building-ideas

[rain stag]

coming along nicely. mountain castles always hit just right.

[stoic apex]

lighthouse light

[untold briar]

Try https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510 👍

[glass remnant]

Rate this layout 1 out of 10.

The building at the bottom is a storehouse. In the longhouse, I’m trying to maximize comfort while hanging notable trophies on the walls.

[weak elk]

I m not really into cozy spaces and shi as i m more of a pragmatic player. I m really out of my confort zone here

[rain stag]

what pieces is that for the bulb?

[stoic apex]

the lava lamp

[rain stag]

i really like the way it came out with the wisp torches, really has an unmistakable glow to it.

[lapis jungle]

My Kitchen.

[glass remnant]

That looks gorgeous and cozy! Was it made playing vanilla?

[somber horizon]

new greydwarf spawner farm using frost blob. super easy to build and very efficient. requires black marble.

[wraith hatch]

This is a gem! Costs a bit more materials, but it's a good thing I build with debug mode 😂

[mild obsidian]

Whats some roleplay build ideas

[frail folio]

Like a dungeon with torture tools... and whips?

[grave seal]

kinky

[coral bobcat]

Ive got an issue with our house I am making. Its a 9x9 but whenever we make the roof it looks like a giant cheese wedge on top and I have no idea how to decorate the vertical part. If anybody could test out some idea I would greatly appreciate it

[eager prawn]

Take a pic?

[coral bobcat]

We managed to sort it but we were there for a good hour after lol. Ill send a photo when I can

[frail folio]

Just needs a tiny bit of mistlands for some mushroom farming!

[ocean atlas]

Wow beautiful

[shadow cargo]

Its a little messy, given that its my survival world, and at this stage only the keep, ship building area and the walls are permanent fixtures. eventally when the keep is done im planning on getting a layout with roads and proper buildings

[ocean atlas]

It makes me think of the norman castles, very lovely to see

[frail folio]

Do you find the boats on the drydock destroy themselves over time? I had the same idea a couple of years back with a little karve suspended over a canal by wood beams but it seemed to shuffle and damage itself quite a lot

[shadow cargo]

They are solid, not a single damage on them that i didnt do myself, and the have been there for probably 5-700 days now

[glass remnant]

Any ideas for the wall-walk and battlements on a medium-sized fort? I used double 4x2 stone walls. Do you think I should build them in stone too, or wood?

[quaint hatch]

I use raised earth walls with stone battlements. I usually go with a 3m wide wall-top with a full paver width to walk behind the outer wall.

my last playthrough I made an absolute fortress with a double wall (moat between) topped with 6m wide stone walkway and another 3m wide moat outside it.

[glass remnant]

That sounds massive! lol Do you have any screenshots of that playthrough by any chance?

[quaint hatch]

sadly not. it was massive overkill.

[pure loom]

hi if someone is interessed to build in the deepnorth, you are welcome in my dm

[modest glade]

We built a number of lox stables across the map with stone paved trails connecting them all for riding 🦬

[mild obsidian]

Thanks

Could you by chance send a picture of the stables @modest glade

[modest glade]

Some of the stables that the group built. These by @mild wyvern, Olaf Bearclaw and Bonzai Benni

[mild obsidian]

Yo those look really good

[modest glade]

Super fun to make and use them if you enjoy that slow burn playthrough

I made a lox ranch this seed 😄 free range wandering beasts 🦬

[shadow cargo]

Wont the lox damage them over time?

[modest glade]

we had a mod that made the builds unbreakable but you can also spawn proof around the area to minimise mobs

[shadow cargo]

Ahh, yea, cause my lox keeps damagin my ceeling even which is like 4-5 walls high, anything that they touch that isnt dirt wall gets damaged xD

[modest glade]

one of the designs was made using raised earth walls which is perfect for loxes

[naive cliff]

mhm yea single player or vanilla coop better using slightly raised ground to have and unbreakable wall as flint said

[raven socket]

i really wanna see the final result of this

[quaint hatch]

The problem is that they can get on top of one another if they’re frightened. I have corewood beams in a lattice just above their heads to stop that from happening

[frigid wasp]

I need ideas to build a port for my future mistlands base

[sand pagoda]

Vasa Museum !

[stoic roost]

Hello, Valheim community! 🌲

I’ve just uploaded a new video where I continue recreating the village of Riverwood from Skyrim in Valheim.
This time, I built the Riverwood Trader’s house and the home of Sven and Hilde, inspired by the original Skyrim designs.

The video shows the full build process and can be used as inspiration for your own Valheim village builds.
Feedback and ideas are always welcome!
link: https://youtu.be/hWTYcYm6rek

[spice flicker]

Your builds are insanely cool!

[hazy stump]

Building a coliseum

[spiral ledge]

Can you give me the seed please , im searching for à place like that

[molten prairie]

I know this guy!

[crisp monolith]

you give me a good idea for 1 spot that I failed to build a castle

[hazy stump]

Castles are my specialty lol

That and very large builds. I toned it down for my first one on the server tho.

[crisp monolith]

how many instances the coliseum?

[hazy stump]

Atm I believe it's around 3k

I've only done the wall structures. Once it's all said and done I would put it around 6-8k. Taking into account all the decorations and plants

[solemn sage]

I think this is more of a circus (large, oval, unroofed chariot circuit) than an amphitheatre like the Colosseum. However, my nitpicking aside, its still cool AF.

[placid fractal]

dms

[hazy stump]

I sent you a message

[dawn scaffold]

what mod did you use?

