Valheim vs a new player

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[@hotdonkey3801]

My favorite part of the game was getting caught in a deathsquito death loop. I learned that you can still get temper tantrums in your late 50s

[@Arthaius]

- Oh Lord ... I haven't played in a while I actually forgot about those things .... Yeah I love the esthetic and the style, but sometimes I wish it wasn't so damn hard, lol

[@mtpstv94]

There's no death loop to be honest. You have gear available to you prior to ever going there that entirely negates it from the swamp. You just need one piece. Also negates spear throwers. Makes the area trivial. When you don't know that it's painful. But once you do it's nothing.

[@Arthaius]

@@mtpstv94 - It has been a while since I have played, so maybe I just forgot, but what is the "One Thing" you need for the plains that you find from the swamp? just curious, maybe it would make my next run easier

[@gamejolter541]

@@Arthaius Root harnesk, resistance to pierce damage, practically lets you tank deathsquitos with just swamp gear

[@Arthaius]

@@gamejolter541 - Yeah it's been a while, I don't even know if whatever those are were in the game last time I played.

[@hilltigger]

Death is a part of Valheim. I've got 5,000+ hours in the game and I still enjoy it and find new challenges every playthrough.

[@sociallyferal4237]

I thought my 3000+ hrs was overkill. LoL My biggest challenge is incorporating stairs into a multi-story build that isn't half the size of the house. 🤣

[@stevebreedlove9760]

​@@sociallyferal4237i thought my 1500 hours was a lot... Lol. But I dont build much, so I can see how some folks have a lot more hours in.

[@sociallyferal4237]

@@stevebreedlove9760 😁 I have yet to face the brood queen. I like the early and mid game but once you start swatting everything easily I tend to restart. LoL.

[@tallicedlatte]

@@sociallyferal4237same! 1500 hours and no queen yet! Ashlands looks like a nope to me

[@meriwidget3474]

1800 hours myself, and I just started with the Mistlands patch. I've "completed" the game 3-4 times, but I love building and now I'm experimenting with mods, which has added even more fun layers to it.

[@CheesusCheesusChrist]

So fun to watch your video and listen to your experience as a first time player. Love how you noted how you usually get bored with a game before the boss and also how you persevered though the adversity to learn the lesson "be prepared"! I hope you continue with updated videos through the subsequent biomes!

[@JonnyShrimp]

Thanks! I will continue the game. It's been fun

[@timmcgrath8742]

Wait till you hit the plains. You will hear the buzzing and giggling in your sleep and it will terrify you...

[@goldyloxje]

Wait till ge hits Ashlands abd the mob density there

[@causerDAguv]

@@goldyloxje yep. The Ashlands is just like "F U we're just gunna throw a ridiculous amount of enemy types at you and even MORE if it's night time. We'll even just spawn them in without the need of a spawner."

[@Wissi92]

@@goldyloxje Wait till he hits the Mistlands for the first time without the Feather cape... But dear god, the Ashlands. Too many mobs and too many items ~.~

[@mohhamadpouyamollavali]

ROOT ARMOUR +PIERCING DAMGE RESISTANCE

[@_viper2c_562]

My son and I did a personal challenge of no map/no portal. We did complete it by finally beating the final boss. Mistlands came out during our gameplay, but since we didn't start with that boss available, we just considered our challenge complete with the Plains boss. It was brutal, but you know, after all that time playing without any map whatsoever...when we returned to 'normal' gameplay the map almost felt like cheating to us. haha

[@trengilly01]

My anxiety kept building during the entire video as you struggled through the Swamp and Mountains with Meadows level food! 🤣 So happy to finally see some Sausages and Muckshake at the end there! Food is literally the only way to boost your characters strength (hit points and stamina). Glad you are enjoying the experience. Yes, Valheim is very much a Survival Preparation game. Both for food, gear, and buffs (rested!) but also for exploration strategy (portal placement, base and outpost location for resource processing, playing defensively to minimize the effects of death).

