My Thoughts On The Valheim Hildir's Update

[@milkwyzard1833]

It would be cool if the clothing contributed to your comfort level. This would give an incentive to wear it around your base to get that max rested buff.

[@SlacktivistWeeb]

This would be great.

[@Nightbane104]

Thats’s a great idea.

[@Solidsteakx]

Would be cool if it did anything at all.

[@methatguy5996]

How does this stuff not come up when the devs are talking about it. Such a great idea.

[@skrotosd]

Epic loot mod can do that

[@Rokker-13]

I think the clothing could increase the comfort level while wearing them and resting by 1/2/3. This would also make some sense since resting in fine clothes would be more comfortable than resting in armor. Although it might be unbalanced to have both the headpieces and the tunics/dresses grant the increase, so they could make it a set buff.

[@Pimpemon]

I was also thinking that the new clothing could give some kind of rested buff while it is equipped. While it would be annoying to switch clothing when sleeping, wearing heavy armor while you sleep should give a debuff for the rested bonus since it is heavy and uncomfortable to wear while constricting movement. It already has the constricting movement debuff which is probably enough.

[@Pimpemon]

Where was all this negative chatter? Reddit? That would be no surprise.

[@virkon3208]

I was happy with the game before hearth&home. People will complain about anything and everything.

[@StuckTrippin]

The non armor clothing should be chore related. Mining, wood chopping, cooking, farming, fishing bonuses.

[@Pimpemon]

They added a fishing hat so why is there no lumberjack looking flannel. Or farmer overalls. Or a chiefs hat or apron? I would prefer an apron that is in place of a cape that can be worn with the fishing hat and flannel shirt and overalls for the full choir set.

[@ihavevisionfearme]

One thing i really hope for is that they'll add miniboss weapons down the line. They could use the miniboss trophies as ingredients for unique weapons or even armours. As the main reward of beating the miniboss being purely cosmetic, is a bit disappointing. But i have faith.

[@donmiller2908]

If you want mini bosses to drop tons of rare and unique weapons then play Borderlands.

[@o.k.2254]

I love how despite that we got an update to core game mechanics from Iron Gate with some content as a bonus and some people still complain . And the root of it all , the phrase : "When i saw .... i expected ... " . IG should start to just schedule updates with no (or very vague) additional info .

[@stifflered]

This is what Minecraft did with the most recent update, and it helped the community vibes a lot

[@GrundleGrump]

Being able to move things without destroying them would be nice

[@AIRGEDOK]

I think people should remember that Valheim often creates a skeleton of a feature to test its mechanics then fleshes things out down the road in future updates. This includes food, the original trader, seasonal events, building and crafting stations. This is how development has been for the game. So right now the rewards, items and quests for the new NPC are meh but they will improve if the past development cycles are anything to go by. This game is in early access and it actually a proper early access with the game developers working to add systems and flesh out existing mechanics as the game advances through its development cycle. I am fine with a wait and see attitude because the dev has delivered so far. I may not agree with every choice but the game is better than release and there is more content than release so I am more than happy with this progression.

[@MilkoAR]

That'd be grand

[@kurimc.mystic5341]

Personally this update was something I was hyped for because of the world customization. Not only does this mean quite a lot for the future, but I also absolutely despised the no portaling metals feature. It always felt like needless padding to a game that was already pretty grindy. As for the minibosses, I love fighting all of them, but I also agree that they need their own personal drops that don't break progression, but is still very useful. Doesn't make any sense that Zil & Thungr gets one, but the others don't

[@WoodenWizard]

Strict linear progression is so limiting. I love having a few ways through the maze. Stoked to get chickens. I’ve been exploring Mistlands fine so far and have found all the items and dungeons I need without beating Yag. The biome has plenty of mist-free areas, at least in my seed.

[@loganfields159]

really hope they give us a use for some of the clothing, and I think your noncombat stat buff idea is fantastic.

[@Twinkies-nl2ie]

Given that Valheim is fundamentally a roleplaying game, I can envision a multitude of ways in which this update will significantly elevate and enrich the overall gaming experience. In multiplayer gaming sessions, it's not uncommon for one player to assume the responsibility of tending to the base, which involves tasks such as gardening and cooking. The introduction of visually appealing clothing adds versatility and serves multiple purposes in these scenarios.

[@ninjaAsassasin1212]

It's a free update for a $20 gam3. I'm not complaining

[@garad123456]

I hope they de-couple the setting for death penalties of skill and items. I want to lose all items on death but not skills. It's just annoying to go to completely slow at jumping, moving, drawing a bow etc.

[@bennygummisko]

a new raid type would be nice. like a hostile viking ship(or two), landing at your base and dispatch like 10-12 vikings which will loot your stuff if ignored

[@andhen4520]

there are new raids with the minibosses after killing them, i had one and was very surprised.

