valheim-help

[barren rivet]

right. as much as i want to get through a hard hardcore play of ashlands idk if thats as fun as dynamic combat, because i would most certainly have to creep and cheese

this run im gonna either lower to normal or take of hardcore and stay hard

[marble roost]

Out of context, the fact you're going to "stay hard" is funny af

[barren rivet]

do you know always sunny in philadelphia? the prison episode? this is going go turn general chat fast if its not already..

[stoic trench]

All chats are general chat at this hour

[barren rivet]

lol fair. do you know the episode i speak of?

[compact heath]

No! its 11am mate!

[marble roost]

I don't know the episode 😔

[barren rivet]

its a great show you should. in a nutshell they talk a lot about they need to get hard for prison stuff and things and phrases that are funny for reasons you think what i said was funny. the episode is “dennis and dee get a new dad”

[hazy stirrup]

How do people hunt so efficiently with the flint spear? I've been running around trying to figure it out for 20 minutes now and haven't hit a single deer or boar, I'd like to get used to it so I can save materials instead of crafting a bow

[steep tusk]

Sneak?

[hazy stirrup]

it's not that, it's just the aim feels so inconsistent

[steep tusk]

I will say the aim is 100% consistent because it always has the same gravity drop rate.
So it's just a matter of getting used to it at different ranges.

Which is where sneaking comes in, so you can get close and start with getting that range down. Then work on it from further away.

[hazy stirrup]

kk ts was just pissing me off

[steep tusk]

If you've never used them, it will take time to learn it.
I have every faith in you!

[hazy stirrup]

I do got this

[lethal swift]

will me having more armor or blocks/parries extend the health of a bubble?

[steep tusk]

The blood mage bubble? I do not believe so.

[lethal swift]

damn

like i know i can parry with it but every time ive parried and it broke i've been parrying with bad weapons low armor (mage set right clicking with a staff, lol) so the bleedthrough damage from it would make perfect sense to have instantly broke it anyways

[steep tusk]

You can parry anything with bubble though. Even if your bubble has only 1 hp left.

So it is damn powerful.

[lethal swift]

aye, is just old warframe shield gate

was just wondering if investing in armor upgrades would change anything about it

[steep tusk]

Nah. If you're mage, commit to mage and no armor 🙂

[lethal swift]

im not that stupid

[steep tusk]

🤔

[lethal swift]

but the armor upgrades are just armor buffs and not like, extra eitr regen or something so

[steep tusk]

I legit run mage robes when I run mage.
Am I stupid?

[lethal swift]

osrry i interpreted the "no armor" as naked, as id consider the mage set as "armor" compared to the heavy armor sets (which i generally specify as heavy armor)

[steep tusk]

Yeah, I meant no armor as in no armor, mage robes only 💛

Because I won't run light armor either.

I don't run any viking gear when I am a mage 😄

[lethal swift]

|| https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/888446931708280853/1491272040118751283/image.png?ex=69d716d0&is=69d5c550&hm=e4785d488cd3017548172f53003a5faefdfb0c981219cac48763ad97b6cd9c9a || yea, the mage armor

[steep tusk]

Aye.

[steep tusk]

I would mage a lot more of frost staff gained accuracy with skill level.

[marble roost]

I'm rather fond of it, just not for long range

[ocean shoal]

if you could snipe with frost staff that would be kinda op heheh

[steep tusk]

As opposed to how OP AF fireball and wilds are?

[hushed sigil]

I totally enjoy playing the whole of Valheim and completely ignoring anything magical.

[unborn hinge]

uh, anyone know why my lox pen thats on an island within my base area would have fulings spawning inside??

night time and i went to grab something from that base, teleport and hear fulings nearby somehow

[drowsy crane]

Guessing there's no spawn prevention objects in/around the pen.

[unborn hinge]

i have crafting benches with modded ranges those should still spawn protect but look at the distance of the pen to the base itself #mods-screenshots message

[drowsy crane]

I don't see any workbenches

[unborn hinge]

not within view, theyre on the left side

nvm they are

[drowsy crane]

So what does this screenshot show me 🤨

[unborn hinge]

there should be plenty of stuff in that area to prevent spawns

[drowsy crane]

I don't see a single thing.

[unborn hinge]

and i said i have modded crafting bench range of all types so id imagine those would cover the area as well

[drowsy crane]

Well it seems you're imagining wrong.

[unborn hinge]

look at where the portal is

[drowsy crane]

Yep, that's too far away.

[narrow python]

so...if I have a world created before the anniversary patch, POIs in undiscovered areas will generate according to new patch, right?

[drowsy crane]

Correct sir

[hearty sluice]

Yeah, although do note that you discover a little bit further than what the map actually shows, since you can see far away (and spot big mountains like that)

[sullen tide]

can anyone explain why I should use the new trinkets that consume yet another inventory slot? I don't think I've ever seen adrenaline spike high enough to actually trigger

[sinful moth]

When you get into longer fights then they can definitely trigger but if you don't wanna use them you don't have to

[sullen tide]

I've had severe inventory issues in mistlands (using magic) and ashlands in general, so I can't gauge how important these are in the late game; no difficulty issues up to and including the plains

[quick loom]

the bear trinket that give 25% stamina regen cost 50 adrenaline, you can use it reliably, especially in protracted fight (ie. attacking a fuling village)

I didn't find any other trinkets worth using

I'm yet to try using the 25% eitr regen one tho

[tired root]

Bronze pendant, Iron brooch, Wolf sight, Evasion mantle, Resounding shackle and Fins of destiny are nice trinkets that I usually use depending on situations.

Iron brooch combined with 2 handed weapon with high stagger let you face fuling villages fully melee very comfortably.

In recent playthrough I've fallen for Evasion mantle tho, higher parry bonus is very nice and lasts 2 minutes.

[narrow python]

Yeah, having to carry so much stuff to survive kinda takes up so much room in ashlands. For me, three staves, atgeir and crossbow with bolts for weapons (using regular ones when I need to regen eitr during combat), five meads (health, eitr, lingering stamina, fire resist, ratatosk) and spare food...and I can't really spare anything from this in the ashlands hellscape

[sullen tide]

thank you

[barren rivet]

killing a pack of 3 deer 3 different ways. notice how far away i am and how i aim just slightly above them. further away just aim higher, practice on greylings and everything its a very accurate weapon when you learn the curve

#memes-and-clips message

[narrow python]

is there anything in ||tomb of Reto except for him? Any chest or something?||

[marble roost]

Just don’t use the ones requiring high adrenaline. Iron brooch is pretty nice

Also here’s my take on fins of destiny (not good for Ashlands though) #valheim-help message

Ashlands has a pretty op trinket for mages

[narrow python]

sadly, at 5% drop of trophy you need from uncommon mob, it's not easy to get

[marble roost]

I find that a happy thought

More time to enjoy the game rather than plowing through it with OP gear

[narrow python]

If it wasn't ashlands..

[tired root]

Spear is great against them.

[marble roost]

Ashlands is a bit spammy with enemies and bland with fort/dungeon designs, but otherwise it's a pretty cool place

[fierce coral]

I was trying to do a backup on my world, incase someone decided to grief me (if I added others to the world), and I somehow lost my world, even though I still have a copy, and I placed it back where it belongs, and it still isn't there in-game.

I would upload images, but I am apparently not at that level, yet.

[lapis terrace]

we had to remove picture embed from this channel because bots keep spamming this one for some dumb reasons

did you pick up both the .fwl and .db file?

[sinful moth]

you can post them in #screenshots and link them here

[fierce coral]

I copied everything that was in the locallow directory in irongate, so I would have all the files.

[fierce coral]

and... those files aren't even in the Valheim irongate directory.

[lapis terrace]

no. they are in the saves directory on C:

[fierce coral]

Xbox > GameSaves?

[lapis terrace]

\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim

[fierce coral]

That's what I just told you...

[lapis terrace]

or you got the game on microsoft store?

tho..

game always store in cloud if it can

so you need to move them from cloud to local storage

[fierce coral]

You have to from cloud, to local stroage, and then copy?

[lapis terrace]

yup

[fierce coral]

oof... Then I missed that part.

[lapis terrace]

np 🙂

first time for everything

[fierce coral]

Well, I always do my research first, and it didn't say anything about that.

but... thanks for the speedy reply. 🙂

[prisma creek]

Hey did the Game Versions & Betas get changed?

default_old Oct 20, 2025 instead of Feb 2, 2026

default_preal, precta are all saying Oct 2, 2025

[subtle parrot]

The live version is currently ahead of the ptb

[prisma creek]

Kk

[sharp nova]

do wraiths only drop chain?

[hearty sluice]

A trophy too, but chain is more important

There's nothing to craft with the trophy

[marble roost]

Trophy is very cool tho

[lapis terrace]

those files have to do with the minimap and such

[narrow python]

@lapis terrace may I ask...almost an hour ago, I got automuted in valheim chat channel, and I have absolutely no idea why...

[lapis terrace]

you accidently triggered a auto-mod feature unintentionally 😅

[narrow python]

Yeah, but what triggered it?

[lapis terrace]

you said .wish 😄

Fader time....wish me luck

[narrow python]

so... the (dot)wish is forbidden...why?

