Originally posted by Renlish:

I see what you mean, but to me that would be pointless. Why bother to have game and level progression if you can access everything right away? I like the fact that you need to unlock as you go - adds to the sense of achievement.

I do like Zathabar's idea of a unlocking similar details to what you get in late game stages with different less expensive recipes, though I would hazard a guess that due to the finite nature of most mats in the game, it would be difficult to implement. Definitely a Valheim 2.0 endeavour.

I too very much enjoy progressing through these games. I think my main point is, it's a little irritating unlocking these pretty much completely cosmetic building pieces that are the fundamentals of your base, at a point in the game where I only get to experience them for the final parts of the game.

I don't want access to everything right away, and as I said would happily grind for these mats in a far less efficient way than just being in the mistlands. I have no issue with the grind and progression, I just find it unfortunate that I will only be able to experience whatever I build out of these mats for a small amount of time, that's all.