is I don't know what to enter

[hushed yarrow]

why do you want to spawn rock

[shrewd compass]

yes yes, ready to build

wants to build a base

[summer hinge]

Stone?

[shrewd compass]

yes

[summer hinge]

then thats what you enter

[pliant hatch]

No need to spawn a stone for that.

Much easier to either activate the "free build options" found in the game's options or activate "devcommands", activate "debugmode" and press "B".

[shrewd compass]

wants to have stone in inventory to be able to build

[hazy widget]

It's been a while since I've been in here. Ever since the server got hacked in fact. How's everyone been?

[shrewd compass]

under b nothing happens

[pliant hatch]

Have you activated dev-commands and debugmode?

[shrewd compass]

yes

[pliant hatch]

If so, activate your hammer after pressing B and check what's available to you.

[shrewd compass]

okok works spawn stone 50 thank you

ok thx all

[half dragon]

alternatively, there is a no cost command if you want to build something free of charge

[pliant hatch]

Can build any construction piece, furniture, crafting item or misc item after that command

[pliant hatch]

Yeah, that's what I said at first, before mentioning dev-commands: #valheim-chat message

[half dragon]

ah, just got here and it was barely out of sight, have to scroll up just tiny bit to see it

[pliant hatch]

NP.
I'm skipping the 500+ posts from when I went to bed up to when I got out of bed too. 😄

[storm bronze]

Hi new map is really cool, but there is a problem the new boss will not attack the troll that spawn by the troll staff

[lunar sapphire]

That's something to be asking in the ⁠valheim-public-test channel.
If you don't have access to it head to the ⁠Channels & Roles channel (top of server list) and click the box which says "I want to be a public tester".

[storm bronze]

oh !ok

my bad sor

[lunar sapphire]

All goods

[half dragon]

Btw thanks for the help, the bridge turned out great. I'll just have to do some digging to make the area around the other side of bridge look more realistic. the bridge went a bit deeper into the other side of the river than originally planned.

but not by much, should be pretty quick fix

[pliant hatch]

Saw the screenshot and it certainly looks great. In both ways of speaking. 😄

Glad to help you, at least if I plan something like that in the future, I know how to deal with it.

[half dragon]

I might build another one of those bridges so I can connect 2 continents that are split by a wide river... but first need tar. lots and lots more tar... can never have enough of it

[pliant hatch]

Getting tar will be my next objective with one of my chars.
He's more or less ready to deal with Moder now, although I still think the swordskill is a bit too low for her.
But it's dealing about as much damage as the iron mace does, so not really much choice there.
Will jump back to Frostner the moment I'm entering plains.

I do know I will build a bridge later when getting at Mistlands level, as I plan to build the Eithr refinery seperate from my main island. So that's most likely going to be a black marble one. With wood-iron support to make sure it's strong enough. No need to go high there as I don't plan to sail under it.
Already adjusted my dock for the new boat, eventhough I'm not entirely happy the pier is open at the outside. But with the covered roof it certainly looks nice.

[graceful nova]

how to set modifier "portal items" in server command
there is only 3 option " casual, hard, very hard"

i've tryed using easy but it didnt work

[pliant hatch]

Private game or MP server?

If it's the first; there's an option to portal nothing, normal or (almost) everything in the game options from the optins menu.

If it's for a MP server, you'd better ask in one of the help channels.

[graceful nova]

linuxgsm server

[pliant hatch]

I think you got your best chance here: https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1202550119191412736

If you haven't been there already.
May take some time before you get an answer, but I'm certain sooner or later someone may pop up to help you.
Just not me, sorry.

[graceful nova]

okey its casual option

there is no easy, there is casual for portal items

[bleak niche]

Anyone playing ashlands? Is it good?
How is it vs mistlands (imo annoyingly hard sometimes with need of stamina to move around)

[pliant hatch]

I think you'd better ask that in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/831071697817305128, as anything related to playing the PTB is not allowed in this channel.

If you don't have access to that channel, check id:customize to get the right permits for it.

[fair charm]

Finally tame a 2 star wolf
"you are being hunted"
Me and my wolf get clowned on

[lusty crescent]

Well rip

[half dragon]

I started making more shelves and black metal chests for my warehouse... well I just started and 400 tar already gone. think I'll have to go back to raiding some plains soon 💀

[latent ingot]

whats the best weapon type in ashlands? sword? mace?

