Originally posted by Uthael:

There are plenty of mods which steer the game from how the devs imagined it's meant to be played.
Than, there are other mods which fix some game flaws and make the game feel better. Sometimes, the line is blurry.

The Snap Points mod allows for placing any block's snap point onto any of another block's. That allows for building on sides you can't even see and is definitely not how the devs intended it. But without it, it can be very difficult or time consuming to make some placements that are right in front of you and that also is most definitely not how they intended it.

Building UI is made to be as simple as possible. This is to not overwhelm players who are not interested in building. This is also why the building UI most likely won't change. But builders suffer because of this. And this is why I don't feel guilty at all despite playing with several mods.

Edit: A toggle in settings for Advanced Building UI would be nice.

Originally posted by Uthael:

There are plenty of mods which steer the game from how the devs imagined it's meant to be played.
Than, there are other mods which fix some game flaws and make the game feel better. Sometimes, the lime is blurry.

The Snap Points mod allows for placing any block's snap point onto any of another block's. That allows for building on sides you can't even see and is definitely not how the devs intended it. But without it, it can be very difficult or time consuming to make some placements that are right in front of you and that also is most definitely not how they intended it.

Building UI is made to be as simple as possible. This is to not overwhelm players who are not interested in the building aspect. But builders suffer because of this. And this is why I don't feel guilty at all despite playing with several mods.

Originally posted by Allisonlj:

You cannot swim over a partially submerged barrier. Your character gets stuck and cant lift themselves over it nor jump from water. If you are trying to build in/on water, like making a bridge, your own (poorly planned) scaffolding can block you from getting out where you can no longer break it down. Its just very unforgiving and feels frustrating as all heck.

You cannot usually snap downwards unless you are at an angle looking up at what you snap to. But you cant build in water, so the only real option is building partially submerged scaffolding that's easy to fall off of, trial and error, devcommands, or raising the terrain to an extent to build on....which cant be undone fully as eventually itill be too deep to mine back off, so the whole point of building a bridge over a deep channel is ruined by its own making.

Aside from maybe giving us the ability to lift ourselves over partially submerged walls and stairs... Can the game somehow become more intuitive regarding aiming at terrain and it knowing youre trying to snap to something above it. Sometimes it works, if you are close, but basically never if its going to be more than 1 length away.

Skol.

Originally posted by GoldieHeart:

I saw a video on YouTube where a fellow took his cart and put it in the water, then when the cart uprighted itself, he got in it. He was low enough to the water that he could easily build underwater and he was able to walk the cart any direction he needed it. Maybe give that a try if you don't want to use mods.

Originally posted by w.f.schepel:

Originally posted by GoldieHeart:

I saw a video on YouTube where a fellow took his cart and put it in the water, then when the cart uprighted itself, he got in it. He was low enough to the water that he could easily build underwater and he was able to walk the cart any direction he needed it. Maybe give that a try if you don't want to use mods.

Alternatively, use a raft? :-)

Originally posted by Heron:

I've been there my first playthrough. Now I'm running this:

https://www.nexusmods.com/valheim/mods/121

Originally posted by Uthael:

I resorted to modded experience.

"Snap_Points_Made_Easy by MathiasDecrock" is a mod that allows you to cycle snap points on your building pieces. You can select the snapping points on both, the held block and the destination block. You can also snap-to-closest on he destination block and cycle the snap points only on the held block. In other words, this mod allows you to build a pier while standing on it. No need to touch the water.

"Gizmo by ComfyMods" lets you rotate any block on any axis. It also gives you the option to split the circle into more (or less) degrees. When building in right angles, you don't need to cycle through all the angles in-between. When building precise, you can rotate ever so slightly. You can also copy the rotation of the block you're targeting.

"EulersRuler by ComfyMods" shows building piece health, stability and rotation on your HUD.

Every mod is configurable. Some mods and settings are straight-up cheats, but others are pretty mandatory. For example, stability showing as a number feels great considering I'm an engineer and partially colorblind.