[@JonnyShrimp]

Yep for the first time I didn't prep and turns out that's exactly what this game needed lol. Cant wait for the next biomes and bosses

[@sociallyferal4237]

@@JonnyShrimp I feel plains to mistlands is kind of like the forest to swamp transition. A sudden spike in difficulty where your best gear doesn't seem to do as well as you expect. 😁

[@stevebreedlove9760]

To your point, I generally probe the next biome before I tackle the previous boss. I try to have turnips (and therefore the cauldron upgrade and sausages/turnip stew before I beat Elder. And as soon as you get blood bags, you can make a frost potion and go looking for onion seed and gather some freeze glands and wolf meat. With BogWitch this may have changed a bit since I think you need iron for the new cooking stations. This can also be done by killing Orders at night who sometimes drop iron ore. I almost prefer it that way to keep the raids manageable.

[@Deavhrmordhau]

@@JonnyShrimp Are you gonna upload a video on your Valheim experience again?

[@JonnyShrimp]

​@@Deavhrmordhau Yeah I will. Its just a lot of hours i'm putting in the game to progress it lol. While I work on that, I have other video ideas floating around so stay tuned

[@chairmanmeow3474]

I wouldnt try hardcore until you beat all the bosses... unless you enjoy torturing yourself... lol

[@JonnyShrimp]

I started new game in Warframe... I think I have issues. Hardcore looks fun but yeah hard AF

[@bryan81584]

As much as I die from just falling while building....ya not for me.

[@rincx329]

@@bryan81584 Eat more while building

[@movingtarget9O7]

@@JonnyShrimp If you do a hardcore run, turn on the fire settings for all areas.

[@_n1ghtl1ght_89]

I’ve found hardcore more annoying than hard due to having to memorize the directions due to lack of mini map and imo this game is not made for no mini map

[@TadowSphere]

I can totally feel your pain 😂. Recently, me and my 3 friends play Valheim every night, and let me tell you, this game doesn't miss a chance to humble you. We finally found the Elder's base and, in our infinite wisdom, decided not to set up a portal. We started the fight at night, and of course, the Greydwarves pulled up like it was their party. We got wiped. Next day, we gathered everything for a portal, set one up at our base, and sailed on a raft to the Elder’s spot. Halfway there, a serpent decided we looked like lunch, and guess what - bye-bye portal supplies. Tried to recover our stuff, died… tried again, died… tried again, died. After that, I just hit Alt+F4 and called it a day. 😂😂 You can see all of this chaos in my last live stream!

[@Justtwodangmany]

Most honest narration of actual gameplay. I would have died laughing listening to you going through the Mistlands, and the Ashlands of 3 months ago. 😂

[@Laiynnalaiynna]

2 tips: 1. Dig straight trenches around your base or anywhere really, to have a square bit of land to retreat to, as most mobs cannot jump over it. 2. Dig the dirt away around copper and silver nodes, then you will only need to hit the actual node a few times and the whole falls apart. This will save you a ton of time and repairing your pickaxes. Use your bone pick axe for this (from the first boss) as you can fix this one at Wooden Benches that have a roof. Happy hunting, I love the video!

[@Falx01]

* Do not enter new biomes at night; enter the biome behind you at night. * Food is wealth, ALWAYS use the best food in a new biome. * Learn to parry. ;-)

[@Tarzan-252]

Swamps and mountains with meadows-tier food is WILD! Haha great video!

[@Sux_8]

I agree with everything you said. The reward for learning the ropes in this game is amazing and so is the progression. But you do have to learn it, indeed, and pay attention to detail. (For example, the “wet” status in Swamps makes you regen health and stamina 50% slower and it impacts why it feels so much more difficult, apart from just because it is lol). There’s nothing I love more than finding a new enemy, learning their attacks, timing, best weapon for, and just becoming better than them and start to slay them every time easier and easier. Parrying the attacks and having them done in 2-3 hits, picking up a new item and seeing all the new unlocked things for the first time… I’m having one of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever had. ❤ Almost on the last biome now :(

[@JonnyShrimp]

I really underestimated how much the wet status hurts you. Also the well rested bonus helps so much and yet didn't utilize it till I built a base well after X.X will hopefully reach the end like you. Seems like your journey is wrapping up but hopefully it's been fun!!

