valheim-help

[sonic summit]

FORGET ABOUT THAT WHAT DO I DO

[hollow mantle]

Kite them away from your base!

But don’t leave the circle.

And if they break stuff, rebuild.

Then consider defenses.

[sonic summit]

ALR GOT EM BOTH

should i make big stone walls

the unbreakable ones i like how they look

[thorn spire]

stone walls aren't unbreakable.

[sonic summit]

nah the ones with raise ground

you do raise ground then break half of them they get thin and build stone walls around them and unbreakble walls

[thorn spire]

yep.

earthen walls and a moat

[hollow latch]

Anyone have fishing tips for most exp? Other than cast and reel? Do I get more exp for catching a fish compared to what I get for reeling in an empty line?

[thorn spire]

Cast as far as you can, then reel in. You do get better xp for reeling in fish than for reeling an empty line. If you're looking to grind the skill, do so in meadows.

the perch and pike have the lowest stamina drain.

Also, if you lose your catch, you can leave the line out and often a fish will bite again, this way you don't waste the bait.

[hollow latch]

Oh good, thank you!

[sonic summit]

battle axe is so good and really fast

and my roof broke again guys

[true steeple]

The first attack is slow though so you either need to start with a jump attack, stagger the enemy with your secondary attack first or time the attack so enemies run into it

[sonic summit]

guys my house interrior and some parts looks kinda garbage rn should i have a building day and break everything move them to somewhere build the base then move em back in?

and my roof keeps breaking

[true steeple]

You could use some stone or iron pillars to support it

[sonic summit]

i did didnt work but the interrior is really bad

[true steeple]

For stone or iron to support things properly they need to be connected to the ground by more stone or iron

[sonic summit]

my iron beams are breaking too

[true steeple]

Even if they go all the way up from the terrain? How tall is your house?

[thorn spire]

are your iron beams all the way down to the ground? you need the same support from ground up.

[sonic summit]

nope ill do that when i get home alr thanks

[hollow phoenix]

Wanted to gauge playstyles for those who made it to ashlands.

For those who use blood gem weapons, how do you use them?
Do you use them in conjunction with the other gems situationally, OR
Do you run them as a full primary.
If the latter, how are you able to consistently take advantage of them, while battling HP regen?

[full sand]

someone want to start a world with me i dont have anybody to play with so massege me if u want to play

[small nest]

https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1024264966712340510 is a place for servers

[hollow mantle]

Whilst this is generally true, there is a weird trick you can do with stone - as long as the stone is not fully red, other materials will see it as ‘ground’ - so you can build up with stone almost as high as it will go, then build off that with wood iron to get higher than either will go by themselves.

But, also, shortest path matters. So if you start cutting doors, arches, and windows into the stone, it will affect structural stability.

[hollow mantle]

Ha! I just corrected my answer in the other channel a few minutes ago. Should have read here first. lol

[mellow lodge]

so for max height building, have earthen walls or pillars raised to max height, then stone max up from that, and then ironwood max from that

now i want to build a crazy tower lol

[hollow mantle]

That’s my understanding, yeah.

And use the biggest stone blocks for the stone part.

[mellow lodge]

actually, since you can build on the top of the Sealed Tower, you could start there, then stone, then etc... that's probably damn high

[hollow mantle]

Ooh… I wonder if you can get higher than any mountain that way!

:now wants to build a tower and catapult platform on top of a sealed tower:

[rose quartz]

i just saw like a random person on my singleplayer world, standing in the distance with arms out

i shot them with an arrow and they dissapeared with no drops, anyone know what that is

[hollow mantle]

Oh… I guess if you want to reach the highest possible height, you need to find the highest possible mountain, and spawn a sealed tower on top of it… if you can do that…

[thorn spire]

was he all black? that's Odin, spying on you.

[hollow mantle]

Odin.

[rose quartz]

oh got it

he should just say hello next time, shit was creepy

[thorn spire]

yeah, he's got some issues.

not the least of which is sending you out here to get slaughtered over and over again.

[hollow mantle]

Hehe, yeah. Creeped me out the first time I saw him too.

Have you seen Thor yet?

[rose quartz]

no but ive heard of that one

[thorn spire]

I've only seen him once, flying around in a storm.

[rose quartz]

in thunderstorms right

[hollow mantle]

Yep.

50% chance of him appearing in a storm. But if multiplayer, only one player sees him.

[thorn spire]

50% that high? oh well, goals, I guess.

[hollow mantle]

Apparently.

[scenic sable]

What's the best way of securing a base from raids? A moat or raised dirt?

[sonic summit]

raised dirt

looks better and protects better

looks better if you have unlocked stone walls

[scenic sable]

Is 2 meters enough to keep trolls out?

[frosty frost]

Combination of the two, + ton of spawnproofing can never hurt 🙂

[sonic summit]

like if you cant jump or sprint over it its alr

[true steeple]

If you leave your walls during a raid they won't be destroyed

[sonic summit]

i was scared of trolls and they came at me today just do secondary with atgeir they die almost instantly without even attacking once

i didnt have a wall or anything

[scenic sable]

I'm ok with 2 meter tall raised dirt walls with real stone walls behind so it looks better

[frosty frost]

I also don't bother with earthen walls and moats, i make a stake wall and go outside when raid happens

[stuck finch]

guys when will my bees make honey

[mellow lodge]

i'm infatuated with building base defense. my main base has a massive moat filled with wolves, with a stone wall on the other side

the moat is wide enough so i don't have workbench coverage in it, so raids spawn inside it and get attacked by the wolves lol

[frosty frost]

I think 1 in 20 minutes? I could be remembering wrong tho

(Yeah just checked, around 20 minutes for one honey, it will go faster if you sleep often.)

[mellow lodge]

i have spent a LOT of time with the pickaxe. but it's fun for me and something i can do while watching tv or something

[stuck finch]

thank you

[scenic sable]

I found a draugr infested village close to a swamp and plains, it's right in the middle of a forest in the meadows at the border of a black forest. So I'm making my forever base there

[mellow lodge]

note that if you base isn't in the Meadows, there is a late game raid with mobs that can fly short distances, so a moat won't be enooough

(not to mention the normal Drakes raid that you get for a little while, and the Bats nuisance)

[scenic sable]

Sounds fun!

[true steeple]

If you farm any animals, keep them inside so bats don’t eat them

[mellow lodge]

can wolves fight off bats? i haven't gotten the bats raid since i filled my moat with wolves

[scenic sable]

I also found a small island off the coast of the plains, the corner of it is still considered plains, would it be better to dig away the plains part and expand it the other way and base there?

[mellow lodge]

if you spawn-proof that island, it's better to keep the plains part so you can go plains-only stuff there

[scenic sable]

Spawn proof with crafting tables?

[mellow lodge]

or other player objects, like campfires, torches, etc

[scenic sable]

Oh, I might do that then

[mellow lodge]

a common tactic is to take a small island and completely spawn proof, then you don't even get raided there

[scenic sable]

Also easier to flatten

[mellow lodge]

since raids can't spawn in water

[scenic sable]

I'm definitely doing that then

[mellow lodge]

make sure the island is high enough, and/or raise the earth before you build. water rises during a storm

[scenic sable]

I'll raise it a bit

At least towards the center

I'll probably make it bigger as it's quite small

[sonic summit]

id recommend making a not do deep shallow place just next to to the island to park your boats and their nails wont sink so deep

[mellow lodge]

you want the raid circle to not cover any land except your spawn-proof island

and technically the raid monsters can spawn a little farther out than that raid circle i believe

[stuck finch]

guys at what point of the game should i start worrrying about base defense

im on day 24

and im getting bronze

[sonic summit]

idk but i heard theres flying monster raids after a biome

[stuck finch]

what the freak

[sonic summit]

trolls are not that important

[stuck finch]

will trolls randomly raid my base at some point?

[sonic summit]

if you kill a troll then kill the second boss they will

[stuck finch]

oh crap

[sonic summit]

if you dont kill a troll and kill the second boss they wont

[stuck finch]

ive killed like 3

[sonic summit]

yeah then after second boss they will

[true steeple]

Once you've killed the second boss trolls shouldn't be a problem

[sonic summit]

yeah just spam atgeir level 3 bronze works just fine

[stuck finch]

do portals cost anythign to travel through? like some kind of fuel?

[true steeple]

You can use them infinitely, but you can't take metals through

That's how the game encourages sailing

[stuck finch]

dam thats tuff

what the freak

[sonic summit]

you can open a setting and then you can pass them trought

but if you think thats the easy way jsut dont do it

[true steeple]

While sailing you can find serpents for the best early health food. It's good until the 6th biome

Tuna, have you made the serpent shield or a harpoon yet?