[lapis terrace]

bots

scams

to many people fall for it. and it's a way to filter out bots so the normal user never sees them

[narrow python]

okay. Gotta watch my dots around here.

[lapis terrace]

sadly you managed to trigger it when I was afk.

if I'd seen it happen, I would have removed the timeout for you 🙂

[narrow python]

eh, it's alright. Spent the whole time fighting Fader anyway

[lapis terrace]

😄

good good

[lapis halo]

I tried soo many hotfixes does anyone know how get rid of unity 6000 error

[short bane]

i wanna join a public server but idk what the password

[drowsy crane]

There are no public servers.

[short bane]

i mean community servers

aint those public?

[drowsy crane]

There are no public servers.

[short bane]

then how do i join communty servers?

[drowsy crane]

You can look in #1024264966712340510 but you will need the password from the owner.

[tribal mist]

Is there a way to get back to valheim version 0.221.4?

It seems like all the older versions have been reset to the same old version

our server is on that version and we wanted to finish before restarting on the current branch... but one of our friends who plays on multiple servers can't go back to default_old anymore it's now set to the Oct 25,2025 version instead of the Feb 2nd,2026 one

[crisp pawn]

me and my friends want to move to a different location and maybe even a new biome, but we don't know which one we should pick (we're currently in the iron age)

[frosty frost]

If you want to move to higher biome then i would recommend waiting till you are ready for plains 🙂

[glad current]

Mountains are pretty but Plains are practical

[crisp pawn]

im in a different world with console rn and looking at snow during the day makes me go blind

we also went for the plains in our last playthrough so we want to try something new

[frosty frost]

You could try black forest 🙂 while its only second biome its still quite the different vibe compared to meadows

[sharp nova]

i don't understand how you find the elder fight so simple. what am i doing wrong?

i'm in +3 bronze/troll with +3 bronze atgier and axe

[crisp pawn]

bow + flaming arrows and make use of the altar's pillars

hide behind them when hes shooting roots at you

[sharp nova]

i had the bright idea of switching to atgier for the roots but switching back to both axe and bone tower shield hasn't been working

[tired root]

If meleeing he won't use ranged attacks and his melee attacks are quite slow, but when he summons roots moving away from the roots is good idea to save stamina.

[sharp nova]

i can't consistently walk outside his leg slam

with 3 carrot tier foods after a few minutes i can't tank his stomps with atgier anymore

my block skill is like 40 i have 20 minutes left each

[tired root]

Have you tried dodging?

[sharp nova]

my dodge timing leaves something to be desired

i think he's regenning 😩

[true steeple]

all enemies tick health regen every second, even if they recently took damage

[frosty frost]

Iirc its 100% hp per irl hour 😄

[true steeple]

for most enemies yes

[sharp nova]

is it really that fast or am i imagining something

not as fast as you say,

[frosty frost]

Were the bears exception? I think there were like 2 or 3 which had it bit different right?

[true steeple]

bears and viles 100% over 50 mins, twigs over 30 seconds

[sharp nova]

as fast as it seems

this game is driving me up my stake walls

do the roots become numerous the longer the fight is

he keeps making these roar noises

[frosty frost]

They will despawn after certain time 🙂 so they will not accumulate endlessly

[true steeple]

that's just a taunt attack to slow down his ai for a second, it doesn't have any lasting effect

[sharp nova]

no i mean istg at the beginning of the fight he spawned a lot less at once

[true steeple]

there's probably a random range on how many spawn, ill check now

[sharp nova]

how is my dodging so shit....

[true steeple]

always 15

[sharp nova]

THE GREYDWARF SHAMANS ARE HEALING HIM

i don't know why i'm so angry

how much does he heal while i'm sleeping

[frosty frost]

Around quarter hp
But really depends in which part of the day you go to sleep

[barren rivet]

@sharp nova for real advice for you. max health and tower shield. if you literally cant dodge the most consistent and clearly telegraphed attack in the game, make it so you never have to. just hold block. OR. make this your disney training montage and learn on the elder because literally theres no easier mob to dodge

[sharp nova]

this is like dark souls 2 levels of annoying dodge nonsense

it's gonna be very fun later but right now it's awful

[barren rivet]

nope its way easier. seriously make a bone tower and 3 health foods and FEEL the timing of its attacks. when you’re ready try a dodge roll. but you dont have to you can just block

[sharp nova]

if i just turtle the roots get me from the side and behind

[barren rivet]

when he spawns the roots, just look for the most clear area around you, kill 1 or 2 roots and stay put

[sharp nova]

and some of those roots are beyond the reach of my atgier 😭

while me not being outrange of them

[barren rivet]

or, go run and hide behind the nearest pillar and wait for him to come to you, much slower but safer

[barren rivet]

if they’re beyond your range you’re probably beyond their range

[sharp nova]

this is not correct!

[frosty frost]

Roots have range of 4 meters
Atgeir has 3.2 🙂

Secondary 3

[barren rivet]

lul ok, well still just kill one or two roots and find a cosy spot. or if you really cant just hide being a pillar when he summons roots and wait

[sharp nova]

i have to do that again 😭

[barren rivet]

ive just stayed in one spot the last idk how many times ive fought him

[sharp nova]

this fight was beyond scuffed

i can't say i've beaten him having died thereduring

i'm convinced yall think he's easy because you return to him with endgame gear and forgot what it was like in full black forest

[true steeple]

in full black forest he's not that bad unless a troll or bear shows up

[sharp nova]

the dark souls dodging has failed

my reflexes are not to be trusted

[barren rivet]

max hp and tower shield. idk how you’re going to play the rest of the game unless you heavily alter the difficulty

[sharp nova]

so not carrot soup

mince meat sauce, deer stew, bear meat?

[true steeple]

no mince meat it needs neck tails

[sharp nova]

mmm cake

[frosty frost]

Full hp food is rarely a good idea...

[sharp nova]

i accidentally switched to heart of the forest and i think it won me the fight

[marble roost]

Full hp is pretty much only for if you've mastered stamina management

Which takes quite a while

[barren rivet]

im sure someone told you HHS is good and they’re right, but yours is a unique case

idk what you’re going to do in later biomes when a 2 star thing comes at you and you cant block it

well, i DO know what you’re going to do lol but let’s avoid that

[marble roost]

Just gotta practice those dodges and parries. But probably start on something smaller than a giant humanoid tree

[barren rivet]

stick to HHS for now if you must but bone tower shield will save you, and if you find yourself saying “dang i got staggered and died” you may want HHH

[barren rivet]

this is ideal, but. when the disney montage ends and the hero still loses, remember i said health and tower shield

[true steeple]

stamina food should increase stamina regen, health foods are too strong overall especially with the stamina changes in CtA

the scaling stamina regen based on what's missing isn't enough especially in later biomes

and health foods increase health regen so why can't stamina do the same

[barren rivet]

yup. make parrying cost stamina again and i’ll eat stam food again

[true steeple]

if HHH is viable SSS should be viable too

[barren rivet]

til then hunger strike

[barren rivet]

imean it IS, you just forfeit parrying

[sharp nova]

in non dangerous spaces and against trolls i used to swear by jam/jerky/honey or soup/jam/jerky

more stamina kind of is actually staying alive

i managed to beat the elder without dying

[true steeple]

that's great for a burst of damage but if you're constantly spending stamina the tiny regen increase from more missing stamina isn't worth the reduced health/stagger limit

[sharp nova]

trolls would've staggered me either way and better to stop the slam than survive it

[barren rivet]

yes atgier and stam is a great strat against trolls cuz they stagger. must adapt to bosses. and things resistant to pierce in the swamp.

[sharp nova]

🤦‍♀️ 😔

[sharp nova]

i feel pretty good about this even if it took a while and might've been rng

idk did the jerky make the difference? who knows

[ocean shoal]

thats how i do all the bosses just throw my flesh at them 😔

[barren rivet]

i’m just worried for when you go to the swamp and try to fight an abomination with low health, pierce melee damage, and zero dodge ability you’re going to quit the game

[sharp nova]

i've already fought abominations they're very fun

i hear axes aren't actually meta but they fel effective

[true steeple]

swords are better, axes arent bad

[sharp nova]

also the environment helps alot as i summon trolls and bears

ideally i'd have an open plain but i trust i'll adapt

my first abomination was somehow rather easy

my second abomination took me through the muck and past some draugrs

[sharp nova]

abominations actually hit pretty slow and their moves are really well telegraphed so reacting isn't too tricky

plus their moves are blockable with bone tower shield

[sharp nova]

that's actually my biggest complaent about the muckshake i can't craft yet, jam and soup both regen 2 hp/tick

[true steeple]

I meant why cant stamina food increase base stamina regen speed

[steep tusk]

Because stamina is already ridiculous with how much of combat is free 😭

[true steeple]

although it is odd that the muckshake has lower hp regen than bf stamina food

[tired root]

1h axes are okay, but swords outperform them. But using axe as weapon will save you one item slot from other slash weapon as you need axe as a tool too.

[true steeple]

how would you make stamina foods more viable? I see people using HHH far more often than SSS

[glad current]

I’m highly mobile in combat. All that running & jumping requires high stamina, high eitr

[sharp nova]

chop: +60

this would've been great for those abominations...

