Valheim: Top 10 Tips and tricks - Vetlive

[@apollo6024]

i swear this game is an architecture simulator disguised as a viking rpg

[@ajchapeliere]

The souls games are basically fashion shows/dress-up dolls disguised as rpgs too lol. I love it

[@davidlayton4310]

Your not completely wrong been playing for along time and it's really an endless strive for the most extraordinary builds

[@aarongaboury4720]

With Valheim just being released for console (and me being the usual designated architect of the group) I can't wait to really dive into the building and see what kind of awesome structures I can come up with. These tips are definitely going to be used.

[@mikeyoung9810]

One thing about most of these beautiful home building videos is that they mostly all use cheat mode to build and they are almost always in the meadows. Building in the game actually serves a purpose for base defense and a location to use your different workbenches. Cheat mode isn't available on a multiplayer server and all those resources take lots of time to acquire and all that detail brings slower frame rates. So my bit of advice is to try to moderate what you build to be functional and thrifty. That's the real skill to building. Finding that sweet spot where your base is useable and reasonably safe without resorting to the eyesores of making earthen barriers and moats. It's part of the game that can bring a challenge and some fun and not leave you hours of resource gathering and time trying to make pretty buildings. You can always do that in cheat mode on your server or single player game if you just need to showoff. It's just one way to avoid early burn out and loading down a multiplayer server with items and lag.

[@everybodysjohn]

I've nee playing since it dropped on xbox and I looooooove the building more than any other game I've played. 3 days ago I started a big storage warehouse for me and my buddies so its time consuming but it'll be great when it's done!

[@benwills7343]

I know this is an old comment, but if you still play the game and don’t know you can use right thumb stick (pushed in) to change lock on making it much easier to connect things together. I’m on Xbox, but if your on PS it should be the same I assume.

[@nightwolf7231]

@@mikeyoung9810 its so insanely difficult to lag a server for valheim but usually hardware becomes the issue first. i.e having hundreds of buildings lagging my friends

[@melma2753]

The snapping trick was new for me, and def. something i will use. Very helpful!

[@2Prty1ntn]

Played over 1300 hours…no clue you could do that, thanks!!

[@sev3nsix485]

Yeah that was the best tip. I’ve struggled with that so much

[@asthmeresivolisk3129]

It's easier to just hit E or Q to cycle through the different snap point options. But I don't know if that feature existed when this video was made. Much easier in my opinion though.

[@Reoh0z]

Tip for smooth slopes... Stand on the low side, hold shift while flattening and aim progressively lower. This makes a smooth flat slope.

[@ailu5165]

Thank youu

[@diamonds420]

What is shift? For xbox users like myself

[@ArgelTal_]

@@diamonds420 should be the same button that removes snapping for building on every other controlling device. Should be shown in the down right when equipping the tool ingame.

[@Super_Broly]

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[@josephdavis3472]

I did this for a long time, seems an even better way (since it depends on your location) is to stand literally ON the piece you want to be a gradient and level to that. If there''s a high spot on one side and a low spot on the other, you stand ON the slope that is too aggressive and flatten, it will make it less steep (and also lower the high point slightly)

[@thefrenchtaunter7916]

Thank you I am new to Valheim and was wondering how people were building these massive viking halls while I was living in a shotty shitshack held together by hopes and dreams. This will hopefully help me to build better structures, so again thank you.

[@daveyjoneslocker4703]

I’ve just picked valheim back up to finish up me and my buddies endgame plains base we never finished and your videos have been so inspiring and also just relaxing man. Thanks for making these. My buddy built your blacksmith house last year and I just finished modifying/working on it 10 minutes ago, so this is pretty awesome timing.

[@deadolith8376]

Tip number 1.. the snapping trick.. i have almost 1300 hours on valheim and that one is new to me. I always sat down to lower the crosshair. Very nice. Tip number 3.. building basement last.. I actually do the opposite, but great for someone that doesn't build well (yet). Awesome video.

