valheim-help

[frail cave]

I’m new to this game any tips and tricks for me

[crystal matrix]

Anything in particular? If tips in general, I think its better to search tips and guides vids on youtube

[marble roost]

Honestly I would say just try it out and explore. Discovering everything yourself can feel really rewarding in valheim, I was sad to have a good amount spoiled. But you can always ask in for specific stuff or what you're trying to work towards to get an idea of what to do

[austere basin]

hey whats the best way to build a bonemass blob farm?

[lapis yoke]

I used to always play valheim but I started playing again... and about every 40 minutes it shuts my pc down and i have to restart. I don't have any mods on and It does it on my private server and it does it on my friend's server with no mods... What can i do? I love this game but I can't afford it to break my pc

[atomic magnet]

if i have an iron post that is green why would the floor attached to it be red?

[keen zodiac]

Because the floor didn't actually attached to the iron pole
Deconstruct and try to snap the floor piece again.

[atomic magnet]

the post was goign thru the floor.. .must have been a glitch.. we put down a small floor on top and now it is fine.. .weird

[gloomy edge]

Have you verified the game files via steam? Have you checked your PCs temperature while playing Valheim? It might be overheating or even a GPU failure. Tough to diagnose with this little information

[atomic magnet]

temp was fine... just seemed to be a momentary glitch.. i thought maybe internet issues but someone in Canada was seeing the same thing i did... the little wood seemed to fix it.. it is holding together just fine now and even got the roof on

[burnt patio]

is it possible to make windows?

[gloomy edge]

Yeah there are crystal windows

You can also use signs to make makeshift windows

[halcyon crag]

completing Hildr's request triggers new raids

[crystal matrix]

Is there a reason to kill bosses more than once?

[gloomy edge]

to assert dominance

[lost sandal]

The main reason I'd do it would be to have one trophy for the sacrificial stones, and another trophy for display at my base.

[cyan musk]

is it possible to plant mushrooms and berries?

[vapid warren]

no

[crystal matrix]

First time going against bonemass, should I go iron buckler or banded shield? maybe tower?

[gloomy edge]

If you're good at parrying, go with the buckler. Or banded shield, it's safer. Even tho bosses don't stagger you still gain a block bonus when you parry successfully. If you want to play it safe, go with the tower

[marble roost]

Sometimes it takes a bit for the game to update and show the actual structural support

[lapis yoke]

@gloomy edgeyeah I did the whole verified and reinstalled it after deleting it completely... The tempature is fine... My boyfriend says that the game was capped at 3 gigs of ram and when it went past 3 rams it would crash my pc. My other games don't have this issue. I have 32 gigs of ram so I know I have enough ram to play it. My computer runs all the other games pretty good.

[gloomy edge]

It's worth looking at the game's log but I doubt you'll find anything.

You might need to dig deeper and check system logs using Event Viewer.

[small nest]

also if you decided to do with tower shields, try to get serpent scale shield which is made, obviously from serpent scales which are dropped by them (they dont float so you need to kill them near coasts).
and why? you should get it because it gives you 15% movement debuff, not 20% and it gives you something that will be overpowered in later biomes (in 5th), resistance against pierce damage

[stoic trench]

Does anyone know about how much space is required for an acorn to grow/be healthy? What kind of things can cause it to not grow?

[haughty hinge]

Just space i think. Imagine a huge tree there and if there's enough space for it, plant then. At least that's how i do

[stoic trench]

Acorns appear to be pretty picky, I imagine due to the width of oak trees. Maybe I’ll try and do some testing, see what I can find out!

[marble roost]

Does anything in frost caves drop more than 1 fenris hair at a time?

[stoic trench]

I think those hairy curtails sometime drop 2? I might be wrong though.

Like, there’s obviously strands of hair attached to them, then after you collect those you can destroy the curtain itself.

[marble roost]

Yeah that's the only thing I'm guessing could drop more than 1 but not sure on the drop rate. Anyways I feel like even if it can drop multiple, my 0,5x resource rate isn't making me lose out on much hair

[stoic trench]

Ah, yeah I think you’re right, should be getting a decent amount of hair in that case.

[marble roost]

just got 30 from 1 cave :D

[stoic trench]

Wow! That’s pretty good! I love the frost caves, I think they’re so fun 😁

Wonder how the flesh rippers perform in higher difficulties? Maybe you can let me know if you try them out lol

[small nest]

with werewolf armor it will work well

[stoic trench]

Never tried higher difficulties, but I wonder if Fenris set would be too risky 👀

Especially on permadeath

[marble roost]

Made them on a recent Very Hard run, they feel good. The 2 hit combo is just way too good, especially bc (imo) fast attacks are so crucial on higher difficulties

Only problems with them is that they have terrible parry power (which is a dealbreaker) and there's no other fist weapons so you'll have to grind the skill just for the flesh rippers and then they quickly become obsolete as you progress.

I love the concept tho

[marble roost]

Fenris is actually pretty good. Sometimes the difference between low armor and high armor is nothing, as you get one shot either way (or maybe 2 shot). but with high movement speed you can prevent getting hit in first place

like for example Moder does like 500 damage with one of her attacks. I'd rather dodge that than try to tank it (granted most the damage is frost which gets halfed by frost resist, but still so much damage)

[stoic trench]

Gotcha, yeah that makes sense. Reminds me of the days of Dark Souls where you just ran into a boss fights naked with a big ass sword lol.

[marble roost]

root chest is so essential on Very Hard bc it reduces all the most dangerous enemies damage to that of Normal mode mobs

[small nest]

pair it with serpect scale shield and you got anti moqitoes armor

[marble roost]

eh squitoes do like 30 damage to me and are easy to kill before they hit me

[steady stone]

i sailed to the elder but reverted the save because its on the plains and the goblin thing destroyed my portal and ship after he killed me

first time playing btw

[small nest]

it was big or small?

[steady stone]

how do i find other location of elder because it seems imposslbe to go through the plains to get to the forrest

[small nest]

the goblin thing

[steady stone]

massive goblin with a bunch of tiny ones

oh and the mosuito one tapped me like 2 times lmao

[small nest]

alright you found base of goblins

[steady stone]

i sailed all the way there now i gott make a new ship which i dont mind but someone on reddit said there are other locations for him that might be easier for me

[small nest]

see that dress icon on map? its trader with clothes, go to her, she always spawns on meadows biome, then try to find meadows - black forest border

[steady stone]

ohk so the elder might just be bordering the plains?

[small nest]

and build another karve, dont even try to find another elder, they will be far far from home where dangerous creatures spawn and goblins are common

[small nest]

yea its quite common

[steady stone]

ohk thanks ill try going around see if there is another way

[small nest]

np mate

[gloomy edge]

Vegvisir points to the closest altar, find another Vegvisir in the opposite direction

[small nest]

i dont recommend going to other elder, its the safesst one im sure that others border final biomes of the game

[steady stone]

yea i was gonna look up the seed but im gonna give it a few more attempts before i give in i have like 1% explored i dont wanna ruin it for myself

[torn totem]

You can survive the plains with just a bow, if you take it slow, avoid villages, pay attention to shoot deathsquitos from afar

and if you need to, you can outrun most of the plains enemies

[gloomy edge]

It might be slightly to the north, closer to the spawn

[steady stone]

would that be on my spawn island

[torn totem]

unless you're super lucky, probably not

[sterile jay]

Lmk if you need help

[burnt patio]

what do i do if i cant find my grave???

i've been looking for my items for about an hour and i cant find them

[haughty hinge]

In a nomap?

[burnt patio]

no

[haughty hinge]

Look at the map then

[burnt patio]

nothing is there

[haughty hinge]

Then you didn't die

[burnt patio]

i did

lol

[haughty hinge]

Then there's a skull on a map

[burnt patio]

there isnt.

[haughty hinge]

Then you didn't die, just had a nightmare

Or deleted it

Or turned off death indicators

[burnt patio]

idk bro. ill just keep looking i guess

[haughty hinge]

Ok

Just don't die

Or pretend that you died

[frail cave]

So I read ahead a little (haven't been to Mistlands yet) and ||saw there is a round shield and buckler in that tier. I can parry pretty decently, at about roughly 80-90% success rate but have only ever used round shields. Is there an argument to be made for switching over to buckler when I get to Mistlands?||

[marble roost]

If you get successful parries off most the time I'd say a Buckler is good

[small nest]

buckler gives you better parry bonus 2.5x

[frail cave]

but coupled with less base block armor. so you can parry stronger attacks than you could with a round shield, but the round shield can block stronger attacks than the buckler can block. so it's riskier in exchange for a higher ceiling of damage you can parry

(parry bonus multiplies block armor on a parry and doesn't affect damage or the enemy's stagger duration in any way, just to clarify because the game doesn't explain that)

[gloomy edge]

Maybe

[frail cave]

Thank you guys 🙂

[feral tapir]

yo game devs could you please fix the freezing/stuttering problem in valheim this problem happens without any reason, I REALLY LOVE YOUR GAME AND I HOPE THIS GETS FIXED...thank you <33

[steady stone]

Word gues well see later when i get on , also are you supposed to plant carrots and stuff at the bronze stage or is it just a continuous thing farming throughout the game

[deft forge]

https://tenor.com/view/my-goodness-what-an-idea-why-didnt-i-facepalm-the-simpsons-gif-17489109

-Devs, probably (they definitely would've never thought of optimizing their game)

[marble roost]

entire game. You also unlock more stuff to grow throughout the game, but most of it stays relevant later on

[mortal wraith]

hey anyone able to answer a question about modor spawn area?

we're doing an immerisve run and cannot find this thing, have been searching for a week lol

is it possible that modor could spawn in a mountain surrounded by mistlands?

[haughty hinge]

I think it is kinda possible for a biome to be surrounded by a higher tier biome in theory (never encountered it tho), but there's much more chance that you have just missed it somehow, basing on my personal experience.

[mortal wraith]

we re-checked them several times as we also thought we just missed it

but another go-around would probably still help haha

[haughty hinge]

You mean you've double checked all the mountains in your world? 👀

[mortal wraith]

not all of them but the ones within the next 5-6 island perimeter

idk how far modor can spawn

[haughty hinge]

Ah, ok. It is possible for Moder not to have a spawn area in the whole side of the world even

[mortal wraith]

yeesh

we sail on!

