valheim-chat

[honest frigate]

omg bro i found a ||leviathan|| and the knife is pretty op 😭 and the ||fins|| are gonna be super useful

[shy marlin]

Skills depend on the longevity of the run and how often you die

[mossy fiber]

Anyone willing to trade me some Fuling Totems?

[tacit crystal]

They're not useless, they're nice additional bonus.

Gameplay doesn't generally rely on skill points but they help with lowering stamina usage for actions and increasing damage with weapons you like to use.

[gray sand]

People try to keep them at numbers?

[frigid anvil]

Is fenris + root harnesk better than full fenris when using fist weapons?

[tacit crystal]

Full fenris grants +15 to fists skill.

[shy marlin]

Depends if you need the defensive capabilities of the root harnesk or not

[frigid anvil]

I probably do lol. What type of damage do Fulings do mainly?

I’ve got a blackmetal atgeir as well, so if I’m running that I’ll definitely put on the harnesk

[shy marlin]

Spear guys do pierce, club guys do blunt, torch guys do blunt/fire, knife guys do slash i think

honestly i'd wear the root harnesk, it nullifies deathsquito and spear guys, and you just have to really watch out for torch guys and make sure to snipe the fuling shamans

[frigid anvil]

Thanks, sounds good to me

[frigid anvil]

Any tips on how to tame lox? They seem more interested in destroying all of my stuff than eating cloudberries, even when I run away

[tacit crystal]

Pit or earth walls.

[fossil delta]

I found both to be best. With roofing

The deeper, the better

[bronze cosmos]

I haven't played for a while now and i'm getting back into it now. Did they nerf pit mining or whatever the term was called? I triple checked to make sure the copper vein isn't touching anything else, which it isn't. But its not collapsing and just floating there still.

[fossil delta]

Their exploding has always been a bit random. When they don't I work my way up until they do.

[sweet socket]

Ive had it where it s not connected to anything and not exploding too. Just trial and error towards the edges til it does

[bronze cosmos]

I must have been lucky in the past because I dont remember it doing that.

[fossil delta]

They are more consistent with less water around, but even dry I can have issues.

[frigid anvil]

how do I get them into said pit

[fossil delta]

Before I dig it.

[tacit crystal]

Harpoon can help. Or making platform where they can walk on and deconstruct the platform when they're on it.

[frigid anvil]

Ah yeah that makes sense

I’ll try that, and hopefully not die while doing so

[fossil delta]

Just put them in your dig area, then dig.

I put up my 8 meter walls first, with roofing so not much to worry about with pvp off. So just dig last.

You may want to leave a way to get out.

[cinder dirge]

im in the swamp age now whats the best armour im making the root armour is that the only armour set or is there better

[shy marlin]

there's iron armor, both are good

root chest is very valuable, if you crave more defense go for iron armor + root chest, if you like being an archer that kinda thing root is nice

[cinder dirge]

right okay didnt even know there was iron havnt found any yet lol

yeah i like archer but also the Bronze atgeir is so good aswell

[shy marlin]

word

[cinder dirge]

is there any need to farm copper still being in the swamp

[tacit crystal]

Copper might be needed later on, during 6th biome.

But depends if you want to upgrade your current bronze gear.

[cinder dirge]

i played through bronze age with bronze helmet and the troll chest and legs so just been chilling with that set

[tacit crystal]

It's quite solid set.

Bronze buckler is also big up for defence if you don't have it.

[cinder dirge]

yeah i dont have any accessories didnt know how it worked im a loot hoarder so always back and forth with loot lmao

[gray sand]

Single largest defensive upgrade in the game* 😛

[tacit crystal]

Almost same thing.

[fossil delta]

Since it sounds like your first time. Root is probably your best choice.

[cinder dirge]

yh me and a mate brought valheim the other day

i have the root helmet and full troll cape chest and legs

looks nice together lol

[tacit crystal]

Poison res on helmet is surely nice, since you don't necessarily need the poison res mead.

Full set grants you bow skill levels which reduces the drawing time.

[wary kettle]

I’m getting ready for the moder fight. I play solo and this is my first playthrough. I have fully upgraded wolf armor, iron helm, silver shield, silver sword, and draugr fang (all fully upgraded) and planning to craft 300 poison arrows. Is this sufficient for Moder?

[shy marlin]

drop the poison arrows

but yes it's sufficient

[tacit crystal]

Sounds more than enough, honestly. Remember best foods and you're good to go.

[lean sphinx]

has there been any QoL updates like crafting without neeing the items in your inventory?

[wary kettle]

Are obsidian arrows better for this application?

[shy marlin]

yea

[tacit crystal]

Poison is okay but loses effectiveness in a long run.

[tacit crystal]

No, there is not such feature added.

[wary kettle]

Ok. Thanks. I was thinking that the poison damage from the arrows and bow would outweigh the damage from obsidian arrows. But if that’s not the case then I’ll do obsidian

[cinder dirge]

do i need to craft heart of the forest and bronze pendant

[nocturne wolf]

Poison doesn’t stack like fire and spirit so you lose damage hitting an already poisoned enemy

[tacit crystal]

They're not necessary, but bronze pendant is very good option for long time.

[cinder dirge]

thank you how do i find out the seed of my world

[tacit crystal]

On world selection menu it should show it next to the world name.

[lean sphinx]

have they removed all the ways to cheese bosses? killing the mass from a tree, modor in a trench, etc?

[shy marlin]

no

[gray cairn]

Yup, that's what I meant

[gray cairn]

That's also what I'm wondering

[nocturne wolf]

Farming crafting and cooking are essential to maximise gambling

All the others are just keeping you alive I guess

[gray cairn]

What level do you generally aim for, if any

Ik what they're for

[nocturne wolf]

Don’t aim for skills, let them increase naturally as you progress

[gray cairn]

I didn't plan to. I was just wondering.

Like is 20 good? Is 60 enough? Is it not worth tracking at all?

[nocturne wolf]

It depends on the skill, some level faster than others

[tacit crystal]

Worth is subjective.

[nocturne wolf]

For example by plains 40 dodging is very high but low for run and jump

[gray cairn]

Yeah, that's why I was asking yall

[shy marlin]

i'm convinced dodge is one of the hardest skills to lvl up

[tacit crystal]

Well, in my newest run my axe skill is already on lvl 70 due to finding axe heads early for new dual axe weapon and testing them quite a bit, currently having some iron weapons and fenris armor.

[nocturne wolf]

It would need to be rebalanced if it’s faster, even at skill 0 rolling feels so cheap now

[shy marlin]

for sure

[nocturne wolf]

Maybe the skill could determine the stamina return like 20->60% (???) instead of changing the base cost

No idea if those would be good numbers they’re just an example

[shy marlin]

or just get rid of it all together

is there a way to disable that mechanic at all?

[nocturne wolf]

No, it’s just part of dodging now

[shy marlin]

😭

[cinder dirge]

im eating honey deer meat and boar meat is that good for where i am or should i change it up

[nocturne wolf]

No perfect jumps yet

[shy marlin]

for bronze/swamp age? you can find some better foods.

[tacit crystal]

Do you have cauldron?

[cinder dirge]

im about to make the cauldron

[tacit crystal]

I would recommend that.

[nocturne wolf]

you should get carrots if you haven’t already

[tacit crystal]

New world opens for you.

[cinder dirge]

okay ill make it and see waht i can make

thanks for the help

[nocturne wolf]

don’t make minced meat sauce

[tacit crystal]

?

[cinder dirge]

i was lit about to say should i make minced meat sauce haha

carrot soup,deer stew and queens jam ?

[shy marlin]

good combo

pretty much you want a balanced diet of some sort

could be 2 health food 1 stam or 2 stam 1 health

[nocturne wolf]

Use bear meat instead of minced meat unless you value 1hp/tick over a necks life

[cinder dirge]

i mainly use bow so was thinking 2 stam 1 health

[tacit crystal]

Good option for atgeir too.

[quiet tinsel]

hi

[storm sinew]

I'm now getting used to the plains biome but still mobs there still hits like a truck

also, hello 🙂

[gentle gale]

what gear and food you using?

[subtle pawn]

Hey guys if you'd be in mistlands stage of the game, where would you be setting your main base? I thought of a plains, black forest or maybe one bigger spot of mistless mistlands but i don't really know what is best

[gentle gale]

I usually do a plains base not far from ML

[storm sinew]

I'm currently rocking on the root harnesk, fenris leggings, and padded helmet
For food im on bread, blood pudding, hearty mountain logger stew

[silk token]

doesn't much matter if you have portals on, personally i hate being too close to overlapping biomes cuz then it's "GAH-gah-gah-gah! rrRRRRrrr! WHACK! brbrbrbrb BAM" constantly

[frigid anvil]

is there any way to build with the stuff in the Fuling villages?

like, are those unlockable buildings

dang :(

[silk token]

irk? would be awesome

[storm sinew]

I would settle on the dveger's tower and just improve it from there

[gentle gale]

sounds pretty solid. Fuling camp pulls of more than 5 or so are always goign to be a challenge. Do you know about using the Huntsmans bow to stealth snipe them down?

