building-tips

[patent umbra]

i don't want to rebuild the whole blacksmit building xD so i did what you suggested and moved some of the improvement behin the wall. i just need to make it look prettier...

[patent umbra]

hi, is it possible to flip around the quarter wall so it black line matches with what's under ?

[lethal verge]

Not without mods it seems. This also triggered me a little

[patent umbra]

i dont want to use mods T_T

this is what i did instead. ill act like ill see nothing inside lol

[patent umbra]

i was replacing the wood and then i finally got on the roof :) i forgot the corner roof had a wooden thing :)) i don't like it :))) i wanted an all black roof. but there's this light wooden thingie aAAAAAHHFFDFBS. please tell me i missed a material so i did not unlock someting that could resolve this issue T_T

[silent parrot]

Put core wood beams around the tops and bottoms of the 'X' shapes so they look like actual support and not like you hot glued them to the sides

I also would've made the 'X' out of regular wood with the core wood on top + bottom

[warped quiver]

Even the regular vanilla 45º and 26º dont have a 'shaper' beam to cover this inner conner of the shingle.

[patent umbra]

but the original wood was in the same color of the inner corner so it was ok, now idk what to do with ashwood items

[warped quiver]

The developers left out some building pieces by their decision, but I think the building limitations they imposed are unnecessary.

[silent parrot]

Single placed stones just unlocked a ton of building and decoration options. Hopefully they stay.

[night sage]

Started a new world with some friends after almost a whole year without playing, do you guys got any advice or tips on how I could make my house look better? still not convinced with the chimney😅 we are at swamps, once we get to plains I plan to expand it with the new roof

[placid trench]

Figured someone might know the answer in here: I have a question regarding moat depth I'm hoping someone can help answer.

I've built moats and earth walls but I dislike the way they look. I understand that breaks in pathing are an obstacle for enemies and they won't cross over certain bridge constructions that have gaps. How deep does the moat have to be for that to happen? I'm wondering if I could dig a shallow moat (maybe a meter or so) and place a two stone floors down bridging over the moat but leaving a small gap. Would the enemies pathing still not allow for them to cross that floor or does the moat have to be a certain depth for that to kick in?

[main scarab]

hi, this is very late but you should try to add an indentation into the mid section of the tower. Whether by adding another layer of foundation on the outside bottom or chipping away some of the middle. It’ll make the tower look less chunky and boxy

[ocean ridge]

Is there a way to get beams there without looking weird

They are 45°

[wispy glen]

So 400hrs in and i figured out to outline your buildings with the iron beams for sturctuly sound buildings

just built a boathouse using the iron beams and then covering them with the Darkwood structures

streaming later today if you wanna see how sturdy this really is

[humble root]

Yes

Snap a pole to the end corner, then snap 45’ angled beams up the angle

[ocean ridge]

Thx I'll try this

[humble root]

Send screenshot once done!

[patent umbra]

https://youtu.be/Y1wlKTY8k9U

I always do this chimney

[ocean ridge]

Will do once I'm back from scouting the area😁

[humble root]

Word just @me

[lethal verge]

"skeletal structure"

[ocean ridge]

@humble root sadly doesn't really work

[exotic prism]

#screenshots message

sorry i didnt know there was a dedicated channel for tips please drop few suggestions i would really aprreciate it

[humble root]

Huh I swear I have done something to this effect before. I’ll figure it out and respond

[humble root]

Are you doing 30% roofs or 45%?

[ocean ridge]

45 percent

Lemme know if u find anything

[humble root]

I made this?

[ocean ridge]

Ah I personally don't really think it would suit the built tbh but thanks I might still use it in the future

[patent umbra]

black beams with light colored beam with the corner roof, or all light colored beam for the roof ? i can't decide which one is better looking

[orchid bison]

I like the light colored beams. Brightens the roof a little keeping it from being to dark

[patent umbra]

won't it look weird to have light ones for the roof and dark ones for the walls ?

[orchid bison]

now that you mention it. idk

[patent umbra]

here are some light colored beams left, and im not too sure about it .-.

[chrome nimbus]

why are the stone floors decaying? is there a way to cover that floor with stone floors?

[lethal verge]

Dark video..best I can tell is, you need earth to touch the floor tiles.

Oh that's second floor lol. Are you sure you're making good contact with the iron beams? If do you have iron beams running vertical to carry stability upwards

[lament iris]

there are

look at the last frame

[chrome nimbus]

i got it to work dw

[placid trench]

I'm just speculating here, but if you have iron beams, then floor on top of that, then stone floor on top of that then that wood floor might be creating the issue.

I'd remove that wood floor in a section and test it again.

[limpid ledge]

any ides for chimney here?

[patent umbra]

why is my roof red or orange, but some other parts are green ?

i added beams but it doesnt seem to have any effects

[lethal verge]

May be falsely snapped where the red pieces aren't properly connected to the ones below them. This would be easy to see if the one directly below is much more stable.

[patent umbra]

ive been redoing this roof so many times T_T

its always getting damaged by the rain llike someone is throwing stones at it with particle s falling from it

[chrome nimbus]

is there a way to vent out the smoke without making holes in the ceiling, or am i just gonna have to use torches?

[lethal verge]

Iirc parts lose health from poor stability. Idk roofs are tricky. Starting from absolute ground, raise corewood / iron columns every 8m. Try to get as much stability vertical as possible. I live with some red in a roof if I can't be bothered to farm iron for it. Corewood can work wonders with enough of it.

[patent umbra]

some parts of the roof are green though T_T

well ill see if i can do something pretty with corewood but ill just let it like that if i can't find a solution since im in passive mode lol

[spiral needle]

Theres some tricks on smokeless campfires but i dont think it would look good in your build. There are some nice designs for chimneys tho

I usually just put beams around the hole and then lift the roof up by 1m

[lethal verge]

Double check the connections on the red pieces

[hexed kelp]

i put mine under the floor

[patent umbra]

just did that ;; no changes

[ashen narwhal]

Any tips on leveling the ground? With making it flat?

[lethal verge]

Next step should be tracking stability from the ground up. Trying to make top of wall green. I'll even extend skeletal structure up the roof lines.

[patent umbra]

same, all green for ground floor ^^'

i just did another map, and no problem this time ?_?

[spiral needle]

Find a flat piece of ground or build a floor piece and then flatten the ground in a circle around you, when something wont flatten or doesnt raise then mine it with pickaxe or use raise ground

[balmy lily]

anyone got any tips for makeing a circular floor i am trying to make this type of building

[lethal verge]

Plenty good vids to watch "Valheim round builds"

[ashen narwhal]

can you put a ceiling/roof over a farm or does that effect the crops if u do?

[summer nexus]

anyone got ideas for a roof for this area?

[spiral needle]

Maybe a roof

[native lagoon]

Been meaning to build some sort of serpent enclsoure, found this spot where maybe i build some central house in the middle furthest point and some walls for serpent enclosure.

featuring the randomly generated stone as background for build.

im compleatly lost as to how to do some walls for the enclosure ideas/examples appreciated.

[nova spruce]

Some inspiration here https://youtu.be/a4NidrXlMh4?si=RODXNObXzNyYPu2Q

[vague ridge]

does anyone know how to decorate a small room like this, we are silver stage right now and could easily grab tar

[spiral needle]

Get some tar it unlocks some cool decorations

Also buy a feaster from the swamp trader i think

[vague ridge]

yeah ik (logged 500 hours), just looking for ideas

[spiral needle]

I would put a table on the left side and decorate it with food and then put some banners or trophies on the empty walls

You could also do something like this

[vague ridge]

thats this room

[spiral needle]

Thats a sick room

[spiral needle]

Also item stands with shields look great

[vague ridge]

this is what me and my buddy have done with the 'foyer'

[spiral needle]

Looks great, why do you cover everything in carpets though?

[cerulean prawn]

The serving tray is killer for decorating. Food of course, but I've been using it to decorate windows with meads. Before the serving tray, II'd groan at those minor healing/stamina meads in putrid holes. now I'm like, "Ah, something for the shelves!"

[pallid shadow]

Hello, Valheim community! 🎮

I’ve just uploaded a new video on my YouTube channel where I built a Survival Base — With a Tavern Inside. The video features a full overview of the final result and the building process of the main structure, so you can easily recreate it if you’d like. I’d love to hear your feedback and ideas for future builds!

Link: https://youtu.be/far2ReVhbNQ

[steel copper]

how can I improve this build??

I was thinking of adding a dome at the top but I'm not really sure

[elder phoenix]

Given it currently is perfect, you are the sole person who can determine what an improvement would even look like.

[simple island]

storeroom/crafting hall in my build world that im in the middle of filling out in my survival run

[forest kraken]

Still working on it, but I'm just not sure what I should do about the roofs, whether I should have it angled (like the finished house) or just overhanged, or maybe it just (or could) look good how it is

This is also a mess, but like no one will see it once I place walls on the open areas

[silent parrot]

Does anyone have a nicely built up charred fortress? Just captured one, fully intact and want to flesh out the middle with some workshops, cooking area, etc but am struggling for inspiration

[short viper]

I built the crafting and portals in the center, vertically. It honestly looks so good vanilla I couldn't think of anything yet either. Might try a spiral flying buttress design around the core tower.

[short viper]

I wanted to omit that the ram will destroy player constructs underneath itself too because falling at high speed after getting goomba stomped by the ceiling spikes was too funny.

[short viper]

It's tight but I decided against the stairs for mountain goating it to save space on the internal structure

You can dress up the corner you destroy (instead of the gate) and the new metal door we get fits nicely :

[short viper]

It's a tropical paradise, I promise.

[still shale]

i love those brain cracking ideas of things i.e. wheel ;D anyone have clue how to do it but standing without mods? 😄

[valid fern]

anyone got some good tips for filling in gaps like these?

ive been filling in the wall gaps like this: using the 2x1
which works pretty well but im unsure about the inner "triangles"

[boreal coyote]

if you extend the width by 1m more you can get them to mesh nicely, or you could extend by 6m and they also mesh nice

example

you can fill the gaps, by overlapping some bits but you lose the grid pattern

can always cover it with a rug

Or you could build to 8 sided instead of 16 sided and you then have the centre plane to work with.

[valid fern]

Appreciate it! I think I might just overlap with the 1x1 squares it won’t look perfect but that’s okay

Maybe I should use some other floors that doesn’t have as distinct patterns. Making the width 5m would fix it but it would be way to wide.

[split swift]

using the alternate model sometimes help with the Z-fighting too

[lethal verge]

Z fighting with grausten is way to rowdy not to avoid

[random geode]

Can anybody help me?
For my swamp base I wanted to build a chapel and supported the chapel tower with iron beams. Normal wood connected to iron is usually at max stability. Now I wanted to stabilize the roof for the cross, also with iron beams, but even if the iron beam goes straight through the roof, it doesnt add ANY stability. Why is that?
Using the darkwood build pieces for the roof.

[lethal verge]

Some pictures would help. Daytime preferably. If you've extended your vertical stability to maximum on your walls then your roof will break

[split swift]

do you mean you can't avoid it or that you should always try to avoid it? (English isn't my native language so some things slip me sometimes)

also haven't seen grausten yet either

[lethal verge]

Avoid overlapping with grausten. Where possible

[split swift]

Oh, alright, yeah it seems pretty uniform so I assume it's pretty bad with Z-fighting. Thanks for the heads-up

[fresh jackal]

How would you guys connect this roof & just overall make this look nicer? its my first build in valheim and im just trying to learn so im just messing around in creative

[still shale]

Important advice "Build, if you do not like it destroy it and rebuild again in other way". One of simple "edits" you can try to use 1m beam to stick-out roof out of wall, then roof will be a bit looking like in a house. Next tip can be using beams as decorative :). As well there is #building-screenshots channel where you can find thousands of ideas and hints how to build or decorate.

[fresh jackal]

Yeah, im gonna tear it down later and try again. I wanted to give the roof more of a curved look rather than it being so sharp when fully put together but couldnt figure out how to do that

[random geode]

45 degree roof, then put a 26 degree roof on top of that. Thats as curved as you can get with roofs

[fresh jackal]

ah ty!!!

btw, if anyone sees this, is there any way to turn these holes in the roof into windows rather than just putting walls over them?

[random geode]

For starters, make a frame of wooden poles and put a 26 degree wood cross in the middle. Later you can experiment with windowsills and different cross patterns, there is a lot you can do.

[lyric portal]

hi, may i ask if stone 2x2 and marble 2x2 have the same dimensions?

[elder phoenix]

As they are both 2x2... yes.

[sweet drift]

what are some ways to use dragon eggs?

[still shale]

you can use them as deco or light source and those two i would say are most common ;d

[sweet drift]

yeah, I have one as a makeshift bedside lamp, was just curious to see if there were more out-there uses people have for them

[hard moss]

Hide them around your base and have the little ones search for them

[grand loom]

I'm working on a giant castle and could use some assistance. Would any like to join me?

[edgy raft]

im working on my tower and I need ideas on what to build on this 4x4 platform as the last part, any ideas?