[@konstantinoskountousias3099]

actually the wet only reduce by 25% in health and 15% on stamina regain so no big deal, the cold one does the -50%... just have the rested buff because it copensate... its better to be cold and wet than unrested...

[@Nephardius9251]

The first playthrough in Vanilla is always the best and memorable one. Now I play modded which adds a whole new level of challenges like its a whole new game again.

[@RabidJohn]

Valheim is a deceptively deep game that doesn't coddle new players. Foods, potions and maximising your rested buff are a huge part of it. I winced at the footage of you in the swamp with only basic food buffs and no poison resistance mead... Valheim can be hard enough when you know what you're doing, but that was like playing it on nightmare difficulty.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

I like how you have The Elder's power equipped in the swamp and mountains even though it's effectively useless.

[@M3mphix]

That bit cracked me up. "I now have the ability to take more damage!" /runs to mountains without the ability equipped and dies repeatedly xD

[@imbadatpickinganame]

as cringe as this feels to say, i am basically valheim god, ive been fortunate enough to get a large extended friend group into the game, and every time, im accused of cheating in some way. to this end theyve even had me reset my character and start from scratch valheim is as easy as youd like it to be, especially with the addition of the mage class in the fairly recent present the deep arcane secrets to how im nearly deathless in valheim is, max stamina food, understanding what enemies are weak to, and dodge rolling / parrying theres a number of things to cover so ill try to be as brief as possible with each one, starting with stamina foods health is meaningless when stamina is king, when you run out of stamina you will get overrun, so unless you want to carry 10 stamina potions and 20 tasty meads (something i actually did do in pre nerf ashlands because holy shit, the way there were so many enemies i couldnt see the beech was absurd.) i have even tried playing heavy into health, but the second youre out of stamina combat stagnates and youre on the back foot every time, praying you dont get wiped out in two hits, regardless of how much health and block force you have, so 3 stamina foods is always the go to, it enables you to always have the ability to fight, to parry and to dodge enhancing this i use the fenris armor, the speed boost is a liberating feeling that even hardcore mages in the community like "professionalmage" (check out his youtube hes hilarious) admit is one of the most fun valheim experiences. and this comes from someone who hates playing the "warrior" weapons, usually i would use the askvin set, and the cape from the ashlands, but i just love how the fenris armor looks far too much to give it up moving into weapons, i am always carrying 1, a bow with 100/200 arrows, 1 sledge hammer (blunt damage is the most universally strong damage types in the game) and an atgeir (same story, and the aoe from middle mouse is also incredibly strong, i soloed the queen with nothing but an atgeir to clear ads and a mistwalker) always know what youre going to fight and bring the correct weapons for it. in the mistlands for example i used krom a lot to deal with seekers out in the wilds, one parry and a stab to the rear (enabled by stamina foods and the fenris armor speed boost) and i could kill a seeker in two simple uses of the mouse3 attack, of course, i carried other weapons just go to the valheim damage wiki and it tells you what is weak or immune to what, and by making an effective "loadout" for each biome, you dominate without even having to try, especially with three stamina foods. even deathsquitos are a joke when you just use an atgeirs mouse3 attack on them, i have rarely died to them since my first playthrough and then of course, you have your bread and butter, learning about dodging and parrying, i mean if you really want to you can just dodge roll a deathsquito attack, making them a joke you cripple yourself by not learning. i mean for the people who use max health armor a sword and a shield, they all go for a round shield, for example there are three types of shields in the game, tower shields which are the best for blocking (which is what these people always do) round shields that are a strange / useless (in my opinion) mix between that and the next type of shield. and then finally, the best type of shield, of which there are only three, bucklers, which give you a higher parry bonus than most weapons, essentially meaning enemies you parry are stunned for longer these are my "secrets", i promise you if you spend a little time learning about these parts of valheim the game becomes massively more enjoyable, i hope this helps someone, good luck

[@MrTheBest247]

"The game rewards the well-prepared" - guy who's eating honey & mushrooms in the mountains with the Elder buff

[@JonnyShrimp]

I'm a madman what can I say

[@asymptotyczna]

LOL

[@jessemiller3108]

Good culmination of events in your playthrough. Well done Viking!

