valheim-chat

[sage shadow]

frost caves?

[tacit crystal]

There are caves in mountains.

[steel mica]

Do not the spoil 🙃

[sage shadow]

i explored 3 mountains but didn't find the boss altar nor the caves

[steel mica]

mountains: sword is best
plains: frostner for the common enemies and for the boss sword
mistlands: froster all the way

[steel mica]

unlucky generation

[sage shadow]

also didn't find the bog witch after 4 swamps

how unlucky am i chat?

[tacit crystal]

Best is really subjective tho, but non blunt weapons are only that suffer little against golems.

[barren whale]

what the hell lol

bros out here sword thrusting drakes

[steel mica]

I will say I did go out of my way that one time trying to kill a drake with a sword LMAO

Just hiding behind a tree until the drake closed in

[hollow crag]

tbf you can beat up moder with any weapon; i do recommend a bow tho

Even after many runs bows is always going to be that meta defining weapon that cheeses everything

Other then that weapons imo just depends on playstyle

[sage shadow]

im not keen on bows alot but parrying and attacking
also im stuck with which accessory should i wear right now

[sacred jackal]

does the inverted stairs actually work for defenses or only for certain enemies?

[hollow crag]

my fav melee build is knives but anything works really

Knives got that movement speed advantage but is held back by its 50% of piercing damage

[sage shadow]

hammers are better for group enemies imo

[hollow crag]

2 handed?

[sage shadow]

nope one handed like frostner

[hollow crag]

😂

[sage shadow]

iron buckler and frostner is my current build and it does good

[hollow crag]

one handed club has about the same aoe as the knives with knives hitting faster

and you move faster

[barren whale]

i think its about spacing out mobs with the knockback

[sage shadow]

thats what im talking bout

[barren whale]

its annoying tho, requires timing
i play a lot of multiplayer where this isnt rly viable

[hollow crag]

just roll, and position yourself better ngl

[sage shadow]

what if no stam

[barren whale]

you can do both tbh

[sage shadow]

i parry and attack

[hollow crag]

like position yourself so that the mob infront of you blocks the one behind

[sage shadow]

idk

[barren whale]

or you can just LOS with sledge and turn your brain off

[hollow crag]

If you use knives with light armour you are probably fast enough to make evasion by just walking

[steel forge]

The knock back is good and bad. If you like to parry I’ve found the knock back on clubs detrimental but it definitely creates gaps with multiple enemies.

[hollow crag]

I only really find myself using one handed clubs when i need that blunt dmg

[barren whale]

it depends
something like reto is totally free with frostner middle click ping pong
if you're getting mobbed by like wolves its probably a lot harder to manage

[hollow crag]

which is only bonemass

[barren whale]

there are certainly better knockback/cc weapons than 1h mace

[steel forge]

Current run through been using club on golems and oozes when I went through the swamp.

[hollow crag]

I just use pickaxe for the golem

[sage shadow]

i have maxed out deep sea knife
should i try it?

[hollow crag]

dodge roll and pick

[hollow crag]

depends if you like the weapon or not

[sage shadow]

against the goblins

[hollow crag]

End of the day its up to you

If you like heavy armour i personally pick 1 hand sword in 2 handed sword; like the str elden ring build

[steel forge]

One parry vs the golem and you can swing till they’re dead with an iron mace they get stuck in a stagger loop.

[hollow crag]

parrying the golem huh...

[sage shadow]

the only thing i cant parry is golems

[barren whale]

golem's parry opening is really weird tbh
inconsistent duration

[sage shadow]

thats too op btw
İ tried it

[hollow crag]

Yea usually you cant unless you have good armour and shield upgraded

[sage shadow]

no i meant the timings of their hits are weird

[steel forge]

They don’t stagger on the backhand or the double handed hit for whatever reason.

[hollow crag]

Ig

[mighty zenith]

Hi everyone! I'm new to the discord chat. Interesting conversation you got going on here

[hollow crag]

I just usually time my dodge roll and use pick axe to melee it

[steel forge]

Have to wait for the right straight punch or one handed downward strike to parry and stagger them.

[sage shadow]

you like being fast huh

[barren whale]

i dont think pickaxe is that much higher dps

[hollow crag]

yea, almost all my runs i go light armour

Cuz valheim is not only a combat game its also an exploration game which mean half the time or more you just running around the map

[steel forge]

I’m liking light armor for this run through just have to be a bit more aware.

[thorny spade]

Are there valheim guilds? Meaning, groups of people that have a shared world experience?

[hollow crag]

Also light armour are usually more economically friendly

[hollow crag]

youtube ig

[steel forge]

Cultist trophy can be a pain otherwise yes

[mighty zenith]

I like light armour when i go bow and magic. If I go melee I use heavy armour

[hollow crag]

I have multiple runs where i just run troll armour till plains lol

[outer latch]

Does anyone know if theres a mod with a premade chestwall in it?

[hollow crag]

I just upgrade my helmet which would be from the heavy armour set since helmet gives no speed debuff

For example my fav armour for mountain is just troll armour + iron helmet or drake

[steel forge]

I just like the aesthetic of full fenris. I feel too much like a Smurf in troll gear

[thorny spade]

I'm sorry, what do you mean?

[hollow crag]

Yea i really like the fernis too but the drop rates are pretty bad and finding caves are a pain

[hollow crag]

Youtube guides?

[thorny spade]

I asked if people form guilds over this game, so I'm not sure where youtube guides fits in with this

[hollow crag]

oh my bad

I read it wrong

Go to LFG

#1024264966712340510

[steel forge]

People create different kinds of dedicated servers.

[hollow crag]

the thing i also realise with fernis set is that it dont actually has a lot of armour points

And i realise that rn... i could probably do most of plains and mountains content with troll armour + heavy helmet

[steel forge]

Extra move speed is nice though

[hollow crag]

Ofc yag is the problem which is where call of arms update comes up clutch

[hollow crag]

Yea it is

[mighty zenith]

Why is Yag a problem?

[hollow crag]

Yag is a tough boss

Going in under level on any gear is bad

[mighty zenith]

Very true, but if you go light than fenris set is a good choice for him

Once you know his attacks he is not that bad

[hollow crag]

Its resistant to piercing; one of its attacks constantly prevents you from getting too close to it

[hollow crag]

Fernis set effects gets overridden by the stronger barley wine effect

[mighty zenith]

Also true. I usually go heavy with fire resistance en the frostner

[hollow crag]

I mean you could ofc tank the fire damage and and just use heal pots + stamina pots which would make the fight a lot easier

[mighty zenith]

Yeah I usually do that. 2 health foods 1 stam

[hollow crag]

But i usually goes in under equipped and gets heavily punished for that

[mighty zenith]

Hahah yeah I had that the first time I did yag🤣

Didn't use fire resistance. Never doing that again

[hollow crag]

My biggest problem is just that one blue flame slam attack he does; which creates a firey aoe field around his body which makes melee attacks really hard

[steel forge]

How does the vile set feel with the damage weakness? I’ve been doing every light armor but that one kinda scares me.

[mighty zenith]

Yeah I usually tank trough that one

[hollow crag]

Its ok in the plains but in the mistlands you can get killed very easily when bonemass is not activated

I personally just recommend to take the head piece out for a heavy armour helmet

[tacit crystal]

It has nice set bonuses, parrying or dodging are your go to if you choose going that.

[hollow crag]

because the weakness actually makes it so you cant parry mobs

like cuz they increase the dmg you take

its not really that you cant parry mobs; but like once your food starting to expire and your health goes down a bit

And then you cant parry anything

[steel forge]

Was thinking of pairing it with the atgeir keep em at a distance

[hollow crag]

Atgeir huh

[tacit crystal]

Blocking hits ignore weaknesses, only the damage that exceeds the block armor will direct to your armor rate.

[paper marsh]

Nope

That’s a poison specific thing. Mead gives 75% helmet gives 50%

Fire / frost gear and meads all give 50%

[hollow crag]

either way its like one hit to you and you cant parry them

[tacit crystal]

With plains tier foods and shield you can parry seekers safely, even 1 star.

[mighty zenith]

Pretty sure it does. Fenris is resistance, mead is very resistance. So in general the mead is better than the armour against fire damage

[tacit crystal]

Fire barley wine grants same resistance as Fenris armor set.