[sonic summit]

i just got the iron i needed and im re bulding my base right now while texting here

couse i opened stone stuff and my base was looking not too good

[mellow lodge]

oh, i was just thinking. so i created a base with 3 player objects, and waited for a raid to trigger, then i left. But that was a decoy base that I would never go back to. 🙂 Would that mean a raid event would never trigger anywhere else again?

oh, no: If an event is already running when a new one triggers, the previous event will automatically end.

yeah, i'm dumb and just saw that in the wiki 🙂

[sonic summit]

whats a player object

[true steeple]

A build piece that can prevent spawns and cause a raid if there's enough nearby.
https://valheim.fandom.com/wiki/Player_base

[sonic summit]

i cant break my adze

what does it require to break?

it was forge

[true steeple]

Yes

[true steeple]

You can use a weapon to break it if you don't want to move the forge

[sonic summit]

the forge wasnt built

im breaking ev erything so

[true steeple]

Try breaking things in the right order next time so this doesn't happen

[sonic summit]

i got a forge and crafting table on the middle so i can break everyhing

[solemn hatch]

Hello, new here, I am needing some help or advice, I made a stone house and I have it fully supported but its still falling apart, is this a bug with the stone structures? because I am not having this issue with the ashwood

[sonic summit]

are ur spports touching the ground?

[solemn hatch]

yes

[sonic summit]

what did you use for support

[solemn hatch]

the stone column that you see in the pic, i have it going straight down

[true steeple]

What support colour are the pieces around the breaking piece?

[solemn hatch]

they are all red

[sonic summit]

did you try iron beams idk if they go inside stones but

[solemn hatch]

yes I have tried that and tried that with ashwood too

and its still falling apart

[true steeple]

Is the ground uneven below? That's why it could be falling there but not anywhere else

[dark thicket]

how high up is it?

[solemn hatch]

its all even, I did that with the hoe, and its not that far up

[dark thicket]

all bottom pieces blue?

[solemn hatch]

hold on let me double check

[dark thicket]

sometimes stuff looks grounded but it isn't somehow and vice versa

[solemn hatch]

its green

and floors are blue

[dark thicket]

any iron support in the beams ?

[solemn hatch]

no, should I put some?

[true steeple]

Build another pillar piece below that, or raise the ground just enough for it to turn blue

[solemn hatch]

ok ill try that

[dark thicket]

that or iron beams inside, pillage all the swamps

[solemn hatch]

lol

[dark thicket]

I have ptsd from my first larger build so now Iron frame all the way

[jaunty kayak]

Whats after eitrweave armor what do i need

[hollow mantle]

I found I had to actually sink grauston pillars into the ground.

[true steeple]

You can make the embla set with ashlands materials

[hollow mantle]

not just sit them on the grauston floor

[jaunty kayak]

Im going to mistlands with padded armor wosh me luck

[true steeple]

That's what you're supposed to use going in there

[jaunty kayak]

Will i get wpierdol?

[true steeple]

what?

[jaunty kayak]

Will i get kicked in the ass

[true steeple]

What weapons, food and shield (if you have one) are you using?

[jaunty kayak]

I use fists

[near ermine]

can somebody help me make a server? one that runs 24/7. i remember that i can take my save from a existing world and put that in the server

[jaunty kayak]

Spinesnap bm lv3 sword fire magic

[true steeple]

What silver weapon did you make? A frostner would do more damage per hit but less stagger, and depending on how you fight that could be more useful.

[jaunty kayak]

Seeker balls, lox pewdiepie, sausages

Sword silver

[true steeple]

Your black metal sword would be better then

[jaunty kayak]

Lv 1 tho

Should i take fire resistate potione

What pickax i need to mine flametal

[true steeple]

You don't need it but it will help if fighting a Gjall or dvergr mage

You need a black metal pickaxe for flametal

You need yggdrasil wood from mistlands to craft it. You should make this pickaxe to mine black marble before entering an infested mine, as it will allow you to craft better food

[sonic summit]

when i place a stone here it jsut breaks why?

[true steeple]

Stone can't be supported by wood. Place iron cage below it

[sonic summit]

nah ill just build it from the ground

[jaunty kayak]

What do i need for ebola armor

[true steeple]

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

[sonic summit]

how do i end this chimney like how the gas will escape?

[solemn hatch]

ok I raised the whole ground up and but metal beams inside all the support beams, the base turned blue but the top is still red and falling apart

[true steeple]

How tall is it? send us a screenshot of the outside

Also make sure the lowest metal piece is blue and that all metal pieces above it are connected

[solemn hatch]

it is, bottom ground is blue and green but 2nd floor is all red

[true steeple]

So the metal beam is going all the way from the terrain underneath to the top of the build?

[solemn hatch]

yes and its mixed with stone now, the metal beams are in the center of the stone beams

i am not having this issue with the ashwood, I am wondering if there is a bug with the black marble and gausten stone

this took me a week to do and I have a feeling I am gonna have to redo it all into ashwood..........sigh

[jaunty kayak]

Does ashlands portal let you tp ore?

[hollow mantle]

yes

[jaunty kayak]

Everything literally?

[hollow mantle]

yes

[jaunty kayak]

𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓱

[sonic summit]

which one?

[solemn hatch]

second one

[sonic summit]

alr

how can i make an end to it while it looking cool

[mystic knot]

What does it mean when the game says that I unlocked a new recipe in the message logs?
Do I only have one part of an unknown recipe?
I cooked some fish right now.

[true steeple]

Where are you in progression? If you've got plains materials, you can use cooked fish to make fish wraps.

[sonic summit]

wy is no one answering 😭

[mystic knot]

We're only about to head into the swamp now.
We never got further than iron!

[true steeple]

Because I'm bad at building
Maybe you could try something with roof pieces?

[sonic summit]

lemme see

[mystic knot]

#building-ideas

[sonic summit]

theres no idea in it i need help

[true steeple]

#building-discussion #building-tips

[mystic knot]

There's a whole category of channels for building

[sonic summit]

i need building help

[tiny violet]

How are you asking whether you’ll die in the Mistlands, when you are already using Spinesnap and Fire magic… seems you’ve already been thru the Mistlands before

[solemn hatch]

ok i think i got it working, I put metal beams in the walls and floors too, but i got it hiding with the stone beams so it dosen't look ugly

[sonic summit]

ik i i figured out

[jaunty kayak]

Bor i łiterały died like 300th time before and killed yagluth 5minites ago

[tiny violet]

The Spinesnap and fire magic both come from Mistlands. I was just kinda confused

[nova jasper]

Quick question on raids (events).....do they still happen only every 46 mins (max) on Hardcore diff, or is the timer cut?

Feels like I have had them much closer together than this, but it might be logging out and in that did it

[lilac coyote]

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

[nova jasper]

Fantastic. Exactly what I needed. Thank you ❤️

[sudden galleon]

does your cheminey hole is right over your fire ?

[sonic summit]

nope

i made it look good tho

[sudden galleon]

ok cuz if it was right over your fire rain would put it out :/

[sonic summit]

guys i saw heart and spice rack n my hammer before but now theyre not there

[maiden verge]

Did you have nobuild cost enabled before through dev commands?

[sonic summit]

no idk even know how to open dev commands

what level of table does heart require

[maiden verge]

Ok then that is a no then. The hearth is under miscellaneous not under the normal crafting. The spice rack should be under crafting if you have harvested at least one carrot, turnip, mushroom, thistle, and dandelion.

[sonic summit]

ooh

[maiden verge]

Hearth just requires you to have created a stone cutter

[sonic summit]

idk i think i saw it in my dream then cuz i got no turnip

i got a stone cutter

[maiden verge]

If you have a stone cutter the recipe should be unlocked under miscellaneous or furniture I can't remember which. It is not the normal crafting tab though.

[sonic summit]

ooh i saw heart alr

[maiden verge]

Pretty sure it is miscellaneous (same as fire and bonfire)

[sonic summit]

i just couldnt get it was it out of the pic

found it

heart s jsut for decoration?

[maiden verge]

hearth gives you 1 extra comfort. Fire gives you 1 and hearth gives you 2

It is huge though so requires a rearranging so to speak of your build.

[sonic summit]

its not that big i got a big house to fill

[maiden verge]

compared to a fire it is about 4 times as big.

[sonic summit]

oh no im not gonna replace my fire im just gonna place it for decoration

[acoustic spire]

Can I somehow find Haldor using the console?

I haven't been able to find it for several hours now.

[sonic summit]

have you tried world generation sites?

[acoustic spire]

I haven’t tried it, can you give one as an example?

[sonic summit]

http://valheim.kirilloid.ru/world-gen

you write your worlds seed and it shows you where everything is

[acoustic spire]

omg

ty

[mystic knot]

Hey, how safe is a base in the black forest?
Will I have to fend off trolls constantly?

[sonic summit]

u got bronze?

[mystic knot]

Iron

[sonic summit]

atgeir?

[mystic knot]

Mace

[sonic summit]

atgeir secondary kills them in seconds but any iron weapon works just be careful

[acoustic spire]

What should I choose

[sonic summit]

idk

[stoic trench]

Black Forest base isn’t bad, especially if you take time to build some decent fortifications

[acoustic spire]

I found nvm

[true steeple]

Trolls are resistant to blunt and weak to pierce

[mystic knot]

Yeah, I mainly built it for swamp

[sonic summit]

atgeir stuns them so they cant even attack once before dying

lvl 3 bronze atgeir would do just fine

or lvl 1 iron atgeir

[mystic knot]

A base between meadows, black forest and swamp would be perfect 😭

[sonic summit]

you could look for a seed like that

#1202740443352137838

[subtle bay]

I've scoured a lot of the Ashlands however I've yet to find a fortress.. is it because I didn't start anew?