[upbeat bane]

Found this fairly new yt channel, found the kitchen storage ideas are amazing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2PEC1eWvX0

[frail folio]

Love the pantry cupboard doors

[obsidian knot]

I hope there's frozen undead in Northlands so I can more accurately do a Valheim version of Northrend. Specifically Icecrown.

[crystal oracle]

anybody got any cool barn ideas?

[tropic sandal]

hi why is there no draw Bridges blooprint

[tropic granite]

There are no blueprints at all unless you meant to ask in #mods-discussion .

[hazy stump]

Built a pvp/pve arena with spawners

[fierce arch]

had to pretend some effort in getting coal in the fire-hazards world, tried a rl-isssh mud'n'straw kiln, saw some and fit perfect with Valheim's in size and shape, iglooing is easy since they stand perfect in a 2m sided octagon

[devout glade]

How about this?

[pseudo saddle]

I love that castle keep design, but ive never built my base in that style in one of my runs because i hate the only spiral staircase options we have right now. I need to figure out how to make my own custom stairs

[shadow cargo]

Its not too hard, but your gonna want like 4 pieces of grausten to do the pillar height snapping trick

[pseudo saddle]

i tend to start & finish the absolute basics of my forever base during the iron stage of the game, so these late game build peices arent something i usualy use outside of adding/cleaning up decoration

[shadow cargo]

Ohh man, sorry for such a late reply, the seed is: PlSZTIt22v

[shadow cargo]

Id suggest bringing in just 4 for the pillar trick from an old world then

[pseudo saddle]

also that castle keep is very iron efficient too by the looks of it, my current base is using 270-ish iron for structural support rn

[shadow cargo]

Decent, each tower uses 4 iron pillars, and i have 2 along each wall aswell as some for the framing up top

[pseudo saddle]

with norman style castle keeps they often had the chimneys in the center of the castle which is a very easy thing to support

and is hyper efficient for actually having a big bubble of heating/comfort inside a big base like this

I bring it up because with how you have the roof and walls setup with your base you actualy have the perfect amount of room to implement that if you want

[shadow cargo]

You happen to have some reference images to how it would look?

[pseudo saddle]

not rn, but if you can afford to reserve a 4 meter wide divide in the center of your base to comfortably add chimneys you can make it look only like a 2 meter gap once you reach the roofline

and compared to sticking them out from the walls outside it doesnt realy cost you much iron to implement as it only cost however much 2 walls is

[shadow cargo]

so centre centre

[pseudo saddle]

it looks like you have enough space to very comfortably have 3 chimneys for hearths/sets of ovens + have walkways at the ends of the center divide. So you can have a full kitchen set + a fire for decoration for a big feast hall

[shadow cargo]

heres the staircases for the tower btw

[pseudo saddle]

man that is nice

so you need grausten for the snap peices for that?

[shadow cargo]

you can eyeball it, but yes, grausten allows for "perfect snap"

you can kind of see the small gap it leaves when you place it next to a stone piece

[pseudo saddle]

how big is the footprint of your castle btw?

16 by 16 stone foundations?

[shadow cargo]

if im not mistaken its 36m wide (18 wood beam 2m) without the tower, 38m (19 beams) with the tower extensions included.
i dont know how long it is, and because it meets the wall, which isnt aligned perfectly its not easy to calculate sorry xD but im estimating 42m (21 beams) give or take 1-2m

thats the exterior

interior is 17.5x13 wood beam 2m length

so 35m x 26m

[pseudo saddle]

thats a massive footprint

my current castle usable footprint is a 10x5 room + a 5 by 5 tower, with another 8x5 room. With the 10x5 room having 2 floors going up to 3 stories, the tower going up 4 stories, and the other section also having 3 rooms going up by 3 stories

[shadow cargo]

pics when you can

[pseudo saddle]

again, i start building big early on but heres the start of my great hall

the outside of this structure isnt that pretty imo, it was more of a study on how to divide interior space. My last base i made ended up with some very strange divisions of space so i wanted to make sure i'd never make that mistake again with this base

[shadow cargo]

For windows, i reccomend using the door trick to inset the arch into the stone, and having whatever stone you line the sides with follow up all the way

[pseudo saddle]

i know this trick but i might implement it like how you've done it for my smallest windows

[shadow cargo]

when you get grausten tho, it might become less relevant

[pseudo saddle]

yea grausten is perfect for intricate window design, but the door tricks with stone arches is perfect for thoes small windows

also with how big your footprint is, im surprised to didnt try to build as high as possible

[shadow cargo]

its survival, i didnt want to use tons of iron

[pseudo saddle]

whats another cart of iron

idk thats my mindset XD. when i do iron runs i get an entire cart/boatfull of iron before sailing back to smelt it

which is 570 iron if im remembering correctly

carts are easy to maneuver through the swamp too with how easy it is to flatten a path for even the heaviest of carts in that biome

[shadow cargo]

truuue

[pseudo saddle]

considering the size of my base rn i went overboard on my structural support and that took like 270 of my iron. Im on default settings too btw

hell if you do go up another story you could move in all your refining into the base too

[shadow cargo]

but then what would i use the rest of the space for.

[pseudo saddle]

well obviously you'd have a giant great hall, then you could have have a big refining room below that. Then for the opposite side of the square you could divide the other 4 stories into crafting and storage, guest bedrooms, a kitchen and a common area, and then at the top the main bedrooms

in the big refining room you can def have enough space for a stone portal aswell

[shadow cargo]

I meant for the rest of the settlement, if everything is inside the castle, then what would the rest of the settlements purpose be.