[hollow crag]

Yea ig you are right but I dont use shields cuz that reduce movement spd

[mild mason]

I believe they provide the same amount of Fire Resistance, making it redundant

[paper marsh]

I will say, with vile set and vile claws you can also stagger just about anything with the kick, including lox and berserkers (unstarred)

If low fist skill you may need 2 kicks

[steel forge]

I tried to like the claws but they just feel wonky to me

[hollow crag]

Yea in the plains that set is no problem; its towards mistlands where it became a problem for me

The claws are nice but after the plains version there's no further progression so it doesnt feel really rewarding or incentives to level it further

[paper marsh]

IMO it’s hard to argue for anything but root harnesk (in plains and mistlands) if you just want the “best” build, though it of course comes down to play style

[hollow crag]

It only resist half of the attacks i dont really like that

like what about the other half

And it has a 3% movement spd debuff

• fire weakness which means barley wine whenever i fight a fire enemy

i mean it has its upside

[tacit crystal]

Pierce resistance is very strong defensively since there are many enemies after mountains that deal mainly pierce damage, up to Ashlands.

[paper marsh]

It’s the most dangerous / common attacks imo tho. And 50% resist is a lot, you take barrel any damage

Protects you against deathsquitoes and spear throwers in plains (which are most likely to catch you off guard)

Protects against seekers and ticks in mistlands (which are EVERYWHERE)

Also fire damage is pretty rare. Only one rare enemy in plans and mistlands that has it

It’s pretty nice in Ashlands too, though mostly on higher difficulty. On normal you prob might as well use a heavy armor chest piece or something

[tacit crystal]

Torch fulings too.

[hollow crag]

yea, what you just named. Those arent really what i usually has trouble with. Deathsquitos just bring a bow, spear or knife; spear fuling is whatever.

Seekers you can deal with them the normal way doesnt really matter and ticks just dies one hit to everything

[regal cave]

i used to feel like that now i go to mist with full carapce and im like dang gimme my harnesk

[steel forge]

Too bad you’re mostly done with mistlands once you collect enough stuff for mage otherwise I’d just rock that for all of it

[paper marsh]

true, forgot about those buggers

[thorny spade]

Is valheim the kind of game that you can enjoy and realistically make progress with solo?

[sage shadow]

the parry bonus on knives are better than bucklers?

[regal cave]

recommend solo first

[steel forge]

Yea but it’s better with friends

[hollow crag]

yea but the block armour is terrible

[paper marsh]

Fair. I am glad that there's difference on opinion on its power, I like to see not just one thing in the "meta"

[hollow crag]

Until skoll and hati

Skoll and hati is my fav weapon lol

[regal cave]

if u have friends yes but if ur going to join public for non solo just play solo first

[tacit crystal]

Loving them too, even in Ashlands.

[thorny spade]

I don't know anyone that plays this game

[regal cave]

i dont like things spoiled and i liek to learn things for myself, people tend to rush, spoil, and you finish the game and dont even know how to cook for yourself in that way

[steel forge]

Mess around solo for the first few biomes then join a server or lfg.

[hollow crag]

I get its upside but it just feel like a weird thing especially if you dont remember which attack is piercing and which is like the other dmg for something like the seekers and you have one hit dealing 13 and the other doing 50

[steel forge]

Double claw is blunt I think

[hollow crag]

i see

[thorny spade]

That's fair, really

[steel forge]

The others are piercing

[hollow crag]

For mistlands tho i just really do infested mines and when i collect enough sealbreaker fragments i get the hell out lol

[regal cave]

online people will also say they are playing "vanilla" then spend their entire time spawning stuff in to build fancy stuff

[steel forge]

Have two new the game right now and it’s a struggle not to spoil so I feel that.

[hollow crag]

And for infested mines they could be really easy if you just cheese it with an ooze bomb or two

[regal cave]

you can definitely play with new people, a lot of people shouldnt XD

[hollow crag]

Skoll and hati + animation cancel tho insane attack speed so much fun to play that weapon

[steel forge]

It’s a balancing act like I’m not really spoiling anything bringing back a longboat of silver but saving the ice caves and hildir chest dungeons for them.

[hollow crag]

I played coop before and imo just join an already established big server

Dont have to worry about spoiling or anything

You just try and compete with others who is just as good at the game

Ofc that includes building a cooler base than them

[regal cave]

aint no way ur competing with me if i dont spoil things for you XD

[steel forge]

I have two friends that are on first play through

[hollow crag]

I see

I remember getting into valheim around 2023? as a noob player

Those might have been the funnest time

[mighty zenith]

Sometimes I wish that I could experience Valheim for the first time again

[steel forge]

It is great I’m only on my second play through

[hollow crag]

Played together with irl friends, when we were not that busy at the time

[regal cave]

i wish i played it alone the first time. might do a solo run for DN

[mighty zenith]

Yeah I got way to many hours in this game, but I still love it!

[hollow crag]

yea same

[mighty zenith]

How many you got?

[hollow crag]

1152

[thorny spade]

Yeah, I'd prefer a more persistant and meaningful expreince than taht

[mighty zenith]

Ah nice! I'm almost at 1450

[regal cave]

u also have to recognize once one cheat is being used, probably all of the other one are too

[hollow crag]

I still remember playing with friends on first playthrough and going into black forrest unknownly; and got the entire settlement recked by the troll

[mighty zenith]

Omg yeah same! And Eikthyr was a real challenge than as well

[regal cave]

Me dying to 1 dwarf - my friend fighting like 6 at once and winning " HOW DA HECK IS HE DOING THAT"

[hollow crag]

no one really know how to build a house or anything it was really just work bench some fences and on top of copper node

[steel forge]

Took me one the ground is shaking and switched from stake walls to moats and earth walls

[hollow crag]

We didnt even know like rested buffs or anything and we just like chopping trees and mining at night and gets beat up by a bunch of greydrawfs

[mighty zenith]

Yep! Can't imagine playing without rested now. And the first time we saw a skeleton in the meadows at night🤣

[hollow crag]

somehow those were still my fav memories of valheim

[mighty zenith]

Right. Most sad thing for me is that everyone i know stopped playing it. Only I continued

[steel forge]

I was a big fan of getting a staff of embers and giving the gjall a taste of its own medicine.

[hollow crag]

yea same thing for me

never finished a run

With my friends

[mighty zenith]

I did with my sister. But I usually had to do the preparations by myself and when I was ready she would come online and we would go do a boss

[hollow crag]

thats nice

Yea i only really finishes ashlands runs on solo

[mighty zenith]

Totally get that! Staff of embers is also really nice to get Hares

[steel forge]

That’s sad. I’ve got my video game bff that I’ve been playing with for 32 years and luckily he seems more addicted to this than I am.

[mighty zenith]

That's really fun!

[hollow crag]

I am so young that i cant imagine my life at 32

[silk rose]

it goes quick

[mighty zenith]

How old (young) are you? If I may ask

[hollow crag]

20

[mighty zenith]

I'm 24

[hollow crag]

make sense

anyways am really excited for deep north

Hopefully new two handed knife in deep north

[mighty zenith]

Samee!

[hollow crag]

I was really sad when they didnt add any knives in the ashlands

[mighty zenith]

Yeah same. I really like knives, but I don't really like two handed weapons. I wish they had some more options for knives is mistlands and ashland

[hollow crag]

i used to not like two handed weapons but i grew to like them more

Cuz at the start i would always have a buckler or some sort to parry

But i realised that you can parry just fine most the time with your weapons and shields slows you down

[steel forge]

Haha I’m older than 32 that’s just years I’ve been playing with my friend. Started playing final fantasy 2 with him on snes.

[mighty zenith]

Yeah I always parry as well. Maybe I should try two handed some time

[hollow crag]

And i dont want an additional item slot occupied

[steel forge]

The item slot struggle on here is real

[hollow crag]

yea i know which is even more unimaginable for me ig

[mighty zenith]

Yeah I use a mod to get some extra slots

[hollow crag]

Also be saving cost to craft + upgrade on shield

[steel forge]

No mods for me on Xbox

[hollow crag]

overall i just feel like ehhh i could live without using shield

[steel forge]

Otherwise yes I’d mod for extra inventory

[hollow crag]

And slowly it just made sense with me

[mighty zenith]

Oh i didn't know that. I play on pc

[mighty zenith]

Yeah I think it also what you get used to

[hollow crag]

Why you walking slowly around around with shield waiting the enemy to attack; when you can just move faster and do more things without it

[hollow crag]

correct

[steel forge]

I think if they made equip separate from inventory it would alleviate like 90% of inventory woes

[mighty zenith]

I always have my weapons on my back when I'm running. Once I see an enemy I grab them

I'm pretty sure there is a high chance they will do something about inventory space in the new update

[hollow crag]

Food, arrows, potions, trinket, armour, weapons, pickaxes + axe

And then you most likely have wood + stone

For camp fires and work bench

You really dont have any room

[steel forge]

If they did that enabled crafting from chests and let me plant berries I wouldn’t even want to mod.