[haughty hinge]

So for instance i prefer to move to the north-west from the center every nomap run and most of the times find every boss in that quadrant. But Moder seems to be the trickiest one, so I usually expect her to be nearer to the center but in different directions rather than further my usual way

Don't have any good explanation to that, just what i noticed

[lilac coyote]

It's pretty much RNG but I guess statistically there'll be at least one altar for each boss in a quardrant.

[haughty hinge]

I also assumed that when tried my first nomaps, but the game quickly proved me wrong. In fact i think there was no runs (or very little amount) with all bosses altars in one quadrant

[lilac coyote]

Again, RNG.

[mortal wraith]

welp, as soon as i ask, my team found it. hahah. It was just extremely far

[crystal matrix]

aside from the harpoon, is there a way to move animals over seas?

Found a 2 star wolf far away from my base. But there is a sea between the areas. Hopefully it doesnt despawn

[haughty hinge]

Tamed wolves can follow you, so you can bring them on a boat and cross the sea but be careful as they can be damaged or even fall from the boat while sailing

[crystal matrix]

Thank you!

[halcyon crag]

i'd breed a few first to make sure you have spares if the trip doesn't go to plan

[earnest abyss]

Could be ...I've at least seen him spawn in a mountain surrounded by plains once, that said there are multiple spawners could just look elsewhere

[rose meteor]

I’m playing with my friend and it’s super laggy for us but our internet is fine so any of you know what’s goin on?

[mortal wraith]

plains woulda been fine, this one did end up being surrounded by mistlands

[earnest abyss]

Yikes

[mortal wraith]

its ok it was a fun exploration exercise

[vocal badge]

What does valheim use for crossplay?

[lilac coyote]

PlayFab.

[vocal badge]

Omg

How do I download it?

Because my valheim cant log ibto backend services

[lilac coyote]

Huh? You don't download it.

[vocal badge]

Bro, wth is wrong with my valheim then

[upbeat rock]

Cannot see trees, players, rocks, entities in game (when joining others)

help me pls

[vocal badge]

Okay my mind is going crazy. How do I join crossplay server (vanilla)

[haughty hinge]

What is the issue?

[vocal badge]

Cant log into backend services

[haughty hinge]

When did this problem start?

[vocal badge]

I saw the problem when I tried to join crossplay server

[rough turret]

Hi there. It's been months since I last played Valheim and I can't find my main gear anywhere. Is there sóme way of seeing where it might be? Some command that says 'find Frostner' or something?

[haughty hinge]

So you were never able to join it, right?

[vocal badge]

Yeah

[haughty hinge]

I heard of this problem in several variations, that's why i ask

Some variations still couldn't be fixed afaik

[vocal badge]

Ffs

[haughty hinge]

Some were fixed by managing saves and moving saves from cloud to local files

But that is not your case

[vocal badge]

Welp, time to buy new pc then

[haughty hinge]

Can't you join only crossplay servers?

[vocal badge]

Could you rephrase that

[rough turret]

Nvm found them ❤️

[haughty hinge]

The issue is crossplay only? I still don't get the scale of your problem tbh

[vocal badge]

Yeah, only crossplay

If the server has crossplay on I cant join it

[haughty hinge]

Reinstalling the game won't help too?

[vocal badge]

Nope

Tried this morning

[sullen tide]

are there swamps that don't spawn abominations?

[frail cave]

they require a full swamp chunk so it's probably possible if it's a really tiny one.

[sullen tide]

nvm, just spawned 3 in my current biome, root army complete 🙂

do you want iron armor against bone mass? or is root armor fine

[frail cave]

it works if you do a good enough job avoiding/dodgerolling hits. i haven't made iron armor once since my first playthrough personally

[crystal matrix]

But the problem is that bonemass summons adds, so if you can dodge all that....

[frail cave]

if you distance yourself from bonemass the moment he throws them (by walking, not running, gotta save that stamina, bonemass is not very fast.) to take them out before resuming the fight, it's very managable.

[narrow robin]

what am i doing wrong, scond time a hugo copper node has floated for me

[oblique hawk]

You need to cut it completely off - the hitboxes are bigger than they look, make sure it's at least 1-2 metres clearance everywhere.

[haughty hinge]

You need to mine one proper piece from it now for it to collapse, not one hit. Just assumed you tried it one hit

[narrow robin]

i ddi just after frist screenshot from underneath, will now try from top

[haughty hinge]

What happened? You got buried under the collapsed rocks?

[narrow robin]

nah mined from top, fell through, erected 4 workstations, popped 4 nodes from underneath, its still flowing, bus space all around, walk with touching underneath, so going for coffee

[haughty hinge]

Then prob the hitboxes is still the issue

[crisp marsh]

Go for the edges. Works for me

[haughty hinge]

Just build a base there already;)

[narrow robin]

too close to my meadows base lol

[weak plover]

hiya all, i got a question. once you can craft longship you cant make a the smaller boat? karve i belive its called

[haughty hinge]

You can make it any time

[oblique hawk]

You don't replace crafting recipes, you gain new ones in addition to the ones you already know.

[weak plover]

hmmm i couldn see it in the building manu, just raft and longship

[haughty hinge]

Mb you didn't make a bronze nail this time

[weak plover]

gonna check again ... i belive i had 40 bronze nails on me

[haughty hinge]

Bite the ones you have, if they are soft enough those are bronze ones

[narrow robin]

FINALLY

[haughty hinge]

Isn't it satisfying lol?

[narrow robin]

annoying more like, went up the scaffold, took the 4 nodes on the right, then 1 on the left popped it

basically the side of the entire hill

[haughty hinge]

Very immersive. I feel like i was mining with you.

[narrow robin]

317 copper ores >.<

[haughty hinge]

How many of those belong to me by the valheim law?

[narrow robin]

15% by law, multipled by your overall presence on the specific world
So 55x0 = none

[haughty hinge]

Ok, seems fair. Be sure i'll take that

[narrow robin]

https://tenor.com/view/give-me-credit-for-that-tom-tell-me-your-secrets-i-deserve-credit-i-tried-gif-20441972

[narrow robin]

have i stumbled into an area too high for me? flying things and nearly died to a fuling...

[oblique hawk]

If things kill you easily it's a sign you're not ready to face them yet.

That's the 5th biome you're looking at, so quite a bit above your black forest level.

[narrow robin]

yea was out looking for swamp lol

black metal scrap and a queen bee, was worth the unexpected nde

[uncut helm]

any reason that multiplayer would be disconnecting like once every 15 minutes?
like the HOST's world is disconnecting even thought they're the ones hosting it

does it upload world to a remote server and join both people into it or something

[narrow robin]

what level is mountain?

[frail cave]

mountains are the fourth biome, next after swamps

[narrow robin]

is there a method for finding swamps? should they not be ""in front""" of higher areas?

[tepid jolt]

Mountain is often the second or third biome one finds. Swamps have very distinctive trees, which you can spot from quite a distance when exploring. Sailing is a good way to find them.

[weary forge]

Hey, If I build a house in a place where a fulling village used to be, if I destroy all remainders of the village will the theme music change to default plains?

[subtle parrot]

No, it will stay the fuling village music, at least it did for me

[weary forge]

Thanks, gonna have to build my home someplace else then 😮‍💨

[subtle parrot]

Lol I liked it for a little while tbh, but it does get obnoxious

[weary forge]

Another question, If I drain a tar pit and get rid of all the tar, cover the hole and all, will growths continue to spawn?

[subtle parrot]

If you spawnproof the area they won't respawn afaik

[marble roost]

nah everything is kinda scattered around, although it does loosely place higher tier biomes further away from spawn

[oblique hawk]

Biomes all have distance requirements so higher level biomes will start appearing further from spawn (swamps have 2km, plains 3km iirc). The mountains are a bit different since that's just anything above a certain height (80 metres or so) and while the game forces the spawn point to be low enough level to be meadows, you can have mountains fairly close to spawn.

[stoic trench]

Keep in mind, the deterrent for going into the mountains is the freezing effect. It might be available right from the start, but you should steer clear until you’re better prepared.

[oblique hawk]

Yeah, if going somewhere literally kills you it should be a sign you shouldn't go there (yet).

[haughty hinge]

In my world i play now i have mountains as close as 500 m from the spawn, at that distance bf can only start spawning

Though i don't think it's possible to get high mountains spawn that close

[pearl plume]

Is it possible to hide (close) or turn off the minimap?

[oblique hawk]

Typing /nomap in the chat hides the maps. It hides both the minimap and the main map though.

[subtle parrot]

Another way would be turning the UI off, but that also makes it so you can't see any menus, but it's easy to toggle

[pearl plume]

What way? Same chat-command or via console?

[oblique hawk]

CTRL+F3 hides the UI.

[pearl plume]

Thank you. Can i find a list of other hotkeys anywhere?

[shy shard]

I need confirmation on this, the wiki doesn't specify

Is a dodge roll's distance always static ?

Wiki specifies that the stamina cost is scaled with speed penalty

So I imagine the distance would be static if speed modifier is already accounted for

[dusk hemlock]

whats a good way to safely transfer modded words/ profiles?

i know theres steam cloudsave but i doubt it lets modded stuff

is there a file/world save i can just transfer from a local save?

please ping me

[narrow robin]

is this too close to a swamp to make a small outpost for portalling?

nevermind, i killed a deer and a blob thing came out to check so, i'll move back a bit

does this look like a big swamp?

[subtle parrot]

Hard to tell

[narrow robin]

lol fml was not expecting that

are these something to farm or worry about?

and whats that lol, a portal in the ground?

[frail cave]

the first is something to farm, and the second is an uncommon swamp structure. don't worry about it, there's nothing down there other than a draugr elite.

[narrow robin]

antler pickaxe work for them?

[frail cave]

yepp

keep your boat close though

[narrow robin]

dude a little more warning lol, wtf is that

was across from a small swamp, so had 3 leechs hanging at the boat to give me some extra tight cheeks too

[serene tangle]

It's almost not dangerous

[haughty hinge]

Imagine pickaxing smbd's moles, it's not the best feeling

[subtle parrot]

My first one i didn't jump off when it first came to xbox and got glitched and sunk with it, had to reload and i was in the water lol

[narrow robin]

Lol was scarey but OK and then I saw the leeches

Got off, safe and logged off as the wife came Home

[rapid solar]

Hi all! Was wondering if anyone could help me figure out how to find my user ID if I'm on Xbox? Thanks!

