building-discussion

[jovial elbow]

I think one way to make your house more interesting is to make different floors, roofs, and windows. It always a game about experimentation regarding to building, try to deviate from the regular square house, some recommendations:
-different floor Level, like you enter a house that connects to the floor and later you access a small staircase on an slightly elevated floor (1m or 2m if you want)
-Experimenting with windows and balconies, you still can have point blank walls that could fit some trophies and banners
-New roofing ideas, experiment with elevation (first 26°, then 45° and viceversa), I think if you make a stone chimney and put a wooden roof inside you can protect it from the rain and can still ventilate the smoke, something like

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The last thing is probably on YouTube so you can already pitch up an idea

[elfin dawn]

thanks for all the ideas 🥰

[waxen moth]

That's why you build a castle
But yeh, I agree village style is easier

[boreal sinew]

Would anyone be interested in helping build a nice little starter house with/for me? i'm currently in the bronze age, Running out of space, and my current house is kinda just a giant square xD We dont have to vc but it would be nice and id like to get a few building tips

DM me ^^

[elfin dawn]

hi, me again :D
can someone give me some ideas for the entrance(?). like what to build around the main door so the house doesn't look like. a rectangular brick 🤔 idk if i did not chose the right english word but i can't find any reference

for now it's just a door in a triangle /口\ but it's still ugly af

[jovial elbow]

Adding deep on the entrance improves, like making a roof outside your house soo the entrance doesnt become soo small, one example it comes to mind right now is the entrance of the White House from the USA, i believe is called "front porch"

[elfin dawn]

ill try to find real life front porch reference from all around the world

[jovial elbow]

thats the viking spirit 👍

[waxen moth]

A lot of houses in America have front porches, it's not exclusive to the white house lol some houses have porches that wrap around the whole house, sometimes even a balcony to match

[proper apex]

You may check this out: #building-ideas message

[elfin dawn]

thanks a lot !! 🫶

[random jay]

you'll need to use the better creative mod or the plant everything mod, the vines you can place on walls are available through both of those mods but not naturally, and not through standard creative mode as it's a dev limited part

there's a lot of dev limited parts like that so I'd recommend using the better creative mod for anything you want to use that you see in premade structures but can't get naturally

but if you're doing it in survival, stick with the plant everything mod as it still requires materials

[hushed willow]

any ideas on how to give more texture to a big stone wall? I'm trying some support columns and banners but I think I could use something more

[oak sage]

So how does one stack chests untop of eachother

[rancid igloo]

@oak sage You sneak small wooden platform between them and then you can estroy it

if you have those chests near wall, the will stay on top of the other

[oak sage]

Ah thank you

[lament yoke]

I move rotation the 1x1m block to a 45 degree. Then using q and e to make the wall thicker. I then add archways on the outside and use the colums create a depth to the build.

[hushed willow]

The wall is already thick, it's like a castle wall. I was thinking about the archways because that's the old reliable, but since it is pretty tall on some parts it might not be enough

[lament yoke]

You can add an extra bade to it. Then in-between the archway, add a some columns

[granite nymph]

Did anyone else notice that grausten stairs were changed from 4 steps to 3 steps in the small update? There is a small gap between all of my built staircases now and it wasnt mentioned in the patchnotes... Does someone here know why this was done or how it could be reverted?

[plain river]

is there a way to turn on “creative mode” or am I just spoiled

[waxen moth]

Hammermode, in the world modifiers in the world selection menu

It's a bit different, you still have to have discovered whatever recipe is needed and build all the required work benches. As opposed to using something like a command like "nocost" where you can build anything buildable whenever.

[karmic fjord]

And yes you are spoiled 😂
But so are all great builders 😅

Some of us are just crazy enough to build big structures and spend over 2000 hours gathering resources 😂

[open stream]

larger builds can easily consume entire biomes worth of stone

[faint badger]

you mean entire worlds worth of stone. its hilarious

[turbid jasper]

At mistlands now in a hammer mode playthrough. It was a lot more fun than I had originally though.

Although it does break some progression. Like bee hives are a good example. Once you find a queen you now can build as many hives as you want. Basically setting you up with enough honey you could ever need in one night.

Overall though it's a great mode if your main interest in Valheim is just building cool huge stuff, but still want the majority of the gameplay loop intact.

[daring sparrow]

Pair it with “no map” and “no portals” and now building structures has a purpose - as you will be completely lost without landmarks. One of the most unique gaming experiences I had in a while.

[turbid jasper]

No map,no portal and no death is my favorite way to play. Hammer mode has been interesting and fun. I can see how it would add building and infrastructure incentive with landmarks and road networks. Maybe I'll try that next, almost done with this playthrough. Finish the tower, kill the Queen and then Ashlands left...probably spend a lot of time building in Ashlands too.

[empty nexus]

this is an odd question

anyone know what fire source has the biggest comfort aoe? or are they all the same

[snow anvil]

while the fire radius varies, the comfort radius of all comfort items is 10 meters, so they're all the same

[brisk bolt]

Are there any tricks to build a long horizontal bridge without support, that goes further than what iron wood can reach? (Edit: nevermind, I made it!)

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[zinc lark]

Decided to start building my new home 'blind' - no real plans, just going along and seeing how it turns out

This is very unusual to me, normally I like to plan ahead

[ancient geode]

are you the kind of builder that likes to follow the terrain as well? 👀

[zinc lark]

Normally I only try to make minor adjustments, but given this will be pretty sizable I'm changing the terrain

[coarse crater]

unfortunately i always do that too, i just start building without plans

works 75% of the time i'd say

[waxen moth]

Inspiration builds are almost always a hit, but they do occasionally miss and get torn down lol the only build I actually planned was my small castle and that was just for the basic outline taken from a picture on Google.

[strange totem]

I never plan my builds more than laying a floor to give me a basic outline and then I build up from there. I find less planning leaves more room for creativity. Granted sometimes things have to be rebuilt but thats just part of the building process.

[zinc lark]

I normally have a rough shape and aesthetic I'm going for, but not this time

[elfin dawn]

does anyone have a labeling system for the storage room and the kitchen ?

[waxen moth]

Idk about labeling systems, but these guys have a nice general storage room and a nice kitchen storage
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[ornate fog]

Alright, I'm gonna be building a more refined bridge using this, and on each end will be a "checkpoint" building of sorts
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Does anyone have any pointers for making grausten buildings look good?

[waxen moth]

Use the pillars to outline the walls

[ornate fog]

Thank you
Grausten or wood iron?

[zinc lark]

I'm using stone floors for walls because I wanted a more refined look, but the amount of stone needed is painful

[zinc lark]

Oh I absolutely adore the shingle tiles, they look so nice

[polar crypt]

can anyone advise, is there a way to retrieve a build model from a world file and save as a 3D model for 3D printing

[hallow quiver]

I doubt there is currently, however, there are mods that let you save entire builds in some way. While I wouldn't bet on them being readily usable 3d models. Someone could probably expand upon it for your purpose.

[patent ice]

Anyone got any good gravestone/ warrior memorial builds?

[vagrant flint]

What do you do about items for decoration when you're building fancy stuff in free build mode? Console commands? Or mods with free crafting?

[steep holly]

When starting the server, you can select a world modifier for hammer mode.

[vagrant flint]

That's for free construction, not free crafting.

[steep holly]

Oh, then easiest way is to spawn the items in with console commands

[twilit burrow]

Hi ! How would you decorate the interior of a port building ?

[waxen moth]

Fishing poles, baits, cart crates and mead barrels placed around, maybe a fishing shop type of theme or just a general shop

[twilit burrow]

oh

very nice thank you very much

[keen sierra]

Don't forget a mounted sea serpent head!

[wooden viper]

the serpent trophies look so good but are a real pain to farm

[ancient geode]

if you place a campfire with cooking racks on top, you can put fish on them and destroy the campfire to have fish decoratively drying

[spiral canopy]

I’m trying to create a “Narrative Campaign” for players and I would like to spawn rock structures and various other structures in game. Is there a comprehensive list of spawn-able structures?

[ancient geode]

this has everything 🙂
https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Item_IDs

[balmy swift]

#building-screenshots message

[mint perch]

Oi Lads,

reinstalled the game for the first time in years because i have the primal instinct of building a massive city.

for this i search for the talles Fjords one can find.
since the #1202740443352137838 channel only has Maps i wonde rif any of you remember or currently use a Seed that has Nice steep cliffs with a body of water flowing through them wide enough for a Boat or even two. hel even 3 would be neat.

as visual aid, im talking "Howling Fjord" World of warcraft levels of Steep Fjords. or the closest i can get to it

[ancient geode]

i don't have something quite that steep, but i do have a river crossing a mountain biome. Is that what you're looking for?

[mint perch]

better than nothing i say^^

[ancient geode]

i put the images and seed in #screenshots , as this channel doesn't allow images and this situation is too specific for the seeds forum 🙂

[worthy timber]

you know, i'm kind of perturbed that i can't find ANY examples of armor display houses/"museums" what have you online. i know i've seen an example in this discord, but i can't find that either. does anybody know where I can find an example of a structure that houses multiple armor stands with previous tier armors on display?

[rancid oar]

Search for "armory" and "armoury" in the search tab of the server, there is a few

Though I agree that it is hard to find illustrations or concept of armoury, including when it’s unrelated to Valheim, from what I have seen when I wanted to build one

[waxen moth]

The only armory display I've done was the second floor of one of the towers in a small castle I built. I just put the displays around the tower and some shields around on the walls.

[cyan kayak]

I also like to have a trophy section from each biome above the Armour stands

[rancid oar]

Does anybody have elaborate buildings with grausten?
The pieces can make incredible building but I almost only saw cathedrals

And never with the other building materials which is weird since it blend really well with them

[waxen moth]

I've seen a castle someone built with the new stuff blended with the earlier stuff, it was pretty nice

[waxen moth]

#building-screenshots message

Not the one I was thinking of, but it looks quite nice still

[rancid oar]

That’s a nice one!

[daring sparrow]

I'm not using ashlands stuff for walls

I prefer combining grausten arks and collumns with stone or black marble

I've posted a few. You can search for my messages in #building-screenshots if you are interested.

[zenith anvil]

Grausten floors with black marble for the walls has a really good contrast of colors and doesn't look out of place.

[formal remnant]

To me, the only problem with B.Marble pieces is that we don't have either a thinner wall or square/retangle ones.

[zenith anvil]

The normal 1x2's are the same thickness as normal stone walls, so personally I don't see that as an issue. 🤷‍♂️

[cyan kayak]

I normally have an initial small base, then, after exploring a few islands, decide on a beautiful spot in the meadows for my permanent base. I develop it as the game progresses. I only build a farm in the plains and portal to and fro when needed. This way my base is in the safest (and nicest) location. Am I lazy?

[zenith anvil]

No. That's how a lot people do things. Just not always Meadows.

Some people settle in the Mountains and just portal to farm locations.
Other people settle in the Plains.

Doing what needs to be done until you find your permanent location is pretty par for the course.

[daring sparrow]

Or you play without portals and have 15 different bases 🙂

[zenith anvil]

Even when I do no portals, I still have a main. And I just enjoy the sailing.

[pulsar copper]

Hey! New here, wondering if anyone has tips on how to handle Planbuilds snapping points. they work fine on some Blueprints but on others they seem to do nothing (tried adding them and creating the BP again but no luck).

[waxen moth]

#mods-discussion would be the better place to ask for mods

[hasty flame]

I'm planning to do a collection/display hall showing off all possible gear in my main base, but I can't decide on something. Should I group weapon/tool displays by: 🇦 item tier (flint spear with flint axe, etc) or 🇧 type (spears with spears, axes with axes)? 🤔
I feel like tier will be easier to align with armor stands/etc, and then I can use boss heads as section markers, but a line-up showing the evolution of the item could also be really cool........ help 😩

[zenith anvil]

I do the same, and I always do it be tech age.
Armor stand with the armor of that age with all the weapons/tools hanging on the wall behind it.

For your stated reason, showing the evolution across the ages is very cool.

[hasty flame]

Makes sense! I'll check back later to see if votes sway a different direction, but I am leaning towards doing it by age/tier now.

[graceful tendon]

ive had a few months long break from valheim and im about to start a new game because i wanna start fresh. one of the absolute biggest hurdles for me is building. i tend to start building and then not feeling satisfied after a while. any tips on how to proceed with building now that i start fresh?

[zenith anvil]

Listen to I Can't Get No Satisfaction while building. 😉

[graceful tendon]

housebuilding song from rdd2

[waxen moth]

I would suggest not getting too deep into building until you've gotten to the plains (5th biome). Plenty of open mostly flat space to build in, and you'll have a good amount of building pieces unlocked by then. Check out some builds in the screenshot channels if you need some inspiration, plenty of great builds on here. Try to plan out the build or have a general idea of what you're going for and if you can't get something to work, tweak it until it does.

[ebon oracle]

Either go for a minimalist approach, just build the bare minimum to fit everything you need, hide upgrades under the floor to safe space and then it doesn't matter it is all crammed together.

Go extra lavish, give everything a big building and kit it out so it looks nice and you can see at a glance what it is, for example make a smithy, it has a smelter and a killn outside, a forge and it's tools nicely spaced out so it makes it really look like a smithy, either with an open side design or a nice chimney.
A kitchen with a cauldron, heart, oven, fermenters and all that you need to make food and meads with a pantry that has some chests in it to store everything.

What Fukov said is certainly also something to keep in mind, in the beginning you don't have much build pieces and plains is the biome where you can plant and harvest all the crops up to plains.

[scarlet jetty]

Start small. Get your feet wet with a small outpost or something similar that you can "finish" in a few hours and work on making that look good before you try getting into a megaproject like a castle or entire village.

[green python]

Chat, do you feel like a giant canal through an island is a good idea?

[formal remnant]

If the island is low enough that you can dig it and you are willing to cut it through. I'd say go for it.

[zenith anvil]

Your world. You are the sole person who decides what is and is not a good idea.