[@imbadatpickinganame]

My main note on this video is that if you want clothings to have stats, maybe have it look like the role youre trying to portray. ill be having none of this "oh, time to go chop some wood, where is my neon yellow dress", it doesnt make much sense at all, the intention is clear, it might not be what everyone wants, but im sure thatll be taken into account for future updates

[@jayl5032]

Thumbnail Hildr be lookin hella fine tho...

[@EleosAnim]

They could've gave us a bagpack to buy from hildur, and it expands inventory space but its like key item. (I.e. replaces belt of strength)

[@mareli82]

i so want bigger bags in the game , not more weight but a few more slots, if you are out on a gathering loop you run out of bagspace so quick

[@donmiller2908]

Isn't that why the game has carts?

[@mareli82]

@@donmiller2908 yea i know , but i feel carts only are good for going from specific points on clear path , so il make a shack close to where am farimg , and drop stuff there , then cart it home , but when you are out exploring a new area and gathering everything usfull you run out of bag space fast, so id prefer to have a few more bag slots , but not more weight, just so you can more different items

[@eatYoself]

Just play in build mode. Part of the game is the challenge of managing your inventory. If that's too much for ya just play with cheats.

[@ssbrooks]

I’d like to see customized armor (colors, patterns, etc.) similar to what you can currently do with some of the shields.

[@hieronymushumble5716]

Clothing bonuses could be many and varied: Cooking apron/set slight food stat bonus when cooking. Farming gear: %chance of harvesting additional produce. Butcher gear: %chance of getting additional meat when using the butcher knife on tamed critters. Riding gear: boost riding skill/ increase riding skill gain. Fishing gear: increase fishing skill gain Swimsuit: increase swim skill gain Building gear: less stamina usage, ability to stand on steep rooftops. Dancing outfit: +3 comfort bonus when dancing near other players. Sleepwear: +5 comfort bonus sleeping in a bed. Any other basic clothing: +1 comfort bonus I think bonuses like these would be reasonable and balanced by the fact that you're not wearing armor.

[@michaelp1923]

They should make it so you can wear clothes under armor and maintain buff and defense

[@tokersheadshop]

They should make the clothing somehow equip to your armour like an attachment or at least make it equip over top of your armour.

[@sertandoom4693]

Some games have had - Armor slot and Cosmetic slot.

[@gregoryquint7653]

Hopefully you play Starfield when it comes out. You and Kysen are my favorites to watch. My wife is dying of cancer so my life is upside-down now, and I've known her since I was 10. You always made me happy when I watched your videos.

[@Firespark81]

First off I am so very sorry to hear that. That is terrible and no one should have to go through that. Second yes I will be playing and making videos on Starfield.

[@gregoryquint7653]

@Firespark81 thanks for the reply and words of sympathy. Yes, the immunotherapy therapy seems to be killing her, but if she didn't do it, they said she has 4 months. I'm glad to hear you're going to be playing it and looking forward with interest the path you choose! Cheers Firespark!

[@RAGaming91]

I always like to go through and read comments on people's videos, see their thoughts on games, content, etc. I just wanted to reach out and say how very sorry I am for what you and she are going through. My wife is my best friend and my heart breaks for you both!

[@Amatsuichi]

I wish they would add something more to do on the oceans, spear / arrow fishing... new ocean animals to meet / fight... even some treasure islands would be quite nice

[@darthartagnan4737]

Ocean update will likely be after Ashlands and Deep north unfortunately.. and even then who knows how detailed it will be...

[@Amatsuichi]

@@darthartagnan4737 yea, sadly the development speed is very very slow and I might not live when the game is really done :) I tried to play with some mods in the meanwhile and spear/bow fishing plus sharks, turtles etc. are feeling quite nice and improve the game in the right way... it just feels good to be a viking, being able to hunt and fish from the early game

[@jrsimeon02]

not rushing through the game makes it more enjoyable.

[@Anabriella]

Thank you for this! Haven't had a chance to check out the PTB yet 🙌

[@Gomeshiro]

Boggles my mind how the devs didn't think of having Hildir be a fabric weaver of some sorts, but she just sell you clothes imagine how she could either sell new banner/carpet designs or a "special thread" that unlock the recipes on top of giving a reason to come back to her to buy more

[@kazdull]

the Hildir merch was discussed in a podcast with devs some time ago, where players suggested to have some normal clothing to spend time in their bases without need of combat gear. The full idea was to also give less or no stamina usage when building, but I guess that didn't made it. Overall it's great update, I don't know why people not liking to have: - official game modification sliders - better building snap points - in game customization for your character - new cosmetic and decoration items - new gold sink Of course that won't be all, they will keep adding new stuff in old biomes so I enjoy every small update that they give us. Also note that the main focus is Ashlands + optimizing the game to work better on console. They are doing great job!