[frail cave]

i need 20 boar leather scraps, how can i find more boars, ive been searching for about 30 minutes and only found 7

[marble roost]

Luck of the draw. Just gotta keep searching, preferably places you haven't been before. Sometimes you will find a red runestone that has like 4-8ish boars spawned around it (they're one-time spawns, but they're damn nice for getting some scraps)

You could also tame the boars and start a boar farm, but I personally wouldn't recommend it. It takes a while

[frail cave]

ive found some red runestones, didnt have any boars around, are those red runestones mainly for lore?

[marble roost]

Runestones are mainly for lore and usually don't have boars around them, but once in a while there will be a runestone with lore about a specific type of enemy (for example, boars) in which case a few of that enemy will spawn next to it

[frail cave]

ahh, that's pretty neat, guess it's back to huntin then

[marble roost]

The only gear I would make out of scraps would be the bow, shield, and either the knife or spear. And I wouldn't recommend building the raft (if that helps)

[frail cave]

at the moment I'm just trying to get 20 scraps for the workbench upgrade, but I'll keep those in mind, I'll need bit more scrap then

[marble roost]

Yea workbench upgrades are always a must 😄

Early on in meadows the best resources you need to hunt for are just a bunch of boar and deer. So making a spear or bow early for hunting them is really good

[cyan musk]

is iron armor worth it

[stoic trench]

It’s pretty good, and jt makes for an easier start in the next biome in my opinion.

[rocky chasm]

I prefer upgrading the troll armor and rush the fenris armor but that's my tryhard strat

[real nebula]

Why skip over root?

[lofty coyote]

Hey guys, so, while playing - my friend suddenly started getting some input problems. These problems were mainly that their inputs for movement are like - delayed, or dragged out (to the point of autorunning) randomly. They have no gamepad plugged in, we had no issues like this before, and we have also tried restarting the game. Anyone else have any ideas?

[eager briar]

Im wondering,can i get bigger tree when i plant it using cultivator or the size of tree is always same if i plant it? Cause when i plant in same area, the size is always same as before

[frail cave]

sizes ranges for naturally generated and planted trees are different.
for naturally generated trees, the size range depends on the biome. for planted trees, the biome you planted them in doesn't matter, it's always the same range

i think i have most ranges written down somewhere, which tree is it?

[eager briar]

I see

[eager briar]

I planting fir tree in Meadows

[eager briar]

And i always get smallest size

[frail cave]

the size range of player-planted fir trees is 100%-250%, and the size range of naturally generated fir trees in the black forest is 200-250%

150-300% if they naturally generated on mountains

[compact ingot]

This might be a weird ask for help…. But I lost my dedicated server with friends a few weeks back and started a new one. Instead of a full on restart I am looking for a server to repair my items. I need a black forge. I have my items on my character. Just lost my server and don’t wanna do a full on restart 😭

[eager briar]

Ok thanks, btw where i can see information like this?wiki?

[frail cave]

i got it from Jere here on the server, but those messages are no longer around unfortunately 😅

[frail cave]

if you just need to repair your items, you can temporarily toggle on the nocost command, allowing you to repair anything from your inventory

[compact ingot]

Really? Even on Xbox? How so?

[eager briar]

Ah i see,do you have a copy of that messages?

[frail cave]

https://youtu.be/dbJ6IM2DjjY

[compact ingot]

Thank you!

[lilac coyote]

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

[frail cave]

while i don't have the message itself, i have some notes based on it. they're incomplete because i don't think he ever stated the ranges of the other trees

[eager briar]

Ok thanks

[icy silo]

Hi guys! Please tell me why the boat could have disappeared? I left it near the Black Forest biome, walked away for 10 minutes, came back, but it wasn’t there anymore 🥺

[frail cave]

enemies attack boats on sight

[eager briar]

I think it because it was attacked by a mob

[icy silo]

Oh, thanks, this is the first I've heard of this! I've been playing the game for over 117 hours now and this is the first time this situation has happened. And it’s also strange, because there wasn’t a single mob on the shore (besides deers and a couple of greylings)

[frail cave]

enemies return to where they spawned whenever they're calm and not doing anything

[icy silo]

Are there any tricks to prevent this?

[frail cave]

if the area isn't loaded in, enemies can't attack it, so staying far enough away that you can't see it prevents it.
you can also break the ship and take its materials to a safe place through a portal

[icy silo]

Thanks!!

[frail cave]

I might be really dumb but I think I heard iron gates inside walls increase stability for some reason, is this true??

[lilac coyote]

Same way rebar works IRL

[sterile jay]

Place a workbench next to your boat and leave it there while your exploring

[frail cave]

Mistlands spoiler warning: ||Is there always a skull where rib cages are||?

[junior ingot]

no, both can appear separate without the other

[frail cave]

Thanks!

[craggy sail]

Question: What's the max capacity of comfort now, and how can i get the max possible?

[subtle parrot]

With seasonal items, 18.
16 without, for a 23 minute bonus iirc

[lilac coyote]

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

[brisk wharf]

My friend sent me his save file we used on the server and it says Missing meta file for all 3 of the files he sent. how do i make it so i can load this as a world on my end

[willow raft]

Did you get the whole map that contains the world or only individual files?
Did you place them in the corresponding map and are they visual in the world select page in Valheim?

[brisk wharf]

im unsure how to answer that question i got 3 files for the world folder

they are in the world select page in the game however all 3 say missing meta file

[willow raft]

Did you get a .fwl and a .db file? If I'm not mistaken you need 2 files per world.
Can the world still be loaded on the computer it came from?
If it can still be loaded on the computer it came from, it either means you didn't get all the files you needed for the world or they got corrupted when they got send to you.

[brisk wharf]

it loads on his pc im sure i dont have a .fwl file

ill hvae to wait till he wakes up if thats what im missing

[vapid warren]

.fwl and .db are both needed, if you dont have both your world will be severely messed up

[weary crag]

is there a way to bring back the grass that i once removed with a hoe?

[haughty hinge]

cultivator

[weary crag]

ohhh thanks

and is there a way to make my wall normal and not look like this

[willow raft]

You can clip your wall trough the ground, or you'll need to do some terraforming.

[weary crag]

damn thats a lot of work

but how can i even flat the land enough for that

oh right pix

[subtle parrot]

The hoe can flatten quite a bit, but some will need to be pickaxed

[willow raft]

Pickaxe and / or hoe

[weary crag]

ty guys

[weary crag]

guess im too lazy anyway

[willow raft]

At least the mobs can't break that down.

[crystal matrix]

You can also cover that with walls, fences, or the log wall if you want to hide that

[weary crag]

fax

lost my whole base on my first world bcs of a ugly ass troll that just came randomaly

[marble roost]

If you start the wall at the lowest point and keeping snapping other walls to it you won’t see gaps like that. Might cost a little more stone though because some walls are gonna be mostly in the ground so you need to put another wall on top of it

[icy silo]

Thank you, I will try it next time!

[willow raft]

Playing around with snapping points can let your gradually heighten your wall instead of going a full stone slab height up.

[hybrid haven]

I know the update isnt out yet but I had a question if maybe anyone could help. I have an old save where i got to just before the swamp i havent explored the world much at all will the terrain generation be messed up on that world with the new ashlands update or should I be totally fine. I dont mind restarting so if that is the best answer then thats okay too.

[fathom badge]

You should be fine. The Ashlands update should only affect the actual Ashlands area, the very southern slice of the map. As long as you haven't gone down there you should be good to go.

[hybrid haven]

awesome thank you 🙏

[reef flame]

Is the ground is shaking common?

[lilac coyote]

That's the troll raid.

[reef flame]

Yeah, I was building and it appeared behind me

[marble roost]

At that point there's probably only two raids you could have gotten. It's pretty common yea

But I'd say raids aren't all too frequent in general. Although they're definitely gonna happen many times throughout your playthrough

In vanilla no. I believe there are mods that can do stuff like that but prob better to ask in #mods-discussion as they'd know more about that

[leaden delta]

thank you

[leaden delta]

should i remove this one?

dont want to ask in 2 channels then get in trouble for it

ill just remove it lol i hope i dont get in trouble for asking over there as well

[marble roost]

You're fine

[fathom badge]

In normal play I think you have a 20% chance of a raid triggering every 46 minutes.

[marble roost]

Ye

And it’s only if you’re at base, which lowers the chance of raids actually happening by a lot

[cyan musk]

how do i destroy my ship with the hammer

[fathom badge]

You can't. Best way to do it is to stand near the mast and hit it with a sword or axe. Make sure you have enough carry weight and inventory space for all the boat materials and you should pick them all up before they sink.

[green crystal]

Beach the boat as much as you can first to avoid losing the nails to the lack of diving mechanics.

Bonus points if you do most of the damage while beaching it.

[marble roost]

No the bonus points come from the boat breaking from being beached

[green crystal]

Don't think I've done that with any boat other than the raft.

[frail cave]

Weird question, does the obliterator damage everything above it in a straight line, regardless of height? I'm making a large ||black marble|| building with a ||tar|| roof that's very high up from the base & wanted to know if I would still need to put my obliterator outside

[marble roost]

Better test it

[fathom badge]

Yes. I'm not sure about how far below it, but it's basically a dome of damage IIRC. It won't hurt the marble, but it'll hurt everything else.

[frail cave]

Cool beans, thanks

[narrow plume]

Hey, I have a little problem, does anyone know why I can't raise the terrain in this place? no matter how many times I clicked, the terrain did not want to go up, I wanted to level it with the terrain my character was standing on

[vocal badge]

There is limit to how high u can raise it

[narrow plume]

the problem is that the place where my character is standing raised normally, the entire mountain was raised by me

[fathom badge]

You can only raise or lower terrain up to 8m from it's starting position. If you try to raise/lower it further it will maintain the topography it originally had, just at the new elevation.

[marble roost]

you can raise/lower terrain 8 meters from it's starting position. Where you're standing now was INITIALLY higher up than what you're aiming at now. Thus, you could raise where you're standing up high, but the other spot you can only raise to the amount it is at

In short: You can't really fix it. Closest thing would be trying to lower all the other parts, but that's prob not what you're wanting

[narrow plume]

Okay, that explains a lot, thank you for your help, have a good night!

[copper fog]

Hey so i have a question. ive been playing valheim on xbox one and it was running like complete crap especially in the swamps. Today i managed to switch my xbox save to steam using gamepass ultimate, and putting the save to local on my PC. If I were to cancel my gamepass, would i lose the save and it'll go back to xbox?

[hollow apex]

how does one disable the HUD for screenshots?