[green python]

It was almost low enough but i did need to add a mod to get the bit of clearance i needed

[green python]

Fair enough, i dread to think about the amount of stone ill need for the side walls tho

[zenith anvil]

Go mine some Copper.
Infinite stone, and as a bonus you get Copper.

[green python]

True true

[green python]

note to self

check if a longboat can drive through before building the starting area

[bleak reef]

When should I start building my permanent base? After the elder, after bonemass, or later?

[zenith anvil]

Immediately your options are Wood.
After Eikthyr your options are Wood.
After Elder, for a bit your options are Wood.
Once you acquire Iron your options are Wood and Stone.
After Bonemass your options are Wood and Stone.
After Moder your options are Wood and Stone, which some more fancier Wood pieces.
After Yagluth, once you get into Mistlands, your options are Wood, Fancy Wood, Stone, and Black Marble, with some Fancy Copper options as well.
After Queen, once you get into the Ashlands, Wood, Fancy Wood, Stone, Black Marble, Fancy Copper, and Fancy Stone (Grausten).

So... you decide what level of material options you consider to be "permanent."

[bleak reef]

I think I'll wait until the iron age, I want to try using stone in my base. I usually build before Eikthyr, so my bases tend to be bland

Thanks for the info, though!

[zenith anvil]

Also recommend you don't decide until you seen all the biomes.

[bleak reef]

Okay.

[zenith anvil]

One may fit you better than the others, so building a lot in the Meadows only to end up prefering the Plains is just wasted time/effort.

[bleak reef]

Yeah.

I'll make some small storage and a mini base before deciding

[zenith anvil]

This is the way.

[bleak reef]

I might make a base in the deep mountains, but I'm worried about terraforming

I'll figure it out though.

[zenith anvil]

Worried?

[ancient geode]

you can also upgrade your base as more pieces become available 🙂

[bleak reef]

Alright

[zenith anvil]

You can also upgrade your base after every raid destroys part of it 😉

[green python]

#building-screenshots mistakes were made

[zenith anvil]

The mistake being you posted in #building-screenshots instead of #mods-screenshots ?

[green python]

I was thinking more of how much stone I need, does a compass mod really matter?

[zenith anvil]

Depends on whom you ask.

[green python]

hm, fair point

I'll move it

[zenith anvil]

To me, it's black and white. Modded is modded. I don't have a scale for "how modded" or "not that much" or "doesn't affect."
It either is, or is not. 🤷‍♂️

But other people may not care at all.
The build looks good though!

And for stone, as I said, just go mine copper.
Free stone, plus you also get copper.

Silver also works in the same way.

[green python]

nowhere near silver yet sadly

(afaik) but the copper mining has been a rather nice time to distract me from the building

I'm worried tho cuz I'm only maybe about a tenth of the way done lmao

probably less because my math is shite

[zenith anvil]

As long as you're having fun.

[thorny edge]

Haven't gotten glass yet, so not sure what orientations there are, but pre-glass is there a way to make sun roofs that don't let rain in? Didn't know if there was a way to block the rain and still get a lot of light insidr

[wet scroll]

not as far as i know. Glass is only vertical

Big windows let in light tho

[thorny edge]

Rain proof sunroof would be cool. Didn't know if any kinds of x or anything would block the rain

[wet scroll]

i agree, although i think the only sun roofs vikings had was a big ass hole in the roof ahah

i cant think of anything in the game off the top of my head.

unless cage flooring blocks rain?

[thorny edge]

Yea that's fair.

[ebon oracle]

Better a big ass hole in your roof than a big asshole in your roof.

[ebon oracle]

It does and it also blocks smoke if I'm not mistaken.

[wet scroll]

I read a reddit post about it out of curiosity that said they don't block rain but do block smoke, but this was a year old so mightve been changed

[ebon oracle]

Experimenting is in order FOR SCIENCE!

[wet scroll]

https://www.reddit.com/r/valheim/comments/13y3mpu/cage_floor/

please do experiment if you have the time :D, im at work atm otherwise i would do it lmao

[ebon oracle]

Same here, procrastinating.
At least 8 more hours before I can get behind my pc at home to game.

[wet scroll]

me too.. rough, but atleast we are in it together lol

[ebon oracle]

5 ish more hours at work, then cooking and putting the kids to bed, some house hold chores and then finally relaxing.

[wet scroll]

got 4 more hours of work, then i need to visit family and will only be home for about 2 hours before bedtime... yay life

[ebon oracle]

Yay adulting, though I'll be going to a swimming resort next week so that will be fun.

[thorny edge]

you said that at 5 am for me, so I was like "why are you putting kids to bed in the morning"

[ebon oracle]

The kids are in bed it is 8 pm here now.

[thorny edge]

wow you're 7 hours ahead. Western Europe?

[waxen moth]

Multi national servers be like that lol ever played eve? So many different people in different countries and tzs

[thorny edge]

i've been on some mmo's with people in japan and it's like
'Good morning"
"Good night"

[waxen moth]

Indeed, got some folks in New Zealand i play with, they're already onto tomorrow morning

[ancient geode]

it's very fun to confuse people by using "good night" as a greeting 😛

[left rampart]

I have added a half a dozen international time zones to my phone’s app just so I can keep up with who’s about to sleep

[rare copper]

Is there a command that can restore terrain to it's original state before it was terraformed?

[indigo tide]

Don't think so

[fiery garnet]

so if i want to build on the Yagluth fingers: is a grausten floor on the fingers equivalent to ironwood beams as a foundation?

[waxen moth]

Most definitely not, you'll still want to use wood iron to support the grausten

[fiery garnet]

okay, so i should lay down an ironwood beam foundation is what you're saying. Then build off of that? ok, thanks!

this will be my first late game build

until now, i'm super stingy with my resources. but post-Fader, well, what else am i gonna do? lol

[waxen moth]

Yup

As far as I'm aware even till now, the wood iron beams are the most structurally sound pieces in the game, even still a bit better than flametal beams, but the flametal can be used in lava if you wanted to build in a lava field in the ashlands

[fiery garnet]

good to know. other than ground/raised ground, of course. but since i'm going to build at the top of the yagluth fingers, that's not an option. they ARE the ground

[waxen moth]

Indeed the fingers, pillars, stones and even trees count as "ground"

[fiery garnet]

yep. i think my goal will be to be build a cool ass base (tm) at the top of the fingers, which will handle portals, rested bonus and bed. stretch goal would be to also cover all crafting/cooking.

[zenith anvil]

Questioning the "Iron Beam foundation" aspect because... the dirt is the best foundation?

[fiery garnet]

right, the fingers are the best foundation, but not everything can be in contact with the fingers, yeah?

[zenith anvil]

Are you building like a tree-house type thing (but without the tree)?

[fiery garnet]

in this world, yagluth altar was on a very small island, super easy to spawn proof. so i'm going to build a base up on top of the fingers. exactly

[zenith anvil]

Fair.

[fiery garnet]

but i'm more functional than most of the crazy cool builders here, so it's gotta do all the things

i guess that's the challenge i'm giving myself: do all the things, but up high off of the fingers

and try to make it relatively easy on the eyes

[zenith anvil]

Swap the last one.

Make it functional, high up, and painful to look at 😉

[fiery garnet]

lol

that's my usual building style. fairly painful to look at

finally up on top of the fingers. this will be intersting

lol and of course i forgot i'll need a forge to use ironwood beams. back to the main base i go...

so structurally, i guess i should start the lowest level at the lowest finger.... i really have no idea what i'm doing here haha

i think i'm going to go for a single huge megastructure. not a collection of buildings

lol this is going to take a lot of iron

[waxen moth]

Yeh that'll take a lot of everything lol

[fiery garnet]

haha, yeah. i just came to that realization as i build the first ironwood beam, and saw how tiny it was in comparison to the area i'm building in

granted, the foundatio is the most important part.

[fiery garnet]

for example. #building-screenshots message

[fiery garnet]

i managed to get a floor across all the fingers. But i don't think I can actually get a roof over all of that. #building-screenshots message

[pastel brook]

#screenshots message built a whole bank that way, suspended between cliffs

[fiery garnet]

So maybe I could! I will need a lot more iron however

[fiery garnet]

hmmm... has anyone made a geodisic dome?

could that be my solution to putting a big ass roof on top of my platform? 🙂

[hallow quiver]

Unless moded, I would avoid shooting for such specific concepts as the 'geodisic' part.

Even for domes in general, you kinda have to decide whther they are meant to be seen from inside or outside.

Here's an inside dome I made a while back: #building-screenshots message

Oh, just checked out you screenshot links.

Yeah that's difficult.

[zenith anvil]

Note to self: find out what geodesic means.

Currently just sounds like an alternate strain of flu. 😁

[fiery garnet]

it's a dome made up of triangles. very strong. was a fad structure at one point with hippy types.

but i was thinking that valheim's stability system is pretty complex, maybe the triangle concept would work here also. unfortunately, when i look at real geodisic dome, you need to be able to rotate the triangles in ways we can't

[hallow quiver]

It's not actually that complex. Having multiple supports doesn't increase stability. The piece just chooses the better support piece.

[fiery garnet]

i dunno, i thought it's more complex. if I read this https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Building_stability and go down to the "multiple parents" section

honestly i'm torn between trying to roof the whole platform, or maybe just build structures with walls and roofs around the larger fingers

[hallow quiver]

So it averages the supports, but uses vertical loss only. Doesn't matter much assuming angled wood beams.

[scarlet jetty]

Angled wood beams still have horizontal loss. And HL is generally nearly twice as high as VL on wood and "1" on stone, so i'd say it matters a whole lot.
The only thing it doesn't matter for is iron

[fiery garnet]

huh, you know. i might be able to roof thing thing easier than i think

i just setup some 26 degree beams from fingers, meetiing at a center point. granted, they are close beams

i don't know how nice it will look, or if this is a good idea or not. but i guess i want to focus on making it look cool from the inside

lots of winging it going on here

[waxen moth]

As long as it's functional, you can focus on details later

[sleek pebble]

what benefits do building mods give over vanilla?

[waxen moth]

#mods-discussion

[sleek pebble]

oh I thought it’d be fine to ask here because it was also a building question but will do 👍

[zinc lark]

Finished the main structure of my new house, and the basic décor is gonna cost me 186 finewood, 14 leather, 40 bronze, 16 coal, 6 tar, 27 deer hide, 4 wolf pelt, 4 lox pelt, 4 bronze nails, 99 iron nails, and 8 chain - not including the stuff I've already built

[pastel gulch]

If there's one good thing about Valheim, it's that it's forced me to re-engage the mental maths centre of my brain. BTW, my best online friend is called Eris too!

[zinc lark]

Of course things are subject to change, so it will probably cost me more than this, and I still have two smaller rooms I'll need to decorate, and then I'll need to work on the exterior, the balcony, and the garden on top of that

[zinc lark]

It felt nice to calculate it all by hand, well except for the finewood because I figured with how many increments there were I'd probably be pretty off

[fiery garnet]

as i struggle to put a roof on top of a 40m tall building i wonder... "why did i even build it this high? i don't even know what I'm putting in this building..."

[waxen moth]

The conundrum of building huge bases, in the sky

[fiery garnet]

exactly!

[fiery garnet]

i don't know why the urge to cover the entire area with flooring is so strong. my brain is like "it's free realestate!"

[scarlet jetty]

I do the same thing with outposts. If i find a nice spot i build an outpost, even if there's nothing nearby that i need. At least i have lots of portals all over the place 😂

[zinc lark]

I feel this in my bones, I just don't like how the woof-iron poles look

I also built my base out of stone floors because I prefer the smoother look to stone walls

One downside to my house design is that I put my greathall directly beneath the bedroom and sauna, so the ventilation is not great

[zinc lark]

Oh I am going to lose it, for whatever reason two pieces of my roof have decided to explode

I tried increasing building stability by ensuring all of the floors were connected to the ground, and now its less stable??????

AAAAAAAAAAAA apparently one support beam is a whole 3 pixels shorter than the other can't support the roof properly

[zinc lark]

And I have somehow managed to make the structure weaker by trying to reinforce it

[waxen moth]

That's amazing tbh

[fiery garnet]

as someone who never built with iron, but is finally using ironwood beams: holy crap, it's the cheat code for stability

got some red pieces? slap some iron around! problem solved

the yagluth island base continues to grow

[dreamy tide]

these wood iron beams are insane for structure

for some reason i can basically build upwards infinitely

my watch tower is 60 walls tall

[waxen moth]

Yup they're great

[sleek pebble]

do hearths break if you build them under rain?

nvm i was having stability issues

[fiery garnet]

#building-screenshots message - @mighty gate what do you mean detailing work?

[fiery garnet]

so i love the look of the darkwood slate tiles. But for the life of me, I can't figure out what WALLS look good for the building with them. Any ideas? None of the colors seem to work

[waxen moth]

I usually use that with stone or black marble

[fiery garnet]

yeah, so first i start using some darkwood beams for edges. then some marble pillars. i didn't like just straight stone or marble walls. but i think i ended up with something that looks decent. i made it more open air also

[ancient geode]

wanting any build to be pretty, even "quick respawn outposts" is one of my worst Valheim habits xD

my friend and i set out for our first black forest in that run after defeating Eikthyr, and the outpost wasn't ready by nightfall and we were overrun by greydwarfs xD

[magic anchor]

Has anyone built around those five large stone formations that generate in the Meadows? I'm thinking they'd make for a great interior of a portal hub.

[sick garden]

does anyone have some examples of super unorthodox roofing solutions? like some build that didnt conform to a specific shape and how you did the roofing on it so that it still looks good? its probably my weakest point atm bc i want nice roofs but on structures that arent just a simple collection of squares, rectangles or easy shapes

[dusky mango]

Hello.
im new in this game.

I am looking for a model on how to protect my home against troll attacks.

Is the moat/ditch alone enough?

I leave the bridge over the moat with a gap so that the monsters cannot see the crossing.

Do you have any proven ways to deal with this?
photos please 🙂

Yesterday, a troll got into my house (I don't know which way) and destroyed half of it.
I have to start again and I would like to have a proven plan.