[@steveescher1554]

I have been blowing up their discussing pages for years about adding a way to snap underneath of structures and they have added nothing to make it better haha I hate when you need to clip things or find glitches and tricks to make stuff work

[@spacepuppie]

I just started playing Valheim a few weeks back. I'm so glad you're still playing and making videos, because you make really good content. Funny thing is that I live about 30 minutes or so from their studio. Turns out, it's very small group of local college students (about 5 or 6 people) that are developing the game. They've been shocked and by it's popularity ... lol. So it's why they may take a little more time to get new content out. And yes, they do have more content coming very soon. So, everyone be patient with them. I'm so impressed with what they're developed so far and going to be sticking with the game, one, because it's really good, and two, because I like the idea of supporting a small, home grown game developer. It's exciting to watch them grow =)

[@bruhwhydoesyoutubehavehandles]

@bastiat lol cope

[@pjtyra2106]

@bastiat have you gotten better yet? Because you improve through action. Just keep at it and it will come along over time.

[@hazeltree7738]

@bastiat I dunno, I love the realism in this game. Especially with the building, the fact I'm forced to make foundations and structures to keep my house up makes it look even prettier in the end. Basically, the realism feels like just enough to be a nice detail but not so much it's annoying

[@AceStrife]

Sad thing is they don't seem to have bothered investing the millions of $$ they've made into hiring more people or even a Unity consultant to make the game FAR more performant than it is (and it's REALLY bad). Content still takes years to come out; Mistlands was announced what, 2 years ago? It's finally out, and the game is running EVEN WORSE. And there's still baffling gameplay design decisions they haven't changed in years; stuff that's been the #1 feedback posts on their dev tracker since Feb 2021. There is no excuse for this with the revenue they've made from the game. It can be so much better than it is, but it's not.

[@tellux040]

​@bastiat4855 must be hard to have such a low iq 😢 better get back to roblox until your brain is fully developed.

[@austinhamilton2582]

The builds you do are absolutely incredible and I am a huge fan of the cinematic building and showcasing of builds. It is great to be able to have these on in the background while working or doing anything really! I would say that, as a complete trash tier builder myself, I really enjoyed this video as well! I know that the two main issues with doing crazy builds like this in Valheim is that 1. They are extremely labor intensive with planning, building and editing and 2. Valheim has some sparse content drops as well. I personally would love to see you even go back through some of these videos and maybe do voiceovers where you explain just how you are creating some of these great features. If you do have the time, this could effectively "double" your video output (Say you release a cinematic, and the week after you release a duplicate video with the commentary, tips, things that worked and didn't, etc). But again, you would need the time in the first place haha! Either way, the caliber of builds on this channel are second to none, and I will always enjoy the fantastic content you all drop!

[@vetlive3669]

Thank you, really appreciate it! I have actually thought of doing exactly that for more detailed guides, really new to commentary videos but its a good suggestion.

[@icerennodd7006]

Legit video. Most Valheim YTers annoy me, but you were right to the point, your speech wasn't full of YT culture, and there was good video editing. Well jobbed friend.

[@cheezesmoker8851]

Facts

[@echo5827]

I'm not a crazy builder, but I've spent a couple hundred hours. Somehow only 3 of these I knew, the first one is game changing

[@TheCrypto34]

Holy shit so many of these will help me immensely and most of them are super simple. I hadn't even considered how to build a basement despite wanting too several times.

[@chrisjsevers]

Your video edits and building style are so smooth and clean. Love it

[@KalonOrdona2]

Tip 10, the way I describe it: it's not a bug that gets fixed by raise-ground; the terrain can only be moved so much up or down by the hoe from where it started -- if it isn't moving any more, it's gone as far as it can. Using raise-ground or pickaxe can then bump it a unit up or down, which the hoe then has a new margin for adjustments at that spot.

[@tomsimpkins1211]

I've played about fifty hours now, most of it has been building. I was having such a hard time, then I went to the black forest and smacked down a pine tree. Log poles have saved my life. Can't wait to unlock more and build even more grand structures! Thanks for the tips here, they're helping a lot.

[@justinplant8101]

1:22 I’ve found that the change snap point function also works well, just point where you want the beam and cycle through the snap options by hitting “Q”

[@carpetsmell2523]

Seeing that first snappoint trick was like a religous experience for me. THANK YOU

[@davidgunsberg2475]

Just started the game with my son. Loving it! This was a super helpful video. Thank you.

[@B1gboy224]

i am new to valheim and just past my 1st boss. i can`t express enough how this video help me a lot to make my house look better. instant suscribe

[@mandiehuns1602]

A new Vetlive video!!! It's like Christmas morning!

[@josefranciscouzcateguiflor5181]

Tip number 10 just broke my mind. It's such a simple solutino I can't faddom how I never thought of it before. I love your channel and your videos. The combo of music with no voice over and just the building process is very relaxing and easy to enjoy. Thank your for all the ideas and inspiration! keep them up!