[random geode]

A lighthouse

[edgy raft]

thank you that's what i did

[quasi stirrup]

any way i can improve this

[still shale]

omelette could be tasty as well xd

[hard moss]

Yea.. But have you seen today's dragon-egg prices?

[still shale]

I did, but I have business on black market and I am selling rocks with face 😄

[random geode]

Overhangs, wall layering, decoration

[fresh jackal]

Does this shape i made on the wall look nice? if not how should i improve it/do it differently?

[random geode]

Yes, thats an example. Maybe extend wooden beams downwards at each intersection.

[lament iris]

In the gap between the stairs, add a 25 degree thatch roof, then add 3 fireplaces under there (one for 4 meat cooking stations, one for a mead maker, and one for a cauldron [Black Forest level])

[pallid shadow]

👋 Hey Vikings!
Just dropped a new video — this time I built a compact wooden cottage with a dock in the Black Forest 🌲⛵
The design was based on a concept from ChatGPT, and I brought it to life in Valheim!
🏠 3 floors: kitchen, bedroom, storage
🎣 Perfect spot for fishing and relaxing
📍 A mini base by the water — great for a biome-split base setup
🎥 Watch the video: [🔗 YouTube link https://youtu.be/4G6zQ6QbB7Q ]
Would love to hear your thoughts or ideas! 😉

[vale brook]

Hello guys, how can I fill this gap?

[orchid bison]

This video will do better at explaining then me. I build with these overhangs a lot but oddly didn't have a screenshot of one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vShsry0r-SY&pp=ygUVdmFsaGVpbSByb29mIG92ZXJoYW5n

[vale brook]

oh, okay, thank you!

[high sigil]

Hello guys, can someone give me an advice on how to place the roof so the beams arent visible?

[fickle wren]

hold shift while placing so itll place under the roof and still wall it off

[high sigil]

no clue what you just said

[mortal horizon]

Here are some suggestions for your house.

[tame cloud]

Me and _a31 playing multiplayer that looks so great tysm we will send you the finished result soon

⚒️

[gray fiber]

Hi, like many other RPG fans, I've recently come back to TES Oblivion. And once again I've fallen in love with the Cloud Ruler Temple. I still remember seeing it as a kid on my first Oblivion playthrough, thinking it was the coolest castle I've seen and instantly falling in love with it's design and architectural blend of Eastern and Western castle architecture.

So of couse I'm trying to rebuild it in Valheim in the Deep north.
Especially now with Darkwood building parts it should be pretty easy to recreate it's iconic look.
I'm currently preparing the ground and deciding on what dimensions to go with (currently thinking about 14X20 but wondering if it's not too small).

The thing I really need help with is the famous Blade's hall entrance.
As you can see on the attached picture it's a really complex round collection of roofs and pillars.
Any ideas or suggestions on how to do it? Or general advice on the build itself?

[lethal verge]

The grausten pillars should lend themselves nicely for this. Even if you have to clip pieces together to get the look and shape you desire. The lower awning will be a trick for sure. Semi round with the pointy bits. There's some good vids on round roofs that should help visualize. Good luck

[crude basin]

Maybe you can pull it off using 26° corner roof pieces

[night sage]

mead hall basically done but idk what to build on that small space, any ideas?

or there next to the fireplace

[sinful merlin]

if I build a base on this island will it get hit with water? will I need to build it up?

[elder phoenix]

If you really want to know, be on the island when the weather is stormy and watch how high the water gets.

[sinful merlin]

oh good call lol

[elder phoenix]

For me, personally, that island is way too small for how I build.

[sinful merlin]

fair enough, this is just my solo run world so I can keep it a bit smaller than I do on my dedicated server.

[elder phoenix]

I only do solo runs and I build villages 😄

Mainly like "main hall/kitchen" "house" and then "forge" "workshop" "storage" all 5 each getting their own building.

[proud galleon]

Yeah, I prefer to spread out and have dedicated areas myself.

[gray fiber]

Thanks a lot for the advice on grausten pillars. They look really good as you can see in my final build in screenshots. Just shame the horizontal pieces can't support their own weight in a long line 🤭

[lethal verge]

Perhaps the new Ashland's metal beams would do the trick on the horizontal bits?

Glad it worked out to your liking

[gray fiber]

Hopefully we will. But for now I need to take a short break from building it. I already went back twiice after posting the screenshots to tweak a few things that I didn't like and I need to go cold turkey for a few days to stop obsessing over that castle 🤣

[boreal coyote]

If you build the structure with a wood iron or flametal beam at the core you can get much further. At a rise of 4metres i managed to get to to 28 metre length using both Wood iron and flametal core. The unsupported Grausten in this 4m height example tops out at 5m.

[gray fiber]

Nice, thanks fo the advice. I'll take a few days break then rework the main hall entrance. That wooden 4m beam sucks but was the only thing strong enough to hold it.

[boreal coyote]

Wood Iron poles/beams should be able to do everything you need bud

Structurally speaking that is, you can then dress it in nicer looking stone/grausten for a prettier finish

[wraith anvil]

Hello, everybody!
First time here.
I have a question about weather being active inside large structures.

I've made a viking long house in the Mountain biom, but I still can see blizzard fuzz inside

walls and roof are solid, but my floor is standing on poles, 1m above fundament, and fireplace is placed on the fundament, not on the floor level

Could it be that having no floor beneath the fireplace spot causes visible blizzard inside the house?

Or it is an issue for too big halls?

First floor is 24/24m square

Or the issue could be that the house is standing 1m above the fundament, having free space under it?

[orchid monolith]

It might be that, you could try setting the fireplace up on stone floors and sealing it in

[wraith anvil]

Thanks, I'll try it out

[wraith anvil]

nope, didn't help

damn blizzard

[orchid monolith]

I don’t know then, you could try a shield generator

[wraith anvil]

fps drop generator 😁

[orchid monolith]

I haven’t had to many issues with it

[wraith anvil]

nah, made no difference

seems its just a biom reason, no matter what

[hard moss]

What mods did you use to get the house to talk?

[mortal mulch]

first of all its not a mod, he spent years developing a healthy relationship with that house feeding it wood and stone every day and keeping the greylings away from it. And slowly as days passed they fell in love and the house got the ability to talk

makes sense?

[near current]

if I build with wood on the mountain and it starts to snow heavily does that count as rain damage? or like is there rain damage on the mountain?

[split stratus]

There is no rain damage in Mountains.

[near current]

ty

[paper bear]

is there a better way to do steep roof here? If not what is the best way to fill the gaps?

[still basin]

put a bonfire in it, nobody will notice 😄

[spare haven]

It's this. Same thing happens if you have a fire below your floor. No actual smoked effects bleed through but visually it becomes a sauna.

[light meadow]

https://youtu.be/TaE9cMQFyug

[median maple]

I already know what he’s gonna say the extremely tall and skinny rocks make great supports for very very high walls 😅

That’s what I’m using rn to do my castle

[lime agate]

You might wanna check up on that..

[storm ridge]

any tips on getting a larger flat area and not very flat but when uve built then blocks to the right its going through the floor

[median maple]

What do you mean

If you plant the rock into ground first, it won’t explode lol

You plant a rock and make sure every rock In your pillar is connected and touching.

It’s been up and has been for 9 months now I have a window in the wall to view 2 of the pillars

[tiny fable]

Thinking of building a castle for my plains base, similar to #building-ideas message
I have no building experience for this kind of stuff, my current base is a large house with all the stuff I needed.

Any tips?

Also I would like to have a bay near the shore, should I terraform the near the shore to flatten it, or just build this on the hill near it and have it as 2 separated things

[storm ridge]

how do you manage smoke in a castle like build without just a hole in your wall

[echo rose]

higher roof so the smoke disappear before it can make its way back to u

[cunning siren]

i have this wooden trimming that i like,but it rots in rain,can i protect it in any way without ruining the looks?

[marble gust]

mods

[cunning siren]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-sad-mario-mario-gif-18405221118743840924

[marble gust]

OR don’t look up

[boreal coyote]

You can do it without mods easily, I just tested it. Use 2m pieces rather than 1m. 2x2 wood floors and 2m beams. Doing it this way means the centre of each piece is covered by the roof, therefore protecting it from rain damage. You lose the gap under the eaves and instead cover it with a soffit.

your example on left, rain-proofed example on right:

[cunning siren]

Thanks!

[humble root]

Left looks better get mods

[storm ridge]

any tips what to put on that wall/furniture/decor?

[elfin cipher]

i do like the first boss's trophy head or glowy weapons. maybe you can use the dverger circlet as a spotlight to display just 1 item too like a museum haha

[storm ridge]

i love that ideas. im thinking of boss trophys in a thorne hall behind me but some kinda trophy thing would be sick

[swift bone]

Any tips for creating a structurally sound roof from this? Or maybe something we're doing wrong lol. I'm horrible at building

[marble gust]

uhh lol

is that like a church?

[swift bone]

It's for cooking/sleeping

[static wolf]

hey yall how do i make a bridge across water? idk if im missing something lol but the bridge keeps like deteriorating and breaking.

im putting posts and stuff but idk. any tips help

[urban finch]

Buildings deteriorate when not roofed, so design up a repeatable design that you can use with a roof over it

[boreal coyote]

At that height, assuming the bottom wall pieces are all blue (touching the ground) you should be able to just snap roof pieces to the walls and it should stay up, even though the centre roof ridge will be bright red it shouldn't break. I knocked up a quick example to test:

If you want to do anything taller or fancier (roof overhangs/chimneys/towers or whatever) then you are going to have to use corewood poles for support or get some iron.

[swift bone]

Thanks a lot for this. And the example, I really appreciate it.

[empty sandal]

Im wanting to make this loft my bed area. Is there any way to get a fire up there without completely ruining the room underneath?

[boreal coyote]

Firepit Iron?

[empty sandal]

Im still in the swamp so I dont think I have that yet. But I found the hanging brazier that will work. Thanks

[boreal coyote]

It's a traded item so not really progression related. Brazier is good too! For max comfort, if you care about that sort of thing, the hearth offers the highest amount. (2)

[empty sandal]

Oooo okey. I just found Haldor last night actually and he didn’t have it so I’m guessing there’s more people out there for me to find lol

[mortal mulch]

search for them from these biomes: ||swamp|| and ||meadows||

[last pivot]

anyone got any tips on how I should roof a 5x4 build composed of 4x2 stone walls?

[storm ridge]

im building a castle and i began pushing the hill further back. how would you smoothen the edge up when i get to it? just level ground and such or build up a stone barrier as a wall to "keep the soil in"

[mortal mulch]

If you want it to look more natural then level ground slowly higher and higher

But i think the wall could look great too

[storm ridge]

Im just not sure how to develop it after that. My first idea was a smaller wall so i could have a farm field there and have like a staircase/walkway down but i gotta protect it from Goblins

[sick blaze]

how do i make the walls and roof of my bath house

[orchid monolith]

You could do a terrace style farm

[storm ridge]

thats an amazing suggestion

[torn mica]

i just want to recreate the pillar on the left but i am just unable to snap the horizontal beams on the pillar

why does it work on the right side, but not on the left? i've been trying for the past 40 minutes xD

[lone crypt]

is the pillar on the left definitely touching floor?

[torn mica]

both pillars are on the ground. i've installed a mod for more snaping points and it worked perfectly 🙂

[potent rampart]

How u guys deal with the ground when u decide the place to make a huge base?

[stone maple]

Leave it natural and build stairs and walls that gradually change height

[elder phoenix]

If you get more specific about what "deal with" means I can answer better.

[potent rampart]

How can i lower this terrain? My pickaxe wont work

[split stratus]

That is probably the limit for how deep you can dig on that spot.

[tulip maple]

Often people spend a lot of time making their build area perfectly flat and then post a pic asking for inspiration. They just removed all the natural inspo 🤔

[stone maple]

ya i feel that exactly, huge right angle terrain walls just dont suit a nice aesthetic for me

[balmy lily]

anyone got any tips on how to make holes in the wall that are circular?

[thorny beacon]

As far as far as I'm aware, near perfect circles are difficult in walls due to most angles offered being 45* and 26*.

But you can get excellent semi circles with various arch pieces.

[balmy lily]

thank you well i guess the windows in this cathedral has to hexagon shaped then

whats the best way to add structual suport to a skeleton of a house useing iron beams? asking becuse i need to incresse the skeleton with 10 and i reached the hight of 24

[humble root]

Or mods

[storm ridge]

does anyone have any designs on like a terrace farm/garden?

[neat minnow]

I was having this issue, but I used normal beams and then snapping the iron wood beams into them which let me get the bridge across a span of 11 floor spaces. I then got it covered with stone by the grace of god hahaha. Twas frustrating, but I'm too stubborn haha.

[storm ridge]

how do people manage to make so well terraforming? i either get a flat top with bleeding over to the other side or no bleeding but downward slope like that

[placid trench]

It's likely because you're curving the wall. In order to create a smooth, flat edge the ground needs to be straight and you need to be building perfectly North, East, South, or West so the terrain doesn't become jagged.