Regards

[hallow quiver]

#building-screenshots message

This is just a dome, but the consept can work with anything as long as you can place the beams in a pattern.

It only looks good from the inside though.

[dusky mango]

i dont see any screenshot of 'dome'

[fickle tusk]

Yeah, it's the easiest way. Dig deep and wide enough and leave a little space to make sure the can't reach anything with their stick 😉

You can create a pile of soil if you are reaching the sealevel, it needs to be steep - as long as you are able to run (not walk) up the side it's not steep enough.

Additionally you can add some barricades (those pointy logs) to knock them back if they should manage to get up.

[fickle tusk]

I think some people did. But it is usually the spawn of the Boss so you should spawn it afterwards or he smashes your base 😄

[fickle tusk]

Dear Masterbuilder!
What is the maximum height of your buildings? I build a citadel with mistland-stuff but would like to use the latest ashlands-roof. But the roof is made of stone so I got some issues, even if I use ashlands-steel-beams... Any nice tricks or ideas for the maximum hight?

[scarlet jetty]

You don't need to dig deep and wide, really. A 3-4m deep and 2m wide ditch or a 3-4m high terrain wall is more than enough to stop any ground-bound enemy as long as the sides are properly steep.

[fickle tusk]

that's right but it has to be steep and a "sharp" edge since the climb up otherways.
And.... if you are in the mountain or mistland biome you'll find some flying bois as raid-enemys 😄

[scarlet jetty]

Well yeah, but drake raids appear outside the mountains too. As do bats (unfortunately). Sadly only the former stops when you kill Moder.
As for Mistlands raids just take over one of those ruined dvergr towers for your base (or dismantle it for mats and build out of black marble yourself) and Gjall raids are a non-issue.

And outside "gjall vs wood base" none of them are really that much of a threat.

[fickle tusk]

I just hate those flying bois.... everything else has to get through the defenses and swim around them... since now there are no survivors 😄

[scarlet jetty]

Once you get Ashwood you can just put some Ashwood spikes around your walls to kill bats automatically.

works with hanging braziers too but the placement can be tricky

[ebon oracle]

Get a greydwarf shaman in a cage and the bats will attack that cage and the shaman will destroy them.

[scarlet jetty]

i just hung a brazier on the outside of my chicken house but i suppose that works too 👍

[ebon oracle]

It can also be used as a squito repellent / farming method.

[fickle tusk]

😄 😄 Sounds great

[scarlet jetty]

i'll have to try that

[ebon oracle]

It is quite funny and actually quite effective, certainly if you get a 2 star one.

[fickle tusk]

can you catch him with a harpuun? Or do you have to wait till one spawns near the base?

[scarlet jetty]

Just go into a black forest at night and hit a stone with your pickaxe. You're pretty much guaranteed to find one.

[ebon oracle]

Build the cage at the height that you want it but leave the top open

• construct a ramp up the cage on one side and down on the other side
• harpoon the shaman and drag it up the ramp
• jump over the open cage and let the shaman drop in
• close top and destroy ramps
• you now have your very own shaman sentry that will get rid off flying pests for you.

If you use it in the plains against squitos make sure to make a moat around it else fulings will throw stuff at it and eventually destroy the cage and kill the shaman and loxes will just wreck it.
The squitos should die before they get close enough to destroy the cage but check from time to time and repair when needed.

[mighty gate]

hey sorry! Just seeing your ping. What i meant though was using other pieces to hide the wood iron beams. What i usually do is where my base/wall ends I will pretty much always build 3 blocks deep. That way i have two layers to add some depth to my walls to avoid the "blocky" look and i have two layers to hide any supports that may be visible.

with grausten floors i personally find it easiest to layer in grausten beams, pillars, and arches in combination with flametal beams and pillars on the exterior to completely hide supports that may be an eyesore

[shut reef]

I'm sure you've gotten a lot of input by now, but I personally don't favor moats. I build with a ton of detail and it can create some lag digging around too much. I also welcome trolls, I have a huge grove of trees I planted not right next to my base, but a short running distance. I bait the trolls into knocking the trees down. I call them my landscapers, lol. After I finish them off, I pick up the logs and replant.

[fickle tusk]

great use of "man-" or rather trollpower 😄 😄

[tidal mortar]

if you plant grids of trees at minimum distance apart, and surround your area with a reasonably deep perimeter of them, the trolls will usually be unable to pass, and just kind of wander off after the raid finishes.. unless they have something to strike out at in the mean time, in which case they may incidentally break through the trees... which almost never happens

taming them is much more fun, if you want rock breakers and tree fellers, but they are surprisingly delicate re: the onslaught of dwarves at night in the black forest, so you do need to house and protect them, or reloacate them to meadows... and still protect them a bit. Wolves are good like that.

[crude bramble]

@proud fog
I'm not an expert builder myself, but if you're just looking for options, you can go with a fairly utalitarian flat roof using just the peaks (#building-screenshots message) You'll probably need more support than you already have, but the upside is you won't have to build up vertically more than you already have which should help with structural stability

If you don't like how the ends look, you can do various things to embelish and cap them to make it look more continous. You can also just put wood panels under each section so looking at it bellow just looks like a flat ceiling with the supports you already have in place

[uncut lynx]

just started making a lox breeding base in the plains with the plan to go ride them out and about, whats the best way to make a 'gatehouse' to fit my lox through that will keep the base secure from enemies?
any thoughts/tips

[dusky mango]

When I look at your wonderful buildings, I wonder if most of you play with the No Raids option?

I built two houses and both were destroyed by a troll, even though the second one had a moat. I don't know how he got through it.

Later biomes have Flying Monsters, so a moat later probably won't help you defend yourself 100%.

what does it look like for you after the fourth boss and beyond?

[zenith anvil]

I turned raids off the day they added sliders to the game.

[scarlet jetty]

The only flying raid that's remotely dangerous are Gjall, and they only spawn in Mistlands.
Drakes and bats are more of a nuisance than a threat and are no danger even to a wooden base, let alone anything tougher.

As for your issue with trolls getting in that means your moat has a gap somewhere or isn't steep enough in some place. A proper moat or terrain wall stops trolls 100% of the time.

[solar sorrel]

I never use moats and have only ever lost one base to trolls. With a bronze buckler, it's pretty simple to melee trolls. The trick is getting them aggro'd on you and staying away from your base but still within the event circle. Usually I build right on the coast so they'll only spawn on one side. And I leave a clearing on that side to fight trolls and other raids.

[karmic fjord]

Bats murder my pets 😭
And if you have loxen it makes your base a very messy place 🤣

[wooden viper]

#building-screenshots message how y'all getting these perfect triangular overhangs--is this a mod thing?

[opal thorn]

Yep, those are from a mod called Missing Pieces. It adds some triangular roof pieces that allow for this, as well as others.

[wooden viper]

ahhhhh, well, I am sad--they should add those (to vanilla)

[wooden viper]

also, ty for answering

i've tried building a similar thing with vanilla pieces and if you get your angles right you can make a kind of decent looking version of those flairing out overhangs, but it's still always leaving unsatisfying corner bits of the roof pieces sticking out here and there

[opal thorn]

My pleasure, and I agree, I wish they were vanilla too. Like you said, it's kind of doable to recreate the effect, but not cleanly.

[solar sorrel]

I'm okay with the current roof pieces. I just wish they're weren't beams on our triangular walls.

[pulsar comet]

anyone have a Smelting Area idea

[heady creek]

https://youtu.be/i1MmWDBZhj4

[fickle tusk]

😄 would be a bit to big for a single-player 😄

[sacred temple]

build it shorter

[magic anchor]

Why dont we see more building with Grausten roofs? Its the only roofing material I know of that can make a peak in vanilla

[covert saddle]

The best gate for this is the dark wood gate (I think is what it’s called) which needs tar and iron and a forge to construct.

[normal lily]

Can those circular pointy stone formations in the meadows be spawned in the game?

[ripe venture]

I think the code is spawn_location StoneCircle

[normal lily]

ill try it thanks

[normal lily]

nope 😦

[ripe venture]

Drats! The only way I've used to get one is to copy or move one using the mod Infinity Hammer. I've never tried spawning one in. There's a code for RockFormation1. I don't know what that is.

[normal lily]

I've never used mods.. yea I tried a rockformation1 code and it spawned some huge stones i dont even think I've seen before lol

[ripe venture]

🤣 Gotta love spawning in weird stuff

[normal lily]

yeap i just stared at it.. like where are these used? haha

[ripe venture]

Dvergr crates spawn in suspended in the air, and Hildir will only spawn in on the ground

Did you make sure you had a clear area to spawn the circle into? I'm not sure if that matters, but just thought I'd ask

[normal lily]

yes I did.. but its not a code .. usually you type part of a code and it comes up.. as I was typing nothing showed up.. i used it anyways and nothing happened D:

I typed StoneCircle too and nothing showed up. .maybe there isn't a code for it cause I cant find one nowhere

[ripe venture]

Try location stonecircle SAVE

[ripe venture]

Yeah, true. Now you've got me curious, lol. I'll have to have a play when I get home 🤣

[waxen moth]

I just went through the spawn list on the wiki, doesn't seem to be on the list. However there are blue mushrooms, which is neat lol

[normal lily]

lol ill try to toy with the wording just in case but i dont think there is a way

[ripe venture]

What a shame. Those are fun to build on

[ripe venture]

Yeah, I discovered those recently!

[waxen moth]

I don't mean the magical ones lol

[normal lily]

Yea I looke don there too.. and also yea i known some ppl to spawn some of those and used in their builds

[ripe venture]

I know. The blue ones that look like the red ones and the yellow ones

[waxen moth]

Pretty neat

[ripe venture]

Have you spawned the cheat sword yet?

[waxen moth]

Nah, I haven't spawned that, never had a want to use it

[ripe venture]

I was disappointed that the blade looks rather boring on an item stand

[normal lily]

my friends also spawned that

one of them went around killing everything in one hit

[waxen moth]

Lol

[ripe venture]

I only spawn things in on a build server I'm a part of, so they're for decoration rather than warfare

[normal lily]

my friend was just a cheater

when he played lol it was early valheim days and i was like where you get that from?! he just showed off a bit with it was funny

[ripe venture]

Lol, I can imagine

[earnest kite]

How would one fill in this part

why cant i send the picture

[ripe venture]

Because this is for discussions not pics

[waxen moth]

Use #building-screenshots to post the pictures and then link the post here if you want to discuss something at length

[haughty arrow]

Using "object info" those stone come up as "ID: location proxy"
You can copy them with InfinityHammer if you have it, all 5 will copy at once.

[normal lily]

Thanks I dont have that mod I know nothing about how to install/use mods so i dont want to mess with it

[snow lichen]

Does anyone know if location DevSpawnTest was removed in ashlands/bogwitch?

[snow anvil]

Anyone know if it's allowed to post a build that doesn't have any modded blocks used, just was built while using simple mods like no build dust and like one ui mod

like the build itself can be made in vanilla basically

[opal thorn]

from what I've gathered, if there's anything at all visible showing a mod in the picture, it goes into #mods-screenshots , including UI. Wish it wasn't that way, nobody looks in the mod section for builds.

[pearl nebula]

I believe if you hide the hud with Ctrl+F3 it should be just fine

[snow anvil]

ye ty just did that and posted it earlier yesterday

[upbeat verge]

If its made with vanilla pieces just post it. People can cry more if you got extra imventory slots or whatever showing

[tall niche]

What's everyone's favorite banner color?

[zenith anvil]

💛

[waxen moth]

Black

[dense phoenix]

Purple

[outer kernel]

Yellow is the color of my kingdom

[broken barn]

Anyone know a seed that has two mountain(snowy) peaks close enough to make a bridge? I have my build mapped out but haven’t found a seed suitable enough to support it.

[patent ice]

@waxen sapphire #building-screenshots message

Howd you make the Ice rink?

[waxen sapphire]

That's the floating ice block from the deep north! You can spawn it in and push it where you want it to be.

[late vector]

How I unlock the stonecutter? Currently I'm at bronze age

[ebon granite]

You need metal from the next biome.

[late vector]

From the Swamp?

[ebon granite]

Correct.

[vale roost]

You can get enough to make the stonecutter from killing the Oozers if you don't want to defeat the elder just yet

It seems to be an awfully low drop rate from them though

oh actually, just checked the wiki, it says 33%, i'm just incredibly unlucky

[snow anvil]

hey i was wondering if i coud post my builds here and get some feedback?
its kinda my 2time playing the game but these time im solo and before my frends wehre the builders, Im also not a very creative person so i did strugle a lot making these builds .
But im realy proud how they turnd out tho im still missing my farm and dock^^

[full spire]

I've done that, and built a dock and dock-house with just two iron. I then went on a digging/leveling spree for my "permanent" base. It's a cozy location next to the sea between the meadows and black forest, with easy access to plenty of wood, stone, and berries. The view from the docks is nice too.

[spare spade]

Came back from a long hiatus to find, new materials! New materials are too smooth and don't fit OG aesthetic.... shoot. 😭

Gonna be fun finding ways to use them though, still stoked none-the-less.

[twilit mango]

Anyone know the wood build height limit?

[sharp cloak]

8-10m

[real swallow]

whats the most annoying part about rebuilding your main base

[zenith anvil]

Being faced with the fact you could have avoided it by just turning raids off 😉

[grim patio]

I always find I go for more complicated designs when I get better building materials and then the roofs are always a nightmare.

[sour socket]

it's always the transitions from one shape to another that get me.

I now understand why builders in the real world put the roof of a cupola or tower on a different level.

[sharp cloak]

Working within the support limits breeds creativity no?

[real swallow]

use corewood log post as foudational support

it doesnt have to be fully visible

[grim patio]

It doesn't make it any less frustrating though.

[sharp cloak]

Between support and me making odd shaped wall lines. Roofing is the real end game lol

[cedar lichen]

I am thinking of building an Adin Ross, IShowSpeed, Kai Cenat, TrainWrecksTV and XQC mount rushmore of streaming inspired build, anyone got any of their favourite streamers they's like me to add to the build as well???