[mighty zenith]

Yeah I get that

[hollow crag]

ngl even with one of those equipment mods that extends it by 9 slots i still feel like not enough

Especially with how many different drops each mob in ashlands drops

[mighty zenith]

It is a lot better! I have separate slots for armour, trinkets, utilities, food, potions, arrows

[hollow crag]

Think Askvins: it drops its tails, hide + one more

And then volture

Drops like 3 to 4 thing

[steel forge]

I swear 90% of my deaths this run are going to be from trying to tame a two star wolf.

[mighty zenith]

That's true. There are a lot of drops. So it's sometimes still a problem

[hollow crag]

most of my deaths comes from the queen

[steel forge]

My first queen run was rough

[paper marsh]

Even knives and fist weapons?

[mighty zenith]

Really? I don't think I've died yet by the Queen. Fader, yes🤣

[hollow crag]

Queen just gave me bta; i havent fought her quite a while and really didnt prepare enough

[mighty zenith]

I don't use fist weapons, and lately I don't use knives anymore

[mighty zenith]

Owh damn, yeah than it's rough

[hollow crag]

I went in with knives and like 60 ish bombs and burned my bombs quickly and then didnt have anything to deal with swarms

[paper marsh]

Fair, I haven't used a bow or atgeir for a year or two

[hollow crag]

The queen just spawns a bunch and i will get overwhelm cuz knives arent really an aoe weapon

not even the seekers but the brood

[mighty zenith]

Yeah the seekers are more annoying than the Queen herself

[steel forge]

First queen run I had blood magic cheesed up to like 70 still took like 2 deaths

[hollow crag]

It also teleports so

[merry pebble]

For the brood its agood idea to take ooze bombs with you 🙂

[paper marsh]

I don't imagine blood magic skill helping much against queen?

[mighty zenith]

Maybe the staff of protection?

[steel forge]

The adds don’t insta kill your shield

[merry pebble]

Shield having more hp and duration, but thats it pretty much it i think

[hollow crag]

I took like 20 of them and like 30 something bile bombs and i burned through the suppiles too quickly and it ended up a grueling battle

[steel forge]

The queen still kills the shield quick the adds don’t though with higher skill

[hollow crag]

At the end it was pretty much just corpse runs to finish her off

[paper marsh]

Ah I see

Yeah I was thinking about just queen damage

[hollow crag]

Funny enough I died a bunch in the queen and kills fader 0 deaths

Cuz i said yea i had enough let me just pull out my ultimate cheese meta weapon the bow

[mighty zenith]

Haha yeah I recently did a hardcore run and didn't die once! Was really happy with that

[hollow crag]

And sure enough it was easy

[steel forge]

Haven’t fought fader yet had two friends wanna play when we were mid Ashlands so we started over.

[paper marsh]

I hope that'll be me with DN boss

Gonna start a permadeath world and go into DN north blind. I feel like previous biomes i've had too much spoiled for me

[mighty zenith]

Fader with the bow is rough tho

[hollow crag]

nah its really not

[paper marsh]

Well with fader and queen if you wanna bow cheese you just swap to magic instead

[mighty zenith]

More like, it takes really long

[hollow crag]

its resisant but frost arrows do the job

[hollow crag]

Well yes, but i have just built myself one of those bow training and up my bow skill to 86

And the dps just skyrockets

[mighty zenith]

Oh nice, that does help a lot!

[silk rose]

the target ups your skill?

[mighty zenith]

Yes

[hollow crag]

Yes at 35% rate

[steel forge]

And it keeps score

[silk rose]

not bad

[paper marsh]

Yeah but a lot less than usual. Not really worth it I think

Better to spawn bonemass or something as a practice target

[silk rose]

ah

[hollow crag]

yea bonemass is good

[steel forge]

Is twig xp nerfed too?

[mighty zenith]

That's actually a really good idea

[hollow crag]

But if you got one of the mods that let you spin your build pieces and make the archery target flat facing up the sky...

[steel mica]

The queen taking another viking I see

[paper marsh]

No. And I think you can bow the twig too

[hollow crag]

Then its really not that bad since you can collect your arrows

[steel forge]

I’ve only afk used twig with skeletons while I smelt so have no baseline for leveling other skills

[hollow crag]

but i feel like for magic you really should level that up too

Like I dont play a lot of magic but it feels really bad when i did play it at low level

Maybe i wasnt playing it right

[steel forge]

Once elemental hits 30s to 40s it’s nice

100% cheese your blood

[paper marsh]

Most likely the case. Magic shreds in mistlands even at lvl 0, plus it's the safest playstyle in the game with infinite bubble shields and range and CC

[hollow crag]

i will eventually try and a magic run i think

But the comfort of bows are just so nice

[mighty zenith]

I did a bow and magic run once. Had a lot of fun with that one!

[hollow crag]

I also would like to do a heavy build some day

[mighty zenith]

That's my usual go to

[hollow crag]

Like the classic dark souls vibe str knight and heavy sword

[paper marsh]

I'm considering doing a run where everytime I progress to a new biome, i spin a wheel to decide which weapon and armor set I should make

[hollow crag]

As a fan of japanese tho; i really wish they add samurai swords katana to the game lol; like an easter egg weapon from foreign lands

[hollow crag]

maybe something to put in the ocean biome

[paper marsh]

Sounds unlikely, though I see the appeal

[hollow crag]

a hidden puzzle of some sort

[steel forge]

Trying to explain how lucky to the first timers I have on my dedi we were with the seed. There’s 3 leviathans off the coast 19 sunken crypts,elder,bonemass,haldor,bog witch and then hildir and moder are one island away.

[hollow crag]

damn

[steel forge]

Oh and there’s plains with fuling towns haven’t explored to see how may yet lol.

I’m waiting for the hammer to fall with yagluth though probably clear across the map.

[mighty zenith]

Yeah finding Yag sucks🤣

[plush carbon]

Ashland is tough for a single player... ugh, they take away so much health from me even with the best upgraded armor and the best food I have... but it's cool.

But I'm going to lose a lot of skill points... that's not cool.

[mighty zenith]

Yeah ashlands is tough. Try use bonemass power when you can. That helps a bit. But you can never get a moment of peace in the ashlands

[chrome badge]

My advice is to run along the coast, marking each cave(putrid hole) that you find, and use them as escapes when you need. You can stealth in the caves to see when you've lost the attention of enemies outside.

[plush carbon]

But for the metal, it’s not on the coast, it’s deeper inside the island. And the Valkyrie and the two-handed sword skeletons are tough—especially the 1-star ones or higher. There are a lot of enemies and they spawn really fast. I’m not sure how to deal with that in a more efficient way. If they didn’t spawn so quickly, it would be manageable.

[chrome badge]

There are putrid caves deeper inside as well, that's just advice for starting really. It just helps control the pacing of defeating enemies.

[mighty zenith]

For Ashlands the mace is a nice weapon because of the knockback. Try to dodge their attacks and then hit them. For the Valkyrie it helps to get the jump on her for the backstab damage. Dodge her attacks and just keep shooting at her

Eventually it will get a bit easier when you get to know their attacks a bit. But it will always be a challenge

I've also seen a tip somewhere that you can place a bunch of campfires all over the place. That way they will spawn a bit less

[steel forge]

Trying not to rush these guys through the mountains and moder I’m just 100% done farming without a scythe lol.

[plush carbon]

The problem is the combat—when it starts, you can’t really escape. Enemies show up very frequently, and the two-handed sword skeletons deal massive damage. I’ve already run into several with stars, and even one with 2 stars. Also, at the only metal deposit I’ve found, I killed a Valkyrie and then another one spawned not even an hour later. And I just got raided by the Plains enemies—the boss special event… I think I’m going to ask for help.

Do you know if there’s a section in the group to ask for help? I’d like to make some progress and get rid of this raid.

[mighty zenith]

Yeah I get it. First time I went into the ashlands I was with my sister. We died a few times. Very overwhelming and it was even worse in the beginning.
Sorry I don't have more tips for you

[chrome badge]

Are you using Ratatosk mead?

[mighty zenith]

I don't know, just got in the dc today😅

[plush carbon]

Any help is appreciated. I’ll use campfires to reduce Valkyrie spawns and try to avoid combat more.