[storm sinew]

Yep very helpful bow on pulling them out 1 by 1

[frigid anvil]

Huntsman's Bow ftw

Honestly Plains are when I've actually started to enjoy archery in this game

use for it, sightlines for it, easy-to-make arrows

[storm sinew]

Can you still rock on huntsman bow on mistlands?

or draugrs fang is the way?

[gentle gale]

Honestly I'd suggest going two health foods 1 stam since everything in plains hits so hard.

[subtle pawn]

I'm running with huntsman and draugrs fang

[gentle gale]

What's nice about the Fang is the inherent poison makes it easy to keep an eye on Gjalls

[storm sinew]

Yeah true, especially against fuling berserkers

[subtle pawn]

I always play with fully upgraded armor of the current biome and it works out for me

[frigid anvil]

is the archery target actually worth it for levelling up archery?

[subtle pawn]

I heard that is not

[frigid anvil]

kinda figured lol

[silk token]

is grinding on a dummy instead of playing the game worth it is the better question

[frigid anvil]

depends on how fast it would improve things?

[gentle gale]

the target and the dummy are nice for dorking around in base while waiting for other players

or if you want to charge up a trinket before getting into a big fight

[frigid anvil]

oh true, my cousin with whom I occasionally play takes forever to prepare

[storm sinew]

True, but you will spend on metals crafting it and upgrading it, unlike root harnesk and fenris leggings you just have to kill mobs to get their materials, plus root harnesk has resistance against pierce attacks, helpful against deathsquitos and fulings

[subtle pawn]

Yeah, i just play very slowely so it always ends up upgrading everything i got to the max

[gentle gale]

I've always felt like upgrading is basically like a built in difficulty slider.

[gray sand]

Meaning it slides difficulty down when you upgrade?

Because iirc Smiffe confirmed the game is designed around you just having rank 1 of everything as you progress.

[gusty horizon]

I wondered: how can I play such a stressful game?

I went to a psychologist and discovered I'm a masochist.

[gentle gale]

😄

They say that one trait that you have to have to be special forces IRL is you just straight up enjoy it when things go to shit.

[cinder dirge]

where do you find carrots

[gentle gale]

seeds in Black Forest

[cinder dirge]

cheers

[gusty horizon]

well, i am now a navy seals

[gentle gale]

shit, Congrats

or was that sarcasm

[gusty horizon]

lolll

I don't think a Navy SEAL would be here

[tacit crystal]

https://giphy.com/gifs/seal-B86lxbrMSZ0SQ

[lone rampart]

They would if they had good taste in survival games.

[gusty horizon]

you're right

[solemn crown]

I've got enough bronze to make one tool. Ax, Spear, or pick. Any suggestions where I should go first?

[gentle gale]

pick.

you're gonna have to mine so much more copper

[solemn crown]

In fact, I need one more bronze to get the pick. Blast.

[tacit crystal]

Cultivator or axe would be better for first IMO.

[solemn crown]

I'm not even ready to start with the cultivator. I've barely got the hang of leveling out the ground.

[gentle gale]

It's not that hard. Just can't plant stuff any closer than about a half meter from themselves

[cinder dirge]

im trying to break a copper vein but i just cant dig under it wont work

[gentle gale]

I have never once been able to get that to work

I always just take the tops

[cinder dirge]

yeah me and my mate just found like a massive ball but takes so long

[storm sinew]

Sometimes its like that, im guessing there is probadly a stone connected to the ground

[tacit crystal]

Planting seeds don't require leveled terrain, just cultivated soil.

Well, cultivating can be done with cultivator.

[abstract warren]

Does root size matter in terms of sap capacity

[tepid prawn]

Nope

[light moat]

Nope, size doesn’t matter… ||here||

[gentle gale]

but sometimes what looks like one root can actually be multiple

[tepid prawn]

I recommend just 1 extractor per root, unless you want some urgently, if you don't visit too often it will always be full when you come past (I usually make a wooden walkway between 3 or 4 collectors and visits every now and then to collect, lined by whisplights unless I get super lucky and find them in a mistfree area./

[tepid prawn]

yeah they are actually not much different in size, but sometimes 2 or 3 can clip into each other

[gentle gale]

I always love it when I can find 4 pretty close to each other and I can just swap 2 exctractors back and forth between them

[dusky anvil]

Anyone able to help rq?

[loud frost]

2x resources and I still feel like I'm always running out of iron

[chrome badge]

Oh, that's because you are. 🙂

[loud frost]

blackmetal is so plentiful and I feel I have no use for it all, iron on the other hand...

[chrome badge]

I don't mind that aspect, less leaning on iron for storage.

[loud frost]

practically the only reason I'm running the 2x is for iron and stone and yet here we are

not too big of a deal

one big haul and I will be set (lie)

[chrome badge]

Yeah, sunken crypts can be pretty breezy once you don't have to worry about 2 stars at all.

[loud frost]

got nuked by a single 2 star spear fuling earlier

[cinder dirge]

we just seen odin is that rare ?

just staring at us in the black forest never seen that before

[abstract warren]

Yes

Allfather is watching 👁️

[cinder dirge]

lool

[abstract warren]

Probably my favourite thing in the whole game

Can't really call ourselves vikings without Odin's presence lurking in the shadows 😶‍🌫️

[loud frost]

all the little lore bits are amazing

I like seeing Thor fly by but he is much easier to miss

[dusky anvil]

A few questions

How quickly can you get something to teleport with metal?

Why are serpents so hard to find?

[shy marlin]

Theoretically 2 hours

[loud frost]

theoretically if you are a BEAST

[paper marsh]

1. Pretty slowly unless you enjoy speedrunning.
2. Because you're looking for them. Things tend to show up when you least want them to

[dusky anvil]

Why do Necks and Greydwarves hate my Karves and home so much?

[dusky anvil]

Which biome?

[abstract warren]

I've yet to see him I think

[shy marlin]

Ashlands

[paper marsh]

Ashlands (7th biome)

[dusky anvil]

Oof... I'm at the end of the 4th

[paper marsh]

They exist to cause you annoyance so you get lulled into a red blood rage and kill them all

[loud frost]

I think he is only after defeating Moder? so he shows up much later than you could see Odin

[loud frost]

it runs in their freakish little blood

or mud in the case of greydwarves

[abstract warren]

Idk but I've already defeated Yagluth

[paper marsh]

Alternatively, there is an option that unlocks in meadows for teleporting metals

It's called going into settings and changing it so the game allows you to teleport metals at all times

[dusky anvil]

They just keep coming back and now my bronze nails are at the bottom of a slightly shallow, but still unreachable river

[paper marsh]

Go up high on some stairs, then jump into the water to get the nails. It'll make you dip down far enough to pick them up

[abstract warren]

I did see some lightning in the dark ocean horizon while sailing. It seemed to be going upwards from the sea...

[loud frost]

could have been him

[dusky anvil]

I can just make more. Moreso ticked off that it happened

[loud frost]

the first time I saw thor I was sailing with a friend and they missed him

[dusky anvil]

Anyways, chat

[loud frost]

Workbenches, as far as the eye can see. No more little freaks.

[dusky anvil]

I need someone to hunt some serpents for me. Bonus if you get the scales and trophy too

Alternatively, trading those things outright works too

[paper marsh]

Serpent drops actually so goated

Only thing I don't care about much is the shield, but honestly I might start using it

[dusky anvil]

I just need them, but can't find them

If someone could hop onto my world for that

Maybe also help me speed up killing Moder

[paper marsh]

Probably just bad luck, but are you looking either at night or during storms, and in wide open ocean not near land?

[dusky anvil]

Yep. Still nothing

[paper marsh]

it be like that

tbf though they kinda break balance early so I suppose it's good they can be semi-rare

[dusky anvil]

Either way, let me just take a quick shower and we can discuss what to do on my world

[loud frost]

I enjoy the two types of enemies in this game

big screw off monster and miniature being made entirely of evil hatred and malice

[storm sinew]

I hate viles, the moment i turn my camera to one direction the vile is there

Vile is like now you dont, now you see me

[loud frost]

god I wish I had that problem

I need the trophy so bad right now

[shy marlin]

I got vile trophy first try hope that helps

[loud frost]

I will gladly take one off your hands

going on two in game weeks of nighttime plains jogging

far too many two star fulings

[storm sinew]

I just got the trophy after 3 viles

[loud frost]

how to convince you to let me have it

[storm sinew]

Sorry cant give, i want that bone set in my base 🙂

[loud frost]

the grind remains relentless

[storm sinew]

The fact that viles are rare and you have like 9mins to find them and kill them before they despawn at sunrise

[abstract warren]

Omg

Black forge unlocks a sh!t ton of stuff

[chrome badge]

Seriously, I built a sundial for the first time in over 1200 hours because of the Vile set. 😅

[storm sinew]

Time to prepare for my big fight against yagluth

[dusky anvil]

I'm back

Anyone able to help me with serpents and Moder?

[loud frost]

hmu when you got a spare trophy I am dying out here🙏

[abstract warren]

Traps any good for hares? 🐇

[dusky anvil]

Anyone able to help?