[sharp cloak]

@tardy mason #building-screenshots message

Sick build

[tardy mason]

Thank you!!

[tardy mason]

It was built by 3 players over about 7 months in survival. Lots of scaffolding and tearing things down and rebuilding them. Most of it was super fun but it was a bit of a grind doing the last 10%.

[sharp cloak]

Fun grind though. Labor of love as it were. Working with others is a blast. Everyone working to see a vision come to life.

[junior stratus]

how do you get screenshots without the overlays?

[tardy mason]

Ctrl+f3

[junior stratus]

Does anyone build stone roads between settlements?

[sour socket]

why bother when you can build portals?

[nimble hemlock]

It's fun to play without too many portals. I'm currently trying to figure out a way to better navigate with boats when traveling. Making lots of docks on the shoreline to become familiar with the layout. We only have 2 portals on our mapq which takes us way east or way west

[junior stratus]

In my game, we have two main bases currently, Alpha and Beta. Alpha has all the portals to the shops, a portal to beta, and a portal to the largest mountain, swamp, and black forest we have found.

Beta currently has a portal to Alpha, and a portal to the same mountain range. We have a few small repair docks set up along the shores of the major "continents" we find, for repairs and such.

I've built, leveled, and made dirt roads connecting Alpha to the local black forest, swamp, and mountain for using carts for resource runs like core wood, stones, copper and tin, etc.

As well as a road leading to world spawn.

On Beta, I have built a flat dirt road around the continent (except for the plains, not quite armed for that yet.)

[boreal grotto]

Finishing a building and then my brain decides something along the lines of "Hey what if you build it like this instead" and then I have to remake it with either a new thing I learned or new idea... This is how I've ended up with 1400h in game..

[rapid gorge]

Is there a way to do camera mode in vanilla?

[sharp cloak]

Search Valheim freefly

[waxen moth]

Use devcommands and like nutty said the freefly command will let you take control of the camera

[cosmic magnet]

We just played a game in hardcore too where we could only place one portal after defeating a boss, and can't change the location after placed. That really changes the game and it's really, really cool.

[nimble hemlock]

Oh that's a cool idea. We initially went with no portals. But as we went in different directions we decided we should be able to portal to eachother, so one person could only make one portal at a time in order to group up

[raven sequoia]

Anyone ever tried building Hogwards

[junior stratus]

I think I saw on the Subreddit someone was doing it, but I could be wrong

[junior stratus]

So you jump to player A because they find a crypt, and then go back through your portal and continue on your way?

[nimble hemlock]

Mostly for bosses at first, but yea that too. If we wanna go collect a bunch of iron will tele to group up, fill the boat and sail to where we wanna be. Also playing no map mode but with a mod to let you see it through cartography table

[junior stratus]

That sounds super fun. My friend and I just Carved a Canal through a peninsula sorta area and it cuts almost in game days of travel time down.

I would be worried trying to navigate it without map. Do you guys build structures along the shore to help navigate?

[nimble hemlock]

Making canals is a lot of work but so worth it. Haven't needed to yet, lucky we got a lot of rivers. Yea we build some arrow markers towards ports but I mostly try to navigate by mountains. Our starting continent has a huge one that makes it pretty easy to find the way home

[junior stratus]

#building-screenshots message

As noted it isn't an updated map showing the lake and things, but in the second map which is a zoom of the first one, you can see the area marked where the canal is located.

As for lighting it with better permanent lighting, I'm thinking of farming the Elder for Keys and using Wall item stands to light the way along it

[tall niche]

Is there a way to make the water in a hot tub look green? I'm trying to make a bubbling cauldron for my eitr laboratory

[junior stratus]

Can you clip an item on an item stand into it? Like a glowing poison skull or somthing

[junior stratus]

#building-screenshots message Like how this player is using an item stand and a crypt key in their stove/worktable to create the glow

[tall niche]

That's me 🙂

[junior stratus]

sums up my day today lol

if you elevate it, you might be able to clip the green iron torch into it

[nimble hemlock]

Damn that must have taken a while thats a huge canal! I made one before on a thin strip of land and that took me a few ingame days to get the depth right. Personally I like to use blue torches but that may be a lot of iron... keys have a a nice glow. Eventually you get some more lighting options as well

[junior stratus]

It didn't take as long as you think, If you look in the middle of the second image the blue circle is an open lake, We carved our way through a swath of land to the north and south. Few hours of work carving it, next step is accumulating stone and begin lining it

Luckily my partner in game, Ryg (formerly Ragnar, but something corrupted horribly on his save) Taught me about the world grid so instead of cutting at a weird angle, I can look more at north and south

[nimble hemlock]

Like the different angles? I know it helps for building more uniform, lately though I've been going for a more imperfect look on my builds... using free form instead of snapping all the time. I like to build for convenience more than anything. Hence why I don't like too many portals. Cause making paths is really satisfying

[junior stratus]

I understand that. I used to do square buildings back in my minecraft days, but began to embrace the different heights in terrain. I'm house wife material in game lol. I'm looking to make a full path from our main base to our world spawn

[nimble hemlock]

Yeah, I just love to explore and find the perfect spot for a base. I make many small bases all over the place while my friend makes the big super bases with lots of detail. Then we group up for big iron hauls or bosses. We share the file through email and just send it back n forth

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1202310893757530142/1333887980284284958/image.png?ex=679a877c&is=679935fc&hm=7a8391477ec0847d977a6de59cecd644d12b4ee94ad806f6c83ca6662075b130&
How did you make the slanted stone pieces?

[junior stratus]

The roofing on the left above the window? Those are 26 degree roogs

[nimble hemlock]

The ramp that looks like you can pull the cart up. Is that a mod or was there an additional rotation I've missed

[junior stratus]

I think it's vanilla, but I could be wrong. my friend added more and more mods so Idk

[junior stratus]

Good Morning fellow Builders, what new project are you starting?

[sharp cloak]

A plains farm and ranch

[tribal lion]

Currently working on a Valheim version of Stephen King's "Black House"...

[junior stratus]

Awesome! Keep up the good work!

#building-screenshots message This makes me think of the Haul of blast stone from Attack on Titan

[nimble hemlock]

I'm planning to carve out one of the rivers by our starting base to gain access to the north east. It's got like an inland sea that connects to the oceans by 3 dferent rivers. We've explored the other two but not much in this direction yet

[primal onyx]

Does anyone know a decent analogue of Better Creative by Heinermann, currently in the latest update.

[zenith anvil]

If that is a mod, #mods-discussion

[rustic bear]

How you manage the lag problem with buildings. is that a thing what must be accepted or is there a trick that i dont no? it's kinda sad because no game give me so fun to build like in valheim, and this is why i quittet valheim for the time

[waxen moth]

If you build a big base, expect it to be laggy

[sharp cloak]

Keep it under 15k instances and mind your fire sources.

[mystic charm]

if you're not using it for cooking, or critical lighting, you dont need it. fire = lag

[sharp cloak]

Exactly. Honestly 10k instances may be the sweet spot. Wild how many instances trees take up. The best place (with instance consideration) to start a base is, an island out of render distance of trees.

[rustic bear]

Okay that make sense thanks i for help (:

[sharp cloak]

@magic vigil #building-screenshots message

I use the medium pillar and arches But the tapered pillars and small set fit nice too. I prefer medium for skeletal and small for trim and interior.

[deft helm]

#general message hiding workbench/forge upgrades underground could solve a part of the problem, worked for me, you save a lot of space and maybe show just the upgrades you like / are consistent with your room/building (i love to see wall mounted tool racks for instance) i also seen some builder use storage boxes as floor, i'll link a video if i find it

the floor-storage thing is shown just at the start, he makes a tiny build for each biome, i learned a lot of interesting tricks in these videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thTOoCAe4qQ

[calm radish]

The number of build pieces, reflections and moving objects will increase the instances. So I would recommend staying OUT of the forests (especially the black forest) and find ways to use alternative light sources. A good example is the dverger circlet. They can be placed on an item stand and work like a spotlight if it is angled correctly.(Gizmo mod) It is convenient to keep the farm and animals right next to the main base but they contribute a massive amount to instances as well so maybe consider smaller locations and travel via portal to access them

[broken hawk]

anybody on who would like to assist in some interior designing?

[left lily]

Where can we get 26* and 45* angle roof pieces?

[sharp cloak]

Thatch roof has both options

[left lily]

sorry, i was trying to say angle pieces

[sharp cloak]

Yea sorry. May need to be more specific. 26° and 45° are angles.

[left lily]

when i use a 26* or 45* pole to go down or up, i would like to have my roof pieces follow it.

[sharp cloak]

Can you post a screenshot in #building-screenshots for reference

Does inside corner not work here

[sharp cloak]

Transition from 45 - 26 is the problem. If you start from 26° roofs it flows better with a staircase. Had to boot up and work this out.

[tender needle]

hi someone here built an underground base by chance made a video thanks

I have no idea about the materials and where to do it, can you give me some advice, thanks

[sharp cloak]

I haven't done videos. Plenty on YouTube. We have an 8m dig limit. Digging into hills gets tricky with these limits. Axe picking rocks is a learned art. The parts that make up the rock can sometimes bust and go to the surface. Black forest has some good luck of two rather flat rocks being overlapped. This is an ideal start. We use these as our capstone. Dig out underneath, bust rock where we need it, build our home in the space created.

[deft helm]

#building-screenshots message love the 1m pole decoration all along the roof "backspine" (?), never saw your idea around

[rustic bear]

the best part is the structure in the middle that look really realistic und epic @viscid summit

[viscid summit]

Thanks! 😄 I didn't originally want it there but it was the only way to hold up the roof, hahah
But I like how it looks

[rustic bear]

hahaha nice

[viscid summit]

Theres some stairs and platforms inside to climb up, and then where I took the fish picture is where I can look out at the sea

and probably fish, but I've never done fishing yet. Too busy building!

[rustic bear]

haha same

I have honestly never fished

[celest silo]

lately I've been having an issue with snapping that is only resolved by logging out completely, anyone experienced this? my snap points are like offset 3m or so

[sharp path]

does anyone know the exact value for how far apart the snap points on the wood door are? they aren't half a meter and I don't know of any other horizontal snap points that are exactly 0.5m apart(let me know if there are any in grausten, I haven't been that far yet)

[formal remnant]

Both grausten pilar and pole have a 'center' snap point which is ~0.5m. I think the door is around ~0.45 or so (Not sure, tho).

[sharp path]

I'll have to get ahold of some grausten to check then, thanks

[sharp cloak]

Core wood beams have top and bottom snap points. But free placing something on their sides should achieve a .5m offset

[sharp path]

got some grausten and yeah, they've got 0.5m sap points. thanks for the tip

[sharp path]

and if I was fine using free place, I wouldn't need something with exactly 0.5m snap point :P

[stray turret]

Decided to publish my Northern Lodge build. It is not "complete", as it is part 1 of a modular base idea I'm formulating. Please read description

https://www.valheimians.com/build/the-north-lodge/

[hallow quiver]

Using the green lights to create a more lush feeling is genius.
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[odd berry]

Guys any builders here good with a pickaxe, I'm doing a build but for some reason I cannot dig a straight narrow tunnel

[stray turret]

I don't understand your question. Downward or forward? Terrain modification doesn't allow for caves or tunnels. And the deeper the gulch, the wider the top of it will be because cliff faces can't go a sheer 90°, somewhere more like 75-80°

[odd berry]

I might need to show you for easy understanding

[stray turret]

My idea to you, is dig your tunnel as you would normally. And plug the top using rocks, dolemans and stone heaths from a mod that allows you access to all prefabs. There's a few out there for that

There are also terrain modification tools like planbuild that give access to easier modification in the Hoe so you're not fighting your pickaxes depth on hit constantly

[stray turret]

Surely. Let me see

[odd berry]

I can't use rocks or stones yet, I'm really early into the game so I'll do the minmaxxing later

Draugr's pit?

[stray turret]

So just a downard one, yeah. I've noticed myself you cannot go any lower than a certain point from a vanilla landscape generation. Something like 16m? Then you just can't go any lower using a pickaxe. Just dig your hole as normal, and go up too and use a terrain modifier for ease and fill it, round it, square it, etc as needed

[odd berry]

It's nothing that complicated really

I just suck at building since I only have around 20h into the game

[stray turret]

It'll come to you, my friend. It just takes experimenting

[odd berry]

I know what's to be done since I copy from the internet but can't dig a perfect hole

[stray turret]

I don't think the draugr hole is a perfect hole, anyway. It's rounded by the stones built in. If you destroyed it, you'd see the terrain around it is very jagged.

[stray turret]

Just released my Keep I completed a month or so ago, for any interested.

https://www.valheimians.com/build/the-northern-keep/

[twilit osprey]

Ahh nice, i have also a few builds on Valheimians.

[pastel brook]

@stray turret it could easily be argued that by allowing non-official game content to be published in official game channels that they are indeed doing so, but it's best to follow what they ask then the waters can't be muddied either way

[fresh arch]

Hi, I want to practice building in creative mode. Are there any mods which allow for mass terraforming? I want to use some perfectly flat land for a foundation

[stray turret]

🫡

[visual orbit]

how do you spawn rocks in the ground? when i try spawning a rock, it floats like a foot off the ground

[amber merlin]

hey mates, trying to find where the folder is to put in the downloaded builds but i cant find it. I dont have any Planbuild or blueprints folder in bepinEx- config

[empty pilot]

if you don't have a roof ridge, but the roof is connected at the middle, does it still provide protection from water damage?

[sharp cloak]

If there's no rain coming through you should be golden

[sharp cloak]

Berserk and Mythic dropped incredible builds this week

[trail forge]

i am using mods to rotate the pieces 90 degrees, but this is intrinsic to the blocks no matter their orientation #mods-screenshots message
the large grausten arch is made such that it is not aligned with beams at a 45 degree rotation offset, giving the shape a strange cornered circle appearance. thoughts on making it perfectly rotationally symmetric?

[celest silo]

@pastel brook how did you get this tower so tall?