This kind of shows it: https://youtube.com/shorts/OYsk5d5-xGw?si=w7MxWgAxmUPlRHLO

[mossy orbit]

its missing something to make it look better, but I don't know what. Anyone have any suggestions?

[cunning siren]

Roof overgang by 1 meter helps me a lot

[brisk hare]

Agreed

[split stratus]

I nowadays like to do that to every building.

[brisk hare]

I do have one build where I didn't add the overhang, but other than that the less open flat space the better.

[mossy orbit]

how do you make an overhang

[split stratus]

1m wood beam and pole pieces can help, easier with 45° roof, but 2m log beam can help with 26° roof pieces.

[placid trench]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcVx3OUO2k8

[mossy orbit]

thanks

[rapid lance]

how do i make a building area flat?

[sacred swan]

use the level ground function on the hoe

[rapid lance]

thanks

[crude basin]

Use carts, mobile storage :)

[vernal talon]

Break the full carts, gives you crates you can push around. Just don't fully empty them, or they disappear.

[sacred swan]

I`m currently in the swamps and im wondering if i should move my main base to a nearby meadows to make the transportation of iron easier

[hollow anchor]

I usually just struggle with the transport simply because it seems like you never have enough iron and you're scouring the world for it as you play through. I will, however, make other bases or outposts along the way to make certain things easier, like a plains farm with portal, refinery in the swamp or mountains... but I seem to keep one main base for my whole playthrough

[sacred swan]

Thanks for the tip

[hard moss]

To prevent the signs from getting in the way you can place them below the floor and use e.g. <voffset=100><#fff><size=6>Text here

[crude basin]

Try to set the offset value to 10

Might need to play around with the value to get the text where you want it

<voffset=10><#FFF><size=6>Text can be placed here
This was my result with the changed text formatting on the sign.
As you can see on the screenshot the last word was placed under the floor for me

the txt can be very small too when using the exact example by Stratadox and might have been placed above the roof of your build, at least that is what happened to me

[hard moss]

Yea you'll need to experiment a bit with what to put in voffset 🙂

[tulip maple]

I find voffset useful for emoji or any single character but br tag better for words. You can size the br tag and use it before or after text to move it up or down. Some of my examples here https://youtu.be/j5sLL8DznYQ?si=Y98FC44ivik9sNEG

[dreamy tulip]

New kitchen in progress, I am also planning on building a bedhouse, chesthouse, workshop, portal place, repair the watchtower and build docks for my ships. Any tips or ideas on what else to build in my new base?

[echo flax]

it's perfect 🤣 🤣

[hoary wadi]

help is needed

trying to make a food place in here

[hoary geyser]

how can i make the sides of the house more interesting? while it does have a snapped trim, i feel it's too flat and bland. i'm considering adding a freehand outer layer of pole trim currently, though i'd still like to hear any thoughts or ideas

[hoary wadi]

how do i make this stop spazzing out

[woeful garden]

When you make a circulsr roof you can rotate the pieces one tick and then build them in a way where they overlap, it wont look exactly perfect cause they’ll clip into eachother but it might just work

My explanation isnt exactly great but maybe this helps https://youtu.be/MbQ47XmxKzw?si=BZ0GueQ6RIBUVEZN

[dreamy tulip]

here is something I like doing with the roof pieces to make my houses more interesting #building-screenshots message shifting the roof pieces 1 meter in every direction

[thorn stag]

Id usually make small bases (like really small) close to any mats and just build what I need to process it, then go back to base, gather what I need to craft whatever it is I'm getting mats for, and go back. It's not ideal, but helped with armor mostly. If It was a lot of stuff then I'd just move the base, troublesome but worth it sometimes.

(most of the times I'd leave the building, just took the crafting stations down, and use the building as a central portal hub)

[sacred swan]

thanks for the tip

[brisk hare]

I need to try this

[drowsy creek]

Heyy yall, was wondering if there is a way to not have this little mound of dirt in my areas, ive tried using the hoe, ive raised and lowered the ground, as well as flattened it level.

[dreamy tulip]

Removing floor piece, one single pickaxe swing and then place the floor piece again right where the bumps were usually works for me.

[drowsy creek]

okay, thats way better than using beams, i did that on my last shack. cheers

[foggy leaf]

did i make something cool or am i just faded tbh idk how to build pretty

[cunning siren]

Looks like a mess,place a door and attach a beam piece to it so you have some depth

[regal patrol]

Build around traider location so you will have your 1st cityzen

[hoary wadi]

HELP

i got lost in the idea and dont know how to finish

[brisk hare]

What are you aiming for in this build?

[hoary wadi]

its ok, i finished it and sent it to #building-screenshots

[brisk hare]

I am aiming to build a large island village with enough room for a neighboring forest. Attached is my seed. Are there any spots people would suggest checking out?

Also, what structures should I plan for the village? I am aiming for a mostly authentic medieval style.

[boreal coyote]

Just think about what they would've had back in the day: Meeting hall/longhouse, mead hall, smithy, forge, various traders/workshops (butchers, grocers, tailor, fish market, ironmongers, furriers, apothecary, tanner etc..) various storehouses/warehouses/cold storage, place of worship, archery butts, village green/water well, stables, inns, lodgings, port authority, guardhouse, lords manor, hunting lodge... Just let your imagination loose! I look forward to seeing the results!

[brisk hare]

Thanks

[placid trench]

Portals or no portals?

Not sure how big you're trying to build but the circled locations are interesting because of their proximity to other resources. Plains, Mountains, Black Forest, Swamp, and Mist are all right there.

[brisk hare]

I'm using dev commands for getting around. I forgot about looking at what biomes are nearby.

[foggy leaf]

is it worth going for cool builds early game before i get access to later-game mats?

[placid trench]

I'd say that it largely depends on your level of familiarity with the late game materials and building in general, along with what purpose your build is going to serve.

If you're new then I think learning the building mechanics is important for utilizing the materials later on. If you know what is coming then it just depends on if you're going to build with the intention of adding to what you have or replacing what you have. If you're going to replace your buildings with late game materials then I don't see the point in investing a lot of time in building early game. Simple structures would suffice. If you're going to build an addition to your base then I'd start building ASAP if you're sure you want to stay at your current location.

[boreal coyote]

You can do plenty of amazing stuff with wood and corewood, but i usually wait till iron age to really go ham on the building. Up until that point I tend to keep things mostly utilitarian.

[sacred swan]

I`m currently building my first house, but dondt know how to make a strong foundation for the second floor without making support beams, any ideas?

[placid trench]

As long as it holds the foundation doesn't matter (if you're not going to be building on top of that). Your center flooring is fine there but a tip I do have is to work from the outside in, sometimes you can get a little more structural stability and pieces that previously would collapse will hold.

[sacred swan]

Still not shure if i should build a third floor but i`ll try building outside in, if necessary i could make a few support beams

[placid trench]

A third floor is going to be tricky without additional supports. You could use the stone or iron to help provide the stability necessary to go higher. The whole thing doesn't need iron but placing it in key areas can help.

Also, corewood might help too. Not sure what materials you have access to at the moment.

[sacred swan]

im still early in the iron age and corewood isnt a problem, but does corewood and iron help with stability?

[placid trench]

Yep, as long as their starting point is connected to the ground generally

[sacred swan]

should i make support beams or leave it red?

[placid trench]

Leave it red if you're not going higher. The color doesn't impact the health or anything like that, it's just letting you know you can't build much higher.

It's hard to see but if the ground on the left isn't touching you could probably get some extra stability by connecting the wall to that too

[sacred swan]

alright thanks for the help, i`ll continue building tomorrow

[sacred swan]

Any ideas on how i can make the roof reach over the other one?

[split stratus]

Iron beams support further than log beams.

[sacred swan]

alright, i dondt have much iron but i`ll try

[split stratus]

Usually any bigger building projects require good supporting, so you might want to go gather more iron.

[sacred swan]

should i replace the corewood with ironwood?

[split stratus]

You could try building vertical poles/pillars from ground up to the roof so it would hold it better.

Or build a "frame/skeleton" with iron beams around the building.

Latter would be more iron consuming.

[echo flax]

build a woodframe is good? The resistence of roof .............. 🤔 better? Sorry my english

[split stratus]

What I mean with frame is placing vertical iron beams in corners and across the roof edge, kinda like house without wall and roof pieces.

[echo flax]

thanks

[split stratus]

Hope that made sense, I am not native speaker by myself either.

[echo flax]

yes bro, total sense. I will use way of build

[cunning siren]

I adore this conversation very much❤️

[tender geyser]

Run diagonal log beams along the underside of the roof

[low scarab]

you can also perhaps try putting some extra support from the floor up using LOG beams, but you have to see how high you want to go and what support you can put in, If im in my early stage of building I use alot of LOG beams 45degrees , 26degress as ell to give that extra support forthe higher building. It can get tricky but it is do-able to some extend.

[sacred swan]

I made some stone walls and support beams and finished the roof, thanks for the help

[brisk hare]

Does anyone have suggestions on how to fill up open space? I am building a village and there is a bunch of nothingness between builds

[fervent sage]

do you guys have any tips for making this basement here in terms of stability?

[brisk hare]

I'd suggest a pillar or two towards the middle of the basement. You can build stuff around it to make them blend in. If you've seen any real basements or big buildings in general you'll find pillars at regular intervals to keep the floors above stronger.

Use the pillars as places to put light.

And make sure to use iron wood beams or iron build pieces inside the stone and future layers to help build higher.

[fervent sage]

is adding beams like this useless?

I dont think the stability is increasing so I might remove them

[brisk hare]

That is a bit excessive. Also, as far as I know, wood beams don't increase the stability of stone. But it does add good highlights where needed.

[oblique oak]

not sure if this is the right channel, but can someone eplain to me how this is happening? ther'es no way wood iron should be able to go this far, but it is

sometimes they break on random and cause like ripples breaking everything in it's row, but they do show green the whole time, unless it's in the middle or after a 'ripple' when it switches back to red

no mods, i'm just using hammermode

[brisk hare]

The iron beams do have a really long reach. They surprised me when I made a bridge earlier. Also, I don't know about the random ripple effect. Maybe they weren't updating. That happened to me once when tearing down a larger build. Some pieces wouldn't break after have their support removed until I got closer to them.

[oblique oak]

it looks like the beams slowly get more and more red, then somewhere at 13-17 from the wall they just all become green, and new ones are green, but if i put my hammer away and pull it back out, they go back to red. bizzare

[oblique oak]

Different topic-i just had one of those 2 AM genius thoughts, can you plant pine trees on top of a raised earth column and attach poles to said tree for MOAR maximum height? I want to create a longboat rollercoaster from the sealed tower to the ocean.

[forest root]

Yes, I think pine trees add about 30 or 35 extra meters.

[oblique oak]

Nice

[rich cosmos]

Hi everyone! do you have any tips or ideas on creating a flagpole or banner? This is what im rocking currently but for some reason i feel it could be done a bit better?

[last geode]

Perhaps you could use the banners own horizontal beam instead of the wood beams? Position the banners closer to the middle and then take out the supports afterward, if that works

[brisk hare]

This is my first bridge (built with no-cost). Does anyone have tips on how to improve on it?
Edit: spelling

[tender geyser]

Some sort of grates for the windows

[brisk hare]

Thanks👍

[quiet narwhal]

any ideas on how to snap a stone piece in the middle a 2m block?

[brisk hare]

I would suggest using the 1m wood beam to get a halfway snapping point. Once you have the stone where you want it you can break the beam.

[brisk hare]

The world I am building on has a small island for the spawn circle. I decided to create an inn for newly arriving warriors where they can eat and rest before crossing the brige to the mainland and the nearby village. Any tips or suggestions? I am wondering if I should change the upper eating area into more sleeping areas or leave it as is.

[brisk hare]

Same for this. This is going to be the town hall of my village, plus the home for the chief. The main village will be lower on the hill so the town hall will be towering above. Does anyone have suggestions on anything to add? Edit:Spelling

[storm ridge]

some tips and feeback on how to decorate this better?

[brisk hare]

I would suggest putting the skins more towards the middle of the room. That way you would actually be walking on the soft hides while also minimizing unused area.

[brisk hare]

Next maybe add some banners around the hot tub so it looks like you have some privacy. Finally, add some storage, like shelves or chests. Treat the bedroom like you would live in it.

I honestly really like the combination of stone and wood. Is the room underground?

Oh, another idea, add some food in the event you die and need to head back to your body. You could put it on the table or in a chest.

[thorn kraken]

Anyone knows the devcommands to change time of day, clear sky, and no fog?

[boreal coyote]

tod 0.5
env clear

0.5 being midday. 0.0 is midnight.

