Jogo replied to Losing Steam February 6, 2023 @ 3:16:58 am PST
You do not say anything about how challenging the game is for you. Perhaps consider self-imposed rules that will actually turn Valheim into the advertised "brutal exploration and survival game".
Things like noportal, nomap, permadeath runs (aye, perhaps a lil too much at this point) or come up with your own challenges...
- survive in plains just on deer stew and cloudberries (as in you're not allowed to eat better food)
- avoid killing passive creatures that give you or enable biome-specific foods
- change your primary weapon for a low-tier one of the same kind
- spend the night at a new place
- take a peek at biomes out of order (you've been to the swamp, survey the nearest mountain)
- make it your mission to 'save' a passive creature that is being chased by an aggressive one (e.g. help poor deer escape from skeletons)
- mine just enough of what you need, don't be a hoarder; go do something else and go back to mining when in need of that specific resource
- find ways to make NPCs 'team up' with you (this is massively fulfilling and fun when you reach a certain biome)
...your imagination is the limit :-)
Once you are ready for it, the noportal, nomap or permadeath options require such a different use of your brain that Valheim almost feels like a brand new experience.
I think the opportunities are out there, one just needs to find those that work the best with one's needs. :-)
Things like noportal, nomap, permadeath runs (aye, perhaps a lil too much at this point) or come up with your own challenges...
- survive in plains just on deer stew and cloudberries (as in you're not allowed to eat better food)
- avoid killing passive creatures that give you or enable biome-specific foods
- change your primary weapon for a low-tier one of the same kind
- spend the night at a new place
- take a peek at biomes out of order (you've been to the swamp, survey the nearest mountain)
- make it your mission to 'save' a passive creature that is being chased by an aggressive one (e.g. help poor deer escape from skeletons)
- mine just enough of what you need, don't be a hoarder; go do something else and go back to mining when in need of that specific resource
- find ways to make NPCs 'team up' with you (this is massively fulfilling and fun when you reach a certain biome)
...your imagination is the limit :-)
Once you are ready for it, the noportal, nomap or permadeath options require such a different use of your brain that Valheim almost feels like a brand new experience.
I think the opportunities are out there, one just needs to find those that work the best with one's needs. :-)
12:13 pm, February 6, 2023