[@SzotyMAG]

Instant swap armor that is equipped on armor stands That's literally all we need to make this update the way the devs imagined

[@kazdull]

@@SzotyMAG that's actually very good idea

[@badacid7388]

They desperately need to make the cultivator harvest in a circle radius so you don’t have to pick everything one by one. Planting should also be in a 3x3 grid.

[@WoodenWizard]

Maybe ok if your character had more than two hands. Keep it real, keep it honest. If you don’t like vanilla mecahnics, mod it.

[@hardbrocklife]

No. You would then just complain about needing more storage for all your vegetables or something. Also, there is mods for all of those already.

[@WoodenWizard]

@@hardbrocklife exactly. This player is asking for a solution to a problem that will give him more problems and more complaints. Very short sighted.

[@novy1198]

@@hardbrocklife nah thats actually great idea, cultivator will use more stamina with bigger circle, plant more, destroy faster etc. they also could add for this item a barrels for all sorts vegetables and other food. i think it isnt really that hard since there's plenty of mods that have this in. devs are actually pretty lazy to add smth actually usefull, they spent most of their time sleeping and dreaming on how to upgrade the game instead of actually doing that, they already doing ashlands for months but its barelly even started

[@yoza7359]

Use an Atgeir for harvesting, and yeah they need to add the ability to plant like 12x seeds or seed carrots etc at a time on the vanilla cultivator.

[@XievisTheDragon]

All this game is missing for me now is the ability to plant mushrooms, raspberries, blueberries, etc, etc where YOU WANT. Some proper farming. There is a mod for this, that seems very popular. I would love to see it in the official game.

[@Jonahhi]

Nearly 700 hours of Valheim behind me, and ive loved every bit, and i welcome the upcoming changes. Most of all i wait to have the Hardcore mode to truly have the game challenge me.

[@TheJunnutin]

I start a new run maybe 2-3 times a year. Try a different play style, different main weapon etc. That difficulty menu will definitely give me a reason for another one. Also, really want to check out that build snapping! Very close 2nd that stack moving. Awesome stuff =)

[@redclaytanto]

Boom. You nailed it with the clothing stats and how they should cover the non combat related stats.

[@Drakon0Blade]

Idea for the clothing: I wouldn't care about a skill bonus on its own, but I would definitely carry an outfit with me if it had something like 50% less stamina drain on tool use.

[@stysner4580]

It's stuff like this that really makes me scratch my head. They don't seem to understand it is a GAME so offering more playstyles and QOL for the different playstyles is far more important than a couple of dresses and "new" (90% copy pasted) dungeons... I really don't understand what they're thinking.

[@tintopstudios3820]

boosting stamina stat would be nice for the clothing for working around your base.

[@emrysmyridden]

in order for me to use clothes with stats instead of fenris armor they would have to give a permanant passive buff like the elder and modder abilities. + significant resource gathering yields for specific resources, + wind being at your back, maybe + a large percent map reveal distance+ 1000% jump height + inventory space. otherwise i'm still going to take the armour that increases my movement speed, and is also good enough to trivialize the first two biomes, and looks edgy. its not even a real contest. even if they get those much more powerful passive abilities its still a tough sell because of the limited number of spaces in your inventory. mine is full enough of junk i dont want at that moment anyway I dont want 3 more things in there.

[@queweamiraitantofeoculiao5826]

Yeah a lot of things need reworking and more content could definitely be appreciated, but this game cost me like 10 bucks or something and tbh I'd play it almost only for the thing you can build lol. They're still putting out new content and not even charging you for it so I'm not complaining. It's still a really fun game and for me it's like a way better version of minecraft so, I'm sold.

[@donmiller2908]

Hundreds of hours of entertainment for $20.00 bucks. I'm not surprised at all that people are whining. Some people believe they should have instant gratification. Everything, all the time, for free.

[@stysner4580]

I'd say people would be more than happy to pay full price for a full game. They made a lot of money from the sales, they could've released the game after Mistlands, keeping it the same price, hire a huge team and start making either Valheim 2 or huuuge paid DLC. Instead it's a slow trickle of cosmetics, a couple of dungeons (which are 90% copy paste from existing content), some new options... That's not very good.

[@donmiller2908]

@@stysner4580 Then don't play. But don't expect a 90GB triple A title from a little team of 5 developers for 20 bucks

[@alalmalal]

Hundreds of hours is a stretch. Most of those are just mining chopping crafting and hauling, no strategy or manual dexterity required, just timesink.

[@donmiller2908]

@@alalmalal What do you mean it's a stretch? I personally know a dozen people on Steam that have 500 or more hours invested in playing Valheim. I'm not talking about Hildir’s Quest, I'm talking about the game. It was $20 bucks on Steam and provided hundreds of hours of entertainment. A bargain in my book and yet people still complain when new content comes out that they've received FREE of charge. Everywhere I look I see entitlement.

