Valheim (EA )

dreamers75 · 03-02-2021 3:39pm #1

Survival, Crafting, Open World, Early Access

It looks a bit janky but kinda interesting.

PC gamers Impressions

https://www.pcgamer.com/valheim-felt-like-a-typical-survival-game-until-i-summoned-an-angry-heavy-metal-stag-from-valhalla/

04-02-2021 10:45pm

Picked this up on a whim. Let me know if anyone fancies a game

dreamers75 · 05-02-2021 1:45pm

I got it too, will give it a go later.

Dcully · 06-02-2021 12:19pm

This looks excellent, can see myself getting lost in this.

dreamers75 · 06-02-2021 8:24pm

Its actually good, bit janky and stamina is annoying but enjoyable in coop.

Just killed a huge troll with a oddly hairy arse.

Dcully · 06-02-2021 9:22pm

haha i watched that mad robbaz guy kill them earlier he kept setting the hairy bits on fire with flame arrows.

dreamers75 · 07-02-2021 2:11am

yeah this is electronic crack cocaine.

I went in blind so only the trailer above was what I seen, others im playing with watched a few streamers so knew a bit about it.

Its a very basic janky game with a crappy stamina mechanic but its oddly fun, you level up kinda sorta and get better **** eventually.

Nothing is sign posted you dropped in, the bosses are metal as ****. Only killed one because we cant find the others, we found one more but finding the item to summon him is not going well. (we are now farming him Deer boss easy to kill eventually)

We have a cool village going tho

Dcully · 07-02-2021 12:41pm

For anyone that does like to know a bit about it before diving in unlike dreamers this seems a decent place to start.

07-02-2021 1:29pm

Seems to strike a perfect balance between progression, exploration and crafting. None of it feels like a grind which I usually can't standing about crafting games.

KilOit · 07-02-2021 8:58pm

Few questions since i'm bone idle lazy to look myself

Perma death?
single player and no other player steal your crap or gank you?
random generated world?
you build and plan out your world with like Rimworld etc?

07-02-2021 9:33pm

KilOit wrote: »

Few questions since i'm bone idle lazy to look myself

Perma death?
single player and no other player steal your crap or gank you?
random generated world?
you build and plan out your world with like Rimworld etc?

No, yes, yes, yes

dreamers75 · 08-02-2021 12:41am

Fighting the Elder and a random troll joins the fight

dreamers75 · 08-02-2021 10:28am

https://www.g-portal.com/en/gameserver/valheim-server-hosting

G portal renting dedicated servers.

08-02-2021 12:35pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

https://www.g-portal.com/en/gameserver/valheim-server-hosting

G portal renting dedicated servers.

Would your settlement get attacked while you're not there in a persistent world?

dreamers75 · 08-02-2021 12:46pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Would your settlement get attacked while you're not there in a persistent world?

Game logic stops when noone on the server no AI to wreck your **** but time goes on (not that it matters)

KilOit · 08-02-2021 4:28pm

Great little game this, seems to have gotten off to a good start, interesting to see how development pans out.

dreamers75 · 08-02-2021 5:00pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Would your settlement get attacked while you're not there in a persistent world?

Game logic stops when noone on the server so no AI to wreck your **** but time goes on (not that it matters)

08-02-2021 5:08pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Game logic stops when noone on the server so no AI to wreck your **** but time goes on (not that it matters)

So it would follow that my boar farm would not continue to grow while I'm away

Dcully · 08-02-2021 5:46pm

Im not usually into survival games but this is a gem so far.

dreamers75 · 08-02-2021 6:49pm

Deleted User wrote: »

So it would follow that my boar farm would not continue to grow while I'm away

Smelting stops, dunno about boars need to start farming them and wolves tho.

08-02-2021 7:21pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Smelting stops, dunno about boars need to start farming them and wolves tho.

Not sure its worth the time and effort yet. I haven't got the tanning thing yet which needs a lot of boar hide. I haven't been finding the boars reliably so decided to try farm them. They cost a lot of mushrooms and strawberries to keep fed. The little pen I've built for them looks great as part of the settlement though.

ShadowHearth · 09-02-2021 2:12am

I presume this is like Rust, just without Russian fellas taunting you, while destroying all your stuff?

And I presume its one of those games, that you need to have friends to play with?

