Originally posted by Nightweaver20xx:

It's really amazing how Valheim goes from easy mode in the meadows, finding and killing Eikthyr to a vertical cliff increase in difficulty to find and kill The Elder. Doesn't feel balanced to me.

The RNG of the world creation gives each world a unique feel to exploration.

Normally I try to create bases based on logistics but for the first time in about 20 worlds I really was forced to ship ore all over the place. Not a terrible experience at all but definitely different from my "norm".

Well there is a lot of work in upgrades that need doing in the Black Forest anyway so there isn't much point in rushing to find the Elder either.

And if you think the difficulty is rough going from the Meadows to the Black Forest you are in for a surprise when you hit the Swamps and Plains.

Just look for the red info disk to interact with by a stone tower or in a crypt and the closest one to you should get marked.