[errant burrow]

can someone please help me with the cheats? I just want to build without the workbenches and repairing items 24/7

when i type debugmode b it says its not valid in this context

[boreal coyote]

devcommands, debugmode, (exit console) b

[errant burrow]

@boreal coyote tyvm

[boreal coyote]

you still have to repair stuff, but you can do it straight from the tab screen rather than having to find a bench

[quiet relic]

how can I better decorate my weapon hall

[orchid monolith]

Try putting weapons on the wall, armor stands with old suits of armor on them at the base of the wall behind the tables, and add some bows to the mix

[dire sleet]

how should i fill this room in more. it's a kitchen/dining area

[vernal talon]

Decorative flooring, though it doesn't have to go to this extreme. It'll give visual interest, and not put your eyes to sleep. Play around with things and find something you like. Yes, it can be time consuming, but and also be worth it.

[thorn kraken]

Hey, does anyone have a worldfile of a completely flat and empty biome used just for building?

[brisk hare]

Fine wood tables for food prep and shelves along the wall for storage. Use the food tray to place down some food being prepped. Add a few more tables with any feasts you have to fill in the empty space. If there is a fireplace nearby add a sitting area for relaxation.

[modest jolt]

what pieces did you use for black lines on the floor? they seem narrower than beams

[crude basin]

Probably the ashwood window thingy

[modest jolt]

thx!

[vernal talon]

Thysicus is partially correct. For 2m length, use the ashwood divider, and for 1m it's the dark wood. You may need to manually place your first one, or build up with a floor piece or two. Once you have a snap point to build from, the rest will be easy to place.

[subtle jasper]

How can i make this better? I have ||blast furnaces||unlocked, but idk how to make it work and have everything be able to be done from inside

[subtle jasper]

how do you get triangle stone pieces

[vernal talon]

Off-set the triangular black marble slightly. Just enough so the roughness of the stone doesn't poke through.

[vernal talon]

With enough practice, and time, you can get creative on the design. Getting people to think about decorative flooring has taken time, but we finally have the means to do it.

[subtle jasper]

come build for me lol

[thorn kraken]

For all of you mega base builders out there- do you know at what number of instances, until your game starts becoming laggy?

[lunar mauve]

Hello everyone, been a while since I used gizmo and I forgot how to turn on the camera so I can get to high place to build with out falling to my death. Any one know the hot key for it?

[bright dew]

generally, try to aim for below 12,000 instances as a rough "safe point", but a beefy pc can get to beyond 20,000 instances

[thorn kraken]

I see, im at 14000 now and can notice micro stutters

[bright dew]

ok.... if you're having micro-stutters, perhaps keep instances below 15,000?

[nova mortar]

Heres a thing you builders can have in the back of your mind, when it rains you and your building still doesnt have a roof, you can run through a portal or go far away from the base your building and let the rain pass, that way the wooden structures wont decay under the rains effect

[mental gust]

I just use the edge of the world on the floor beneath the waterfall

[thorn kraken]

how do you get there without floating away?

[mental gust]

I just used console commands and flew there, then made a portal from world spawn down there.

[thorn kraken]

interesting. When im there, my character is still underwater. Cant stand still

[nova mortar]

I just realize this tip is kinda obsolete for devcommands users, but helpful for normal players

[near elk]

Does anyone has ideas to make a good looking croaps farm in the Plains with all croaps that can grow there ? can someone show me their croaps farm or has tips on how I should make it I am looking for smth with a lot of space to walks around even if it means less efficient

[vestal elm]

im having ussies with this roof.
I want to remove the gaps but i have no idea how. I found a solution (first image, right side) but its choppy and looks weird.
if i continue the roof inwards (it clipping through the wall), it looks even worse from the inside and is even more difficult to hide or integrate into the build.
Any ideas?

[orchid monolith]

You could try curving the roof

[vestal elm]

i tried, but since the roof with the angle is lower than the other, it doesn't end up working

the side where the angled roof is is smaller than the high roof. it not the same size or length

[sand umbra]

does anyone have a working wolf breeder?

[tulip maple]

Do I ever... plenty of demo builds here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiA5dIl14FHkK5PQolyR1kOtoepRb-7_l

Some of them are available to visit on public servers

[quiet narwhal]

any tutorials on how to make stone arches with the gizmo mod?

[buoyant nova]

has anyone figured out how to make 45° grausten stairs that can be climbed smoothly?

[cunning siren]

does stone prevent wood under it from rotting?like if i make a stone roof does rain go through?

[compact knot]

Can amoke pass through stairs?

[cunning siren]

after testing my theory in bad weather,yes it does in fact protect wood

[bright dew]

it doesn't, unfortunately

[compact knot]

Damn

[random stone]

does anyone have ideas for removing these bits from a fortress?

commands allowed

[pallid shadow]

Hello, Valheim community! 🌾

I’ve just uploaded a new video on my YouTube channel where I built a large countryside estate in the Plains biome. It’s a cozy retreat after long adventures, with a portal for fast travel, full workshop setup, kitchen, guest hall, and a peaceful attic bedroom. The video covers the full building process and layout details, so feel free to get inspired or recreate it!

I’d love to hear your thoughts or suggestions for future builds!

link: https://youtu.be/K0tKPUH3Ve0

[random stone]

im nearing 14k instances and my game is mostly ok but freezes for a second or two when unloading unused assets. how much room do i have before the game is begging me to stop?

[random stone]

does anyone have ideas for covering cage peices on a ceiling?

[grim girder]

try forcedelete commands but dont put big numbers in it, 10 would do just right for ya
Command look like this: forcedelete 10 ||(meters)||

max is 100 meters, i might be wrong

[random stone]

forcedelete worked. only problem is that got me to realise i can also delete the stairs and now im rebuilding the ground floor

[random stone]

ended up losing my mind and started all over again

[sleek kelp]

I watched a couple of dock build vids in YouTube yesterday, there's some good info on there.

[near elk]

yes it does under but also if the wood is above it still protect it as long as there is a direct contact between both

[sleek kelp]

@dense tree https://youtu.be/N1r5Ddr5inI?si=qBd8aBAgavb9opCs

[sleek kelp]

@dense tree https://youtu.be/ZEqK4b2Tmq8?si=m2qy4r-eSi6oxMQE

@dense tree https://youtu.be/hF_J_DBs4vg?si=zWUq8K9eRD7OPNpz

[dense tree]

Thanks for the help!!

[tame pivot]

@sleek kelp Very good videos, thanks for collecting and sharing!

[dawn wyvern]

Has anyone else realized that you can break the height limit on raising the ground with the command "spawn ship_construction" basically at any height if you're using "devcommands/debugmode"? I was testing out different commands just to see the results and this one will spawn a ship where ever you stand, but it will force the ground to whatever elevation you are at. Even if youre using fly mode (like I am in the screenshot) and are in the clouds. Thought it would be a neat tool to use for massive tower builds in creative mode. The ground still functions normally, with its maximum and minimum lower/raise heights (from the top) but the ground then becomes recognized as an object and can be totally erased with the "forcedelete" command

[spark nest]

You got 45k more instances to go before it’ll start beggin

[dire bluff]

does anyone know a way to make a sorta circular chimney?

[crude basin]

@dire bluff , here is one example

[dire bluff]

Oh i like that

[radiant thicket]

what are the smoke physics again? sometimes i have no issues w/ suffocation and others i do w/ very minor changes

[cobalt wagon]

For a good smoke chimney, always build the path with positive angle and short horizontal angle (because speed of the smoke is not the same depending the direction)

But with my experience i always let 1.5x1.5 block minimum for the chimney (keep in mind if you use beam and pole to cover the edge, it reduce the path of the smoke)

[radiant thicket]

so is a full wall 2m^2?

[cobalt wagon]

hmm you will be fine with a 2m² for a smoke path ut you dont need that much, for exemple :

Here the smoke have no problem but with the 45° roof the path is less than a true 2m²

Just keep in mind to always have a positive angle for the smoke path (never less than horizontal)

[opaque estuary]

try using iron wood beams as snap points. u can walk up smoothly

[buoyant nova]

ty will try this

[tranquil trail]

I have this area between two mountain ranges that I want to turn into my main base. Any ideas or tips for what I could do?

Its a very large area and its in a black forest, so Im worried about instances creating lag.

[radiant thicket]

Hell ye ty

[bright dew]

village! (but keep the buildings very small, and make sure most trees, rocks, enemies, and stuff dropped is cleared too)

[robust kettle]

Hi guys! me and my friend are trying to build a cool base, but were stuck on the roof. We made it kinda big and we dont know what to do. We dont just wanna keep spiraling up to a point we feel like that would look ugly. We started with 1 45 degree wall and the 2nd one is 26 degree. What do we do now? please help, we're quite new to the game and really want a decent looking house! any tips or suggestions for changes or how to continue etc. would be appreciated! thanks!

[random stone]

id go for a more A-frame roof, maybe add a second story to the house.

[sleek kelp]

Drop some poles, build some framing.

You need something to actually support the roof.

If you scroll up a little I linked some building tip videos.

[west shoal]

What should i put in tbe middle of my teleporter room?

But due know i am i havent beaten the elder yet, so iron things are off the table for a bit

[cobalt wagon]

Waiting the iron tier or above, à campfire can add some warm light, a troll / eikthyr trophy ?

I finished my workbench room but the roof feel a bit... cheap
Its 100% functional but, how can i cover it better with these curved wall ?

[tranquil trail]

How do you fill in this gap between the main roof, and those side pieces? The only way is to have ugly triangles jutting through the inside of the building.

[bright dew]

we place the roof ridge pieces going into the main roof, and then hide the interior of the roof with floor pieces at a decent "inside roof height"

[tranquil trail]

Oof

[crude basin]

or close the gaps with X beams and use roof corner pieces on the sides so the straight roof parts don't show on the inside

could use the corner pieces to close the gaps as well

[west shoal]

When im making a moat, do i make it to bedrock or only a little bit deep?

[split stratus]

No need to dig until the limit (terraforming terrain has 8m limit when raising or lowering ground).

[west shoal]

How deep should i make it then?

[split stratus]

Few meters should be enough so enemies can't climb up or down on it.

[west shoal]

Is this deep enough?

[split stratus]

That's deep enough. 👍

[west shoal]

Do campfires have the same spawn proofing range as workbenches?

[west shoal]

Torches also count as spawn proofing and have the same radias aswell i presume

[split stratus]

IIRC yes, but mobs target them. Not campfires tho.

[west shoal]

I saw a video where a guy used poles and for some reason mobs did not target them

As in he put the torches inside the poles and mobs no longer targeted them, but that might have been patched

[cobalt wagon]

all have the same "spawn protection range" exept a workbench you gonna discover later that have 40m (x2 of the other, but his full range dont apply when you charge the zone as i experienced)
And workbench (and other bench) zone extend every upgrade you build

[robust kettle]

Hey guys! me and my friend are nearly done this base, however, these few stubborn roof pieces always break. even when i try and add more corewood or whatever the corewood breaks. Im truly out of ideas. A lot of the inside and wooden floors u see and stairs are just temp scaffolding to get up there. Please help! we have tried a lot but we dont know what to do anymore!! is it even possible to connect them without them breaking?? any help would be appreciated!!!

[brittle raven]

Assuming you dont have any iron, you could make pillars of earth with the hoe, just make sure to cover the sides with wood or place these pillars near the sides

[molten star]

I’m trying to make a dock for my boat but I am not sure how to get the boat close enough to park it because when I get out I still can’t get up on the dock

[snow siren]

A longer dock going lengthways across the boat would work better, and if you make it like a funnel with two sides, it naturally guides the ship into a position where its easier to disembark. Having said that, I just ram it up onto a natural ramp them push it back out when I'm done lol (in the process of building a new base with a proper dock though)

[snow siren]

Its not very helpful now, but what I will say is breaking your base up into smaller structures, or at least breaking the roof up into small peices is much easier when building.

This game isnt super friendly to very big structures.

You could maybe keep the corewood supports in the middle and make the roof an M shape with two apexes

[tulip spruce]

@molten star the easiest way is to dig into the land. dig as deep as you can and make sure the ship fits then build what you have, but in a ' U ' shape. That way you can jump out left and right and also put a cart on the ship if you want to haul more things that fir in the ships inventory or yours. We were using that till we had the iron ship at least.

[molten star]

Okay thank you

I really think I just made my dock too high honestly

[tulip spruce]

something like this works best in general!

[molten star]

Okay

[snow siren]

Is there a suggested width of the docking area? I know the ashland boat is bigger

12m width to be exact, but will that fit into a 12m slot or do you need to make it wider?

[meager gate]

Don't have experience, but I think ideal would be to not give it restriction with just 2 walls like on this picture. And also if you do plan to do that, then for sure make it wider so you won't need swim your way in specific way. Not sure though, so don't act only on my message.
that's for the Heathspliff ^
Dock with minimum width is fine, as long as it has proper placement. Whenever you return, it should always be easy to dock... how do I explain this...

[tulip spruce]

i went into my old save game just to check what i did.

rfirst of all. it depends where you have the shipyard. Here there is water rising. So i made pillars so the ship stays in place with storm etc.

But the best thing you can do! Is use your imagination! Create something from your fantasy! And when it fails improve on it! 😉

So find solution for the issues. Like i did with the pillars here.

[west shoal]

Would the port be better made outwerd or inward of the entrance?