[deft forge]

Ctrl + F3

[hollow apex]

huge

[high parcel]

Hello!
I’m hoping to get some help in regards to starting a crossplay world. After a couple of hours of trying to figure it out with articles online, we’re kind of stuck.
My boyfriend is on PC, and I’m on Xbox. We can search for each other’s worlds, and we’re prompted to put in passwords for other community games but not each others. We just get the “couldn’t resolve join code” message.
He does have crossplay enabled and hits “start server” when opening the game, as that’s a common issue. I’m sure this has been asked before, but advice would be appreciated, as we’re at our wits end
We did go through the suggestions made by MaCarBre the other week for this same question, but we had no results

[mystic solar]

If your game is saved locally on your pc, you can look at the savefiles (google the location, don't know it top of my head) and back them up to be extra save. Then you'll be fine cancelling the gamepass, as you can copy the files to wherever steam wants them.

[crystal matrix]

Finally found the damn leviathan. How many do I need to craft all that needs chitin?

[willow raft]

30 chitin for harpoon and a total of 80 for the knife (abyssal razor) 20 to craft lvl 1, 10 for 2, 20 for 3, 30 for 4.

[crystal matrix]

oh wow 110 is a lot. Are the number of chitin nodes random? Seems kind of a stretch to get all 110

[willow raft]

Are you planning on using the dagger, if not then 30 is enough.

[deft forge]

In other words: 50

As you can skip the upgrades completely

[crystal matrix]

Is the dagger good like they say how good the serpent shield is for its tier or something?

I just started playing recently and am open to trying other weapons out and all that open mindedness

[willow raft]

It stays good till the mountains, it is slightly less than the silver dagger.
With some shenanigans you can get it at the start of black forest.

Some tips for chitin harvesting (not mine found a while ago on the net):
Get some friends to go with you.
Level up the bronze pickaxe to max, it can be done with the Antler pickaxe but you might need multiple of them and will probably yield lesser results
Equip 6 minor stamina meads
Equip a tasty mead, and eat it before mining to boost stamina regen.
Eat stamina food only(carrot soup + honey + queens jam)
Start mining from furthest point from your karve
Do not stop mining until leviathan is fully submerged
Use stamina meads to reach the karve

[crystal matrix]

Oh, already done with bonemass and having trouble with multiple wolves in mountains. That;s why I took a break and went searching for chitin instead. Thank you verymuch for your help! 😄

[frail cave]

Any building advice for this game

[stoic trench]

Bigger isn’t always better- get good at making cozy builds before working on big builds

[willow raft]

Videos on youtube and experimenting are your friend.

[stoic trench]

Get in the habit of placing workbenches around to make a workspace network

[frail cave]

Thank you

[willow raft]

Have a workable base that isn't all that fancy before you start doing fancy things.

[stoic trench]

Smitty and Homitu are solid creators to learn from!

[stoic trench]

The first thing you should build when you’re building anything is a small shack/house where you can stage building equipment, repair your hammer, teleport to main base (optional) and be sure to put some sort of protection around it, stake walls usually do the job.

[willow raft]

Tell that to @frail cave

[stoic trench]

Was just adding in to your advice 🙂

[willow raft]

I know, it might be that Leaffy missed it that way though ;p

[frail cave]

I watched some videos and made my first real house

[stoic trench]

Screenshot?

[oblique hawk]

I concur, Smitty is great. Don't know Homitu.

[stoic trench]

Grab a drink! Grab a snack! Let’s get right to it 👍

Homitu is another good builder who gives really good tips, his videos are usually waaay longer though. Like, over an hour long at time haha but they’re solid.

[frail cave]

Hi what is command to clear all dropped or mined items

[oblique hawk]

I prefer longer video to shorter ones, tbh.

[stoic trench]

In that case, you should definitely check him out, I also prefer longer videos 😁

[willow raft]

I also prefer that if it isn't all filler and only a small part of it is actually interesting.

[oblique hawk]

Well yeah, it has to be a proper video. I like having them on on my 2nd monitor while playing, nice way of getting inspiration.

[subtle parrot]

There's a guy called Hiccup the Hermit, probably not as big as those 2, but he does some really nice building as well in his buildthrough series.

[narrow robin]

hey all, i was thinking to make this outpost a transit hub for portals
1 portal to main base
multiple portals to other outposts
anyone else do something like this?
anything to be careful of?

[stoic trench]

Oooh I’ll have to check him out, thanks for the tip!

[haughty hinge]

Only if you prefer indirect flights

[fathom badge]

That's pretty common. I almost always have a portal hub for my less used but still important portal locations, one to each boss altar area, etc.

[narrow robin]

i dont mind an extra portal or 2 when moving about, i find i am very portal, mini outpost orientated

how do npcs react to portals? will they range attack them for example

[fathom badge]

They're a base object, so yes. Enemies will attack it on sight, same with workbenches. But they also prevent spawns in like a 20m radius around them. Fun trick is that campfires also prevent spawns like that, but enemies do not attack them on sight, so campfires are a good way to prevent enemies from appearing close to your base.

[narrow robin]

ooh timing of this attack.... good moat and plenty of distances, so no real losses apart from external campfires and some spikes

[fathom badge]

If you're ever not in a good position for that, enemies will focus on you over your base structures, so running out to fight them, or just distract them, can save some amount of reconstruction

[narrow robin]

yea noticed that, i rolled back from an attack on moat side and he spun and smashed the fire lol

[narrow robin]

never thought fine wood would be an issue lol, but got the hob started
need to sort out the flood area behind them and then organise better, but feeling prepared for further excursions now

[fathom badge]

Cool. Those kinds of things are good for the screenshots channel if you don't need specific help 😉 This channel isn't really for general chat, it's for help.

[surreal terrace]

Looking for some opinions please. Is it worth it to farm Abomination for the Armor ? Or skip it and go with iron? Currently just hitting swamp in upgraded troll armor

[oblique hawk]

Do you like using the bow and have less movement penalty or do you prefer being able to take more hits?

Which one you should use depends entirely on your play style and preferences.

[surreal terrace]

Cool thank you, I’m considering it this playthrough because I’m using the bow pretty consistently

[oblique hawk]

Then it's definitely worth it.

[surreal terrace]

Awesome, I appreciate the input

[oblique hawk]

Root armour is my favourite armour in the game but I tend to favour archery as my combat style.

[ebon parcel]

The chest piece is invaluable throughout most of the game.

[reef flame]

I got another question about the abomination, if it does hit you with iron armour does it 1 shot you?

I saw it do 200 damage to a tree so im terrified to malee it

[vapid warren]

It was dealing chop damage. A type of damage mobs and players are immune to and only affects trees, etc

[molten pollen]

can you still stagger enemies with tower shields? i noticed theres no parry bonus, but if i can still stagger them by blocking at the right time i don't really mind

[deft forge]

Nope

[molten pollen]

asking bc im about to go hunt my first serpent

jesus, that sucks

[real nebula]

Serpent shield can't parry, as it is a tower shield, but it has other bonuses

[reef flame]

Does that mean i cant triple hit the abomination after blocking its attack?

[real nebula]

Correct

[reef flame]

How do I kill it then with these items?

[sterile jay]

want some help?

[molten pollen]

naw, i'm good, pretty sure im overprepared as well lol

[real nebula]

No need to parry, just block its attacks then use any opening to attack with your weapon. You'll take it down eventually even without a parry.

[reef flame]

Is axe better than sword then?

[real nebula]

They both do the same kind of damage, so whichever has the higher damage is better

That said, I can personally confirm that a T2 battleaxe has enough block power to parry aboms at normal diff

[plush rapids]

can I join someones game, just to repair my bronze axe? weird request I know, but I dont have a forge

[rocky chasm]

is it possible to rename characters?

[molten pollen]

does the sea serpent loot still sink to the bottom of the sea?

[rocky chasm]

yep you better kill it closer to the shore

except the meat, the meat floats

[real nebula]

It is possible, but usually needs third party tools to be done correctly. Take a look at the vetted community tools pin in #valheim-chat

[rocky chasm]

[reef flame]

Anyone know a way to improve this hill? It's really difficult to make hills in this game 🤔

Ignore the food, just eating bad ones because I'm in a safe space.

[marble roost]

looks more like a valley than a hill

So I'm not really sure what you're going for

I guess putting grass could make it look nicer?

[narrow robin]

make it higher? with a hoe?

[reef flame]

Yaeh I've extended on it a lot now, I will show a remade version soon

Just finished doing another section of this area lol

[sterile jay]

Want some mats to make an forge?

[plush rapids]

I was in the process of getting sulter cores, but I wanted to go into the dungeon with my bronze axe to make it easier

[eager briar]

So how do you craft your axe without forge? 🤔

[brittle urchin]

@plush rapids kinda create world with free buiding and place there a forge. It is easier). But, if u want to enjoy dont use such a things, just make light settings for your world if it is hard for you. Sorry for my eng.

[plush rapids]

different world

[frail cave]

How does cross play work without xbox getting mods

[vapid warren]

You dont need mods to use crossplay

[trim viper]

You just play vanilla with your friends on xbox.

[frail cave]

Where to find dedicated servers

[fathom badge]

Check in #1024264966712340510

[frail cave]

who this, i keep seeing him after that

[willow raft]

That's Odin checking in on you. He's a little weird.

[spark shell]

it's an easter egg basically, you can ignore if u like

[mossy pike]

anyone wanna come see my manor type base ?

[tribal pawn]

!ashlands

[halcyon crag]

hold shift, and starting closest to yr feet, click, then move the target a bit further away, click, and rinse repeat all the way up the slope to smooth it out

[manic oasis]

I'm new how do i play 😭

[cyan musk]

so basically you

[manic oasis]

yes thank u

[willow raft]

Use your mouse to look around, some keys on your keyboard to move around, mouse buttons to do stuff and other keys on your keyboard to do other stuff.
If that doesn't work out, go ask brain to help you.

[manic oasis]

I just got murked by a pig I give up

[halcyon crag]

make a club from wood and whack it back

[manic oasis]

how do I acquire wood 💀

[willow raft]

Its on the ground and you can pick it up, you can also bash bushes and the small trees to get wood.

[halcyon crag]

punch bushes and saplings

you'll need an axe for full trees

[manic oasis]

do I need like a crafting bench to make an axe

[halcyon crag]

nah, just open the crafting menu (tab on pc)

you can handcraft a few things, but to repair them you will need a workbench, covered

[manic oasis]

okay 👍 thanks

[halcyon crag]

np, try to find some berries and mushrooms at first for more health, beehives you collect will also provide honey for some starter food

[manic oasis]

do I like just run around and pick shit up for now?