[@ElAnciano767]

It was a lot of fun seeing you encounter all the painful truths about Valheim. Preparation is truly everything. Are you going to go on to the Plains and beyond? Such delights await you.

[@JonnyShrimp]

I'm actually playing right now 😂 I plan on streaming some of the progress. The games addicting and I don't know why

[@redmadness265]

​@@JonnyShrimpHaha yeah. The Aslands was my biggest skill check by far. 65-70 deaths there alone even with how rad my gear is and several hair-pulling failed corpse runs tempted me to quit

[@asymptotyczna]

We need to see this!!!

[@lancer2204]

Valheim does weather very well

[@kinzrvt]

What an amazing video. When I first tried Valheim I was introduced to it by a few friends and we had decided to play without watching anything about it. So it was just discovery and awe. The game is truly rewarding of effort and knowledge. Seeing this vid has made me remember what a great time I had discovering this game. Thanks a lot.

[@Yoshi92]

Man you really have your original first Valheim playthrough experience on video, I envy you! 😁 Thanks for making! 🏆

[@JonnyShrimp]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Yoshi92]

@@JonnyShrimp I wish everyone would make a video of his first playthrough like that lol, and in such quality, real good man 👍 I don't watch live/Twitch, I like it condensed, so this video is as good as it can get tbh!

[@liamsnaith6100]

Man the level of satisfaction when beating Bonemass for the first time was insane! I was terrified of the swamp for the longest time but slowly mastered it. Still not quite there with the mountains yet!

[@eonir]

Really nice to see a new player giving his feeling about Valheim !

[@dagallgray]

Fun watching your recap of your experiences. Thanks! Yep, Valheim can be sneaky spicy as you progress. Would love to see how you reacted to the next 3 biomes. Skall!

[@SilasSeiler]

You should continue your playthrough to the end. It would be a lot of fun to see your journey

[@RMadProject]

I bet all the players who played this game experienced all what you had(I know I have) and the happiness it brought along after defeating adversaries is so much rewarding. Glad you like the game. You'll like it more once you finish it and do a world with mods and friends ofc.

[@miske__4264]

Keep rested bonus always on and Valheim becomes the best survival game ever. And improve the comfort level when ever u get new recipes for furniture.

[@tonyh8166]

Two suggestions- That first merchant you found is sitting in front of a small table. You should go take a much closer look at that table. And you need better food. I saw you get turnip seeds near the end of the video. You should investigate what you can do with those. And dont forget to replant some turnips and carrots as seed turnips and seed carrots...

[@JonnyShrimp]

Yeah I reached a point where I now need to Google crap or else I'll miss out on so much

[@tonyh8166]

@@JonnyShrimp Some specific info, since its important to your progress. The cycle- Find a carrot seed. Plant the seed. Get 1 carrot. Plant the carrot as a seed carrot. Get 3 carrot seeds. Plant 3 carrot seeds, get 3 carrots. Plant 3 carrots as seed carrots and get 9 seeds, and so on. Once you feel your carrot harvest is large enough you can start replanting a third of them as seed carrots and keep the other two-thirds for cooking. I suggest that the first time you have a large enough harvest to start eating them that instead of planting 1/3 of them as seed carrots and eating/cooking 2/3 of them you only eat 1/3 of them and keep the other 1/3 to plant as seed carrots once that first set of seed carrots finishes growing, along with planting the seeds from that seed carrot crop. That way you wind up with (for example) 25 seed carrots and 75 actual carrots growing at the same time, so you always have new usable crops coming in. Those numbers give you a profit of 50 carrots per cycle to use for cooking. Same general principle for other crops. Obviously starting with only a few seeds it will take several cycles of growing and replanting to work up to whatever crop size you feel you need so some patience and attention to crop times is needed before it gets going properly.