[@friedmandesigns]

@@donmiller2908 Nailed it! Cheers to yours (and my, and others) enjoyment of it. :)

[@MadelineMysterious]

I wish we got 100-200 new furniture items in this update over the clothing though. Tired of making wood furniture or using unofficial mods. Like Hildir's furniture right in the mfing trailer!

[@psilimit]

Changing hats is fine...but having to swap entire outfits everytime I want to DO something (chop wood, fish, dig) would be a pretty big negative experience. Now, if they added dedicated armor/equipment slots with the ability to swap on the fly (maybe not in combat), then that would be AMAZING!!

[@DaftCricket]

I reckon adding to comfort and getting better trade deals would make sense for them

[@cliff2891]

I'm very excited for the QOL and build piece placing features in this update...but personally I couldn't be bothered with the clothing or barber station.

[@nobleprimus2272]

If the characters looked more like your thumbnail I might play this more.

[@oliverbuhring]

i disagree nwith you about the new outfits they should do it like its done in some mmorpgs and make them costumes that you can ware over your armor in a seperate slot

[@Kymss-j9z]

I'm really looking forward to the qol stuff. Plus the eggs:)

[@B0bbieshaky]

All good points. Also, finding Hildir on pre existing maps is a pain. So perhaps a clue from the Merchant would be welcome.

[@Firespark81]

Every time a new large-ish patch comes out that adds anything that is generated with a new map you should just move to a new map and get use to doing so until the game is complete. She is really easy to find on a new map.

[@B0bbieshaky]

@@Firespark81 Thing is, I've a rather large build on my original map I've done on survival (solo). So I'm loathed to start again aha. Always look forward to your updates!

[@Firespark81]

Gotta learn to let go m8. Think of everything you make in an early access game like this like it's a Tibetan mandala. Get into the mindset that it will be a great work of art that is not permanent. Other than the build you can move anything you can carry to a new map with ease.

[@RedMage117]

I was hoping clothing would work like some games that have a sort of "outfit slot" that just changes visuals but allows your armor to still be your stats modifier, but you can swap the look.

[@joshmiller7870]

Its a good update. They totally reworked the flames and portal animations. Runs better.

[@jasonnnsaurus822]

Thanks for broadcasting this info and for highlighting the more prominent aspects of the update.

[@David-jo2wr]

if they had some kind of thrall/ recruitable & trainable human npcs i would play a lot more

[@TheDigitalWatcher]

There's a mod that does that.

[@uncleacidic8850]

Clothes that: Reduce smelt time Add chance to cook extra food Forage slightly more Wishbone clothes that find treasure Build wear to slightly reduce mat costs

[@novy1198]

clothes that reduce smelt time? thats weird lol. there's lots of mods in valheim that are great and add awesome armor, they could add something similar to vanilla like for example miner's set that gives you buff to pickaxe atk speed and dmg + 10 weight to carry per level stack to lvl 5

[@uncleacidic8850]

@@novy1198 totally, I was just tossing ideas out there. just SOMETHING to pad these clothing items

[@lordgrave57]

Negative Fire. What would make more sense is You can put the non stat clothing in a overlay slot (Like in GW@ you can wear Outfits over Armor). So that way your stats are what ever armor you wear but what ppl see is the Dress wear.

[@Firespark81]

They wont add more slots to anything. They wont even add slots to put our armor in. The stats system is already in place and adding stats to the clothing would probably take them about an hour.

[@ezrastrange3286]

I don't understand why they wouldn't just do that with it.

[@GrampianQueen]

Exactly what I said on another post. I play solo mostly I have no use for cosmetic clothed. If I could wear them in place of armour the level I have then great. I did 2 quests already just to say I did them but no intention of buying clothes

[@ezrastrange3286]

Yes, slots to put armour in are sorely needed as well.

[@ItsMeStrider]

@@Firespark81 not adding slots specific for armor and weapons (at least your main one) is so incredibly stupid idk why they won't just do it.

[@porous9]

The world sliders looks like a great idea. However, the clothes look like an absolute bust. Even if they sported the skills boosts suggested, who has the patience and inventory space to go out into the world, swap to an armourless outfit that gives +10 to Woodcutting to chop some wood, then to a +10 Pickaxes outfit to mine some Silver, then switch to your armour gear because you woke up a Stone Golem, then back to your Pickaxes outfit to finish mining and so on? It's just bleh. More stuff to spend your gold on is fine - if it's actually useful stuff. If it's cosmetic stuff that does nothing except weaken your character for the sake of novelty looks (like the Santa hat) it is again just bleh.

[@Fredusko1]

Yeah it is a common thing a lot of these games, like the BotW and TotK Zelda games end up becoming. You go climb, you change armor to the climbing armor. You go fight you change to the armor armor. You go swim, you change your gear to the swim gear. That is not fun nor entertaining, I want to interact with the world not with a menu. 100% agree the sliders are great for different levels and preferences of play.