[shadow cargo]

this is the current layout

[crisp monolith]

amazing

[vapid mountain]

grausten throne

[fierce arch]

oh, wall's angles stones being a bit offset for depth is an awesome touch

[tulip steppe]

Perfect if tou like goth architecture

[night charm]

Got surgery and are now forced indoors for a couple weeks, might actually be time to finish this build.

What could be better,
1.solid bridge down the middle
2.open space for serpent view in the middle of the bridge
3.build in the middle of bridge
4. someone else's recommendation is welcome 🙂

Other POV's

[fierce arch]

would need lots of freehanding for rendering the arch, maybe signs for rulers, all stuff i'm trying to learn but not quite enough craftiness.. that's what i got for now, at least is underKarvable and overCartable (minimum req.)

#building-ideas message
-# oh sry, i just noticed to have badly ed myself, that sudden bird-invasion was meant for screenshots channel

[hearty charm]

Bridge

[primal schooner]

Yes, curves are possible, but take time to do in vanilla, even for a skilled builder. This gate took me three days to build on a streamers server with farmed materials. Give it time, and you can develop the ability to build like this, none of us started the game with the ability to build like this. Even those that use mods have to take time to leaner the ins and outs of things. Keep trying new things, and maybe you'll both get the hang of things, and find your own unique style.

[tacit fiber]

The way you used the biome layout to your maximum advantage is amazing, literally taking notes lol

[restive dust]

anybody got an idea how to make this wall more obscure

[raven socket]

Add tamed wolves and a pit around it

[restive dust]

this looks like the horse-drawn carriage race track in rome back in roman empire

[hazy stump]

Yes it turned out quite differently then I had originally planned but I still like it.

It is finished now I will take some updated pictures soon.

I'm working on a fortress currently

[restive dust]

yeah but it still looks good especially that I visited Rome last week so that's why I mentioned that

[restive dust]

valheim builders MUST be unemployed atp😭

[hazy stump]

Lol that took me 2 days and your right. Currently off work

[restive dust]

I don't even know how you did all of this

[hazy stump]

I just started building lol

This was the outline

[restive dust]

I just build the same house on every save and think to myself that I'm the reincarnation of davinci

wait I will show you

[hazy stump]

This is my house and portal graveyard

I think there's 10 portals hidden there in the stone

[restive dust]

my portal graveyard looks like colosseum but unfortunately my friend that hosted that server ain't my friend anymore so it would be hard to get on my server

it's kinda unfortunate because it's the best thing ever

[hazy stump]

I also have a mansion as well with an entire aquarium/ swimming pool inside with fish

That's one of my fav builds

[restive dust]

literally the same build over and over again

I can't build anything else

maybe I have old photos of that base

[hazy stump]

I'm sure you can. You just have to design floor plans. I never really design the walls. I always make a floor plan for the structure first

[restive dust]

again

[restive dust]

I aim for more practical design than looks but everything I make comes out to look like this idk why

muscle memory

portal graveyard holds about 12 portals

almost everything made by me, pretty proud of myself ngl

[stiff brook]

My castle doesn't look like a castle. It just looks like a stupid wooden house on top of a stone wall.

Everything is WIP that's why things are kinda jank and looks different in different places

I like the docks, the industrial area connected to the docks, and my idea for the storage area around pillars underneath the workshop. But I kinda hate everything else.

wood iron poles inside the pillars for support

But I've been stuck here for a month, if anyone with >0 creativity can offer suggestions

I was thinking of having a rampart of sorts going around it and connecting the towers

The only things I like about the tower are the bottom section and the bonfire on top

[rose flame]

I found 3 silver nodes side by side, with one under a giant rock. I'm thinking of leaving the silver and building an underground base here

[stiff brook]

That'd be kinda neat

[hearty charm]

how bout considering doing something like this with the gaps

[stiff brook]

Yea that looks a lot more like what I had in my head

[abstract kestrel]

Is there a way to do like
Pallets of ingots

Like vintage story lets you pile them up

Would i have to just spam item stands and hope it doesnt look hideous?

Something like this

Maybe for piles of ore too?

[full kelp]

could always just drop them willy-nilly in a pile within range of a workbench so they don't despawn?

[abstract kestrel]

Wont they just get absorbed into my inventory if i get too close

[full kelp]

with auto-pickup on, yes unfortunately. And they'll be glowing with the effect AND will add a fair amount of instances if there's many of them. But probably the closest you'll get to making a neat pile of ingots all things considered. But if the weight of the dropped stack is high enough they'll drop right in front of your character in the same direction when tossing them from your inventory

[river kelp]

not in vanilla game, some mods have added them. hopefully they add them for all the major resources before 1.0

[abstract kestrel]

Damn
I wanted to do a smeltery in my little one-man hamlet

[supple cairn]

Looking for fellow builders. Also the legendary Mr. Fireworks was living on this server for a bit. 955903 hit me up if you want password and aren't a griever.

[odd idol]

Looking for inspirations for beginner builds. Ideally small, rustic village vibes for meadows region, maybe into Black Forest a bit.

[hoary mica]

Literally stealing this for a forge/cooking area I'm working on

[somber horizon]

Many people like to build their first base on the border of the meadows and black forest, which is a great idea. But what I've started doing is building a mini base very close to spawn, right next to an abundance of raspberries. In this way, I have a nice place to portal back whenever I want to change my forsaken power later in the game, plus I am able to pick raspberries whenever I come back.