[mighty zenith]

That's also a really good one

[plush carbon]

yes

[chrome badge]

You should have zero issues escaping with Ratatosk mead. 👀

[mighty zenith]

Escaping from a valkyrie is a challenge tho

From the charred is definitely doable

[lone rampart]

Is there a way to convert sulfur into proustite? I am drowning in the former

[plush carbon]

But I can’t run away if the enemies are in the area where I need to mine the metal. And I just got hit by a raid…

[chrome badge]

You can still run away and return to chip away at them, that's what I do.

[chrome badge]

Nope, but you can convert it to coal 😄

[tiny tiger]

Not to flex but I just found a silver vein on my first sledgehammer swing pre bonemass

Pattern recognition go brrr

[barren gyro]

You can find some exposed veins in mountains.

Similarly to finding some iron in swamps without having to use crypts

[chrome badge]

Bonemass takes less than 5 minutes, that sounds like a pain even with pattern recognition. I'd rather mark out every vein with a wishbone any day.

[barren gyro]

And bonemass has a great ability too

[tiny tiger]

It’s a pain if you don’t know where to look

You play enough of the game you get a good feel for where it should be

Rn I’m tryna remember if frostner was obtainable pre bonemass

[mighty zenith]

Sure, but Bonemass is so easy that I'd still rather do him first and just get the wishbone

[chrome badge]

You'll definitely still miss some, not every vein has indications, some are just embedded in massive slopes of land.

[tiny tiger]

Oh for sure I’m
No debating that, some early silver is always welcome tho

[sharp bluff]

ye, world gen aint exactly completely random

[chrome badge]

Yeah it is, there are just things that will generate alongside the veins, or spawn at certain heights.

[dim python]

what's the first iron tier sword?

[lone rampart]

The iron sword

[sharp bluff]

once you play enough worlds you learn the layout, where to expect certain spawns etc

[dim python]

thanks

[sharp bluff]

silver is more random than that but there is a limited amount of places where you can expect to find it without a wishing bone

[dim python]

what are those places?

[sharp bluff]

high mountain cliffs are a good spot
and i mean high

especially the peaks

[dim python]

and when you're prospecting, where does "too hard" appear?

[tiny tiger]

Below the ground

[mighty zenith]

A lot of times there is silver near a golem

[tiny tiger]

You wanna make sure no rocks around

[chrome badge]

That doesn't mean world gen isn't random, that's just patten recognition.

[tiny tiger]

You wanna be abit above where obsidian starts generating and usually I look for the ‘grove’ looking places

[sharp bluff]

it means it is working along certain rules, and if something is ruled by rules its not completely random

but no point in arguing with people who dont understand words, really

[dim python]

i love it when my friends are arguing in the valheim chat #u#

[chrome badge]

The world gen is what determines where those parameters come into place, which is in fact random.

[tiny tiger]

It’s always over stuff that doesn’t matter to much

[chrome badge]

Just taking the time to explain to you that the terminology you're using isn't correct, but alright just insult me. I won't do it again.

[tiny tiger]

The random is in the where not in the how it generates

It’s as simple as that

So if you know how it generates you can make a educated guess on where it’s gonna be

[dim python]

think of it as random like the whethr.

the weather is not truly randomb

[tiny tiger]

The weather is predetermined in valheim

[dim python]

but then again it absolutely is

[tiny tiger]

It was generated randomly once and is the same for every day on every world right

[sharp bluff]

if you are stuck in the wilderness, whats the 100% easiest way to find the nearest human settlement?
find the deepest point, find the flowing water, follow it
this is how valheim works in many regards
once you find certain pointers it gets very easy to find others assuming your human grade pattern recognition is doing its job

[nocturne wolf]

it gets generated every time you play but the seed is always the same.

it’s not being saved or read from anywhere

[dim python]

is it possible to access what the weather will be on a given day in valheim given a seed

[regal cave]

Same thing every seed there is a weather chart

[dim python]

wow

[spark plover]

the iolite makes berserker axes so much better imo, at first I didn't like the normal version that much but now they are so fun

[tiny tiger]

Hell yeah it’s the perfect combo

So many chances to get the lightning dmg proc

[paper marsh]

I personally prefer it on the spear because you don't need to commit to sitting in place for a full combo but still get to attack very fast. Just not great in Ashlands due to the pierce resist. Maybe it'll have a chance in deep north

[spark plover]

true, might also try this cause you can even have a shield with it right?

[nocturne wolf]

the jade spear works well because you can use the high speed to root enemies consistently or range to root them safely

[paper marsh]

Blob do you know if Yag power increases the damage from the 75 damage lightning proc?

[nocturne wolf]

I'll test now but I'm assuming no

[paper marsh]

I'd assume no as well. 10% damage increase may be a LIE

[nocturne wolf]

It only increases damage on melee hitbox and projectile attacks, not AoEs

[west mica]

Why were foundation pieces never added to this game

Doing a decent floor is so annoying lol, either you put floor directly on earth and it clips through, or do wooden stilts which is onerous

[paper marsh]

Stone kinda has some foundations, no?

[west mica]

Until you get iron and stone peices

[paper marsh]

But yea wood kinda sucks

[dim python]

early in the game you learn that the hoe is for flattening ground

[paper marsh]

Hoe isn't rly enough

[west mica]

Yeah but even with the hoe, it doesnt always flattern perfectly

[dim python]

hmm i'll admit i've never had to work with this

[regal cave]

It doesnt?

[west mica]

It has a 1x2x2, but its not a foundation build peice in the sense of other games, foundations adapt to were they're placed in similar games

[paper marsh]

You can place wood floors directly without really having things clip I think, but it's very finnicky. Really feels like you're supposed to embrace ground clipping through your floors, or placing half walls or something to raise the floor up

[west mica]

I use stilts in early game, then square stone peices once I get iron

[dim python]

i think you already figured out the best strategies unfortunately

[spark plover]

Is there a reason why vulture eggs are placed in the hotbar?

[paper marsh]

I'd assume because the rest of your inventory is full?

If not it sounds weird if they just autoplace in there

[spark plover]

I still have space in the rest

[nocturne wolf]

internally they have the misc item type instead of material, idk why though

[spark plover]

k, thanks for the info

[gray sand]

💛

[silk token]

<- dirt floor enjoyer

[gray sand]

I just love the "why did they never add" followed by Snail pointing out they did, in fact, add. 😁

[gray sand]

Im the beginning, 100% because I have fire hazards turned on 😬

[silk token]

same lul

[prime moth]

dirt floor just makes life easier

wood floor if i want to make things pretty

[silk token]

i did one time love a build with the hodge podge placed direction floor while it was raining so it was all patchy, and was the floor for a strong low wooden fort type of thing. otherwise dirt is my vibe til late game fancy

[prime moth]

i think my swamp landing homes are the worst built things i ever make

slap roofing around everywhere and try to make a bunch of crafting stations fit

[silk token]

i love those swamp towers, the little deck that stands out is perfect size for a hearth, i put crafting stations in the bottom all tucked away

[clear mesa]

someone to play valheim in new world host whit me i am from spain

[pliant hatch]

You might want to have a look in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510
Chances are there's someone there who's up to a game with you.

[unkempt marten]

I gave a shot of hardcore valheim (very hard/no map/no portals)

Died to eitkir, rage quitted.

Few hours later I try again. Still frustrated I cuss out: If this game wants me to try, please give me sign!

I find one of heads for early axes...

Mmmkay but that is half of the sign?

I get second head just minute walk sooner.

Thank you Odin. 🙏

[prime moth]

blessed runs begin with early axes

play smart and dont die 🧠

[warm sphinx]

Today I was tempted by other survival games, but I resisted. I will stay loyal (plus I have no time to play anyway)

[unkempt marten]

Worst part now is getting core wood out of black forest and not dying stupidly

Idk how to deal with bears tho ngl

[silk token]

actually 56 max hp and lvl 3 wood shield u can parry their swipe

[merry pebble]

If you are lucky and find some naturaly generated camp site POIs you can get core wood from meadows 😄

[jaunty nexus]

Hi all. Im looking for an english speaking UK/EU based community preferably modded...any info please let me know

[tacit crystal]

You're welcome to look out in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510 👍

[unkempt marten]

Already did that and turns out my island is quite small on meadows, found 2 out of 10 needed

[mighty zenith]

Jump on their back and use the heavy attack on the axe

[unkempt marten]

How consistent is it that I won't fall of, die and restart my progress? XD

[merry pebble]

Its not that hard to stay on the bears back 🙂

[mighty zenith]

I works really well actually! Better than on the golem

[unkempt marten]

scribbles notes Alright

Next time I see a bear I'll try to ride it- damn sounds like I'm a madman

[mighty zenith]

As long as it works right🤣
Good luck!

