Originally posted by vinyblaster:

Originally posted by Blitz4:

all maps are randomly generated. at launch for example, the trader was randomly placed somewhere and no direction was given in game that there was a trader. so luck of the draw if you stumbled upon the trader or not.

Why would they eliminate the best part of the game? The fact that a random map is generated to force you to explore and find things? I have literally never seen a comment complaining about randomly generated maps in an open-world game. For games like The Long Dark or Subnautica players *complain* that the map is static.

trader is a game changer

needs to be direction stating that a trader exists and in the last known island they were spotted. all info should be given in game to experience the full game.

Originally posted by Blitz4:

Originally posted by vinyblaster:

Why would they eliminate the best part of the game? The fact that a random map is generated to force you to explore and find things? I have literally never seen a comment complaining about randomly generated maps in an open-world game. For games like The Long Dark or Subnautica players *complain* that the map is static.

trader is a game changer

needs to be direction stating that a trader exists and in the last known island they were spotted. all info should be given in game to experience the full game.

tip for you. the trader always spawns in the black forest biom.

this game would be extremly boring with static maps. theres no point starting new worlds with static maps. this game is designed to not hold your hand as well as make you explore the world. its also about discovery.

should the devs then also add info telling you theres troll caves, crypts, and burial chambers? should the game then tell you theres chest buried within a stone peramert outlined like a ship? no cuz that would make exploring and discovery pointless.

if you want static maps. just copy the seed name and keep using that seed over and over.

Originally posted by bnawrocki01988:

Originally posted by Blitz4:

trader is a game changer

needs to be direction stating that a trader exists and in the last known island they were spotted. all info should be given in game to experience the full game.

tip for you. the trader always spawns in the black forest biom.

this game would be extremly boring with static maps. theres no point starting new worlds with static maps. this game is designed to not hold your hand as well as make you explore the world. its also about discovery.

should the devs then also add info telling you theres troll caves, crypts, and burial chambers? should the game then tell you theres chest buried within a stone peramert outlined like a ship? no cuz that would make exploring and discovery pointless.

if you want static maps. just copy the seed name and keep using that seed over and over.

if the crow at the start simply told you about the trader. that's an attempt. shouldn't need to ask someone out of game for help. you could go the whole game without seeing the trader if you didn't know about it

Originally posted by Blitz4:

Originally posted by bnawrocki01988:

tip for you. the trader always spawns in the black forest biom.

this game would be extremly boring with static maps. theres no point starting new worlds with static maps. this game is designed to not hold your hand as well as make you explore the world. its also about discovery.

should the devs then also add info telling you theres troll caves, crypts, and burial chambers? should the game then tell you theres chest buried within a stone peramert outlined like a ship? no cuz that would make exploring and discovery pointless.

if you want static maps. just copy the seed name and keep using that seed over and over.

if the crow at the start simply told you about the trader. that's an attempt. shouldn't need to ask someone out of game for help. you could go the whole game without seeing the trader if you didn't know about it

i dont buy the fact you didnt know about the trader. you have 202 hrs in this game. im willing bet you have even found one. or at least had its location pop up on your map which is marked by a money bag.

the trader can spawn up to 2-3 traders on any world i think. the first one you find is where the trader will always be.

the crow doesnt tell you everything for a reason. imo having the crow tell you about the trader is giving out to much info. hugin is there to guide you not reveal things about the world to you.

Took me for ever to find the trader Not to mention the Goblin King. If I didnt unlock the whole map and try to sail around to each island id never have found him. Even then it took me a while to finde him still he was way off to the north west. far off from all the other bosses that seemed relativly close to each other. But I did use the seed server to get the trader though a long time back. Still works.

I found trader abought 2 weeks befor i found goblin king lol. I found trader on my Frinds server though. I played this game from the sart when it first came out. It was some time in september or october of this year was when i found um lol

Originally posted by bnawrocki01988:

Originally posted by Blitz4:

if the crow at the start simply told you about the trader. that's an attempt. shouldn't need to ask someone out of game for help. you could go the whole game without seeing the trader if you didn't know about it

i dont buy the fact you didnt know about the trader. you have 202 hrs in this game. im willing bet you have even found one. or at least had its location pop up on your map which is marked by a money bag.

the trader can spawn up to 2-3 traders on any world i think. the first one you find is where the trader will always be.

the crow doesnt tell you everything for a reason. imo having the crow tell you about the trader is giving out to much info. hugin is there to guide you not reveal things about the world to you.

