THE DEVS RUINED MY BASE! Valheim Episode 36

[@foxye50]

Cancels island build because it will require a ton of stone. Starts a stone bridge that will require a ton of stone instead haha. Love the video!

[@sir_nut]

It's a 9000 IQ move

[@farrex0]

Tbf, in an island there is nowhere where you can get stone, but in a mountain there is

[@BrentDnD]

Are we sad that the dream of the grand atoll base will not be realized? Of course we are. But I think I speak for most of your faithful watchers that we are super excited that you are starting a whole new chapter for a massive mountaintop base build. Love your content Broadbent! Best Valheim let's play series out there!

[@tkeleth2931]

Here's to at least 36 more episodes!

[@tapoutluke]

Probably one of my favorite parts of your series is the base building, so I'm actually kinda glad youre moving!

[@rexschatten5720]

Broad: "I don't blame them for changing it" Title: "THE DEVS RUINED MY BASE" :P

[@ivagnarok]

he needs the clickbait

[@trevschuster]

Here's a building tip.. if you're struggling to get something to snap under an object (like a foundation beam) try sitting down "x", the camera will lower and you'll be able to get into those tight spaces, like she said.

[@magnesjberg24]

man, your content is just the best to chillax to and watch, or even just listen too. i remember when you only had acouple tousands subscribers. you're my favorite underrated youtuber.

[@themadmadsen]

If you want more stability than the iron beams allow for you can always embed iron gates inside the stone bricks which allows for an extra 50% in height (compared to the beams) before running out of stability.

[@FernandoTakeshiSato]

I really wouldn't...if that is patched, maybe the whole thing might collapse

[@TheJunnutin]

@@FernandoTakeshiSato Dunno, that does seem more like a feature, not a bug to be patched.

[@FernandoTakeshiSato]

a feature that a door adds stability? my guess is it was kind of a mistake, since iron adds stability and the door is taller then the beam, it's less pieces for more height...on the other hand, they did remove some iron stability bug and didn't change the door, so who knows :)

[@themadmadsen]

@@FernandoTakeshiSato iron has a stability value, why the gate allows for a higher max stability is because the item itself is 3m where as the pole is 2m. It's the same mechanic as the wood and core wood poles, you can get twice as high of a structure if you use 4m core wood as you can with 2m core wood as the stability is calculated based on the number of connections between the topmost piece and the foundation vs the structural stability stat of the material used (ie. Wood, core wood, iron, ect). If they were to patch it out it'd mean they are changing the fundamental building mechanics of the game which is doubtful that they'd ever do. And when you think about it logically it does make sense that a solid iron structure would be stronger than wood with iron bands. This is without taking into consideration the poetry of having an Iron Gate as the strongest building block in a game made by Iron Gate Studios.

[@swordzanderson5352]

@@themadmadsen In real life, a few iron bars wouldn't exactly be structurely sound. That's what the person was trying to say. There is no way that a door would function as a support. Plus, if doors were supporting structures, well, try opening them. You most likely can't. Even if the gate had a frames, a flimsy frame ain't gonna hold up couple tonnes of stones above it.

[@Zachattack-ot2un]

Now broad bent wishes he did all the island building before the update

[@DaddyFatty]

I know this series is old but I just started watching & im so bummed. Why is it that when there's a cool feature in a game that the players are enjoying devs always decide to take it out. Devs- "the players are enjoying the game.. they must be stopped!"

[@Kyllez]

3:41 This is now the butt mountain. Idc what you say, this is 2 rocky buttcheeks on a mountain and thus this is the Butt Mountain

[@mlem6951]

I searched for such a comment xD

[@SargentExon]

Or Boob Mountain? ;D

[@JT_Iza]

Really enjoy your chill, candid chatting during your gameplay. Good luck with your builds! Hopefully the devs give us back something to ease the building.

[@jaypeeters]

Yessss he is gonna build the wizards tower again! The forrest flashback.

[@alanaprem4118]

You got me hyped for a second

[@alanaprem4118]

And Forrest forest you mean

[@jaypeeters]

@@alanaprem4118 English is not my native language so bare with me. Must have doubletapped that 'r' in my excitement.

