Originally posted by The Monkey:

Builds of the month are rad but then I look at my current build in survival and the temptation to use devcommands is strong. I want to make my main base into a cool-ass palace but I also want to build it myself and I just can't see myself accomplishing that level in standard play. I'm sort of proud of what I have so far because I accomplished it myself but at the same time, BotM material it ain't.

I've taken a lot of inspiration from various vids I've seen youtube. I haven't incorporated any black marble as of yet, and I'm not sure that I will. I'm very happy with stone and black wood, with a lot of hidden iron beams and columns. No matter how much I have a firm idea of what I want to do, it winds up changing and morphing as I actually build it. I have a huge 3 level house with a major attached workshop/smelter/torture chamber etc........... plus a big old dock I built for my viking battleship and an attached vegetable garden. I lost count of the thousands of rocks I expended building this base to extend it outwards, making it troll-proof.

Everyone has different tastes and requirements, so getting jealous of another build is pointless. I'd simply change someone else's build to suit myself anyway. What certainly IS encouraging is that I've learned so many building tricks, getting better and better at 'snapping' my Valheim LEGO pieces together. I didn't feel like making a choice between style and defence, so I used a crapload of rock to separate myself from 'the mainland'. Only the bats bug me.

Now I'm faced with having to incorporate all this new crap from Mistlands, and I think I have to build a chicken coop as well. It never ever ends.

FWIW if I hadn't broken down and allowed myself to 'fly', I'd still be building some of my creations. I farmed the materials honestly but it was almost impossible to build some of my structures using temporary platforms etc (they're quite high). Some of my roof lines got a tad complex so being able to position myself accurately to find those wee snap points etc was key to success. No remorse lol. My game my rules. It's all about the fun. Sometimes I just get sick of farming iron and black metal, so I go all architect.