[@TRoninYT]

Having vanilla resource modifier options and other tweaks to minize grindiness will be great for the next time busy players jump on

[@connorpearson4856]

I think existing stats would not be the way to go because as other people have said, lugging around an extra set of clothing is not really worth the benefit of doing so when you are out in the world. The best thing they could do is add unique modifiers to the outfits for domestic tasks you do around your base, such as increasing farming yeild, increasing smelting/crafting yeild, reducing building costs or a bonus to the rested bonus you get if you rest while wearing them. But adding a quest with with rewards that mostly have no effect on gameplay is pointless. I don't understand the line of thought here. Nobody I know who plays valhiem plays it so they can play dressup.

[@BLU3F4LC0N881]

There are alot of people who play rp

[@chrisallum9044]

I'm 100% onboard with those suggestions.

[@sproket343]

The real fix for the clothes is a transmog system with the ability to hide certain pieces of armor. This way you can look how you want without losing the bonuses you want.

[@Nightbane104]

I do agree it’s lacklustre but it is just a small thing while they work on Ashlands. I do wish the bosses had weapons to go with them.

[@thatdude1435]

Hildir in thumbnail: straight outta hentai Hildir ingame: 🗿

[@nintendoman12111]

Yeah i was about to say, are artist already going down, THAT route?

[@RichardMPM]

the one thing bothering me is the focus on building+roleplay stuff when this is an exploration+viking conquest game. Not saying building shouldnt be expanded or anything but i feel the amount of game time introduced by these updates are not balanced towards builders/fighters. When new update drops theres hundreds of hours worth of new building possibilities, yet when it comes to exploring or fighting related stuff its just some dungeons. You could argue that procedural makes every biome "new" but theres really nothing to explore except the fact that hills and trees are in different places. I think we need a bunch of handmade stuff like these new towers and dungeons in each biome, but with lower spawn rates to make it worth searching many of them and with very USEFUL rewards. Not clothes to RP around town.....

[@fghhna]

I absolutely agree

[@sumyunggui8750]

​@@fghhnaYeah after playing this update I completely agree as well they could do much more with it. Don't give me useless cosmetics, give me something worth working towards.

[@TheAlphadark]

Was hoping the clothing sets would give a bonus to your comfort level. Adding more time or added bonus to said effect giving you your various bonus. Once you do that and make swapping gear more necessary, you're going to need to make a ability to quick swap sets. So perhaps that why they haven't add any sort of buff yet.

[@Firespark81]

Oh yea, that's a good idea. Adding to comfort. They could do that in 3 tiers as well. I like that idea too!

[@percollen46]

Yea, and maybe some sets give you more wood when farming trees, another set gives you more fruits, berries when harvest. Maybe give you + to mining. Maybe some clothes gives you more stamina when building? I mean more like "jobclothes" that have zero armor but + to other usefull skills. Maybe one set makes your ship sail a little bit faster etc.

[@TheAlphadark]

@@percollen46 might go against what they devs want I think just a stam bonus of a sort would be nice universal thing to even an additional xp would be better. Then just make which one more about personal choice. Perhaps down the road they can make sets just for those skills that have more utility then just that skill, like upgraded old armor that adds that boost or another set all together. Adding of magic I feel like it gives room to give old armor sets a chance to be useful again making them upgradeable give them use again.

[@laneerskine4692]

@@percollen46 The resource slider eliminates the need for the more wood, more berries, more metals etc. Just adjust the slider to 2x or 3x resource output. Your idea is fine but counteracted by the resource slider.

[@percollen46]

@@laneerskine4692 it is, yes. But I just brainstormed things that they could add to items, it hasnt to be exactly those things, just something that adds some flavour to the game. 😊

[@Blakkrazor69]

Clothing could reduce stamina use when using the tools too so you use less stamina when you're wielding the Cultivator, Hoe, Pickaxe and could reduce wear and tear on those tools as well.

[@xlerb2286]

The mod is good. I'm not a role player so the new quest rewards aren't interesting to me but it's nice to have some things to do in the game and everything else in the mod is a most welcome addition. My biggest problem with Valheim is still that it doesn't add much to the gameplay after the first couple biomes. It's just rinse and repeat what you did in the last biome. Run around and gather resources to make better gear so the biome isn't such a slog, kill the boss, unlock the next biome. And your reward you get to do it all again ;)

[@Eric4bz]