[@Delectes_Studio]

Awesome tutorial! I really appreciate the advice for the basement. That is one aspect that has been a difficult one for me to overcome.

[@liebkraft9950]

i just started valheim a couple days ago and seeing how much you can do with the building system just blows my mind. so far i've been building very basic houses that just serve my basic needs of a workbench, bed and camp fire. i did however build a chimney in one of my houses. that's the most advanced thing i've done so far. :)

[@woody555kl]

Just started this today and I'm blown away with just the building, almost got smoked to death as I didn't think I needed a chimney 🤣

[@krustykrabpizza7853]

"you can do this as high as ya like" . im sold, lets pack a fresh one and get to building

[@emilsvalters9109]

Just got in to Valheim and these are best tips for construction I have seen so far. Thank you.

[@silentlamb42]

Man I've been playing the game for like 300-400 hours already and still learned something from this vid. You just earned a sub!

[@poptartsmcgee1992]

Spent 4 hours chopping wood and framing my house last night. It actually helps way more than you think.

[@ahmedsabber9993]

For the snapping (tip 1) just cycle the snapping with Q or E on your keyboard. With columns it can snap to top, bottom or auto

[@2fast2furiousBrianOC]

Absolutely love your channel & videos! Great buildings, great designs, no god mode, awesome cinematic views and OMG - that music...! Love it. Keep on going guys you are great 💙

[@SilverShadow721]

@@seanieb6256 Was hoping someone would share the name of the song in the comments. And you delivered. Thank you!

[@rileywalker7733]

The snap trick along with flattening trick and the beam foundation are very helpful this video deserves some likes

[@azuliwolf5380]

How do you stop rotting from the rain? Or is just a thing that you're always repairing if you want an asthetically pleasing house

[@SomeNordicMan]

That snapping point tip was so helpful... I have 640h in Valheim and I've never noticed that working

[@l1fer4ft43]

the beat at the end moved me

[@jmcrapo32]

That boat house is particularly interesting.

[@arikamundson1389]

My buddy and I just randomly saw this game out on gamepass and decided to check it out. We are both pale ass white dudes with Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian bloodlines and figured “why not try it out” 2 hours in we were hooked. Looking forward to watching more of your videos as we create our own Viking world and bring new friends to our adventure

[@Jayxe]

From someone who just kinda messed around with Valheim when it released, these look -FANTASTIC-!

[@themadgreaser]

dude. you are amazing. this was insane. im speechless. I must learn!

[@taminaion]

Dude ive been self learning stuff but this just cleared up so many questions for me.

[@nior712]

ive played this game for a year at least now iirc and watched some vids bout tips n tricks and so on, but man i must say ive learned so much from your video and i cant wait to hop back on and start remodeling my houses and everything else. great ideas thank you.

[@paultarr1034]

You can use E while trying to place beams and what not and it gives you different snap options like top snap and bottom snap. It's works great

[@beenjamine1681]

I love the ladder trick with the roof, however one small problem is that is leaves an opening for your wood to go rotten.

[@tyr7876]

Same with porches. I keep seeing these things that look great but nothing looks like it'll prevent huge amounts of rot over time.

[@benwills7343]

I know this video is a year old, so I don’t know if it’s a new option, but on Xbox we have an option to change how the snap function works. On controller with the default controller layout it’s right thumb stick pushed in. There are many different options and it makes building so much easier.

[@universal_wisdom3416]

That stair sky roof is genius. Might have to use that one

[@hobbesrichter5377]

Ohhh man I've been waiting for this one!

[@soapgamz4449]

My Family and I just started playing this game and wow this is gonna make stuff so much easier. Thanks man

[@kuutearica8722]

I've been into Valheim recently and really need tips for building stuff. This really helps! Thank you for making this video!

[@kuutearica8722]

I want to ask something about the roof support. How do you make your roof at least yellow (the support indicator)? Mine always turn to red or even break. I connected wood beams and poles to it, but it made the interior kinda messy. Also, how do you use core wood for support? Is it like the iron beam one where you connect a few of them for the foundation?

[@cmel7841]

the new snap points just released are making things sooo much easier

[@Kowalahat]

As someone who’s new to Valheim, and super into building, I found this video super helpful. Until now I didn’t have a good grasp on the whole terrain mechanic 😅.