[true steeple]

If ashlands content is generating (such as rocks and trees) you’re in a location where the fortresses can generate. Look for a large green beam going into the sky.

[subtle bay]

Is it faint or in my face?

I've almost explored the entire middle island I think

Unless I need to go deeper south

[true steeple]

It’s hard to miss, it’s very bright and wide

[subtle bay]

Okay.

Also my game skips as well as sound, like little stutters

Is this the game or..

[maiden verge]

Fortress are random locations it could be further south or just further east or west. If you are on the main mass basically dead center south the chance for more fortresses will be higher. From all the seeds I have looked at the further east and west on ashland islands you go the number of fortress spawns tends to be less. Quite a bit of RNG in there but generally speaking it is best to be exploring as close to center south as a start and work your way out from there.

[maiden verge]

That is a known ashlands issue. I reccomend turning down settings in ashlands it seems to help. I have heard they are working on those performance issues and I expect it to be fixed or made better in a later patch but for now, turning settings down seems to help.

[subtle bay]

Okay.

It's fucking hell in here.. do not ever risk your rest expiring or you certainly regret it.. ':f

[hollow wyvern]

what is in the lost villages or whatever its called?

[maiden verge]

It gets better as you get used to it and really get the mob mechanics down but the number of mobs can be overwhelming at times. Once you get enough gear it gets much easier as with most biomes. I will say ashlands was the hardest initial difficulty increase of any biome in my opinion. The mist made seeing mobs harder in mistlands but killing them was not as difficult because fighting one was not likely to get you eight more like in the ashlands. Honestly the skeletons are not even the issue. It is when you get five plus askvin and a morgen or a harpy at the same time. It gets pretty easy by the time you are ready to kill fader though. Don't sprint (noise attracts). Walking can be your friend.

[maiden verge]

The draugr village?

[tiny violet]

Did you totally explore all of the southern land masses a long time ago before the Ashlands update?

[hollow wyvern]

yup

[subtle bay]

No

Zero

[tall vine]

the most dangerous enemy by far in the ashlands is multiplayer lag, imo lol, it's absolutely terrible in a lot of cases

[tiny violet]

then they should be around there somewhere. I noticed the bright green beacons in the sky are not super noticeable until you are sort of somewhat close already.

[tall vine]

you can try using one of the map generator websites to see where your fortresses (for your seed) "should" be. For an older world, I'm not sure if they are fully accurate though

[hardy latch]

how to get my stuff from the troll(i think it are me)

[hardy veldt]

anyone got a list of items i should bring to mistlands?

[tiny violet]

health and stamina meads. fire resist meads for 1 particular mob. otherwise the most upgraded padded armor and blackmetal weapons you can. obviously a wisp. portal materials. and the best foods you can- lox meat pie, serpent stews, blood pudding...

[mystic knot]

Hey, can I destroy my boat with an axe and get the materials back?

[winged solstice]

yea. just be wary some materials may sink to the bottom so do it on shallow water

[mystic knot]

Great, thanks!

[hollow wyvern]

can i craft chains?

[mystic knot]

When I last googled it, no, you cannot.

[winged solstice]

no

[hollow wyvern]

Oh ok

[winged solstice]

if two people have trollstav, could there be more than 2 summoned trolls

[small nest]

why not? it would be stupid to block other players from using it

[vagrant bobcat]

what

[sonic summit]

i think it is "how do i get my stuff from the troll thats next to my grave (i think it ate me)"

[small nest]

answer is: get troll far enough from grave to quickly run for your things and escape on corpse run

[crystal kiln]

now craft an atgeir and never care about trolls again xd

[small nest]

quite simple, if you were in troll cave, simply dodge roll (right click + space) its attacks and get your things

[sonic summit]

corpse run is op

we need a corpse run mead

[frosty frost]

i think you can see what would be a problem with that 🙂

[sonic summit]

lol yeah being too op

[nocturne lake]

Sure this had been talked about 100 times, figured might be the best place to work it out tho. My self and one other have gone to the Ashland's on a community server. No one else in the play thru has progressed this far. Is there a way I can make the spawners no longer raid near these newer players?

[frosty frost]

enable player based raids

[lilac coyote]

Play at the same pace as everyone else.

[frosty frost]

or that

[nocturne lake]

Player based raids are already enabled. It is impossible then at that point to add new players to a public server and have them progress naturally if players have already made such progress? What triggers the raids? Wondering if deleting any work benches that I have created in my progress would help. I have tried to stay far away from the spawn area in hopes, but I do have small shack on the island where I started that I do not visit.

[frosty frost]

if player based raids are enabled then most of them check what forsaken powers your character already had enabled, some also check what enemies you have defeated

[nocturne lake]

So if I placed the queen trophy on the rock, a new player unknowingly tries all the powers and triggers the queen( last boss placed in forsaken ring), could they then trigger late game raids as well?

[frosty frost]

😉 #valheim-help message

[small nest]

i think it works for the bosses KILLED by the players, not by choosing the powers

might be wrong tho, if you wish to get 100% real information, check world modifiers site on valheim's wiki

[lilac coyote]

It says exactly what Asatru said.

[small nest]

ah i havent read that

[lilac coyote]

Yet still corrected him.

[crystal kiln]

as you do every other day

[pearl sandal]

Anyone have some tips on finding Moder? I’ve cleared 5 mountains now and no rune stone ☹️

[true steeple]

You can find her vegvisir in the stone towers or in frost caves

[small nest]

as usual higher chance in dungeons

[echo ore]

is there a way to neatly bring a 45 degree roof segment running perpendicular to the main roof into a 26 degree main roof?

since there is no 26-45 inverted corner piece...

[loud linden]

Not really. I suspect you might get close with the "wood wall" pieces to close the gap vertically.

[echo ore]

hmmm.. ok, like the 1x1, or the half wall to fill in those small areas?

[loud linden]

No, the ones that are actually called "wood wall". It's the sloped beams with a bit of wall attached.

[echo ore]

ok, the wood wall 26 deg or 45 deg

[echo ore]

ty for this idea. it's not ideal, but it works way better than what i was trying before. thanks!

[loud linden]

You got it, dude. Good luck!

[echo ore]

uh.. sorry. any ideas on how to fill this little gap?

[mellow lodge]

continue the roof tile above it/side of it

[echo ore]

well, if i am understandin you, then that roof tile would stick down into the house

[subtle bay]

Put a 1/2 pole going across the bottom?

Or a whole pole

[glossy oasis]

Maybe replace the roof pieces to ur left with 26* roofs, fill the hole with panels and have the roofs overlap eachother?

[mellow lodge]

yeah, true. depending on that spot. i would probably just rework the design though to avoid it 🙂

[subtle bay]

I want to say that the roof isn't 100% snap aligned so..

[loud linden]

If you make that last 45° piece 26° it will help, but otherwise, no. Just put a bucket under it for when it rains. 😛

[mellow lodge]

i was thinking that also

[glossy oasis]

i like the idea of having 2 off-centered roofs collide

[subtle bay]

Oh..

... well..
..... welcome to Valheim. :x

[echo ore]

hah!

[loud linden]

Where there's no standard build set, and the devs don't care.

[subtle bay]

Myesh. :<

[echo ore]

.... what!?. ... they don't care?? 😦

[glossy oasis]

I would say its pretty standardised, 1m, 2m, 4m, and they all snap together?

[echo ore]

i actually added a 26 deg inverted corner piece to the 26 deg roof tile directly in front of me in the pic and it is working better. now i can put in some 45 deg reg wood poles and it fills in the hole

[loud linden]

Thatch, to shingle, to ashwood are progressively worse at fitting together. It's possibly my greatest peeve with Valheim; if you can't upgrade an existing house (neatly) with new biome improvements, why have them? Also, WTF are Hexagonal Gates, apart from impossible to fit in anywhere?!

[mellow lodge]

i've always thought even the standard wooden gate was odd. doesn't seem to fit right veritically?

right, it's 3 meters tall

i guess that ain't so bad

[sonic summit]

guys im middle iron age and starting to get bored a bit of swamp any ideas on what i can do?

a wall maybe?

[mellow lodge]

beat bonemass and move to the mountains?

[true steeple]

Have you got turnips yet?

You could hunt some serpents if you still haven't upgraded your tower shield

[sonic summit]

thats why im getting bored i cant find anything then dungeons

[sonic summit]

i dont know hwo to build long boat

dont got it unlocked idk how to

[true steeple]

Iron nails x100 Deer hide x10 Fine wood x40 Ancient bark x40

[mellow lodge]

tuna, you should look at the wiki when you get a new metal.

unless you're specifically wanting to just always ask basic questions here and not wanting to look anything up

[sonic summit]

its better asking here tho i get to talk to people while learning stuff abt the game

[loud linden]

You design a short boat and then you just add a few middle bits.

[mellow lodge]

or, you glue 2 short boats together

[sonic summit]

or craft iron nails so the recipe unlocks

[mellow lodge]

you should just make 1 of every new recipe you get to see if new things unlock

[sonic summit]

i dun got that much iron 😭

[mellow lodge]

oh, then you could just wiki "iron" to see what it makes...

