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I’ll give you some general advice that will get you started. For Kickback, gear with an eye toward toughness since you’re mostly in ranged and it has more value for the abuse you’re taking regularly. After that, look to damage reduction versus gunners, snipers and bombers with a sprinkle of +% toughness. With that said though, play some games, see which enemy type is giving you the worst time and tailor accordingly. I found curios to be a real “to one’s preference” generally. Good luck in Tertium. Ave Imperator, Reject.

You are absolutely correct. Every time someone points that out it is a reminder for me to be more rigorous in my editing process. Easily the thing I regret most about this video.

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EA has come to mean “Kickstarter Round 2” or something to the industry I think. I mean. Valheim currently is a complete game for the price point it is at. I don’t know what Early Access really means for them at this juncture. I would love to have the chance to interview the devs and pick their brains a bit.

@@athacusgaming Yeah I would love to know. I've played some EA titles and they were always janky and clearly not finished. But even a couple years ago I played Valheim and it felt complete.

@@Japanimal1992 right? Who knows. Maybe they’ll release more information in a forthcoming devblog.

Thank you for saying this! I’m much farther into the game now and if anything I’m more passionate about it than I was when I made the video. The game’s bumps can almost entirely be ameliorated by either map seed sliders AT ANY TIME or by grabbing a few small QoL mods. Valheim is awesome!

Now I am going to spend the next few hours wondering if, after listening to Spike Spiegel as a young man and deciding he was the coolest character I had ever heard, I unconsciously altered my speaking voice to follow him and carried on for the rest of my life.

That is commendably open-minded of you! Often, and entirely understandably, once people have decided that something is not for them, they are unable to be objective about it. I admire your ability to retain objectivity about Valheim despite it not being for you anymore. Nicely done!

So, the Plains are really interesting. We are working through them now and I am really intrigued by Yagluth. Totemic worship, fire magic and mutated Fuglings? Definitely requires a video! Cultist video should be out either the 7th or 8th then I'll decide who goes first, Fuglings or Greydwarves.

You absolutely should! Valheim is in a great spot at the moment, honking deer and all. The genre itself is full of great choices to play as well. I feel like a gourmand looking at a buffet full of exotic treats.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! To answer your question, there are sort of two Ogryn philosophies for curious generally, Toughness vs Health. For Bullgryn, Health wins in my opinion, but for Kickback, Toughness has more value. You shouldn't be in melee as much and when you are you want to do your damage and get back out so you can start blasting again. Toughness is going to have much more value there and in ranged shoot-outs. For the perks, I recommend a spread of damage resist vs gunners, snipers and bombers with +%Toughness mixed in to taste. That's a generalization though and what I would do if I were you, would be to look at which damage source is most commonly putting you into dangerous positions and lean your perks that way. Curios are a great way to tailor your defences to what you need. I hope that answer was helpful. Ave Imperator!

So, you are the first person to mention the Mistlands' combat in this light but I think what you're saying is true for a lot of the game already. "Never retreat!" is the wrong way to come at Valheim to start with. Tactical retreats have great merit and save party wipes and corpse runs. I think that's the real underlying cause of most of the vitriol that Mistlands gets leveled at it. I plan to make a Mistlands video once we're properly into it and I hope that you'll come and see where I landed in my feelings toward it. Feedback and responses really help me reflect on why I have the opinions I do. Until Odin's halls, warrior!

Fully agreed! I’m constantly amazed by what our resident architect comes up with.

No arguments here on all points. My only regret so far is that I let it sit in my stream library for so long without trying it.

Thanks for leaving this comment! I’m happy that this perspective was interesting for you. I had a great time making it. I’m pretty hopeful next week will bring another from the mountains that I think you will also enjoy.

That's definitely ok if it's not for you. I'm not sure at which point you tried the game but as of the last month when I dropped in, the controls feel fairly tight and the resources can be adjusted via a slider to match your desires so that you can tailor how much grind is necessary. I think that the devs are taking the feedback they're getting and trying to make the best game they can. Maybe have another look if you bounced off the game before.

I kinda agree. This is exactly why I play with a crap ton of QoL mods to get rid of arbitrary grinds or inflated difficulty mechanics. The essence of the game is fun, just needs more tweaks to hit your liking

@@avalerionbass agreed! I just started using mods this week and it really makes a difference. A few little tweaks like a UI improvement, the equipment mod to give the mysteriously absent paper doll for your gear slots and the craft from boxes and we are in Chef's Kiss territory now.

I'm so pleased that you enjoyed the video! There is a massive amount of freedom in what you're able to achieve. The start of my latest stream record has the in-progress version of the keep our Hearthkeeper, Toke, built. TH-cam has a massive amount of guides of people showing off what can be achieved. I will say that the snapping can be a bit finnicky some times but with patience, much can be achieved. I highly recommend pulling your wife and a couple friends in to play. If you have an old laptop or PC lying around to act as a dedicated server (I'm using a dinosaur with 4gb of ram and it servers perfectly well) you will be shocked by how quickly and naturally that MMO vibe but far cozier, turns up. Onward to Valhalla, warrior!