Outward just leads to ocean btw

[tulip spruce]

if you make it inward, you will need to make it deeper first! But you can close it up So, safer when there is a suprise attack. Or the ships stay in place with a storm. i guess.

[west shoal]

Inward is actually surprisingly deep, deep enough for a longship, only time i can see it being a problem is when the water backs away too much

Outward though would look nice as i could then also enclose the little lake

But thatll take a lot of stone and planning, so i will do that much later

[west shoal]

Though im wondering on how to stop mobs from coming in the entrance without blocking all of it

[tulip spruce]

the spike traps do dmg to them when they swim. they will need some repairing, but could work for a while if you set enough of them. 😉

[upper spade]

Any tips on how to finish the last** round room** where i want to have a ''knights of round table'' idea? maybe glass with wood? any ideas/tips on how to build it :)?
images: Front, Back, Inside, middle room POV.

[upper spade]

update on the roof :)!

[west shoal]

How do i stop these walls from rotting?

[fresh jackal]

has the roof been placed after they were damaged like this? because that roof looks like it should be protecting them from rain damage.
(while rain may visually fall at an angle depending on the wind direction, mechanically it is completely unaffected by wind, rain cover goes straight down)

[west shoal]

They were placed before the roof, is there a certain range when roofs stop protecting buildings from rain?

[fresh jackal]

100 meters, so that's easily covered

[snow siren]

One roof peice would protect a 100m circle regardless of whats under it or not?

[fresh jackal]

100 meters down, but horizontally no more than the size of the roof piece

[fresh jackal]

quick example of what i mean

[snow siren]

Ahh ok lol

That makes more sense

[plain marsh]

Hi Lads and Lasses , currently trying to build a Castle / Dock / Farm mix of a base, basically all in one, I started with the castle walls for now and if anyone has the time to drop some tips, as its my first build on the bigger side.
P.S attaching some photos of what I've done and some paint diagrams of where I would like stuff to sit at :
P.P.S I'm almost done with the mountain region , got silver armor and weapons, so this is supposed to be my next big base location to get a closer spot to the plains.
P.P.P.S feel free to dm me or reply here, anything works

[full fern]

Start with the layout of how you want your castle first and you can go from there as your foundation, every space you make has to have a function and has to be connected with other builds you make, (i.e if you're making a dock/boathouse you'd want a smithy closer to the docks to start forging soon as you drop resources off your boat)

I like to use stone slabs to give me a general layout of my builds

[teal bluff]

Any tips on structural integrity? I’m 50ish hours into the game and still don’t have a good grasp on how to keep a structure standing 😆

[full fern]

closer contact you have on the ground/terrain the better the structural integrity, i use log poles on corners or as pillars connecting to the roof to extend the structural integerity and help me build bigger

[faint bluff]

the valheim wiki has a great page all about building stability giving you the stats of each type of building piece, I personally started there

[full fern]

https://youtube.com/shorts/UGq0pMlXDdM?si=YCo6BEq4TbCWsufo

Something of interest to understand building mechanics

[gilded pond]

Any tips to gauge what the proper size of a building should be or rules of thumb for survival builds? Feel like after I finish a build the interior is always way smaller than i planned

[full fern]

must be optical illusion, try to have higher ceiling space in your build

[white moon]

and dig a few meters within the house area before flooring the house

it will make it look "taller" from inside

[thorny gale]

I want some help with this flooring

[white moon]

i would fill it with 1m wood floors to make smooth transition between the shapes

try only placing facing it 1 direction only, no worries for now about the little gaps

then after all is covered try using different placement positions (Q hotkey) to try to match the direction of the floor and at the same time covering the small gaps

[tall oxide]

So Im trying to build a multi story stone building for my workbench area and would like to know a way to support the upper floors without taking up all the space below

[bright dew]

maybe try placing wood-iron beams across, since they strengthen well. perhaps also wood-iron poles in the walls? hope this helps

[sharp thicket]

If ya need a serious defense, the Theodosian walls of Constantinople served very well for 1000 years.

[scenic night]

also, yeah building supports for the inner roof/ceilings are weird sometimes trying to figure it out on my own

sometimes starts to become a mess

[white moon]

i usually follow the steps from @tardy plaza (https://www.youtube.com/@smittysurvival) when it comes to draft a base or house
Usually always the corner beams and the roof, simple stuff. To only have a visual representation of the shape and the size of your building, then after that, you start by adding a bit more of detail to the roof before working your way down to the rest of the build (walls, flooring, patterns, decoration)

in case anyone is stuck with their builds he also has some really amazing buildings process that you probably can take ideas from it

[reef cobalt]

Are Ballista's worth it for Ashlands?

Just curious before we load up on the base in ashlands

[white moon]

personally they would attack anything nearby

that could trigger unwanted group of enemies getting close and close to your base and damaging it frequently

I'll stick with the protection shield and wall high enough to not make it visible for at least Morgen (i think I got the name wrong xd)

you could do that or sanitize the sorroundings with campfire (haven't tried it in ashlands)

its enemy spawnproof 20m radius so to make it look nicer you could dig a bit and bury it so is not visible

but i can't guarantee if campfires get destroyed in ashland ground since i haven't test it on there yet

[reef cobalt]

Alright, We did discover you can use a trohpy and have it set to attack specific enemies, but the accuracy and strength of it is pretty inconsistant.

[faint bluff]

You can throw down some traps in its LoS to help it be more accurate, but you do have to go reset the traps when they're used

[sudden badger]

is there a way to place Lantern ontop of tables ?

when I tru they seems to be placed janging UNDER the table or if I place them on the wall. they "hang horizontally" from the stand but I need to sotate to face them back ?!

[tranquil trail]

How do yall even start building something. I feel like Im not creative enough...

[swift sky]

I watch a lot of YT

I'm good at deco but not the building space so I will watch YT for stucture tutpirals then decorate on me own

[white moon]

yea a lot of initial YT video

Pinterest is ur ally for inspiration

[sudden badger]

think about that you need, like a house, what areas of the house you need and want?

• you need a place to sleep, you need a place to cook, you need a place to craft, you need a place to farm ...
  etc...
  start with one. then add the next until you have all

and then ... you will start having ideas ans you will tera everything apart and start again OR, just find a new spot and build anew base

rince and repeat xD

[snow siren]

How sensible is it to build a mistlands mushroom farm?
I have access to grausten so the walls should do well, but gjall is going to obviously be an issue
I'm thinking of maybe turrets programmed to shoot them on each corner
There's also the shield emitted, but if the gjall is within the radius then it wont help, but if the gjall is outside I dont think the turrets will hit it

[white moon]

probably spawn proof the area where gjall spawns so you can prevent from always spawning close to your crops

i've been doing that and works for me and is pain free in the long run hehe

[opaque estuary]

you will build for well over 1000 years with that layout

[sharp thicket]

also takes the mobs 1000 years to get thru

[snow siren]

Fun story about the walls of Constantinople, they were toppled by an earthquake when an invading army was literally approaching the city
So the emperor recruited the supporters of the various charioteer teams who were the football/soccer hooligans of the ancient world
Each team got given a section of the wall to rebuild so it was a matter of pride for their team to get theirs finished first
By the time the invaders turned up, wall was good as new

[maiden sentinel]

Any tips on building chimneys?

[old tangle]

what are you looking for help with on chimneys? the only real hidden tip I know is that I think smoke needs a 1x1x1 cube to travel through

[snow siren]

You dont need to go all the way up the full width of your fire, especially important if youre doing a hearth or double hearth

You can funnel it up to a 1m chimney

You can do a sneaky chimney by using a shallow roof inset inside a steep roof, akward to close the sides off inside though

Dont forget you need to cover it vertically so your fire doesnt go out in rain, easiest way seems to be a top double angled roof peice on 1m stilts

[gilded pond]

Is there really any significant height gain on grausten structures with iron beams or grates?

I was messing around and I'm pretty confused about how people build these massive grausten structures so tall

It seemed like putting beams barely increased my grausten stability at all, on just a 4x4 floor piece at orange stability, beams were anchored to the ground as well

[hollow ember]

Any suggestions on placing upgrades for things like the forge or workbench? I find they're such a pain to place in a way that doesn't obstruct while still being in range/LOS for the upgrade

[snow siren]

I can only suggest building a big room so theres lots of space

I have a 16x16m workshop with all of the crafting benches

Its slightly too big if anything, and hard to use the middle, like with most buildings in this game rectangular rooms seem to work better

[white moon]

also, if your sorroundings allows you, you can place your upgrades underground or in a hidden layer above your house

that way you can have a small crafting station without the upgrades in the way

[strong linden]

I put a lot of my upgrades outside the home at first haven’t experienced many issues with this method yet.

[white moon]

yep that's another option as well

im not used to doing it that way because i tend to not build walls or pits around the building, and doing so it attracts enemies that attack the upgrades

[manic jay]

Did abominations evolve or something? when I light bonfires, they just walk away from me

[worldly rock]

they tend to do that and ive had that happen a lot

[manic jay]

fr. I try to run towards them but they mysteriously become tough to catch up to lol.

[worldly rock]

i dont know if it is a bug tho

[snow siren]

It sems like a common AI behaviour. The most annoying at the moment is when I hit a charred warrior once and hes like, alright Imma head out, and walks away over the lava

[real pivot]

decorating ideas?

[rough sandal]

any ideas?

not sure but something feels missing

[uneven charm]

hi mates, made this quick reference for myself about using storage as flooring so thought to share:
regular wood => snap down 1 meter then stack up 3 floor pieces
iron wood => snap down 1,5 meters (1 meter + corewood/grausten half meter snap) then stack up 4 floor pieces

also right to credit, learned about the regular wooden chest spacing from a very good building video on YT, experimented by myself for the iron one ===> "Tiny home challenge, part 1 - Before Eikthyr - Valheim" by SorchaAzura Gaming

[rough sandal]

neat! ill be using this thanks for sharing :D

[snow siren]

When building grausten do you guys set it on top of the floor

Or to the side

I think on top is the intended way and you don’t have awkward extra widths on buildings

But it looks a bit off

[upper spade]

what to add to make it more fun :)?

[white moon]

adding the kitchen upgrades as part of the overall decoration it would give it more color the current kitchen area, imo. Also adding some wood touches around would also give some cozy vibes, try to experiment with different types of wood beams, 1x1m floor, etc

but already is looking really nice!

[crimson wyvern]

can anyone make out how the corner here is made

[fresh gazelle]

the thin horizontal wood looks like the inner of a 1x1 wall piece, connected to vertical core wood?

[white moon]

seems like the use of many layers of normal wood beams to shape a cilinder-ish pillar

im guessing here 3 layers are being used each one rotated the flat side facing out giving that clean look

so its shaped like a semi-circle

custom placing is being used here instead of the standard snapping point

and the right side of the corner is what jijoo is commenting

the 1x1 walls is custom placed as well, but only once, is in a way that the design of the wall, that thin horizontal beam, is the one that is right in the border connecting the core wood beam

then is just snapping point all the way up

seems like custom placed imo but can't tell honestly haha

[crimson wyvern]

Funnily enough i knew how to make the big pillar but didnt realize the side was 1x1 wall and core wood lol

Around a central pillar u do a 2m beam in every 8 directions, u place a door on the end of every one of those beams so that it makes like an l shape then you take another 2m beam and place it inside the first 2m beam using the door as the snapping point, it will come out on the other side of the central pillar just enough to have a perfect snapping point to make the pillar

[rain nymph]

Anyone able to assist with some dimensions?

I've somewhat replicated the measurements with core wood but my head is making this more confusing

[remote sedge]

How to farm tar?

[split stratus]

There is no proper way to "farm" it, but by killing growths and draining the tar pits. Few growths respawn at tar pits from time to time even after they're drained.

[uneven maple]

Hey so I've been trying to build a circle around the sacrificial stones at spawn (to make a coloseum to store my portals) but I can't get the proportions right with the radius of the mystical force... Does anybody have a good way I can center myself and find the right distance to build? (i tried mesuring with a fishing rod but can't get anything precise enough)

[old tangle]

Are you willing to use mods? I believe the ESP mod can show the circle around the alter that blocks construction

[uneven maple]

Id rather not but if I have to I could

[old tangle]

Otherwise I'd say brute force it by making 1m poles all around it then try to find the centerline in the cardinal directions from those

[remote sedge]

Try use a ward for reference

[snow siren]

To clarify the purpose of flametal structures, is the general idea you use the flametal peices to create stilts on lava then place your preferred building blocks on top?

[hasty patrol]

First time venturing into building ruins! Any little tips and tricks that you've come across or discovered yourself? 👀

(The Plant Everything mod definitely is very helpful with their vines 💙 )

[ocean vector]

is there a way to get a roof to look like its at a higher degree than 45? Im looking for something steeper than 45 for one part of my roof but not sure if its possible

[trail flume]

with roof pieces i dont think, but i saw a few vids where they placed beams on top of the roof so it looked steeper

[thick kelp]

Great start! Rubble and clutter around the base always helps. I often add stone blocks and things laying around. If you're open to more mods, Gizmo lets you rotate on all axis, and you can add blocks leaning, falling off the wall, things at angles, etc.