[vocal rivet]

Best to ask in the PTB channel.

[languid yew]

when is ashlands gonna be public?

[opal prairie]

30 June 23:59:59 at the latest.

[vocal rivet]

When the last bugs have been squashed.

[languid yew]

damn

thats kinda a long time

[vocal rivet]

At most it's 2 months... And chances are it's much less than that.

[opal prairie]

It could also be tomorrow, no one knows but the devs and they aren't talking.

[lunar sapphire]

That's not the greatest answer ngl

[wintry panther]

I killed elder for the first time

[proper kraken]

Without any spoil how good is the ashland part ? I meen content, difficulty or mechanics ? And bosses

[merry pebble]

i would say content is great, difficulty is pretty difficult (as it is meant to be) and mechanics are being polished atm in ptb 😄

[proper kraken]

Ok nice lets restart a new workd

World

[subtle tartan]

Are mechanics really rough rn or are they passable? Me and and some buddies started our first world and I’d like a heads up on what to expect

[merry pebble]

well we should really move this convo to #valheim-public-test but i would say they are passable

[pliant hatch]

Well done!

I hope he wasn't too hard a fight for you?

[merry pebble]

but i still dont think that the first playthrough should be in ptb as it is unavoidibly more buggy than live branch

[wintry panther]

It took around 65 fire arrows to kill him

I dug a cave under his altar as you said, and now its a portal room!

[pliant hatch]

Nice!

It'll make transportation in your world a lot easier; depending whether or not you have the portal restrictions on.

Now you've defeated him, it's off to the swamp.
Just make sure you've got your armor and weapons upgraded to the maximum, carry health-, stamina- and poison resist potions with you and have a (near) full stack of fire arrows; as you will need those.

Swamp is the first real challenge you will encounter, so the make sure you don't dock your boat in there, but in a nearby (friendly) biome and set-up a (small) base, with a portal whenever possible near it to easily get in an out.

[wintry panther]

I also already made a bronze mace since its good for swamp enemies right?

[merry pebble]

yep, maces are great through out the game 😄

[pliant hatch]

Maces are good against blobs, oozers and skellies.
But for the Draugr I noticed an axe or sword will be better.

To fight Bonemass you will need a mace.

[willow topaz]

Ah yes maces or as i like to call them the greyling launcher 9000

[merry pebble]

why would be maces worse against draugrs than swords and axes?

[pliant hatch]

Because of the damage output.

[wintry panther]

Is a bow good for bonemass too?

[pliant hatch]

Bonemass is very resistant to pierce, so a bow-fight will take a very long time and lots of arrows

[wintry panther]

Also black forest had copper what do I need to get in the swamp?

Damn

[bold lynx]

hi

[pliant hatch]

You got that "key", right?
You will need it to get access to the areas where you can mine your next metal.

[wintry panther]

The crypt thingies?

[pliant hatch]

aye

[wintry panther]

And the key opens them all?

[pliant hatch]

Aye. As long as you have it with you when you press "E" at the door.

[merry pebble]

do the sword and mace have different dmg output? iron ones for example have the same dmg and all clubs and swords have the same attack speed

[pliant hatch]

I was fighting Draugr with an axe and a mace.
While the axe skill was lower, I did more damage with it as with a mace.

According to the wiki, Draugr don't have a weakness, but I got the feeling that slash damage from an axe does more damage to them as the blunt of a mace.

Kinda makes sense too, after all.
I mean, when you hit a piece of meat with a rolling pin, it won't cut as deep as when hiting it with a cleaver.

[merry pebble]

well axes have a tiny bit more dmg generaly than swords or clubs, but they have slower attack speed to compensate, axe also has tiny bit higher stagger and knockback

and considering realistic dmg is kinda... not neceseary? we have values from the game 😄

[pliant hatch]

When checking my mace and axe, the damage output for the mace is 47 (22-36) and the axe is 50 (21-36) at their same tiers.
But when looking at my skills, I got clubs at 36 and axes at 29.
Yet, I found it easier to kill a Draugr with an axe as with a mace.
Hence my comment.