[@WallisHall]

Nice video, those are all the easy zones. Wait till you get to the mistlands and the plains... Now that is where things really get crazy!

[@Mr.Handymaan]

Awesome video man, really fun to watch. The swamp is a pain even if you know what to do, then comes mauntain and that is also hard but not that hard as the swamp. The plains is really fucking hard if you dont use root armor chest agianst deathsqitos and always, ALWAYS have fire resistans potions on you. BUT after the plains you come to mistlands and that fucking area is a pain even for experienced players and I really recommend to disable to lose evrything on you then you die there, Mistlands and even ashlands after that are brutaly unforgiving.. Its hard AF even with friends.

[@moranzombie7053]

I started playing Valheim then it come out couple of years ago, and I still to this day underestimate transition to the swamp biome and beyond, especially if you travel long way by boat just to die in seconds after getting on moist lands :) Don't forget your resistance booze my dudes))

[@Sneaker_Net]

Great video, It makes me want to take the rest of the day off of work and jump right back in.

[@brandx7711]

Man this was hilarious, I am a new player, day 30 or so, and that first boat is def ass, I also could not figure out how TF to drive it a first, I had a greyling swimming to kill me faster than I was going lol

[@jelliqal]

use the wind. if wind is against you - you will go faster by raising your sail.

[@brandx7711]

@@jelliqal it took me several in game days of pain and misery to get the core mechanics of that, but once I got it, smooth sailing :P and well received considering I work on Navy ships for a living ha

[@marklentz1095]

Arguably most rewarding game I've played. Just beat Fader and it felt like a decent accomplishment. You go through so much to get to that point. You essentially tell your own story playing this game which is so cool. Can't wait for 1.0.

[@friarjon7948]

One nice thing about Valheim is it's not really possible to be over geared for a given boss fight beyond the first couple biomes. Gear upgrades come from progressing into the next biome, which require mats from the previous biome boss to create. Each new biome is a significant bump in difficulty.

[@fulcrum2148]

I only started playing for the first time a week ago. It took me to day 70 to finally get my hands on bronze equipments. I spent half of those days building my base after getting PTSD from confronting my first troll, my whole body was shaking after I finally killed that big idiot. Now I'm on day 100 and bulding a new base near shore and preparing for the 2nd boss.

[@bedlam1314]

You nailed it. Valheim rewards the prepared player. Days of mining, farming, hunting, and exploring will pay off in the end.

[@roadtoad9543]

AMAZING VIDIO SO FUNNY AND SO VERY TRUE, HAD TO KEEP PAUSING BECAUSE I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD!

[@JonnyShrimp]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@khaagos]

I just killed the Ashlands boss and I feel so good. I use to make new characters and new worlds and start over again. The feeling of a new adventure is there everytime. Great game!

[@eriya8274]

I tried my best not to die early on, so now I have a higher skill character which is nice since I get extra bonuses on everything. I have around +80% to some weapons which is noticeable. Each time you die you lose a portion of those skills. That jump/run skill can save you from no-stamina deaths as well.

[@Izahdnb]

If you liked those spikes in difficulty, and/or fighting with the terrain, you're gonna love the Mistlands!

[@The_boi9091]

finally seeing ppl play valheim, underrated masterpiece!

[@trolltalwar]

funny how its considered underrated now as when it first dropped it was the most popular game on steam

[@herveglandu4847]

This game is a "must-have"

[@MrFannrock]

Very atmospheric video, I love these and admire them)) Hardcore is a real test) if you believe in yourself that you won't give up after a few deaths and losing all the loot, it can be a real pleasure from achievements in the game

[@JonnyShrimp]

I have to try at least once haha

[@hypnonavy]

I think you should revisit it and try to play the way you said you normally play -- explore, build, and grow before taking on challenges. This game really shows its sandbox DNA when you do, and personally I think it's very rewarding to do so!