[merry pebble]

I see only totally normal behaviour for a proper viking

[tacit crystal]

Sometimes the hitbox of primary attacks can also hit bear while on its back.

Just tested. It works bit better if the bear is on uneven terrain.

[dim python]

has anyone in chat been brave enough to try building a bonafide mountain base 0u0 🫠 🥶

[merry pebble]

I know of a few people that did 😄

[dim python]

are you one of them

[merry pebble]

Nope, i stick to simple meadow bases 😄

[tacit crystal]

Asatru sticks only punching them drakes. 🐲

[mighty zenith]

I'm in the progress of making a mountain base

[dim trellis]

why not a base mountain

[prime moth]

bears are no issue

they hate this one simple trick

[sage shadow]

what will happen if i breed one star pig and normal pig

[merry pebble]

You have 50/50 chance for either 0 star or 1 star offspring 🙂

[keen sinew]

How do you get the dual wield axes?

[dim trellis]

search every house ruins in meadows

[nocturne wolf]

early axes need two different axe head items found in meadows chests. berserkir axes are made with flametal

[dark coyote]

I hope they remove them for 1.0, it would be so funny omg 🤞 😆 🤞

[merry pebble]

Nooooo, they are too cool to be removed 🙁

[tacit crystal]

Nah, don't touch my favorite early game weapon.

[dark coyote]

hey you said it... "early axes"

[mighty zenith]

Holding a torch?

[dim python]

now that i'm about to unlock turnips, should i stop making foods with carrots?

[merry pebble]

You will see what foods you will unlock with turnips and which of them will be able to replace what are you using now 🙂

[prime moth]

i love early axes but ive only found them in one world so far lol

biome7 weapons in biome1 frfr

[merry pebble]

@dim python #screenshots message Ehm... The obsidian gives the same stagbreaker message as silver... 😅

[dim python]

but it's apart from the obsidian

i tried to rule that out 🫕

[merry pebble]

The message is pointed straight at the obsidian from the center of stagbreaker hit, so i am quite sure thats what gives the message 😄 but try do destroy the obsidian

[dim python]

a

undertale flowey voice

"I really am an idiot #u#"

[merry pebble]

Nah, this is just one of the little catches that can happen when using stagbreaker for finding silver 😄

[sacred jackal]

does the inverted stairs actually work for defenses or only for certain enemies?

[merry pebble]

Stairs for defenses?

[sacred jackal]

yeah like a wall

I heard it mess up their AI

[chrome badge]

Why mess up their AI, fight them like a true viking.

Or just enable passive enemies. 😂

[sacred jackal]

Cuz I dont want them ruining my builds, at the same time walls and moat kinda ruin my builds

[sacred jackal]

that makes the game easier

[chrome badge]

Repairs are free, and breaking ai pathing makes the game easier.

Just build wards to detect if something is attacking, run out and take it out.

👍

[sacred jackal]

Im building a big village, imagine you repairing everything around the village bro

[sage shadow]

make workbenches around
it prevents spawning in radius of workbench

[sacred jackal]

yeah but they attack those, im looking for something that isnt annoying to look at

[jolly pagoda]

you're gonna have to make some kind of compromise

[sage shadow]

they won't see that far to attack workbenches
also u have some simulation distance thing it prevents spawning mobs around you

[sacred jackal]

thats why I was asking about the inverted stairs lmao

[jolly pagoda]

ah. I should read above lol

[sacred jackal]

theyve been destroying it

[sage shadow]

im not having problem with mine

[sacred jackal]

How do you do yours? I just put it around the base yet they still target them

[sage shadow]

i just put workbenches around a bit far from my base

and make sure all workbenches have no gap between em

i mean the radius

[sacred jackal]

what about campfires? I heard its the same with workbenches and you can hide them underground

[sage shadow]

idk about that

[jolly pagoda]

that too

[sage shadow]

they will run out of fuel arent they

[tacit crystal]

They don't need to be lit to spawnproof.

[sacred jackal]

yeah but I think they still act like workbenches

[tacit crystal]

They have same radius as workbench.

[sacred jackal]

So I guess ill try doing campfire as perimeter

and then inverted stairs

[jolly pagoda]

you can hide campfires underground but a small part needs to be showing I believe. I dont do it really

[sage shadow]

idk about burying things

[jolly pagoda]

but just place them under a building or road

[tacit crystal]

Burying them will break them.

[jolly pagoda]

if you bury them fully yeah

[foggy glacier]

There’s really no need with campfires anyway. Hardly anything hits that low

[sacred jackal]

I guess thats good to indicate you mess up

[jolly pagoda]

Actually I was wrong you can bury them fully by just using the hoe

[sacred jackal]

but do they still prevent spawn?

[jolly pagoda]

mhm

I just tested it to be sure lol

[sacred jackal]

lmao

do you think if I put enough campfires, I dont need a wall or defenses?

[jolly pagoda]

well. stuff can still spawn outside the radius. so maybe. but it would be farther away from your stuff

besides raids

[paper marsh]

If you do them in a big enough area, then yea you dont need defense

[jolly pagoda]

yea

[sacred jackal]

is there like a mod that tells you if mobs can spawn in an area? kinda like in minecraft

[jolly pagoda]

I believe it's a 20m radius

[sacred jackal]

Oh thats not too bad

from the player right?

[jolly pagoda]

from certain player made objects

I think it should be on the wiki

[sacred jackal]

wait so they can still spawn even if I surround my base with campfires and it doesnt render the distance?

[jolly pagoda]

hm I'm not sure what the render distance is

but I would assume no they don't spawn outside render distance

[sacred jackal]

#screenshots message Here's half the land I cleared up, more behind me, from the trees is where I want to put my inverted stairs or any subtle defenses. Should I keep putting campfire outside the preimeter so that stuff will no longer spawn?

[jolly pagoda]

if you want to go above and beyong ig lol. I think everything up to the wall is good though

[sacred jackal]

lmao aight, I guess Ill just put campfires inside for now

and if theyre still annoying me, ill extend it

[wispy monolith]

i think crafting workbench is more effective at suppressing spawns

[sacred jackal]

I guess if I dont have a choice

[jolly pagoda]

the workbench has a 20m radius too though. and campfires can be hidden more easily

[wispy monolith]

you could put them in a hole or in a tree to keep them from being destoryed or make a small enclosure for it

[lofty vine]

Hello

[abstract warren]

When taming an animal I only need to stay close enough to them for the area to remain loaded right?

[tacit crystal]

Yes, taming process requires player proximity.

[abstract warren]

Yeah but is there a specific distance or just to make sure it's loaded?

[merry pebble]

https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Zones#Distance
"The actual distance where things are loaded depends on the direction and player's position on the zone.

At center of a zone: 160 meters to west, north, east and south. 226 meters to diagonal directions.
At corner of a zone: 128 or 192 meters to main directions. 181 or 272 meters to diagonal directions."

[abstract warren]

...And of course I got raided just as I started taming.

[dim python]

if it says "day xxx" that means it's now daytime right

[nocturne wolf]

that shows at the start of each day, so yes

[dim python]

once that's appeared i don't have to worry about serpent spawns in the sea?

[paper marsh]

Still have to worry if it’s storming, even if it’s day

[dim python]

what if it's not storming?

[paper marsh]

Then you’re pretty much fine. As Blob noted tho if you’ve sailed in an area during a storm previously, there’s a chance you spawned a serpent back then that you didn’t notice.

Which would still be there

If it’s a new area you’re haven’t been in, you’re fine

[nocturne wolf]

serpents spawned by night despawn at day, serpents spawned by a storm never despawn

they're balanced for black forest, you don't need to be scared of them now

[dim python]

are there later game sea serpents?

[nocturne wolf]

there's one new version in ashlands

[dim python]

so besides the black forest tier serpents and the ashlands serpents there aren't any other serpents?

thus far

[nocturne wolf]

no, not even starred serpents

[dim python]

honestly i'm still pretty scared 🤭

[solemn crown]

As I wander the swamp, I keep finding groups of standing stones with three to five spawning points. Aside from killing the spawners, is there anything to do with those locations?

[paper marsh]

Usually a chest in the middle

But otherwise no

[solemn crown]

Oh, that's nice. I'll keep an eye out.