Dcully · 09-02-2021 9:21am

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I presume this is like Rust, just without Russian fellas taunting you, while destroying all your stuff?

And I presume its one of those games, that you need to have friends to play with?

I'm playing solo but with friends would be great if say.

Dcully · 09-02-2021 10:11am

So ive played more of this and its is a masterpiece in the making.
Its not just a survival,crafting,building game its an incredible adventure game more than anything else.
Just take a look at the shenanigans in this vid lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4afjS__oo

dreamers75 · 09-02-2021 10:49am

The Swamp can fcuk itself.

The game seems to lack depth until you realise pretty much all recipes are locked behind adventuring, we are stuck between wanting better **** and wanting to build a village. As we have a few on the server from US and Eur, when you log in something is either fcuked because they let trolls smash it or something amazing is built

But it doesnt matter because you dont lose anything.

The portals help immensely but not for moving ores around.

09-02-2021 12:36pm

Dcully wrote: »

So ive played more of this and its is a masterpiece in the making.
Its not just a survival,crafting,building game its an incredible adventure game more than anything else.
Just take a look at the shenanigans in this vid lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm4afjS__oo

How is it single player only do you know? I saw that video earlier but his enjoyment seems heavily weighted towards the fact he was playing in a group and getting up to all sorts of **** with them.

09-02-2021 1:40pm

Bentlee Yellow Bayonet wrote: »

How is it single player only do you know? I saw that video earlier but his enjoyment seems heavily weighted towards the fact he was playing in a group and getting up to all sorts of **** with them.

If anything, I'd say it would be too easy with that many players. The combat and exploration would be easy anyway. Building a settlement would probably be far better as it wouldn't take nearly as long, although I'm not really into building stuff so I'd prefer the extra hands.

dreamers75 · 09-02-2021 4:24pm

09-02-2021 4:34pm

Best to keep trolls on the outside of your wall :pac:

dreamers75 · 10-02-2021 2:19am

Deleted User wrote: »

Best to keep trolls on the outside of your wall :pac:

What about this guy :eek::eek::eek::eek:

10-02-2021 9:09pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

What about this guy :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Haven't come across him yet but a friend has. Spooky

Wonda-Boy · 11-02-2021 3:43am

If you are playing co-op in this and you build a super de duper base....what happens when the game is over or you have to leave is it all gone and you have to start again from scratch. Or is it like ARK or Conan and the base stays no matter what.

dreamers75 · 11-02-2021 10:24am

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

If you are playing co-op in this and you build a super de duper base....what happens when the game is over or you have to leave is it all gone and you have to start again from scratch. Or is it like ARK or Conan and the base stays no matter what.

As long as the save/server is up its still there.

11-02-2021 6:16pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQHEfa1amv8

When you are carrying too much

Dcully · 11-02-2021 6:22pm

Really enjoying the game but its so annoying when your miles from your base and your full of copper and tin and no way back only a tiresome walk back to base as the portal wont take your copper etc.
This needs to be removed from the game imho.

11-02-2021 7:24pm

Dcully wrote: »

Really enjoying the game but its so annoying when your miles from your base and your full of copper and tin and no way back only a tiresome walk back to base as the portal wont take your copper etc.
This needs to be removed from the game imho.

I'm torn on the mechanic. Forces you to make forward bases. I saw it coming so made a forward base on the edge of the swamp to produce iron. I'd be too lazy to make another house so it was a bit of fun going with a new design.

Dcully · 11-02-2021 7:55pm

Yes but it wears thin rapidly and starts to feel more a hindrance than being a good gameplay feature.
The first few times i didnt mind but it gets incredibly annoying.

dreamers75 · 11-02-2021 9:24pm

100% disagree that Ore can be portalled, you go to new areas for new stuff so build a FOB and take it from there, we have a nice few FOBs and my favourite is with swamps on the left, Plains on the right and Mountain ahead the FOB is in a meadow.

We get our metals craft some then wear it/carry it back to base as an item.

Our FOBs are all different types of builds.

I would like to be able to break down old weapons and armour.

EoinHef · 11-02-2021 9:45pm

So picked this up yesterday,proved to be a nice distraction,ended up playing for about 4 hrs last night as I could have a ly in this morning.

Gonna login now,kill the first boss and move onto the next area.