[reef trellis]

Any ideas on how to fill in the hole left at the top of the wall where the roofs connect?

[wraith sable]

Have you tried using roof crosses?

[reef trellis]

I have but they just narrow the gap a bit.

I did a bit of research and found out that buildings in that era were meant to be like that for ventilation and such, so I just ended up slapping the roof crosses on and leaving the gap.

Thanks anyways!

[wraith sable]

Ah fair enough

[snow siren]

If youre using steep roof sections, you can use the shallow X, it doesnt line up in the same way but it covers the hole better

[daring plank]

Somehow I never thought of making a wooden pier facepalm

[warped mortar]

can i make a wood farm there if not what can i do with this area

[vague badger]

Quick question, is there a way to pause the growing of flax ? I really like the in-between phase with the blue flowers and would like to use it to decorate

[fringe ginkgo]

Can anyone tell me how to do arches??? I've been looking for so long wooden or stone

[verbal flame]

you have a stonecutter? thheres an arch in heavy building if so

[worthy zephyr]

Can you help ? How would I make a tall bridge like that ? Where you see the red circle is where IRON SUPPORT BEAMS are hidden... so ti should help, bu the logs on top are still red

[reef trellis]

I’d say use the hoe to raise the ground under it and/or use stone foundations for the pillars.

[worthy zephyr]

I already did it with a mix of iron beams etc.

It works !

[worthy zephyr]

If I put stone walls around my docks, will the water still go through ?

[scenic galleon]

I think water in Valheim works a bit "interesting", it's not a flowing medium per-say, but every place has simply a fixed water level and the water will be there regardless of what you do around it, as long as you've cleared the ground sufficiently deep. (I think, not 100% sure).

[worthy zephyr]

We raised the ground but look at the F-ing waves... how the hell are we supposed to make anything near water when it's this insane ? It just submerges me into the water when the wave crashes down

[fervent jungle]

Does Ivy need open sky above it to grow? Trying to find the answer online but nothing
Nevermind it does it died after a bit 🙁

[fervent jungle]

Anyone got any idea how I could get some Ivy on this wall without needing to open it up the sky? Would Ivy grow horizontally along a wall if I placed one that is flush and just waited for it to spread that far horizontally?

[mortal horizon]

I think only with mods like "plant everything".

[fervent jungle]

😢 I’m trying 2 things but doubtful. Probably going to forget it

[weary thistle]

And any luck with the Ivy? Build looks very promising with or without the ivy. If theres one mod to sway you over to the dark side it should be plant everything, but kudos to whoever goes bare 🙂 .

[night sage]

how do you avoid these stairs from damaing from rain?

[rugged apex]

im pretty sure you cant

[night sage]

rip

[fervent jungle]

No luck yet, still waiting on the 2 experiments to see if it grows but it's not a big deal anyways. It was built before Ivy was added then I took a break. But not going to use mods on this since it is a save where some friends and I play and mods wouldn't work with the crossplay we have for the 1 person

[dusty linden]

looking into building a large compound style, multibuilding base. from some older posts online ive seen some mentions of instances and too many causing extreme lag.

does building still work like this? if so any tips on keeping lag low while being able to build a large base? (relatively new ~60 hrs ingame)

[rugged apex]

Idk 300 hours in game i never built a base that large to affect on fps (90 fps~)

[dusty linden]

have you built relatively speaking "large" bases?
if so thats good to hear

[rugged apex]

My base currently larger than render distance so ig its big enough

[dusty linden]

very nice, thanks

[night sage]

where would you set the hearth/fireplace? also I want some tables on the sides like some sort of dining hall(?

[brazen lily]

If you want you can check how your computer will perform againts about 17k instances. Personally Im getting an fps drops for sure but it can be casued probably by my 10 yo PC. Although Im not online rn.

[rugged apex]

how can i snap normal stairways in 4x4 round tower?

like i need mistlands stairs , or this possible somehow

[mortal horizon]

If you want them around the center-pole, I have bad news. that is too tight, won't work. At least not in a good optical and walkable way. without mistlands stairs you could snap 2m beams (or core wood) while adjusting the angle and height. You won't get a smooth stairway that way, but at least optically way better.

[white moon]

pasting screenshot for a spiral staircase design i posted some time ago in Jotunheim server

with a 3x3 space should do it to build this staircase

[rugged apex]

1 question: you just put 2m corewood poles , or it snaps somehow?

[white moon]

it snaps each one on top of the other

[rugged apex]

nice

[white moon]

what i like about using log beams for the spiral is that you can play around on how wide you want it to go, if i remember correctly 2m log beams is the minimum length without getting stuck while going up if you are walking

making it shorter the stairs would overlap on each other leaving a litle bump on each level making more difficult to walk up

[rugged apex]

ty for design it fits perfectly in towers like that and pretty cheap

i will rebuild my tower for stairs that great

[white moon]

noice yea it fits nicely, that design is barebones and purely functional you can go ahead and get creative decorating it with your build theme

[sharp thicket]

quick & cheap boat able bridgy

[twilit sparrow]

yall what do i do here with my roof
I dont mean add overhang and all that i mean what to place, like, right in the red triangle....

[sudden badger]

you mean how to decorate it ?

[sudden badger]

you mean "how to decorate it" and not "what to do with that empty space above"?

for decoration, it depends if you will have a loft in there too or not
you can use the X and diagonal beams to make a pattern, you can fill it with wood walls, you can mix walls X and diagonal bema or the other wood decoration "walls"

as of "how to use it", you can fill that space with storage, your sleeping space for example

[vestal delta]

Found a plains spot with this cool little stream that I want to build my base around, but I'm struggling with a good way to lay it all out. I want to build with the terrain and preserve as much of the natural beauty as possible. Any suggestions?

[tawny stump]

just to be clear black marble is immune to more diff types of damage and austerity has a high hp pool right so even without a dome i could build a black marble castle as my own fortress in the Ashlands ?

[minor nacelle]

is there a way to remove a specific runestones? even if with console commands

[split stratus]

Afaik you cannot remove them.

You can kinda like "remove" them by digging under them (they land on terrain level) and then raise ground around them so you cover them.

[minor nacelle]

Man, thanks for responding tho!

[split stratus]

I'll make sure my claim is correct, I have exact situation before me in one of my worlds, hold on a moment.

[minor nacelle]

Alright!

because I have this stone right here

[split stratus]

Okay, my claim and memory didn't fail me. Here is how:

[minor nacelle]

OOOOH thank yoou!!

[orchid monolith]

I think the runestone eventually comes back up

[split stratus]

One in my main base in my main world hasn't.

[orchid monolith]

Hmm, I feel like a remember mine showing back up

[minor nacelle]

update

[split stratus]

Hmm, it seems like it jumped back. Strange how it hasn't in older world tho.

[split stratus]

Sadly the advice I gave isn't as reliable as I remembered, look above reply.

[minor nacelle]

I can enter fly and dig a hole to the ocean floor I guess and cover the hole with stone flooring

[minor nacelle]

update

it's indeed back @split stratus

[split stratus]

Yeah, like I said. And no way to delete it with console commands IIRC.

[minor nacelle]

I guess we life with it

@split stratus final product

[honest girder]

Raise it instead so it's standing on your dock. Make it a unique feature of your build 😄 Bonus points if the message fits well in a base like "hearth and home"

[simple gyro]

this look really nice can you show me abit more?

[honest girder]

Happy with location, main shape and chimney. Tried to shape out a deck going round one side but felt a bit too cramped with the roof. Also struggling to make an entrance work - any ideas?

I'm thinking (main) entrance will be from the direction I'm looking at it in the second picture, and the end facing the downslope will probably have a balcony (or connected to a deck if I can make that work 😄

I can add windows etc to the roof where it feels flat later on

Edit: Figured it out! Post when mostly done 🙂

[austere obsidian]

behold: the poor man's hearth

[elder phoenix]

How is that not lighting everything else on fire?

[brazen lily]

Fire hazards off

[austere obsidian]

you guys play with fire hazard on?

[elder phoenix]

Always? More realistic fire = awesome.

[pallid finch]

if the devs make it so you can't just create a stack of coal with a campfire, sure, I'm willing to turn it on as well 😂

the whole stack of wood should just burn if it's not inside the charcoal kiln, and food left too long to cook should simply disappear

[devout rune]

Not always

There's a certain point where it's just annoying

[elder phoenix]

Always. Never annoying.

[pallid mirage]

Having to use the hoe to remove grass before you place a campfire so it wont catch the grass on fire and interrupt your 8 min rested buff refresh is annoying.

[pallid mirage]

Try logging with fire arrows
I have not tested it extensively, but i did get a good amount of coal that time i ran out of flint arrows while fighting a troll

[devout rune]

There's always a fine line between more realistic and just tedious real life kinda shit

[lapis basin]

More importantly, there is a difference between realism features intended from the start and planned around, and such features added later.

If cold/freezing was added everywhere only as part of the DN update, those would probably have been bad as well.

[pallid mirage]

one aspect of grausten that i love is that you can make scale models with the small arch pieces

[austere obsidian]

How's my starter base looking?

all regular wood still lol

I got finewood for the furniture by smashing logs together from some birch trees that happened to fall over when i was chopping wood

[tawdry haven]

Anyone have a vid on how to place those item stand between the stools? Im struggling to build a small wine bar 😭 🥹 🤣

[hexed smelt]

The way I have done this is starting from the bottom row I place the stool then the item stand then another stool until I have a row across and then keep going to the next row that way

You also can use the serving tray to place the mead

[tawdry haven]

Soooo the build process will be like this?

first layer/bottom layer: place stool, place item stand, place item, stool, repeat.

[hexed smelt]

Yes

[tawdry haven]

and here I thought stool stool stool

place item stand in between

[hexed smelt]

I tried it that way but couldn't get it to work and I was so frustrated 😂 Idk if other people can get it to work that way but it was so annoying I gave up and then when I tried again I did it the way I suggested and it worked

[tawdry haven]

Don't try it. Its unhealthy for thy mental health HAHAHA I wasted 3 hours for that sht and it didnt work

[inland hornet]

Can yall show a pic of what you're trying to do? like an item stand between X X of the finewood chairs?

[grizzled blaze]

Can y'all suggest some YouTube videos regarding building with grausten?
My grausten builds looks rather 💩

[pallid mirage]

the key is to make them tall, and impractically ornate to the point of absurdity

[pallid mirage]

also learning how to stack pieces halfway inside each other is important

[tawdry haven]

took me long but hey i made it 🥹 🥲

[hexed smelt]

Looks great! 💜

[timid coyote]

what can i do to make this more interesting, mostly need tips with exterior

[orchid monolith]

You could try corewood beams on the seams of the stone almost acting as “supports” and then a layer on the top

[unborn scaffold]

this is a pretty basic way to do it that adds some layer and allat

[timid coyote]

thanks

[fiery flax]

I want to build a base in the middle of the water. Is there any good way to do that? Will this location work?

[split stratus]

If that location has any plot to build workbench then maybe, if not then you cannot raise ground without a nearby workbench.

[crude basin]

And be able to raise it enough so nothing floods during storms

[tawdry haven]

What joelkkii said. Unless you plan to cheat via devcommands.

[vestal delta]

I was thinking this would be a good spot for a plains base/castle, but I've been staring at it for days and can't decide where to build what, other than the docks. The arrows point in the direciton of resources so I will have roads coming from those directions. I like the way the streams look, and the plains in general, so I am trying to preserve as much of the natural look as I can, as opposed to just flattening everything and building on top. Other than that I got nothing. If any of you creative geniuses have suggestions I would appreciate them.

[pallid mirage]

The first thing you want to do is pick a style for your house/castle. I usually do that by building a 4-8m section of wall with a window(s), roof and as many stories high as the house is primarily going to be.

Second, make a layout. When I am building in uneven terrain i prefer basic wood walls for this, regardless of what i am actually building. You don't need the entire walls, just 1-2 meters above ground is fine. Keep in mind how thick your wall desing is when making the layout. Also keep in mind how you want to build your roof.

If you dont know where to start, just plop down some random boxes. Make a list of things you want your castle to have, then make a note of what you want to build in each box when you are done.
When you are done with that, consider if you have to edit your layout or if you want to rearrange things.

If you incorporate organic or non square shapes into your build, i suggest you build those first. Especially if you are dealing with complex roof structures.

[pastel badge]

You're a visionary with those tapered pillars

I'm building a cathedral and I was trying to figure out how to make my back wall look extra fancy and that's perfect

[orchid monolith]

Here’s what I have;

I see a hill in the bottom center of the photo, I personally would lay out a castle there. Have a central tower/keep on the highest point and build walls and buildings from there.

Put the docks just north of where you have them and have the village centered around them. Alternatively you could leave them where they are currently and have them hooked up to the castle

Build some bridges over the streams and span them to different sections of the village

Cluster industrial areas away from housing, after all who wants to spend the day listening to metal being forged

Have some fields or a field with small farmhouse(s) attached

Keep Stonehenge, use it as a religious area for your citizens. Have a path wind up to it.

