Originally posted by BadDudesaBomBa:

Originally posted by Oakshield:

Looks like you skipped a boss to me.

Before heading to the plains, you should have gone to the mountains first to get Silver and wolf pelts for better armour and weapons.
Only with those you stand a better chance against the Furlings (or goblins, as you call them).

Once you have established yourself a base in the mountains and have defeated Moder - the 4th boss - I suggest you make sure you have gathered enough materials - and especially the food items, before exploring for the plains.

Only tip I can give you to that,

try to find a spot where Plains border Meadows or Black Forest.
Set up a camp there, make sure it has a portal connected to your main base, and slowly start exploring the plains.
If you manage to lure the Furlings in small numbers to you, hit them with as many arrows as possible to "soften them up", you do stand a chance against them.
Once you got the metal found in the plains you will be able to craft better armour and weapons, making surviving there a lot easier.

Thorin :)

I can't explore the mountains because I freeze to death. I need wolf armor to not freeze, but I can't get to the silver because it's at the top of the mountain which I can't climb because I freeze. I know there's a drink I could make, but I haven't found a beehive at all so far. I feel like they've been made more scarce.
Anyway, I think the biggest issue here is that the Elder's spawning point in my world has spawned in such a weird place that it's surrounded, or at least bordered by the plains biome, so I just assumed that he has to be summoned in the biome now. That's my mistake. I'm gonna go and try to find bees.

Two hints:

1) Valheim World Generator.
It has the nice option to select the location of only that you need.
In your case, bosses and beehives.

If you don't want to use that, post a map of your game, as well as your current seed here and I'm certain someone will be glad to help you out finding a few beehives.

2) You don't have to enter the mountains to get to / kill wolves.
Just travel around the edge of the mountains until you hear the wolves howling. Move a bit into the mountains, but avoid to get the freezing status.
If you spot a wolf, use a bow to shoot at it, but aim that way your arrow may land between the wolf and you. Use that method to lure it towards you, then kill it.

Another thing you may try, is to set up a trap, which you use to catch it. When it's tamed, have it follow you, try to get a 2nd one the same way and use those to breed wolves. Name the adults, kill the cubs once they've become adults and they will provide you with enough materials to survive the mountain biome.

Thorin :)