Hildir's update feels like an in between side project that they made during the mistlands development. Is it a bad update? No. Underwhelming yes, but not bad. As someone who enjoys dungeon crawling getting some minibosses, which can serve as 'bosses' for raids, this update was genuinely fun to just go out and explore the world and take on new challenges. Trophies are gorgeous and I welcome having a use for gold because in the past you'd buy megingjord, some ymir flesh, a few thunder stones, and two chicken eggs and you were done. That's all that benefits you on the main gameplay loop. Maybe the fishing rod but I've not seen many players fish for food. Another thing people overlook is the introduction of world options. Want a more brutal experience? Dial up difficulty, dial down resources and disable portals. Want more chilled cruising? Enable portals to teleport metal (did that. not fun carrying iron up a mountain for base building), lower raid frequencies and up the rate at which you get materials. New music, new hair, new beards (most important part of a viking), upgraded crafting benches improves their radius which is now cylindrical rather than spherical, so building is a tad easier; and the QOL that is chest quick stacking. However, to call it a good update? I'd not really say so. The outfits are nice which could be good for cinematics, events or role play for those who enjoy it. Time to relax and enjoy themselves. Some enjoyable QOL and improvements that make the game a bit more enjoyable. The new features don't really apply to people during their main gameplay and is entirely optional with minimal gameplay impact. It's by no means a bad update, as I personally enjoy it, but it feels kind of shoe-horned in like it was cut from the mistlands, intended to be part of a major update but released on its own. Either way, the ashlands awaits. We'll be getting that soon (tm) since unlike the mistlands the devs actually know what they have in mind for the biome.

[@starrystarrynight52]

I like the new update. I'm not a big role player, but I do like the fact my Viking has comfortable to sleep in! I was using troll armor to do that before. I do wish is warm for the cold nights though.

[@FDJUwe]

what you described is role playing though

[@starrystarrynight52]

@@FDJUwe Yeah. Just a wee 'lil bit.

[@joshmiller7870]

That brute and shaman boss shall be known as Master Blaster. (Must have watched mad max beyond thunderdome to get reference.)

[@brunomachado6771]

Just what I thought when I first saw them

[@grungehog]

World modifiers are something the game was sorely missing been really enjoying doing a moder only run(tears are mandatory for artisan table) and still getting enough iron just from wild scrap piles and oozers for everything up until breaking the towers in the mistlands...using the 3x drop rate and finally being able to just teleport heavy stuff through portals. Making it so you get constantly invaded and it's based on player level and not world level feels fantastic too. I can now use ooze bombs as a main weapon for dealing with deathsquitoes and seekers. In my current world I'm on day 68 only 1 death(got greedy in melee against 3 loxen) already have enough cores to make 3 endgame workbenches. Modifiers for me are 3x loot, normal combat difficulty, casual portals, casual death penalty, maxxed out frequency of raids and raids based on player level. Having those options is just great though :)

[@ChuckHaney]

5:27 giving stats to clothes items: If they did that someone would complain that the blue tunic should give +1 to fishing not jumping and the red one should give +1 to food, not sneaking. People will never be happy and take any opportunity to try and sound like they are smart by explaining why the above stats I mentioned, make perfect sense. Every update should be as small and insignificant as possible. Don't agree? Ever play World of Warcraft? They RUINED that game by trying to appease everyone that cried about anything. Game devs should IGNORE 99% of what people complain about as they are only complaining for attention (of one variety or another.) Personally, I love the game the way it is and I hope they change nothing. Ashlands? I don't care. I don't need any changes to keep playing this game. Generally, people have lost the ability to pay attention.

[@davidcooke8005]

Try sneaking in a red outfit. I know you were just pulling examples from the ether, but seriously. Sneaking in red makes zero sense, and YOU are the 99% that should be ignored.

[@KANQQ]

I've had this game since december 2022, 200+ hours on it and I just got to the mistlands a few days ago. There is more than enough content in this game to keep u busy.

[@meh.7640]

i find myself often wanting to get back into valheim just to build stuff. but then i have to grind my way up to getting the necessary resources. that's pretty annoying. i always felt like a creative mode was missing. now it's finally here

[@Synthia17]

There's a console command that pretty much is a creative mode but you gotta enable the console first.

[@meh.7640]

@@Synthia17 yeah, i messed around with the console commands but as far as i know there is no command that makes enemies not attack your buildings

[@Leetfaction]

I really hope they continue adding more helpful features in the future. I'm still hoping to see things in the base game like: - sort button for inventory/containers - shift + e to instant fill fires, smelters, kilns, etc - blast furnace takes all ores, not just black metal - quantity input for crafting - crafting filters for item categories - crafting search bar - trash button to discard unwanted items - scrap items at work benches for materials - one click repair all at work benches - equipment slots - quick slots for action items like food/mead - equipable quiver with arrow slots - dverger circlet as a utility item - compass that shows map markers - less janky ladders with proper step animation - vertical (slope) directional attacks - max health/stamina only start to deplete once the food icon is blinking - destination selection for portal frames - tamed wolves can go through portals