I’ll take your photo and make some layouts for my ideas and send it

Green = roads
Blue = farm field
excuse my horrid handwriting, I’m on a phone

[hexed smelt]

I like this a lot but I would suggest swapping the village and industry since it makes sense to have industry and storage near the docks but even if no swap this is a really good setup

[pallid shadow]

Hello, Valheim community! ✨
I’ve just uploaded a new Valheim build video where I recreated the Riverwood Trader from Skyrim!
This cozy medieval shop captures the classic atmosphere of Riverwood — complete with a merchant’s counter, living quarters upstairs, and that warm Skyrim vibe we all love.
If you enjoy Skyrim builds or just love detailed Valheim architecture, check it out — maybe it’ll inspire your next project!
I’d really appreciate your feedback and ideas for what I should recreate next.
💬 If the video reaches 50+ likes, I’ll try to rebuild the entire Riverwood village!

🔗 Watch here: https://youtu.be/8_XJpNJI5Hk

[elder phoenix]

#self-promotion

[orchid monolith]

Ngl didn’t even think about that

[vestal delta]

is that a finger-drawn capital cursive S in the middle of castle? respect...

[vestal delta]

Been staring at this off and on all day, scheming. Just had the idea for a tower on that highpoint of the hill where you have castle drawn, and another tower where you have industry drawn, with a skybridge connecting them that runs over the canals. What do you think?

idk what the point of the towers would even be, maybe just separate bedrooms for me and my buddy at the tops. Could put storage and workshops on the castle side and food storage / dining / kitchen on the other side

Not even sure if I can reach that far, even with iron

[pastel badge]

I doubt you could reach that far unsupported, but you could probably get away with having one support on that thin little strip of land in the middle so as to make it as minimal as possible

[pallid mirage]

i thought you were building this with devcommands since youre viewing it from above like that.
in which case, you could use flametal pillars. those should span that skybridge, and let you build it fairly far up as long as you start placing them from the ground up

[vestal delta]

No devcommands just some QoL mods. One lets you disconnect the camera

Flametal from Ashland’s I guess?

[pallid mirage]

yeah.... and if you're not playing with devcommands i suggest you ditch that idea. its a somewhat bothersome material to get

[orchid monolith]

I love the idea, but you definitely wouldn’t be able to get there without iron/flametal. You would probably need a pillar in the middle on that thin strip of land and even than you would probably need more. It also would depend on height of the towers themselves, iron beams don’t become grounded (they do still have a good amount of support though) when attached to stone so you would lose stability the higher up you go. I did something similar very early on in my building career and it was a pain, mine was over a deep channel though so I didn’t have ground beneath me. It’s gonna be a lot of iron and might not work.

[tawdry haven]

Saw this spot for my plains base. Been staring at it since i've saw this spot after we've raided the tower. All I ever had in mind was to put my house on top of those 2 pillars with a boat house under.

[frozen onyx]

anyone who is good with tower design free to help me reshape the top of this?

looking for ireads on how to fix it from feelin so? box shaped??

[white moon]

i think is already well shaped, only needs a bit more of height and the outside walls i would "complete" it into a rectangle, from my pov seems that it's been like cutted in half, probably you could try as well instead of diamond shaped window to try and place down some 2x1 or 3x1m windows so it would make the tower feel taller

adding to the roof a bit of an overhang would give more shape instead of keeping enclosed as a box
in the pictures attached you can try and add more flooring instead of directly making the roofs

the pic from the right is the closest design on the tower you already have built, by adding some more meters and placing 26º roof around and outside the walls would give more shape of a tower

[frozen onyx]

this is the shape of the base on the tower -

[white moon]

as well you can use 26º or 45º wood beams placing it below the outside walls on each side, that would make the external parts of the tower to add more weight and the would make the walls feel that are heavy being supported by beams and not floating, like in the picture from the left

[worldly lichen]

I once spent the time doing that after just creating my first portals. No iron yet and it’s quite a fun challenge. I had no protection against the deathsQuito’s and died many times before I was able to place a portal. Then the. Build was super fun as I added a bridge between the two towers

[tawdry haven]

I had this seed before last 3 years ago where 5 stone pillars were near each other. Had fun creating our base at the top. My skill from 80 went down to 20 something 🤣

[frozen onyx]

i dont have a steady flow of iron yet - still in BF - just cheesed an easy 2 for the stone - can squeeze maybe 1 more 4m pole for that pointed roof - adding some support beans to help round it out - diamond was mostly for the view so i can change it up

[white moon]

hmm probably you could try and start making the roof by its center, rising the center pillar as high as you need, instead of starting the roof from the floor.
probably this way you can have complete control on the shape you want your roof to look, separating it completely from the shape of the base, then after the roof is completed you can go ahead and start building your walls until touches the top of the roof
this method wont exactly match the top side of your walls with the bottom side of your roof but then you can just custom place your building holding down shift to completely enclosed its sorroundings

[frozen onyx]

0000h good point start from the top n work down might help the flowww

[white moon]

yea! from the top you can end up building a more cone shape roof than from the bottom, that would take you more time and pain and not exactly look rounded

yea this mod with iron beams would take you less time, if you have a cultivator you can plant pine trees around the tower, having blue integrity all the way up

and plus will make the tower not feel empty around it

[surreal harbor]

Hey All, question on how best to fill spaces around arches. I want to maintain the integrity of the arch without building through it visually. Is there a way to do that?

[slender trench]

Anybody know how I can fix this to not make it look ugly. I’m trying to build the building in the lower left hand corner, and I’m eyeballing it and it’s okay so far but I’m stuck on the back part on how to make it look better

[vestal delta]

how do you guys decide on your dock height? these plains waves are nuts

[pallid mirage]

You dont, you use tiered docks

I also prefer building my docks in a river/bay, but sometimes thats not an option.

[pallid mirage]

First off, build your buildings from the ground, then up.
Building a facade completely from one side, then trying to finish the house from the other will invariably give you a headache.

Instead, try to build with boxes.
Preferably boxes starting from the ground. Limit your overhangs, especially unsupported overhangs

[pallid finch]

convert that floating room into a mini tower instead, since it's more natural to have a very solid support under your buildings for the viking era (even if you use ashwood). You could even detach it a bit more from the main building and create a short bridge to connect to the top floor, while the rest of the tower can even be sealed tight

[pallid finch]

still a work in progress, but I basically raised a tiny speck of land that was protruding out and creating a lighthouse on top of it. The rest of the base is relatively lower in height since I chose a bay on purpose to avoid the high waves (I still need to finish decorating)

[dapper apex]

any Ideas to make this prettier

[white moon]

@dapper apex you building has already a really nice foundation now only needs decoration and extra layering
heres an example i think it will give ur walls more body

by working with layers on your buildings they will have more depth rather than having everything staying on 1 flat surface
this is the video reference where i took this pic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egw76oTUofM&t=554s

[timid coyote]

i have this little bedroom inside a tower, how do i make it more furnished?

[dapper apex]

First thing get rid of that hanging brazier the smoke layer on the ceiling can be dangerous and doesnt look that pretty. You can put it higher up or use torches,(spoiler idea : use lanterns) and maybe a bit more colour, a shelf maybe

[stone maple]

If you can handle the instances build with the smaller bricks alternating by 1m like an actual brick wall rather than the large coarse slabs stacked.
Add beams of wood across the room slightly below the ceiling and along the walls. Add some shelves with meads or other small decos. Some basic ideas.

[mint chasm]

I used the grausten arches to either side of the wall, so the wall was sort of set into the arches. That way I could fill in the gaps better

[surreal harbor]

I was able to get this to work a d happy with it.

[mint chasm]

Oh awesome! It's fun stuff to build with but can also be a pain in the behind 🤣

[surreal harbor]

Love your layout. Looks fantastic

[mint chasm]

Thank you!

[hollow socket]

Do we know if flame metal pillars have the same stability and load bearing qualities like iron poles?

[elder phoenix]

They are equal, yes.

They are also immune to lava.

[trail topaz]

well I just learned something new. I've often wondered how to build over lava.

[shrewd pilot]

very simple question here: is there a trick i can use to get my 26 and 45 degree beams to align (as much as valheim allows) when overlapping them by 1 m? (since there are no 1m angled beams) when i try to do it manually/by sight, there's always an edge stickin up somehwere

[shrewd pilot]

using doors and/or horizontal core beams to guesstimate a 1m snap point doesn't seem to quite cut it.

[pallid finch]

aren't both cross pieces intersecting at half the length of a normal diagonal beam?

can't you place a cross piece, snap a diagonal beam at the center, then delete the cross piece?

unless I misunderstood what you want to achieve exactly...

[vestal delta]

All my agonizing over where to place the docks and then how to handle crazy tides... I think I'm just going to build it in the northern spot by the stream where the water level never changes even 1m, compared to 3m on the southern spot or 2m on the middle spot. Like you said, find a river or bay

[shrewd pilot]

oh my goodness. i forgot about the "X" pieces! duh...

[empty edge]

I got so tired of this that I installed a mod to give me more precision options.

[empty edge]

You can use the basic wooden stool as a nightstand for clutter. The small wooden floor pieces work really well as shelves, but so do the dark wood beams, which I've made into a kind of partition before.

[empty edge]

Iron braced beams?

[surreal harbor]

It was to fit around the sides where it arches. Was able to sort it from a prior response. Thank uou though

[keen beacon]

Honestly, I like the concept. Only thing I might do is use 45 roof pieces and build another smaller floor to be your masters retreat. That way it would break up the roof some.

[frozen onyx]

cant go much higher w out iron - still in BF - i just cheesed a stone cutter for a early start

[frozen onyx]

i def might tho!!

[keen beacon]

Going along with what others have said, if you start you roof from the top and go down. Another thing to add some character would be use 26 degree piece as the very bottom row, that way it adds a sweeping pitch to the bottom. Just another way to break up the stale-ness of repeated angles. Could even do something like this for the very top. a row of 45's then a row of 26's. Either at the point of where the 45's and 26's connect or middle of the 26's use wooden poles to drop the roof by 1 or 2 meters (whichever might look better) and then start again with the 45's and 26's.

[grave terrace]

bro that looks amazing how

[sharp thicket]

If you need a spotlight

[frigid jacinth]

TIPS building around forcefield?

[leaden notch]

i want the roof to be built out of grausten, however no matter what i do, the last roof piece to connect breaks.

how could i support it?

[teal kernel]

Line up with one of the runes around and place any snapping point alined middle to the rune almost touching the barier, from the point 4m left and right with any beams(8m tot), then from the ends u start angeling each 8m aside circulating a 16 sided ring, the each side of the ring will have a snap point from the middle to extend beams in perpendicular to the ring's sides, and for each 10m in radius the ring's sides grow by 4m(2m to each side from it's center)..
Same teq works also with starting a radius from 0 (building the radius and from it u build up the sides of the ring)
WARNING: only the first ring will snap it self, unless u start from point 0 as then there will be none, also snapping a ring and then building the radius inwards wont work as it'll no be able to snap to the true center point..

[teal kernel]

^

[teal kernel]

Too high for wood beams, use flametal for the vertical frame see if it holds, if not the u'll need support beam in the middle, flametal from the ground up...

[pallid mirage]

try a beam here. the structural stability thing absolutely hates going zigzag

[leaden notch]

So I actually figured it out, and it worked out way better than i thought

this is what i basically did, and it holds perfectly

[pallid mirage]

that works too

[leaden notch]

progress :-)

[frigid jacinth]

cant build over it just around

[dapper apex]

tried to do the best and not block its functionality

still in progress looks bulky

[frigid jacinth]

i hate how terain int his game is not your friend versus aoe / warcaft fencing was just click and drag to build

[teal kernel]

with barriers u not suppose to go build inwards, it was about the Teq overall, sorry wasn't home to demonstrate...
u got the rune lineup tho..
so thats the teq..

(overall if of the teq) and as i said starting from a rind will snap it self but no true center snap...

also just for everyone here, beams tend to bend lower over length if snapped from the side of objects, this thing sometimes can cause serious problems of scappings and hight consistency..

[leaden notch]

any ideas on how to build a rounded roof with grausten?

[pallid mirage]

you can, with liberal use of the arches

tho, i would suggest a flat roof and a balcony instead

or maybe something like this

@leaden notch

[leaden notch]

ahhhh okay yeah

[icy copper]

Is there any way to spoof a 70 degree angle for a wooden beam? I'm sure this has been asked before sorry.

[white moon]

hmmm from vanilla options comes up to my mind mixing both 45º and 26º to get 70ish degrees

place down either one of them, then you can use door on top of the beam as a custom placement and place the other one blending it in
thats just words, never tried it but i think it could work

that or install gyzmo mod i think is called it allows you to have more rotation degrees and a new z axis for rotation direction

[icy copper]

thank you!

[shadow frost]

how can i make the second angle beam clip to bottom or top corner so it looks good?

[elder phoenix]

There is a dedicated X piece just fyi

[shadow frost]

oh damn im stupid 😂 i've used it before too on roof

[indigo tangle]

hmm do you think theres any way i can improve my dragon tear torch design?

