I loved this game's idea back when it was released, but was unable to play it due to its very basic graphical fidelity. I recently gave it a chance and fell in love.
I'm still brand new and have only seen the first 2 biomes. Happy to start fresh with a like-minded individual. The less you know about the game the better, so we can enjoy a true first time, blind experience without reading wikis and guides.
I have a fair amount of free time and am planning to play this game for many hours on most days.
Since this is going to be my first playthrough I would prefer an unmodded experience. As time goes on, if we see something nice, I'm happy to add some qol stuff, but do not want to make the game easier since I enjoy a challenge.
Normal/vanilla settings I have in mind, but if you are into a no map/no portal approach I'm not against it.
Ideally this is also going to be your first playthrough, but that is not a hard requirement just be respectful and not spoil the game.
If this sounds interesting to you, send me a dm about what kind of experience you have with valheim, what you enjoy in these kinds of games and how many hours do you plan to play on a regular basis.