[sonic summit]

alr its iron mining time i will empty my third dungeon

then im done with iron im rushing bonemass

[true steeple]

You've been very lucky to make everything you have with just 2 crypts

[mellow lodge]

i had to explore 5 swamps to find enough crypts

[sonic summit]

it took so much

i see 2 cyrpts from a cyrpt i go

theres so much lol

[true steeple]

You need to get turnips before you progress. They make a cauldron upgrade so you'll never be able to make the best food in later biomes without them

[mellow lodge]

first 3 swamps had a grand total of two crypts lol

[sonic summit]

yeah im looking for them

look how much theres lol

theres like 17 or 20

WHEN IS ARMOR STANDS

[true steeple]

Make iron nails

[sonic summit]

caps*

alr alr

should i make middle health mead

I CAN MAKE A THRONE

[thorn spire]

All hail King Tuna!

thrones have better comfort effect than chairs btw.

[loud linden]

You chose a deer quilt over a lox onesie? You're crazy.

[true steeple]

Your new base is looking better than anything I've built

[sonic summit]

im at iron age

[sonic summit]

thanks man i put alot into it

the main room feels kinda emmpty still waiting for mountains

[loud linden]

seriously, though, the base looks great man. Some people have spatial reasoning, and some don't.

[sonic summit]

thanks dude

[loud linden]

If I can offer one suggestion.. that 'tabled' area on your character's left... you could put a few chests under there for storage.

[sonic summit]

i got a big storage so im kinda tryna fill there lol i was gonna place shutters in therwe with chests but then i remembered i gotta fill thoose chests

[loud linden]

Unless you're a magician, storage is a limiting factor across the game. Put it wherever you can and worry about filling it later.

[sonic summit]

alr

[pearl sandal]

Thanks

[sonic summit]

why cant i find thisle when iw ant it

[thorn spire]

because it's hard to find.

black forest and swamp only. mark locations on your map, if you're using one.

it's easier to find at night, if you're up for exploring. the glow gives it away.

[loud linden]

Moder is generally easier to beat than Meaner. Though, she's arguably more difficult than Medianer.

[thorn spire]

lol love it.

that's going to go over so many heads.

[loud linden]

Do you want to suggest a percentile?

[thorn spire]

at least eightieth.

[sonic summit]

would i take him with this food?

[thorn spire]

why are you walking around with just one food?

[sonic summit]

im gathering resources to make more and my honey ended

[mellow lodge]

yeah lol wtf

i don't even hang out in my base with 1 food

[thorn spire]

Then mark that location and come back when you have more food.

[sonic summit]

i was hanging on ym base then i got to exploring for thisle and forgot to eat

[loud linden]

I'm not trying to be judgemental, but if you don't have three active foods once you've found Mushrooms, Raspberries, Deer, and Boar, you need to work at it.

[thorn spire]

exactly

[sonic summit]

i got food guys i just ran out and im getting more thisle to make them

[echo ore]

is it just me or does the day/night cycle feel much faster today?

feels like 10-12 mins, not 21

[loud linden]

So, my advice is don't do anything challenging without three foods.

[true steeple]

Trolls aren't a challenge to tuna

[sonic summit]

yeah but arent that the troll with log in there

i never fighted a log troll

[true steeple]

Just do what you normally do. Stagger it with the polearm before it can touch you

[sonic summit]

yeah but im at base already let me sleep then ill go for thisle round 2 and fight him

how did my atgeir just hit 180 on a neck

[loud linden]

Cool! I'd love to see the video of anyone downing a troll with no food. DM me when it's available.

[sonic summit]

ill do it right now with 1 food

just wait ill record it too

[echo ore]

oh, he said no food!

[loud linden]

One is not 'no'.

[sonic summit]

alr ill do with no

pots allowed?

[loud linden]

I'm not saying it's impossible, I just want to see it.

[sonic summit]

alr ill do it for ya

[true steeple]

It’ll be like killing it normally but slower

[mellow lodge]

naked with fists

[loud linden]

(Unless, its some guy in Flametal armor with Dyrnwyn. Then it's kinda pointless.)

[mellow lodge]

you gotta fist it, to show it who is boss

assert your dominance

[glossy oasis]

I really dig that bench thingy you designed on the right

[sonic summit]

thanks

ill do it with atgeir and half iron armor

[sonic summit]

fist is too easy

[glossy oasis]

Its better to use a club, he is resistant/very resistant to piercing and slashing damage

[true steeple]

He is resistant to blunt and weak to pierce

That’s why fists work so well

[glossy oasis]

bonemass? he is weak to blunt right?

[sonic summit]

noo trolls

[echo ore]

so what do people use on trolls?

[true steeple]

I use a flint spear and then a polearm

[thorn spire]

spear or atgeir

[glossy oasis]

10 hours of gameplay and patience

[echo ore]

lol

[thorn spire]

or bow. they're weak to pierce, especially the head.

[mellow lodge]

flint spear was the early game ez mode for troll

[echo ore]

spear on a guy who's trouncing around swinging a tree at you?

[true steeple]

Bows are too strong early game, I see too many new players using them for bosses and trolls

[thorn spire]

yep. you can dodge his attacks.

[glossy oasis]

Its not the size of the boat, its the sizes of the waves you make

[echo ore]

ok. i've been using a bow every. dang. time.

[thorn spire]

only thing that doesn't make them totally OP is the skill requirement.

[sonic summit]

i used to kill them with bows until atgeir cuz theyre weak on head

[mellow lodge]

it's all about dodge roll, poke with spear, dodge roll. rinse, lather repeat

flint spear OP

[thorn spire]

and it's so dang fast, too.

[sonic summit]

im gonna kill the log troll with no food and wet effect

[glossy oasis]

absolute madman

[thorn spire]

it can be done, just one mistimed step and you're jam.

[loud linden]

I need you to explain where the lather comes from 😛

[thorn spire]

it shows up when you forward roll into him😆

[sonic summit]

this was too easy fist next?

[glossy oasis]

Now do a drake with atgeir

[sonic summit]

the rapper one?

[glossy oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/drake-drakeno-drakenah-nodrake-nopedrake-gif-7213779810480289342

[glossy oasis]

no the pdf file one 🤣

[mellow lodge]

we don't talk about what part of the troll the lather comes from

[loud linden]

You should start your own line of MMA-themed clothing call "At Gear".

[sonic summit]

at goat fr atgeir op

[loud linden]

Are you trying to type 'leather'?

[mellow lodge]

nope. troll lather. you put the lather on the skin, or you get the hose again

[loud linden]

Lather is a verb.

[glossy oasis]

Native english speaker vs non native english speaker

[mellow lodge]

i'm making it noun.

just for funsies

[sonic summit]

the real question is what is troll lether then

[glossy oasis]

isnt it a noun too?

[mellow lodge]

i think lather is both

[glossy oasis]

I think its the ~lather~

[loud linden]

Alright, I stand semi-corrected. But, I'm also exercising the right to disengage from this conversation at the risk of destroying one of my monitors with my keyboard.

[mellow lodge]

deep breaths

[glossy oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/touching-grass-touch-gif-21219969

[sonic summit]

https://tenor.com/view/valheim-gif-23661373

[fathom badge]

Lather is what you get when you mix soap and water vigorously, leather is what you get when you tan the hide of an animal 😉

[mellow lodge]

lather is what you get when you rub a troll vigorously

[sonic summit]

💀

[sly parrot]

how do i get seeker soldure trophys to respawn the queen?

[subtle parrot]

They're a pretty rare drop from killing seeker soldiers

So kill a bunch of seeker soldiers

[true steeple]

It could be easier to find a new infested citadel

[true steeple]

#memes-and-clips message

[mellow lodge]

great job with the stamina management! Just a pita when it started running away

[true steeple]

I died in the first few attempts while trying to start orbiting it again after it ran away. This time I just started rolling normally after it ran so I didn't die again

[loud linden]

I confess, I was wrong. I'm impressed with the effort, but I've discovered that I didn't want to see the video.

[mellow lodge]

lol

[mellow lodge]

ring around the rosie, er, troll, was fun to watch in the beginning

you should show that to anyone who comes in here freaking out about trolls

[true steeple]

It would probably be possible to start spinning again after it runs if I had some run skill to get behind it. I should've increased my skills a little before trying.

[mellow lodge]

that was a fresh character for the video? nice

yeah, it would be dumb to use your normal character and risk skill loss i guess 🙂

[sonic summit]

way better than my attempt lol

[true steeple]

All my other characters would've made it too easy, so I spawned an eikthyr trophy, flint spear and flint knife with commands on a completely new character

[mellow lodge]

a normal character seeing trolls in the normal flow after beating Meadows boss would have better skills

but i'm sure plenty of new characters have bumbled into trolls in the very beginning

[sonic summit]

wdym i think he did great and alot of people couldnt beat a troll after killing eikthyr and having flint stuff

+no food

[mellow lodge]

who are you talking to? no one said anything negative to him about the video.

[sonic summit]

huh i thought you said anyone could do that in here

[mellow lodge]

i did not say that. I said he should show that video to people who freak out about trolls.