[halcyon crag]

(getting the hives without a bow can be tricky so place a workbench and deconstruct with the building hammer to get them down)

every new thing you touch will unlock more recipes and such

[willow raft]

Basically, then you'll want to build a little shelter and go from there.

[manic oasis]

the pig is trying to kill me again and I can't find the wood 😭 this is scary lol

[haughty hinge]

Yes, this is fs the scariest part of the game

[willow raft]

There should be small trees nearby or bushes or fallen branches on the ground, same with stone and if you find water you can also find flint.
You can dodge roll the boar when it charges and then punch it.

[halcyon crag]

he will drop some nice meat and some leather, you can make all sorts of stuff from and a bit of decent food when you cook the meat

[lilac coyote]

And listen to the bird!

[willow raft]

The bird has the words.

[manic oasis]

it's turning night will more stuff try to attack me now?

[willow raft]

Eventually that is the case but in the beginning not so much.

[halcyon crag]

yes, try to get some walls up and you'll be invisible behind them, as long as you don't make noise (chopping or mining) you should be safe

[manic oasis]

I've been making lots of noise 💀💀

[manic oasis]

that's good lol

[halcyon crag]

building is quieter but still can attract mobs

if you didn't attract something already, unless mobs spawn close by you should be okay to continue

[frail cave]

is it possible to build bridges? without the wood breaking apart

over a river for example

[halcyon crag]

yes

trickier if you add height in with that, such as cliff to cliff

near the ground you should be fine to make a bridge, with supports for a roof over it without much trouble

support always starts and is strongest touching ground, so bear this in mind for any structure, vertical support touching ground is vital

[willow raft]

Certainly and if you leave just a small space in the bridge it will ef up the pathfinding of mobs, so digging a moat and having a bridge over it with a small gap is a good way to secure your base from ground mobs.

[frail cave]

i was thinking more

over big river

[willow raft]

Certainly doable if you can get the support it needs and then there is no need for a small gap.

[frail cave]

im just stumped on how to give it proper support

since i cant build underwater

while swimming as well can't build

[haughty hinge]

You can build while standing in a cart in water tho

[halcyon crag]

or on a raft

or raise the ground for spots to stand on

[willow raft]

You can build on a boat and you can raise the ground if the river isn't too deep, you can also snap from top to bottom if that would make a beam reach the riverbed.

[haughty hinge]

Yea with 4 m beams you can reach the ground

[halcyon crag]

the alternate snapping points 🙏

Q and E are my best friends while building now xD

[haughty hinge]

You definitely can choose your friends

[frail cave]

seems a bit complicated, but i think manageable ty

[halcyon crag]

anything worth doing in Valheim: 👍

[haughty hinge]

yep, surprisingly there are lots of situations when even dying is worth doing

[reef flame]

Yeah I saw a youtube video explaining that, thanks by the way 🙂 You need to press it under you with the stone otherwise it breaks the hill

It likes to recreate the area and make it flat when you use the stone option

[halcyon crag]

yeh it's fiddly but that's just about the best way to get a nice slope without total meltdown xD

[reef flame]

Yeah it's really rough 😅 I did finish it in the end

Thanks for the help 🙂 Shame voice call is not very active here

[lilac coyote]

They can be, at different times of the day.

[reef flame]

I have another question, when I have the skull icon near me is that the game confirming i died?

[lilac coyote]

Skull icon? You mean the grave marker?

[reef flame]

When I die and go back to the grave marker there is like a skull and bones icon

At first I thought it made you invincible but it doesn't, I have no idea what its for

It seems to last about 8 minutes maybe

[lilac coyote]

Where are you seeing this? Is this the corpse run buff?

[reef flame]

I'm not sure, I see it in the corner of the screen

[haughty hinge]

no skill drain is a skull ig

[halcyon crag]

that's the one, it means that if you die again before that icon is removed, you won't lose the skill points you normally would (default 5% all skills and progress to next level)

[reef flame]

Oh i see, so its just to stop you losing all your skill points rapidly

[lilac coyote]

Hm, that's on me. I was thinking of slightly the wrong thing. The corpse run icon is the running skeleton.

[reef flame]

What's that for?

[halcyon crag]

that one gives you ghost carry weight so you can recover yr gear

[lilac coyote]

Plus reduced stamina drain and HP recovery.

[reef flame]

How do you get that? I don't think I've seen it

[halcyon crag]

it triggers once you empty a grave marker of all contents

[reef flame]

Ohh I see, I just never noticed

I have an unrelated question, when killing an abomination with the serpent shield, should I use my iron sword or an axe?

[willow raft]

Both do slashing so use whatever you are more comfortable with, a banded shield or better can parry its attacks.

[reef flame]

I don't like to parry so never really considered that shield

[willow raft]

Dodge roll works as well.

[haughty hinge]

i always prefer to matthew perry all the attacks cuz i'm not a good david schwimmer to avoid confrontation

i need to get myself occupied..

[frail cave]

is it possible to get a fire going when it's raining somehow

to sleep

[willow raft]

Having something that protects the fire from the rain, a little hut for example.

[frail cave]

yeah i did that, but it's still not burning

[willow raft]

Is there a roof over it and has the smoke a means to escape? If the tiny hut fills with smoke the fire will putter out.

[frail cave]

there's a roof over to cover from the rain, and there's the little hole to let the smoke escape

[willow raft]

If the hole you are standing in front of is the only opening the smoke has to get trough then you'll need to make another hole , above the fire, nor straight above it but to the side.

[frail cave]

ohh

[willow raft]

You can also use the roof building parts and leave one side open, smoke needs to go up and out.

[frail cave]

okay gotcha ty

it's not going out, so that mean it works?

[willow raft]

That's the way. Now you can have a bed in the little shack and you can sleep.

[frail cave]

hell yeah, finally i can stop worrying about rain

[willow raft]

Eventually you'll find better ways to do it.
You can for example build a chimney, put a half floor in it at the bottom and another half floor on the opposite side near the top.
You don't need to have a roof over the chimney that way and the smoke can still get away and the rain can't reach the fire.

You can also incorporate it into your building and eventually even make round chimneys, just keep on building and testing things out.

[frail cave]

before swamp is royal jelly/carrot soup/deer stew a good combo?

[narrow robin]

if i build an island base, like out here in this picture, what attack events can actually reach me?

[real nebula]

You mean queen's jam? That sounds like a good SSH mix for me for your tier

[frail cave]

yeah that one

damn i got both words wrong on it

and ty

[real nebula]

If you want other diet combinations, check out my sheet pinned in #valheim-chat

[charred ember]

only bats if you spawnproof the ocean floor less then 1 meter deep

[narrow robin]

what can spawn on the floor that would attack?

[frail cave]

ty!

[real nebula]

If you spawn proof it properly, nothing

[charred ember]

bats can spawn any height so they will still come noone else

[real nebula]

I believe even bats need solid ground to spawn in

[frail cave]

can raid events happen even when you're not in your base? and if so do i still get the notification

[reef flame]

it's raining

[charred ember]

they cant

[zealous whale]

The players on my server are struggling with a cluttered map, with lots of duplicate/unwanted map pins from sharing map table data. Is there an easy way for players to remove ALL map pins?

The dev commands 'resetmap' and 'resetsharedmap' don't help much with this. The former just removes map exploration, and the latter doesn't remove your own pins.

[halcyon crag]

hunted raid can if you have it active, happens in mountains and plains

and yes you get the same notif

[halcyon crag]

benches extend 40m in the air so if every point is covered nothing can spawn

[frail cave]

okay nice, ty for the info

[willow raft]

There is one, "you are being hunted" its an army of wolves that will attack you.
It only happens after you have killed ||bonemass||.

[reef flame]

huh, what is this doing here? I'm no where near a swamp.

[oblique hawk]

They can spawn in foggy meadows areas (after you kill Elder iirc).

[willow raft]

If you are far enough away from spawn you can come across draugr towns in the meadows maybe that is one of those roaming around.

[reef flame]

Oh not again, it keeps happening when im not prepared at all

[reef flame]

Okay thanks

[frail cave]

Ok, soo I’ve done this before, but it was quite a while ago, and I know it’s a stupid question,

Do I need 2 chicken eggs or can I get one and it lays eggs? My brain is just not working today.

[severe crown]

you need 2

[frail cave]

yeah, that’d be the logical answer, thanks, I’m gon take my dumb butt back to hodor

[midnight saffron]

why don't I have long heavy/round table recipes?

[deft forge]

You need tar and iron nails

The fact that you use mods might or might not be an issue

[midnight saffron]

oh, okay, so I'm missing tar, thank you

[hallow agate]

Me and my friend are unable to connect to eachother and play multiplayer via non dedicated server? It says connecting and then I would load in and there would be no terrain and no object. What could be the meaning of this?

[reef flame]

Send a screenshot of how it looks when loading in, guys here might be able to help

[reef flame]

How strange. Have you edited the seed in your files?

[hallow agate]

No

I hadnt changed a single world setting

[reef flame]

I think a developer probably needs to look at that, i cant imagine any regular player can help much

[hallow agate]

Should I @ one?

[reef flame]

Uh, I think it's against the rules to tag them

Maybe just tag one person and ask, I cant see what else you can do

[hallow agate]

Like who?

[reef flame]

@lapis terrace is usually on quite a lot

I'm not sure what their official support protocol is

maybe write it in #steam-bugs-discussion 🤔

[hallow agate]

Ok

[reef flame]

I have no idea what that could be

[hallow agate]

Definitely strange

[lilac coyote]

Could be anything, probably worth checking in #dedicated-server anyway as they're often quite good at fixing server issues dedicated or otherwise.

[crisp marsh]

This can happen if you got mods on. This exact thing has happened to me and a friend with mods.

[hallow agate]

This is my first time playing and they dont have any mods

[lilac coyote]

Who are you recommending to?

[elfin maple]

I was replying to someone but the reply somehow failed. Let me redo it…

[fathom badge]

It's possible there was a world generation hiccup. Can you try on a different, new world and see if it does the same thing?

[elfin maple]

My recommendation will always be to ||at least get the chestpiece for the pierce resistance, which is very good against deathsquitos and seekers||

[hallow agate]

Yeah, my world and theirs did the same

[fathom badge]

Weird. It almost seems like the world state transfer is failing for some reason. You're both on Xbox you said?