[merry pebble]

i mean everyone can play with whatever they want there is not a huge difference until you start getting enemies with resistances 😄
(or weaknesses)

[pliant hatch]

Which starts to happen in the mountains.
I never bothered looking at things, but I found cultists are a pain to be hit with an iron mace. Axe or sword - especially the silver one - are a lot easier.
Also, in that biome a sword - or other slash / pierce dmg weapons - will work a lot better as a blunt one when fighting Moder.

[merry pebble]

yeah, mountain tier club is really bad choice for her xD

[pliant hatch]

Aye. And it used to be my favorite weapon for quite some time.

I think that switching from club / bow to club / bow / sword (or axe) is already a big change for me.
I like to keep things simple, but that's not possible in this game.
Kinda makes me wonder how I ever managed to defeat the Queen twice; considering my lack of knowledge. Or my ignorance.

[wintry panther]

Moder seems hard as hell to kill from what ive heard

[unreal copper]

Do swamps still have surtling spawners? ive been at 4 swamps and no luck yet, only found 2 crypts aswell. i havent played in a long time

[half dragon]

hoarding a black metal chest full of black metal was a mistake... been melting this shit for at least an hour. even with 12 smelters

[pliant hatch]

Depends at how you want to fight her.
With the mountain "club" (actually a hammer) it's hell.

With a Mountain tier bow and fire arrows, as well as a sword or axe - I think sword is better in this case - or another weapon doing slash / pierce damage she can be killed without too many problems.

Key is to keep moving and avoid her breath-attack. Or crate a small space around the bottom of her altar and use that to shelter once in a while.

[unique onyx]

They do but it’s hit and miss. Try another swamp or use the world generator

[unreal copper]

world generator has no option to show them

[unique onyx]

They do m, but I forget which option it’s under

[pliant hatch]

It does have the option to show crypts.
So look for a swamp with multiple crypts as that's large enough to have at least one surtling spawner as well.
May still be a matter of the Sadistic Number Generator, but the odds are better as when checking a swamp without crypts.

[unreal copper]

greet seed ive got, everything is close but the swamps are lacking

[dim flame]

yo guys how we used to switch to public test

[pliant hatch]

Switch on the option "Camps" at the world generator and look for the icon with the name "firehole".

Those are spawners.

[pliant hatch]

You can find info about that here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970

[unreal copper]

thanks, managed to find 2 miles away

[pliant hatch]

yw.

Good luck drowning those hotheads. 😉

[unreal copper]

https://valheim-map.world/?seed=cJ8lGwEJ9X&offset=2229%2C-1815&zoom=0.503&view=0&ver=0.217.46
overall a decent seed i think

[slender saddle]

Question. Whats the most amount of biomes have you found on the starting continent? My friend and I started an immersive run, and found 5 biomes on the first continent.

[pliant hatch]

If you got a really large starting continent you may end up with Mistland there as well; but in general it's Meadows, Black Forest, Swamp, Mountain and Plains.

[slender saddle]

Its about a 2 hour sail around this continent with a karve. We were kind of in shock.

Honestly, we weren't sure we were going to make it back to our base, being no map and no portals.

[random token]

Is there any word yet on when a search bar will be added to the crafting menu, and/or highlighted new recipes? We’re dyin’ over here with these huge growing lists…

[pliant hatch]

Have you posted it in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1202312684364910612 yet?

[half dragon]

And plains not even that commonly connected to the main Island. But usually up to at least swamp

[fossil oar]

real talk has anyone here ever made a bronze pickaxe after a first playthrough

[pliant hatch]

I'm playing at the seed Landfallwhich does have all biomes up to plains and - even better - all their bosses at the main continent as well.
Only "problem" at that seed is that the Bonemass spawnpoint is so close to the plains, I considered it a bit unwise to summon him there.
So I went to another continent for iron and his fight.

[pliant hatch]

We got a bronze pickaxe? 😮

[half dragon]

of course... it mines so much faster than that garbage tooth pick

[random token]

People get tired of repeated suggestions, and these are pretty highly demanded features

[velvet sleet]

when will Ashland release on normal game?

[fossil oar]

not enough to warrant hauling a forge everywhere

[half dragon]

you don't have to...