[@ydhamitch7971]

The snapping tricks was the most useful, I'm planning to build a big dock house/ storage shed, so I'll use the snapping trick and the ladders in the water

[@BitSxNpieces]

Thank you for what you do. I am new to Valheim and you've been a huge help. May first most good health and good things come your way.

[@midu6011]

Almost a year later and I still find some of these tip useful. Like the chanderlie and flatening ground. I haven't reach bronze age yet so that why I was getting frustrated with the hoe when it sometime refuse to raise the ground to my liking, now I know that I have to reach certain age ingame to get the tool to raise ground. Massive tips, thank you so much. The building over lake or water and basement tip are very nice but I always prefer higher ground like mountain, cliff side and tree house.

[@guppy9186]

I’m a carpenter by trade and I’m having a whole new appreciation for building on this game rather than just whacking greylings 😂

[@bigglimn1973]

A quick and detailed video, I feel like even if you were a Valheim expert there was still a tiny bit of new information in each point - GREAT video. Subscribed.

[@100_Dollar_Bill]

Dig a moot. Problem solved.

[@philchurch27]

Bruh… this was friggin dope. I just started playing Valheim on Xbox and just made my first legit house (not a janky one-room cabin) last night. This is super helpful! Thank you!

[@Chillburger]

Very informative and fast, thank you for not making this video 2 hours long like everyone else do

[@eileen4982]

This was very helpful, thank you so much! And your buildings are just awesome! I watch them as an inspiration when I grow tired of woodchopping. 😅

[@atrix356]

what i love in this building system is the Foundation Physics, which minecraft hasn't.

[@az4x4]

Thanks, especially for being straight to the point! Great tips

[@Majima_Nowhere]

The only things I consciously did here was the storage shelves and raising ground for fireplaces. Everything else, especially placing beams first before the rest of the house, is super helpful.

[@VexShiza]

I never would of thought to use the ladders as a skylight. Great ideas. I will be sure to use some of these in my next build. Thank you for all the tips.

[@Lewister4y]

Before doing so ve aware that this roof will rot away quickly

[@PrinzPapiertuete]

I started Valheim a while ago with friends and fell in love with building the bases. Your buildings are a whole different level of cosiness and I will consider your tips for my future projects. Thank you for this video.

[@KapuAdam]

Thank you! I've been struggling to figure out how to design a home and your suggestion to first make a frame is incredibly helpful!!!

[@bale9320]

Nice video ! I have to say i really missed your videos

[@MrNtlman]

The terrain features of this game is what's keeping me hooked on it. If Ark had something similar I'd probably be playing that much more than Valheim, but as it doesn't and I find Valheims building mechanics much more satisfying, this is my favorite

[@MG-do7yg]

Purchased this game a few days ago, been into building games since Minecraft 1.5.2 so many many years, was about to throw in the towel on this game, but using your tips I'll give it one more go.

[@basiliowferraro4987]

You absolute menace, thank you so so SO much I can finally start working on my dream house with these tips, I've been having trouble with building and getting things to not fall apart, this will take all the guess work and make sense of my messes XD

[@its_trenner2900]

You have a voice?! OMG! lol Love this video and the tips. Your builds are always so impressive. Good stuff!

[@genehp92]

Thanks alot I was having alot of issues with a 3 story house. I didn't realize the iron beams should be used. Very good information. 👍

[@thomasbriggs5452]

Thx so much just moved to pc from Xbox and saw Valheim was on gamepaas, was getting frustrated with the build mechanic this helped alot.

[@lonestoner8297]

I'm actually really really enjoying building in Valheim. I'm always the builder in the group. Anytime there's a survival game with construction my crew instantly ask "So where are you making the house?" Followed by "How much supplies do you need?" Lol Also the game just released for Xbox and I can finally play Valheim and I'm loving it!

[@kgraebes88]

ive meshed together multiple of your builds in my survival world into my one large base, thanks for the content!!!

[@savannahfrink4717]

i now have an itch to completely demo my base. wonderful video👏

[@name-ie9qo]

New to valheim, these tips are brilliant. Thank you

[@justincrowe500]

Left a like because the last part but probably going to upgrade my beams heard stone beam at the bottom helps alot with stability

[@jakepeacher1671]

Instead of placing a beam to find a snap connection, I press Q to change the snapping point. helps alot when working with vertical poles (like building a dock and the support poles go underwater). Hopefully this helps out!