[hallow agate]

Pc

Its steam

[fathom badge]

Gotcha. Yeah, I'm not 100% on what could cause that then 😦 It might be worth checking in your player.log and seeing if any errors show up in there.

[hallow agate]

Right-…. How?

[real nebula]

Are you both on Steam?

[hallow agate]

Oh nvm, yea we are both on steam

[weary crag]

oke so i just found out with my firend that fucking trolls can actually just SPAWN in my base anywhere in any biom, can anybody tell me how tf do i prevent that bullshit from happening

[real nebula]

I see a join code in your screenshot, are you activating crossplay when hosting? Try hosting without using crossplay, you don't need it if all players are on Steam

[hallow agate]

No crossplay is off

Waaait it was on

[marble roost]

Place down a workbench, campfire, torch, etc.

They all block spawns in a small radius (they all have the same radius, and it is equal to the radius you see around a workbench. Workbenches can be upgraded to increase the radius tho, unlike the other items)

Scarlet can I just say your name, name color, and complementing flowers look really nice together 👌

[lilac coyote]

Only Meadows, Black Forest, Swamp and Plains to be fair. And yeah, just spawn protect your base.

[weary crag]

@lilac coyote @marble roost thank you so much guys

[void iris]

How far away from my base do I need to do spawn protection to avoid raids?

[fathom badge]

The raid radius is 96m according to the wiki. It's a pretty large area to cover. The best way to reasonably do it is on an island since most mobs can't spawn in the water.

[weary crag]

does that all goes for the ground is shaking event??

[marble roost]

yes

[fathom badge]

All spawns, even event spawns, follow those rules.

[marble roost]

If you really hate raids there's also an option to turn them off

[hallow agate]

Ok so my friend redownloaded valheim and now every time he tries to launch valheim he crashes

[wide crescent]

why the deer sailing the seas

[fathom badge]

Deer can run into the water when scared, and all creatures have infinite swimming stamina (unless you're riding your lox)

[fathom badge]

It almost sounds like your friend is having some storage hardware issues... is it right at launch? Or is it when he's trying to start a new world?

[marble roost]

Sometimes I wish I was a mob. I'd be able to swim from spawn to ashlands right off the get go

[hallow agate]

At launch

He tried to reinstall as a troubleshoot to fix our other issue

[fathom badge]

Yeah. It sounds a lot like he's got some kind of issues on his end, might be driver config or something too.

[wide crescent]

oh my bad i was not actually asking, it was more of why the hell are you swimming lil bro come here, cuz its a big distance

[fathom badge]

Ahh. Probably better for #screenshots then, this channel is for help with the game 😉

[marble roost]

Because he doesn't want to be turned into a hat for you 😭

[weary crag]

yo how do i make a fishing rod xd??

[marble roost]

you gotta buy it from a guy

who you find in the world

[ember sluice]

do tar pits always spawn. i thought they stop if you drain them

[real nebula]

Drained tar pits can still spawn growths

You need to place a couple workbenches down to stop them

[wide crescent]

lmao

[ember sluice]

was that a change? i thought i remember that stopped them back in the day

[wide crescent]

actually just collection

[real nebula]

Pretty sure it's always been that way

[sterile jay]

Reverify the game files on steam

[fathom badge]

I prefer some campfires, that way you can ignore them completely and enemies nearby don't attack them

[weary crag]

nahhh thanks but nahhhh

[lilac coyote]

It's the only way.

[subtle parrot]

Or get lucky and ||find it in a frost cave||

[zenith nimbus]

But baits... It'll be not enough

[subtle parrot]

Indeed, you'll still have to find Haldor and buy some more for sure

[zenith nimbus]

He have monopoly in this business...

[fathom badge]

He does, and his sister has the clothing and decoration monopoly...

[marble roost]

I dunno Haldor has one decoration item I like

[broken bough]

Hey all, i created a bot that can answer some questions about Valheim (how to craft things, where do you find items, how do you defeat enemies, how much damage do they deal, ...). I wonder what's the best way to share it? Would love it if folks could test it out 🙂

[versed stone]

does the quality of an item mean that i need a same quality forge/workstation to repair the item?

draugr fang lvl 4 for instance

[fathom badge]

Nope. All items can be repaired at a station of the level it takes to build them initially. Upgrading them can take higher level stations, but they can be repaired at the lowest level station it takes to build them.

[versed stone]

i see ok thanks

[cyan musk]

any tips on defeating bonemass?

[stoic trench]

||use a mace, big damage!||

[marble roost]

Use blunt damage (prob a mace), use poison resist

Dodge, don't run/block/parry

[cyan musk]

wdym dont run? like sprint?

[marble roost]

Like if he attacks you, don't run away from him to avoid the attack. Just dodge roll through it (makes you immune to damage for a hot sec). Takes less stamina and you're right there so you can keep pumelling him with your mace

That said tho I guess sometimes it is good to back up a bit to regain health and stamina

Have a portal nearby in case you die or need to go and repair your weapon (bonemass has a lot of health)

[cyan musk]

alright

i have iron armor on max level and my mace on max level so i might be fine

[marble roost]

sounds pretty good

[arctic shale]

do boar farms still work?

[spark shell]

yes

[uncut helm]

bug?

i evened it out with a hoe and pick to make a little farm and now i cant cultivate it or place grass anymore

[marble roost]

Could you cultivate and plant grass before evening it out?

[uncut helm]

good question

i'll try it in another place

[marble roost]

Been a while since I was planting in mistlands but pretty sure a lot of the big rock spires which are made of terrain and not just actual rock, still are a type of rock and not just Earth.

So you can't plant there because it's not earth, it's a big rock

I think so at least, not fully sure

[uncut helm]

seems like it, i did remove a lot of rock around here

[frail cave]

only the areas that have really dense grass at first can still be cultivated or grassed over after being levelled or mined

[fathom badge]

Yeah, like 70% of the Mistlands is unplantable in my experience. If it didn't have grass to begin with, you probably can't plant there.

[narrow robin]

ok so how do i start to make this island spawn proof?

[uncut helm]

if you have unlocked wards you can place those around the island

[narrow robin]

i have but dont they get shot? i feel like it will be awkward to replace?

[fathom badge]

Campfires. Enemies don't attack campfires unless they can't get to you, and they don't have to be lit to function. There are a number of Player Base ( https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Player_base ) buildable objects that prevent spawn, you just need any one of them and they prevent enemies from appearing in a 20m sphere around them.

[narrow robin]

could the ocean itself smash any of these?

[fathom badge]

Nope. That said, enemies can spawn in water over 2m deep (specifically bats and drakes), so those are often an exception to spawn-proofing a base. Just can't fully suppress them.

[marble roost]

You can surpress drake and bat spawns I'm pretty sure with just regular campfire spawnproofing, but it might be hard on an island because it's hard to place campfires out in the water and it's such a big radius

[narrow robin]

ok i've added the statues lol, shall try some water escapades too, thanks

[fathom badge]

Workbenches, torches... all kinds of things are cheaper 😉 Those are also very close together, they more than cover the area. You can use a workbench to show you an outline of the exact area it will prevent spawns, and then any piece from that list I posted will work as a replacement for the workbench in the same location.

[marble roost]

but they look cute

[narrow robin]

yea ok this all helps, but damned island surrounded by ocean tides and such is awkward, is there such a thing a a workbench on a boat

[fathom badge]

Nope. Standing wood torches can be built all kinds of places though, and they work well.

[narrow robin]

alrighty, shall leave it till tomorrow, need to go killing now
is there a tier list for weapons, or matchings vs specific enemies?

[fathom badge]

Not really a tier list, each biome is a new tier more or less. Each enemy has resistances or weaknesses though. If the damage numbers are yellow, it's extra effective, if they're grey it's resisted, and if they're white it's neutral

[halcyon crag]

you'd have to research the particular enemy on the wiki, or give us a general idea of what you mean

[narrow robin]

i find i am leaning heavily to use a mace vs skellies, atgeir vs most other things, and bow with fire arrows again most big mobs

[halcyon crag]

mace is good in the swamp for most tasks for example

the 3 main damage types are blunt slash and pierce until later so just testing them out for effectiveness is great for general knowledge in game

[fathom badge]

I use the mace against everything except the Abominations, where I use the axe or sword

[halcyon crag]

elemental damage plays a bigger part later and poison but for now just focusing on what's effective of the main ones will give you an easier time with the mobs

[narrow robin]

aetgir aoe is kinda great but the weapon seems stam intensive, is that just a leveling thing?

[rocky chasm]

I like the atgeir because I can push everything and attack from afar

yeah it uses a lot of stamina

[halcyon crag]

with levels in skill that harsh stam curve does soften considerably

[marble roost]

levelling will help but the secondary attack on atgeir is brokenly good

[rocky chasm]

the good thing is that most of the times the heavy attack stuns

[marble roost]

I hate atgeirs so much

[halcyon crag]

spin 2 win cheatstick fr

[narrow robin]

eeeh should i be worried or just go kill it?

[marble roost]

kill

Not much worry, even tho it look SCAWWY

[halcyon crag]

there's usually 3 around those geysers, if the other 2 aren't around prime opportunity

[narrow robin]

i see 4

[halcyon crag]

they can spawn more if they've been active before

they throw fire balls so just dodge that and they are quick so rush em

they kill my fps more than they kill me xD

[narrow robin]

oh i insta popped 3 with arrows before they even knew, not so scary but nothing special drops, thanks

[halcyon crag]

they can drop coal, cores and a trophy (rare)

[marble roost]

not special but useful

[sleek herald]

I gots a question:

Combat difficulty in world modifiers - how's it work? Is it just straight up multipliers?

If so, using, y'know, math and such, scaling between armor values and damage values, are enemies in later biomes harder than those in earlier biomes?

That seemed to be the case for me, but that's just what it felt like, I didn't actually measure anything

[spice sleet]

why do servers that say there's no password require a password

[vapid warren]

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

[sleek herald]

Straight up multipliers confirmed...what about scaling between biomes?

Does armor keep up comparable to enemy damage?

[dreamy hearth]

Don't think biomes affect combat passively, just what enemies you fight.

Aside from environmental conditions, anyway.