[abstract warren]

Sure

[dusky anvil]

Perfect timing. How far are you into the game?

[abstract warren]

Mistlands

Just my eitr refiner and all that 🎉 🧙‍♂️

[dusky anvil]

Basically, need someone to help kill Moder

Then bring a Karve to kill a serpent

I need help finding one to kill and get the scales and trophy

[abstract warren]

Sure thing 👍

You don't mind if I come with my strongest gear?

[dusky anvil]

Bring anything you want, as long as we get it done

[abstract warren]

Cool

DM me the code and password

[marble sable]

Wish ektoplasm had more uses

[noble warren]

Fr, where's the jello food using it?

[clear hazel]

How do I prepare for the sealed tower? Looks like a lot of building to get to the top.

[jagged crag]

are you guys using any hd mods or is the vanilla graphics preferred?

[summer thistle]

personally I love the base graphics.

[stray swallow]

wait what? Do flamemetal pillars no longer sink?

[nocturne wolf]

They do but the chance to sink per hit was reduced

[tacit crystal]

1% chance to be precise.

[stray swallow]

ohhhh. Thank you! First 10 hits didnt make it sink, is why. Oh so I can actually be really grateful for elder rework. Do morgen hits trigger sinking progress as well?

[storm sinew]

I noticed that viles no longer attack fulings?

But they attack skeletons and growth

[knotty coral]

Hello Guys, if i'm in EUW serve can i play in NA ?

I'm looking for an EUW server

[pliant hatch]

Have you tried looking in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510 yet?

[cosmic igloo]

for me:
6 slots for equipment
3 food
3 pots

so half of my inventory is filled right there, and thats without portal mats. it gets worst in ashlands because of the massive loot in that biome + you are usually carrying stone portal mats when roaming

im guessing they will implement a separate tab for equipment and a craftable backpack

[idle storm]

no need to carry a stone portal since you can bring the mats for one through a normal portal if necessary

i also don't usually bring food since i can just pop back to base to eat if necessary

[rotund parrot]

Feels like it's asking for trouble and lowers the time you can explore. It limits you to 15 minutes pretty much because at that point your food gets less effective. And if you need to spend more time than you wanted like 20 minutes or more your food will become very ineffective as you become unrested which can be really bad

[idle storm]

you can slap down a portal basically anywhere if you're not currently in active combat. Pop through, eat, drop off loot, refresh your rested buff, return, pack up your portal and continue.
Or go to sleep if you don't want to be out at night.

carrying food and mats for a campfire is completely unnecessary when you're bringing portal mats anyway

[rotund parrot]

There's the if

[idle storm]

if you can't find a break in the 10 minutes between your food reaching half duration and running out carrying extra food won't save you

[rotund parrot]

Sounds like a self-defeating mindset

[idle storm]

i've simply never had a problem putting down a portal

also what does carrying the extra food do for you? It doesn't refresh your rested buff and now it's getting towards nighttime. Do you slap down a campfire and sit down? Or go back to base to refresh it anyway?

[rotund parrot]

Big fan of pocket portals too but there's instance where I will just explore around a portal or raid a fortress from a portal or look for ressources around a portal. I don't have it on me 100 percent of the time and don't play with portals a lot of the time to be honest

[idle storm]

well no portals is an entirely different game lol

[rotund parrot]

My point was for portals, one of the reason is I want my food to be fresh the moment I enter a dangerous situation

[idle storm]

you can't refresh it before the halfway mark anyway

[rotund parrot]

but it still lose effectiveness until it reach halfway mark

[idle storm]

well yeah, but carrying extra food doesn't change that

[rotund parrot]

It absolutely does

[idle storm]

unless you're constantly chugging down bukeberries

personally i just eat in the morning before leaving and then return when night falls to either eat and refresh rested buff or go to sleep

[rotund parrot]

Since I just ate my food much closer to the point where I need it the most, it is more effective and since I always have the ability to replenish it the moment I can. It's effectiveness will always be much higher

Food is something that's so valuable and easy to make overall, not worth being cheap whilst using it

[idle storm]

never really felt the need for more

the effect decay is only about 20% at half duration iirc

sure, i'll eat fresh before boss fights, but for normal exploration just one in the morning, one in the evening as i said

though i've been running a lot of FFS lately which makes it even less of an issue

[tacit crystal]

They were moved from undead faction to plains faction during PTB.

[gloomy hull]

killed about 20 wolves
no trophy

[rotund parrot]

One of the most important thing in this game is preparation, not carrying food, for most people who may not have unlocked portals or carry one, will likely get them killed. You need to be prepared for all scenarios and that include carrying extra food in case you go out longer than you intended

[idle storm]

So bring food OR portal mats, not both

same for your hoe, pickaxe, cultivator and whatever other crap people clutter up their inventories with - if you have a portal leave them at home unless you KNOW you'll need them.

[rotund parrot]

So people should not carry something extremely essential in this game because some people struggle with inventory management?

[tacit crystal]

I always have foods and portal mats.

Never problems with inventory.

[gray sand]

Bring only 1 of each food so you get the 3 slots back when you eat the second time.

Carrying entire stacks of food is pointless.

[rotund parrot]

That's the way I do it with portals, just 1 or 2 extra of each and I don't hesitate just dropping the 1 extra food if I want to pick up something

[tacit crystal]

I usually use HSF food setup, having 1 HP and 1 stamina food in inventory and eat when they start to flicker.

The feast usually deteriorates slower due to longer duration so there is no big difference in stats when eating the other foods again.

[paper marsh]

Rough, but at least there are plenty of alternatives to the gear wolf trophy unlocks

[barren whale]

pocket portals are basically mandatory in this game and its not a great mechanic
having them also hides a lot of other clunk spots that should be addressed, inventory being the most obvious

[rotund parrot]

I'd say convenient and effective

[chrome badge]

I've never felt the need to carry a pocket portal, but I will do it when exploring new places.

I name it the Explortal

It's really easy to locate portal mats when you know every world source of the items needed as well.

[sharp owl]

Do like Medium and Major healing meads occupy them same debuff slot? I mean can I have both roling?

Or buff slot as well.

[rotund parrot]

They do share the same timer

[steel mica]

You have a easy to access inf storage back at base but yeah I do understand the mandatory portal

[gray sand]

I accept that people carry them, but I don't fully understand the "why."
Because it is really easy to... not. 🤷‍♂️

[chrome badge]

Yeah, any item overflow I experience isn't typically from abundance of things I must bring home immediately. I will just drop a chest in a nearby structure and unload some things as I go.

[light moat]

Omni might be a squirrel 🤔

[barren whale]

yeah exactly my point
the way to access your infinite storage is to watch two cutscenes of a spinning donut, which is weird/clunky

I definitely get the people who do no portal for the immersion but I'm not subjecting myself to that

[tacit crystal]

Storing items inside his cheeks?

[barren whale]

there's a fair few animals that do that, squirrels, hamsters, prisoners, chipmunks...

[thorny lake]

I usually have my whole hotbar full of tools/weapons so 8 slots?, 3 foods+ 2 meads, 6 slots for equipment and arrows, as well as 3 slots for portal sometimes. So an inventory update would def be nice, if im only gathering one or two different resources tho then it aint too bad as it usually adds up with max weight

[gray sand]

People carrying all tools at all times is another thing on the "I accept but don't understand." list.

[barren whale]

understanding is pretty easy tbh

[gray sand]

No. I have no need for a cultivator inside a swamp crypt.
So why would I carry it?

[tacit crystal]

No need to carry the seeds you find if you plant them where you found them.

[earnest field]

I've been definitely carrying around too many weapons

but I last played in like 2022 and wanted to retry all the bronze weapons when I reached that stage, quite the grind it was. I've never progressed beyond the swamp though. Now on my new save I am trying to find the elder so I can start swamping again.

the game feels a lot better than it did a few years ago

[frigid anvil]

Is it worth it to make a blackmetal axe for woodchopping

[azure yacht]

Not "worth it", you must

Necessary to progress further

[frigid anvil]

Ah alrighty

Within plains? So far I haven’t come across anything I can’t chop

[worn steeple]

You will need it later.

[tacit crystal]

In next biome you will need black metal tier tools.

[frigid anvil]

alright, thanks

I mean, it’s not terribly expensive so I might as well anyway

[tacit crystal]

Or make battleaxe and use it as weapon and tool.

[silk token]

best inventory management= battleaxe and spear, no arrows one less tool

[frigid anvil]

true enough

I’ve been running either mace + shield or fists, though

[silk token]

i do being shield too for some situations like parrying golems

[rotund parrot]

A sword or even knife works to get some wood and even yggdrasil while exploring

[tacit crystal]

Them branches don't always drop yggdrasil wood tho.

