Op did not read or understand the lore of the game...

One of the first things you see when you finally have control of your character after the intro is a giant magical treebranch flowing with Eitr (mana).

Originally posted by Cap'n Bells:

Originally posted by dirktoot:

Then you would need a different game. This game takes place in valheim, a realm other than midgard(our universe) where there is magic. It's also based on viking mythology, there is mostly some canonical mythological legitimacy to everything you see.

What you want is a different kind of game. Where you would, say, raid Christians in England or rival vikings. That would be a completely different kind of game without mythological creatures like trolls, goblins and undead too.

great idea for a TV series ..whaddya think ? :-)

You mean like the serie Vikings itself? Or where you refering to a series based on Valheim lore, wich would be good yeah.

I think the reverse is true as well. A valheim like game situated in Midgard(but on a rgm) with different viking bands, Christians(of various origins) and Eastern European peoples across the map would be good too. Could even make it into an MMO where you can choose your faction. The creature foes would be a bit underwhelming though, only bears would come close to certain valheim heavy hitters.

I think OP is on the right track, this game is just not what he is looking for.

A *very* long time ago there was a game called darklands (if I recall that right) set in medieval times with next to 0 'magic' (you could pray for some effects, usually to no result, and you could visit the occasional witch, often with negative consequences) until very late game, just steel on steel and a little bit of chemistry (eg acid could be made, and I think a weak fire bomb). It was really good, esp for when it was out (1993 ish?)

The viking themed game 'expedition viking' has low magic as well, a little bit but its largely bow and axe work. This game is very, very good and all to short. This one a modern game

Anyway, its been done here and there, rarely to a 0 extent but a few times to a 'near zero' extent.

Check out Kingdom Come Deliverance. It´s pretty realistic without any magic stuff. Not a viking game though but maybe you still like it. It´s a great game.

Want a real viking game? Try Hammerheart, that's actually made to be historically accurate.

1) This is Viking afterlife where you literally interact with the gods from the start (even if that aspect is a bit underdeveloped at this point).
2) If you remove Greydwarves, Drakes.. Draugr.. Fulings.. etc... what do you have left? Not very much.

You're asking for a different game so it won't happen in Valheim (barring some kind of extensive mod).

Luckily there are huge numbers of games being developed as we speak, so there is probably something closer to what you are requesting. As for old ones, I assume you know about Mount & Blade and its derivatives, not very much procedural terrain/crafting though.

Then you would need a different game. This game takes place in valheim, a realm other than midgard(our universe) where there is magic. It's also based on viking mythology, there is mostly some canonical mythological legitimacy to everything you see.

What you want is a different kind of game. Where you would, say, raid Christians in England or rival vikings. That would be a completely different kind of game without mythological creatures like trolls, goblins and undead too.

Originally posted by dirktoot:

Then you would need a different game. This game takes place in valheim, a realm other than midgard(our universe) where there is magic. It's also based on viking mythology, there is mostly some canonical mythological legitimacy to everything you see.

What you want is a different kind of game. Where you would, say, raid Christians in England or rival vikings. That would be a completely different kind of game without mythological creatures like trolls, goblins and undead too.

great idea for a TV series ..whaddya think ? :-)