[sleek herald]

(You mean besides swamp)

[marble roost]

No. Everything is the saem other than what the wiki says

So like if you go on Very Hard, enemies are gonna do double damage, you're gonna do 30% less damage, and mobs are gonna be faster and more likely to be starred

[sleek herald]

Let me put it another way

does Tier 4 Padded armor do for you in the plains what tier 4 leather armor does for you in the meadows?

[fathom badge]

More or less, yes. Typically the top tier of armor of a given biome is roughly equivalent to the lowest tier of the same "class" armor in the next biome, and enemies and such are balanced around that.

[marble roost]

hard for me to say. I play on Very Hard though. In general I'd say you're gonna get 1-2 shot by most mobs in your current biome, and you're gonna be largely unable to parry starred mobs or the big bois of each biome.

Root Harnesk makes everything significantly easier tho. It's a lot better on Very Hard than it is on Normal (and it's already very good on normal) because there's twice of much damage that it can take 50% off of. So piercing mobs ain't too bad even on Very Hard, which are usually the most dangerous mobs

[misty willow]

Hi, i've re-download Valheim today, and when i launched it via Steam, it wont start

[sterile jay]

Reverify files in the settings

[misty willow]

already done , nothing changed

i'm trying to uninstall / delete all files / reinstall

[jolly elk]

Exactly what happens when you try to start the game?

Are you giving it enough time to load up?

[misty willow]

after reinstalling, it works

maybe mods i got before make some problem

[shy shard]

can I reuse this boar pen for chickens

[marble roost]

Should be fine I think

[merry snow]

Why does middle mouse now open build options when hammer equipped when it used to be right click?!

[jolly elk]

If you're not using any mods, check your game Settings options.

[near iris]

My valheim when I add a server to my list in game doesnt do anything and the ip has that red x on it. When i try to connect it always instantly fails I am on pc but use valheim through the microsoft store is that because the vanilla server im on doesnt have crossplay enabled?

[fathom badge]

Chickens need a source of fire for the eggs to hatch, so you will likely want a hanging brazier or something so they don't burn themselves to death after hatching.

[shy shard]

Does the brasero thing sold by hildir work for this purpose

[fathom badge]

It will, yes, but I'm not 100% sure if it's tall enough to keep them from burning in it. They're very creatively stupid.

[shy shard]

🐔

I can always encase the thing with walls

if it's the same condition as giving the player the fire buff, it would work

[undone oracle]

Hello! I just entered the Mountain biome and made my first silver ingot. I unlocked all the wolf armor except for the cape; it doesn't appear anywhere. Does anyone know what might be causing this?

[lilac coyote]

You need a wolf trophy and you probably haven't got one yet.

[undone oracle]

Oh! That could it. Thank you!

[molten pollen]

i just got a piece of black metal scrap from the water in a swamp biome, what is this and how do i get more?

nvm, i just started killing the little goblins and im getting black metal

[harsh drum]

my longship capsized. is there any way to flip it upright?

[plush forge]

yo guys anyone know approximate release date for ashlands?

[fathom badge]

Nope. Only guarantee is first half this year, and there will be a Public Test version before release

[fathom badge]

Not really, no 😦

[zenith nimbus]

Wow, how you did this?

[harsh drum]

i wasn't even looking. i had confidence in my longship. that was apparently misplaced...

[random pine]

Break it (hopefully in shallow water) collect the dropped materials and rebuild it.

[mystic solar]

No need to put the fire inside the pen, just have it outside next to the wall. Problem solved. And if some eggs get laid outside of the fire range and stay cold, you can simply collect those for omelette.

[willow raft]

Do make a cover or chimney for it so the fire doesn't go out because of rain.
Though making a chimney inside the pen so the fire is centralized makes it easier to have all the eggs warm and toasty.

[shy shard]

Or use a bread oven because it can never go out

[willow raft]

Isn't that only when in use and has a smaller range than the campfire?

[shy shard]

It still gives a fire buff even when you're not cooking anything inside

I don't know about the range though.

[willow raft]

If that works for the eggs would be something to consider.

[shy shard]

Why can't Hildir's brasero be teleported ? That seems odd

I guess all other braseros are made with at least 1 non-TPable material

But the fact Hildir is most likely not where your settlement is makes things tedious

[subtle parrot]

Build a new settlement at hildirs

[frail cave]

The iron pit?

[shy shard]

Yes

[willow raft]

Magic.

[stoic trench]

This is a weird take, but I kinda like the idea of special furniture items that can’t be teleported- I honestly wish there were more 😅 it kinda feels like a small trophy for your efforts of exploration and sailing back home.

[reef flame]

If I make a trench how do I get my cart past the ditch?

Anyone know a solution to this?

[willow raft]

Cattle bridge
Basically a bridge with a small gap, put like a door to snap onto and remove the door after.
This makes it that you can cross the bridge with the cart and mobs can't get over the bridge because the pathfinding gets borked.

[hallow gust]

wonder if thatll ever be removed or left as a feature

[willow raft]

Shhh don't give them any ideas to removing that, unless they give us a drawbridge.
I like my bases secured by moat and cattle bridge.
Only need to care about drakes and bats.

[strong mirage]

I am kinda hoping Ashland's will allow us to do things like draw bridges, ect xD

[shy shard]

are mountains and ashlands the only biomes where wood never takes damage from weather ?

[oblique hawk]

Not sure if it rains in the Deep North, but all other biomes have rain.

[willow raft]

Ashlands might change when that biome is finished.
I'm not sure about this but doesn't wood take weather damage in the mountains, just slower?

[shy shard]

Deep North has snowfall just like mountains

[shy shard]

Ah ? That sucks, I was hoping to build wooden things without roofs

[willow raft]

I'm not completely sure of that though, I haven't build in the mountains myself so I can't say for certain, I hope someone comes along that can clarify how it works in the mountains.

[oblique hawk]

@mighty ruin should know.

[willow raft]

Verily!

[shy shard]

I also really wish we had another wooden floor than the basic one

[oblique hawk]

You can make darkwood floors, it just requires a lot more effort (by placing beams next to eachother).

[haughty hinge]

I think you still need roof in mountains and exposed wood still gets degraded, but slower. waiting for Samaramon to come and explain

[subtle parrot]

The answer is, yes

[mighty ruin]

I do know! You need roof. Even though it doesn't rain in the mountains, snow DOES decay the floor tiles overtime and they do not count as Shelter (the buff).
Alternative you could do if you want a flat roof is stone floors, they work as roof from protection and count as shelter. Downside being support!

But yeah, wood tiles won't work, sorry!

[rocky flume]

hey guys are you also having low fps ? cuz like i get max 50 but only in valheim other games run on max settings at like 170fps

[midnight pivot]

how do i find tin and copper?

[fathom badge]

Very carefully 😉 Look for tin at the shoreline in the Black Forest, and Copper is in huge deposits that look like rocks except with shiny veins in them. When you look at them the name pops up, unlike with the regular rocks.

[midnight pivot]

okay

[fathom badge]

Make sure you dig down around the copper, it's not all at the surface. It can be buried quite deep, but the top is always poking out.

[mighty ruin]

Depends on your own game, the more you build or alter the location, the more instances you create which can lower FPS. Press F2 ingame to check 🙂

[fathom badge]

Valheim is very CPU and memory speed limited unlike most games, and due to the dynamic nature of the world it physically can't optimize things the same way other games do. Basic tips for increasing framerate are to make sure XMP/EXPO profiles are enabled for your motherboard and RAM, limit the shadows and point lights to an appropriate level for your machine, and use the render scaling slider. The way that Valheim is stylized it benefits a lot from upscaling with almost no quality loss.

[narrow robin]

is this something i can drain?

[fathom badge]

Nope. Just there for decoration. The only thing you can drain are tar pits, and those are in the Plains.

[narrow robin]

ugh ok thanks, these long slim swamp areas on coastlines are proving to be empty of crypts so far >.< thought i needed something for this pit

[rocky flume]

okey thanks 😄

[fathom badge]

Yeah, the crypts have two green torches like the one in your screenshot in front of them and you can see them from a good distance away, so if you're specifically exploring for crypts you can make wide circles and just go investigate where there are torches.

[narrow robin]

yea good idea, exploring like that has been tough, so far the longest swamp i got was alongside mountain, the other is beside plains and flying things hear me fight 😦 so had to go through the swamp to actually check - next time i'll boat the edges

[fathom badge]

As long as you've got turnips, sailing the edges is probably the most efficient way to get directly to iron. I like running through the swamps to get Abominations for their roots, but...

[midnight pivot]

how can i make the roof stronger

[real nebula]

Now that you've beaten Eikthyr, try to explore the black forest and cut down trees that you haven't before.

[narrow robin]

try square them together

[real nebula]

Different types of wood (or building materials in general) will give different types of structural integrity

Plain wood is the weakest

[fathom badge]

Conceptually, structural strength is determined by the material type, and the number of connections/distance the piece is away from "ground" (blue-colored stability) for a piece. If you add another corewood log on top of those poles you have there it will likely provide a lot more stability for the top there.

[reef flame]

guess the boar really doesnt want me having that tree

Never seen one swim across the ocean, is this a bug?

[fathom badge]

All creatures can swim (or walk on the bottom) and they will do so to get away from you if they're scared 😉 You can do the same thing with enough stamina, swim out and push the log back in.

[loud linden]

That 'walking on the bottom' is rubbish. If you're going to put movement restrictions into a game (in this case, players can't go below the water's surface), then apply them globally.

[oblique hawk]

I think it's a fun touch that undead creatures walk on the bottom rather than swim.

[fathom badge]

I mean... it kinda makes sense for the undead skeletons and draugr to do that. Players can parry projectiles that enemies can't, so I figure it's a wash 😛

[loud linden]

It's not just undead, though. Ticks do it too, and they're fast.

[narrow robin]

does this method of block levelling make sense?

[fathom badge]

It does, but I never specifically go out to level any skills. You really don't need to in general play.

[reef flame]

I assume blocking higher damage values makes the skill level up quicker because of how experience works

But I'm not sure if the game bases it on "any hit is so much experience" or if "damage equals experience gained"

[loud linden]

Your curiosity makes me happy, but I think you'll probably be better off perusing the Valheim Wiki than asking questions here.

[reef flame]

Wiki is not always accurate.

[loud linden]

Do you think people are always accurate?

[reef flame]

I could edit it now and say troll does 800 damage a hit

I rarely use a wiki as my main source of information

[reef flame]

What?

[loud linden]

My question stands.

[reef flame]

This is a question not a statement, I'm asking others if they know how it works.