[@lennyteske1864]

Great video...enjoyed it. I subbed. I'd like to see you play Survival Fountain of Youth. Amazing survival game that is very hard core and rewarding. I loved Valheim and now I am loving SFoY even more I'd say. I'll check back in a few weeks and see what games you are playing.. Seriously though, check out Survival Fountain of Youth. Amazing game

[@JonnyShrimp]

Sounds interesting will check out the game!

[@TheRealPots]

for me thi biggest pain is A) losing your skills every single time you die. & B) stamina consumption from doing things like hoe'ing the ground or using a hammer and getting ganked xD

[@causerDAguv]

^^^^^^THIS I was level 48 fists, within about 3 deaths I dropped 10 levels. When I would finally build them back up after hours of playing BOOP dead....it's frustrating and feels pointless.

[@Iwannabeamongoose-m3k]

Mists and the boss there are worse than anything else. Always have a spare portal you can slap down and an unnamed portal at your base, have storage thats organized somewhat, and have a spare set of gear and a spare boat just in case asap. And kèep up with crafting station and gear upgrades, especially cooking and weapons, everything is better with more hp and Stam and also doing decent amounts of dmg, armor is good but parry roll and ranged weapons can make up for it so I do that last.

[@robertraine6045]

i love speed running stright to mountains from meadows

[@chewsNZ]

You're a great storyteller bro, keep up that shit

[@Three_Tiny_Robots]

Its honestly impressive that you did as well as you did without better food and meads. I'm guessing you didnt find and carrots in the black forest or turnips in the swamps? The mountains actually end up a pretty relaxing place once you've made some decent armour. The cold doesnt affect you when you wear the right gear, drakes become an annoyance and wolves can be tamed.

[@Dan-EaterOfFood]

Arduous. Not ard-i-us.

[@trolltalwar]

i just beat fader, solo'd the whole game. was definitely enraging

[@olegtryniak7528]

For me the game felt great till I got to mistlands. That area broke all the fun in the game. The mist is so thick you can't see anything. Special lanterns that increase sight range don't help that much. In the end I installed a mod that removes fog. Travelling became much easier, but mistlands turned out to be empty and boring. Fog was there to cover up unfinished biome.

[@kellblaze5790]

Hope you have fun with it. It will only get harder^^

[@JonnyShrimp]

I love that aspect of the game. Cant wait

[@praecorloth]

9:26 "Never go into another biome without being prepared." Learning this, plus the difficulty jump, would you say going into the new biome was a...Bioshock? :D

[@4EverPwnNoobs]

Food is huge in this game, you will get wrecked in the swamps and other biomes with meadow foods.

[@seadog8807]

Great video, perfectly captures the first time Valheim experience! 😂😂👍👍

[@Hvn1957]

You’re right about many things and I really annoyed your commentary. But I can tell you that after roughly 3000 hours in game, and still loving it, I’m totally sick of the death penalty. I’m ok with dying a lot, but the loss of progression just gets tedious. So finally this latest play through, I’ve turned it down. Left everything else normal. But waking up with at least what you had on you and activated is a joy. I’m 68, man. I don’t have time to keep recovering like that! 😂

[@JonnyShrimp]

Haha I feel that. I work full-time and games that become too tedious end up getting modded or dropped lol

[@jimhart5797]

I just started playing and I tried to play Valheim like a do most other games, especially in combat, lots of sprinting, rolling, jumping....I had a really really bad time early game :) When I learned how to lay off the Shift and Spacebar keys, things got easier'ish.

[@joet7136]

It's amazing how the most hardened and experienced Valheim veterans can quickly become overwhelmed and killed. This game does not go easy on reckless players. *the root armor and the feather cape are two of the biggest game changers for me. Root makes things like deathsquitos a minor annoyance and feather cape made the Mistlands more bearable.

[@voidgalaxy2117]

As a new player its heck to understand.