[@dafyd201]

Early Access. The time for developers to check out all the exploits they didn't notice. Soon as the players find and start using them the Devs find a way to kill the exploits.

[@ANIMOUS8]

An idea to help you increase the structural stability of your bridge. Inside the stone walls you are using as pillars you can put iron gates stacked up on top of each other. That should greatly increase your building height. Do one 2x4 walls then place the iron gate off center on in the middle of the wall. So basically half the gate is into the wall and it's dead center lengthwise. Then you add your 2x4 wall to the other side so that the gate is now half in each section of wall. Then you stack a 2x4 wall piece on top of those first 2 wall pieces. This should hide most or all of the gate at this point. Then attack iron gate on top of the first and then keep stacking up stone wall pieces. Basically the iron gates will be hidden but will be running up the fever of your stone walls giving them iron support. I'll try to find a video of what I'm taking about to makeit easier.

[@ANIMOUS8]

Ok i found a video that explains what I'm talking about. Looks like hiding the iron beams inside is a bit higher. So i guess it comes down to which is cheaper and meets your needs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5q1f6Gcm5WGhpY

[@Fart3269]

2nd. Just Want to let you know that this is the best Valheim series out there. Keep up the good work!!

[@tonyh8166]

Possible suggestion for you- Lower the bridge to come in just UNDER those big rocks on the tower side and do an underground entry area with those rocks as the roof, with a staircase leading up to the tower proper when you dig through far enough to reach the far side of the rocks. That'll give you a good spot for your spiral staircase too, as well as saving you stone on the bridge and simplifying its support issues.

[@Mad-Duk_Machine_Werkes]

When building in the Mountains, there is a HUGE difference between pick-axing thru "Ground" and going thru a Boulder - you can make a subterranean cave house, tunnels, walkways with rock and arches on top if you just chip thru Big Rocks and hollow out Boulders- Keep that in mind when building this base, boulders stay above you head if you dont chip out all the side support (just like you learned in the Plains with the Pillars) Like at the end of the bridge you have started now, I would walk strait forward and hollow out that rock and tunnel thru it..............

[@wijn1008]

you can make an underground base under the elder platform.

[@thiago8377]

@@wijn1008 Yoooooo

[@abody1233]

big thanks to the Devs for this new update becuse not all people have good PCs and this update reduces lag and fps issues i had

[@thakrak]

Dude. Seperate the bridge pillars even more: you can use two archway pieces on each side at different levels to make archways wider. Not sure how to explain this: use one archway piece, and place another one at the end and just above it. Then place another two facing opposite on the other side to close the arch. That way you will have arches that span 2 levels and with pillars 8m apart. You'll save a ton of minerals.

[@unicyclingistheshit]

to the top. I think this would look sick too!

[@gordoncj82]

You should start a secondary world seed (with a basic treasure room) where all us fans can join and donate mined stone for the island project! Could become a community island project!

[@jimhay4324]

Wouldn't he have to be actively online in the server aswell? Nice idea but I think it would be too hard to set up, no?

[@shlagin9354]

@@jimhay4324 I remember reading somewhere you can set up a 24/7 server, I'm not sure if you have to pay for it though.

[@sirhunter7623]

@@jimhay4324 there‘s also a possibility to set up a 24/7 server, that‘s what I have

[@marcus.thoren]

I'm actually glad you're abandoning the 'islands'. They kinda looked weird, and the main building wasn't decorative enough. I hope we get a more adventerous and nice looking base at this spot 🤩

[@tkeleth2931]

Yeah, I agree. As soon as I unlocked the pick and hoe, it was very clear that having a huge moat or earth wall would be the "optimal" meta-build, so I intentionally avoided that just for a sense of immersion. I do, however, enjoy seeing playthroughs where people do use such techniques! same with the boar farms, etc

[@kaydenskii8045]

@@tkeleth2931 Moats really aren't needed. Even when you are raided the enemies have aggro on you and not your builds. You stand outside and your base is safe lmao