[@amatoriusdruid]

All of your builds are GORGEOUS, absolutely gorgeous 😻😻 (first video of yours that I’ve seen, definitely subscribing)

[@scottish785]

Good tips will try this on my next build which is about to come up just need to find the right location for it

[@lanefaulhaber875]

I've never even heard of this game, but these buildings look amazing. Makes me really want to buy this game now.

[@GhostOrkidYT]

great video for first time players! I love building aspects of games, this was really helpful to get me ahead of the learning curve!

[@InfernosReaper]

I worked out getting a cauldron to work over a hanging brazier(with a spice rack, even). For out in the field, I think the campfire over an iron beam method might be better, since less resources to carry around for it and wood is more readily available as a fuel That aside, the snap trick and leveling bits are quite handy. I will have to remember them.

[@choirmaestro5692]

If you want to place a support beam on something that it won't snap to, instead of placing multiple beams, just cycle through the snapping options until you see "top" or w/e is applicable for your situation. Much easier, requires the same number of inputs.

[@pellep4035]

Love the live commentey style video. Nice edition. Hope to see more good content from u and valheim. Ur buildings are a great inspiration and I learn alot.

[@mister_numdos]

You build great buildings and houses. Thanks for the great suggestions and tips.

[@Lucky_Chad]

1:48 When building on water its best to use a Cart to stand on in the water for it float and if you still need extra room to go lower sit down on the cart and youll be able to access even more

[@cavemann_]

I love that skyroof thing, definitely gonna do it for my own build soon.

[@pepsiman8483]

Well for what's it worth, here's another positive comment, thanks to you and the plentiful building channels on youtube for valhiem you have greatly aided me in filling out all the skill to truly make something magnificent to live in

[@UbrShadow]

4:10 I've set some of them up where I can place cooking stations over them and they do cook. Just not the iron one

[@vetlive3669]

Oh interesting!

[@UbrShadow]

@@vetlive3669 I made a chimney for the chandelier, placed a beam to hang it from then a beam just above the chandelier and could put small cooking stations above it.

[@анчоуз]

The best valheim video I've seen. Thank you!

[@AbyssalChord]

Just started playing valheim again and these tips are really helpful! Thanks for the tips

[@tatertots3342]

The ladder as part of the roof.. genius

[@32rekt62]

I just started playing the game yesterday and thank god for the ability to remove grass and land. My first base looks awful right now because it has very tall grass growing inside of the building through the basic 2x2 floors I built inside. It wasn't a game breaker for me but was definitely up there on my "OMG THIS FUCKING SUCKS!" list. I also had no idea about using beams in order to make a floor level to raise the building up altogether.

[@niwempleh]

I like to use stone floor for the base, even less terraforming before building, then level around to get rid of the bumps at the entrances!

[@chadnorris8257]

Thanks for the skylight idea with ladders. I hope it blocks rain from coming in.

[@KalonOrdona2]

I don't think it does, but you could maybe put some 26's like it's a trapdoor; not as good of a skylight but would still see some sky

[@chadnorris8257]

@@KalonOrdona2 I tested it, and it doesn't block rain. Still looks nice when it isn't raining.

[@wani2000]

Amazing video, so many sneaky and awesome easy tips. Sir, you've reignited my building spirit!

[@stevedash5339]

Love the tips and tricks and LOVE the builds you ve done

[@neobaggins3718]

I was doing quite a few of these consciously and a few without realizing exactly how it worked (double placing for snap points) The stairs for skylights is inspired. Will be incorporating that into my next build I think my friend and I will be bringing our old, grizzled characters into a fresh world for Mistlands. I’ve also backed up our current world, and bringing a few of the more involved crafting tables and upgrades forward. I’ve mined and refined enough ores for now…lol Really excited to hop back in to the new update tho

[@InfernosReaper]

The one problem with the stairs for skylights is they will rot in rain, which will throw the cosmetics off, so a roof over that will be needed, but at the same slope should be hard to notice from inside, though a bit obvious from the outside.

[@Free_Moonshadow]

ty so much some good tips , i had started using frames after I saw you guys doing it makes it so much easier to see what you a re doing and I also use it if I am trying to plan out stone builds which I am still getting to grips with.

[@RiverSomethingOrOther]

Valheim just got to Xbox, so excited, first shack looks like crap but after this video I hope my village project will look way better. Also, did not know about snapping, so that’s fantastic news

[@digitalwayfarer7404]

These are actually amazing tips.