[tired root]

It doesn't affect to them.

[sharp nova]

ah heck

guess i'm sticking with eikthyr for now

i didn't fully understand it until just now

[tired root]

Eikthyr stays more relevant for combat/exploring, Elder power is useful for gathering metals/wood.

[sharp nova]

i'm still doing quite a lot of exploring

[narrow python]

you're gonna love eikhtyr in mountains...

[sharp nova]

2h axes are yet better?

[tired root]

They are more suited for combat than 1h axes.
-# Battleaxes are one of my favorite weapon types. 👍

They also cut wood.

[sharp nova]

this'll be like "woodcutter that also cuts flesh" for me 💗

but reverse
"fleshcutter that also cuts wood"

[tired root]

Battleaxes have higher stagger for both primary and secondary attacks and primary attacks have no multitarget penalty.

[faint osprey]

how rare are tetra ponds?

[onyx path]

how good is the fang spear? just crafted one because they are so cheap

[steep tusk]

Good. I very much enjoy it.

Just wish it had spirit damage given it takes silver to make 😭

[onyx path]

yeah thought that was weird

is spirit damage good?

[steep tusk]

Apparently in the beginning, "fang" spear was the only spear. And it functioned more javelin-y.

[steep tusk]

It's good vs. undead.

[onyx path]

do you even fight undead much beyond this point? i mean we have seen the plains (bonemass was next to one and we saw a goblin run through the arena at one point) so we know there isnt an insane amount of undead there. and mountains is all drakes, wolves and golems. ig werewolves

do you fight them in a later biome?

[steep tusk]

Silver sword is BiS vs. Yag because he is undead.
After that -- Almost all of the Ashlands is undead faction.

[onyx path]

okay

also can spears despawn after you throw them?

[steep tusk]

Only after a very long period outside of a workbench radius.

[onyx path]

okay thanks

i wish i could use the spear in a thrusting motion instead of an overhand stab

like a hoplite. maybe just a more range less speed mode?

still a fun weapon, just weird to me

[steep tusk]

That is also from when they were throw-only.
Doubt it is being changed anytime soon.

[onyx path]

wdym?

[steep tusk]

This.

[onyx path]

cool

didnt see that message somehow sorry

also is there a way to dismantle a twig?

[steep tusk]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[tired root]

With a repair hammer, like any other structure.

[onyx path]

it wont work for me

he just doesnt get highlighted

he is stuck underwater

i dont know if that changes things

it actually worked now. been trying this for like 20 ingame days

ig i needed to click a certain pixel

[tired root]

It doesn't highlight but should be able to destruct with hammer.

[barren rivet]

gasp how dare someone call axes not meta!

[steep tusk]

Axes, not BattleYacks 😉

[sharp nova]

i think he knows

[barren rivet]

Yaxes and Battleyaxes?

[steep tusk]

Do you actually use 1-h axes though?

[barren rivet]

Battleyacks? what is a singular axe, cant call it “yacks” its not clearly axe, “Yaxe?”

[barren rivet]

yes they level my yaxe skill til i can hold my precious

[steep tusk]

Ah but now you can dual-wield until iron 😉

[barren rivet]

true, i love them. but also bronze buckler and bronze yacks is great

[steep tusk]

I still wish Jotun Bane had been 2-h 😭

[barren rivet]

cuz dualyacks canT parry, my other love

[barren rivet]

i feel like they gave it poison damage just to troll us like someone would use it in combat

[sharp nova]

i think it can it's just very impractical

join me in my love for bronze atgier...

it can parry ☺️ ...

[steep tusk]

It would be far more useful as a 2-h because you'd be spreading poison across more people more easily.

[steep tusk]

Pre-Mistlands there was an entire cult dedicated to the Blackmetal Atgeir.

[sharp nova]

dear god

[steep tusk]

It was nigh-uncontested the best weapon in the game.

[sharp nova]

good riddance, i'm guessing?

[steep tusk]

No, just Mistlands added 2-h swords, himmmminiimimimnnnnimin afl, and magic.
So atgeir was no longer uncontested. Still very good though.

[sharp nova]

who is he #n#

[steep tusk]

?

[sharp nova]

himmmnm

[steep tusk]

[sharp nova]

i see.

[steep tusk]

Atgeir that does lightning damage 😄

[sharp nova]

seems topical

[steep tusk]

Yeah, but then you hit Ashlands, which is the anti-atgeir biome.

[sharp nova]

enemy spam... anti atgeir... oh no

[steep tusk]

Charred resist pierce 🙁

So things like silver sword come to the forefront until you get access to flametal weaponry.

[sharp nova]

is the lightning stick at least a partway balm

does the lightening make up for its own pierce

[barren rivet]

eh.

[steep tusk]

In Ashlands? No.

[sharp nova]

i apologize mr yacks i was not aware of the atgeir cult

[barren rivet]

also ashlands added charred. atgier hot doggy doo after mistlands

[steep tusk]

It really is just specifically the anti-atgeir biome.

[sharp nova]

i wonder if the devs got sick of atgeirs

[barren rivet]

yeah… imagine my first landing with just an atgier………..

i havent used atgiers since

[sharp nova]

*punches goku in the stomach.* *he smiles, motionless.*

[steep tusk]

Mistlands BY does really well for Ashlands landing.

[sharp nova]

what's in your pfp?

[barren rivet]

my icon thing? its a spear. i first made this discord playing life is feudal and i was the only stubborn one insisting spears and especially pikes were good, i fell many a cocky try hard lancer onto thine arse and did not yield

now i do the same with the axe. been meaning to make some kind of hybrid halberd lookin thing maybe.

[sharp nova]

😏 ☺️

maybe like
a polearm?

[barren rivet]

ya like a hal-nnnoooo NOT like a-ok im.m doing that good point. might get confused with a blackmetal atgeir it looks like a halberd

now im thinking a yack wielding an axe

[tired root]

I have had no problems with Himminafl in Ashlands.

[barren rivet]

i bet some AI image generator could do that lol

[sharp nova]

face vomiting (texted to soften the blow)

[barren rivet]

i died like 30 times with it. maybe it was just because first landing idk, but man it was awful

[barren rivet]

kind of feel the same about AI in general

im sure atgeir is useful for asksvin and morgan, but i ONLY had atgeir skills.

[tired root]

Its partial lightning is pretty helpful so enemies don't fully resist the damage, it still staggers very high and against Morgen it's also good due to their lightning weakness.

[barren rivet]

ao like handful of charred with old stamina usage was an inevitable fate

i couldnt hurt them fast enough to not be out of stamina and having to dodge every second, and the secondary staggered them shorter than the normal attack

if i had like… 50 atgeir and and 50 sword or club or something, woulda been different

[lyric panther]

is draugr fang worth fully upgrading? i only have 100 silver right now, and it takes 80 in total to make and fully upgrade it but i also wanna max outmy frostner. should i bother getting the draugr fang at all? if not i was thinking of using the silver on frostner and flesh rippers

[barren rivet]

i never bow, but ive seen most people advocating huntsman over drauger fang for stealth reasons.

[sharp nova]

my friend has a crossbow

he advocates for it
even though it's a little silly

wrong channel sorry

ontopic
there are only one or two crossbows, right?

[marble roost]

You can skip draugr fang if you have huntsman

[lyric panther]

alrighty ty, that spares 80% of my silver lol

[lyric panther]

also should i fully upgrade it? or would level 3 be fine

[marble roost]

Huntsman? Level 3 is pretty good

[lyric panther]

im 2 iron short so it would be a bit of a pain to get more, i was just wondering if level 3 would suffice until plains at least, or the next availible bow

[marble roost]

Honestly you don't really have to upgrade weapons, only if you feel like you're having a tough time. In which case getting it to lvl 2-3 is pretty good, lvl 4 is expensive but if you like to get every last bit out of it go for it

[lyric panther]

ah alrighty

[marble roost]

Going and getting more and keeping a lil stockpile could be good. You'll need it later on

[jade olive]

Well its not like your not going to get more silver later on so you can do it later. It has better accuracy and the poising is good. Great for getting Deathskitos or attracting far off foes to come at you. Good insta kill on many badies.

[marble roost]

Accuracy should be the same, though I think it shoots slightly farther

Poison damage is pretty low and sadly does not stack (basically poison is just inferior to something like fire)

Draugr fang will have better dps, but it's just not a big diff imo

[frank hill]

Hey guys im fairly new to valheim and I want to know how important raid events are in this game, I've built some nice builds now and im kinda worried about the raids. now before you say put a wall around the build, thats just ugly and im trying my best not to add those

[glad current]

I play without raids. They're a fun addition but not vital to the game

[barren rivet]

imo you dont need a wall if you’re comfortable with the combat, the raids are never anything you shouldnt be geared to fight, and few actually destroy any of your base very quickly. only thing that needs a wall is your garden.

but as far as them being important, not really, there’s 1 or 2 that are great for certain resources but not the only source

[marble roost]

Yeah raids are fairly rare and inconsequential

Personally I like them and have my world modified to max raid frequency to see more of them

[compact heath]

you can also just put artisan tables sorta hidden all around the base in a very wide radius and you won't have raids spawn anything, it will still say they are happening but no actual things will come

or workbenches but artisan table has insane range

[timid narwhal]

i really want to meet a guy who created a forge that is destroing everything around... how dumb idea it is... i really dont understant logic behind that idea. I am talking about Eitr refinery. Anyhow is there some material that can solve this bullshit?