[sonic summit]

a normal character after beating eikhyr would have better skills

[sonic summit]

oooh mb then

[mellow lodge]

yes. I'm saying a normal character would technically have an easier time, since their skills would be better.

[sonic summit]

oohhh you mean skills like running jumping spear i thought like fighting skills

[mellow lodge]

yes.

[sonic summit]

mb tree

[true steeple]

More run skill definitely would've helped in the second half after the troll ran, and spear skill would've sped up the fight

[mellow lodge]

a newb player would just freak out, forget or not even know about dodge roll, and get smashed lol

[sonic summit]

lol the troll couldnt even touch him

[true steeple]

I didn't know rolling made me invincible until I was in swamps and discovered it by accident

Hugin should tell us

[mellow lodge]

totally should tell us, that damn raven

[sonic summit]

i learnt that froma toturial too lol

[umbral urchin]

ok smart people here i need your help i was trying to sort out for past few hours my ded server issues. so far managed to make it not crash however whenever i try to join it it ask for passwork - i put it in and then i am back in main menu of the game this time without bepinex plugin info displayed in top left corner. keep in mind that mods are exactly the same on server and my local machine which makes this few lines totally ridicuous :

[sonic summit]

i stopped reading after i saw smart people

#xbox-bugs-discussion #steam-bugs-discussion

[true steeple]

#mods-issues #mods-discussion

I don't use mods so I don't know what could cause this

[buoyant nexus]

so which armor is best at Ashland level? I always played with just pure armor

[dire bear]

Why chickens not reproduce or produce more eggs?

[sonic summit]

theres chickens?

[dire bear]

Yes

[true steeple]

You can buy eggs from Haldor after defeating the 5th boss, or find them in sealed towers in plains.

[true steeple]

There's too many chickens

[dire bear]

What's the limit?

[true steeple]

The wiki says it's 14 within 12 metres

You can kill the excess chickens for some delicious food

[mellow lodge]

i've got so much chicken meat and eggs saved up for when i get the puffs going. i'm ready!

[worldly scarab]

@mellow lodge Puffs???

[mellow lodge]

jotun puffs?

make some honey glazed chicken for instance

[worldly scarab]

o.o; not sure which upgrade that is. I only have a spice rack atm@mellow lodge

[true steeple]

You get one upgrade for every biome after black forest.
All upgrades function the same, so you dont need specific upgrades for specific food, you just need the right amount.

[worldly scarab]

@true steeple o.o; you still need the materials to actually get the blueprint though. Like I said, I only have the spice rack. I haven't killed Bonemass, yet. Not in a rush to atm.

[sudden galleon]

if you look in the build menu while you have your hammer, look for the cauldron and all the upgrade will have a star right next to it

[worldly scarab]

@sudden galleon I know I don't have any others, yet. I can't get silver or smelt black metal, yet.

Also have no way of getting black marble XD

I was just saying you had to have the materials for the blueprint to be unlocked. Maybe, I'll get them soon. Can't rush right through Bonemass though. I don't feel confident enough to do that.

[hardy latch]

it slapp me with big club

[subtle bay]

God I hate the Devs sometimes

... Why the shit would you make it that picking up your gear makes you do a damn animation that makes you walk at 0.1 speed

You should just be able to run through the gravestone and pick it up all automatically.

[lilac coyote]

You can?

[subtle bay]

No you have to click it

Or specifically, press E on it.

[lilac coyote]

Well yes, but that hardly takes time.

[subtle bay]

That's the thing, it does. It makes you move at 0.1 speed for a whole second. That one second can get you hit, staggered, fucked.

[supple lance]

i wish i could urgently ask the developers for a housing update with more building blocks.

[lost swift]

Yeah lots of bad moves can get ya killed in this game. Single player that can be a real pain but there are ways of luring monsters away from your body.

[buoyant nexus]

is this live already? because it says Public Test Server, but I experienced it today

[true steeple]

Jumping allows you to keep moving at full speed, just like with other animations such as attacking

[tiny violet]

you experienced what? the spire sinking? as it has been, the spires always start sinking. I believe the patch change they are testing is, instead of 100% spires sinking, they're testing them only having a low chance of sinking.

[buoyant nexus]

ah! that makes more sense

I only farmed one for the first time today. ^^

[tiny violet]

hah, yeah, it can be tough lol. try finding spires close to solid ground, also, walk up to the workbench with askvin hide, askvin bladder, and proustitute powder. the craftable item helps

[buoyant nexus]

ye, I managed to jump at the top of the spire and had the raven cape and jumped off it.

but I had a heartbeat

we found a Fortress but its a rough way to it from the Portalbase and my mate is offline for 3 days. maybe I dig another "trench" circled plateu closer to the fortress for preparing but the RAM cant go through the big portal, right? .(

[tiny violet]

if by big portal, you mean Stone Portal? then yea any item can go thru it. including battering ram materials. tho I personally prefer not to break down the front door. and instead prefer to ||either build a ramp up over the wall, or use stone and hoe to raise ground high enough to jump over the wall. this way you can use the fortress as a safe haven for a portal or something. but yes then you can use the battering ram to crack open the inside tower||

[buoyant nexus]

good timing for hiding it xD

[tiny violet]

i did a single | instead of double | |

[buoyant nexus]

its okay. ashland is hard enough some preparation advices are fine

[tiny violet]

doo itt

[sonic summit]

whats that

[mystic knot]

Could it be that the swamp slime got nerfed in its damage?
I feel like it's been way stronger in the past?

[true steeple]

It’s what Hugin says about the current final boss’ spawn location

[sonic summit]

ooh alr

is it the queen?

[lilac coyote]

The Queen is not the final boss, no.

[true steeple]

No, Fader
The queen was the final boss before the ashlands update

[sonic summit]

yaghult

[true steeple]

And yagluth was the final boss before mistlands

[sonic summit]

ooh alr mb

is abysall razor good

[true steeple]

It’s the swamp tier knife - it has the stats you’d expect an iron knife to have if it existed.

[sonic summit]

alr no need then what should i do tmrw i got a long boat i can go look for levithians or i can go set a portal at bonemass and make some mid heal pots and a iron mace or both

or should i jsut go for bonemass?

[true steeple]

You should upgrade your shield before Bonemass. You’ll want it with the mace you need to defeat him

[sonic summit]

is there any frost weapon i think hes weak to it

[true steeple]

There’s none before Bonemass

[sonic summit]

do you think serpents would oof me

[true steeple]

They’re balanced to be fought with black forest equipment

[sonic summit]

would they oof my boat

[true steeple]

A karve can take a few hits and a longboat is definitely strong enough. Just make sure you’re close enough to land so the boat doesn’t break before you can repair it. Make sure they die in water shallow enough for you to pick up their scales. Remember you can jump off a ladder to dive.

All their loot drops where their head is

[sonic summit]

jump off a ladder to dive??

theres diving?

[real nebula]

Not exactly, but the higher up you fall from onto water, the deeper your character will sink before being pulled back up to the surface

[sonic summit]

is there a ladder on the pole of long boat

[real nebula]

Negative

[mellow lodge]

#screenshots message does anyone think i need to go drop a workbench on that tiny tree island to prevent raid spawns coming from there to my island? i can't judge if it's more than 100 meters away or not

[arctic magnet]

The black forge shows that to upgrade my gear I need to get the forge to level 4. BUT. I'm missing something here. I only have two upgrades, the vice and the cooler. Where do I find the other two?

[buoyant peak]

Ashlands

[arctic magnet]

aw hells

so I gotta kill the queen, which is why I wanted the upgraded gear. 😛

[lilac coyote]

Bosses are balanced to be fought in level 1 gear of that biome.

[arctic magnet]

thanks guys! Time to stock up on potions and food for the big battle!

[mystic knot]

Hey, how do I unlock the Ancient Bark Spear?
Do I need to upgrade the forge?

I do have all materials.

[true steeple]

What level is your forge?

[mystic knot]

2

[true steeple]

It needs to be level 3. This is why I always make crafting upgrades as soon as possible, so I don’t have any locked recipes in the next biome

[mystic knot]

That's true!
It's a temporary base so I'm not putting a lot of materials in it.
Currently on the lookout for a nice base 🫡

[hardy veldt]

so whats the best way to get the dvergr syringe should i pick them off one by one or just barrage in and get it and takeoff?

[true steeple]

I like to bring some enemies in to help

[hardy veldt]

iaint doing allat

[true steeple]

A gjall can be very effective

[hardy veldt]

in my 2 playthroughs ive never seen a gjall

[lilac coyote]

How've you managed to miss one of the largest mobs in the game?

[true steeple]

It’s one of the loudest too

[echo ore]

so, i want to dig away a small area in front of my house in order to have a small set of stairs go up into the main area of the house. the green lines indicate where the "entry way" of my house will be, and the area i want to dig out is indicated by the blue lines. where would i dig to make this happen cleanly? two strikes with my antler pickaxe at the red astrisks?

[shut holly]

i would, just in case...no reason not to. I'd use a campfire or torch there

[mellow lodge]

i just got 2 wolves there too. time to breed my Yag army lol

[mystic knot]

Does Abomination armor work with crossbows?