[rotund parrot]

I know but it might still be my favorite way to easily get yggdrasil, just 1 shot the shoots you see on your path, drop the extra wood and it will stack up fast whilst you aren't really slowed down by it

[silk token]

i actually thought the tiny trees was how you got the wood when i first went to mistlands, the trees looked too decorative to chop, i couldnt picture them turning into straight valheim logs

so it was a pretty frustrating experience only sometimes getting the wood but i did lol. not sure when/how i figured it out

[steel mica]

I carry a hammer because yes

[silk token]

same, but the great thing about a thing that cost a few stone and wood is you can drop it if you need

[coral mantle]

Dear devs, you really have a great community and of course a great game but...But Valheim is in EA for 5 years. We are now waiting 2 years for a new and final biome. Do you really think to say almost nothing to your fans about release and content is the best possible way to treat your community? I strongly think NO.

[lone rampart]

I strongly think patience is a virtue. It’s not like it’s been 5 years of nothing

[steel mica]

Theres a channel literally called #news

We have steam, we have their official website

[silk token]

you should check the news channel theyve been regularly updating, there have been 2 new biomes since plains, a big combat update, fun updates, all kinds of fun stuff in the last 5 years you might want to check out!

[coral mantle]

Whre are the news about release? you are joking...

[steel mica]

Because game development is not easy

[tacit crystal]

They release the update when it's ready in their minds. Simple as that.

[echo plaza]

Please leave me out of your community 😉

[coral mantle]

ok you are not great.

[steel mica]

And knowing aswell this is the final biome releasing in 1.0 they want it to be a great experience as much as possible

[tacit crystal]

You should know what you are going into when buying game in Early Access.

[coral mantle]

yeah i really have a wonderful experience right NOW

[steel mica]

So they're taking their time and patience to nitpick as much things the community wants

You have other games to play dont you?

Not just valheim...

Im currently playing factorio whilst waiting for an update patiently

[coral mantle]

i searched honestly very deep and long but did not find Valheim 2

[steel mica]

I WANT the update to be good because I love this game

[tacit crystal]

There is no Valheim 2.

[steel mica]

And where did you get this info

???

[coral mantle]

Really? Do you know Ironie?

[shy marlin]

All I know is I never have enough iron.

[coral mantle]

You have just mentioned i have other games....No i have only Valheim

[steel mica]

Honestly being experienced now a full longship of scrap should be enough till mistlands

[shy marlin]

yea, just been buildin a lot so

in like a limited build run i'd say the same

[coral mantle]

Ironie is german

[autumn iron]

any one wanna play valheim

[steel mica]

So the only game in your steam library is valheim

?

[coral mantle]

the only which i wanna put another 2k hours in it. Yes

[steel mica]

I havent really built much with iron 🤔

Though 2 is still quite a bit

Every placement matters

For support

Only times I ever used iron for building is roofing

[shy marlin]

usually i get by with just core wood but been building with stone and all that so it's been costly

[steel mica]

Im pretty sure you can get a 3 if not a 4 story with good placement of stone buildings

[steel mica]

Go for it no ones stopping you just be a bit more patient on the update 🫠

[shy marlin]

Got some stone floors as roofs goin that's the issue

[steel mica]

Ah, yeah iron is needed really

No other way

[coral mantle]

hm so you really say 5 Years in EA and 2 years plus X waiting time for one biome and then ONE Question to the devs i s sign of not being patient???

[steel mica]

I play tf2...

There hasnt been any major update on that game

[rotund parrot]

is 2x2 iron cage every 6 meters the most efficient way to hold a stone floor or is it beams?

[shy marlin]

i think iron cage 🤔

[steel mica]

O I have a thought why not put them in the corners

Save a bit more iron

[coral mantle]

so you think its a shame to ask devs.....Believe it or not...i strongly have a different opinion.

[steel mica]

Snap to either 1 2 3 4

[cosmic igloo]

same

i have hoe on my hotbar for the entire run also

[tacit crystal]

There have been cases when game was released in Early Access and shortly got abandoned and never gotten full release, then there have been games that were in Early Access for short time and get full release but then have to add many hotfixes for fixing stuff that went wrong with 1.0 version. Then there is 7DTD that was 10 years on Early Access.
In case of Valheim I'm confident we are getting great 1.0 release.

[cosmic igloo]

i used to do this also but found myself returning to have food in inventory because it became tedious to go back to base. i dont only re-eat when its seconds left, i re-eat to get full effect of food

[earnest field]

I forgot this game was actually still in early access lol, it's more finished than the majority of things that are called a full release nowadays

[autumn iron]

koyi hai kya sath main khelega

[tacit crystal]

English please.

[frigid anvil]

Dang, I really suck at this game lolol

[earnest field]

Time to go to some burial chambers, I need to find the elder vegvisir

[steel mica]

I get it 5+2 more years and waiting currently for the last biome but you gotta understand, the people behind valheim are passionate about this game, they want it to be polished as possible and make the community happy, but you also gotta understand development is not easy especially with a low number dev team they want people with an interest that may work on the game, the news channel is there if they HAVE something to say and share

Plus this could be the last major update we'll probably get, im positive the IronGate team is working well behind the scene

Im praying for a great update

[earnest field]

A bad full release would be a game killer.
Anybody remember Cube world?

[steel mica]

And if I have to wait another year for it to release... I will wait

[shut matrix]

Howdy peeps would be the best channel if I'm trying to recruit people to play on a modded server?

[steel mica]

#1024264966712340510 Got you covered

[shut matrix]

Thanks my man

[frigid anvil]

If I want to tame another lox, do I need to put it in a different pen from the one I already have tamed

[steel mica]

Tamed creatures wont attack their own kind

So they're generally safe

With the exception of one late game tamable you'll encounter in the future

[frigid anvil]

Okay good

Thank you

[steel mica]

Though I would still recommend separating them so you can access the tamed one safely

A deep pit will do

[shut matrix]

Can lox damage blackmarbel?

[rotund parrot]

Yeah while they are running they destroy everything

[shut matrix]

Well dang there goes my idea for a pen

[steel mica]

What tier of damage do their trample do?

I read from others they can be used for tree farms for easy chopping of chopped down logs

But I haven't tried myself

[rotund parrot]

No idea, I just know they damage things while riding them and running or if they are just running because they are frightened

Oh they are amazing at chopping wood, while running you can just run through a forest and they will just destroy anything on their path

[steel mica]

Hmm interesting might transport a pair to my tree farm

[rotund parrot]

I make pens for them in no map no portals playthrough and I love using them, pens are fine as long as you just walk them in and out without running and make sure things dont wander close to the pens so they start stomping

[shut matrix]

I've never taken the time to tame them mostly because people normally quit before we make it to the plains

[steel mica]

Burn out and liking raging too much because of the bzzztttttt lil guy

The youch kind

[shut matrix]

This game is like Minecraft everybody gets that two week itch and then kind of burn out

And yes I hate the little buzz buzz but I learned that they have super low block and you can parry them

I believe anything past iron will stop them

[steel mica]

Just slap em as they fly towards you

Free early needle arrows

[shut matrix]

That too but it's easier to parry them I think because they sit still when you do the amount of times I've tried the preemptively swing and miss just to die sucks

[earnest field]

Remember my first time stumbling upon the plains by accident and seeing that bug fly towards me
"it can't be that dangerous" I was thinking to myself

[steel mica]

You'll learn the timing eventually

[shut matrix]

The first encounter I had with them was by simply sailing too close then getting sniped out of my boat

[rotund parrot]

There's many good ways to deal with them, the difficulty is paying attention of your surrounding so you either see them coming or take them out from a distance

[steel mica]

EARPHONES/HEADPHONES

[shut matrix]

We're playing a modded playthrough so there's way worse things we keep encountering

[steel mica]

Literally saved me many times

[rotund parrot]

That's last resort as they are coming for you!

[shut matrix]

But I like listening to my music while I'm chilling in velheim

[steel mica]

100% certain you guys downloaded a dragon mod xd

[shut matrix]

No not yet we downloaded the RtD pack

It adds wandering undead enemies that spawn at night as well as corrupted versions of the biomes

[steel mica]

I don't know much about the modding side of valheim but it sounds cool

[shut matrix]

It's actually super easy to do

I downloaded a the mod manager from thunderstore and it worked easy

[steel mica]

Dodge roll... ||into another seemingly invisible deathsquito||

[shut matrix]

My biggest love in this game is the building I haven't found another game that I enjoy the building mechanics in nearly as much

And the idea that you're actually rewarded for putting in the time and effort to decorate your surroundings is nice since it gives you better rested buffs

[frigid anvil]

Me too! The building in this game is probably my favorite part

[shut matrix]

That's why I love the mod that we have for the server that lets you like save blueprints so I can go into my creative world test something out and then we can build it in the survival world

That and me personally I love taking the structures in the game and converting them into my own That's why I love building in the Black Forest the most because of all the abandoned towers and stuff

[hoary scarab]

Usually my go-to for first serious base as well

[shut matrix]

Oh yeah nothing makes you feel safer than being able to hide in one of the stone structures early game

That or I like to hollow out the large rocks and build inside of them

[solemn crown]

Been using a spear and shield to some effect. I did too much to say "good effect." Now that I'm moving into bronze, I see the bronze spear, but there is also the atgier. Anyone have strong feelings for or against?

[gray sand]

I love spears.