"There is only one trader in each world seed, and he spawns exclusively in the Black Forest biomes. He can be anywhere on the map and in any random Black Forest biome."-quote from someplace found online.

I myself have never seen more than one. even using the cheat to uncover the entire map. maybe some seeds have it and others do not?

EDIT: meh ill pick it up again maybe im high and its been too long since i last played.

Originally posted by (KRA)Gray Wolf 3rdX0:

Took me for ever to find the trader Not to mention the Goblin King. If I didnt unlock the whole map and try to sail around to each island id never have found him. Even then it took me a while to finde him still he was way off to the north west. far off from all the other bosses that seemed relativly close to each other.

tbh im guessing you just got unlucky. each seed has 10 spots where he can spawn. first one you find is where haldor permanent spot will be the other 9 despawn. my guess is you may have been out side of the 200-300 meter range that triggers his location. Haldor ALWAYS spawns in the black forest biom

Originally posted by Shadow:

Originally posted by bnawrocki01988:

i dont buy the fact you didnt know about the trader. you have 202 hrs in this game. im willing bet you have even found one. or at least had its location pop up on your map which is marked by a money bag.

the trader can spawn up to 2-3 traders on any world i think. the first one you find is where the trader will always be.

the crow doesnt tell you everything for a reason. imo having the crow tell you about the trader is giving out to much info. hugin is there to guide you not reveal things about the world to you.

"There is only one trader in each world seed, and he spawns exclusively in the Black Forest biomes. He can be anywhere on the map and in any random Black Forest biome."-quote from someplace found online.

I myself have never seen more than one. even using the cheat to uncover the entire map. maybe some seeds have it and others do not?

EDIT: meh ill pick it up again maybe im high and its been too long since i last played.

theres only 1 after you find one of the 10 spot he can spawn in from. you have to be with in 200-300 meters from one to spawn him. after that the other 9 despawn.

thats why you never see more than 1 haldor in any seed

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

Originally posted by bnawrocki01988:

Originally posted by (KRA)Gray Wolf 3rdX0:

Took me for ever to find the trader Not to mention the Goblin King. If I didnt unlock the whole map and try to sail around to each island id never have found him. Even then it took me a while to finde him still he was way off to the north west. far off from all the other bosses that seemed relativly close to each other.

tbh im guessing you just got unlucky. each seed has 10 spots where he can spawn. first one you find is where haldor permanent spot will be the other 9 despawn. my guess is you may have been out side of the 200-300 meter range that triggers his location. Haldor ALWAYS spawns in the black forest biom

like I said about randomness.

Originally posted by Blitz4:

what's changed since release? i don't care about homemaking, more so the combat and progression and story and attempt to eliminate the feel of randomness.

Check out the official announcements page.
Would give you the link, but this app doesn't show urls.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/892970/announcements/detail/3383920059442053898

The current public test build with notes.

I am curious by what you mean when you write 'eliminate the feel of randomness'?

Originally posted by Eightball:

I am curious by what you mean when you write 'eliminate the feel of randomness'?

all maps are randomly generated. at launch for example, the trader was randomly placed somewhere and no direction was given in game that there was a trader. so luck of the draw if you stumbled upon the trader or not.

There is a website for viewing a seed for your maps. the randomness is mapped out for you, including the trader.

Originally posted by Blitz4:

Originally posted by Eightball:

I am curious by what you mean when you write 'eliminate the feel of randomness'?

all maps are randomly generated. at launch for example, the trader was randomly placed somewhere and no direction was given in game that there was a trader. so luck of the draw if you stumbled upon the trader or not.

Why would they eliminate the best part of the game? The fact that a random map is generated to force you to explore and find things? I have literally never seen a comment complaining about randomly generated maps in an open-world game. For games like The Long Dark or Subnautica players *complain* that the map is static.