[true steeple]

No, it only increases the bows skill

[mystic knot]

Probably at the middle?
Why don't you just try it out?
If you do it wrong, you can just lift the ground with the hoe and stone.

[echo ore]

indeed!

[mystic knot]

It worked?

[echo ore]

middle was the best, yes

[mystic knot]

Great!

[echo ore]

ty!

[mystic knot]

You're welcome :D

[hardy veldt]

where is the dvergr crate?

[thorn spire]

you can still get it with an AOE attack (2h club)

[tired oriole]

Is there a log somewhere to find player activity, we have had some players get bases looted.. hosted server

[shut holly]

takin 1stars? how many you figure?

i still need to tame some asksvin...

[hollow wyvern]

how do i kill a stone golem

[mellow lodge]

Yeah. My 1 star crew. I'll shoot for at least 20 I think. But I still need to get one more totem.

[sudden galleon]

like,like, you hit it until he die!!!! 😂 ( if you know the reference your awsome)

[frosty frost]

probably best to go with iron mace, if you have iron buckler and decent health you should also be able to parry them

[hollow wyvern]

sadly i dont

[hollow wyvern]

i heard pickaxe is the best weapon for it

[frosty frost]

they are very weak to pickaxe dmg, yes, but fighting with a pickaxe is... iffy...

on the other hand they are neutral to blunt and resistant to other physical dmg, so out of those blunt is best

also by using pickaxe you rob yourself of the option to parry them, which makes you also deal more dmg

[hollow wyvern]

ok ill try

[sand tapir]

what does shift clicking on a hoe do again?

[sudden galleon]

normal clicking = level the ground based on your feet height, shift clicking = its level the ground around the cursor

if i remember corectly

[hollow heron]

so im trying to build stone structures but im trying to find out does this "trick" still work? putting logs underneath stone pillars to make it stronger

[sand tapir]

whats better to use to accurately level the ground

[hollow heron]

the video is 3 years ago so i dont know if its fixed

[sudden galleon]

it depend, if your terrain is not flat use the normal first so it can raise or lower the terain to make it at the sane lvl after you can use the shift click to make it smother

[sudden galleon]

cant help ya there 🫤

[hollow mantle]

What is the ‘trick’ and by ‘stronger’ are you talking about durability or structural stability?

[hollow heron]

structural stability

[hollow mantle]

And the trick is to place a 4m core wood beam inside two 2m stone pillars?

[hollow wyvern]

can i put a cauldron on a hearth

[hollow mantle]

Yes.

[hollow wyvern]

nicw

[hollow heron]

Yes

[hollow mantle]

If so, yes, that should still work, and should provide greater stability, from my understanding.

But it’s not something I’ve tried.

[hollow heron]

Thank you

[hollow mantle]

Structural stability works on a per-element basis.

Which is why it is ‘better’ to build tall with the big 1x2x4 stone blocks. Because it uses few elements to reach a given height.

But durability is also per element and attacks are spread amongst the elements they hit.

[hollow wyvern]

Do i only need the wolf cape to be warm or do i have to have the full set

[hollow mantle]

So 1x1x2 is ‘better’ for that.

[hollow mantle]

Just the cape.

[hollow wyvern]

thx

[shadow stag]

Need help with a build, me and my buddy made it too big but we need to preserve areas for crafting and also dont want to take away from the builds shape (other than the crossed out areas which will need to be removed). We need a big area for crafting but the area is too big, how do we find a compromise between big area with good looks and function but not too so that we dont use hefty amounts of iron. also the building is 2 floors

[hallow crater]

so, has anyone defeated Fader in multiplayer, meaning more people than solo?
Tried with a friend and we simply gave up and shelved the whole game because the green spikes are everywhere. If there's more than one of you, there is no way to avoid the spikes, so you simply die instantly. I've seen a couple videos of people doing solo with Fader but so far I have not heard of anyone doing it in multiplayer. I'm not sure it's possible.

[true steeple]

How does multiplayer affect the spikes?

[willow raft]

Me and my buddy did it in multiplayer, I went full mage with staff of growth, staff of protection, dear raiser and trollstav.

Buddy went for melee lightning berserker axes and back up bow.

[hallow crater]

Because the spikes show up right behind wherever you walk, right? And if there are two of you, that means double the spike following a more chaotic pattern. Solo, you can spiral around and hopefully not tread on the same ground you were on before, but with 2 people, you have to avoid the paths of multiple people.

[true steeple]

I didn’t realise he could target multiple players with the same attack

[hallow crater]

yeah the spikes just come out of the ground wherever both of you are.

sorry wrong reply

Odd, we tried almost the exact same thing. Maxed out mage. Two trolls immediately, with protection bubble, vines, etc. But the spikes are instant death

[willow raft]

Yeah it goes all over the place, we tried to be on opposing sided as much as possible, so that we could run away from each other.

[hallow crater]

what's worse is if you die and then portal back in, the spikes show up where you are coming through the portal and take down the portal while also killing you.

[willow raft]

We also had the good fortune of having a morgen nest close by, so we could jump on or in to get some breathing room.

[hallow crater]

got the boss down to about 30% health but then the portal and the backup were destroyed so that ended it

[willow raft]

We put the portal way, way back.

[hallow crater]

yep, same. It's weird how the spikes can show up even far from the boss

[willow raft]

Also had a fort nearby with a portal in, was a further walk but we at least had a backup some ways away.

[mystic solar]

Best ask in #building-tips but basically, make an outline of your design, then put down the framework to carry your roof. Once that framework stands and can hold your roof, you put in the walls, which then is trivial. You mostly just need iron beams to give stability to the framework, walls will go in between nicely.

[jaunty kayak]

Is there an exact one date for deepnorth?

[shut zinc]

no

[copper raven]

Forsaken Powers - are they a single-time item? Or do you only have to kill each elder once to get their power repeatedly?

[willow raft]

Kill a forsaken, put it's head on the hook at spawn, select the power and you can keep using it till you choose another power.
They all work for a certain time and then go on cooldown.

[copper raven]

but i dont have to re-kill the boss each time i intend to use their power,,,right?

[willow raft]

Correct, just go to the spawn stones and click the head of the boss you want the power from.

[copper raven]

ooooh

lol, so eerry val player ever has a teleporter right at spawn 0

[willow raft]

Most do but certainly not all.

[copper raven]

so presumably you go to the headstones to select a power for every planned bossfight

although 'faster chopping' could be useful in a lot of places i guess

excluding mods; does the game have an option/accessory for more inventory slots?

megingjord could really benefit from 8 more

crafts item: backpack, cargo pants, fanny pack, and beerholder cap

[willow raft]

Not really, some powers are rather lackluster and won't be used all that much or ever at all.
I for one have never used moder or elder.
Either eikthyr for running and jumping in a highly mobile fight or for general exploring.
Bonemass for damage reduction, yagluth if it will be mostly an elemental fight, queen for a full mage build for extra eitr.

[willow raft]

Nope 32 inventory slots is all you will get excluding mods.

[copper raven]

thanks

[sonic summit]

you can make your max weight go from 300 to 400 tho

with a belt from an npc

[copper raven]

@sonic summit megingjord - the belt, yeah. Its getting that which is making me wish i had a few more slots

[buoyant nexus]

so whats the best mage for Ashlands?

[willow raft]

In my opinion: Ember staff, staff or protection and dead raiser, make the staff of growth and trollstav asap.
2 eitr 1 health for food.
Eitr mead, stamina mead and health mead will certainly come in handy.

[buoyant nexus]

Can I run more than one mead? never tried it.

and the ashland mage set I guess?

[true steeple]

You can stack all resistance meads and tasty mead
You can’t use a stamina mead if you’re on a stamina mead cooldown or have lingering stamina mead active. Health and eitr meads work the same way.

[willow raft]

Yes as long as they are different, so no 2 instant stamina potions back to back or health but you can pop eitr, stamina, health, ... back to back.
Start with the mistland set and move onto ashland indeed, I went for the feather cape even if it makes for fire vulnerability.

[true steeple]

You can use fire resistance barley wine to override the feather cape’s weakness, so you’ll be resistant to the fire.

[sonic summit]

when is first magic weapon

[hollow mantle]

Mistlands

[sonic summit]

alr

[hollow mantle]

Though one could consider some of the earlier weapons to be magically imbued.

[true steeple]

There are earlier weapons with elemental damage such as frostner, but you can't use eitr (the equivalent of mana from other games) or find food that gives you eitr until mistlands

[hollow mantle]

Hmm... do drakes make unseen forays into the Mistlands to graze on magecap?

[buoyant nexus]

okok. I always played just pure Armor and Frostner. and use Ashen Cape now. With Bonemass its nice.

[true steeple]

What is pure armor?

[true steeple]

They have freeze glands to create their projectiles

[buoyant nexus]

pure armor - no sets boni*

[true steeple]

Heavy armor?

[buoyant nexus]

I guess!

I just want to say its time to mix things up. And Im solo for this weekend so I cant do the Fortress/Ahsland Exlporation and I maybe change Role to a mage now and level it since I have freetime ^^

[hollow mantle]

Sure, but what is the source of the stuff that the freeze gland converts into elemental frost damage?