[@origamikira]

for the voting just make a post in discord in the announcement subserver, post yay and nay emotes and let people vote that way, its quite easy

[@jjaydotca]

he said it costs 15-18 stone to raise it @0:50, but they changed the cost down to 2. At that point it looks like 3-4 raises will get it done, that's only 6-8. Whereas before it was only 4. So its costs 50% more, which isn't that much

[@brandondoran5940]

I saw a tip where you can add the iron door under the stone wall and it adds a hell of a lot of stability. Might work better than those beams and you can hide them better

[@Kaasplakkie]

R.I.P Island base :( So sad. But on the upside, a new adventure! I keep watching your video's every day and loving it! btw, your episodes are over way too quickly :)

[@Azginarth]

Everyone place bets on how long before the howling of the winds makes Broadbent lose his mind... :D

[@Azginarth]

Excellent idea btw, I love castles/towers, and I don't know why I'm getting strong Lord of the Rings vibes from this!

[@DaemonRayge]

Having wild wolves and drakes. LMFAO

[@eeuwke0]

Really love the big mountain base idea with the bridge!

[@Sockie82]

At the entrance to your bridge, you should have a dragons head mounted, and guck torches either side, make it look epic!

[@yinpsyche93]

Liked just for the sneaky "that's what she said"

[@D13373DSTI]

Yep, you can no longer hide from all the danger by building an island base. :)

[@ShadowNova300]

I just build a square trench around my house lol. But thats mostly cause I'm still in early game with trash gear, I hate getting raided by "The Forest Moves" event thing (because my gear is trash), and the occasional enemies running up while building get irritating.

[@lambree4947]

Imagine after the ocean update, watch those islands people still have get wiped out by what every sea creatures they add

[@4urelie]

In case you don't like the look of the iron beams on the side of your pillars, you can embed them inside the pillars as you build. Doors are pretty handy to find the snapping spot in the middle of a block: place a door on top of a block (aligned with the side) then snap your beam to the inside of the door.

[@diegovirga]

You can use the stones on the mountains you are building the new bace for maquing an undergound entrance and crip/forge/ iner-castle. Those 3 big rocks are perfect for it. They can act like sealing and will be perfect.

[@rudimentaryflavo]

I can't wait to see the tower base come to life! The bridge is gonna be so so cool. Maybe as a future build you could create a port for your ship and a cart path up to the tower.

[@zuiopds2203]

They increased the value of stone. Two of my base ruined too, but I get realistic survival value. Like IRL in ancient times. Thousand years old castles at Europe builded up in centuries, and different styles can be found in different parts of the castle. The difference that is the builders of the different parts are never met, but you can live along your Valheim world. So I will not abandon, I will adapt and upgrade. Times always changing, humankind are the most adaptable race in the world, we always make profit from happenings.

[@Bob-yb5om]

Concerning the island base, you could make a series of Kamino style lily pad towers rising out of the water. Once you've got a plinth to build on you can plant a fir or beech tree and that acts like solid ground to build on.

[@Bob-yb5om]

Also, historically castles usually had a drawbridge at the end of a bridge like that. Maybe you could make a nice aesthetic display drawbridge and save a bit of stone on the end?

[@yutarotanaka6853]

I hope you enjoy playing this game as much as I love this series man. Your daily valheim videos really makes my day

[@EBgCampos]

You could still use a natural island to make a base, i found some pretty good yesterday. You just gotta explore and eventually you find one large enough! They are close to the shore, but you can always spam workbenches to prevent monster spawns

[@bencoad8492]

did that my self but i used a website to show the whole map to find a a good plains 'mini'island, has workbench all over it and no base attack spawn since has water all around it heh. Its pretty big, it just fully renders any bigger and it wouldn't.

[@FernandoTakeshiSato]

dude, can't wait to see what you come up with. on a side note, in a test world I spanned the gap between two rock pillars in the plains using only horizontal iron beams. I think if you did that, and then raised the bases of the supports you laid out there, it might save you some iron, though the supports would be just for looks.