[@rainbowgaming1475]

the fire skeleton should give you something that you can make a fire weapon. cuz as it is we now have only arrows. in general i think we should be able to puts "mods" in our weapons, something as RUNES to make our own weapons unique

[@hylanderOP]

Adding skills to the new clothes seems like somthing that could easily be modded in after the update

[@LeanAguero]

Hildirs quest it's just a bone before Ashland update hehe

[@atacstringer8573]

I've been holding off on playing a for this update cuz of the preset options the ability to make it where you can teleport all items is essential to me currently I just load into a different world drop stuff off load back teleport into the second world picked up and load back again I understand the teleporting iron and stuff like that is a law reason but still most people don't know about that and it's kind of stupid that you can't by default you can't teleport with iron ingots and or but you can with weapons and armor why

[@kristopherjames2404]

Im disappointed in this update simply because i never see myself wearing clothes just for the sake of them beings clothes. In my opinion it was a waste of time for the animators. Like they could have created customization options for every tier of armor and ship sails kinda like the shield paint jobs. But they gave us dresses... Sure hope traders eventually offer bounty locations for gold or something. These new boss zones are the only good thing about it in my book

[@WoodenWizard]

weird to be fixated on the dresses. you don’t have to use them, so just play how you want and learn to appreciate what others like about the update

[@kristopherjames2404]

@@WoodenWizard I don't need to learn anything to have the opinion that development time was wasted.

[@WoodenWizard]

@@kristopherjames2404 lol you don’t need to learn anything? Lol

[@morbidgypsy]

Yeah I agree that the dress is should have been a transmute with the armor. I'm not going to be swapping back and forth all the time so I'd like to just have my armor that I worked for it look like the dresses or something

[@kristopherjames2404]

@@WoodenWizard I've come to accept that this update is actually more for people who hate the game as it is and want the ability to make it what they want it to be. They've got 3 biomes to finish, we need 🥩 not 🥜.

[@kustimork]

FANTASTIC IDEA! - Iron Gate take notes!!

[@SYL3NZR]

Gold should also let you buy certain ressources and or meals (not ALL of them but many, yes even good ones) which will burn through gold for a casual player and indirectly make it more meaningful, a bunch of garbage cosmetics isn't cutting it - also maybe a couple no durability items like building hammers, gathering tools, garden hoe, infinite fishing lure, infinite TORCHES etc. (for a high price ofc or X amount of boss heads + gold or something)

[@WoodenWizard]

Biome specific chef/cook/food hut NPCs would be cool if well balanced and rare

[@Capper_Bra]

its a nice update but its also not considered a content update. Its more of a "added features" update. Whereas ashlands will be something else

[@MilkoAR]

It would be amazing if they could listen to this! ❤

[@AlbionsFinest]

Yeah I agree, the new clothes should have parks or stats attached to them, such as blacksmith clothes(T1 = 5% reduced materials for crafting armor, T2 10%, T3 =15% for example. We would have so many more uses for these new clothes such as builders clothes, farmers clothes, weaponsmith clothes, potion brewing clothes etc etc. This update has taken ages and I just feel more effort went into making this update than was needed and if they had these developers working on the ashlands we would have a whole lot more content instead. Also, where is the ship update? Wasn't that in the roadmap ages ago? The shear amount of sales this game has had on steam alone surely would have been enough to hire a butt ton more developers/designers to get this game completed by now... Its frustrating cause I love this game, I really do, I just feel like they are dragging their heels a little..

[@nathanbollman]

My gripe is still with the previous Mistlands update, magic introduced as an end game mechanic... should begin at start with basic magic and grow into greater magic?

[@Omgbbqhaxlolol]

Negative. That's not what Irongate wants. They PURPOSELY don't want us to have magic early. They want magic to be powerful, and as a result it takes time to get to it. Besides, how would it make sense that you get magic before you can build with stone? You're supposed to be a real life viking, dropped into a new world, where you discover things like magic, so starting with it would break the lore. I personally think they can easily expand on magics, and given how in the past we've had retroactive updates for the Swamp and Mountains, I'd say it's safe to assume they will eventually do so. I do, however agree with you on 1 point, we should have some sort of introductory magic, maybe something you get within the mountain caves, learning a tome from the cultists to do their fire slash or whatever. There's TONS of options for them to expand on, but full blown magic in the beginning of the game would be kind of busted. Especially given that everything you'll fight until the swamp is weak is fire, and that's usually what people consider introductory magic.

[@kitrozon4422]

Thanks!

[@mikeriley2475]

Anythoughts or news on when it'll leave Public testing and go live? Can't wait for game modifiers!

[@MoonStrainger]

Good Points there bud ^^ love the content

[@chrisallum9044]

I played it. I found the features like custom game settings and place stacks absolutely great . Hilda is a nice but rather 'meh' addition. I did them all first try finding them rather easy. it's no hearth and home but I wouldn't want to remove any of it.