[@snoopygonewilder]

I'm not a big gamer, in fact I'm not particularly great at gaming, but I like playing. When I have time off, I'll spend an hour or two a day playing (most likely a survival/base building/management game) but I honestly don't think Valheim is that hard. I think you just need to be prepared to enter certain areas, and figuring out what prepared looks like is the fun of it all. Like I've been playing for a long, long time and I've just now been able to enter the Swamps without dying right away. Like I said, I'm not a great gamer, I'm also impatient, and play really, and take a very very long time to advance in any game, probably because I play so little at the time, because I'm not that great, and also I'm a coward and don't want to have to fight certain bosses.

[@scriptpavianys6522]

I think that you have to end the series with beating the whole game ;) We waiting for you to find Moder ..

[@tameelah3839]

besides being prepared with items etc, don't forget to be prepared in regards to your terrain.

[@roseabellmoviestar]

As someone who loves this game please look into better food! It helps so much. Potions are also super worth it with the new update. Have fun!

[@Bullminator]

Meanwhile me in mistlands coast in troll armor and crappy ship with loads of poision bombs soloing a dwermer dungeon near water. Thats cute.

[@mellowhny]

i play with friends on a server and we all went in the bog and died so yes, valheim can be hard XD even if u are not alone

[@manuelvogel8742]

arrogance will be punished instantly in this Game especially in the ashlands.

[@Terrackhimself]

To deal with the swamp, get Ancient bark, and make yourself "root mask",,, this will seriously stop the poison problem.

[@JonnyShrimp]

Oooh did not know that good to know!

[@ElAnciano767]

The root mask offers less poison resistance than the poison resistance mead and the effects do not stack, so I would recommend making yourself an iron helmet, which is the one piece of armor that doesn't reduce your speed. The root halbreck then gives you resistance to piercing, which is reduces damage from archers to almost nothing. Keep the troll pants and any cape and you're well equipped for the swamp.

[@asymptotyczna]

Who is "we"? Is it just you? ;P Nice video and good job taking your first 3 bosses! I would like to see you advance, build, fight the dragon and venturing into higher difficulty biomes! Waiting for part 2!

[@JonnyShrimp]

We are all of you on this journey with me... That's my excuse for saying "we" reality is idk. Also part 2 is out!!

[@pmon8597]

Things get fun with the immersive mode.

[@jelliqal]

There is no set order for doing the biomes or killing bosses. I often hit swamp enough to get an iron pick - then go get silver in mtns before returning to swamps. Good food and meads are key to a good life. with a few exceptions - there are no set bonuses - mix and match armor pieces. enjoy the first time. If you have not finished the game - you should continue . If you have seen one biome - you have only seen one biome.

[@bitterweet5115]

i dont know if u know this but maypoles (14:57) are super super rare and ive never came across one in my 300 hours, they are useful as they give a extra comfort for your rested buff.

[@JonnyShrimp]

...welp... I may or may not have broke it...

[@bitterweet5115]

@@JonnyShrimp loll

[@Diablafeu]

Dude desbribe himself as a noob while using advance technique such as killing ghost through door or building under the elder. Someone was spoilling himself on the internet. But let me tell you,you have no idea about how the two last biome is pure hell

[@JonnyShrimp]

Not really. Pretty easy mechanics to figure out on your own...

[@jeffk.9075]

At this point why don't the developers just change their name to strawberries? We all call them that. It happened without us even having a meeting or anything.

[@mtpstv94]

Past the initial learning hurdle, the game is actually VERY easy. Give it 30-50 hours and you should be doing fine. Little challenge to be had past that if you follow the game's rules.

[@sulik682]

You gotta enable bonemass or Eikthyr's power, you always have "elder" power as your option which is useless in combat :)

[@hugomsb9391]

I don't think you've mentioned taming. Tame a couple of 2 stars wolfs, let them breed and take them with you, whenever you feel you might get overwhelmed by enemies. And stop killing trolls, they are our friendly puppies. lol

[@poohbear4702]

The points about preparation are it. The game is much easier if you take it extremely slowly and deliberately. But it's a test of patience to see who can do that.