[hearty charm]

ashland base wishing well

[slim jackal]

so how should I build here (only swamp age equipment

I want room for a large crafting area, smelting area, and kitchen

living quarters will be build outside the base out of wood

also is there any other way to get underneath the rock I'm having trouble digging further down

[carmine thunder]

house idea if u wan

[frank ember]

I'm really struggling with grausten buildings... especially how I need to structure the walls so that I can roof the damn thing.
It seems I'm not alone, I am scrolling through here to find Grausten build ideas, but no luck so far.

Are we just missing a lot of roof pieces, or is is meant to only be buildable with narrow saddle roofs, or '+' shapes?

[hearty charm]

though there are no diagonal beams with the ashland build pieces the concave roofs can accommodate edging with the larger grausten arch pieces and the ashwood pieces kind of work with the angled edging though the don't seem to supply support just decoration these are simple designs but with some creativity it is possible to create some interesting roofing pattens i will try to add later when i have more time, till then i hope these help though i have left the edging out so you can clearly see the snap points

[rigid quest]

Sir....I used your tavern build as the blueprint for my base in this play through. Love it.

[frank ember]

I really, really like the left-most building's roof.
that's a very ice pattern!

[hearty charm]

here is a different idea of playing with shapes and what can be achieved just playing around with the gausten 🙂 i hope it gives you some inspiration, just have fun with it 🙂

[hearty charm]

i am flattered dude thank you, made my day 🙂

[rigid quest]

Just a few shots. Really love how it turned out. Upstairs is kinda bland now. Took out my portals and made a hub.

[hearty charm]

i love what you did with the ashwood flooring, that's cool and something i hadn't thought of, every day is a learning day even after 7k hours in the gam lol

[rigid quest]

Thanks. I have been trying to get inspiration to do a base....but cant seem to leave this one. lol Been a favorite.

[hearty charm]

just because i hate to see a job unfinished lol

[frank ember]

Amazing! 20/10!

[hearty charm]

examples of roofs without roofing pieces...

[river kelp]

An octagonal portal gazebo I built in a test world with non roofing pieces to make the center. I followed part of a YT guide to start it but then started getting creative with it but most of the center is from whichever video I was watching

This was built with a support frame so the corners of each of the 8 points is symmetrical from the center with the horizontal corewood snapping to the corners. The vertical corewood is snapped to the floor based on snapping from the center so really there are 16 lines out from center. The vertical and horizontal corewood do not snap together. but once in place the support frame was able to be removed.

[rapid copper]

This is very neat, you’ve an unparalleled aptitude in Valheim Architectural Engineering

[river kelp]

It started from a YT video for a gazebo but I know at some point I started messing around with the corner roofs and how they are spaced and attached. Id say the corewood Vs, their positioning and spacing are my inputs but the rest is copying others. If I could find the video I was watching at the time I would credit it.

[rapid copper]

Good to know thank you much

[rapid copper]

I have dubbed it… The Pork Pit, for it is the construct that I have devised to keep blobs, wraiths, & hopefully many other mobs away from my 2 star boar production opp

[hazy shore]

https://www.xbox.com/play/media/YdPm5taPsW

Click link to see vid. Im currently looking for someone who likes to build large style docks. This is cathedral #3

Xbox no mods

[merry ridge]

the fusion of my machicolations and the catapult give the perfect angle to become a reliable and effective lunch pad...

have fun..

[last axle]

Its snow?

[merry ridge]

no, just high..

[hearty charm]

and now for something completely different 🙂 ...

[rapid copper]

Does anyone have any Ideas for measuring half meter increments horizontal/vertical in their constructs?

[hearty charm]

i tend to use doors for horizontal as they have 3 snap points and the gausten medium beam for the vertical again 3 snap points or the corewood beam which has 2 snap points

best dressed scarecrow 😉 ...

[rapid copper]

Stencil your designs: meaning to say use a “frame” to place a building click point where YOU want it rather than where it is.

[quasi yew]

sigh I have found my toxic trait is building without plans and still forcing everything to work. I am making fortifications for my island base and outlined some towers in the walls. I then proceeded to build up the towers and walls and began adding battlements. I went to add stairs in the towers to get up, and realized my original design wasn't going to fit. No problem I'll just re-angle a couple steps, add a landing, and now there are holes in the walkway around the wall so I can walk up the steps. Spam some 1x1s and call it good enough.

Who needs safety when you can walk along thin hazardous planks that were added so I can have stairs.

[tropic granite]

That's not toxic.
That's adaptability! 💛

[quasi yew]

It's the starting without a plan part.

And being too stubborn to restart

[tropic granite]

Eh, too many people spend all their time planning and never actually start. 🤷‍♂️

[sage lichen]

My entire base was free form. It's cozy I've heard

[thick python]

guys someone can give me idea for the floor maybe for the copper level?

[brisk summit]

any thoughts on connecting the roof to cover the deck?

[vernal basin]

Change the innermost edges over the doors into inside corners, then just go straight across the chimney

[tranquil lynx]

anyone who can help me redesign my base a bit?

[merry thistle]

sea ​​battle

[wintry pawn]

I have turned my estate into a fortress

[alpine nacelle]

spiral stairs? holy did you make them yourself

[thick python]

Yes 🫡

[molten violet]

Can I get black marble to get over 60 m?