[pliant hatch]

When it's done.
Which will be somewhere between tomorrow (not likely) and June 30th, 23:59:59

[velvet sleet]

xd check my seed - uHVelaIrXN

[random token]

By lunchtime July 1st in Europe timezones, at the latest

[half dragon]

portals exist. you can just bring a portal, use it to get back to your base and repair your stuff and also sleep/rest for stamina regen boosst

no downside

[fossil oar]

still more annoying than just popping up a crafting station

[pliant hatch]

Not demanded by me.
But if it's already suggested, it may be possible the dev's add it to the game.
If it fits in their concept, that is.

[half dragon]

you don't just "pop up" a crafting station. you have to make a shelter for it

it's faster to just put down a crafting station, then a portal, hop in, hop out done

also have to repair it less often

[fossil oar]

building a crafting shack on the side of a crypt is probably faster than asingle portal transition screen

[half dragon]

not if not playing on a potato...

[random token]

And that’s why I was asking if anyone had heard yet. It’s not a concept, just two straightforward functions that we need.

[half dragon]

besidess, visiting your own base for regen boost is masssive boost to your mining speed. why would you not take it?

[pliant hatch]

I find it easier to simply haul everything to a chest in a safe location - preferred a stone tower I use as a "work station" and sail back and forth with 4 stacks of copper aboard and one and a bit stack in my inventory.
Only stone is moved by portal, as it's easier to get rid of it that way.

But each plays his own way, so imho all methods are "good" or "bad".
Just depends what you prefer.

[random token]

I do this a lot. Usually right by the door since it just takes two roof pieces then

And just build a fire right inside for resting while mining

[fossil oar]

i can run cyberpunk max settings just fine + everything is on an ssd and portals have taken a decent amount of time regardless of if im playing alone, server, or p2p

[pliant hatch]

Which is why I asked if it has been put in the suggestions channel yet.
If it has, the dev's will see it.
If it hasn't, the dev's won't see it, meaning it never got implemented in the first place.
And if it's done again, so? At least you'll know you're not the only one having that idea.

[random token]

Oh, they know.

[pliant hatch]

Has it been put in suggestions yet or not?

[random token]

Before the server wipe, yes.

[half dragon]

well soundss like an expensive potato to me. I've got less and portal transitions only take a few seconds

[pliant hatch]

in that case, perhaps bring it up, because a lot has been lost in that wipe.
And not everything is restored. Unfortunately.

[random token]

Well since that’s not what I was asking about, I guess I’ll just wait until someone who knows happens to drop by

[pliant hatch]

sigh

[random token]

Exactly

[halcyon blade]

There's this cool thing called a search bar in discord that lets you search for key words and phrases, and there are filters to only check the desired channel, among other filters. If you don't know if something has been suggested before then obviously use the search option.

[random token]

I know it’s been suggested and discussed repeatedly, I know how to make suggestions, and there are already popular mods for it that work flawlessly. Suggestions are not what I’m here to discuss, I asked a straightforward question in this chat because that’s what I’d like to know and it makes sense to ask it here.

[brazen linden]

Anyone have insight/guesses about valheim-map.world and if it gets 0.218.x version of world generation, before Ashland goes Live? Would love to see how the boarder are set, and potential changes of POI, etc in my world.

[halcyon thistle]

not valid because of the hacking incident where all messages from that channel were deleted

if you don't know something has been suggested before then obviously you can't use the search option for that

[halcyon blade]

New suggestions are still made, and if it's a common idea it will especially not be one of the lost ones.

And as they mentioned it's a moot point anyway since suggestions are something someone else brought up and wasn't the point of their original question.

[halcyon thistle]

could be a rare idea and still be a repeat, that was my point

[quick ermine]

is the game easier to play in controll xbox or keyboard mouse

[smoky quarry]

one is more comfy the other is more versatile

[quick ermine]

so which is better then?