[compact heath]

put it in a box of marble or iron or copper walls / floors

Also I think its a genius idea, makes you think and having to adapt, its great imo

[timid narwhal]

i just finished my new base with stone and it is really bothering me 😄 but thanks tho

[compact heath]

you can just build a cage with copper and iron don't need that much to make it safe

rain without roof will damage iron to 50% but eitr doesn't do any damage to it

[timid narwhal]

yep i ll do that, anyway what is better carapace shield or buckler?

[compact heath]

most prefer buckler, highest parry rate in the game

if you block a lot more than parrying, the shield is worth is, if you parry a lot or half half I'd do buckler

[timid narwhal]

i am trying to parry mostly so buckler should be a way thanks tho

next one, what item should i find in order to get higher upgrade for black forge? i think that i find almost everything what mistlands have but i can make only B. F. cooler...

[compact heath]

you can make vice too, make spring at artisan table

[barren rivet]

rly?? hang on lol

[compact heath]

that is wrong

you can make it to level 3

[barren rivet]

you right idk why i thought lax lvl 2.

[timid narwhal]

thanks a lot

[compact heath]

no worries ask anything you want happy to help

the spring also unlocks something else

[timid narwhal]

idk what is artisan table i only have B. forge and Galdr table...

and there is nothing called spring to craft

[compact heath]

its the thing you build after killing the mountain boss, moder

if you wouldn't have that you would not have black metal for getting eitr

it let you build windmill and oven etc and the new furnace

but you can craft things on it too

[umbral vapor]

Hi its night idk what to do

[timid narwhal]

i have to build a roof above it first but thanks tho i didnt know that

[compact heath]

you can sleep through night if you have a bed with a nearby fire, shelter (roof and walls etc)

[compact heath]

I was gonna say maybe you only put it down to enable the windmill, ovens, blast furnace, it has a few other uses too especially after you kill mistlands boss

[umbral vapor]

Oh I dont have any of that

[compact heath]

as you progress the night gets more dangerous in the game

but some more rewarding and more dangerous things also only happen at night

[umbral vapor]

Scary

[umbral vapor]

Fair

[compact heath]

if you play solo you can always sleep once you have the requirements, on a server everyone has to sleep at same time else no one can haha

[umbral vapor]

Ohh like minecraft

Well I dont know how to progress any farther

[compact heath]

have you killed first biome boss?

[umbral vapor]

Nope

[compact heath]

when you spawned in, at the stones, there is a thing that marks him on your map there

[umbral vapor]

Do I have to find him?

[compact heath]

also there is currently 7 finished land biomes to play through, all with a biome boss

[umbral vapor]

Or does he spawn

[compact heath]

you have to spawn him at his altar

[umbral vapor]

Ah

[compact heath]

with the correct offering

[umbral vapor]

Oh like ark

[compact heath]

if you clicked on the thing near the spawn things he will be marked on map

the second boss is a little harder to find, as his location marker (called a vegvisir) is not at the spawn stones but has to be found to he will be marked, bosses usually unlock things that are extremly useful or almost required for the next biome

the biomes also need to be found and the map is randomly generated, so once you have the thing after killing first boss you still have to find the second biome somewhere, when you discover it you will get a message on screen with new biome name

[umbral vapor]

So complicated

[compact heath]

its not too bad really, I m also making effort to not spoiler things haha

[umbral vapor]

Theres a story?

[compact heath]

you can also DM me if you need to at some stage if you have more questions, I beat the game more than 20 times 🙂

yes story is mostly told by the lorestones you can read

[umbral vapor]

Wow impressive

[umbral vapor]

I found a few

How do I craft a bow?

[compact heath]

at the workbench

the workbench also needs to be sheltered (under a roof)

[umbral vapor]

So I need to build

[compact heath]

you need some little base yeah, doesn't have to be too big

[umbral vapor]

Ok let me find a spot

[compact heath]

slight spoiler but there is ways of fast travel soonish

I always try to build in a beautiful spot

also something thats not really a spoiler, if you deconstruct your house you get all the wood back, so you can move it later or just have a few houses as you unlock better things all up to you

how much or how little you build is up to you, just a minimum will be needed

[umbral vapor]

I found a cool spot

[umbral vapor]

Does it need a bed?

[compact heath]

you will most definitely found even cooler spots later

yes bed is spawn point and for skipping night

also chests are helpful to store things, also most new players houses are ugly boxes that is fine haha

another thing, you don't see crafting recipes until you have picked up all ingredients that are required (had them in your inventory) so always pick up new stuff

[umbral vapor]

Ahh these stupid pigs keep killing me

Alright so I found an abandoned village

[compact heath]

have you found flint yet>

some flint weapons are great to start with, found near water

[umbral vapor]

Yes

[compact heath]

make a flint knife or something also the axe is useful (at covered workbench, hopefully have that yet haha)

love killing boars with flint knife

[barren rivet]

eat food asap and any weapon you can kill them easy

[umbral vapor]

Alright done

[compact heath]

ah yeah food, food is extremely powerful in this game, you can eat 3 different ones at a time

[umbral vapor]

I ate some mushrooms and raspberries

[compact heath]

good start, 2 out of 3

[umbral vapor]

You said flint knife how do I unlock that and bow?

[compact heath]

at workbench

[full mesa]

You'll need to hunt down a boar in order to get material for bow

[compact heath]

need flint, leather scraps from boar, wood

for knife as well

I m hoping he has defeated boar already haha

[full mesa]

They should have

Boar have a tendency to just go to spawn lol

Idk why but they do

[compact heath]

they run around a lot sometimes, fast little legs haha

[umbral vapor]

Alright I crafted the knife from that thanks for the help

[compact heath]

should have unlocked crude bow too, might need some more leather for that

[umbral vapor]

Yep

[compact heath]

its a bit crappy bow, but still an okay ranged weapon I prefer it over spear myself, some people love flint spear

[umbral vapor]

Literally when i need a boar there's none around lol

[full mesa]

We love spear

[compact heath]

but killing boar with flint knife is fun

I can't use spears.. I always loose them when I throw them lol

[sinful moth]

killing deer with knife is also rlly fun

[compact heath]

and thats as a 3500h player lol

[full mesa]

You might encounter a runestone surrounded with boars so keep your peepers peeping for them

[full mesa]

To be fair creatures move around a lot and spear has drop off

So I dont blame you for losing your spear

It does take a bit getting used to the spear

[compact heath]

I've tried spears during 3 playthroughs, just not for me

[sinful moth]

It's always my earlygame weapon

Later I also use other

[compact heath]

but paws and axes and abyssal knife after eik, options galore!

[full mesa]

The power creep for spear, and not to hate on spear enjoyers but is just terrible

A lot of enemies are either neutral or resistance to it

Early game its very good with only one enemy that its weak against being the ||bear||

[compact heath]

I usually start with flint knife then go one of the other 3 good ones

or fbow

[full mesa]

I barely use range weapons anymore

Mostly as a backup or I wanna get the attention of a creature in the distance

[compact heath]

||but magic... so powerful!||

[full mesa]

||believe me I still use magic but not as much as before since im embracing the power of greatswords||

||I eat a heavy + magic diet of FFE||

[compact heath]

||have a story, lost all my gears and backup rmours in a mine once, got it back with a level 1 Krom and food, naked||

||2 star seeker killed naked with it||

[full mesa]

||secondary thrust of krom is fat dmg||

[barren rivet]

thats my fav mistlands weapon by far

its the only thing that takes me off axes

[compact heath]

I enjoy almost any weapon except spears haha

[barren rivet]

lol. well not everybody can aim

[full mesa]

I will say despite the devastating power of berserkir axes I'm more favouring onto the damage potential of greatswords

The secondary thrust of greatswords has if not the highest single target damage

[barren rivet]

imo its dps or burst between those two

[full mesa]

Beserkir is good for crowds especially with iolite

[barren rivet]

parry thrust of 2hand sword is just so good. or just thrust a charging asksvin. everything is dead or staggered

[barren rivet]

ya lol i love killing char warriors with pure bounce

[full mesa]

I prefer the slayer with jade giving it the ability to immobolize a target

Allowing for more damage

[barren rivet]

really on slayer? whats not already dead or 1shot with slayer?

[full mesa]

Morgens, 1star warrior, asksvins, valks

[compact heath]

Jade my beloved

[full mesa]

The ability to immobolize especially the most dangerous morgen and valks gives me some breathing room

[barren rivet]

eh. things with lots of hp where jade zerkers would be better dps

[full mesa]

If the slayer jade immobolizes I wip out the beserkir axes and start hackin and slashin

Whatever it decides to immobolize

[full mesa]

Joel loves jade

[compact heath]

its the best, beats iolite, fite me 😛

[barren rivet]

why not just skip a step and use Jade axes at the start against a large enemy

[compact heath]

thats what i do

one current playthrough i have green axes and bow

[full mesa]

Thundering axes helps against morgens and crowds

I use slayer for high single target dmg

[barren rivet]

yeah, but you’re saying you use jade greatsword against Morgan until it’s immobilized

[full mesa]

the immobilized is just too good to pass

[sharp nova]

where in the mountains am i going to have the most luck prospecting for silver?