Atgeir will save you an inventory slot because it needs no shield, and has a great aoe secondary for dealing with groups.

[twilit crystal]

damn.. how do yall keep up with the material demands of eiter food? i got to mistlands this weekend and grinded out all the cores/eitr for a full mage set of staffs, gear, trinket, etc. I was super excited to play as a mage, but it feels like keeping up with the food is just way more intense than non eitr food.. like i need to spend way more time grinding ingredients/farming in order to cast my damn spells 😭

it makes me really wish the magic gear had a set bonus for even like.. idk.. 25 eitr on it so i could do SOMETHING without the expensive food

[idle storm]

it gets better once you get to ashlands

until then i'd probably go with seeker aspic and stuffed mushroom unless you have a lot of sap extractors

[gray sand]

Sap is really the main thing you farm, and you have to spend about the same amount of time farming it as any crop you would also farm. 🤔

[twilit crystal]

i do have a fair bit of extra sap right now, but the recipe for porridge burns through my sap and wheat stores so quickly lol

maybe ill hold off on magic til i get some ashlands materials if it gets easier then

[idle storm]

you can just skip the porridge for stuffed mushroom and seeker aspic to keep material costs down

porridge is horribly inefficient

[gray sand]

How often are you eating?

[solemn crown]

Does it block as well as shield?

[gray sand]

Beats the Wood Shield.
But the Bronze Buckler is the single largest defensive spike in the game, so if you want the blocking power you're better going spear + buckler until you get to iron.

[twilit crystal]

mostly when the food buff is gone, or if its low and something dangerous is happening. idk i just notice i have to do way more active farming for magic food than i do with my physical set, where i can usually get away with a set of easy to make, lesser food 90% of the time

with my physical set i'm usually running around with cooked seeker, onion soup, and sausage.. very easy recipes. i only go for more material intense food for dangerous fights

basically there just doesnt seem like an equivalent for like.. mid-quality eitr food that is easy to make for just running around the world

[solemn crown]

Appreciate the advice. I'll try the atgier, and see how it does. AOE sound good against the hoards of greylings I've been fighting.

[gray sand]

Ok, was just making sure you aren't eating more immediately when it flashes like some people do.

Seeker Aspic is probably the cheapest? Because you'll be absolutely swimming in meat and jelly from doing just a couple mines. Then just farm the magecaps.

Same with Stuffed Mushroom.
So I'd say sticking with Porridge is probably the highest-costing one, and why you're hitting a slight wall with it. 🤷‍♂️

[tacit crystal]

AoE swipe attack is super strong as it has high stagger multiplier and knockback too.

You can manage trolls easily with it.

[gray sand]

Just stick to dodging trolls instead of trying to block and you'll be fine.

[twilit crystal]

hmm ok ill try focusing on those recipes/materials

[solemn crown]

That does sound good.

[solemn crown]

Haven't quite gotten the hang of dodging yet, but blocking doesn't work. 😂

[gray sand]

Should be easy to get the hang of when you focus on it.
Animations are telegraphed and you have a very generous window to do your roll.

[nocturne wolf]

roll iframes are 0.56s

[solemn crown]

Last time I fought one was on broken terrain, and had bonus greylings, so "focus" was not a thing.

Also, I get too caught up in the stabbing, and miss my chance. Blocking does not interrupt my attack, sadly.

[simple lichen]

A parried troll attack gives you a huge damage window to potentially stagger lock them..if you haven’t outright killed them in those few hits

Bucklers are soooooooo good

[solemn crown]

I'm enjoying the block function. I understand the parry, though my timing is too poor to reliably pull it off.

Of course if I keep fighting these greylings, I'm sure to get the hang of it.

[earnest field]

I've hope the elder is gonna be on my spawn island but he isn't. So now I am sailing long distance for the first time

pretty Fun actually, quie fast even without the sail

[frigid anvil]

Is there no plains-tier spear?

[earnest field]

that's sad

[tacit crystal]

So far spears have had no gaps between previous biomes.

[dark coyote]

regular spear or "combat spear"?

[light moat]

Spears only have a gap in the plains I believe 🤔

[tacit crystal]

Spears as weapon type in this game.

[dark coyote]

yeah, was gonna say they both have gaps

[noble warren]

Mfw no ash tier atgeir

[dark coyote]

should be a deathsquito spear really

[noble warren]

Give them a taste of their own medicine, poetic even

[dark coyote]

what materials and properties would you attribute to it?

[silk token]

vilebone spear!!

[tacit crystal]

Didn't even think about it, now I think it would be so cool.

[silk token]

same, just thought of it

now i want a vilebone club to go with the set’s blunt/pierce bonus. big ol’ vilebone skull on a femer

[light moat]

Vilebone spear: does extra damage to the living, as opposed to spirit damage that deals extra damage to undead and the like.

[light moat]

Reminds me of the dragonbone weapon set in Skyrim, they look so badass

[tacit crystal]

Except the 2 handed hammer looks wack.

[silk token]

the battleaxe and greatsword were so cool. skyrim nailed their gear art so hard

[light moat]

HA!… whack!

[silk token]

well now i have to google bone weapons to remember. member skyrim?

ahhhh yeah. god the blades just LOOK so sharp. ok enough skyrim. and yeah the clubs are whack XD

[light moat]

The armor is wicked cool too

[silk token]

whats awesome is they nailed the heavy AND light

[earnest field]

I got to the elder island, had no rested buff and got met with a shaman, brute, troll and a bear. What a shit fight it was.

Worse than the actuall boss

[silk token]

id rather fight any boss rather than a collective of its biome's large units+trash or any 2 star mob they do less damage and have easier mechanics

[earnest field]

A bear and troll both healed by a 1 star shaman was really just the worst possible combo

Anyway, time to go to the sawmp and die

(I think I am actually pretty well prepared)
Got the healing and poison resist mead

[silk token]

yeah that's rough lol

[silk token]

you should be good

[earnest field]

I was quite worried about setting out for the sea, cause the last time I did was 4 years ago and on just a raft. I really love it now though, I find it really quite exciting

[silk token]

haha... understandable. first time sailing was also on a raft, seemed like a good idea, they're insane in storms. i agree sailing is super fun, part of why i like no portals, storms hit, snakes attack, i find new places, a snake attacks my boat and makes me crash land in a biome i'm not at yet, it's great times

[earnest field]

Damn it, second time I reach my destination and theres a stupid bear.
The game wants me to make a berserker set

[silk token]

do it! did u know their lunging swipe is super weak? you can easily parry it and get off a full combo

[earnest field]

ah that's cool, thanks

I think it might be a little late for the berserk set now though, I am close to getting swamp stuff

[silk token]

just watch for the teeth.... the teeth are NOT super weak..

[silk token]

im about to go mountains but i wear berserker for stamina regen and wood cutting

[earnest field]

oh I would have never thought of that!

[frigid anvil]

Dang, I’ve got plenty of black metal, but not enough iron 💔

I didn’t realize I would need so much iron on the plains 😭

Welp time to find another swamp

[light moat]

Go show those Draugr who’s boss!

Or check out a sealed tower and get some iron and more from there.

[shy marlin]

hit crafting 100 for the first time ever

[earnest field]

wow, how long did it take?

[shy marlin]

hard to say

but i'm at day 483 and prolly built like 3/5th of the time i'd imagine

[earnest field]

That's about what I expected

[light moat]

You’re probably the first 😂

[wary kettle]

Any tips on not getting smoked by the plains?

[shy marlin]

🤔 what's killing you?

[sleek sky]

what part of the plains

[rotund parrot]

Stop trying to pet the big fluffly lizards

[frigid anvil]

Root Harnesk helps a lot

[nocturne wolf]

I’ve been playing for 3 years and got to mistlands in singleplayer for the first time

[frigid anvil]

String out the little gribbly guys so you can fight them one-on-one

Snipe the berserkers, if you have the huntsman’s bow it’s super good

I highly recommend making a ditch around your base as well

[chrome badge]

Nice! 🤘

[sleek sky]

id also just generally avoid tar pits

and if you dont, drag the tar mobs to fulling villages and watch as the fulings melt

those tar guys are OP af

if you want even more pierce resist, you can use the serpent scale shield although its a tower

[shy marlin]

lowkey that surprises me, do you just play a lot of multiplayer?

[light moat]

He’s been so busy testing and learning the inner workings of Valheim, he forgot to play

[nocturne wolf]

I play a lot of multiplayer with people who stop playing in early biomes
almost all of my singleplayer playtime is doing science, I've had a few singleplayer worlds before but moved on to other games between the elder and yagluth.

this world was started for the bog witch in 2024, I continued it recently instead of starting a new world because I've replayed the early biomes so many times

[hot pond]

guys how do i convince my friends to get valheim and play it with me

[light moat]

What games are they currently playing, if any?