[smoky quarry]

versatility ofc

[quick ermine]

what is that

[smoky quarry]

m/k

[quick ermine]

ok

[random token]

Wow, look at that efficient dialogue

[half dragon]

I will never understand people who honestly believe Dark Souls is harder on mouse and keyboard... the game itself is hard, if you suck at it it's not because of what you're using to control the character, and this is me saying this after playing elden ring and dark souls on mouse and keyboard... it's not any harder at all. Not even slightly. To me it doesn't matter what button I have to press to make things happen

[livid wing]

I like both, but I feel you get superior multitasking with keyb+mouse.. you can run and manage inventory at same time for example in a fight

[smoky quarry]

i thought it was obvious from the 1st line but i was wrong

[quick ermine]

ye true

[true venture]

who wants to play valheim with me?

[pliant hatch]

I think https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510 would be a better place to ask. 😉

[true venture]

OK, thank you

[snow raptor]

how lopng did it take for mistlands to release after prerelease?

[pliant hatch]

About two weeks. But that's not a guarantee it'll take that long this time as well.
It all depends at the amount of bugs the testers will find and whether or not the devs are contenct with everything before release.

Only guarantee we have is that it will be released before June 30th, 23:59:59.

[rustic wigeon]

When is the new update coming to Xbox?

[snow raptor]

nvm

how do you play the prerelease?

[paper marsh]

Go grab the playtester role in id:customize , then check pins in the channel you get access to

[maiden granite]

If you are on steam -

• go to your steam library
• right click on valheim from the left panel
• click on properties
• click on beta tab from left
• enter the following code
  yesimadebackups
• follow along the way and you'll find Public Test

Warning: Before trying the steps above make sure you have made backups of your characters and worlds
Manually copy pasting your fch and fwl files to somewhere safe is recommended.

[steel copper]

No access means no access

[pliant hatch]

If you want access to that channel, select the right role in id:customize.

[vapid pollen]

Anyone know about how long the PTB is gonna be?

[frigid gust]

As long as it takes until all bugs are ironed out and balance seems right.

[wintry panther]

You guys are so excited for ashlands

And im about 200 hours from getting to that point

[half dragon]

no need to rush ngl. I'm not quite in the same boat though... started a new save much sooner so I might just be able to get through mistlands before Ashlands fully arrives... but still highly doubt it

been spending a lot of time building my plains base

[frigid gust]

I'm sitting at about 1300 hours in the game in general, and I've had a save waiting for me before beating the Queen since I knew it was coming out

[half dragon]

currently 2 more projects to finish before I move on to kill the boss and go to mistlands: Finish my warehouse, get copper to make more fermenters for my cellar, and make that damn Inn look presentable. still looks like a construction site with missing walls all over the place

[warm sandal]

well i have 2 charakters on mistland-level waiting to kill the queen and go on to the ashlands, but i started a new one again (to kill the time waiting) - and also there is no rush, once the update is here it will not go away, and I do not need to win a race - i will get there when I get there 😄

[wintry panther]

Is 3 smelters and 1 coal furnace enough? I want to use other surtling cores for portals

[warm sandal]

at the current level pre-elder i have one smelter and one furnace... and it works for me...depends on your playstyle what is enough

[frigid gust]

I usually balance them. But the nice thing is you can deconstruct those and build other things with the materials with no loss, so take out a couple smelters if you need cores.

[warm sandal]

and you can always go find more funeral chambers to get more cores

[frigid gust]

Build multiple kilns to make lots of coal quickly, then switch them to smelters to create the metal bars

[wintry panther]

Ill just have a few of both

[warm sandal]

for me it is usually iron-age when I start to build a smeltering lane with 4 kiln and 5 smelters... not before that I am to busy going exploring the map to hew so much wood 😄

[frigid gust]

You'll also be drowning in cores once you find a few choice locations in the swamps 😛

[half dragon]

I'd use kilns and smelters in 1:1 ratio unless you're running that kiln long before you start melting

[warm sandal]

4 kiln make 100 coal and 5 smelters usse 100 coal

so that is the ideal ratio for me 😄

[half dragon]

1 kiln produces as much coal as a smelter uses in same amount of time

[warm sandal]

as I said depends on play style i would fill up everything in the evening before bed and in the morning before going out..so that is convenient for me 😄

[half dragon]

that does work, but if you're running that smelter and kiln after sleeping as well, 1:1 ratio works the best (for continued use)

[warm sandal]

yeah if you go around refilling constantly to get the bars more quickly you are right... for one like me who does hate to wait around home for raids and bars -> filling up and go fishing 😛