[full mesa]

If im dealing with a horde I switch to thundering axes
But if theres a singular enemy I use slayer

[compact heath]

have you killed 3rd boss? you have to be slightly higher to where obsidian spawns

[full mesa]

Morgens I use slayer till its immobilized then I switch to thundering to make the kill way faster

[sinful moth]

I think at those that are high but still have a lot of space, so not just one high peak

[full mesa]

Since its weak to lightning

[umbral vapor]

When I press sleep my character just stands on the bed

[barren rivet]

right but why not just use a green weapon OTHER THAN the one with the slowest attack speed and least likely to proc the root?

[full mesa]

Because I like greatsword

[barren rivet]

or just thundering axes the whole time?

[sharp nova]

by prospecting i mean hitting the ground with stagbreaker 🫠

[full mesa]

Jade slayer and Thundering axes

[barren rivet]

lol arite well. i accept “because i like it” i thought you were trying to say something else

[full mesa]

My current loadout

To be fair im a bit of a masochist I like to make things harder sometimes

Greatswords is such a risk reward weapon type

And satisfying when you pull it off

[barren rivet]

i have to ask lol, why do you want silver before beating bonemass?

[barren rivet]

id say zerkers are more risk reward cuz they’re higher dps and long swing recovery

whats risky about a greatsword?

[sharp nova]

it might be easier to find silver than turnips for the cauldron upgrade

[full mesa]

The secondary has a long wind up and recover aswell

Beserkirs is designed to be a in your enemies face weapon since you're trading health for dps

Wait

I legit just confirmed why beserkir is riskier 😭

No you're right beserkir is riskier but greatsword especially the secondary thrust still has risk

My brain is all mush today 🫠

[barren rivet]

hah, true. just… be aware you’re going to run into things worse than there is in the swamp if you do that.

[narrow python]

so what would you say is the best one-handed in ashlands? Right now I have Klossen and Dyrnwyn, plus mistwalker and sliver sword from previous biomes

[barren rivet]

subjective and situational

[narrow python]

I got through ashlands almost purely on magic, using himminafl and arbalest/storm ripper when i needed to regen eitr

[barren rivet]

could say blue sword for crowds, green spear for large mobs, but all preference and ability

[full mesa]

Both slayer and beserkir axes have similar weakness

beserkir axes: you're trading off health for dps since its designed to just be a go go gadget swing till they die weapon

greatsword: its designed to trade off vulnerability for FAT burst damage

[barren rivet]

or honestly just stay mistwalker lol it’s absurd how you can slow and walk circles around things

[barren rivet]

i dont just brainlessly swing them, still plenty of parrying and knowing when something is gonna stagger so i can keep swinging

[full mesa]

I eat FFE so parrying is out the window when a 1star ashland enemy shows up

Anything below is parryable for me

When I use berserkir I just gotta commit to the swing and hopefully they get dmg enough to be staggered

[marble roost]

Hybrid mage-warrior playstyle relying on relentless attacks and rarely getting hit (or having a shield up if you do get hit)?

[barren rivet]

so thats endgame post-fader build then right, mainly magic until eityr is recharging. ya thatd effect how you use melee i imagine

[compact heath]

FFE is enough for Staff of Protection

[full mesa]

I have my shield up a lot

Like constantly

[marble roost]

Yeah, that's the issue with the shield

[barren rivet]

right, blood shield op, then just use lighting axes and faceroll imo lol

[marble roost]

You can always have it up and it can tank infinite damage

[thorn spire]

especially if you have the skill high enough.

[barren rivet]

i rly hope they rework blood shield

[full mesa]

I still use jade slayer more than thundering axes

[marble roost]

I expect to see a lot of reworks for 1.0 honestly

But we'll see if that is the case

[barren rivet]

i dont expect just hope.

[full mesa]

I hope bloodstone gets a rework.

I WANT that thing a contender for iolite

[marble roost]

Seems to me like the type of thing where they have a lot of ideas for things needing change but they'd need to do a big overhaul for it, so saved it for 1.0 where they polish everything and can balance it all together rather than balancing one thing at a time and having it break the balance of other things

[barren rivet]

ya thats one too, its just literally worse than iolite just looking at numbers

[full mesa]

I dont remember who I discussed it with but I do remember discussing it with scales and another member

[marble roost]

Bloodstone does have very few use cases

And I think the discussion of how bloodstone sucks has been had 100 times over on here

[full mesa]

If you guys are interested here was the idea I shared with scales

#valheim-chat message

[barren rivet]

eh. that sounds like a trinket to me

[narrow python]

on the other hand, bloodstone has more uses than just bleeding weapons...so it might be better keeping its use niche

[compact heath]

blood shield is so powerful

700 damage absorbed

[marble roost]

minimum 700

[full mesa]

Even with shield you cant survive a trollstav meteor explosion

I have tried... believe me

[sharp nova]

wolves: engage with high health and stab with dagger til defeated then immediately drink a health potion.

drakes: run away 🫠

[compact heath]

not even with max skill? i havent tested it

[thorn spire]

what's Reto's damage output? Still can't parry him with max shield?

[full mesa]

You'd have to eat all HHH im pretty sure

[narrow python]

does it hit multiple times? Because AFAIK the excess damage from hit that breaks shield does NOT apply on player

[barren rivet]

sure, but you have to stay put long enough to mine remember. and theres also big boys who would take issue

[full mesa]

The direct explosion destroys the shield, the fire effect IS the one that kills you

[hushed garden]

I was able to block a two star warrior with the flametal tower shield.

[full mesa]

So theres 2 different damage types

[hushed garden]

Not sure about Reto, though.

[full mesa]

The damage fire effect from the trollstav explosion is so strong it goes through even fire resist mead

So yeah no surviving that

[narrow python]

ouch...note to self, be VERY careful when using it.

[sharp nova]

admittedly i've been wondering how to engage starred trolls... one slam? 😝 byebye

[marble roost]

420-500. You'd need either evasion mantle or Fader power to block him pretty sure

[marble roost]

Reto does close to double the damage 😅

[full mesa]

To sum things up
theres 2 damage sources from the trollstav

The explosion itself (which can 1 shot a shield)
and
the fire effect applied to the player

[narrow python]

I cheesed the bastard using staff of the wild.

[hushed garden]

Ouch.

[marble roost]

I think it's impossible to parry Lord Reto on Vhard, except with the above mentioned OP staff of protection

[thorn spire]

I'm not certain you can even do it on regular mode. It's impossilble on vhard.

[barren rivet]

1 star trolls are still very possible to parry with bronze buckler. 2 star you probably need to have the ability to dodge roll. seriously would not be a waste of time to just mulan that mob til its boring

[full mesa]

With HHH diet a maxed out carapce shield maxed out flametal armor and high enough block level you should be able to parry him at normal difficulty

[marble roost]

You can on normal. With like 30 block skill, 3 health foods, maxed carapace buckler, and evasion mantle you can do it. I'd say you Probably can on hard too if adding fader power and upping block skill to 100

[sharp nova]

i started practicing parrying bears with (🤢) atgier

it's actually pretty fun

[marble roost]

Nah You'd need at least 327hp for that, which isn't attainable (edit: Well actually, you may be able to parry it with 100 block skill if you get lucky and he rolls his damage low)

Gonna need evasion or fader

[drowsy crane]

Are you into the mountains yet?

[sharp nova]

i actually am not i just would like a bit of early silver

[drowsy crane]

Ah okay, never mind then, my suggestion isn't possible just yet.

[full mesa]

Damn, lord reto truly does hit like a damn truck 😅

[barren rivet]

yeah last time i checked some numbers and went LOL ok. i just thrusted with greatsword with a bubble on in case i effed up and could just recast.

[barren rivet]

ya hes the reason why i dont care for very hard

its not that theres a big risk of dying its that theres a guarantee of a long drawn out victory

[full mesa]

You're pretty much playing on 1 life (or 2 with bubble) against lord reto

If you get hit YOU GET HIT no exceptions

[marble roost]

I'm gonna try to do a run with my buddy once 1.0 comes out, and I don't think he's been to Ashlands before.

I feel like he's gonna be "oh let's go in that cave!"

And I'll just have to be "THAT cave? You want me to go in THAT cave with my permadeath character on hard? Sure... that's fine. I don't see why I would have an issue going in that cave... you first though"

[barren rivet]

yeah thats why bubble, just go oops walk away recast

[thorn spire]

If you're going to try tanking Reto, do it in front of the door so he pushes you out of the dungeon when you mistime it.

[barren rivet]

bubble op extra damage should bleed into health pool

[barren rivet]

what?? lol just walk away and recast bubble wym?

[full mesa]

Knock back towards the entrance so you can get out

And have some breathing room

[barren rivet]

he attacks like once every 4 seconds just dash away and recast

[mild galleon]

Hey ! Is there a way to farm Ore ? Its soooo long 😅

[full mesa]

Because if you're trying to tank lord reto (bad idea) you're gonna get staggered

[marble roost]

personally I don't care much about the no overkill damage being let through. I just hate how spammy the bubble is.