I'm right there with you. The first moment when you're freshly out to sea and turning into the breeze is its own thing.

@@athacusgaming I know right. And having a mate or two there with you to experience it too is priceless. Especially when the sea serpent turns up, haha

@@F4ngel that roar lives in my nightmares.

My pleasure! In the entire game, nothing stumped me quite like this factory and it seems we are not alone.

It's strange isn't it? You'll crest the ridge of a mountain, or emerge from the trees and think, "That is STUNNING!" The elegant simplicity of the game is definitely part of its appeal. Press on until Odin's hall, Viking!

That is a towering edifice of in-game experience, well done!

First off, amazing name. Second, thank you very much for the sub and I am very glad to have been of service to you in providing some guidance on Ogryn builds. In my opinion, with the new map, Slab Shield has more of a place than ever with the new strength of ranged mobs.

My pleasure! What a mess that was to find.

Thank you so much for your kind words. They give me confidence to keep making this kind of content. Fuglings are definitely going to be covered once I know more about them. Their laugh is iconic and they seem so brash. I think the line of progress for the series will be Mountain Cultists, Greydwarves, and then Fuglings. I anticipate this will take me the next couple months to put out since I'll be on vacation for two weeks so I'll be unable to accomplish much work until I return.

​@@athacusgaming You're very welcome, I think people often don't understand how much goes into making videos - especially when you are doing it yourself! I certainly didn't until I started recently and oh boy, they easily take me 30+ hours! It's so easy to lose hope or struggle to try new things in case it doesn't work out. I'm so glad this was well received so you have the energy to keep going! Take your time and have fun with it! I'll look forward to the next one when it is ready, and seeing what you come up with :)!

@@avatarofku You have nailed it most precisely. You have a talent for expression that is clear to see. Let's both keep on doing our best and we will go far.

@athacusgaming Thank you! You're so right, gotta keep on! 🤘

Thank you for mentioning this. You are entirely correct and Iron Gate deserves full credit for their hard work. It's my biggest regret of the video that I misspoke when discussing combat. I don't know how I missed that but I will try to be more diligent about editing in future projects.

I'm so happy you enjoyed it! It was a little nerve-wracking to make but I'm fairly pleased with how it came together in the end. I'll be doing at least one more of these before going on a two week vacation to my home country so please stay tuned for it!

You have hit upon all the themes I was striving for, however inadequately in the video. I am also the father to four year old twins. Your "Fathers&sons" map is LITERALLY my dream. I can't wait to be able to do the same thing with them. Keep on as you are and thank you so much for the positive and heartwarming feedback.

I would be delighted to. Honestly, this video was a little scary for me to make. It was my first proper lore video and I had to constantly track back through various articles to find out where Iron Gate sourced their lore and then fit it to the runestones to make a narrative. I will be doing at least one more lore video before I go on vacation for two weeks. Please stay tuned for it! Thanks again for the sub and for the warm words in both of your comments.

Oh that makes my day to hear! I was unsure if I had hit the right tone or not. Last night on stream we were discussing which mob to do next and I think it’s cultists. I like the idea of doing biomes too as they all have layers of meaning behind them.

No worries! First time I ran across this one it threw me too. Good luck in Tertium!

Exploring leading to new toys that you can then use to make new buildings and decorations is one of the best gameplay loops ever.

Thanks! I learned a lot about the process for making a lore video while doing this and I’m excited to do another. Great suggestions too! I’ll add them to the list and post a poll on Monday!

Those bows. Those damned bows. I was really curious to know more about the cultists too. I’ll have a dig around to see what I can find out.

Other questions: - whose giant skeletons and armors lies in the Mistland and what happen to them ? - Dvergr: who are they ? They seem to be harvesting stuff for their own goals and tolerate our presence. I feel like the Ashland followed the swamp Draugrs in terms of fate

@@jean-micheltanguay8664 so, we aren't far off the Mistlands now. Once I'm in there and able to look around, I'll know better but I have an inkling who it might be from the descriptions I've seen on Reddit and elsewhere. If I'm right, it's a very intriguing concept for a video.

Yes! Choose your direction, choose your goals, choose your weapons, it is all up to you. So refreshing and easy to do whatever strikes your fancy without any pressure.

Yeah, I’ve been playing every day since I picked it up. Perfect solo or when my friends are on as a group.

Absolutely. It has its flaws but the things it does well absolutely outshine them.

Thank you so much for the compliments! For someone just starting out making videos for others, it means a lot to me. I hope you enjoy the shieldgryn as much as I do! Both Indomitable and Loyal Protector are pretty straightforward to play and you will have a very positive impact on your team to boot. Good luck out there!

The procedural generation is a plus, I agree. It makes each seed feel fresh.