[@sibiris8474]

To be fair, you can still fiddle with it and raise the ground for "free" if you are willing to blood your fingers doing it. It was in the game before the patch and its still in. Basically, when you dig with a pick, you shave off "1 or half" of the block. Then you can raise ground by "1,5" blocks then hit it with a pick again and repeat until desirable height is reached. Slow and uncomfortable, but at least you still have some creative freedom.

[@GreenAppelPie]

I liked the wider design. As far as your islands, just leave them, the devs might decide to make it just one stone.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

I HAVE A SOLUTION! Find a nice isthmus, and cut it off where it connects with the mainland, by digging down, you now have a small "island-ish" place, where you could have a drawbridge to the mainland. 😀

[@lee98210]

To fix the rock resource problem, they just need to add a rock quarry that can produce reasonable enough of rocks than normal, and even regenerate overtime.

[@nische96]

just be careful on your way over the bridge of khazad dum !!! don´t slip down and wake up the balrog

[@Klaytoncalix]

Honestly I would keep the island base. It really gives you something to fall back to & can now just be used as something for excess storage. Plus with all the time put into it, it makes a good reminder of how far you have come as you continue to move forward.

[@maneeshw2222]

I love this series. Damn, So sad about that base, I was planning to make an island myself. That's ok, go ahead, make a new one and explore. I'll keep waiting for your videos.

[@kidkrysis5220]

Want more STONE? Make a mine. Digging through ground with the Pickaxe occasionally refunds 1 STONE. This happens even after hitting the Lower Dig Limit. In Theory, you can hold M1 in a single spot and passively mine STONE for the life of the pickaxe. *Note: I have not tested this since the land update.

[@hbenjames736]

Broadbent: I have to make a completely different base because it would cost too much stone to continue this base Also Broadbent: now first off we’re going to make A MAMMOTH STONE BRIDGE

[@otra0440]

Normal people: So, this is how to make a base the proper way. Broadbent: No. :'D

[@-Shibbi]

I just watch this video till 1:23 but I want to let you know that you can still raise the ground pointing at the edge of raised ground. I have tested in new world and it works. It easier to pointing at the edge of raised ground when you are not above the raised ground. Sorry if hard to understand, my english not really good. Edit : Watched full video. How about raise the ground a little bit for fondation and "def wall" at the bottom of your bridge pillars? So enemies can't destroy your bottom pillar that will collapse entire bridge.

[@TheRealAssix]

Little trick for the 15:50 problem: Press X to sit down and the camera will get lowered as well :)

[@alishahird897]

Awww, sorry about that. The island was actually cool, it would've been awesome extended out. Oh, well....at least you got alot of experience in building. Now you can really make an amazing base.

[@codycross7810]

This gives me so many ideas on Different base locations Great work Broadbent keep it up. Love the new base Terrain.

[@erikvelosorj]

It is indeed and it really should be. It is about building a whole freaking island. It doesn't make sense using a handful of stones at the edge of a high ground and create a whole new pillar up to that height.

[@piinchsmokey3317]

Hey Broadbent Really enjoy all of your series Keep it going!!! I have an idea for your islands. You should plant a lot of trees and walkway and re visit the area down the track go for the abandoned look. Might be a nice touch 👍🏻

[@Jet-Pack]

Hm yeah, kinda sad that it's more expensive, on the other side it's more realistic and raised terrain walls, though still OP, are now more expensive, which I think is a good thing.

[@MrQuickLine]

Do three wide ones in the middle where the arches touch the valley between the two mountains, and then do skinnier ones on either end of the bridge.

[@adamcleveland27]

Love the causal mace splatting a deathsquito.

[@mastermiss4541]

From what I've seen of Iron support beams, you might be able to build the bridge without the pillars to the ground, by using horizontal iron beams. I would try it in creative, just so the mobs don't go for it and wreck one at the bottom, ruining the entire build, lol.

[@DaShikuXI]

One problem with Valheim landscaping is that digging up the ground yields way less rocks than it costs to raise the ground. You can dig down 10 times and maybe get enough rocks to build up twice. There is no equivalent exchange here like in say Minecraft, which makes any sort of landscaping just a nightmare.