If it was like a one minute cooldown or something from shield break until you could cast another, it wouldn't feel as OP to me

[narrow python]

which ore?

[mild galleon]

Copper

[barren rivet]

ya im talkin about using bubble you dont get staggered just pop bubble

[marble roost]

Pickaxe, but some people like luring trolls over to hit the copper deposits. They do a lot of damage to it

[narrow python]

troll attacks can mine for you. You just have to kite one toward the deposit and be good with dodging....

[marble roost]

Copper is definitely the most tedious metal to get imo tho

Get's better later in the game

[barren rivet]

unarmed trolls down smash is fastest

[full mesa]

Many would crap their pants when trying to fight a troll let alone using them to gather resources lol

[mild galleon]

I m a new player, at the first island, where to find trolls ?

[narrow python]

in black forest, just like copper

[sharp nova]

what would you have suggested, now that i'm curious?

[full mesa]

In endgame copper is free

Just call upon thee mighty trollstav and watch the explosion go boom

[drowsy crane]

I would have suggested taming something in the mountains. 🫢

[sharp nova]

oh. 😳

[barren rivet]

imo bubble should be harshly tied to eityr and mainly for mages, and should function more like a mana shield that transfers a % of damage into eityr drain

[full mesa]

Meaning the eitr itself IS the hp pool of the bubble?

[barren rivet]

basically yeah

[full mesa]

Ah I see

But could be problematic for mage users since magic is their means of fighting

[barren rivet]

want a stronger bubble have more eityr. no having a 2k shield and also tons of hp

[full mesa]

So getting that drained to 0 leaves them pretty vulnerable

[barren rivet]

yup, it would be a good nerf for it

[full mesa]

Mage is designed to be a glass cannon so its reasonable

[marble roost]

Mages are also entirely ranged, mostly medium/long range and have a lot of CC, so they're not gonna get hit often unless misplaying

[full mesa]

It would also kinda nerfs shield sharing with others since if its eitr tied

[barren rivet]

it would also open up the play to more variety, if your eityr is high you could spare a parry and use it like a resource like stamina used to be 😭

[barren rivet]

true it would get rid of that

but thats REALLY damn op. one person can increase all their friends’ hp by 700??

[full mesa]

If the mage shares it with others the shield pool should depend on how much the mage user consumed, say 200 eitr, once shared the players receiving the shield will have a 200 bubble that slowly decays, whilst the mage's doesnt decay but instead regens since they're wearing eitr regenerating armor

[marble roost]

Could probably still do it

Each person receiving a shield would just need their own eitr bar to sustain it

[full mesa]

That would make hybrid diet builds quite viable honestly

[barren rivet]

meh id rather just remove the shield with hp function entirely

[full mesa]

I cant remember exactly but you get around 200+ eitr with post-fader FFE diet

[barren rivet]

i really like the idea of a magic shield that slowly regenerates as your eityr bar, fits thematically and stuff, throw out 20 fireballs now your magic or concentration is low and cant hold your shield

right now it’s kind of just brain dead. I have this giant shield oops it popped I recast it, now I’m invincible again.

[full mesa]

Is it possible to parry a 2star askvin? 🤔

[barren rivet]

and its weird how you can recast to extend the duration but not replenish the shield hp

[full mesa]

They do like 240+ dmg

[barren rivet]

consult the sheet! (voice in the distance “consult the sheet, further voice “consult the sheet!”)

[full mesa]

Its still good even of its low hp, it'll absorb any incoming blows

Which is what makes it so op lol

Because the damage that should be lethal that shield just absorbs

[barren rivet]

right.

[full mesa]

Im just gonna take a guess, were gonna get an endgame armor set that just allows you to bulldoze through the snow without slowing down

[barren rivet]

its possible im just longing for what i lost with the old parry mechanics. but i think it would also be a good blood shield fix

[barren rivet]

snowshoes lol

sealskin snowshoes

[full mesa]

Looking at the teaser, the two new environmental hazards currently shown are the snow and ice

Snow slowing you down and ice possibly making you slip

Curious if the snow effects will apply to mountain 🤔

[barren rivet]

snowshoe skates

[full mesa]

If it does that would honestly SUCK

[barren rivet]

doubt it. all biomes are changing somehow with cold post-fader but idk if theyd waste their time changing mountain terrain like that and requiring post fader progression to go into the mountains

[full mesa]

Shoveling snow out of the way

[marble roost]

Would be cool as hell

[barren rivet]

they could keep a blood theme (idk if this gets over-complicated) but a percent of the eityr damage could be health damage, like 25% ish

[sinful moth]

Is there any way to get to the mysterious location easier? Cause sailing at ashlands coasts sucks

[frosty frost]

Catapult and feather cape 🙂

[sinful moth]

but is that accurate?

[full mesa]

Screw the boat and just jump at the jagged rocks

[full mesa]

Fastest is this

[frosty frost]

If you acurately position the catapult, sure

[sinful moth]

hm, gotta find out how to do that then

[full mesa]

But its a bit tedious to setup and requires you to be at a high altitude to get everything right

Angling the catapult itself is already a hassle to begin with

[barren rivet]

asksvin?

imo asksvin mount is for mysterious location travel

[sinful moth]

k I'll try that too, just running through all enemies?

[full mesa]

Pop a shield on them too if you can

Even a 2star asksvin can go down rather quickly

It just shows how plentiful enemies are in the ashlands

Its a constant war going on there

[sinful moth]

yeah, I'll have to tame a 2-star first

[marble roost]

You'll go straight in the position you face the catapult

And I believe braking to make sure you don't go too far is as easy as pressing any movement key. IIRC that completely kills your momentum and let's you float back down to the ground

[full mesa]

Are you prepared to tame one

Is the question

[barren rivet]

yes because the dumb mount will run away and do stupid things to die if you stop to fight

[full mesa]

Having a pair is honestly worth bringing

Bring the abyssal harpoon, pop a shield, harpon the other asksvin and ride the other one

The stamina drain isnt an issue since its so slow

Idk why baby asksvins are heavier than a fully grown adult asksvin

Almost like trucks

[sinful moth]

k thank y'all for the help

[fresh rapids]

Can I get a bear out of the days with full bronze gear and early axes?

[barren rivet]

not sure what you’re asking but the answer is probably yes

[sinful moth]

killing a bear with that shouldn't be too hard

[marble pagoda]

there's a couple faster or more accurate ways but catapult is a pretty darn fast middle ground

[frosty frost]

I mean... Apart from using commands, i cant think of any honestly 🤔
-# And honestly i didnt try to give the fastest way to get there 😄

[marble pagoda]

my buddy is getting like ~0.5-1 deg precision with catapult but that's not good enough for our dumbass goal (bruteforce exploring the entire map)

[frosty frost]

Should be good enough to get to the land mass mysterious location is on 😄

[pearl shuttle]

Would facing an enemy with a star or 2 have any impact on them dropping a trophy?

[frosty frost]

Nope, all variants have the same chance for dropping trophy

[pearl shuttle]

Thank you

[sinful moth]

Any tips for dealing with 2 star warriors? Cause I can't parry them and dodging is also annoying cause their attacks look so similar

[true steeple]

Do you have a sword? I jump around their side and hit them with sword secondary. Make sure you're using the attack's long range to avoid triggering their attacks.

[sinful moth]

k I'll try doing that, thx

[marble roost]

Can't parry because they do too much damage or because you don't have the timing down?

[sinful moth]

Too much dmg

[marble roost]

You'll be able to parry him if you go triple health food (OR HHF should be enough), use evasion mantle, or use staff of protection

I find triple health / Double Health + Feast pretty neat in ashlands

[white slate]

is the rock thing new? or just rare and i never got it year ago

[sharp nova]

best copper tier weapon for fighting wraiths?

i've been having luck with distancing them with polearm thrusts

[narrow python]

your legs and sunlight 😄

[sharp nova]

i'm trying to farm chain

[steep tusk]

I find the most chain just in the crypt chests.

[lucid cypress]

What name and section is this wall piece? https://i.vgy.me/zU0uAS.jpg

[steep tusk]

Danger link is dangerous.

[lucid cypress]

It's just an image hosting site. With a direct link to a jpg

[sharp nova]

upload to #screenshots and link that instead of an image site we've never seen Ou0

[lucid cypress]

Does anyone know the name and section for this wall piece? #screenshots message

[steep tusk]

If that's from the mistlands at a dverger outpost - unbuildable.

[lucid cypress]

Yeah it is.. Ah thanks.

[marble roost]

I like bear fists

But Thats my solution for pretty much all enemies so

[mild galleon]

If i cut wood in forest, does the trees "respawn" ?

[tired root]

No, you need to plant tree seeds to grow trees.

[mild galleon]

ok thanks

[stoic trench]

Keep in mind that you can only grow the larger variations of the trees, not the small ones

[mild galleon]

oh ! ok

[sharp nova]

i havent found silver but that's okay because

i figured out i'd need an iron pickaxe anyway #u#

[noble belfry]

Do building components become less stable the taller they are?