[sleek sky]

constant pestering or gift it to them

[hot pond]

js counter strike 2 lmao

[desert heath]

How many times have you managed to ‘finish’ the game with friends? It's nearly impossible for me T-T

[light moat]

I try to kinda plan a playthrough in advance. So like all my friends currently, I told them we should play Valheim this year, and we try to set aside deviated time for it

[hot pond]

already pestering them and i doubt if i gifted it to them they would even touch it

[sleek sky]

your friends wont play a free game gifted to them? 🤨

[hot pond]

they call all games friendslop ive got like no chance

[sleek sky]

sounds like you need better friends

also counter strike over valheim? really?

in what world is that even a fair comparison

[nocturne wolf]

I beat the queen twice when she was the final boss, I haven't been to ashlands singleplayer or multiplayer yet

[hot pond]

what im saying, they said that valheim graphics are bad ,shit made me cringe

[sleek sky]

you definitely need new friends

id just leave and never talk to them again

[light moat]

There may be no convincing them honestly lol. But idk, another I do is I’ll send pictures (we have a discord server) of games I like to kinda show-off what I’m doing to try and sow interest.

[hot pond]

yh what i was thinking aswell

[light moat]

Bonus points if you already have at least one other person playing with you, then it’s like “look what me and firmed have accomplished today!” With a cool screenshot of you and your friend with Eikthyrs head lol

[hot pond]

i js find it crazy that they all got new pcs and everything for christmas and i havent seen them on another game apart from cs2

[light moat]

That’s just how some gamers are, just the way it is lol

[hot pond]

i mean theres only 3 of us that play together cus the rest js dissapeared after everyone got into college

so if 2 of us are playing the same game then all of us are

but thanks for the help ill try it

[desert heath]

For some specific reason or did you simply not feel like going?

[dim trellis]

today should i become wolf food again?

they are eatin my stats

[nocturne wolf]

Everyone in those multiplayer worlds either played through game pass and don't own the game now or they do own the game and don't want to play it

I've been through ashlands with command characters so I've at least had some experience there

but never in a full singleplayer playthrough

[light moat]

If i didn’t hold the playthroughs back due to my slow pace gaming style at the moment, I’d play with you Bloby

[dim trellis]

did anyone make a speedrun yet how long do you think it would be

[shy marlin]

yes

7 boss random seed is at like 8 hours

[dim trellis]

wow thats fast

but also a long speedrun

i bet my save is like 50 hours of play time to reach boss 5

[bronze cosmos]

Bro why do they make bears spawn so earlier in the black forest now? The fuck am I suppose to do after beating eikthyr

[dim trellis]

fight the bear

[nocturne wolf]

they wouldnt be in black forest if you aren't meant to kill them after eikthyr

[desert heath]

It's a completely different story xD, if you (group or alone) are easily overwhelmed, that biome could cause so much pain so be careful when you reach it ^^

[bronze cosmos]

And how exactly? They have absurd amounts of HP and 2 shot me

[desert heath]

Use ||torches|| and you could easily defeat them >:D

[dim trellis]

well if you cant dodge then its time to learn i guess

[nocturne wolf]

they resist pierce and blunt, were you using a bow? (use an axe)

[bronze cosmos]

I can dodge but can't attack after.

[nocturne wolf]

if you have an upgraded wood shield you should be able to parry the swipe attacks (ONE paw raised)

two paws or no paws is a more damaging attack

[desert heath]

The safest method is using torches (5-6), because they are frightened of fire. They should not attack while you have a torch in your hand and are looking at them, so you can constantly hitting and never getting attacked

[nocturne wolf]

looking at them doesn't matter

[frigid anvil]

this game is fun I like this game

[shy marlin]

eh it's alright

[light moat]

Yeah it’s decent

[tacit crystal]

After 3560+ hours figuring out the game I could say it's okay, sure.

[shy marlin]

Same. MAY leave a positive review, still undecided

[agile kelp]

Hello there,
so time ago I was concerned with minimal lags in my base. I asked around here and I was informed that if I have more than 10k instances in near proximity, game might start eat out my CPU.
I checked stats inside my base - I have 18k instances and still 50fps. Now it might be understandable that game struggles a little bit ;D
On the positive note, I plan to expand base with one more building with new materials from Deep North. I hope my PC will survive this ;D

[marble sable]

where are all the damn trolls?

I haven't seen any in ages I gotta complete my set

I spoke too soon

btw they reallly got to work on the pathfinding for the AI, especially trolls

I've been just standing here shooting him and he hasn't done a thing

[solemn crown]

I'm happy the way it is.

[shy marlin]

I am by no means an expert, but I found some fps increase with high instance count when in launch options I have " -gfx-enable-gfx-jobs -gfx-enable-native "

#valheim-help message There's also this if you haven't looked at it

[fossil delta]

Smiffe has been saying we shouldn't have issues until around 30,000 instances now. So hopefully that will be how it is for you.

And 50 fps isn't bad. Try playing with 6 fps. 😂

[sleek sky]

"playing"

i dont think thats playing atp

[fossil delta]

It definitely sucked for my friend. He has a much better system now.

[delicate lintel]

https://www.twitch.tv/anom2685 Come watch us drunkenly figure out emotes in the hot tub and chat shit wooooooooooooooo

[tacit crystal]

https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1202323242891612230 would be place for these announcements. 👍

As long as it's your own content ofc, check the channel description for more info.

[agile kelp]

ow, cool! that sounds comforting - I was afraid that when I start that one more building, couple stone walls and fps will drop radically ;p

[haughty geode]

bruh this feels unfair
#screenshots message

when we returned, they weren't even on the same island

[cosmic summit]

What are good weapons for fighting vile? Wiki says weak to fire, would fire arrows be good? Wish there was a higher tier version of them.

[shy marlin]

Silver sword shreads

Crystal battle axe is good too

[cosmic summit]

Thanks:) my silver sword got deleted due to a server crash, but I have a battle axe, and frostner

[shy marlin]

I'd use battleaxe over frostner

Frostner is gonna be less effective b/c of the resistance to blunt/frost

[ripe ermine]

is there a brand new server anyone knows about what to start fresh and my buddies stopped playing valheim

[fossil delta]

#1024264966712340510

Only system for finding them.

[frigid anvil]

Oh god damn it Yagluth is resistant to pierce damage 😔

[fossil delta]

Yep.

Silver sword is probably best for him.

[foggy glacier]

or frost arrows.

[fossil delta]

Not best. But best arrows.

[foggy glacier]

Yes, that's what I meant.

I actually just finished him, again, with that exact combination.

which reminds me, I need to buy some herbs.

[sleek sky]

actually i feel like the berserkir axes, nidhogg, dyrwyn, slayer, or drundr would be best 😉

[steel mica]

They're 2 biomes ahead

[sleek sky]

right but they are still the best 😉

[steel mica]

later weapons > early bosses

But in the context of whats best against that boss in that particular game progression

Silver sword will do

[sleek sky]

wow call the joke an airplane the way its flying over your head

[steel mica]

They're in plains progression dont spoil them with the toys we have 🫠

[sleek sky]

the real gamer strat is beating it with the wooden club

[foggy glacier]

Your answer is technically correct and yet still 100% unhelpful.

[sleek sky]

correct

[steel mica]

Experienced players: beats the sh- out of bosses with a glowing stick

[shy marlin]

can confirm

[frigid anvil]

Is frostner alright?

[sleek sky]

cant you use sparkler as a weapon

or is it just cosmeti

[foggy glacier]

It's alright, yes. Silver sword has better damage against his weaknesses, unless your sword skill is low.

[steel mica]

iirc its the second best against yagluth

[frigid anvil]

wiki at least says he doesn't have any weaknesses, period

[steel mica]

I dont use frostner that often anymore because im a sword main

[frigid anvil]

and he's not resistant to anything that frostner does

[nocturne wolf]

Silver sword has very high spirit damage

[frigid anvil]

I've never used a sword in this game 😂

[foggy glacier]

There are some nice ones coming up.

[steel mica]

Trust, using weapons that a boss has a weakness too will yield better results

Even in the last current biome silver sword can do decently well in ashlands

[frigid anvil]

Yeah, I've been doing that, but since I've already got a max rank Frostner and a decent club skill

Compared to no silver sword and no sword skill

[steel mica]

Go for it, clubs not bad against yagluth aswell its good

Especially frostner

[frigid anvil]

Mmhm mmhm

[cosmic summit]

If I had those weapons I wouldn't be hunting viles

[earnest field]

Are atgeirs worth making?

[frigid anvil]

Yes

In my opinion, at least

[earnest field]

I have tried out the bronze one but I am not that impressed

[frigid anvil]

Actually, probably not until the black metal one?