[pastel brook]

knowing the game and almost every building trick in the book xD

[hallow quiver]

1: Find a small hill.
2: Make the top even taller, and level the rest with the surround area.
3: Plant a tree at the top
4: Cut it down and repeat step 3 until you get one as tall as possible
5: Make supports from the tree to the walls.

That being said, that tower seems remarkably tall, even for using that method.

I guess making it narrow above the tree increases the potential height, because horizontal cost is so much worse than vertical.

[pastel brook]

close, but not quite right

i could have maybe squeezed a few more metres of height out of it if i had been more precise with the raised ground (but in doing so sacrificed some of the nice look), and using the very tip of the tree as ground support, otherwise it's just using iron and taking ground support from the tree mainly (pine)

also there was no hill it was raised from flat ground

[reef belfry]

hello could someone help me build/fix my roof?

[dense crescent]

Is there a good way to transition a hexagonal gate into a 4m wide wall? Obviously the gate fits, but then the diagonal pieces to cover the sides make it too wide. I'm thinking of building a tower where each side is exactly 4m wide octagon

[broken hawk]

no? the door its self is indeed 4 meters wide, but only the marble cornice have a slope that fits its edges perfectly and they add another 1 meter on each side.

maybe you could use a mod like gizmo to make things fit tho.

[true lodge]

Has the game been better optimized to handle large builds since 2-3 years ago?

[frail wyvern]

how y'all build such majestic builds

[full spire]

Trial and error, experimentation, and taking the time to push the build system to it's limits without breaking. Then, we add dev commands and/or mods, and push it further.

[celest silo]

@narrow folio mind a couple closer pics of that bridge setup?

[narrow folio]

i have a few i can send you now, ill get some better screenshots later for sure

want me to DM you?

[celest silo]

can just post in the building SS channel if you wish to share 😄

[celest silo]

@narrow folio appreciate those, might have to steal a bit or two on my next run 😄

[narrow folio]

of course! and i did actually finish building it in vanilla its one of my favorite builds ive done, the pillars in the water were the hardest part for sure

[ocean tendon]

Has anyone got a good way to incorporate windmills in base so they look good?

[celest silo]

If you're doing a stone setup, you can do windmill towers, elevated above the parapets, like in a midevil castle where the princess is rescued from 😄

[echo kite]

I'm playing with me and my dad, and we're currently in the black metal age. We want something big to include a forge, workbench, cooking area, storage, and comfort area. Does anyone have any build ideas?

[sharp cloak]

https://youtu.be/41am8y6mZcU?si=9WXsmsH02yhS83ZD

Unless you were looking to do one big building with everything broke out inside?

[echo kite]

honestly, this is perfect! I love the design and everything. tysm!!!

[sharp cloak]

You're welcome. I like Smitty's builds a lot

[echo kite]

they do look awesome, too! I've built a couple of builds before, and they are great!

[ocean sail]

#building-screenshots message
what is this seed? Is this creative?

Did you line underneath

[waxen moth]

Seems like spawned in rocks and structures

[ocean sail]

Yea thought so

[tidal mist]

Do you have a server set up for people to access?

[light wraith]

Hello everyone! My friend and I want to create a Role Play server with Kingdoms and Professions with the use of mods such as: guild, legends, realistic weapons, kingdoms and professions. Every person who speaks Russian or English and who can understand server mods and build well will be useful to us. Everyone who wants to join us text me, I will add you to our discord server.

[rocky matrix]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUDPSnM9daY

[fickle rampart]

Has anyone built in the Mistlands? What was your experience? I'm thinking of doing something there.

[sharp cloak]

Yes. It's gorgeous but dangerous at times. Finding a place that's mist free is half the fun. I suggest an island. Often easy to spawn proof and raids struggle to produce mobs if it matters

[waxen moth]

I would suggest looking for a spot with naturally less mists, so you're not having to place a bunch of wisp torches around to mitigate it as much.

[hallow quiver]

Border is also an option.
Bordering mountains in particular can be gorgeous.

[karmic fjord]

@fickle rampart if your boat doesn’t take damage from the pier when it rains/storms, then no.
It is not parked close enough! 🤣

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[fickle rampart]

I'm all set to build a functional base this time. But as a new player, I'm interested to get your ideas about what you think a functional base should have. I think a dedicated portal area might be a good idea, with unconnected portals already set up for future use. An armor display room so I can gear up for different biomes. A nice big storage area. Then there's things like smelting, fermenting, farming, etc. Your thoughts? 🤔

[wooden scroll]

One of my top Functional Base considerations is flow - whatever the space is, pay attention to how you can move through the space with your character & make use of all the necessities. It feels great to walk right in the front door, drop off your inventory in conveniently located chests, and repair at nearby stations.
I'd definitely also leave room to grow & breathe in your base, for all those just-in-case things.
Ample storage is a must!
I love to have portals, especially my quick-use pocket portal, somewhere near my bed so I can rush to sleep asap. Wishing you many functional and efficient adventures!

[grim patio]

As @wooden scroll mentioned, flow is the most important thing for me too. I like to make things as compact as possible and hide all of the workbench add-ons that I can so they don't clutter or get in the way. Flow extends to my portals, breeders, smelting, and docks too. For example, my smelters are always built in connection with my dock so I can easily unload and begin the process. The smelters are then connected to the area closest to my forge, where I'll be using those materials most often. With my breeding/farming area, it's always closest to my kitchen and cooking stations. I want to move as little as possible when doing the tedious tasks and ensuring everything is connected properly helps to reduce retracing steps or having to run unnecessary distance.

I don't always do it, but I like to have small pits for dropping off stuff I don't feel like sorting through but will want later. Things like resin don't need to go into their chest immediately and it's more important that I unload them quickly than accurately (especially in small quantities). I throw them in a pit and then sort them when I have down time/have collected enough to make it a worthwhile trip to the proper storage location.

[indigo bear]

how do yall get around it raining as you build, before you place a roof?

[waxen moth]

Just ignore it, or you can use devcommands to clear the weather

[indigo bear]

😦 i find a half-broken floors sitting around 3 biomes later

[grim patio]

You could frame and roof first before filling in the walls to speed up that process, but there's nothing to prevent it until the end game.

[indigo bear]

😦 sheild generator i miss you

[daring bloom]

I built high, where you start to get snow really early when you build up. Raid spawns find it difficult to find you at a certain height.

[karmic fjord]

@fickle rampart stealing this 🤭

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[fickle rampart]

The functional base is slow going but shaping up very nicely. I'm finally ready to create a nice storage basement with labeled chests. Any advice?

[shut reef]

I may be late to the conversation, but I would be happy to take pictures of my base to give you an idea of pretty, but functional buildings. I snagged a lot of ideas from build videos and adjusted them to accommodate what I wanted to put in them. I mostly went for the tried and true medieval style.

[true beacon]

One of my favorite designs is to stack chests as part of an external wall between the kitchen and workshop so contents are accessible from either side.
Lay down 2 2x2 floor tiles next to each other and squeeze 5 chests onto them. 1ft pole on a corner and repeat twice. So the end result is 15 chests all easily accessible from the kitchen or workshop inside and smelters / dropoff point from exploring outside.

[fickle dawn]

Use the iron reinforced chest, and if your stacking them by 1 meter you need to put the top ones in first or else the bottom ones dont fit, but most of the time i see ppl stack them north of 1 meter with the help of a corewood snappoint which does look nice but i prefer squeezing as many as possible in the same spot

usualy i like to make space for like 30 of thoes chest in a major storeroom which is 60 iron

my crafting / storeroom in my base rn has room for 54 of thoes chest if i remember correcty

and my kitchen has room for 32 of thoes chest but i might reduce that

[fickle rampart]

I didn't know about building them from the top down. Good to know. I built iron chest shelves upwards and it was not fun. Lots of floorboards clipping into the top of the chests and fenagling them into place in different ways. Very fiddly and frustrating indeed.

[fickle dawn]

here i can give you a screenshot of how i do it in build tips

[fickle dawn]

they do still clip on the top but you cant see it with how i do it, I personally dont label my chest either but theres room for signs if you need it

[fickle rampart]

Oh, yeah, I'm fine with them clipping on top because you won't see it, but sometimes they turn red and refuse to pop in there.

I figured a way to get them in there but it was a journey 😂

[fickle dawn]

thats why you gotta do it top to bottom so they all easily fit

[fickle rampart]

makes sense

[fickle dawn]

all my storage in my base currently cost 192 iron so good luck on the iron part XD

its so worth it tho

[fickle rampart]

I just build in debugmode via devcommands so there's no build cost. For me, it's all about the building. But if people enjoy the immersion of gathering resources, meh, different strokes for different folks.

[fickle dawn]

i personally play on 2X resource rate with 2 other buddies so resource hauls dont take literally all day

[fickle rampart]

Of course, this was a save I made specifically for building. There will be other saves focused on actual gameplay and immersion.

[fickle dawn]

i always blueprint a design for a big project in a buildworld before making it in survival.

[fickle rampart]

I still need to figure out how to get PlanBuild going on my Mac, which is fun because it all has to be done manually 🙃

It's not just a simple "drop it in the BepInEx plugins folder" situation. PlanBuild has dependancies on other mods, and things need to go in the Config folder. It's more complex than a typical mod.

But, yeah, I really want to share my builds as blueprints eventually because I started a Valhemians account the other day.

[fickle dawn]

i currently dont use mods to save any of my builds rn i might look into that

[fickle rampart]

Yeah, both InfinityHammer and PlanBuild are great but they have to be set up in a very specific way

And when you're on Mac and everything has to be installed manually, it gets interesting 🙃

[prisma wraith]

#building-ideas message
My best attempt at an (actually withdrawable) bridge so far - albeit a simplified "example" setup.
The gap between the logs is kind of annoying, but it's possible to pass over the bridge with a cart - my primary concern for a functional drawbridge (because otherwise just jump or portal in if it's impassibility only) - with just one issue.
Passing over it with a cart damages both the cart (easily repairable so not really an issue) but also the logs. Combined with open/close damage it means the logs don't last that long and need replacing often.

Next iteration will probably feature an oak garden and a reloading bay 😛

[fickle rampart]

Sounds really interesting. Functioning drawbridges would be an amazing build item I'd be happy to grind for.

[fickle rampart]

Lately I haven't been installing glass in my windows and I think I prefer it that way. It's just so big and ugly. I get that it's a historically accurate take on what glass was like then, but it's a horrendous eyesore imo.

[fickle rampart]

Has anyone figured out how to create an indestructible entrace to your base? I created a bridge out of corewood with gaps in it to screw up pathfinding, but enemies can still damage it, so my thought was to create an indestructible terrain wall...but then there's the issue of a an entrance through it. 🤔

[zenith anvil]

Dirt is the only indestructible thing.

[fickle rampart]

I was able to create a platform made of spaced corewood that serves as the entryway through the wall. Unless they destroy the corewood piece by piece, one at a time, until there's enough room to get by it, enemies can't get in. Good to go.

[snow anvil]

Is it possible to make circular roofs in valheim?

[waxen moth]

It's not impossible I've seen some cool builds in #building-screenshots with some before

[full spire]

A banked moat works too. It gives you the protection of a moat with the added elevation that just building a dirt wall doesn't. It's a PAIN to do, but nothing's going to get in unless it's flying.

[full spire]

The build system gives a fair attempt at circular, but not a true circle.

[dusky quail]

True circle? No, hexadecagon roof is the closest you'll get

[sharp cloak]

And if someone wanted to make a truncated icosahedron

[dusky quail]

I think you can get an ointment for that

[sharp cloak]

Buckminsterfullerene molecule for the initiated

[wet wren]

whats the best way to defend a base against events?

just wood walls?

[urban delta]

If you are looking for the absolute best way, earth walls made using the hoe's raise earth option is the best. These are indestructible as far as raids go but ugly (albeit they can be prettied up with a stone or wood wall) Next would be a moat (You can then use the bridge as a choke point/strong gatehouse and maybe adding a wall to keep blobs from jumping across and for looks) and then stone walls. Both the wall options here do require a lot of stone though. Wood is not a bad option and will keep most lower level mobs out and delay higher level mods long enough for you to get ready or lure them away from you base. Wood is also a good starter option for the early game. I would usually pair wood and stone walls with stakes.

My way of dealing with raids is no walls or moats and just letting them chase me. I usally run bow and can usually 2-3 shot all mobs found in raids at my current level (bow skill is about 60 at swamp/mountain age) and with them all agro-ing on me none of my buildings get attacked.

For using wood walls I usually just use them at small outposts to keep regular spawning mobs from annoying me while I'm trying to smelt metal as a cheap solution. Wood walls should do a good job keeping out the first three army raids (Meadows, Black forest, and Swamp) But mountains fly and Plains have Big Goblins who don't care about wood walls so by the time you beat Moder an upgrade isn't a bad idea if you are set on walls.

Wow that was more then I was intending on typing. Have fun reading 😉

[waxen moth]

Yeh i stopped building walls a while back and just let them chase me until the event is over and then kill the mob, unless it's the wolves or draugr i like to kill as much as i can during those events, you can never have too much wolf pelt and entrails. Rugs for everywhere and sausages for days.

[nova wagon]

I just play passive no portals immersive specifically to avoid raids and enemies just wandering in... Mostly because unless you carpet your whole area with campfires or crafting benches, they spawn inside your walls anyways.

But that's just the way I found to be able to enjoy the game the most. It might be super boring to a more action oriented player.

[waxen moth]

As long as you're enjoying it, that's what counts

[novel salmon]

I submit to you all my 1.2 kilometer viking space elevator: https://www.reddit.com/r/valheim/comments/1k9bkyn/12_kilometer_viking_space_elevator/

[lime sleet]

may i ask the charred fortress walls they dont provide stability?

[karmic fjord]

Lava blob wants to say hi 👋

[lone tulip]

I encountered a similar behavior with wood in survival. I have posted it in screenshots.

Each time you log in, the stability is reset. Since the tower consists of thousands of instances, it takes time for it to calculate everything. I am curious if there is a cap on checks as wiki suggests.