[ocean shoal]

when they are highlighting orange instead of green 😄

[abstract eagle]

The less connecting pieces from the ground, in this case length is irrelevant 😏

[sinful plume]

if any one needs a rescue or someon to help you famer material just reach out. i am at your service.

[hazy needle]

what determines world save time? ground items? item amount? uncovered areas and map markers?

[clever juniper]

the world auto save occurs every 20 minutes

[hazy needle]

i know that..i mean the amount of seconds it tells you it took to save when it happens

[compact heath]

I think its stuff that was changed so builds, pins on world map, terrain altered, trees chopped, things planted, tamed animals everything thats changed from the normal state, thats been explored and altered

[frank hill]

why is my boar farm not working?

oh I cant sent pictures here

[tired root]

You can in https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1202267437647527977

If you mean auto breeder then they can be tricky to set up.

[frank hill]

#screenshots message

[tired root]

Maybe try get foods closer to the boars.

[frank hill]

the video I followed said to just do that, it worked before, idk why it stopped now

[tired root]

Like I said, those are tricky to set up, even small misalignment might make it not work.

[jolly tapir]

If I start the taming of an animal and then do other stuff, will it stay like 50% tamed if I leave for a couple in game days or will it revert back to zero percent tamed?

[tired root]

Taming process doesn't go backwards, it just pauses until the conditions are met for it to continue.

[hushed sigil]

The food (they changed it a bit) needs to land directly under their noses basically, if you are following an older video.

[sharp nova]

iron pickaxe is required for mining silver, yes?

[true steeple]

yes, make one early so you can mine iron faster

[quick loom]

downside of iron pickaxe is that you need a forge to repair it, which is why I prefer mining iron with Antler, and setup a small workshop at the entrance of the crypt

[tired root]

You can also have forge near the crypt.

[sharp nova]

honestly if you're doing that much mining at once you might be doing something wrong 😂

cart and boat are love and life but do you really need that much?

[drowsy crane]

Oh sweet summer child, you can never have enough iron

[barren rivet]

just need 6 copper and 4 coal with you, can get wood and stone anywhere

add 2 iron and u can make stonecutter for lvl 2 forge and stone buildings 😋

[sharp nova]

6 copper 4 coal 2 iron 3 of the 4 karve inventory slots

[barren rivet]

lol you can HOLD those in your inventory

[drowsy crane]

Yeah, best to just fill the karve with iron imo

Just portal back to repair, or use the antler pickaxe as mentioned above

[barren rivet]

i like my mobile workshop in the swamp. cuz then also i can smelt and craft things there too without coming home first

[drowsy crane]

Yeah that sounds perfectly fine, I just never set up in the swamp as much as I used to anymore 😛

[marble pagoda]

does anyone know the average gold payout of an ashlands fortress vs infested mine / POIs of each biome?
fort gives 831 gold on avg if my math is correct (316/chest * 2.63 average chests)
but the others are harder to calc because I'm not familiar with dungeon spawning RNG, seems like average per gold pile room in the infested mines is 210 gold (27 from chests and 137.5 * 1.33 from gold piles)

[tired root]

Not calculated, but in my experience fortresses net more coins than infested mines.

[sharp nova]

since all of this is heavy and can't travel through portals, this is what i'm considering taking on my first karve trip

22 copper
10 bronze
14 tin
for forge, forge cooler, mead kettle, cauldron, adze, bronze anvil, and mead kettle

anything missing?

i'm hoping that the place i'll travel to by karve will have my first pieces of iron

[barren rivet]

that sounds like a much higher forge level than you need

if you really want a higher forge level just smelt 2 iron there you can make a forge upgrade with the stonecutter

[spring gulch]

Is this a scout for iron or a new base? Im confused by the mead kettle with no fermenter

[barren rivet]

thats a good point too lul, i dont think any potions crafting is needed if you have portals on

[tired root]

I usually gather 20 copper and 2 tin total with me to swamps, for forge and both black metal tier upgrades.
Usually I don't even need to take them from base, mining from adjacent black forest does too.

[spring gulch]

I too prefer to mine adjacent but that is only after I have scouted

[barren rivet]

ive never needed more than small anvils and grinding wheel for lvl 3 forge

which is just 3 bronze and 2 iron

rest you can get there or portal in

[spring gulch]

Why are we going for level 3 forge and not max sry im not that experienced

[thorn spire]

Only need copper and tin for two of the forge upgrades. Rest are available with Iron from the swam they're going to.

[spring gulch]

Cheers

[barren rivet]

theres not a lot you need lvl 4 forge your first swamp trip.

id never bring that much copper when you can use 2 iron for an upgrade instead

[tired root]

6 copper for forge, 10 copper for cooler and 2 bronze for small anvils.

[barren rivet]

6 copper forge, 2 small anvils, 2 iron for stone cutter/grinding wheel

[sharp nova]

it's new base in bigger swamp across the river lake

[tired root]

2 upgrades don't require any iron (other than from stonecutter), so you can get forge at level 5 without the 2 upgrades that require iron.

[sharp nova]

i don't have the iron for level 4 forge yet

i'm planning on farming 3 more chain for my first level 4 forge

(not to be set up across the sea)

[sharp nova]

small anvils don't stack

[barren rivet]

sorry i mean 2 bronze for small anvils not 2 anvils

but ur really not gonna need more than lvl 3 forge in your first swamp imo. if you find lots of chains u can upgrade, lots of iron you can make 2 other upgrades. dont haul your entire copper supply

[sharp nova]

(i have a lot of copper i spent too long in the black forest)

and i'm not certain i'll find nearby black forest across the sea, so just bringing smelting cores might not be enough

[rigid latch]

Hello so I need to get to the second boss but it's far away on the ocean and land kinda blocks my way should I dig through it and create a new path for my boat? I put screenshot in screenshots channel

[marble roost]

Sail up on shore with the boat (just so it's in shallow water/on land). Hit boat with weapon

Boat breaks and drops all materials used to build it. Rebuild boat on other side of land

Just be careful, nails will sink and you cant really dive in this game, so gotta destroy it in shallow water where you can reach the nails

[barren rivet]

🤷‍♂️ if you got the space and the copper to burn go for it but super not needed for forge upgrades or potion brewing if you have portals

[tired root]

Just mine from adjacent forest after scouting beforehand. 👍

[barren rivet]

sure that too if needed, but u can get so much without copper

[sharp nova]

day 1 of digging canals for karve

canal karving going terribly #u#

[sharp nova]

sailing the shoreside is kind of awesome tho

even paddling against the wind is nice

[barren rivet]

sailing is underrated. you can find new areas, look for tall mountains in the distance for future reference, catch free jumping fish,

[spring gulch]

totally agree. and if you're on a longship, you can make so many stops to load up on resources before returning home

[timid narwhal]

can i plant a regular tree [from meadows] in plains?

[crystal kiln]

try it

it will tell you immeditaley if it wont grow

[timid narwhal]

i plant it and it didnt said anything... so it should be fine...

[hearty sluice]

All the plantable trees can go to meadows, black forest or plains

Fir can also go in the mountain. I think that's it

[timid narwhal]

is there stil some kind of a hack how to make coal fast? i ve seen some videos that someone shoot with fire stuff on pile of wood and it turned into coals or place a pile of wood on a campfire but i tryed and it didnt work... am i doing something wrong or there is non of theese work anymore?

[thorn spire]

Those only work with fire hazard world modifier turned on.

However there's a risk you could burn down anything else too.

[sharp nova]

this isnt a hack but fill a furnace with wood and go to sleep and the furnace will make all the coal while you're sleeping

chopping trees is fun dont skip it 🌲

[timid narwhal]

i am doing it but it is never ending story manualy fill a furnace 1000x times...

[sharp nova]

it doesnt even take that long 😄

[thorn spire]

rebind a mouse button to multi-press E. Saved me countless times.

[sharp nova]

it's not going to despawn so feel free to go do something else while you're waiting

multitask ⚒️

[timid narwhal]

i dont want to fill them again and so on... but i can turn fire hazard on make some coal and turn it back off...

[sharp nova]

you might burn your house down

[timid narwhal]

i do have mostly stone base... only roofs are made out of wood and tar...

[marble roost]

Could also go away from your house before turning fire hazard on. So it's not loaded in

[timid narwhal]

you are right it happend 😄

[sharp nova]

🏚️

sad 4 ur house

[timid narwhal]

it is ok now but it was close >D

[timid narwhal]

so if ill go somewhere else far away from my base and turn fire hazard on it should not affect my base?

[timid narwhal]

and how can i rebind that multi press E? i dont know about that 😄

[marble roost]

I believe it should not affect your base yea. As long as you turn fire hazards off before returning to base

[timid narwhal]

i tried and it worked thanks

jotun bane axe is only as fight weapon or is it still works for chopping trees?

[tired root]

It has higher chop damage than blackmetal axe.

[mild galleon]

I dont know why, but idont have access to Deer stew in my cauldron ? how to unlock foods ? i got varros and berrys i only got boar jerky and queens jam

[tired root]

Have you cooked the deer meat?

[mild galleon]

Yes ! but i checked.. i got carrots.. SEEDS 😂

[tired root]

Right, so you need to grow the carrot seeds to carrots then.

[mild galleon]

Sure 😅

[tired root]

It also unlocks carrot soup and minced meat sauce.