[sleek sky]

I mean tehnically you could be farming bear meat and hide

[frigid anvil]

I just don't think they're as useful until then

[steel mica]

If you're struggling with crowd control its good even the previous atgeir from BF > Swamp

[sleek sky]

Maybe you want to have a blackmetal chest filled completely for every item in the game

Well, the ones that can be

[steel mica]

Atgeir is just a busted melee playstyle imo

Im not hating it, just not my taste

[sleek sky]

Busted doesnt equal bad

Its a choice to use, as it is to hate

[steel mica]

Just not my taste I said 🫠

I prefer sword because dps

[earnest field]

I really like the bows, but mostly because I do archery irl

[paper marsh]

I'm hating it

[steel mica]

You have +10 in survivability irl

[steel mica]

Fair enough 🤣

Ability to stagger most enemies is busted

[paper marsh]

Well it's alright if you just don't use the secondary

[steel mica]

But in truth 99% of players use it BECAUSE of the secondary attack

Its just too powerful

To put aside

[sleek sky]

Morgens would like a word

Its busted until it isnt

[paper marsh]

And yet I feel we both have put it aside

Same reason I gave up on bows. It just didn't feel balanced / engaging

[steel mica]

Thats me yes, I like swords because
1-looks cool
2-looks cool
3-big sword in both late game biome
4-fat damage

[paper marsh]

I've been warming up to swords a lot lately. Especially for Ashlands

Though I still use axes/knives/fist weapons/spears a lot. I like to change it up everytime I enter a new biome

[steel mica]

a maxed out mistlands progression himmanafl with a decent atgeir level can stagger a morgen

[steel mica]

My exception to this is the crossbow

The damge is just too JUICY to put aside

[frigid anvil]

light armor + atgeir is pretty fun honestly

my favorite fantasy is mace + shield + heavy armor though

[steel mica]

Especially if its a sneak attack

[frigid anvil]

I feel cool

[dim trellis]

is the spear the funniest weapon

[sleek sky]

Hmm weapon level affects stagger? Or is it damage based

[paper marsh]

Crossbow I still use. It doesn't feel unbalanced to me unless you're really trying to get on an unreacheable cliff and spam bolts for 10 minutes

[nocturne wolf]

Stagger is physical + lightning damage so weapon skill and quality level affect it

[sleek sky]

Right i get that, but i thought the atgeir secondsry staggered stuff because it had a high stagger value

[paper marsh]

generally 1 damage = 1 unit of stagger

Some weapons can multiply this bonus, so like 1 damage on a mace secondary = 2 units of stagger. And elements (other than lightning) don't cause stagger

[nocturne wolf]

6x staggering

[frigid anvil]

does weapon damage affect the rate at which you level up your weapon skill>

[steel mica]

I might trigger a bunch of spear fans but I hate to say it, it has bad scaling

[sleek sky]

So the atgeir secondary has a high stagger multi?

[steel mica]

Don't get me wrong I always use it in Meadows and Blackforest but later on... no

[sleek sky]

Thus more damage makes it work

[paper marsh]

Nope, only the number of times you swing your weapon and hit something.

Which is why something like a knife will level faster than a sword, bc of attack speed

[frigid anvil]

I built a spear in the swamp and the mountain as well because they're cheaper than alternatives 😂

at first, that is

and then I switched to something else

[steel mica]

I won't stop you if you like the spear but to me its not worth it

[frigid anvil]

so terrorizing greylings with the wooden practice weapons would be a decent leveling strategy, perhaps

[steel mica]

Later on you'll be encountering enemies that are either resistance to pierce or resistance to all physical types of dmg

[frigid anvil]

mmhm, pierce is a rough damage type to be reliant on

[paper marsh]

Definitely not everyone's taste, has a lot of pros and a few cons that are devastating to some ppl

I don't recall them scaling poorly throughout the game though, other than being terrible for ashlands

Yeah I wouldn't recommend using ONLY a spear. Unless you are using a slash weapon, it's kinda nice to have options on your damage types

[steel mica]

Meadows very good
Blackforest very good
Swamps oof
Mountains is alright
Plains is alright
Mistlands oof
Ashlands just pick something else please

[paper marsh]

Hm, I have no issue with spear in swamps or mistlands

Though I don't use it for the boss

[earnest field]

I just hate the attack hitbox of the spear, it feels wonky

[shy marlin]

used to be worse lmao

[steel mica]

Oh you dont wanna meet old spear

[paper marsh]

Yeah that's the general hate for spear I see, which is very valid.

Personally I kinda like the hitbox

[steel mica]

Jesus Christ 😭

[earnest field]

I remember old spear

Played back in the 2021 version but had a long break

[paper marsh]

Unlike mace or knife you're not randomly splitting your damage with other enemies or dungeon walls with spear

[earnest field]

That is a point

[paper marsh]

But for most it's tough to get used to the range/positioning and just not worth it

[steel mica]

If crossbow bolts can be laced with elemental properties COUNT ME IN

[shy marlin]

i wish there was a huntsman crossbow

4 m aggro radius on that sucker

[paper marsh]

As long as it's not frost, I'd be down

I've learned how terrible ranged frost is for the game with frost arrows

Poison would be cool on a crossbow. Slow enough attack speed to make use of the poison ticks
Ashlands poison crossbow is sucj little poison tho, and if iirc enemies tend to be immune or resistant to it

[steel mica]

Undead correct me if im wrong resistant or immune

[shy marlin]

honestly hope they rework poison all together

it's just bad

[steel mica]

Busted for fortresses

[shy marlin]

no lol

[steel mica]

Sniping enemies

[shy marlin]

you're better off with any other thing

[steel mica]

Though they cant get out in the first place

Laced bolts + enhanced gem crossbow 🤔

[steel mica]

This one, the rest of the elemental dmgs are doing fine

[paper marsh]

Eh, I don't mind the poison mechanics. I feel it's cool that it's an element that requires you pace your attacks, which makes it ideal for fighting groups where you can apply it to a group and back off, or keep switching targets for optimal damage

Currently it just sucks though because enemies are immune and it's such low damage. Like in exchange for poison not stacking, it should have way higher damage values on weapons

[steel mica]

Maybe increase the dmg as you pump more poison arrows into your enemeis

Just like how fire damage stacks in the both yagluth's fire and fader's fissure attacks

[shy marlin]

yup like how any other sensible damage over time mechanic works

[shy marlin]

The way poison stands it's just the worst type of damage possible

Like why not just do all of your damage all at once, or do damage over time (but have it do more damage overall because you lose the benefit of the damage being upfront)

This is just game design101

[paper marsh]

Well that's why it needs the offset of having more base damage

[shy marlin]

more base damage, but have it actually stack

if it doesn't stack it's still worse off

[paper marsh]

I kinda like the elements being differentiated though

[shy marlin]

they can still be differentiated and unique

[paper marsh]

If it stacks it'll feel pretty similar to fire and somewhat similar to spirit

[frigid anvil]

how does poison work?

[paper marsh]

Like choose between a knife doing 10 fire damage that you can use for hacking away at a single target, or a knife that does 30 poison damage that you can use for better optimal damage against a group of enemies by swapping targets

[shy marlin]

they could easily make it so poison does more damage when target is less than half health or something, give it an "execute" quality to it which would give it a usecase here

[paper marsh]

Basically fire stacks its damage. So if you hit a target with two fire arrows at once doing 10 fire damage each, it'll deal 20 damage total

Poison overides other active poison sources (does not stack). So if you hit a target with 2 poison arrows at once doing 10 poison damage each, you'll deal 10 poison damage total

[paper marsh]

That does sound enticing

[frigid anvil]

oh...

that's unfortunate

[paper marsh]

Yeah, poison really sucks

Plus a good amount of enemies are immune to it

[wary kettle]

If I sign out of my offline world while taming lox, will I lose my acclimatizing progress?

[steel mica]

No, it'll just be where it is until you return

[wary kettle]

thank you

[honest frigate]

man i really hate dying in this game

[silk token]

quite right so you should. much consequences for dying.

the important thing is you learn and come back stronger!

[dusky anvil]

DnD raised that boy

[honest frigate]

the thing is im not learning i just keep dying bro

two star draugr btw

easy enemie

[steel mica]

dodge roll

manage stamina

backup gear?

[honest frigate]

there was also an elite and i panicked

and it was in the sunken crypts so i was low on room

[steel mica]

remain calm lol

[shy scarab]

whats the best armour set or combination to use? we are in the swamp now but we feel iron is too heavy and are unsure if to keep troll or use root etc

[shy marlin]

root set is goated

specifically root harnesk

[paper marsh]

Not really any "Best". just depends on if you want speed to avoid attacks/getting caught, or armor to tank hits. Doing a mix of things can feel pretty good.

Personally I'd recommmend metal helmets though, those give a lot of armor but DONT slow you down

[cinder dirge]

yh i was thinking root helm root chest the rest troll

[paper marsh]

And yeah, the root chestpiece is gonna be kinda broken both for swamps and most later biomes even in the endgame

[cinder dirge]

am i throwing by making the first iron tool we have a mace ?

i was thinking the mace for the bone mass boss but we aint no where near that stage yet

[honest frigate]

honestly make the pickaxe

this way u have the iron and bronze one

[cinder dirge]

we have loads of iron cooking but i was thinking the best iron weapon

[open bolt]

If you already know that you are going to make many iron tools/weapons and you have the iron for a few of them now, the order probably doesn't matter.
Maybe it would matter a little if you only had enough iron for one tool/weapon rn.

[open bolt]

I actually never made the bronze pickaxe in my current playthrough. I mined the Iron with antler pickaxe. It was ok and I can repair it right at the swamp with just the workbench.