[@BeardedFire]

I understand the devs, ive not done this here myself, but its basically ur paying for the hight in stone, earlier u paid for just placing really " 1 hight" but got 10 for free. i also understand its a bit of a bummer

[@1313Raymond]

That Steep Cliff had a Nice Pair

[@PotatoTarveler]

You could make a little tunel entrance under the 2 big rocks, so that your bridge is a bit lower

[@onelansou]

12:33 "aah! get it in quick!... that's what she said" - Broadbent 2021 😂😂😂

[@t1aoshibby]

Let Broadbent know what we think! Thumbs up for a yes for large gaps in the pillers, thumbs down for the smaller gap.

[@CraigHarrisonshortdog24]

The devs didn't intend to build your own islands so easily, and the hack to build on the edge was a bug. (keep in mind, it is early access). I think the devs want you to explore to find great building sites. I know for my large builds, the update has helped tremendously. It loads in about 20 seconds faster when approaching. Thegood thing is, your new build is going to be epic.

[@michaelvial125]

Raise the ground under the initial bridge support ends till it touches the stone and turns blue...not green. This will give better overall structural stability to continue building for the overall bridge. Structural durability/stability spreads horizontally as well as vertically. Also check whether you are able to raise the ground to the desired height you want on mountain in creative world...I believe its quite limited on mountain top. Keep up the great work bro...

[@brendanherridge9654]

As a bridge engineer I definitely support this build. Possible aesthetic recommendation do a couple tiers of arches up the height (2 look reasonable)? Might help with the stability but would look cool I think! Regardless love the content Broadbent!

[@unicyclingistheshit]

another person suggested this above too, I think this would be a great idea. The pillars would be 4 arch "pieces" wide, with the arches at the top stepped. Might be quite a lot of work to move the pillars now that he has laid it out for the 5m wide though

[@brendanherridge9654]

Ah! Didn’t see those, but glad I’m not alone in thinking that’d be cool! Might be hard to adjust like you said but maybe we’ll see some version of the like in the final form?

[@DanSolSko]

4:03 Strong winds could make that mountain clap.

[@tsonaqua]

Pretty sure you can bury the iron beams inside the stone pillars so that they are completely invisible. I haven't tested with the large stone but it worked with the stone pillar blocks when I build my house. Lay the iron beams first then place the stone blocks over them.

[@tristent8353]

I knew they lowered the cost of 4 stone to 2, and the optterrain improvements, but I didn’t realize it actually made island bases harder to make when I thought it would be the other way around

[@bu22k1ll]

You should tunnel under the boulders on the higher side. The rocks count as shelter when you're underneath them.

[@Captain828]

Don't be sad that Mother Base didn't pan out - IMO working with/around terrain features makes for much more interesting bases.

[@ladyscarlette6289]

Omg, you're crazy. This is going to look so freaking good. I can't wait to see it.

[@l1tterbr1sket]

Just a thought, but maybe it'd take you less stone and iron if you built the iron beams support horizontally from the two sides with maybe one or two pillars to support from beneath?

[@hiemdial1920]

Don't often comment, but I love your series and had a thought for the bridge Perhaps include a tower at the middle of the bridge that allows access to the pass below and set up a tavern on top of it

[@zacg7]

Making an island takes too much stone now, so he’s going to build a tower requiring a bridge that will require a bunch of stone? Lol

[@lambree4947]

No matter what he builds, it's gonna take a lot of resources.

[@jeremyjsutton]

Complains about the cost of stone to make islands post-patch. Starts a new base that will cost tens of thousands of stone. 10/10 A+.

[@Jadegreif]

Ah, the risk of a Early Access game. To be honest, while I loved the freedom you got with how easy and cheap you could build massive islands and natural walls, but it kinda makes more sense balancewise the way it is now (to me anyway). I mean you could build a earthwall really cheap, that was immune to any attack, compared to the cost of making a stone wall, which can be destroyed. Anyway, I was worried the update killed the series, so glad you keep going, new location looking amazing :)

[@stevegurney1310]

I'm excited to see how this build turns out. I've used some of your ideas in my build.