[@prodhero]

hardcore doesn't really enhance the experience, i use mods to add enemy variety and crank the difficulty in the right places so there's always a kind of risk in all biomes, on top of that increasing all enemy movement/attack speeds to like 1.4x, i think that above all else makes encounters with enemies feel more dynamic and combat feel more fluid and i'd recommend that if you start to get bored, def complete the game normally first

[@Donnfindel]

Valheim is one of my Favorite Games. So to answer your Qestion if you should go Hardcor: No, dont do it. PLay till you kill the Ashlandsboss and THEN you can think the hardcoreidea over.

[@xenephon7620]

Fun video. I see a lot of exploring/traveling at night footage - you are aware that the badness ramps up at night right? :)

[@JonnyShrimp]

Learned that the hard way XD

[@dansch4444]

Valheims difficulty also depends a lot on luck. If you just once run in a group of draugers with a 2star archer on your first time in the swamp , you'll die several times just to get your stuff back and im not even gonna talk about how frustrating it is if a 2star troll joins your first solo elder fight. Obviously it also depends on skill but what u gonna do with a lvl1 bronze eitgeir against a 2star troll

[@Celticjamz]

I made the poor mistake of my first playthrough, going to the swamp with lv 1 bronze... upgrade your gear

[@vaschomadafath9505]

the thing with Valheim is everything has to be taken slowly, like veeeryy slow, the game was designed to have a slow progression, the restricting ore transfer through teleport is kinda bs for me because the Ocean biome is meh so I just cheat my way for that but I enjoy every hour of it, this is the first game I play that i built a base in every single biome, and not just simple wood square base but an actual tower defense base, and this is probably the first ever i ever decorate in any survival game.

[@vaschomadafath9505]

also I can understand the frustation of quiting in mountain biome because it can "lock" your progression if you die at the top of the mountain and left no frost protection item in base, maybe comeback with a few friends it will help alot.

[@shire_reeve]

Brother please invest in a cauldron, some turnip and entrails from the swamps will make your life easier

[@MaievShadowsong-tv2hi]

The only sad part about this video is Im watching it too early, Their is no Part 2 yet

[@heinrichagrippa5681]

An "are-dee-us" path? I think the word you're looking for is arduous (are-d'yew-us).

[@konstantinoskountousias3099]

valheim is pretty good but you need to be patient and prepare before moving to next biome

[@jaystay1514]

playing on a controller is just life on hardmode

[@Theo-fb7kj]

without speed cheats this game was unplayable.. how often me and my buddy used to die on the other side of the map with all of our valuables lost there it was maddening.. we did it once we did it twice till we gave up and every time we died we just used speed cheats to reach where we died like nothing ever happened

[@taylortouma4122]

yeah the only modifier i use is casual for the death penalty & an additional inventory slot mod lol. without those i’d have a brain aneurysm

[@Sandro_de_Vega]

Using parry mechanic make this game much easier.

[@basildaoust2821]

You do know that at least two more areas exist that you didn't really do and maybe a third one is out I have not been keeping up and Valhiem but I did decide to try it again. I don't think I ever got through the swamp even once though I did try and find onions or something in the mountains but that never went very well.

[@JonnyShrimp]

Check the next video 😉

[@JustcallmeWolf]

Valheim is harder than a lot of the souls games imo. This is Valheim on hard mode btw

[@user-ck9lm6xi1o]

I saw in another comment that you stream. What's your stream name + platform?

[@JonnyShrimp]

If I stream it would be here on this channel 🙌

[@user-ck9lm6xi1o]

@ Sweet! Well I subbed so I hope to catch your next stream if and when you do it

[@CorrectsYou]

Are-Dee-Uss.

[@dekcode2824]

LOL Just realized you're on the xbox version. I have been playing the PC version all along.

[@JonnyShrimp]

I'm on PC but use controller. Damn you carpal tunnel!!

[@dekcode2824]

@@JonnyShrimp 🤣🤣🤣