[abstract warren]

I be cheating again

Soloing swamp getting shitty sometimes

Feeling like a @paper marsh sometimes 🐌

[prime moth]

i like swamp

i dont think its that bad, i just avoid the villages till i get a good iron armor set

and

[dim python]

when i'm not physically near my karve do i still have to worry about greylings finding and destroying it

i just went through a portal

[nocturne wolf]

nothing can happen to it when you're away

[dim python]

😮‍💨

[abstract warren]

Villages?

That's in meadows

[prime moth]

sorry the circle spawning area

the 2 draugr 1 skele spawn things

towns?

[dim python]

dreamt of fuckin... ghosts.

that's rather new 😐

[dim trellis]

boo 👻

[dim python]

i didn't realize a pair of old portals straight up wouldn't connect to new ones with the same tag 🥲

now i'm stuck

[jolly pagoda]

Oof

[lone rampart]

Yeah, portals are a two-gate set up. Only two can be connected

[dim python]

in another recent life i managed to connect three portals with the same tag

[lone rampart]

Not without mods

[dim python]

it was very glitchy and i didn't want to do it again

that ancestral memory was painful

[dim trellis]

queen kate mods reality

[regal cave]

Is there a portal glitch?

[dim trellis]

no its a kate glitch trust me

[nocturne wolf]

just found some unused translation keys
$item_stafflaser "Frostthrower staff"
$item_stafflaser_description "Quite chilly..."
these are between some ashlands items keys

[dim trellis]

isnt that against the rules to post data mined spoiler type of content

[nocturne wolf]

no? I've shown some unused stuff before and smiffe knows I have

[silk token]

frostthrower kind of sounds like what frost staff is, wonder if that wad a new ashlands weapon though?

imeana scrapped ashlands weapon

[dim trellis]

you dont think its deep north content yacko?

[nocturne wolf]

the keys load in the order they were made so if it's between ashlands keys it was part of ashlands development

[silk token]

or an alternate attacks? ah god id love some magic staff alternate attacks. id play magic again id do it

[steel mica]

I kinda notice we didn't get any new fiery-ish type weapons in ashlands despite the nature of the biome, closest thing really is trollstav and staff of fracturing

I'd like to see a new mage weapon

[nocturne wolf]

staff of fracturing can deal hundreds of fire damage in a single attack

[steel mica]

maybe a magic book of some sort

[nocturne wolf]

possibly a staff shooting frost lasers

[abstract warren]

How tf they broke my cart while I was in the crypt

[nocturne wolf]

or maybe it couldve been one long-lasting laser

[steel mica]

Area is still loaded it despite you being in the crypt

[steel mica]

Last prism vibe from terraria

I like it

[abstract warren]

How

[nocturne wolf]

the loaded area only checks horizontal distance

crypts are above the world

[abstract warren]

Oh

Good to know lol

[steel mica]

The dungeons are just really high up in the sky

So it saves memory

Instead of having you teleported to a different world all together

everything is just in one big world

[dim python]

i think i hand modified a save file

[dim trellis]

nice hehe

[cinder oak]

how do i easily find boars

[dim python]

it was actually really annoying everyone assumed and insisted i was modding #v#

[dim python]

start new world that has more land connected to spawn than the one you seem to be in

[abstract warren]

Cool

[dim python]

speaking of one big world
serpent spawned in the storm next to my karve @w@

i have root armor and +3 finewood bow i should be alright, yes?

not full root mind you.

no archery bonus

[abstract warren]

Why are surtlings absolutely weak

[dim trellis]

dont let them hear you say that

[dim python]

i could do with less sea lions" - meme ref

i may be deliriously in fear of the serpent #w#

[dim trellis]

just dont shoot the boat

it has no chance against ur mighty bow

[prime moth]

yeah surtlings are weak af

(please raid meeee)

[dim python]

now you've done it!

(search "wondermark sea lion")

[silk token]

ive killed many a serpent in a karve with literal 0 bow skill and flint arrows you can do it!

before i realized just throwing spears was better that is 😂

[dim python]

#screenshots messagei hope it's okay that i've been posting so many screenshots

[brave talon]

Is there anything that would prevent chickens from laying eggs?

[nocturne wolf]

are there too many hens or eggs nearby?

[brave talon]

Oh, maybe? What's the limit?

[nocturne wolf]

10 in 10m

[brave talon]

ooooh

Maybe I'll cull a few

[silk token]

you're good dont shoot your boat and you can kill it faster than it kills your boat

you can hit its tail if its under your boat pew pew pew!

[keen sinew]

Thanks twin.

[dim python]

i had to take a baby moment and load a manual backup 😑

first attempt failed karve got destroyed

second attempt was successful though i got much better

[silk token]

oh you logged out and created a backup at that state? im not mad at that, cool you got it on your 2nd try now you know its not that scary

[dim python]

it was pretty scary 0u0

[silk token]

i change “scary” to “impossible” XD

[regal cave]

#screenshots message wait where is your face

[cinder oak]

what should i have to beat first boss solo

[nocturne wolf]

an upgraded wood shield and flint weapon

even if you want to use archery you should have these in your inventory for pierce resistant enemies in the next biome

[cinder oak]

thanks :)

i haev minimal armor too, should that be fine?

leather trousers and rag tunic is all i have lol

[neon steppe]

go try and report back 💪, it's more fun than building optimal build for every boss

all the stupid things you do are the things you remember year from now

[steel mica]

Viking with spear: WHY WON'T YOU DIE?!
Bear: Damage resistance son... they harden in response to physical trauma.

[dim python]

i almost survived a fight with two trolls and a bear now i have to fight the serpent again 😭

i stopped on a shore to repair the karve and they appeared. 0u0

that clearing in the storm was a fakeout 0u0

more storm

does the music only stop when you're being hunted

[silk token]

hehe, the sailing music plays when you're traveling fast enough

[dim python]

i imagined a meme
"it's my XXX day in valheim and i'm venturing into the sea."
those who don't know: 😃😏
those who know 💀😱
(day XXX is followed by lots of incessant storms)

[dim trellis]

it would funny if everyone played the same world seed

i like your meme in the multiverse

[abstract warren]

How long for dropped items to despawn?

[dim python]

which table lays out valheim weather patterns?

i see potential

@silk token which spear one-shots serpents?

[dim trellis]

i think it has to do with how many items get dropped and the old ones go away eventually based on total count 🤔

[cosmic summit]

1 hour

[dim python]

dropped items never despawn if they're in range of a workbench 🫠

[dim trellis]

theres no way its a flat 1 hour heh

[cosmic summit]

If they're out of range of base items

[dim trellis]

hmm

[cosmic summit]

Two in game days

[silk token]

not one shots, its just way better than a bow imo because you can throw them faster than shooting

[cosmic summit]

Being near beds,torches,work benches ect will prevent despawn

[dim trellis]

how about death totems, its really flat 1 hour until they gone away?

[cosmic summit]

Gravestones?

[dim trellis]

yeah them

[cosmic summit]

Those never despawn

[dim trellis]

mine did 😢

[cosmic summit]

You have to take all the items out of them, then they break

[dim trellis]

im gonna get my gravestone arrested for breaking the rules

[dim python]

if you weren't carrying anything in the first place they break immediately

[silk token]

i almost kill this snek in one pass it gets to bite me one time. this is with good spear skill and an ancient bark spear #memes-and-clips message

tbh not recommended unless you're good with spears, but cant deny the damage. that's a hard mode hp pool on that snake too

[dim python]

#memes-and-clips message sweet loki

[silk token]

lol. what, it's just a meager 189 damage wearing fully upgraded heavy armor

what sucks is i had 180 max hp, didn't have any serpernt stew cuz it was such a long journey to many mountains i started eating wolf meat to sustain myself, supplies were getting low

[dim python]

what variety of wolf meat? jerky, skewer?

[silk token]

just cooked meat. you can see my food on the bottom left. its not awful food but 9 hp short to survive getting 1shot

[dim python]

my sympathies

[silk token]

happens. the spawn wasn't even where i guessed it was, and i flew around the dead map after the yagluth spawn i found i wouldn't have found in weeks, it was cursed to end

[foggy glacier]

lol Ok I swear I just saw Thor pulling a cart across the sky during my thunderstorm.

[silk token]

that's santa!

[foggy glacier]

well I guess I've been naughty then, because he didn't drop anything down my chimney.

[silk token]

he brought me a snake last time i saw him

[lone rampart]

and the snake was all "bleh!" and then it stabbed you?

[last otter]

What did I just walk into, lol.