[fallen socket]

hehe sometimes i get so engrossed in what im doing, I dont even notice the event happening til the last second of it LOL

[waxen moth]

That happens occasionally to me as well

[limpid sphinx]

Heyo

whos online and here at this very moment. ^_^

[rain spear]

dude

what the hell am i supposed to put over top of flametal doors, nothing fits that arch that doesnt just clip through it

figured it out, pillars ig

[zealous steppe]

Guys I'm building a stone tower using the pillars of a stone circle I found close to a shore. The plan is to erect iron poles from the tops of the pillars. Should I make the base, single wall or double-walled stone?

I've made it double-walled, 2 meters thick, and I'm wondering if there's any need for it. Seems like it might be a waste of stone.

[dusky quail]

Single or double wont have any effect on overall stability so its more a question of aesthetics.

[zinc jay]

How high can I do roofs if I have access to iron?

[outer kernel]

Everyone! Bridgetown is completed and pictures will be posted soon. I posted a collection of pictures of bridgetown when it was roughly half done, the support received for just unfinished pictures of unfinished work was astounding and pictures will be posted this weekend. Along with these photos will be the opportunity to join the community my group and I run. There’s 2 other “towns or cities” being built. “Newer Wadsworth” and “DaneLand”. Thank you all for your time.

[outer kernel]

Pretty high. I’ll dm you a build I did with wood iron beams and it’s as high as I possibly can do it. Also raising the ground could help. Like as supports

[ancient geode]

i'm curious, is there anyone else here that prefers -not- to use iron beams in their builds?

to me, those buildings often end up feeling way too large for a usual survival run

(not judging those who do! Everyone has their own style 💙)

[dapper salmon]

depends what you want to achieve, you can easily survive with single base + 1/2 farms plains/mistlands and few portals. But if you start building something bigger wilder then it is up to you 🙂 I did survival run few times and currently enjoying building, however instead of iron i rather use flamemetal beams.

[scarlet jetty]

Yes, but it's mostly because i play with build costs on normal and hate grinding sunken crypts 😂
Though i've mostly taken to doing smaller builds i can finish in 1-2 sessions anyway.

[outer kernel]

So, this obviously will be posted in #building-screenshots but would it be okay if I posted roughly 40-50 photos? I took screenshots of anything that I felt was worth showing as it’s why I built it tbh.

[molten crag]

yes

[ancient geode]

man, i really wish there was a way to gather iron in the mountains. It's such a pretty biome, but there really isn't much reason to return to it

[night beacon]

Fr and swamp is one of the ugliest biomes and its also one of the most important and easiest ones

[zenith anvil]

Ugliest? Some of the best builds I have seen are Swamp builds and they look fantastic.

[hallow quiver]

Swamp is definitely designed to be unappealing. Nothing wrong with that, but it is indeed unfortunate that that is one of the ones you return to, rather than something like Mountains.

[night beacon]

i was talking about swamp as a biome yes you can build a beautiful base in any biome but you cant change what the biome on its own looks like

[outer kernel]

I always go with meadows tbh. Gotta love the forest feel

[keen laurel]

Guys do you guys know how to make japanese roof

[sharp cloak]

26° roof along perimeter 45° on the rest

[karmic fjord]

@lost sparrow
This is so cute! 🤩

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[rocky summit]

Can you guys give me ideas on how to improve my stave-church?
#building-screenshots message

Above the first roof, there are half-walls because it looks closest to the original. Should I use regular ones instead?

[hidden verge]

Anyone ever build a siiiiick coastal castle spending several hours and forget that during storms the sea level rises quite a bit and find your whole first floor flooded.......yeah me neither who'd do something so dumb 😆

I think im going to just live in denial for a bit before I tear it all down and start over

[formal remnant]

Use Infinity_hammer Mod instead. (if you computer if a good one you can pin you castle whole in your hammer and move it elsewhere)

[white spruce]

I made my base on an island, storm day floods my whole living rooms 😦 but actually fun to swin inside the house, i put hanging braseros to th eceiling

[waxen moth]

You could build up the dirt on/ around the bottom floor so it's not getting flooded anymore, then rebuild your top floors a floor higher so it doesn't change much, if you're otherwise happy with the build and/ or the area.

[hidden verge]

Eh Im just gonna cheat and use devcommands to rebuild it easier at another location

[waxen moth]

Totally fair

[thorny bough]

@gilded slate The way that support in Valheim works is that vertical loss is lower than horizontal loss, so it's more worthwhile to make the beams go straight up into the roof than up and then across. That will probably give you enough support to get that last roof piece or so into place.

It's really hard to see exactly what you have going on up there with the weather, though

[gilded slate]

thanks, will try. not sure why it turns red after just 3 vertical logs though? i need 5 to reach my roof. uploaded another screenshot.

[thorny bough]

These are 4m log poles, right?

I haven't built wood structures this big before, but I think the fact that you're putting them on top of floor pieces instead of the ground might be the reason their support is dying out so fast.

Oh yep, that's probably the reason. Log beams should be able to reach ~20m up before giving out.

[gilded slate]

ok ty! will try to remove the wood floor, and yeah its 4m logs.

[thorny bough]

If you fuck around with a hoe, you should be able to build the log first and then put the floor down with all the pieces being grounded.

[gilded slate]

do u think i'll be able to build a bonfire in the middle of the building btw? since there's around 10m to the roof, maybe the smoke will just stay up there?

[thorny bough]

It should be fine. In fact, you don't even need a roof over a bonfire if you're that worried about getting smoked.

It'll just drop the fire effect radius by 3 meters if it's raining above one

Your roof has so much space that the smoke entity despawn time will probably do the job without a chimney.

[gilded slate]

i could also build a 2nd floor and place a bonfire there actually, but not sure i can build it on wood floors? 😄

[thorny bough]

Definitely not.

You'll get access to ||stone structures||, which you can build fires on, as soon as you get your hands on 2 ||iron ingots|| from the swamp, but that would almost certainly clash with your existing aesthetic

There's a reason why historically, most hearths were on the bottom story of a building

[somber cloak]

does anyone have recommendations for planning builds? it would be nice to have an online builder for elevations and floorplans. anything like that out there? i'm thinking about building a web app for this.

[thorny bough]

Start a new world with cheats enabled. You can turn off build cost and enable flying and stuff like that.

[somber cloak]

yeah that sounds like a good idea, thanks!

[humble peak]

Is there anyone that can help me terraform in Valheim on PC? I’m having trouble and I just want to make a garden. It shouldn’t take long, I’m just running into issues since it’s my first time, thanks 🙏🏼

[thorny bough]

What about the terraforming are you having issues with?

[humble peak]

I had someone help me already, thank you 🙏🏼

[frosty zealot]

What’s the best armour to build in? For me it’s the Fenris with, obviously, the feather cape.

[paper bramble]

Does anyone have a build piece that is like stadium seating it doesn't have to be functional past being able to walk on it, I'm trying to lower an instance count for an arena I have but I don't want to remove the old seating until I can put something in it's place as it would leave a massive gap I'm trying to have it be as few instances as possible so I'm thinking it would need to be a made build piece vs an actual build

[karmic fjord]

@north wharf I like your name…
But one of the bosses will not 😅

Keep up the good work on those builds 🤩

[north wharf]

Hahah thanks! @karmic fjord

[long cove]

Yes, officer, this man riggt here.

[winter whale]

Wha happen

[gleaming heart]

Well everyone, my beloved base has now passed the 10.5k instance mark and my frame rate is beginning to plummet. Let’s just say I learned some lessons in instance efficiency along the way… hopefully next one will be better

[sharp cloak]

"instance efficiency"

https://youtu.be/s_dAVrPiW5o?si=ozVEKYLJtS-mwEg4

[robust swan]

anyone wanna build a base with me 😂 feeling very uninspired

[tall lichen]

Hmm, for a port town you want a castle further inland, don't you? Yes.

I'm thinking where that castle once stood I erect a port customs office, that functionally, will house a cartography table and ocean based trophies. Maybe the portal.

[ebon granite]

No there isn't. Since iron isn't used for wall sconces.

[shell tree]

people being weird IMO about that AI inspired cabin build and I don't get it TBH, AI is okay for inspiration, and a showcase of using that for it's real purpose imo for artists is fine as long as you don't release the inspiration photo AS the project. It's neat, and you can learn architecture by utilizing it. I never used it because I just did the same thing with other people's Minecraft builds; taking what other did and making a style.

(I'm okay with other opinions, I want to know other people who do building game art for relaxation's opinions and this is a good community that had that happen recently.)

Like it's a really good build that I feel is being underappreciated because of, to me, a legitimate learning method

You even still have to know how to know architecture physics in this game

So this game is perfect for it because it has like, built-in anti cheat in that way

[winter whale]

ts

[shell tree]

That's kinda my takeaway (if you mean "tough shit") because I personally don't use AI for art like at all, but I see the appeal for literally just using it for like, learning. Or maybe for inspiration. So it passed my standards. I upvoted it because I was conflicted, but it did stand within my like, permissible usage for AI. As long as the AI didn't touch the actual canvas that the artist presented, I see it as like, kinda in a gray area.

I also see the argument that it steals art to make the models tho lol, and then people will down vote for just using any model at all in any way. I just find it interesting.

[vivid vault]

AI is something that is EVERYWHERE and its not gonna go away - in gaming - in art - in day to day life, might as well learn to use it.

AI that steals art can and does happen but using it to help lay out builds? who cares?

the people who don't learn how it works, how to use it, and what its really doing when you give it a prompt will simply be left behind.

[pliant fox]

Is there a limit on how many submissions can be made for BOTM?

Like I posted my cathedral but want to also post my bridge (that is longer than the game can render)

AHHHHH i just noticed my bridge is narrower at one end than the other xD

[wooden ocean]

Oooo me curious to see that!

Oh your alread posted it in #building-screenshots lmao

[pliant fox]

Well part of it, the rest is in #1381541790674452571 under '2nd Submission for BOTM July'

[wooden ocean]

Ahh

Das cooool! Hehehe

[pliant fox]

Might make another bridge using the newer build pieces as that one was with older pieces

[pliant fox]

@hollow pasture what mods did you use to build those towers?

[hollow pasture]

#1386618153462927421 message

[pliant fox]

Thought it was modded, seeing the floating platforms and the massive Egg gave it away xD

[karmic fjord]

@mint trail, are you using mods for that armor?
The helmets and the breastplates don’t look vanilla

Also, those plants you are using had to be modded in or dropped using commands - Ashlands ferns and those plains shrubs can’t be planted legit

#building-screenshots message

[mint trail]

Hello! Armour is indeed modded.

Some foliage spawned in.

Both can be removed easily to be vanilla.

[karmic fjord]

Do that and you’ll have an amazing build 🥰

[mint trail]

Done already

[austere monolith]

reddit is down the hallway and to the left 🙊 🤭

[hybrid grail]

anyone got a beautiful valheim seed with massive islands for a metropolis build?

[hazy lagoon]

how do yall make roofs for circle buildings?

[sturdy grail]

I match the walls

[main abyss]

I have a runestone in the middle of my village that just doesn't fit. Are there any suggestions for how to cover it up?

I considered covering it with a monument or something like it but I couldn't decide what to do

[winter whale]

Can do some sort of bounty stand,i have this in my tavern build that has the taverns name on it #building-screenshots message

[main abyss]

Interesting 🤔

[livid quiver]

Are there any addons or console commands to let me build around the buff/boss stones?

[main abyss]

Sigh, one moment I think I am becoming a decent builder. The next moment I look at the Build of the Month posts. How on earth are people that good?!?!

[dusky quail]

Take inspiration from others my Brother, not deflation. Just keep at it. I've learnt so much from the posts on here and feel that it has pushed me to improve my own builds substantially. We're all learning together bud! Skal!

[dusky quail]

You'd need a Mod. Valheim+ should have it although I imagine there are others. As far as i know, there isn't a command that removes "a mystical force..". You can use "setkey dungeonbuild" to bypass building restrictions in instances but it doesn't affect the boss stones.

[main abyss]

Thanks 🙏 I'm also wondering how strong some people's computers are. The cathedral builds would have enough instances to send my computer to Valhalla.

[livid quiver]

Hell yes, thank you!

[wind condor]

That will help:
https://youtu.be/7JRsxqKrlL8?si=A-PKdLrB0GZLeAir

[upper flame]

progress so far on my first world

How can I make these builds better? ||I was thinking tar stuff but idk if i can mine the pits or what not, and...those slimes hurt like he*l||

[sturdy cove]

|| Make the tar guys fight everyone else. Everyone in the plainsberhood hates them. ||

[upper flame]

||Goblins are scary though 🥺||

[waxen moth]

Wait for them to shoot, roll towards them and hit them 2 or 3 times and they'll be dead, use a pickaxe to drain the pits and collect all the tar from the bottom of the pit

[upper flame]

Ty

[main abyss]

Why are dvergr lanters so dim?

They seem like a great build piece but I need around 2-3 for every scone or regular torch

[candid grail]

i find they're just as bright, but that could just be me and my broken eyes

[ebon granite]

They don't require any fuel, which I see as good exchange for not being that bright.

[upper flame]

Can someone show me a really good option for storage? I'm struggling lol

[waxen moth]

I usually make or use a small building lined with basic wood chests on the walls, placed as close as possible next to one another, and then place floor pieces above and make a second row of chests around. If you have access to coal already, make signs to keep your items labled and uncluttered

[upper flame]

Thats what ik doing now with the iron version, but they to big..

[compact gust]

I've found that barrels are a lot of fun if you're pre-blackmetal, or just want something more stylish. Stagger them on corewood beam supports and you can build a stairstep set of them that's easily accessed and 3 rows of them takes about as much space as two rows of regular wooden chests.

[livid quiver]

I was about to start building in an area and I started to try to level out the spot and there is a weird spot where I can see under the map? Is there a way to fix this?

[waxen moth]

I've come across that once, iirc i just built up the dirt with the hoe and releveled it

[livid quiver]

This worked! Thanks!