[solemn sage]

With Iron/woodiron supports you could maybe get to just over half that height. (around 32m) if you want to go higher than that you will either need to raise a pillar of earth inside the structure, build around a tree or spawn in something like "skull1"

[molten violet]

Thx

[sage lichen]

Raise a Earth Spike + Plant Corewood tree on top

[gray anchor]

My first ever tavern build attempt. Also the only build I've ever done that wasnt a shack. Let me know any tips for changes or making more cohesive

[torn timber]

plains compound base with 3 spires completed, the bmarble building is a portal room, theres houses for breeding all tames and its completely walled and safe, most buildings are ashwood+ darkwood. solo world vanilla survival

[fierce arch]

always loved the fact that Valheim has just the right tiny amount of rl historical/archaeological references, enough to be stimulated to build something anytime you go out and visit your local museum (well maybe just if you're European, but not sure about that)... so i did and between deer antler pickaxes and bronze axes i got a new building project incoming, also planning to visit the actual digsite and take photos of house reconstructions for increased realism, sharing just in case for inspirational purposes

[naive cliff]

am actually invested on how you made that smooth and well done spiral stair, I usually go with 2m horizontal log beam on top of a 1wood beam to place a wood stair with 2 ticks rotations to make the effect, its get the job done but feels cluttered and not clean

am seeing you only using beams and 1m floor but cant guess how you achieved the correct height in each stair

this probably what I'd do on 2nd floor

if you found haldor you can craft barrels as storage to add on the pantry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q68mDNn5VGc&list=PLxyuUmN75jnJu3NlTsyMJTofvaEJtigQW&index=44

^ you could stea- have some ideas on different designs

[thick python]

look

i was in search of a good idea of a stears and i did this

[naive cliff]

look great!

ooo i see now are the horizontal beams hand placed for every stair step, right?

it was the only thing missing from what I could see from your designs, really well done and clean design!

[thick python]

and this dont stuck when you go up xDD

[tropic granite]

Just checking: you know about the actual spiral staircase piece, right?

[thick python]

what you mean?

[naive cliff]

but thats more late game tho

[tropic granite]

When you get to the Mistlands.
It's called Dverger Spiral Stair.

[naive cliff]

yea

[thick python]

no way

[naive cliff]

is basically the same design you just did

[tropic granite]

https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Dvergr_spiral_right_stair

[naive cliff]

but this still valid for early game

[thick python]

i think mine is better cuz i can move it how i want

[tropic granite]

Clarify?

Dverger has both right and left orientations. And easily snaps and spins.

[naive cliff]

is hand placed so can "customize" the stairs as desired

but because of being placed with no snap points is a bit more tedius to build

dvrger stair building piece is already built-in so is way easier

[thick python]

yea understood

[naive cliff]

although i dont really agree on having it as a mistland building material in order to unlock it

[thick python]

and you have this kind of thing when you build it

and this too

[naive cliff]

is a nice approach for being the starter building mats you get, but... how long did it take you to build the entire spiral stairs?

[thick python]

like 1 min

it too easy

[naive cliff]

oh my or you get insane precision to match every beam perfectly
on my end it could take me 5min at least without first messing up the height differences

[thick python]

noo bro its easy

if you want i can give you the screens

[naive cliff]

any kind of reference you following? or you just eye ball it

[naive cliff]

that would be sick!

[thick python]

i would give you a video but i dont have nitro or maybe go stream

[naive cliff]

probalby easier with sending steps with the first 2 stairs, no need to replicate all

seems like a pattern I could follow with the first ones

[thick python]

okk il try wait

[thick python]

well thats it

if you had questions im here

[naive cliff]

amazing is almost the same approach as another spiral stair design i was doing based on a pic from reddit

so the only manual placement is when you are trying to hit the middle of the horizontal log beam with the 1m wood beam right?

is what i did

[thick python]

yea i saw it on a video just i changed the placement of plates and add the wood beams at the corner

and this is better than in the video, cuz in the video when you go up the character stuck a little

[naive cliff]

tysm! definitely using this design for this cases, is clean and smooth, thought it was way harder

[thick python]

look its a litle thing to change and its better

[naive cliff]

yea! and is versatile as well
with that design you can shape the stair curvature

i placed another normal vertical beam in one of the corner beams so i can change the stair curvature to finish with S shapes

[thick python]

Yeaaaa and thats a great style xD

[thick python]

DEEEm thats insane i didnt realise this XDDD how op is that

[naive cliff]

IKR

I had to do it cause the 2nd floor ended weird doing one direction only, then I thought "What if i could repeat the same process but placing another beam on the oppsite side?"

and that happened xd

[thick python]

guys how i can craft this thing?

[naive cliff]

thats from swamp tier, you unlock standing torches

https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Standing_iron_torch

[gilded python]

you can even make diff colors too

[cloud zenith]

Hi guys, im looking for some more ideas to add to my little village while i wait for my friends to play again (waiting because of real life responsibilities) improvements to my home, area or buildings to make. i know i want to make a dock/port for boats but unsure what else to make. Any ideas would help (curse the fog rolling in as soon as i take these lol)

heres 2 videos of my home and the surrondings so you can get a better idea any ideas will help. Thanks

[rose flame]

what should i built atop this tiny mountain?