[honest frigate]

oof thats lowkey smart

[cinder dirge]

yeah me and my buddy is playing together so just trying to think ahead as we need double of everything

yeah every biome we made a base at and had to pretty much reset every biome lmao

[open bolt]

Yeah.. two people is faster to gather resources but you also need more.

[open bolt]

grindy haha

[cinder dirge]

got a portal for bronze age iron age and just a random portal to a troll cave haha

also can we talk about how ANNOYING the bow fallen dead are

forget there names there so op

[dusky anvil]

The Draugr?

[cinder dirge]

yes

[dusky anvil]

Forbidden knowledge, but you can, for some reason, parry the arrows

[open bolt]

Draugr?

[dusky anvil]

At a range

And it still results in them getting staggered

[open bolt]

Ranged draugr are annoying indeed 😅

[cinder dirge]

yeah i accidentally found that out spamming getting mad loool

[dusky anvil]

They can be annoying, though. Just gotta be careful where you die to avoid getting basically camped put of your loot

[cinder dirge]

im killing the abominations just spamming parry underneath it is nice

[open bolt]

I usually use the fire arrows for the Abominations. At least in the beginning when I have low armour. Because if I fail a parry they almos one shot me.

[dusky anvil]

It gets better when you get to the next biome

[cinder dirge]

yeah my buddy sits with the fire arrows i was a massive sweat on elden ring so iframes and parrys are my go 2

[dusky anvil]

Light mountain spoilers ||Silver weapons often have the Spirit damage, meaning undead take DOTs||

[open bolt]

In my current playthrough, I actually moved on to the Mountains without killing Bonemass. Just trying to shake my playstyle a bit.... I usually end up playing very standard and linear. I wanted it to be a little different this time.

[cinder dirge]

the mountains are scary i was freezing to death and just eaten by wolfs lol

[dim trellis]

im designated wolf food as well

they like to chomp my booty

[open bolt]

And I'm trying to go with the armours that don't need so many metals. The heavy armours are the grindiest ones...

[open bolt]

The freeze will be fine with the potion, if you can make it already.

The "doggos" I guess you have to parry them, or try to sneak with bow and arrow before they see you. But yeah, they are fast too, so running away isn't always the best option.

[dim trellis]

bad doge

[silk token]

frost resist potion for the freezing, kill them first for the wolves they're glass cannons and stagger easily don't feel you need to dodge or parry just kill them.

[haughty geode]

so iron axe is just sliiightly better then bronze one?

at least I hope that sledge was worth crafting

[open bolt]

If the player just left the Swamp recently and doesn't have a lot of armour rating, not dodging/not parrying may mean that the wolves almost one hit the player. So it might be good to try and dodge at least. They stagger easily, but they also stagger us. And if there's two wolves together, which happens often, being staggered by one of them just means we die 💀

[cinder dirge]

bouta fight a 2 star abomination wish us luck

[steel mica]

Modded?

[cinder dirge]

nah i was trolling dont even know if thats a thing

[steel mica]

Damn

[cinder dirge]

yo i just got jumped by wraiths never seen them before

[steel mica]

Night time

[cinder dirge]

i appreciate the meadows after being in the swamp

[solemn crown]

Finally got a tenth flame core, so I can run a smelter and a kiln at the same time.

[silk token]

right, but the thing about wolves is they attack so fast if you dodge they're ready to bite you again, might as well time your attack the first time instead of dodging and THEN timing your attack. and if there are two their attacks could stagger in a way that you can't dodge again before the second bites you. best thing is to just swing at them like you're at batting practice.

[wicked shoal]

Hey guys I have a question

[cinder dirge]

yh

[shy marlin]

we may or may not have an answer

[shy scarab]

@cinder dirge

🥵

[cinder dirge]

@shy scarab

[wicked shoal]

I couldn’t post the pictures in here I put it in Screenshots. And my question

[steel mica]

Odin

Just spying on you

[silk token]

you're labeled a "likely spammer" which might have something to do with it

[wicked shoal]

lol I thought he wasn’t real XD

[silk token]

i have to click to show your message which i did out of morbid curiosity

[wicked shoal]

Yea because Fricking discord said I was Spamming

All I did was send 2 DMs

[silk token]

were you DMing spam?

[split geyser]

someone wanna play im pretty new ish

i have a carve

[dim trellis]

karve is so fun

[fossil delta]

Sorry. I am flying, and I boarded right after my post

[dark coyote]

does rotating the seedling affect the orientation of the grown tree?

[granite grail]

Do the traders all give the same exchange rate for rubies and amber etc?

[sleek sky]

where are we headed and is there food

[steel mica]

This one is actually interesting, though I havent tried myself but give it a try honestly

Im not sure but once the seedling has grown the rotation is probably randomized

[dark coyote]

looks like it does,, the first ttwo grew exactly the same, I replanted it and deliberately rotated it and it grew different, could still be random smh

[steel mica]

Give it another try just incase

could just be absolute luck, but if the rotation matter than thats nice for decoration

[final bloom]

Nothing like structural stability provided by a few nice trees in the base haha

[abstract warren]

I heard mistlands is where many players often quit

Is it true

[clear comet]

misstlands/ashlands

the gameplay is significantly different compared to average survival game I'd sa

[tacit crystal]

Some may, but then again many people quit around swamps/mountains/plains etc.
Mistlands has different approach compared to all previous biomes where going slower and relying more on hearing becomes important due to limited vision.

Personally, it's my favorite biome.

[clear comet]

I say ashlands is

not very well designed

It would be better if there is PROPER dvergr fortresses, and the fallen fortress are actual dungeons in comparison to what we have

it would also mean more rewards

rn ashlands gems can only give like enough upgrades to a server for like, at max 8-10 people

another way I would approach it is to give occasional minibosses fights in ashlands that will reward a gem as rewards

that way gems are farmable

[abstract warren]

Me too

[abstract warren]

Yeah I love that type of challenge

And the general ambience there is quite magical

[pulsar mortar]

Same, when DN hits I will just rush Ashlands with my friend.

[abstract warren]

I've yet to experience the Ashlands but I imagine it will sort of feel like the planes of oblivion or something

An intense hellscape that makes going back to our cosy base all the more cherishable

[storm sinew]

For me i would say ashlands is the definition of, "everywhere in that biome is not 100% safe"

[abstract warren]

I imagine so

It's a literal inferno with lava everywhere lol

[storm sinew]

Danger wont leave you alone while traversing the ashlands

[abstract warren]

Can't wait

[steel mica]

Did I hear "mistlands favourite biome"?!!

[steel mica]

I agree with the first sentence, after past blackforest is when alot quit really, the ramp up in difficulty in swamps can be overwhelming too

[earnest field]

The mistlands are so beautiful. The game in general is one of the most splendid looking ever

[steel mica]

But there also other factors aswell such as the new resources, new biome in general, and more challenging hostiles

[storm sinew]

I just notice the yagluth boss spot in my world has a 1 fuling camp near it

[steel mica]

Which can lead to death

Which is and im 100% certain when MOST players quit

[abstract warren]

Quitting on the first death is super lame

[abstract warren]

Mine had a tar pit right next to it

And fuling & squitos kept joining the party

[strange cradle]

Yep. Need to do some heavy cleanup then. 😉

[storm sinew]

Also my yagluth boss spot is bad, its not centered in the land and its on the spot where there is downward slope hill

which is annoying so i have to like avoid that direction

[steel mica]

I mean in the early game wont be too harsh

But possibly later on it can be punishing

But that depends on other players patience level

[abstract warren]

I guess I can maybe forgive quitting on swamp. It's quite grindy and not everyone can vibe with the dark and toxic ambience of it

[storm sinew]

10/10 Yagluth fight, just defeated him

[steel mica]

I will say I like the theme for swamp

The violin part of it to be more specific

I like the tone

[storm sinew]

Also the music when fighting him 10/10

[steel mica]

You're gonna like the next boss after yagluth

Or hate I should say

Depends on your experience

[storm sinew]

Well, im gonna avoid her, because of the raid she will give after defeating her

[steel mica]

First time in mistlands?

Or already done with valheim

[abstract warren]

Yeah the music can really help sometimes

[storm sinew]

First time in mistlands, i finish plains like couple of times before mistlands ashlands was introduced

[dusky anvil]

The plains really are brutal

Can't pack a battleaxe, too slow

[steel mica]

You need her for progression

[dusky anvil]

Can't pack a sword and shield, too low of range

Can't use an atgeir, latest one is iron

[steel mica]

Sword and shield is literally good in plains

[dusky anvil]

Shamans decide to summon 2 different 1 star enemies and blast you with 16 tick DOTs

[storm sinew]

Yeah for the thing, but you can traverse in the ashlands with 1 item

[steel mica]

wood

[abstract warren]

Why can't you use it

[dusky anvil]

And trying to get back to your corpse to loot it is also a gamble of if no deathsquitos spawn

[steel mica]

Im seeing a pattern

[dusky anvil]

You're using a weapon that is 2 tiers behind. It won't kill much

[abstract warren]

Hmm right

[steel mica]

I've killed 2 villages with only iron gear

When it was my first time playing valheim

[dusky anvil]

Well, good for you