In these games I never build a big base until later on. I treated it very much like minecarft weirdly,just build a base with all the stuff nessacery to craft in the first place. Can become an outpost later or easily moved as its literally a box and didnt cost much to make.

The well rested bonus seems to last just less than an in game day,which is a little annoying as if it lasted just a bit longer the trek back to base wouldn't be so bad at the end of the day stamina wise.

Leather scraps are a pain,gonna build a small fenced area and tame some bore,constantly having to hunt them is a bit annoying

Overall I'm enjoying it so far,seems to be good content and runs well for early access. I do think the almost 16-bit like textures could use some work but thats something to worry about more down the road.

Dcully · 11-02-2021 10:08pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

100% disagree that Ore can be portalled, you go to new areas for new stuff so build a FOB and take it from there, we have a nice few FOBs and my favourite is with swamps on the left, Plains on the right and Mountain ahead the FOB is in a meadow.

We get our metals craft some then wear it/carry it back to base as an item.

Our FOBs are all different types of builds.

I would like to be able to break down old weapons and armour.

Its easier in a group as the logistics would be easier, im playing solo.

dreamers75 · 11-02-2021 11:33pm

Dcully wrote: »

Its easier in a group as the logistics would be easier, im playing solo.

oh right, i playing with 2 on one server and 6 on another.

Would like the wind time to last longer and not go from north to south in seconds.

EoinHef · 12-02-2021 1:52am

Really enjoying this,killed the first boss and started building a base bordering the dark forrest and a snow biome ive yet to visit.

As much to try out the building,its a simple system but works really well.

dreamers75 · 12-02-2021 3:41pm

EoinHef wrote: »

Really enjoying this,killed the first boss and started building a base bordering the dark forrest and a snow biome ive yet to visit.

As much to try out the building,its a simple system but works really well.

The order is Meadows>Forest>Swamp>Mountains>Plains

Do not advise you to go to the mountains yet, wolves are assholes.

EoinHef · 12-02-2021 4:49pm

Cool. Next step for me is bronze according to the bird dude so the Forrest was my next stop,might be handy having a base where mine is later on for mountains.

Can see modders having a lot of fun with this if its allowed.

Dcully · 12-02-2021 7:12pm

So i thought id scout out the waters to see if theres any sign of the swamp biome but got killed by that damn sea monster i was only i a raft.
I lost everything [upgraded bronze gear ,weapons, pickeaxe etc] so i thought but i made another raft and stayed close to land and went the long way around to regain my corpse and gear.
It was fecking tense as there was two sea monsters just nearby but i got my stuff eventually.
Lesson learned so i built a ship there now and plan to only do such a daring effort again with less gear to lose on me.
Am i correct in thinking the swamp can only be accessed via a the sea unless one got lucky with their world?
No sign of it yet for me.

dreamers75 · 12-02-2021 8:42pm

No you can find it linked to other biomes, sea monster has yet to get me. Came close yesterday tho.

froog · 14-02-2021 12:50am

playing solo. after a fairly "meh" first few hours, i'm completely hooked now. got a nice little ring fort outside the black forest.

the combination of dark souls type boss progression and crafting/exploration is perfect.

KilOit · 14-02-2021 9:39am

Is it worth building a large base at the black Forrest or just keep my main base in the meadows?
I've already upgraded everything I can and I need to kill the first boss to be able to use ore.
I'm taking my time, I could of killed the boss ages ago but enjoying farming and exploring

14-02-2021 9:42am

After all the talk about how good this is I've jumped on the bandwagon. Promised myself I'd stop buying games, not working out very well.

Dcully · 14-02-2021 1:14pm

I built the small ship the one after the raft, sailed the seas found the swamp area found crypts mined iron sailed back to base rinse and repeat was my Saturday afternoon now i have full iron gear ,iron mace and iron shield.
Im not sure if it is better to build a new base near this swamp or continue to hit the sea over and back, i reckon its a grind either way.

14-02-2021 1:29pm

KilOit wrote: »

Is it worth building a large base at the black Forrest or just keep my main base in the meadows?
I've already upgraded everything I can and I need to kill the first boss to be able to use ore.
I'm taking my time, I could of killed the boss ages ago but enjoying farming and exploring

You want to build a second base next to a snowy mountain and a swamp ideally. You should be able to do the black forest stuff from your main base easily enough.

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