[tropic granite]

A tinier mountain 😉

[half cairn]

Can't wait for the new biome and the new roof shapes to make the perfect snow chalet

[proper ridge]

A Monument to me 🤔

[valid dome]

Maybe a few filler buildings to flesh out the compound? Food stall, garden, shrine, etc

[cloud zenith]

Was thinking about making an actual garden with some sort of shrine in it. Thank you

[valid dome]

sick good luck >:DD

[stoic roost]

Hey Vikings! 👋
I built Gerdur and Hod’s house from Riverwood in Skyrim, right here in Valheim
this is Part 4 of my project to recreate the entire village of Riverwood.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on my build! 🎥
https://youtu.be/Mvxcg7CAT2k

[strong lintel]

has anyone got a mountain stage cook build they can share?

[valid dome]

This is early plains tier so there are one or two things around that you wouldn't have (I think literally just the pans), but otherwise its correct

[molten violet]

Should I go for gaustin tower with plains green roofs or black marble tower with plain roof?

(I’m having my house coming out of the tower)

[raven socket]

a stronghold combined with a mine

[spiral flare]

I figured I should post this here.
Any other items that could work as walls? Black cores are neat but leave holes since they aren't a magnificent cube like a surtling

[cloud zenith]

still not fully done need to add a shrine and of some sort but slowly getting there lol

[spiral flare]

Ancient seed walls maybe? This is more of a pillar. Or a mound. But would be a way of making raised ground walls prettier

I didn't make this one even at all, but it might look good if they were evenly spaced

[spiral flare]

Bread wall. I can't tell how I want to stack them

Most foods don't really fit for walls though, but I think bread has potential

[real laurel]

I need help making a door

The normal wooden door looks kind of weird

[rose orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/stfu-gif-8851895

[spiral flare]

I know I've made some dumb walls in the past but hear me out

[little jewel]

I love your walls

[spiral flare]

This stays here because I can only seem to roll it sideways

There is a build to be made here. An eatery!

[spiral flare]

Molten cores look pretty good when combined with surtlings. Not so much on their own

[spiral flare]

This kinda works but you can't look too closely. It's floating above the stump. Same with the other rugs

The problem is the middle part that is raised up. So this works even better

[rose flame]

Wood you look at that

[valid dome]

For things like this I wish things like rugs and barrels had multiple snap points so you could place them more precisely. Placing a 1m pole through the stump and placing the rug on top, then covering up the bald center with some kind of decoration would work perfectly

[tranquil lynx]

Anybody got any good layouts for a central base that contains storage and crafting?

[sacred hawk]

Anyone here good with docks / harbours? I could use some opinions on designing a layout for one

[karmic arch]

@whole wave we need police 😭

[whole wave]

🕵️

[karmic arch]

that kratos guy is everywhere

[shrewd shadow]

Yes it's big :)

Don't mind the gizmo mod I used, hope this might give some ideas

[whole wave]

should be handled, thanks 🫡

[tulip aurora]

Anyone have any 4 bedroom house builds/ideas? Trying to build a house, it just needs to be bedrooms, since the workshops will cover everything else. Anesthetically pleasing is a huge plus. I've broken my foundation 3× now cuz I can't get it decent looking

[spiral flare]

Shieldwall. That's what that means, right?

[sacred hawk]

Can anyone tell me what they think of my Dock so far? It's my first time building and I'm not sure how I feel about it

[shrewd shadow]

i think that looks pretty cool

[tropic granite]

It looks a little tight on the boat for my personal sailing tastes, but the overall design of it is great!

[valid furnace]

can't think of any good deco ideas for this room, suggestions?

[vernal basin]

It needs some banners, first of all. Gotta display the colors! Maybe some armor stands and trophies along the walls?

[austere ravine]

Beams too

[tropic granite]

-# It needs less mods 😉

[spiral flare]

The weird walls will continue until morale improves

Brute trophies have more potential here because they cover a wider area

[tropic granite]

Love this.

[spiral flare]

I've been overlooking material that leaves holes. Sometimes you want holes in your wall

The item stands in the lower layer of the other side here are not rotated, which makes it look too unnatural to me. But you can definitely make these thicker

Fiddleheads disappoint me. Can't be rotated or placed on the vertical stands (also I could have used the serving tray)

Posted the end result in #building-screenshots

[vernal basin]

I might have missed it, but have you made a skull wall? This reminds me of the Paris catacombs where they have walls of solid skulls/bones

[spiral flare]

Haven't done it. Would be cool for a corridor. And combine it with tombstones

Dead raiser for a special spot

Oh and the skull tower shield

[rose orbit]

Anyone ever try doing this around a bonfire?

[naive cliff]

without disabling fire hazards is quite a hard task

[rich birch]

They're disabled by default so 🤷

[naive cliff]

yea? haven't started a SP vanilla in a while, last time I did with all default values it does provoked fire hazard having wood close to campfires or hearths

[mighty ore]

guys which idea is best for the window? (left 1, middle 2, right 3)

it will be loong 😄

[rich birch]

3 is best for me

[mighty ore]

same i ll do number 3 then thx

finish product 😄

[tropic granite]

[sacred hawk]

Which smelter chimney? 🧐 Squared or Rounded?

[proper ridge]

does the smoke goes thru 🤔

[sacred hawk]

Yes, I tested it

I spent 6 hours redoing different designs using stone and / or black marble to find one that let smoke vent out

A complete 1x1 is enough for a Smelter to release smoke, but small cylinders require your stone blocks overlapping the small 1x1, which prevents the smelter from venting if it's taller than 1m.

By ensuring the gap is 1x1 and any curvature does not go into that, which I found doable using the small marble pillars, you can get a rounded effect.