[silk token]

lul i stabbed it, it was scary tho cuz i also mega crashed into a leviathan cuz i was busy looking at santa, my boat was very low

[silk token]

#memes-and-clips message

but it really was funny how i just look down and theres this snake like he actually dumped it on me

[stable anvil]

wowee, 100 crystals inside one mountain cave

still after that cultist trophy 😅

[dim trellis]

why cant cultist be fren

[chrome badge]

You can be fren, just be Fenrir

[abstract warren]

Frenrir

[lofty kiln]

Alright, project make-the-longship-then-rebuild-my-whole-base is underway, name is wip

[paper marsh]

I dunno about that, softsnail doesnt tend to cheat

[abstract warren]

My soft snail ass be retreating into its shell

[balmy seal]

Until a troll comes along and squish

[abstract warren]

Yeah need to coat it with iron

[balmy seal]

Did you end up posting the HD mod stuff?

[unreal jolt]

...I wonder what math results in the continents having such a noticeable bias towards the north/south axis

a solid 80% of the islands i've sailed past are way longer north/south than they are in any other direction

[dim trellis]

the plates slide around preferentially with the spin of the planet (some amount)

[unreal jolt]

this is... NOT a planet? There is an actual edge of the world...

[dim trellis]

i made that part up

heheheh

[unreal jolt]

it is somewhat entertaining to imagine the fracturing yggdrasil roots going out of their way to spin Valheim around like a microwave dish as it reconnects

just to make sure the sun rises and sets

[dim trellis]

perhaps they did it on purpose to make the edge of world a certain way

[abstract warren]

I'll post some now

[paper marsh]

@silk token pack that root harnesk! Not that I'm sure it would have helped here #memes-and-clips message

[brave talon]

Do ||petrified skulls|| follow the same “mine out the bottom” pattern?

[paper marsh]

I don't usually try for it, but yeah they should

I think often times even just mining the bottom of the soft tissue will make the top soft tissue collapse, even though the rest of the skull is still there. May be finnicky tho

[cinder oak]

how many deer trophies do i need for first boss?

[mild mason]

2 I believe

[cinder oak]

w, i have 2 exactly les go

[abstract warren]

#mods-screenshots message

[balmy seal]

I love the base graphics, but that doesn't look too bad.

[prime moth]

ok once more sailing around plains to find elder lol

[quasi night]

I once mined an entire skull without touching the inside, I just had a brain floating in the air. Then I made it explode, it was glorious

#screenshots message

[abstract warren]

Yeah

It only looks about a hundred times better imo

@balmy seal #mods-screenshots message

[balmy seal]

I think the base low res textures have a certain charm to them that the HD mod textures lack.

But they're nice anyway

[abstract warren]

I guess it's just a certain nostalgic appeal

[balmy seal]

That and I also enjoy low poly and pixelated art styles.

[primal geyser]

guys am bored

anyone need company or help in your servr?

[abstract warren]

Yeah

[abstract warren]

Yes but it's because it gives you some kind of nostalgia doesn't it

[pliant hatch]

Have you checked https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510 yet if anyone there needs help?

[primal geyser]

oh not yet.. thank you.. leme go check it out

[quasi night]

the vanilla graphics feels like there's artistic intentionality from the dev, I feel like HD texture is more generic asset-flip crafting survival game

but it's just an aesthetic opinion, not worth a lot

[balmy seal]

That and I just like that kind of art style

[regal cave]

Personally the better the graphics are i generally like it less with games or movies or we

[quasi night]

I don't know, I saw a HD mod of cyberpunk 2077 and it was beautiful. But it fit with the world

[regal cave]

Id never play that game so makes sense

[balmy seal]

I've noticed in general there's a common consensus in the gaming community that graphics must always be fully HD and realistic otherwise they're dismissed as 💩 There's not a lot of appreciation for an art style that's different.

[abstract warren]

I like pixelated art style sometimes. But not when it's too intentionally low res and purposely trying to look old

[quasi night]

holy shit Valheim use only 1.6Go of space, that's nothing

that's 1,08% of BG3 XD

[amber tusk]

almost like the devs had some sort of artistic vision and made the call taking into consideration availability of resources

[balmy seal]

Basically what I was saying

[abstract warren]

#general message

Purely a graphic style choice according to Smiffe

[acoustic wedge]

When's the quality of life update coming?

I need more inventory space

[silk token]

yeah i dont think so. i also wouldve had it off for potential gjalls when at sea like that with no time to swap it. but you know what i’m actually packing next time a seed mists me like this? fins of destiny! man i swam around so much before this just trying to find ANYWHERE i could kind of move around or climb past rock walls, this was the second mist continent i was crossing too. absolutely disgusting moder spawn.

[sweet narwhal]

when will valheim 1.0 come out ?

[wind ridge]

Are greylings with stars possible in vanilla?

[woven geode]

Notes

"1-star and 2-star Greylings can only be spawned in using commands, and take on the appearance of the 1-star and 2-star Greydwarfs."

no but greydwarfs can (1 and 2 star)

[wind ridge]

ah thanks for telling me, i saw one last year, and apparently it was also modded in. today i saw one again and posted it to screenshots thinking it was also possible in vanilla

[woven geode]

I think you saw a greyDWARF very similar but dont spawn in meadows

[wind ridge]

It's a ling, i sent a screenshot but then deleted it cause others pointed it out

im playing modded btw

with upped diff on hard mode

[dim python]

they do at night after eikthyr is defeated

[dim python]

mods make everything wildcard 🃏

[merry pebble]

We don't know yet 😄

[rain flare]

When it is ready

[abstract warren]

Is that something they announced or...?

[acoustic wedge]

Im pretty sure theres 1 more "big" update coming out before the big 1.0 release

[nocturne wolf]

where did you hear that? from what the devs have said it seems like 1.0 will be the next update

[acoustic wedge]

I was talking in here a few weeks ago to one of the devs and he said something about adding a few qol things before 1.0

[chrome badge]

You may be mistaken, I've only seen mention of QoL updates after 1.0.

[abstract warren]

Wait so 1.0 is not the end...?

[paper marsh]

I’d think more so it was quality of life features as PART of 1.0

[paper marsh]

End of big content updates. But may be additional bug fixes and quality of life and such

[abstract warren]

Ok good

[chrome badge]

#general message
There's plenty of messages like this.

[thorny saffron]

aint no way 1.0 is the end of valheim

[strange cradle]

How come?

[thorny saffron]

wait so youre saying 1.0 is going to be the end of valheim?

[strange cradle]

Well, not the END of Valheim. But probably the end of major content updates.

[paper marsh]

The end of big content updates like biomes and such yea

Though I have a feeling the game will live on a long time. It's not even done yet and there's many people with thousands of hours on it

[stable anvil]

is there a two star bear? i've not seen one

[paper marsh]

Any enemy that can be 1 star, can be 2 star as well

2 star is just rare, especially on normal difficulty

[nocturne wolf]

they only spawn at night

[strange cradle]

"They only spawn at night." - New Hollywood movie, in theaters now!

[thorny spade]

Ended up starting a little solo playthrough and it's been fun

[past zenith]

I have and he whopped me thoroughly

[quasi night]

I find it absolutely infuriating that the bubble from the staff of protection doesn't protect against the rain. Water is my enemy. Do your job, bubble. I demand to see the bubble's manager

[nocturne wolf]

it's strong enough already it doesnt need that

[merry pebble]

I wouldnt mind it getting nerfed and this being added tho 😄 would be quite nice and fun addition imo

[past zenith]

Someone needs to tell these greydwarves that throwing rocks at people is very very rude

[merry pebble]

Tell them yourself 😄 preferably in very few words and many sword slashes

[past zenith]

I shall punch them wiht my bear claws

[merry pebble]

I heard those are very persuasive go for it

[quasi night]

on a more serious note, I'm pretty much max stuff and food and I still die a lot in the Ashlands, those valkyrie and morgen are no jokes

[dim python]

i am to understand feasts replace jerky in the late game as balanced food?

[foggy glacier]

There are other white fork (balanced) foods as well.

[nocturne wolf]

yes, even wolf jerky is much weaker than appropriate feasts

[foggy glacier]

The sweetbread is a nice option too, though it doesn't last as ong.

[chrome badge]

Jerky and feasts aren't exactly the same where bonuses and the progression points are concerned. The only similar thing is that they have evenly split stat gains.

[merry pebble]

Not necessarily replace, but there simply arent many (maybe any?) balanced foods after mountains 😄

[foggy glacier]

sweetbread

[merry pebble]

Aaaah, true 😄 forgot since its a new one 😄

[nocturne wolf]

sweetbread has lower health and stamina but higher health regen than the mountain feast so it can be a replacement depending on what you want 🤔

[foggy glacier]

yeah it is that.