Hahah, a fellow sufferer. Well met! If you’re curious, in the next couple videos to come you will see us make some pretty big adjustments to how we approach the Swamp and then the Mountains. We start to use stealth more, avoid closing to melee with spawners like corpse piles and make improvements to dodging and blocking. We also weren’t making full use of the Rested buff either which had a big impact on our stamina regeneration. Once we adjusted a little, our time spent running dropped off quite a bit although we do get into some pretty fine pickles later. Good luck in Valheim, fellow warrior!

I get where you're coming from on the level issue in combat. It has caused me grief too. I hope they take steps to address it.

@@athacusgaming they wont, the fact the enemy can hit you at any level but not vice versa says it all. Its literally coded that way, the game has charm for sure but i will not praise a game that has so many fundemental flaws...

“So many fundamental flaws” bro, you only mentioned the combat, and yeah that can be annoying but is not something to put down the game for

@@t7_br0k3n3 then your not a real gamer, if you think combat is not a reason a game is flawed you are a sheep...

You are clearly a person of taste and culture then! Well met and thank you for the compliment.

Just before I did! What have you enjoyed the most so far?

That is a big statement but it's hard to disagree. I feel like both Valheim, and the genre itself, is so fresh. I'm more enthused about logging in to play than I have been about any game in years.

Thank you so much for calling out specific mods. That is very helpful. I’m really intrigued by a seasonal mod. That is something that is oddly missing in vanilla. My crew and I are doing a vanilla playthrough now. There are a couple stream records up while I get my ducks in order for additional content if you’re curious to see how we are doing. To Valhalla!

@@athacusgaming Nice one ! Will go and check them out. yes, seasonal mod is a gamechanger. Actually made me come back to the game. prob played 20 hours the last 3 days because the game looks and feels better. And for the new players -> Test vanilla first, and if you are looking to spice it up, do mod by mod and test them out on ur local machine before uploading them to ur friends public server. We rented a server to play on for the fun of it. Mods are based on my personal preffrence. Have 34 mods installed. Armory v1.2.1 by Therzie BepInExPack_Valheim v5.4.2202 by denikson Better_Blast_Furnaces v1.0.0 by joryjuky_team BetterArchery v1.9.7 by ishid4 BetterSounds v0.31.0 by Wianda BetterUI_ForeverMaintained v2.5.6 by BetterUI_ForeverMaintained Bounties v3.0.17 by Digitalroot CoreWoodExtras v1.2.2 by MagicMike CreatureLevelAndLootControl v4.6.1 by Smoothbrain DropMoreLoot v1.2.2 by TastyChickenLegs Dryzlers_Mass_Pickup v1.0.1 by dryzler EpicLoot v0.10.1 by RandyKnapp EquipmentAndQuickSlots v2.1.13 by RandyKnapp ExploreTogether v1.3.0 by Rolo Farmyard_Animals v0.4.7 by Horem FloatingItems v1.0.0 by castix ItemStacksandWeight v1.0.0 by TheHomesteaders Jotunn v2.20.1 by ValheimModding MagicPlugin v2.0.5 by blacks7ar Mining v1.1.5 by Smoothbrain MissingPieces v2.2.0 by BentoG Monstrum v1.4.2 by Therzie OdinsSteelworks v0.1.25 by OdinPlus PlantEverything v1.18.1 by Advize Quick_Stack_Store_Sort_Trash_Restock v1.4.7 by Goldenrevolver Sailing v1.1.7 by Smoothbrain SeaAnimals v0.2.6 by Marlthon Seasonality v3.3.7 by RustyMods Seasonality_HD_Texture_Pack v0.0.7 by RustyMods SeasonalityTextures v1.0.0 by RustyMods SeedBed v1.2.2 by blacks7ar Spawn_That v1.2.14 by ASharpPen TeleportEverything v2.6.1 by OdinPlus Warfare v1.7.5 by Therzie For those who are looking for a QOL and a more challenging experience, u can copy pasta the text into thunderstore or Nexus. FYI : The mining mod is marked to not be working, but i cant find any issues with it. had one incident where the copper mine was empty, and then i got back out the copper veins was laying aroung the mine. this has only accourd 1 out of 15 mines.

@@Ching91919 I’m going to dump this into a txt file. Thank you so much for that detailed list! One of the biggest challenges when modding a new game is where to start. This will save lots of time. I appreciate it!

I am currently building a road up a mountain to expedite running silver ore in bulk to our smelter. If you had told 20 year old me that I would voluntarily be doing the kind of work I went to university to avoid in A GAME I would have called you a liar.

@@athacusgaming Yeah but didn't wow have grinding? In many games there is a level of that.

@@KarelGeerts_NAC oh for sure it did. I remember saying something similar about the Pandaren farms. Upon reflection , I suppose I did it in games like Harvest Moon and even Breath of Fire 2 when I was a kid. I would say that building a mountain road does have a bit more heroic vigor to it so far at least.