[real swallow]

How often do you guys put supports below the 2nd floor of your well floors

[craggy stratus]

@black moving convo here just cause, ballistas have their uses but imo are limited with the one trophy per and the cost of ammo, which granted for the core ones isnt much but later i would rather not waste the mats on it. I use em in mistlands and plains only, to deal with gjalls and to farm black metal from my plains base

forgot valkyries as well, they can be good for when you first set up a base in ashland

[real swallow]

Fair they are quite expensive for only a small radius of area protected, I have a perirmeter wall with ballistas set to target all so I get hare meat aswell and fending off seekers

Seekers dont fly unless they see line of sight of you

[craggy stratus]

only down side to that is the ballistas target you too, unless they changed that

[fluid dune]

Using a trophy you can give a ballista a specific target I believe but will ignore everything else

[craggy stratus]

yea we were talking about that in the other channel

[real swallow]

Yeah more of an annoyance than a threat really just wastes ammo

[versed sky]

Okay, wow, building becomes SO much better when you have the Stone Cutter.

It's so much easier to work with the environment as well.

If there's an issue with verticality due to a hill? Just place some walls down, smooth out the area above the wall, and then below the wall, and then it's a landscape divide, instead of just an ugly hill, courtesy of the Hoe.

It's so good.

[versed sky]

I have been cooking ever since getting access to Dark Wood...

[verbal zephyr]

Avery I expect to see some building screenshots from you showing off these builds (no judgment here only good vibes) ❤️

Just scrolled up and saw you posted some actually, looks hella good

[sturdy cove]

Are the shores of all biomes the same in terms of storm surges? I want to build a dock/house mix but I don't want it flooded every storm nor do I want it to be 5m above sea level to account for that if possible.

[waxen moth]

If you build at sea level, you'll have that issue no matter where

[sturdy cove]

5m it is. Thanks.

[versed sky]

Posted some more.

[honest kernel]

I'm looking for inspiration for a grausten build, but i can find very very few such builds on youtube, do people just not enjoy building with grausten?

[waxen moth]

#building-screenshots message

There are some in the screenshot channels, like that one. But generally i don't think people build completely with grausten, but it does get used in some builds

[opal cloak]

Hey all, just starting into the Plains and finding I am spending more time building outposts than I am exploring. What's the opinion on which biomes a person should spend the most time on building a good outpost, with all the amenities, and which I should just throw down a 4x4 with a portal and a workbench?

[jolly charm]

I do the portal workbench everywhere now its not worth it to build large outposts when your base is one portal away

(also in plains)

[opal cloak]

Ahh yeah, I was thinking due to certain farming items needing to be in certain biomes that I might stick to a good size in those areas. I found a good spot where plains and dark forest meet and thought it would be good for a farm.

[jolly charm]

So uhh I use a mod for farming so I don't have that issue (me and my friend downloaded it coz berries)

But yeah makes sense

[round basin]

Hi

I need some building help

I'm trying to put a roof on this building I'm making and every other one is working except one, it keeps breaking because no structural integrity of whatever

But I have no idea how to fix it or what I'm doing wrong

[jolly charm]

P O L E

[jolly charm]

Corewood pole trust

[round basin]

I do not have corewood

[jolly charm]

Damn what tools

[round basin]

I'm a new player

[jolly charm]

But a regural wood pole will work also

[round basin]

I can't really put a pole here

pole breaks too

If someone is avail to come on my world and fix pls

[jolly charm]

You can mine pines with any axe I think

[round basin]

I still cannot put a pole there regardless

[jolly charm]

What are you building the pole from the ground or the roof

[round basin]

I'm just asking for someone whom can join my world and fix it because I've spent an hour trying to figure it out and I can't anymore

I cannot put a pole on this roof

[jolly charm]

I can't rn but maybe soon

[jolly charm]

if you still need help I can join ur world now

[round basin]

Okayy

[round basin]

Do you have to be friends on Steam with me or can you join from the Valheim menu

[jolly charm]

I think its only for "community servers" that you cn join without being a friend

[round basin]

I hosted as a community server— it’s 705013 for the joincode. Password is hazel

[jolly charm]

ok

[quiet socket]

Does adding standard wood beams to roofs help with the stability of roof peices?

Or just make it easier to plan them out?

[eternal current]

In my knowledge wood beam + wood roof dont change anything, but core wood + wood roof strengthens the wood roof, etc...

[golden kayak]

Do you guys prefer a 2m overhang or a 1m overhang for roofs?

[ebon granite]

1m for me.

[hushed gorge]

#building-screenshots message can this work im going campfire beneath it

[ebon granite]

It can work, high enough so it doesn't suffocate and is covered.

[left pond]

I sure love building

[ivory prawn]

I need help building a castle like building would anyone like to help

[left pond]

You should start with the base layout you like

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eYz_eXyZZtE&t=724s&pp=ygUZRWFzeSBjYXN0bGUgYnVpbGQgdmFsaGVpbdIHCQmtCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D@ivory prawn

[winged carbon]

Hello Everyone

Im looking for people to build with

[ebon granite]

https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510 might help better to find people to play with.

[winged carbon]

Well yes its all relative of course 😁

But i really love the build in this game

@ivory prawn I could help you

[left pond]

sure

[winged carbon]

Cool add me

[last oak]

#building-screenshots message insanely good looking window

[rustic timber]

Hey folks, I hope you have awesome day.

I have a huge favour to ask😂, my GF and I want to move our base to the Plains, found a sweet spot at a furling/fuling camp which I'm going to demolish.

But I need help with a small yet big enough and cozy house, a rather bigish workshop to support 4x Kilns, 4x reg furnaces, 4x blast furnaces.

I'll need help with a kitchen/dining area as well as a farm close by for plants

I know I should But I don't really use animal pens, Kind of like the hunting experience.

Portal hub no real big issue I usually move the portals around as I go, but each major Island the I know I'll find resources I need has a portal.

Also I need a boat house

My resources of preference is Stone and wood.

I'll disassemble my Current base for recourses, I'm also loaded on Iron so I doubt Iron will be an issue.

I need Ideas or someone who can help build 😅.

I'll only be available tomorrow, my time zone is GMT +2 if you want to help build.

DM me for Ideas and if you want to help build

[crude bramble]

Anyone know how far sound propogation is for tame animals? I'm making my 2nd main base and the 1st one I made a while back had the animal paddock too close to the main base and was fairly noisy. I could relocate it far away and use portals to close the distance (and I have done that for back up pens), but I'd still like to have one main paddock compound near my main base area.

[thorny iron]

Got my new seed and base location picked out. This time instead of trying to fit everything under one roof, I want to try multiple, smaller buildings. Does this sound about right for breaking it up?

Docks -> Kiln/Smelter area -> Workshop -> Kitchen/Dining/Bedroom.. with storage area somewhere and little farm plots & bee hives scattered around.

Something like this? #building-screenshots message

A little tricky building on the slope but I think it will look interesting

[fathom torrent]

yea! if you are going for the village/town design go for it

expect more for a esthetic design of the village than functionality cause' it can get you stuck sometimes on how to plan for a well distributed area

someone actually had similar question that i posted, that could give you more ideas if your are going to dive into a themed village base

#building-ideas message

you can challenge yourself and work with the terrain to shape your base instead of trying to force it into a flat area, it would give a unique vibe to your base

[sharp path]

with fire spread enabled, does anyone know the range a campfire can ignite wooden pieces? I heard 1.5m from center and have been awkwardly building with that, but on testing it seems like only a 1m radius is needed as long as the campfire is centered well enough.
being able to fit a campfire in the middle of a 2x2m panel like I normally do would be much preferred if anyone can confirm one way or another

[thorny iron]

Yea that's me. Spend hours and hours just sitting there looking at it trying to decide on what's the most optimal way to build it but never actually build or play the game

[fathom torrent]

ooh o just realized its you too 🤣 🤣 you caught with my brain off mb there

[opaque marten]

is there a build that i can make in the bronze age that can last me throughout the entire game?

ignoring the other smaller bases for farming in mistland and plains

[waxen moth]

Probably just something big enough tbh, build it however you want to and stuff it full of everything

[quiet socket]

Make it modular, have convenient places to add more

I thought I had my forever base now I'm realising I need a vineberry wall and stone portal room lol

You will get better and different building materials as you progress, at the moment I'm considering starting again so I can build mainly from grausten

[fathom torrent]

yea if you like the wood structure you can stick to it from start to end game and no need to destroy all the building

modular as heathspliff commented is a good idea in case you have specific building section that needs constant changes

[quiet socket]

Corewood remains one of the best structural elements to keep your roof and upper floors standing

But I think its hard to make a frame with it that doesnt look quite ugly

Normal beams easily look nice but they make building 2 floors difficult

[fathom torrent]

even with a decent height 2 floors with only core wood beams is not enough, found my building to always reach red structursl integrity when enclosing with roofs

i started building close to trees to not need to worry about it

I have to say tho that building the roof with a tree in the way is painful xd

good thing you can use the iron beams as main support and cover them with whatever wood beam you prefer

it hides the not so good looking design of the iron beam for a standard house

[fathom torrent]

#screenshots message
@tall niche
i would add more shape to the side of the chimney so its not flat from one side

the window frame you have with the wood beams you can have them sticking out bit more, so is no in the same layer level as the window itself. You can achieve that by holding SHIFT so you can place building blocks freely without being attached directly to a snappin point. try different placement position with Q

you can use ashwood beams instead of the current ones for a more single solid color.

also the widows size, personally having only 1x1 window or 2x1 should be enough so the windows won't be as big as the area of that side of the house.

I don't use the ice wallsz, but only wood beams, doors or the little door shuttle you make with bronze nails. i've seen people use the stool to make it work as a window frame, it looks nice but personally is a bit expensive for the amount of stool you need to stack on each other to achieve a window.

also I would reduce the amount of widow you placed there so is not the walls only window. With the empty spaces left you can add some type of decoration. Add an extra layer of beams to look like support beams for the structure, shields, carts, barrels or a tree etx. With empty spaces from outside a house you can build a story of the of the viking living in there to make the house feel more filled. Is it carpetener? a Farmer? Retired Soldier? you can add many ways of decoration with creating a story while building the house

the patterns of the stone walls you did are really nice so it's not always 1 straight line of the same stone

also you did add some outer layer for the roof corners and borders with wood beams, it gives more shape to the house so it not everything sitting only in a single layer

[ember stirrup]

does iron only at 6m to grausten structure height??

did some messing around, with a grausten structure i'm building with iron vs non iron, and the non iron wall as only 6m less for max height than grausten wall supported by iron throughout.. i feel like this cant be right

[waxen moth]

Did you try it with flametal?

[hollow locust]

It's first time I'm trying to build a stone roof with metal support, and I ran into some problems. In order to hide the cage iron support frame, I've used doors and 26 deg ridge to offset the frame 0.5m horizontally and vertically, to run through the center of the walls and roof. The frame runs all the way down to the ground. But when I try to place the stone roof that should be supported by the frame and the stone roof it snaps to doesn't have enough support, it breaks instantly

[dark vessel]

Hello, I wanted to know if there is a way to destroy the rune stone. I tried burying it, but it still comes out through the stone floor

[lament olive]

Has anybody put a dragon tear on an item stand yet?

[jolly summit]

When folks build, do you only build as wide as roofing makes sense without looking odd, or do you build another way, so it doesn't end up too high?

Just seem to get to a point where my roofs look stupid if I go too wide

[bright wraith]

I've come to the point where I want to start my big end game build (in the plains haha) but everytime I start I get choice paralysis; the biggest issue I had so far is stairs and anything round. Looking up builds online, they're all useless because they focus on looks rather than utility

how do you usually get started?

[atomic sail]

Can't say I've faced this problem. Usually if your build is too wide, the roofs can't stand it. Have you tried placing a couple of columns? That will probably feel more... relatable to you.

[atomic sail]

Well, if you want utilitarian buildings, what do you want them for? A general base? I would perhaps make a (crude) drawing of the floor plan.

Try to place in the plan all the workbenches etc. Squared graph paper is best for that

[jolly summit]

I need to play around it with it more and maybe watch some YouTube videos. I can make it work just feels ugly

[atomic sail]

How tall are your roofs?

[hollow imp]

it will get easier later as you get more pieces unlocked

even using corewood 4m parts will let you build a lot bigger

[atomic sail]

This is my cozy base, it's fours metters high

Hm. We can't send pics in this channel?

Anyway, then I have a castle banquet room with 5m ceilings at the walls, and 7m at the center of the room. IMO they both look good proportions.

[ancient geode]

If a build includes vanilla things that normally can't be built without mods/commands, can they still go into #building-screenshots ?

ie bushes, boss stones, etc

[fluid dune]

I guess you just answered your own question :)

[strange spear]

@wispy nimbus Are you saying this is one of your first builds? You did very well with the materials you have.. Great shapes, nice overhanging roof. Sweet window and wall designs plus all the trimming.

[wispy nimbus]

Thank you! No I can't take credit for this being one of the first. I've played the game on and off before but never got very far. Been taking a bit more time to detail things up this time around though

Discovering ways to snap roofs one meter off of the walls really made a big difference

[strange spear]

Very nice starter house either way. Plenty people playing on and off never get to a satisfying level of building, you seem to be doing great.

[strange spear]

Really helps out the shape of the house. I see you use those stairs as windows, you can also use those as the last 1 meter of the roof. With some nice trimming it gives a great look. And its one of the only options you start off with.

Snappoints are a builders best friend(free snapping is a close second 😋 )

[wispy nimbus]

Oh right... don't the ladders decay in rain though, if used as roof trim?

[strange spear]

Actually not entirely sure. But that could be countered with some slanted beams preventing weather dmg.

They decay by themselves but shouldnt when encased with some beams

[hallow quiver]

How vide do I need to build around a large pine before it doesn't stick out, even with the wind?

[fathom torrent]

it bends more the higher you are, depending in how high your build is you should build wider the higher it gets, that's if you want to cover all the log.

if your build is mid-height probably building a 5m radius should do it

[hallow quiver]

The full tree needs to be hidden. Turns out the radius needs to be 15.