[true steeple]

A diet of pure snow?

Or something else very cold

The frostner can make an unlimited amount of snow without consuming any eitr, so it's not magic

[hollow mantle]

Then why do we not use snow/ice/crystals to make frost weapons. I feel there is more to it than that.

[hollow mantle]

Or the eitr is bound up in the 5 freeze glands we need to make it.

This is totally my headcanon now.

[hollow mantle]

I'd blame auto-correct, but that was totally me mistyping.

[willow raft]

Exactly.

[thorn spire]

so does anyone know if I can still grow crops under a shield?

[jaunty kayak]

Is staff of embers worth upgrading?

(im low on refined eitr)

[true steeple]

If its durability keeps getting low you should upgrade it, otherwise you could spend that eitr on something that needs it more

[jaunty kayak]

Durability aint that bad but what other thing, well i need dundr but i gatta go to da fortress

And i have hard time getting soft tissue

[thorn spire]

Explore mistlands more. I had a blackmetal chest full of eitr before I even found the Queen.

[jaunty kayak]

I didnt even defeat the Queen

[thorn spire]

Have fun getting to ashlands, then.

[jaunty kayak]

Im on ashlands rn

[thorn spire]

I'm impressed you were able to beach a longship there without dying. It's not easy to do.

[jaunty kayak]

• i hve got embla armor

[jaunty kayak]

My ling ship sank i was wandering around the rocks and jumping from way to the another

I cant type

[thorn spire]

I understood.

[willow raft]

staff of growth is better than dundr in my opinion as is the staff of embers.
upgrading the staff makes it do some more damage and I found it to be worth it.

[thorn spire]

yeah but upgrading staff of embers to lvl 4 is only adding an additional 7% damage. hardly seems worth the effort if you're short on resources.

[jaunty kayak]

Shotgun looks cool and useful

[willow raft]

Yeah, I would evaluate what I find more important and go from there.

[willow raft]

It is cool and it can be useful but other staffs are better in my opinion.
Dundr is great for solo mobs, like the sword skeletons, you can blast them back and be the time they are close to you again you can blast them back again.
Jump attack on a valkyrie is also viable but if there are more mobs around staff of growth wins out big time and ember has that AoE pushback that dudnr lakcs.

[jaunty kayak]

What staff of tye wild even do tho

What does it cast

[true steeple]

It creates a projectile that spawns a root to damage nearby enemies

[lilac coyote]

It creates roots at its target. Kinda like the Elder did.

[jaunty kayak]

Like eternity in calamity? If you know what i mean

Like it summons an ally or a projectile

[true steeple]

It casts a projectile, and the projectile creates a root where it lands

[jaunty kayak]

Anyway i think im gonna do dundr first still cause splash damage isnt really my thing

Wait idk what im talking about hold on

[true steeple]

You could always try out weapons with a commands character on a different world. That's what I did.

[lilac coyote]

When did anyone mention splash damage?

[jaunty kayak]

Idk what im talking about

[true steeple]

The projectile deals contact damage and spawns a root which has a melee attack

[jaunty kayak]

But he said that dundr is good for one enemy so i tought wild staff is for multiple enemies

[true steeple]

The staff of the wild can hit multiple enemies if multiple enemies get near the root, but it will only target one enemy in range.

[jaunty kayak]

Idk what to craft now

[true steeple]

I prefer Dundr

[thorn spire]

Dundr should help improve your elemental magic skill, too, since each projectile counts as a hit.

[jaunty kayak]

Cause dundr can also hit multiple right? But less dmg

[true steeple]

Yes, the damage is split between each projectile and with multiple projectiles it may hit multiple enemies

[thorn spire]

skill is based on a 'per hit' system. Because it's shooting multiple lightning bolts, each one gives you a skill increase.

Damage is like @true steeple said.

[jaunty kayak]

I will go with dundr then sounds better

[true steeple]

You could also make a Trollstav when you've finished with the fortress

[jaunty kayak]

But still need one item from fortress or 2

[jaunty kayak]

Its a summoner weapon?

[true steeple]

It spawns troll skeletons that attack everything (including you) except other summoned trolls.

They have more health and different resistances/weaknesses to normal trolls

[thorn spire]

is staff of the wild an AOE attack or do you need to hit a creature with the projectile?

[jaunty kayak]

Ik something about them i saw them in a random vid

[true steeple]

The root will spawn wherever the projectile will land
The projectile only deals direct damage if it hits an enemy

[thorn spire]

so your aim better be good if you want to improve your skill with it.

[willow raft]

Sorry it is called staff of the wild.
If you aim it at a monster it will damage the monster and spawn a root under the monster, anything that gets close will get wacked and pushed back, can hit multiple enemies.
Costs little eitr and you can easily have a few of them up, if you surround yourself with roots you are pretty safe from anything but a valkyrie twisting.
No downtime in casting.
The roots stay for 25 seconds and there is no limit to how much you have around.
Toss some of those roots on the spawners and the spawner will be gone pretty quickly since the spawns happen close by and the roots will damage the mob and spawner at the same time.
With dundr you need to wait for it to reload after every shot.

[jaunty kayak]

I dont mind your mistake

[willow raft]

Each hit from a root also counts I believe.

[jaunty kayak]

I will craft both but im gonna go for dundr first

[willow raft]

I did the same because I found the gem for dudnr first and only later the gem for staff of the wild.
So depending on what gems you find it will be the one or the other or both.

Dundr is dirt cheap though compared to other ahsland staffs.

[jaunty kayak]

I use embers for ashlands so yeah😭

[willow raft]

Still using it on occasion even if I have all staffs maxed out.

[shadow stag]

Ok thanks I'll try it out. Also i put it here bc ironically there is no image perms in building discussion

[jaunty kayak]

How much blood i have to offer to get into the charred fortnress

[frosty frost]

none

[true steeple]

All of it

[jaunty kayak]

How do i open the gate then

[true steeple]

Use a battering ram

[jaunty kayak]

Only way?

[frosty frost]

or just get over the wall

[true steeple]

Battering rams and catapults can destroy charred fortresses, but catapults are much weaker

[jaunty kayak]

Can i destroy it js by walking?

It says i do 30 dmg and too hard at the same moment

[true steeple]

Is that 30 damage to yourself?

[jaunty kayak]

To gate

Anyway i got Jade so im gonna do staff of the wild

[buoyant nexus]

Found it the red jute curtain doesnt count like its says in describtion.

[hot condor]

so can anyone help me on knowledge of y valhiem keeps closing the game and dashboarding to my desktop screen?

[fringe sundial]

That would depend on some factors. First, are you getting a error message asking to wait or close the program? Second, are you using mods? Third, what is your platform (steam, Xbox, apple, ect).

[hot condor]

no its the valhiem logo in a grey box with a red explanation point on the top right hand corner

@fringe sundial no its the valhiem logo in a grey box with a red explanation point on the top right hand corner

[lilac coyote]

So mods then?

[hot condor]

like server mods?

[fringe sundial]

I have seen that issue reported before and I believe, like Derek says, it was a mod issue.

[hot condor]

like the mods that are in the setting for the servers im assuming?

[fringe sundial]

If you have mods in your valheim folder and they are not up to date for the current version of the game, it may cause issues.

[hot condor]

i havent added any mods that didnt come with the game only the world modifiers im using

[fringe sundial]

Do you have BeepInEx? That would be considered a mod.

[hot condor]

let me see

[fringe sundial]

This is how to make a clean install of valheim, especially if you are uncertain if you have mods: #valheim-help message

Mind, that is specific to steam.

[hot condor]

so what if i go to the common folder and i dont see a valhiem folder in the common one what do i do after

just reinstall the game?

[buoyant nexus]

How can i safe my chimneys against enemies if Iron doest let smoke through? Am I overprotecting here?

well, just let one iron out I guess

[maiden verge]

Just use ladders to go over the wall. Drop a workbench and a stonecutter if you have 2 iron and you can use all the grausten laying around to build stone stairs up to the top and just walk in. If you break the main door then you have to rebuild it if you want to take it over as a base.

[hollow mantle]

What are you trying to protect against, exactly?

[buoyant nexus]

Enemies generally

but i guess only Seeker can go there

[hollow mantle]

Ah, Seekers flying in? Hmm, yeah, use the 1x1s on the top, and leave a gap.

[maiden verge]

You can use the 45 degree wood beams and angle the chimney and then up. Seekers will not go down it, if they can't see you. Or as Scott said leave a 1X1 gap on top.

[buoyant nexus]

there must be a dynamic effect for so smoke can flow up?

[hollow mantle]

Oh… the curved grauston roof pieces might look really good… like a stone version of industrial vents…

[buoyant nexus]

true. maybe some grunstein

[dark fog]

Or just place a roof piece over it Not like the mistlands has deathsquitoes. Nothing could fit through that chimney

[buoyant nexus]

nah, I asked for air flow requirements like you need to be that high and slime or the smoke doesnt go up through it

[buoyant nexus]

Why hanging Brazer produce smoke? Whats the right way to use em?