[frigid gust]

I just make a bunch of kilns and let them run while I mine the ores, and then switch those to smelters when I get back with the ores

[warm sandal]

and that is the absolute beauty of this game...you can do as you please and get results...no one prescribed way you have to follow to be successful... i love this game soooo much

[half dragon]

early game I usually have 2-4 kilns and 2-4 smelters, I just smelt it all in 1 go and chop wood while it's burning to keep it fed

but late game, I now no longer have a single kiln, I get all my coal from geyser "farm"

or rather... 11 of those farms. connected them with paths and portals to make moving around faster

[fallen zephyr]

Iiiinteresting. I think most of my late-game coal comes from 'obliterating' incidental pick-ups, or burning neck/boar/deer meat on the fire.

[pliant hatch]

Sorry, but one kiln at full capacity produces 5 more coal as a smelter uses at maximum capacity.

[half dragon]

the max capacity isn't really relevant when you're constantly feeding them

with my current setup I could keep 6 smelters fed 24/7 by running around picking up the coal (and cores and surtling heads for bait). And I really mean 24/7. Each run gives more coal than those 6 smelters need.

but I still choose to run 12 smelters anyway, makes it faster to smelt stuff if I've got coal stored up

[warm sandal]

if that works for you that is wonderful... I would not want to do that... i prefere to go and discover more of the map 😄 but that is just old me being restles

[half dragon]

I get to rediscover the same blobs and skllies I've ran past over and over again... they must be thinking I'm some crazy person just randomly sprinting around

[warm sandal]

i can picture that: skellie 1 turns to skelli 2: "Have you seen that guy? he has been running by for like 10 days straight 3 times a day now... i wonder what is hunting him!" 😛

[pliant hatch]

Skelli 2 to skelli 1: "I didn't see shit, because my eyes are gone a long time".

[warm sandal]

now I wish I could draw a comic strip 😄

// have been sailing around for 5 ingame days now to find more mystic island 15 is not enough for an abysal razor and I want one so badly

oh and i worked up the nerve to set the game to japanese finally (the italian translation is kinda off in strange places) and I can at least read and understand half of it and know the other half by heart from playing over 1700 h 😄

[fallen zephyr]

I've never found leviathans an issue. I just stumbled across enough to meet needs.

[warm sandal]

i found one so far, and no serpent at all, not even in a storm at night in the middle of nowhere... this gal is just unlucky so far... i will find them once i gathered enough for what I need and then have surplus soooo much 😄

[fallen zephyr]

For sure. As soon as you don't need it, it'll be everywhere lol

[half dragon]

warehouse finally half way done (for filling it with black metal chests). just the other half left

You know it's a good warehouse when you know you're never going to use even half the chests in it

[fallen zephyr]

I prefer to build more general buildings that have facility to support future expansion.

[warm sandal]

I prefer to have a warehouse big enough to hold a little extra one small box for each thing is plenty and I will not fill that up even... I mostly not even bother with iron boxes the wooden ones are fine 😄

[half dragon]

iron ones are pretty damn expensive. But if you enjoy raiding fuling villages and filling your pockets with tar while at it, this isn't that time consuming to make

even if it's just 2 iron, to me it's more effort than 6 black metal.

[warm sandal]

well i usually have enough tar if one box of the wooden ones is full 😄

[half dragon]

I've been going through multiple wooden boxes of tar last few weeks... and still need more. there's never enough

that bridge alone took about 2 wooden boxes of tar

or even 3...

[warm sandal]

well... the only bridge I ever made was just plain wood because it got on my nerves to constantly jump that riverlet 😛 I am not soooo much of a builder ... i like building a pretty base but nothing so huge that I would need more then 500 Tar 😄

[half dragon]

that bridge ended up being 26m tall, a 20m high ship could get through under it.

and about 80m long

[wraith topaz]

can anyone send me a inv code? just wanna test if i can connect

[fallen zephyr]

Why did your bridge need tar?