At that point, it is so wide that it stops looking tall.

[stiff lark]

guys can we please get a fix on PlanBuild mod since new update this is now broken i cant place builds

[wicked birch]

Have builder's block. Dug out a basement, constructed a frame and now I just stare at it for hours lol

[pearl flare]

Hate that, specially on minecraft

[wispy nimbus]

#building-screenshots message
@river delta
Just for immersion 🙂

[karmic fjord]

@dreamy osprey that is so stunning!
I LOVE it! 🤩🤩🤩

#building-screenshots message

[prisma wraith]

@left obsidian #building-screenshots message
Exploring the surrounding terrain? ❌
Building an epic fortress? ✅

[left obsidian]

I was looking for such mountain for some time and as soon as got there by sea I've decided to settle there first and then explore this part of map 😅

[fickle tusk]

is the fortress vanilla or do you use any mods? (e.g. building heigt limit)

[left obsidian]

I didn't use any mods, it's vanilla

[fickle tusk]

damn.... need to find such a mountain as well 😄

[left obsidian]

If you want I can show some screenshots from inside also!

[fickle tusk]

absolutely! Show me what you've got 😉

[wispy nimbus]

Anyone know a minimal campfire cover that works and looks good but is otherwise as unintrusive as possible? Like if you just want to add a campfire to an abandoned hut or plop one down outdoors somewhere to rest

[hollow imp]

I have one but its not as small as yours. Make a 4x3x1 meter frame with one of the 4m sides open. Add a set of 45d roofs then 26d and close off the 3m sides. You can fit a straw bed in the back and a fire out front. Its protected from rain but not high winds.

[wispy nimbus]

Right, more of a complete shelter then. Good to have those too 🙂

[empty mauve]

hi everyone

I'm just wondering, do the build of the month entries have to be built in survival?

[zenith anvil]

I think the only stipulation is they can't use modded pieces. But I could be wrong.

[empty mauve]

i have a big thing i wanted to submit, but i am also a rampant cheater

also I'm never mining the several thousand pieces of flamemetal i would need to build it for real

[zenith anvil]

Fair.
Personally I enjoy doing large builds only in survival as it get more of the "I did this" feeling compared to just using free build.

[empty mauve]

in some sense i do too... only this thing is large enough for me to feel like it was an accomplishment to build it in "creative mode"

ill post a screenshot

posted

[zenith anvil]

Seems about the size of the last great hall I built.

[empty mauve]

its just one of the buildings

i dont entirely want to spoil it before its finished

[zenith anvil]

Oh I always end up building villages because each workbench type gets its own dedicated building.

It's just fun!

[empty mauve]

oh... that reminds me.
I dont particularly care about this place being a functional survival base

[zenith anvil]

I take back all nice things I said because you lack function.
😏

[empty mauve]

but i do need inspiration for what sort of things this monastery will need

[empty mauve]

its explicitly a roleplay build

if i use it for anything, it would be a custom boss arena

[zenith anvil]

You could have made a giant cathedral to a Galdr Table though and it would have function 😭

[empty mauve]

if you don't build your internal walls out of chests so you can access them from both sides you have nothing on me when it comes to functional design

[empty mauve]

if i could theme it with grausten i would,
i tried but it doesnt fit the aesthetic

[lyric rock]

there was a time you could place ships on land, is this some how still possible?

[full thunder]

the easy answer is pick up a mod that allows you to place even when the game tells you no

[full bluff]

If you hold shift and click you should be able to

[neat helm]

yooo

who tryna play valheim bro

[zinc lark]

I do not get how grausten roof corners work

[zenith anvil]

No one does 😭

[zinc lark]

I also made a nice little cathedral and the roof is not playing nice with the arches

[zenith anvil]

Roofing is its own skill in this game tbh.

[waxen moth]

#building-screenshots message
Here's a nice example of a grausten roof, there's a lot of good builds to sift through the search feature helps narrow down what you're looking for if you need inspiration to help with your roofing

#building-screenshots message
Here's a cathedral i built during the ptb of ashlands

[ripe venture]

Your best bet is to search youtube for some videos on using grausten roof pieces. They aren't too bad once you get the hang of them, but they can be fiddly as heck when first learning

[sour socket]

Grausten roofing is the bane of my existence, almost. It's so unintuitive.

[opal urchin]

I need lighthouse blueprints—I want to add them to my locations pack. If anyone has suitable ones, please ping me.

[ripe venture]

Check the Valheimians website. I have one to put up there at some point

[opal urchin]

I checked there before, but didn’t see anything that caught my interest—I’m trying to keep my locations in a vanilla style.

Do you have a link to suitable blueprints on Valheimians?

[ripe venture]

https://www.valheimians.com/builds/?keywords=Lighthouse

[empty mauve]

In my experience, you don't want to use the grausten arched roof pieces unless you limit yourself to 4 meters between walls/internal pillars.
They dont look nice when you build big roofs with them. Especially from the inside imo.

However, there is a neat trick with the triangle pieces, which is that you can combine an arched triangle with a straight triangle.
This allows you to use the arched pieces towards outside walls/windows/decorative features. And then smoothly transition the pieces into the straight style for bigger internal overhangs

That said, i like tall, preferably very tall roofs

[jolly summit]

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?

I end up with gaps around the arch and it is annoying. Filling it in just looks crappy

[empty mauve]

Have you tried the arched grausten wall? You should be able to fill in the gap with that.
Tho, you might need to delete one/both of the arched pillars to make it stick to the correct snapping point and use q/e to get the correct corresponding snapping point on the arched wall.

[jolly summit]

I will try this, thank you.

[left ledge]

personally im working on all the custom back end stuff to make a more RPG Server with levels npc with dialog and better npc's.. What im looking is to may get a few people that are really good at build and are willing to build a few different types of RPG stype builds some other area for like a town cause people will be ale to buy the houses using mods if your interested let me know all the build will be done on out build server

[ripe venture]

You'd have better luck in #1024264966712340510

[left ledge]

ya i made a post this evening

[fathom torrent]

#building-screenshots message @umbral locust is that 1m ashwood beams? that looks sick, i may stea- try something similiar 😋 nice build!

[umbral locust]

@fathom torrent yup, exactly

[shrewd dove]

Any ideas for a nice looking dog house? I’m trying to separate the one starred from the two starred ones. Keep like 4 of the first ones and 4 of the second ones inside a cool enclosure, then let the rest roam free in my base.

[fathom torrent]

@hollow field
looks awesome great work!
#building-screenshots message

i noticed how you use enclosed spaces for some streets and for the river and got me curious, im trying to implement something like that into the base im doing , can you share your world file of this building ? would love to see it in more details

[past echo]

Guys what do you think about my catedral?

[jade bronze]

anyone who knows how to build can you help me im stupid and don't know how to finish my roof

[empty mauve]

Picture

[rich burrow]

Picture

[hallow quiver]

Just put some carpets somewhere that will fix it. I definitely have enough context, and this trick is definitely suitable for any build.
#building-screenshots message

[pine smelt]

yo guys im building this large room. its a very big octagon each side is 10 meters long and ive got literally NO idea on how to put a good looking roof on top of it any ideas????

[barren holly]

Settle a query for me between me and my wife, you lovely people.

At some point in valheim's history, were you able to rotate the angle of the levelling tool on the hoe?

[waxen moth]

Idk about that, but you can hold shift to change how the leveling works, like normally it levels to the hight your character is standing at, and using shift will have it level at the hight you're looking of the area you're leveling, which can allow for smoother slopes

[barren holly]

yeah i remember being able to tilt the circle..

[nimble silo]

I've played the game for a few years and I don't remember ever being able to tilt the hoe's radius

in fact, I remember struggling to get a nice incline for my base entrance, since I couldn't give it any specific angle

[hallow quiver]

So thats 12-13 from walls to center.

Since you are building large I assume it isn't just wood.

Maybe use acctual roof pieces, or something else to narrow it down. Then make a carpet dome.

#building-screenshots message

Fair warning though, it doesn't acctually count as roofing, and doesn't look good from the outside.

The strenght is that it doesn't require too much stability.

@pine smelt

[pine smelt]

yeah i think ive figured something out probably

[empty mauve]

There are very few set ways to make a good semi circular roof.
There are some tricks you can try, starting from both the sides and the peak.
26 degree roofs are easier to blend into each other.

[hallow quiver]

Does anyone have any tips for version switching terrain manipulation?

In a perfect world, you'd get a singular mountain height ground spike in the ocean. Normally however, you'll end up with a several spikes next to each other.

There are of course some other nice corruptions that are much easier to achieve. Former black forests where the trees are poking out of the (potentially red/black) ocean is pretty fun.

[hallow quiver]

@wet scroll It is hard to identify the problem withouth knowing the vision, but curently it is unbalanced with the right side wall in picture 1 being too tall. The attached elements aren't structural enough to aid this.

Other than that I would start filling out the walls to better see other problems.

I would perhaps simplify the roof where the perpendicular protrusion meets the main roof.
The top layer visible in picture 2 could just extend down with walls, and the extra layer underneeth it could be skipped.

[tight ember]

Do someone has insides about are devs going to add better (more max height) beams in Deep North biome?

[ebon granite]

There is this latest blog post in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1202150165449035816 showing some building pieces.

But about better supporting materials we don't know yet and will not know until the update.

[pearl nebula]

@fast wren Is that a building within a building? #building-screenshots message 👀

[zenith anvil]

My first thought of "why is roof inside" was replaced by "thank goodness he is a man of culture who understands that blue is for melee and green is for bows." 😁

[fast wren]

It's a castle that's kinda ugly with buildings

Hold on lemme show you the entire thing and you can tell me if it's worth posting

[zenith anvil]

Worth is subjecthive to the individual 😉😉😉

[fast wren]

Yea yea

[zenith anvil]

😁

[pearl nebula]

Unless you're asking other people what they think it's worth 😉 😉 😉

[zenith anvil]

@leaden beacon replicating this staircase is hard af lol

[leaden beacon]

So I’ve guessed. Since it’s all bugged in to each other

[zenith anvil]

@leaden beacon taking the sunken bit and towering on top of it does give you a lot of floors, but the floors won't really have a lot of lateral space given how much the stairs cut into them.

[leaden beacon]

I could switch to a wooden stairs as soon as it’s above ground

[zenith anvil]

Also you don't need to destroy everything to put the ironwood in. The top layer has those 2 rings and if you put the poles down between them they will be touching dirt.

[zenith anvil]

Same width unless you're switching to ladders.

The stairs it generates with do clip into the walls, which is why replication was tricky, but it makes them like 1.5m wide instead of 2m.

[leaden beacon]

Really? I’d have to check

[leaden beacon]

Spiral stairs from wood

[leaden beacon]

I think they could look pretty good actually. If I where to place them in the middle I could build along the walls on the upper floors. And if I build it all above the ground with ironwood first then hide it inside the stone, maybe I could build kinda like a lighthouse

[gleaming widget]

Hey guys I just joined the group. Been playing Valheim for not too long, but I've been playing with some buddies who are pretty experienced on 1 of their servers. I've beaten the end part of the game in Ashlands and the boss. I have all the highest tier magic and resources in the game thanks to their help as well. But my biggest challenge now is, since I've unlocked mostly everything, I want to really build a nice base for myself on the server. I'm pretty solid at most of the game features but building I'm absolutely terrible at. I really would like to build a base consisting of a mixture of grausten & black marble however I have no idea or vision of what and how I want it. I have a lil base I got help building of wood. But I want to expand it and change the materials of it. I mean my character is pretty good and for getting so far in the game I really want to have a base to refelct that. I really could use assistance with this any possible way lol
I would ask them for help building but they got lives too lol

[empty mauve]

there are a few general things you can do

1. mess around in creative mode with designs. build a wall. judge your wall. then tear it down if you dont like it or build a few more similar ones (not equal) if you do. find a style you like on a small scale. each one doesn't need to be more than 4-8 meters long (2 to 4 walls)
2. plan your roofs first. putting a roof on a jumble of rooms can be a real headache to make it look nice. so plan that out first and build your rooms and walls based on that.
3. find a source of inspiration. something you want to build based on, or draw out an outline of what you would like on paper, or in paint or directly onto a screenshot.

for one of my larger grausten builds i built a scale model substituting the small grausten pieces for the big ones

[gleaming widget]

how can I plan the roof without the rest build?

or rather the base

I know it's going to take a lot of time, but I really want something I'd be happy with. It's weird having a strong character but no decent main base

it's like the last real thing I need to improve on in the game

It dooesnt have to be insanely complicated or over the top I just want something cool. The idea is something inspired from german middle/medieval period architecture

[empty mauve]

the easiest way is to build the roof on the ground lmao.
honestly it depends how good you are at visualising. since you are fairly new to the game id suggest actually building the roof first on ground level or on pillars to see how it looks.
the key point is that you get each part of your roof to line up in a way you want, and you dont end up with corners or roof intersections that are not possible to resolve in an aesthetically pleasing manner.

[gleaming widget]

ahhh I see lol duh I knew that

[empty mauve]

its much easier to make a cool wall with whatever dimensions and room shapes you happen to make.
roofs, not so much.

[gleaming widget]

yeah that's fair. I guess I din't think about that

that old germanic middle age architecture would be ideal for me. And I feel would fit the game aesthetic well

[leaden beacon]

I will soon reach that point too. I made a copy of the world to try the build first and if i like it ill rebuild it even better hopefully in the original world. Unfortunately the walls i made are sliding in the natural walls. So no black marble wall all the way to the bottom

[zenith anvil]

@leaden beacon personally I like the alternating. And I believe I know a trick to make it easier.
But this is your build, if you like the flat walls - go with it!

[leaden beacon]

Alr. Does it influence the stability in any way?

[zenith anvil]

Given all of that is touching dirt... no 😉

[leaden beacon]

Otherwise yes?

[zenith anvil]

I don't think so tbh. I would seriously doubt it.

+the ironwood will be doing the bulk of the stability anyway.

[leaden beacon]

Cool. Guess then imma build it like this. And as high up as possibly