[shadow frost]

looks really cool to me

[pallid finch]

are there any tricks to building circular roofs? I found a cool elliptical shape for my kitchen, but I'm having a really hard time making the various "sides" meet properly (or at least in a not-so-ugly way)

[indigo tangle]

shift is your friend. don't be afraid to try a corner piece if you are doing 26 degree roofs. other than that just trial and error mainly.

[pallid finch]

I did find some ways to work with octagons, and I'm using the shift, it's just... ugh 😩

[misty sparrow]

Use thach roofing its harder to see how much they clip

[pallid finch]

I kind of figured it out, though you can still see a few discrepancies here and there

maybe I'll send a few screenshots later for reference, incase anyone wants to attempt a similar design (and maybe suggest some improvements)

[fast wing]

How do we think i could pull off a roof to my dock, house combo

need space for the house portion

[lean scaffold]

Guys, need help, i try to build building from Chalet map from Rainbow six siege, but this bar area bricks my brain - in game measurments don't work correctly when i try to make sence of the walls length, shpuld i try to stick to siege measurments or just stick to general idea?

[pallid finch]

this area looks more "squished" compared to the original, you probably need to extend it south by either 1 or 2m, I think

[dusk breach]

kinda wish we could build a liiittle taller. If I add just one more piece anywhere up there, it'll break

[orchid bison]

Cool way to visualize your ammo. Just need a couple spears on some item holders

[bronze gate]

pro tip, if you use raise earth and then chip the sides to make a "mud spike" you can use metal beams from its tip to get blue stability 8 meters high and add that extra bit that you might need

just make sure you hide it as a structural pillar

[earnest axle]

maybe copper cage walls instead?

[earnest axle]

I'm trying to build a nice trellis for my vineberrys into my garden wall. would one seed in the middle of this spread thought the whole thing, or should I plant two?

[indigo tangle]

uh yeah this is vanilla.

[chilly oyster]

am building a huge cathedral atm, does anyone know what I could spawn in using devcommands to add/reset stability?

[orchid bison]

Easiest way I know of is to is too spawn in rocks (like the node rock) since building on them resets stability and they can fly. They can be fairly big for walls though...

[boreal coyote]

"Spawn Skull1" is what I use, its small and easy to hide. Downside is that it cannot be removed without console commands or mods.

[chilly oyster]

thanks for the tips lads !! Will be posting a screen shot in a few days with the finished build :D

I tried using both the skull and rock yesterday but it wasnt reseting stability anywhere, I wonder what was going on

[snow radish]

hi guys me and my friend are new to valheim building big house, what can we do to make the upper floors stable

[pallid mirage]

First make sure you have a propper foundation. The bottom of your walls should be a ring of blue.

Corewood has better stability than regular wood, try making the frame of your house with those.

Internal walls and supports help, just make sure they are also blue at their base.

Tho, there is only so high you can build without stone. (You need two iron for the bench to place them)

[elder phoenix]

Stop building so big until you get better materials.

[snow radish]

okay thank you guys

[snow radish]

By better materials u mean corewood are there even better things for early builds?

[pallid mirage]

no
not until you get your first two iron ingots and can start building with stone.
there is also iron beams, which cost iron for each one you place. you can sink your excess iron into that when you have enough.
spoiler ||enough iron means about one full cart per player||

[snow radish]

okay okay as i heard there is never enough iron in vallheim 😄

[elder phoenix]

Swamp gives you access to ironwood, which is the highest structure point value material. It allows for the largest and most expansive builds.
Swamp also gives you access to stone building if that is of interest to you.

Mountains gives you ||Crystal, for actual windows.||
Plains gives you ||Darkwood, for a new look on beams, doors, and roofing.||
Mistlands gives you ||Black Marble, and a host of additional cosmetic pieces.||
Ashlands gives you ||Grausten and Ashwood.||

So unless you're in the mood to tear down and rebuild everything multiple times, I would hold off on any large, permanent builds until you have more pieces to see what your options are.

[rancid smelt]

beams underneath

Hey guys. Anyone know how to fill in this little gap? The roof I'm standing on in the first pic is the upside down V piece which I typically try to avoid for this exact reason.

[honest girder]

Instead of a roof ridge piece, use a couple of inner corner pieces. Overlap them with your existing ones if needed. Or just use 45 degree roofs instead of the ridge piece altogether

[split stratus]

One way would be placing same ridge piece to clip with other part of the roof, if your aesthetic eye will survive that.

[rancid smelt]

I did try this and it was a lil too wonky for my taste. Looks like I'm rebuilding some to get rid of the ridge all together lol.

Note to self. Never make odd numbered foundations in the future lol

[terse ermine]

052039

[honest girder]

If you give your roofs a bit of overhang (which I suggest you do 🙂 ), an odd foundation means the roof will be even

[split stratus]

Odd numbered is not that bad if you make overhanged roof.

[rancid smelt]

Overhang the Roof from the middle snap!!! why didn't I think of that. I always do a full piece overhung!!!

[honest girder]

Also, to make roofs work without being super limited, I kinda needed to get over the fact that sometimes pieces need to overlap/intersect. There just aren't enough different pieces to create any shape you want

[honest girder]

Full piece tends to be a bit much imo, unless the build is very big! You can start from the top or use some clever 1m pieces near the edge to get going. I'm currently almost always using 1m overhang both on the sides and the faces

[rancid smelt]

honestly so smart I never thought of this. This would look real good on corner piece overhangs too

[honest girder]

It can make it a bit awkward sometimes though, when doing stuff like mixing 45 and 26 degree roofs together 😄

[rancid smelt]

true true but honestly that'll be an issue regardless of full or partial overhang. I hope they make some 26/45 integration pieces in the future

[pallid mirage]

The 26 degree roofs are wonky with 1 meter overhangs

Either you need to freehand the snapping of the roof or freehand the gap between the roof and wall.

[honest girder]

Don't need to freehand, but less straightforward than 45 degree roofs

[snow radish]

We somehow pulled this off and its all done, maybe some more touches on the roof to make it look better but overall hardwood and normal wood was enough

[normal mirage]

I personally believe the 26 degree roof piece is the better piece.

[pallid mirage]

Always depends on the build

I often mix them.

[indigo tangle]

oh my gosh you don't have to freehand 1 meter overhangs on 26 degree roofs!? aughghgh I'm not redoing all my roofs but I feel dumb now

whats the best shield to decorate the side of a stone wall with?

[elder phoenix]

Best is subjecthive.

[indigo tangle]

everything is subjective when it comes to building, give me your opinions

[elder phoenix]

Build one of each and decide which you, personally, like the look of most.

[indigo tangle]

I think most of them look like crap. only the banded wooden tower shield might be ok but thats hella expensive if I want at least 6 (thats 60 iron). They are all just so small but maybe theres a way to make them look better or something? Has anyone actually done this?

[elder phoenix]

Banded wooden tower shield?

Are you talking about the Banded Shield (swamp), the Wooden Tower Shield (meadows), or the Bone Tower Shield (black forest)?

p.s. 60 iron is not expensive in the grand scheme of things.

[indigo tangle]

oh its just called the iron tower shield

60 iron is expensive to me for some how dinky and small the shields look. And I'm decorating a whole castle so I might want to be building with more like 12 or 18 or 40, who knows.

[elder phoenix]

Find a good swamp or 2 and you'll have 1200+ iron to work with.

[indigo tangle]

yeah they are just so tiny for how big my castle is. Any way to make them stand out more or look better?

[elder phoenix]

They are what they are. They work better inside as hallway decos than trying to hang things outside tbh.

[indigo tangle]

I want to know what I'm doing before spending 8 hours farming iron. I already have 300 iron I just don't want to chuck it all on the walls and go "wow they still look terrible even with 10 of them up there". And yes I could save scum, OR I could just get some helpful advice here and avoid the whole issue.

[elder phoenix]

If you're looking for much larger placeables for decoration, #mods-discussion is your best option because the in-game stuff genuinely just "is what it is" 🤷‍♂️

[indigo tangle]

I am not using mods. If there is no more advice then I'll just figure it out myself

[elder phoenix]

Idk what kind of advice you want? You're looking for single-piece, large, exterior wall decorations as far as I can surmise.
And such things do not exist. 🤷‍♂️

[indigo tangle]

I'm certain i can come up with something.

[elder phoenix]

I have every faith in you. If you have not made it to the Mistlands/Ashlands yet, I may recommend seeing if those pieces could help you as well.

[indigo tangle]

holy the back of the stone throne might do it?

[pallid mirage]

so... 1 meter overhang, 26 degree roof
assuming you build a wall, snap a 1m beam to the wall, and then snap your roof piece to that
which piece do you put in between the 0.5m gap from the wall to the roof?

i guess you could get snapping points to line up with some grausten pieces... but then you need to get to ashlands first. and build support so it does not immediately break

[elder phoenix]

Shingle roofs having a small built-in overhang is nice.

[indigo tangle]

you snap the top middle point of the triangle roof to the top of your wall, then snap the bottom point of a normal 26 degree roof to the outside bottom of the triangle roof, then destroy the triangle roof.

like so

[split stratus]

What in the..

I've never thought making it that way.

I always used log beam trick with 26 overhang roof.

[indigo tangle]

that works too i guess

[indigo tangle]

I used to just free hand them cuz stupid. only figured this out last night

[pallid mirage]

I have an issue with building with devcommands in the plains
I want the plains variant of the birch trees. but you cant plant those. if you do they show up as the meadows type (way more green)

[elder phoenix]

Birch is birch, what do you mean "variant"?

[pallid mirage]

so i was spawning them in with devcommands. but i that gives me only really big ones

[pallid mirage]

there is actually four of them. birch1, birch2, birch1_aut and birch2_aut

[elder phoenix]

Pictures would help 😄

[pallid mirage]

you can only grown the two rightmost ones with saplings

and you can spawn all 4

but
when spawning them they are always the same size

i was wondering if anyone figured out how to adjust the size of the trees when spawning them with devcommands

since i cant just regrow the ones on the left with saplings until i get the sizes i want

[elder phoenix]

I feel badly for the hard work of the artist(s) now because I genuinely never noticed the leaves were different colors 😭

[pallid mirage]

if it makes you feel better, i didnt either until i planted a sapling in the plains the first time (at which point my playtime was about 900 hours)

[crude basin]

Vanilla not really possible I think, with infinity hammer you can copy a tree and resize them but downside is wind physics can make it look weird when resized too much. A second way is to use plant everything mod. With that you get the choice which type you want to grow. You can also place it immediately but unsure if you get changes in size that way

[orchid bison]

What about just using the cultivator?

Then skip time to grow them. There might be a command to instantly grow them too

[orchid bison]

unless that is what you did here

Found this in the wiki...
"Birch trees that grow naturally in the Plains biome have a different "fall-like", yellow color to its leaves compared to the variant of Birch found in the Meadows. However, should the player grow their own Birch trees in Plains by using the Cultivator, the player-cultivated trees will have green leaves like those found in Meadows. This makes the naturally grown Plains birch with the faded yellow hue finite and impossible to replace once chopped down. "
So I guess the cultivator don't work...

[digital crane]

can anyonee help me design this space?

[calm shale]

does this work as chicken coop? inside that wood box is hearth

[orchid bison]

As long as you have the fire affect where your chickens are you are fine

[proud mirage]

You have the number/count inverted 😛 maybe on purpose , That is what I would say 🙂

[warm stirrup]

Oh my gosh woops!

For clarity the gap to the left of the black metal chests is virtually identical

@proud mirage Fixed, thank you!

[proud mirage]

🙂 I do like show and tell , and can be reasons where either type of chest is used ,thus this is benefitable .

[elder phoenix]

If you want the highest items per square meterage, iron chest wins with single-side access.
If you can access from both sides, barrels wins.

Same holds true for cubic meterage.

[proud mirage]

Honestly I tend to use Black Metal as it is more fun and easier for me to acquire. Was just providing some positive feedback.

[elder phoenix]

Barrels are easy to acquire as well 😉

[pallid finch]

I also feel like those black metal chests can't be placed like that at all, since they have those protruding corners forcing you to give them more space

[proud mirage]

They can be placed kinda merged into each other a bit .

[elder phoenix]

Barrels are so good if you arrange them so you can grab from both sides.

[earnest axle]

If your chimny is too high for the smoke to reach the top, but you like the look of smoke coming out, you can hide a brazier inside to simulate the effect of the hearths smoke reaching the top.

[indigo tangle]

alright, which one of you was gonna tell me that stone floors have a lower render distance than other stone structures?

ok good turning up the render distance fixes it

[warm stirrup]

Me, stone floors have a lower render distance than other stone structures.

[fading wadi]

My current WIP. Any suggestions on what to do on the inside. Either one big castle or smaller building within the walls?\

[tender surge]

could anyone give me some tips on how to build a roof for this house? Its the first one im building and im struggling a bit (ignore that its a bit ugly its my first try)

[elder phoenix]

What biome are you up to?

[tender surge]

meadows