To be any smaller than that, you'd need to use something that is thinner than 1m, such as wood walls or crystal walls

I did try using only marble pillars small but I had a hard time giving the vent enough room, and eventually decided it wasn't worth the effort.
Replacing the square corners with the pillars to round off the edges was a last minute idea I think worked, but it makes the corners 3x more expensive

[undone hull]

Hey, I'm just getting into Valheim. I saw an idea online for a simple sundial in a base, and that's really cool. I'm curious what other little contraptions people have made that are useful or just fun and novel.

Its hard to find anything online that isn't just some megabase or something

[raw knot]

any ideas for an early game forge area i just defeated the eikthyr but i dont want the forge to be messy so if theres any youtube videos or suggestions please lmk

[quaint hatch]

Dig out under your workstation and put all the upgrades under the floor.

[raw knot]

i meant the smelting area i dont have a problem with the forge

like charcoal kilns and smelters

[undone hull]

You can make a building to house them, line them up to the grid and basically have a long house style mini factory

[quaint hatch]

Yeah, even a tightly condensed zone is still very large. My set up is in a 10m x 20m rectangle with an aisle in the centre. I have two kilns set up on the two short sides and down either side of the centre aisle I have 3 smelters and 2 blast furnaces that back on to the kilns..

[proven solar]

if you dont care about aesthetic, this is my usual floor plan for solo play

[raw knot]

thanks this helps a lot

[stark tusk]

My usual for solo is two-floor building, roughly 24x24m area for ground floor, with central fireplace. Ground floor has raw material storage and crafting stations, upper floor is bedroom, equipment, food and supplies storage and some decorative stuff like balcony...

[brisk summit]

any thoughts on what I can add between buildings?

[spice flicker]

Looks like a good spot for a lumber yard 🤔

Maybe throw some trees around there for some landscaping?

[glad echo]

ikea

[vernal basin]

Bee garden 🌸 🐝 🌸 🐝

[honest snow]

thoughts on this spot for a base?

[stark tusk]

I got a little challenge for you. Exterior lampposts using braziers (either kind) that would produce light in at least 180 degree horizontal arc and protect the brazier from wind and rain without suffocating it with smoke. I'm brainstorming some designs myself, but I want to see what other people can come up with.

[vague fox]

ive built in a similar spot before and it was pretty cool. it also had ocean access which was cool aswell

[inner owl]

bro yall should build a base under the elder boss it has an indestructable roof

[quaint hatch]

And permanent fireplace

[inner owl]

exactly

[honest snow]

anyone got any ideas on a black marble base for 3 people in the black forest?

[slate onyx]

Anyone think 20x20 castle or smth will be enough space for late game

[stark tusk]

20x20 floor tiles or meters? Because the regular floor tiles are 2x2 meters.

[slate onyx]

Stone small walls

2x1

[real crystal]

anyone got a build idea for a place to store all your materials like a massive storage room? im thinking of building a longhouse

[little jewel]

@dapper plume

[dapper plume]

All problems can be solved with a 25×50 longhouse

[real crystal]

lmaoo thats what im thinking, longhouse is very versatile for anything

[radiant anvil]

This is the house I build everytime now. It has 2 floors for guests to play and a one stop shop downstairs. All work stations and kitchen fit in a 12x18 area. Portals not included. Chickens and pigs and station upgrades are in the basement.

The bed area has hidden floor to save space. And the stairs has 2 stations under it. Can't see those bcs the pics are a little old.

[rose orbit]

@halcyon bloom ban

[halcyon bloom]

Cheers.

[ancient canyon]

What's the most aesthetic yet mininal boar pen?

With a ceiling to protect

[real crystal]

maybe a gazebo? or a hut

[tight ridge]

Any tips on building underground Without mods Just debug mode and dev commands

[wanton tide]

Is there a YouTube tutorial you followed or was this something you formed as you played? Looking for something like this that I can build with a new playthrough and upgrade/fill as I go

[finite urchin]

You cant build underground, only under rocks

[radiant anvil]

Yes let me find the TT link

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkq8hSwo/

He has them broken up but I did the outside then made the inside mine. My kitchen is way different too

[rose orbit]

Use the elder spawn area

[chilly kite]

place lot of copper and stone nodes and build a tunnel and rooms inside them

[gaunt verge]

Helo dose som one have a video or plans for the Hall of Edoras i wod like to buildit on the server that i'm playng ty in advance

[shrewd shadow]

Hav yu tried da world wide wep al reddy?

[inland depot]

Looks like a tomb 😂

[glass wraith]

daym

[stiff brook]

bros we need 26° and 45° crystal walls

[half cairn]

For a greenhouse look?

[stiff brook]

For skylights

[plush cloak]

(moved here cus i realised i put it in the wrong channel

[tough creek]

Transformed the bed into a couch so it fits the vibe better (didn't want a bed in the middle of the main room of my inn).

[burnt nexus]

Clean 2 meter bridge walkway

[rich birch]

Basic Hexagonal Hip Roof design

[rich birch]

This works quite well 😮

[exotic hedge]

It really does! I did this awhile ago on the Realm of Rhovanion server for my village Vanlandi. The first pic was mid building process, the second after I got the garden shrine area together

[severe relic]

would anyone change this desaign of a chimny tower...i have redising it 4 times in the last 2h?

or this....take aways 2 pilars and it looks better i think

[rich birch]

Woah that is really lovely architecture.

[rich birch]

Honestly that looks really nice, I wouldn't change it!