[@briandavis5771]

I built my base in a bay right beside the water then dug motes around it so it looks like islands still but I didn't have to raise the ground. Instead I got to mine and make stone that I used on the base.

[@alroy43]

Tear down your old base and you can use it as plains farms because you can't grow crops in the mountain. You can use to stones from your old base to make the new one.

[@GregoryWillTwitch]

I watched how extensively you played “stranded deep” and I’m hoping you spend as much time in Valheim 👍

[@kyleb1958]

I also made a island farm base after watching your videos, I'm just glad I finished the actual land before the update. As much as it sucks what they changed I'm sure it's for the better for the games long term playability

[@DIYCyberPunk]

I think you should keep the island as a farm IMO. Love the mountain base idea, it's going to look sick when you're done!

[@johnsonandjohnsonafamilyco434]

This is my absolute favorite series, I look forward to it every day!

[@amirulfadhil3658]

I like the series, but let's be real here, raising ground to high levels like that with just one click is more of an exploit and the devs fixing it means it was never intended to work that way in the first place. Nonetheless, excited to see what you gonna come up with after all that!

[@Anonymous-is1iv]

You have taught us viewers a lot- don’t give up.

[@BeatsByToxic]

You can also stack iron gates and then place the stone walls over top of them for extra height stability.

[@Bier98g]

Nice idea! Think it would look really cool if they looked more like twin columns going up vs. a wall (so basically arched in both directions up top

[@giorgosdaoutis6631]

Hey Broadbent , for the structure stability to support the stone pillars for the bridge you can use iron dors try it to what I mean . Keep the good work mate 😉

[@billwerth2]

I might be wrong, but I seem to recall watching one of his videos with an island base and complaining a bit about the lag. This is the main reason for this change, to prevent people from making bases that just lag them out. Now you could still do it in creative mode if you want. Base like the one at the beginning of the video are cool, although the game just can't handle it wll as it is currently designed.

[@lucasprandi9630]

"Devs if you are watching please make the howl of the wolfs go away" What they do instead? no more island for you my man. LOOOL BIG F

[@eerik090]

if i remmember correctly, u dont need to put the iron supports so high, u could do them like halfway and it still should go more green at the top, might remmember wrong tho

[@gamingjim5919]

Complains about stone but has a Greyling farm!? Throws his toys out because the dev's fix an exploitable game bug!? Proceeds to build a massive bridge that would require way more stone than the island would!?

[@cchermok]

Sadly, crops don't grow on the mountain. I have been lucky enough to find some smallish islands that are plains that I'm going to try to make into an island resort. If you've seen any, your dream of an archipelago may not be dashed just yet!

[@One_Guy]

15:15 i'd still raise the ground up at least high enough that stone golem's cannot smash the foundation of the bridge.

[@TheKeule33]

@16:00 sitting down (x) helps with the camera angle and snapping

[@abrakadaver_]

If you have problems snapping a piece below another one press X to sit and your view and character will lower down so you can see below a building block

[@j.r.p.jespersen8860]

I build a hunting cabin a top of the highest mountain I could find. I made it out of wood, which turned out to be a bad decision as ice drakes would constantly harass me and ruin it. My point is: don't build too much out of wood.

[@samcude3060]

You can actually space your supporting pillars even farther apart. You can have two stone floor pieces "free floating" in between two that are supported by arch pieces. This means you can space your pillars 8 meters apart, instead of 5 meters like you have them set up here. Should save you a lot of stone.

[@samcude3060]

Should add, the "free floating" floor tiles need to be placed very quickly or they will break from lack of support. But if you get them in fast enough there is a sort of "wedge" mechanic that allows them to stay in place when they would otherwise fall.

[@Senquist]

Broadbent, sorry but it wasn't normal anyway! On the other hand I can't be enough thankful to you, because before the update has been released, you just gave me the idea of the best farming place ever! The middle line of my farming island is the border between Meadows and Plains so it's just a jump and I can grow anything I need! Thanks