[pliant radish]

I once spent hours with my brother building a nice long path from our base to the Elder and it included a fancy large-ish wooden bridge over a river, only we of course never used it again because we just set up a portal when we got there lol

[half dragon]

I like the look of dark wood, also used it for the roof

[warm sandal]

alone forage all the material ... my gosh... I once build a 2m high wall around a small island where I had my base... nearly drove me mad to find all the stone needed 😄

[half dragon]

all of the support beams are of dark wood... so it took quite a lot

[fallen zephyr]

So, want... not need.

[half dragon]

Well nobody needs to play this game either 🤷‍♂️

[pliant radish]

LOL

[wintry panther]

Im excited for the vacation I got next week, time to put in 100 hours of valheim

[pliant hatch]

Stone is one of the easiest materials to come by. Just like wood.

For stone, simply mine all the rocks you see sticking out of the ground as well as copper nodes.
By the time you got your +/- 100 copper, you also got double the amount of stone from it.

[warm sandal]

when i started out with the game i would pathen as to move the carts more easy nowadays i just use them on the terrain as is and don't bother 😄

[fallen zephyr]

In the context of the game there are needs for progression, and then wants. Obviously nobody NEEDS to play the game.

Obviously.

[half dragon]

I need it if I want it

[pliant radish]

SAME actually

[pliant radish]

Your argument doesn’t make sense

[wraith topaz]

anyone can help me rq? trying to see if i can access games

[warm sandal]

that true, still a lot of stone to build a bridge that tall... I pick up all the stuff laying around while exploring and carry it home, that sums up quickly too got a lot of stone laying around now for when I reach the iron age... but what I will do with it is build a nice cosy house with high comfy levels and call it a day 😄

[fallen zephyr]

Your retort provides no evidence.

[half dragon]

do you need to progrss in the game though? you could sit around and do nothing. But you want to progress.

[hasty heron]

Do you think theyll ever add a terrain generation update? To add slightly different bits of terrain like ponds or waterfalls etc

[half dragon]

you don't need to do anything in a game

but you need to do a lot if you want to do things

[warm sandal]

you do not need to do anything..you can play the game which ever way you want 😄 and the game let's you do what you like most... building 80m long bridges with darkwood and all fancy decorum or just two wooden floortiles across a riverlet...

[warm sandal]

there are ponds... but waterfalls would require differnt handling of water

[vocal vale]

Why are yall arguing the semantics of needing/wanting

[burnt glen]

Is this like a .. semantic argument?

[warm sandal]

now it is a plain and not above

[vocal vale]

Semantic probably doesn’t encompass the entire discussion

[half dragon]

idk... it started from:
"Why did your bridge need tar?"
"I like the look of dark wood, also used it for the roof"
"So, want... not need."
And that's how it started

[vocal vale]

I need it because I want it

Problem solved

[humble dawn]

is the bone bow instended for plains or mistlands? I on;y ask because although it does up to 128 or so (maybe a bit more depending on certain factors) it doesn't feel like a reliable source of damage. (like the way a pistol in a shooter game it feels liek a "side arm" that elitests will tell you not to use lol)
Like am I missing soemthing about bows - is this user error? It the damage output to samina use totally reasonable and there's something I'm doing wrong? or is it just kinda a throw away weapon type that I shouldn't be bothering to play with if I can just min-max with the MUCH better arbalest? Like should I even bother with it? I feel like elitists are gonna tell me it's trash and to just use arbalest lol

[vocal vale]

Spinesnap?

[fallen zephyr]

It's not semantics. It's definitions. And, I hate myself for even engaging in this.

[vocal vale]

Semantics is about definitions

[warm sandal]

i thought it was talking about differnent play styles and preferences and not an argument at all... looks like I got it all wrong then 😛

[vocal vale]

Bows are like one of the strongest things in the game

[humble dawn]

okay then I must be doing soemthing wrong lol

[warm sandal]

i am not a mistlands pro... but i like spinesnap and have not practised enough with the arbalest to make it work reliably 😄

[vocal vale]

It’s all about it bow lvl when using them

[half dragon]

the problem with bows is that they start a bit weak, but get really damn powerful with higher level

[fallen zephyr]

No, semantics is about meaning. Definitions are far more objective than meaning.

[half dragon]

the show gets rolling really hard when you can follow up a shot after staggering an enemy with the previous arrow

[humble dawn]

so bows are weak unless you're lvl 100? lol

does shooting rocks still lvl bow?