The sweetbread is actually a really nice option when you're on a long sail.

[regal cave]

Hell yeah man

[dim python]

they only appear in the black forest at night

[rapid bison]

In a game where you are what you eat, I'm glad we don't suffer negative effects of over eating and the like. Not that it matters since we can't even do that in the game.

[dim python]

i would've expected eating 3 meats to be a bit impossible tbh

but here we are 🫠

i'd have fun if there were penalties to only eating meat

[merry pebble]

Achevement idea,"Carnivore" - Beat the game eating only meat 😄

[dim python]

i ate one onion now i must restart 🥲

[thorny saffron]

are bows viable as your main weapon

[quasi night]

there's a lot of enemies resistant to pierce

[foggy glacier]

In general, yes. Any weapon is viable as your primary. With bows you probably want a backup melee weapon skill though.

[quasi night]

so you could, but it will take a lot of arrows

[thorny saffron]

so its the shittiest main

[quasi night]

every weapon has enemies resistant to it

[foggy glacier]

every weapon has tradeoffs too, that make it good in some cases and bad in others.

[thorny saffron]

no but the staff of embers is just a better weapon than a bow no?

[merry pebble]

Just use whatever you like and enjoy using 😄

[thorny saffron]

or like a flametal mace

[foggy glacier]

Again, it depends.

[cursive crystal]

is hare meat and seeker meat to overkill for mountains?

[merry pebble]

I wouldnt say taht

[cursive crystal]

yeah cuz like i dont really know how hard moder is

[thorny saffron]

shes easy if prepared

and no stone golems nearby

[cursive crystal]

how prepared?

[thorny saffron]

just maximize your bow

[past zenith]

Hot take: Greydwarves sounds more like boars than boars

[cursive crystal]

is the dragur fang worth it or can i do it with a huntsman bow?

[thorny saffron]

the bow is 10000% worth it

[rapid bison]

I haven't encountered many wild boar in my life. Is their sounds really that distinct?

[past zenith]

nah just what i imagine lol

[rapid bison]

Bow skill 100 makes even the crude bow a threat to anything not resistant to it.

The closest to a semi-auto elf with a bow in this game.

[maiden sable]

kills a berserker carrying a shaman on the back -> "that still only counts as one"

[rapid bison]

Nice reference. If only we can do that in Ashlands, easy to get swarmed there.

[maiden sable]

thx god i didnt put a foot into the mist or ashlands yet

[quasi night]

You don't have to farm a ton of silver just for this fight, also the fang has a bigger stamina draw

[steel mica]

I skip the draugr fang entirely

[quasi night]

the huntsman is good enough, but bring 2 to 3 stacks of arrows

[steel mica]

The utility on the huntsman is too good to pass off

[cursive crystal]

on a scale how destroyed am i gonna get in the infested mines, ive got full wolf armor

and a frostner

[steel mica]

Sir... mistlands is one more biome ahead

[quasi night]

with a frostner and a lot of carefulness, you may be able to do it

[steel mica]

But go ahead I'll watch

Actually we'll watch

[maiden sable]

that sounds like hes gonna do three trips with one of them beeing naked

[steel mica]

Just switch chest piece for root harnesk

[quasi night]

maybe use the root chest, it'll make you resistant to pierce, it's better than the added armor of the wolf chest

[cursive crystal]

yeah i've already done like 20 corpse runs because those sensitive dvergrs

[steel mica]

Better question

Why are you in mistlands with silver gear

I mean I get it if you're rushing mistlands gear

[granite grail]

Why are you attacking them 😭

[quasi night]

(if the answer is "drip", I'll agree)

[cursive crystal]

i was stealin

[rapid bison]

What food buffs are you using right now?

[steel mica]

||Krom and arbalest|| carry plains

[granite grail]

I've only ever killed one dverger tower otherwise they're all my allies

[cursive crystal]

me?

[steel mica]

I kill on sight

[rapid bison]

If you're tank-y enough or have the stamina to run.

[gray sand]

I mean.. this is like saying Ashlands weapons carry Mistlands. 🤔

[cursive crystal]

im using wolf meat, cloud fruits, and seeker meat

[granite grail]

Why not use some plains tier foods?

[quasi night]

you need to learn to use better foods

food is king in this game, you need cauldron and oven recipes

[cursive crystal]

what can i do with soft tissue

[steel mica]

Some mistlands gear are accessible at iron age atleast krom and arbalest

But yes gears from biome ahead

[gray sand]

How did you get the Black Forge to make Krom in the iron age?

[steel mica]

good

[cursive crystal]

yooyoy what is krom something i should get

[steel mica]

DO NOT READ IF YOU DONT WANT SPOILER... IM LOOKING AT YOU @cursive crystal 👀

||Black marble: use seeker soldier or destroy bm structures
black cores: rushed infested mine
yggdrasil wood: seeker soldier||

[gray sand]

Krom is a Mistlands sword.

[surreal bridge]

https://tenor.com/view/good-morning-wake-up-wakey-wakey-awaken-gif-26734899

[steel mica]

OH WRONG PING

MY BAD 😭

[surreal bridge]

https://tenor.com/view/donald-duck-sleepy-bed-tired-good-night-gif-4614418

[cursive crystal]

whats a bm structre

big mine?

[granite grail]

Black marble

[gray sand]

Still Mistlands stuff.

[steel mica]

Im sorry I awoken you from your deep slumber

[surreal bridge]

https://tenor.com/view/squidward-sleepless-no-way-what-huh-gif-16247468

[gray sand]

His answer to making the game easier is "make it harder on yourself by going way past where you should be, somehow survive, then bring back materials you are not supposed to have yet."

🤷‍♂️

[cursive crystal]

should i craft the mortar and plesle?

[granite grail]

Yes

[steel mica]

I meant to ping homelander 😭

[cursive crystal]

i got a copper scrap

[steel mica]

For an experienced player it shouldn't take too long to get the mats, but for an ordinary/casual player thats a different story

Still it made my moder fight and plains progression a breeze

Not worth crafting metal bolts

Just bone bolts or if you're feeling risky, fighting seekers early on for carapace bolts

[steel mica]

Have you entered plains?

[cursive crystal]

i've built a base ther

[steel mica]

Why not progress there first

[cursive crystal]

i've already killed everything fun

[steel mica]

Your 1 biome ahead in terms of progression

[cursive crystal]

yup

[steel mica]

You're basically asking to have death loops in mistlands

[granite grail]

Get some barely and flax.....it won't take that long and flax + spinning wheel will get you some better armor

[cursive crystal]

i already have those, but i havent gotten the artisan table yet

[steel mica]

How- what-

What are you doing in mistlands 😭

I respect the bravery but omg

[tacit crystal]

It's actually easier than you'd think.

[cursive crystal]

im just that guy

wanna see my base?

[tacit crystal]

When you run faster you can see bit better through mist than standing still.

[steel mica]

Sure I don't mind future references for my bases

[cursive crystal]

i sent it

[steel mica]

Uh

Where exactly? 😅

[cursive crystal]

memes and clips

[steel mica]

Out of the 3 screenshot channels

[cursive crystal]

now

[steel mica]

nice

Though creatures could just run around the earth wall

[cursive crystal]

oh yeah thats true

[winged lodge]

hi

[steel mica]

Also get to farming

And don't eat the foragables in mistlands unless you have no other food options 🫠

[cursive crystal]

why not?

[steel mica]

The only time I ate when I was deep in mistlands with no portal

[steel mica]

Less stats than your current progression food

[cursive crystal]

alright i've got like 5 seeker meat and 4 hare meat

[steel mica]

Seeker meat should be better but it is quite heavy

[winged lodge]

yo wanaa play

[cursive crystal]

cant sorry this is me and my friends world

so is making stews and stuff better as food?

[steel mica]

Yes

But most require multiple ingredients and a good bit of farming

But in the end are all worth it

Im really hoping you didnt skip the 3 previous crops in the previous biomes 🥲

[cursive crystal]

uh

[slow owl]

Hello

Just curious does anybody have an update on Deep North?

[merry pebble]

Nope, we have no idea when it might come 🙂

[slow owl]

🙁

[steel mica]

The wait is worth it 🙃

[slow owl]

Yep it def is

Thank you

[versed temple]

Just build and piddle. Don’t burn yourself out grinding though. It’ll get here.

[slow owl]

Oh I haven't played in 2 months

I have almost 700 hours

[steel mica]

I honestly cant wait to get my grubby hands on those building mats DN might introduce