[wispy dome]

iirc smoke needs at least a 2m x 2m to be able to flow through

[wispy dome]

usually you can attach them to the roof and ignore the smoke, if it bothers you, you'd have to create some kind of vent or a pathway to a smoke accumulation/dissipation area at a certain distance from the visual roof, I've never done one of those myself

[tiny condor]

from my expirence it needs a 2m x1m

[wispy dome]

maybe that's for vertical flow, idk. My attempts to make a 2x1m sideways hole have all failed

[buoyant nexus]

I used roof parts to make it a extractor hood if thats how you call it.

😌

[tiny condor]

i personally try to avoid the wooden chimney but that does look good

[buoyant nexus]

some smaller roof parts would be nice.

[fringe sundial]

I don't know the file directory well (how the files are set up). You might Wana ask in the specific help sections. If you use steam, then the steam one. If you think it's a mod issue, then the mod help section.

[buoyant nexus]

this one seems to work too^^

at least no smoke inside

[mystic knot]

Hey, does someone know why my friend's healing was crazy against Bonemass?
We fought him yesterday and my friend could just stand in his toxic smoke without any issues.
He had no meads and only wore iron armor while I worn the root armor.
Anybody got any clue?

[sonic summit]

maybe a bug

[mellow lodge]

if he was wearing the root mask, it has poison resist also

[sonic summit]

guys i got turnip but i dont see any new stuff in cauldron

[mystic knot]

Like I said, he only wore iron armor.
I had the full root armor but couldn't heal against the poison.

[smoky acorn]

Armor affects the amount of damage that poison deals, as it's a regular "pure" damage. If he used poison resistance mead, he will also be slightly more resistant than you with the root mask (if you weren't meaded-up)

If he was Rested and you were not by that point, he will also heal faster than you, regardless of armor and resistances.

[mellow lodge]

Odin obviously favored him.

[smoky acorn]

Also worth comparing food slots to see what the cumulative HP/tick ratio was for either player. Once the battle has started, HP/tick can make a bigger difference than total HP capacity.

[mellow lodge]

Kiki somehow pissed off Bonemass, so Bonemass was going at him extra extra hard.

[crystal kiln]

did you craft the spice rack?

[sonic summit]

ooh no

alr thanks any way for fast stone?

[crystal kiln]

break one of the stone pillars in the plains

[sonic summit]

im iron

[crystal kiln]

or deconstruct the stone towers in the black forest

[sonic summit]

ooh

[crystal kiln]

you need to transport iron for that tho

[sonic summit]

wdym

[mellow lodge]

stonecutter needs 2 iron

[sonic summit]

yeah

is comfort 9 good?

[mellow lodge]

it's better than 8 but it's worse than 10

[lilac coyote]

What biome? 9 is max for Black Forest without seasonals.

[sonic summit]

swamp

[lilac coyote]

You can hit 12 in Swamps.

[sonic summit]

yeah im still building

whats the max comfort

[lilac coyote]

17(19) currently.

[frail cave]

So I just got my laptop back with a new windows on it and now when I start up valheim it tells me I need to install visual c ++ from Microsoft
..is this a common problem and if so how do I fix it if I want to cross play again ?

[buoyant nexus]

I hate the Hot Tub why has it the action button at the back. WHY

Cant put it with the back to a wall.

[sonic summit]

i use windows 11 never happened idk

[lapis terrace]

well. windows nowdays when you install it comes very bare-bones

not even the complete DirectX is installed anymore

[frail cave]

guess its time to download things until it works then , thanks for the quick responses.

[lapis terrace]

yeah 😄

btw. download the FULL directX from microsoft

updating in windows update don't work sadly

[mystic knot]

Hey, are sea serpent scales guranteed to drop?

[sonic summit]

made spice rack go with theese 2 stamina 1 health?

[frail cave]

yea, 8-9, but they sink

[mystic knot]

WHAT

[sonic summit]

take em to shroe before oofing

[mystic knot]

How am I supposed to get them 😭

[true steeple]

You can either kill them by a beach or use a harpoon

[frail cave]

you're meant to drag them onto land with a harpoon before killing them.
though simply killing them in the shallows without a harpoon and then jumping into the water to grab the scales almost always suffices too with way less stamina cost

[sonic summit]

harpoon gets the meterials from ground?

[true steeple]

No, it drags a serpent to land/shallower water before it dies

[crystal kiln]

no, you kill the mob on land

[sonic summit]

ah alr should i go with this build blob?

[crystal kiln]

or you deliver the killing blow as you jump on the spawn spot of the scales

[true steeple]

That’s good food for exploring biomes, but you can swap the sausages for serpent stew if you’re fighting a boss or going somewhere dangerous

[crystal kiln]

it will get the job done
bonemass is easy

[mystic knot]

I'll try that.
Thank you 🫡

[sonic summit]

i dont got that unlocked should i go for serpents rn?

[true steeple]

If you still have that old bone tower shield, yes

[frail cave]

if you have a longship, you can take a few bites from them, which is a good thing because they lose interest if they don't get to bite for a while

[crystal kiln]

lowkey a waste of time tbh
serpent stew is strong since it only gets beaten by mistlands food and even that only barely but its kinda whatever

[tiny violet]

to make serpent stew you will need an iron cooking station to cook the serpent meat. and then also an upgraded cauldron to make the stew recipe

[crystal kiln]

rip pre elder serpent stew

[sonic summit]

yeah lol i got a long boat i was making a dock for it but its too long lol how do you think the docks looking so far?

[true steeple]

My docks are just wood platforms over the sea, that looks great!

[sonic summit]

thanks mine was the same until trolls destroyed it and gave me this idea lol

[crystal kiln]

looks a bit short for the two higher tiered ships tbh

[sonic summit]

what does bonemass drop?

[crystal kiln]

the by far best power in the game and an easy way to find hidden items like silver

[sonic summit]

alr then ill beat him tmrw ill sharpen my atgeir this night good night everyone

[crystal kiln]

dont forget your mace xd

[true steeple]

Have you got a harpoon yet? Your current shield won’t be strong enough for bonemass. If you don’t want to hunt serpents, you could try making a new shield type from iron.

[sonic summit]

how do i make a harpoon

[sonic summit]

ill hunt them

[true steeple]

Find leviathans and mine their barnacles for chitin

[sonic summit]

oooh right alr

thanks

[dense adder]

I just started a brand new world with a brand new character and yet a part of the map is already discovered... why is this?

Also, I tried entering one of my old worlds, tried it with all the characters I had, but something must’ve happened because none of my characters had the map for that world saved

Are these... bugs I guess, common?

[snow falcon]

the flight with the valkyrie uncovers the map you flown above

[dense adder]

Oh

Never noticed that

[dense adder]

And what about this? Do you know anything?

[snow falcon]

Every character has its own progress in the map, you share the progress of the map with the cartography table

[dense adder]

Yeah but it was as if my character's progress had been deleted

[snow falcon]

Major update(s) between entering?

[dense adder]

I tried with every char I had, but with each one it was as if the char was brand new to the world

[dense adder]

Yeah, can that have screwed it all up?

I haven’t played this game in like half a year

[snow falcon]

Could be yea, loaded an old world and all the floor except for the runecircle was all water

[dense adder]

Ohhh that sounds like pain

[snow falcon]

Ah was no problem since i was finished, just wanted to look at it again

[dense adder]

I would be devastated if mine and my friends' old world was screwed up. We built such a nice place, honestly some of my best memories of gaming

[snow falcon]

Still got the memories ay

[dense adder]

Yeah

It was kinda bittersweet as well

We used to play often. But then we struggled to find a time where everyone could play together and take on the bosses. We ended up only beating the first two. Me and one other friend continued playing without the other guys, but we never took on the bosses in hopes that our other 2 friends would one day want to join. Eventually I lost all my stuff far away and the portal broke, so my friend lost motivation to keep playing. Then there was just me left. Every now and then I go into our world again, just to walk around, thinking back and admiring our little community we built. With the houses, farms and black smith house. Those days were nice...

[crystal kiln]

there is one friend of mine who kinda annoyed me to play the game together with him
if this playtrough with him fails (again, mind you) ill stop playing valheim with him

[copper raven]

@dense adder yesterday i loaded a game instead of connecting to the dedicated server i run on my lan, the map is the same, except on my pc its very early, and on the dedicated its progressed to day 600+.(i copied it onto the dedicated a few days after i started playing) ... for a few minutes i was a little horrified. Maybe you did something like that.

[dense adder]

I don’t really understand what you mean but maybe

[copper raven]

How does time work in Val? If i stop the server is it like freezing time inworld? Or does it calculate time elapsed when i start it again and simulate fast-forward of inworld stuff like breeding rates etc, to the current moment?

[crystal kiln]

if the server is stopped time is completely frozen

[copper raven]

@dense adder i started playing val, weeks ago. Several days later i relaised i liked it, so i set up a dedicated server and copied my world file to it. So now if i accidentally join through the 'start game' tab instead of the 'join world' tab i see two different stages of progression in the same map.

[true steeple]

If a player is logged in but far away, crops, smelters and other objects automatically process/grow instantly when reloaded to reach the state they’d be in if they were actually active the whole time.

It doesn’t work with breeding