[exotic hedge]

Ty 💜

[rich birch]

Two post gable roof design

[ember roost]

i tried to mimic the rope on dock's pathway with fey lights do yall think i need to fix smth or try smth else

[ember roost]

trying some torii gate

[quaint hatch]

Looks gorgeous but you must live at your greydwarf farm 24/7 to keep all those torches lit.

[desert token]

No I use TorchesEternal by Xenofell

[quaint hatch]

ah, you're modded. I missed noticing that.

[rich birch]

#mods-screenshots 👀

[willow scaffold]

you can use debug mode and dev commands to enable building in troll caves

and you can build under the elder altar whenever you like

[finite urchin]

you went far back up there lol

[willow scaffold]

i'm partway self-aware. #u# but just part-way. no one else said it

[stuck meadow]

Yeah, better to be in the channel with zero visibility or activity

Also, nothing about his building had to do with mods. He just used mods while building it.

[rich birch]

That's just how it goes, I don't make the rules, but I will remind people of them.
--Also, they responded about using mods directly under the post. The hope is that build discussions aren't derailed by talks of things only mods can do, like abundant torches without a worry.

#mods-screenshots is visible to every user, and is fairly active, it'd be more active if people didn't post in the wrong channels.

[glad juniper]

so you can use the big rocks on plains to make floating bases

[rich birch]

Absolutely, just hope a Lox doesn't get angry under the stone pillar!

[glad juniper]

i have my tamed one there

[rich birch]

That could be a mistake if a Deathsquito gets a bit cheeky.

[glad juniper]

i guess you can always tame new if old dies

[rich birch]

No, the concern is that the Lox can crumble your entire base trying to hit the Deathsquito.

[glad juniper]

oh

[rich birch]

👀

[glad juniper]

but if i build it up there and destroy the downpart that should not consern me :3

[rich birch]

... If the bottom breaks, the entire stone will pop along with it.

Along with everything attached to it.

[glad juniper]

ohhhhh okay weird i got it off the ground

or u say the stairs keep it togehter?

[rich birch]

There's a hidden map grid that defines where it's attached, so you may not see a visual connection at the moment, but one more chunk somewhere could make the entire structure pop.

[glad juniper]

ah thanks for not makin me spend 10hrs on building

[rich birch]

Not to worry, that's a bit scary to see. 😨

[glad juniper]

XDDD

[stuck meadow]

Theres like one post every 3 days.

And they hide it all the way down at the bottom of the channel list, instead of putting it next to the other screenshot channels

[rich birch]

Sounds like a benefit to me, no one pushing your screenshot up at a rapid pace.

I will also mention this is the #building-ideas channel, not just for general screenshots, so it's in the wrong place in two ways.

[glad juniper]

oh yeah i found the spot

[rich birch]

It popped did it?

[glad juniper]

yeah it did it was an explosion

[glad juniper]

Any decoration tips To how To do the castle outer walls so they look more realistic not just Blocks of stone

[stiff brook]

Stagger the 2x1s to break up the vertical lines

[hybrid quest]

When I finally get stone I'll try this wall build I found from YouTube

[hot marlin]

Saw this patch of land in the ocean and planning to use this as my main base. Any idea on what to build with these lands?

[jaunty briar]

Plant trees.
They look so barren

[hot marlin]

I cut those down

[jaunty briar]

Lol ok.

Im also building on an island

My first step was building seawalls to keep raids, and the water out

As I didn't want giant waves rolling through my.base during storms

Before

After

[hot marlin]

Yeah. I plan to plant those trees after the build. Just need to cut all those trees and rocks.

[jaunty briar]

And damn youll need some rocks.
Lol

Ive used potentially thousands so far

Doesn't look it, but it quickly adds up

[hot marlin]

yeah i've built bases before. this is my Nth re-run BUT on a hardcore mode HAHA

Just don't know what to build in this patch of land.

[jaunty briar]

Aaahhhh

Your more ahead than me then.
Lol

[jaunty briar]

Since your island is kinda flat. It would be cool to sink it just below the waves then build base on stilts.
Like some kinda oceanic platform

[gaunt verge]

Hello dose som one here have the plans or a video for the big hall from a drauger vilige ty

[tulip steppe]

I did a build on an island

The easiest thing for me would be to make your build take up the entire island, we made a castle-like base with multiple buildings, and yeah it costs a lot of stone

[hot marlin]

that looks nice. can you do a tour?

especially your smelting house/working area

[tulip steppe]

Umm yeah I can find the pictures I posted them bakc a few months ago, it got upgraded since but I'm at work rn

[hot marlin]

I'll try finding it as well. Thank you!

[hot marlin]

found it

[tulip steppe]

Nice

I always try to make a forge as functional as possible as well as realistic, as a blacksmith it's important for me x)

[hot marlin]

Found it but no tour inside the building haahah.

[hot marlin]

Look at crateofbanana's builds. I've made one myself out of his build.
His smelting house is one of the best most functional smelting house out of all the builds.

[tulip steppe]

I was talking solely about design and roleplay, not about actual functionnability and I was only talking about the forge, not the smeltery, but thanks I'll still go check that

[sharp narwhal]

Stained glass window

[white hare]

nice

[balmy quarry]

What did you use for the colourful bit? It's very nicely done!

[sharp narwhal]

It's a bunch of signs hidden in the wall with various symbols on them. I used formatting codes for scale, color and transparency. And meticulously tweaked the sign placement until the colors aligned with the window patterns. It was very tedious but it should be a lot easier to replicate now that I have a layout figured out.

[pure token]

Thought it might have been signs but the amount of work to get it to look like that must have been massive well done sir.