[@ghouleye]

There should be more special weapon/armor materials from traders like the ones for frostner. I feel like the stuff we get as reward from Hildr are just trash . . .

[@SlayingtheGloom]

Honestly, has there been a single update the players haven’t raged over? At this point, every update has had many fantastic features, and like two flawed ones. People are always going to screech about the two flawed ones, even though everything else is great. Valheim players can be a real pain the rear.

[@WoodenWizard]

The real problem is the different types of Valheim players. This update will please most of them, if not all. Then again, some players just like to complain about anything. Noise makers.

[@CurriedBat]

Yeah I would totally wear a dress if it meant I could 1 shot every birch.

[@COscott13]

with how slow the main updates are they better be dropping a lot more of these mini updates. these devs are sooooo slow with the updates for this game....

[@1877wf]

It would have been nice if they allowed you to increase inventory space. When grinding for resources those slots fill up quick.

[@WoodenWizard]

Overplayed complaint. If a player runs out of inventory, its on the player’s lack of inventory management skills. Give that same player more inventory and they will fill it up just as fast. What you really want is either infinite inventory or god mode all the time.

[@1877wf]

@WoodenWizard You may have misunderstood my comment. I'm simply saying it would be cool if they implemented a inventory upgrade like a backpack that could be either bought from the trader or crafted or found in the open world. Sort of like the Megingjord belt to increase carry weight. Same concept

[@WoodenWizard]

@@1877wf I understood you, and your idea is as old as the oldest minecraft mods. The game has solutions for inventory already (carts and chests and portals). My point remains true, that if you increase inventory in any form, that only give you more time to fill it all up, which in turn will take more time to sort. It does nothing to improve inventory management, which is a skill the player needs to develop. If you play this out in your mind, you’ll see I am right. Ive played thousands of hours of modded Minecraft with a backpack mod and this is the conclusion I came to. Too bad improving inventory management is not a measurable skill in the game like all the other skills.

[@anr1593]

Thanks Firespark. The QOL fixes are great, though I feel like the modders have done so many already, eg farming. Are eggs worth that much before the black marble cooking station? Seems kinda meh. Clothes for clothes sake is also a bit meh, with no stats or anything on them.

[@DR-JOAT]

Have they fixed the unique armors? Also there is not enough new stuff going into the plains biom so I still haven’t had motivation to play mistlands. Also a mount before the plains biom is needed imo.

[@Blakkrazor69]

As the traditional dungeons are only accessible via movement to their location thus making local physical terrain obsolete in relation to the dungeons' spawn space I have to wonder why any of these dungeons spawn in with so many immediate dead ends. I get procedural generation but I also understand setting spawn minimums and after a swamp with 7 Crypts of which 5 had 2 immediate dead ends and 1 had all 3 blocked with only yellow mushrooms to be extracted the amount of time and resources put into the iron extraction there was not worth it. This game simply needs greater minimum spawn sizes for their dungeons. I don't know how many of you ever played Everquest and know of Guk and Lower Guk but Valheim dungeons need more sizeable dungeons like that where a pack of Vikings could put an hour into the exploration and clearing of the whole thing instead of 3 minutes swinging a Stagbreaker.

[@shadowswithin702]

Seems fine to me, just wish my friends didn't keep wandering off so I can continue playing.

[@Blakkrazor69]

To be fair...there could have been so many better offerings from Hildir for the work. More recipes could have been sold. Rare, Epic, Legendary recipes of the same items we make now could have been sold to us. Materials to craft those items could be sold to us. For the size of the studio this game is truly amazing and enjoyable but this update is seriously lacking in content as they could have negotiated for so many of the Most Used mods for their game and incorporated them for improving the quality of life far more than Hildir did.

[@Zzues]

Sounds like a nice QOL update, but I do hope they add some bonuses to the new gear. Maybe just faster wood cutting, faster or cheaper cooking, I dunno, something. How many players actually just roleplay? Those players could still use the gear for roleplay, but I assume many, many more folks play for progression.

[@msarilyn7677]

It's not that Hildir's is a bad update, in fact it is a good one. The problem is that it not marketed toward what the playerbase wants, things like Ashlands and Siege Warfare.

[@fortnitesexman]

how is it not a bad update? it adds dungeons with poorly designed mini bosses - wolf dude being unable to make it up the little rock at the base of the cave, and dungeons generally being a terrible place to put a mini boss in due to the lack of space with loot that's completely useless ontop of taking AGES to get to hildir because they decided having fun is illegal and made them non portalable in my book a good update is one that expands upon and or improves the experience this doesn't expand upon and or improve the experience, it actively wastes your time and distracts you from playing the actual game with every second you spend humoring it's existence

[@scootthetubbypirate]

When does the update come out?