[haughty hinge]

What stopping you?

People here also can be not accurate

[reef flame]

I never said they were.

[loud linden]

People write wikis... if the wiki changes it means people disagree. I would suggest a communally moderated source like a wiki is more reliable than the opinion of some drunk tosser (Shh!) on the Discord.

[reef flame]

That's your opinion.

[loud linden]

Excuse me while I recover my brain from the back room having had my mind blown.

[reef flame]

I know some wiki's that are not factual information and are based on moderator skill level, so it ends up being inaccurate. It's dependent on the game, and Valheim does have a few ways to play and no one is ever going to agree on the "best way to play"

As long as the information is about items and not about strategies, it's probably going to be accurate

[reef flame]

Okay then. I'd rather hear someone's opinion on a strategy rather than looking at the wiki

[real nebula]

I'm fairly certain it's a fixed amount of xp per block

[loud linden]

You also just implied that Wikis are written on opinion, so I'm not sure what you expect.

[real nebula]

The wiki specifically notes that the fastest way to level up blocking is to hold a shield up against a greydwarf nest

I'm not sure if that's objectively the fastest, but I'd infer that it's a well known and used strategy for those looking to powerlevel

[reef flame]

Ah, I thought a game like this would've put more effort into that kind of system

[loud linden]

It's obviously less available, but 'Skeleton Surprise' is also a good block-leveling opportunity.

[reef flame]

Fairly straight forward then

[vapid warren]

I think the fastest way to level block is by using the elder

[real nebula]

Depending on your game stage, Elder might be a bit risky~

[loud linden]

Elder is always risky. He gets real mad if you spend too long on his lawn.

[copper fog]

Just starting mistlands, how do i get ||black marble||??

[real nebula]

You can either destroy structures built with it or ||mine petrified bones scattered in the biome; latter might need a pickaxe upgrade||

[copper fog]

Upgrade the ||blackmetal pickaxe||??

[real nebula]

Oh no, that's the upgrade that you need

[copper fog]

Oh okay lol thanks

[fierce path]

i have a lvl 2 black forge, black metal and ygdrasil wood why cant i make a blackmetal pickaxe

[real nebula]

You need a regular forge, not a black forge. Please refrain from asking the same question in multiple channels.

[frail cave]

does the mistlands provide any new equipment?

ive been searching the wiki for a couple of min and I got confused

[oblique hawk]

It's a biome and brings everything a biome brings - new weapons and armour and crafting station stuff and more.

[frail cave]

how are the weapons called?

the plains one was black metal for example

[oblique hawk]

Some of them have individual names rather than just <material weapon type>. The wiki has them all listed.

[frail cave]

I see ty then

[oblique hawk]

You'll probably have a more fun experience discovering stuff by playing rather than looking up everything in advance, tbh.

[serene tangle]

Summon several elders (you can start with one), make pierce resisting armor and serpent shield and then you can have really many attacks per unit of time. XP is raised per attack blocked, not per damage.

[midnight pivot]

how do i make fine wood?

[cyan musk]

cut down birch tree

[midnight pivot]

what axe do i need to cut it down?

[cyan musk]

bronze i think

[midnight pivot]

ohh okay

not that far yet

[subtle parrot]

If you happen to see a ship wreck along the shoreline you can cut it down with a stone/flint axe and get a little fine wood, but it's not much and they're not always very common

[midnight pivot]

okay

[subtle parrot]

Alternatively you can cut down a beech and ram the logs into a birch tree as well

[halcyon crag]

laborious methods

[midnight pivot]

im trying to find tin right now

[subtle parrot]

Also along shorelines, but specifically in the black forest, along any body of water

[halcyon crag]

dig a hole around a few skele archers (usually easy to find since you get 3 at every forest dungeon), dig a tunnel, stand at the end of the tunnel and let them shoot at you, hits all day for levels

[midnight pivot]

okay

do these rocks mean something?

[halcyon crag]

i think they were planned to have features at one point, but now they are just scenery/a nice free support system for a base

[midnight pivot]

okay

[copper fog]

I got it but now I dont really know how else to progress, all i can use it for is to make a cauldron upgrade

[real nebula]

Do make the upgrade, it'll unlock new foodstuffs you're gonna want to cook up

Aside from that, keep exploring and collecting new materials, you'll get there~

[fathom badge]

They were originally designed to be portal points instead of being able to build your own, but now they're just cool structures in the Meadows with unbreakable rocks that make a great foundation for a building 😉

[night heron]

Hello people, I hope this is the right channel for my questions... I haven't played this game in years and had some questions before starting back up. I was wondering if portals still denied some resources, and if there is a setting to turn this off or a mod out there that basically removes the restrictions on what you can bring with you through portals?

[stoic trench]

So there are world modifiers now, and you can change some settings for your world to teleport ores and metals 🙂

World modifiers can be changed at any time as well 👍

[night heron]

😄 That's awesome! Thank you for the info!

[stoic trench]

Yeah it’s a pretty great feature! It really allowed for many players to play how they want. Enjoy!

[elfin compass]

can anyone tell me where i can find sharpening stone

[fathom badge]

You can find one in the Fuling villages in the Plains sometimes, or you can make one at a Stonecutter bench

[elfin compass]

thank u so much

[frail cave]

How come fov command doesn’t work?

[small nest]

they look like abandoned spawn location, im always telling that these were "old spawn locations" for vikings from the past

[tepid lily]

Hey guys, Is Stagbreaker a good weapon?

[fathom badge]

It's a very situational weapon. It's very good at some things, but it's not as generalist of a weapon like a sword or mace is.

[tepid lily]

Well

Can you tell me when It should be used? I suppose is a two hand style weapon

[fathom badge]

It's very good for fighting in tunnels, knocking back multiple skeletons at once, and doing AoE damage through walls. The biggest downside is it doesn't block very well, has a pretty decent penalty for movement and is slow so any faster enemies tend to get through and do damage. I use it very often in the Black Forest and Swamp dungeons, but I don't use it as a primary weapon.

[tepid lily]

Thank you, appreciate your time.

[frail cave]

it needs 2 numbers to work iirc, probably only affects the freefly cam too

or maybe it's only the latter 😅 i haven't used it in a while

yea i think i was thinking of a bethesda game about the 2 number thing

Latter?

[tepid lily]

Is it worth to upgrade the finebow before elder? If yes what would be the preferable level of the upgrade? :/

[frail cave]

as in it only affects the freefly cam, not the regular gameplay camera, i could be wrong

[narrow robin]

whats this thing in plains? and what hp and armor values do people have when going there? i got whacked by flying bugs so lost the last 2 hours of swamp scouting

[spark shell]

mark it, it's plains boss altar, hard to find for some people so you're lucky
biome progression-wise plains is 5th biome

[fathom badge]

The bugs hit like a truck, but they die in a single arrow shot and fly straight at you when attacking, so you can generally get your gear back if you do it carefully. I would highly suggest not being anywhere near the Plains at night, though.

[real nebula]

I was about to suggest that you go into the altar and interact with the runestone to get the proper boss marker, but well, maybe wait until you're geared up for the plains first~

[narrow robin]

ok good to know they are glass cannons, couldn't do anything as i was sailing and didn't see they had activated from so far out
joys of having skinny swamps >.<

[oblique hawk]

They have 10hp.

[fathom badge]

Yeah, you need to conquer the swamps and the mountains before you're generally ready for the plains, so you've got a bit of work ahead of you. If you haven't beaten Bonemass, sailing at night can be very dangerous.

[marble roost]

9hp too much tbh

[narrow robin]

i know i know lol, but even though i can handle swamps decently, i've not gotten any armor as the 5 swamps i've gotten have no crypts - so someone here said go sail and look for the lights lol

[fathom badge]

Gotta kill the tree monsters and use their roots for armor 😛

[frail cave]

Hey how do i prevent mobs from spawning pls? I've placed campfire but i does nothing and they keep spawning thanks!

[compact heath]

what respawns in the Infested Mines? everything or just jelly and monsters?

[fathom badge]

It won't stop all spawns, it stops enemies from spawning within 20m of the campfire. Nothing prevents them from spawning further away and walking toward the fire. Except fences.

[fathom badge]

Just jelly and monsters, the cores and such are one-time.

[marble roost]

just jelly and Monsters. No cores or the like

[fathom badge]

jinx

[marble roost]

🫢

🤐

[compact heath]

thx

[frail cave]

ok thanks a lot!

[night heron]

Is there a way to get rid of base decay? I scanned the world modifiers with no luck :(.

[stoic trench]

Nope, other than just repairing it yourself 😦 it won’t go beyond 50% though, so it’ll never break from rain.

[night heron]

Thanks again friend!

[lilac coyote]

Or cover it.

[night heron]

Cover it?

[lilac coyote]

Well the decay is water damage, so if you cover it with roof pieces it won't happen

[stoic trench]

Things under a roof won’t take damage 🙂

[night heron]

Oh I see, last time I must have just made floors without one XD

Thanks for the tip

[fathom badge]

I believe wood pieces attached directly to stone won't take water damage, either

[night heron]

I'll have to test it, if I can get my loser friends to give in and play with me.

[cosmic depot]

why do i keep getting failed to connect when connecting to any community server

[sterile jay]

What do you mean attached to stone?
Like stone flooring?

I need an example XD

[rocky elk]

I'm a little confused by what the lower "Base item stamina use" for the clothes you get from Hildir do. Can anyone explain what it does exactly?

[compact heath]

Less stamina use for base items which are: hammer, hoe and cultivator (maybe more but these are the ones I know it works with)

[subtle parrot]

More or less, it's to give a lil boost to build and work around your base/house by using less stamina when building and such

[hollow fossil]

Is there a way to transfer a world from 1 pc to another?

[compact heath]

make sure you use a local save, then grab the files for the local save and move them to the other pc into the right folder (for me C: Users / MyName / AppData / LocalLow / IronGate / Valheim / worlds_local ) and grab 2 files one is called "worldname.db" the other "wordname.fwl" need to grab both

[frail cave]

Can my furnace be destructed by the rising water of the ocean pls?

[halcyon crag]

nope

[frail cave]

Ok so why when i came back to the house there was no furnace ?

Like all dispawned for no reason

[halcyon crag]

were the mats on the floor?

an adjustment in the ground level could have collapsed it or a mob attacking perhaps

[frail cave]

dirt

no way a mob destroyed them, i just took a portal for like 30 second and it was inside my base