[mild galleon]

nice thanks

[sharp nova]

draugrs can't swim?

they just sink?

[tired root]

They walk at the bottom of water, like skeletons too.

Archers can shoot from there too.

[barren rivet]

its pretty creepy really.
imagining drauger just walking across the bottom of the ocean toward your base at night

when theres a “foul smell” i imagine thats how they came

[sharp nova]

the only way to kill those archers is archery, right?

[marble roost]

Ranged weapons or luring them back out of the water yea

[sharp nova]

draugrs destroyed my karve 😡 😭

what's floating?

[marble roost]

Everything but the bronze nails

Wait maybe not the deer hide either?

[tired root]

Wood floats, plus loot boxes from cargo.

IIRC resin sinks too.

[sharp nova]

####!

do draugrs try to destroy boats

[tired root]

Ps. Kate, be careful with the usage of #s. Automod might catch that at some point.

But yes, they try attack the boat if they cannot attack you.

[barren rivet]

park your boat near-ish to shore so you can recover nails, but far enough draugr/skeletons wont spawn too close to it

[sharp nova]

aaa!

[barren rivet]

as far as you dare swim through leech infested waters

[sharp nova]

this is why i didnt want to craft any karves in the first place 😭

[barren rivet]

well u know what they say about the biscuit and riskin it. sure everyones had their boat smashed on shore once

[sharp nova]

are these bronze nails really just out of reach as i float above the water

[marble roost]

Depends how deep. If they're not like 3km below the surface, you might be able to get them by building some ladders up and then jumping off into the water where the nails are

Momentum from gravity will bring you quite a ways into the water, often deep enough to get your belongings

[sharp nova]

I COLLECTED EVERY INGREDIENT

THANKS!

[sharp nova]

@marble roost 💗

karve reassembled from its constituent parts

[marble roost]

😄

[pastel horizon]

My corpse is stuck in a Burial Chamber, and there are skeletons sitting in the doors not moving, killing me when I try to get to my stuff. Tips?

[spring gulch]

Make some leather armor and a tower shield

[quick loom]

Stagbreaker

aggro them, close a door on them, bonk

[pastel horizon]

All the stuff I could have to make one of those is in the chamber, it's my first chamber 😂

I'm just gonna run at them with a tower shield until I finally get my stuff and can eat for health

It worked when I actually went the right way lol

[sharp nova]

you could also cheat by turning down the world's local difficulty enough that you keep your items when you expire

i have my world's death difficulty permanently set to casual istg if it was harder i'd've done several flips

[quick loom]

the stagbreaker is still a good weapon in BC, you can use it to damage enemies without retaliation

[marble roost]

That's exactly the reason I avoid using stagbreaker in dungeons. It feels quite cheesy to me

[spring gulch]

Since its the beginning and really the only pain from dying is running to your body, try not to be afraid of them. Their attacks can be very easily timed if you save enough stamina to run backwards a little

The tower shield should block everything if you have stamina though

[pastel horizon]

That is what I ended up doing, and it did work. They're easy, I just turned the corner to see 3 of them and they nuked me with no stamina. Lesson learned 😂

[spring gulch]

Spooky bones get the best of even seasoned players if they arent careful at the beginning

[sharp nova]

little tip

you can't stagbreaker cheese your way out of a fight with a 2 star skeleton

[spring gulch]

This is why one must learn the lampada

[sharp nova]

at worst craft a wooden tower shield to block their attacks

[pastel horizon]

I dunno, I got my 10 cores so I'll probably just do a bronze sword and my new bone tower shield

Maybe I'll make a stagbreaker as a backup though

[quick loom]

you can build a sign in front of the 2 star skelly and stag him from afar ^^

[sharp nova]

that's a better idea i'd assumed you weren't finished down 'ere.

[quick loom]

welcome to the bronze age !

[sharp nova]

bronze mace will be helpful in the next biome so you might as well craft that too

[quick loom]

atgeir take a bit of time to get used to but are completely broken

so many possibilities !

[sharp nova]

if you want to mine all of this bronze faster upgrade a bronze pickaxe

[spring gulch]

Highly recommend bronze pickaxe life gets easier even if u can repair your antler easier

[quick loom]

I prefer building a small sheltered workbench next to the mine, less back and forth for repair

[spring gulch]

I do both. But if youre mining iron you have a portal. An upgraded bronze pickaxe can take the whole dungeon. Antler breaks like 3 times.

And its stronger (I think)

[sharp nova]

can antler mine iron?

[quick loom]

yes

[spring gulch]

Yeah they can break muddy scrap piles

[quick loom]

you only need to upgrade for silver, and then you need BM in mistlands

[sharp nova]

but bronze cannot mine silver

[spring gulch]

No but you only need a lvl 1 iron pick if thats all you use it for bc you only need 1 hit the antler does the digging

[pastel horizon]

I dunno about all that, I'm probably just going to fumble around and have some fun with it, this is my first playthrough so I'll just go through and do all the types of gear

[quick loom]

which is why I keep my antler until the mountain, it save 40bronze = 80 copper

[sharp nova]

that's a lot of mining #u# make sure you're still having fun

[spring gulch]

Bless

[quick loom]

take time to enjoy the scenery. When the sun hit just right, the black forest is beautiful

[spring gulch]

What are you saving copper for? Dvergr walls? Sconces?

A viking ship of copper should be enough for a long time if you are trying to win on bare minimum

[quick loom]

it's just annoying to mine, the less I do it the better ^^

[sharp nova]

trick a troll

[spring gulch]

😂 I enjoy resource gathering

[quick loom]

I'm a bit OCD with copper, I have to dig the entire thing from under earth

[spring gulch]

Oh yes me too

[pastel horizon]

Would the Karve be worth it to transport tin and copper this early in the game?

[spring gulch]

Bronze pickaxe makes the process easier 😂

[spring gulch]

Yes its a lot more than you can carry. Hit up a coast. Ez pz

[sharp nova]

so i gather

[quick loom]

you'll need a karve at some point, it's never too early to build one

[pastel horizon]

Bet, I'll start working on it. My base is already basically on a river anyway

I did build way to far away from the black forest though, I'm running a LOT

[quick loom]

plus, learning to steer it is fun ^^

[spring gulch]

Too far is only relative to how much metal you want to move if you are playing with portals on

Your nails for the boat can be portaled, though

[quick loom]

my turn to ask some questions : I'm gearing for my first normandy beach in ashlands. I have the necessary for two portals/workbench, a shield generator, a stonecutter, do I need something else ?

[spring gulch]

Potions

I always take rat and lightfoot and barley wine

[quick loom]

oh sure, I was thinking more about building materials

but you remind me I need to brew some rat and eitr, thanks ^^

[sharp nova]

phone boutta die ☺️ gbye frens

[spring gulch]

Someone may have better advice, im kind of a jenky mad man, but maybe you want 4 portals total, in case 1 gets fried

[quick loom]

oh, a stack of bones ! for the generator

[spring gulch]

There are natural indestructible shields that house one of the biomes mobs 👀

[sharp nova]

troll caves, right?

[spring gulch]

Other than, ya know, the entrance

[spring gulch]

Safest place in valheim

[sharp nova]

you bet 😉

[pastel horizon]

Is there a trash can anywhere in the game? I don't want to keep having to make chests for my old stuff

[quick loom]

at some point you can find an item allowing you to build a recycler

[frosty frost]

Afte you get to swamps and find one of the traders you will get access to "trash can" 😄

[quick loom]

(trying to stay spoiler free)

[spring gulch]

Old gear -> ocean

[quick loom]

also you can simply litter it far away from your base, it will despawn at some point

[pastel horizon]

Oh, cool thanks

[frosty frost]

I also, but wanted to give a bit of direction 🙂

[pastel horizon]

It's fine, I already heard about the traders from the crow dude

tbh I'm probably going to get a copper axe before anything, it'll double as a weapon before a sword and I'm SO tired of how long it takes for trees, and I heard that you get a new wood type with the copper one

[spring gulch]

Bronze axe does work on enemies not a bad idea

[pastel horizon]

Oh right bronze lol mb

[spring gulch]

I did it too lol

[quick loom]

excellent idea, I always sink my first bronze in an axe

[frosty frost]

Yep 😄 the new wood type unlocks quite a nice stuff

[hazy needle]

any way to get my dvergr lanterns to show from further away? i have draw distance on high but they're the only things that seem to do pop in so it looks dark in places i have them

[next ivy]

What's the shortcut to hiding UI on Windows OS? Is it Cntrl+F3 or Cntrl+Alt+F3? Thank you in advance~

[spring gulch]

Ctrl f3

[hazy needle]

if my world is old will i have no tetra ponds?

[stoic trench]

Not necessarily, ‘new’ content can still generate in unexplored areas.

Tetra ponds are apparently pretty rare though.

[hazy needle]

do they do anything in particular? or do they also just become raw fish to cook

[stoic trench]

They’re required for the ||fishing hat|| (minor ‘fishing quest’ spoiler) but that’s pretty much it.

[hazy needle]

ah

[gilded citrus]

i cant send any pictures but im building my house and whenever i try to place anything in a specific spot it breaks aftera few seconds why is this happening?