For Players on XBOX - The Shift Level function can be achieved by either pressing LB or the Right Thumbstick (depending on controller settings in-game). You can see which button it is by checking the legend for "Alternative Placement"
Left bumper plus right stick to turn on and off alternative placement. if you're holding a hammer you get a crossed magnet icon displayed. and if you're holding the hoe you get a crossed dirt hill displayed.
The ramp tip by using shift and level is super helpful. I've always tried to make ramps by walking sideways and leveling normally, which sometimes works, but the shift method looks so much cleaner. Thanks a ton! Edit: one thing that would be SO NICE would be different sizes and shapes of the hoe placement. Would love a square option, but at least letting us zoom the circle size up or down with middle mouse scroll would be super helpful to getting edges cleaned up instead of having to be super precise with the large default circle we have.
These features already exist in mods. OCDheim makes the hoe a 2x2m square which levels all 9 1m grid points and allows raising terrain in increments of .05m. Unfortunately it's not client-side-only, requiring installation on both client and server. But great for single player use. HoeRadius by aedenthorn lets you adjust size using the scroll wheel and is client-side only.
@@aaronworne9815 Was actually planning on finding this out later tonight. I'm thinking RL1/bumper or stick press while using standard function like some of the other alternate placement options.
860 hours in and i really wish, i had seen that slope part sooner, so many wasted hours trying to create a way up one of my builds until finally giving up and calling it finished... Though i think they added the shift functionality later on, though i might be wrong.
Thank you algorithm! You are one of the best tutors I've seen in gaming vids, period (and I've been gaming since Pong). Helping tremendously to understand Valheim building mechanics. Liked, subbed, will binge.👍
Nice, comprehensive presentation. Thanks. I wish the devs would modify that thing where you try to straighten out a wall and it takes a big gouge out of it...
Oh, I wish I had found this last night! New player here, I was making a ramp and got the bumpy version, so in the end I put some 26° beams and roofing on top. It does work as a ramp, however the looks are not that great. Will redo it with your tips, thank you very much!
you hope it helps? well , dang! it did helped me a looooot!!! Thank you so much! I've watched a lot of vids about this but none really explained how it works specially the how to get a sharp straight edge! thank you a I hope you make a lot more vids, they're short , concise and straight to the point!
I also use logs for a visual reference when building roads or paths which can then be removed or left in place for a more aesthetic look along the sides.
I've always wondered how the system works, I never seemed to get the desired results, the ground would not either raise or flatten the way I wanted. I had no idea, for example how to raise it so perfectly with sharp edges because I didn't know about the directional lines correlating to it! To me it always just seemed to rise in unpredictable and misshapen manner. Thank you! :)
I had to watch the lines too when I was building a cellar. You have to orient the house to the lines if you want a nice straight cellar, you can't just build the house in any direction.
Subbed! Lovely guides. I've played for quite a while but I learned something new in this guide as well as your basic building guide. I'll be watching them all. Thank you for these!
I was getting SO MAD at a slope I was trying to pathen today, I ended up just carving it out with the pickaxe and building a wood stairs ramp all the way up the mountain, lol. That shift-flatten is a game changer.
This was sooo helpful. Thank you so much. I love that you can add the grass to the walls. I didn't know that. I also didn't realize you could make sharp edges other than nsew.
I've got over 2000 hours in, and I am today years old when I found out how people did the slopes. Sometimes I just feel like an idiot. Thanks for this! I'm going back to my corner to put my dunce cap on now...
Hey man, that's how we learn. No need to beat yourself up for it. Live and learn. Still, you started out strong with this comment. Keep on keeping on, my friend.
just make sure to build your corner with nice sharp edges to sit in ;) But i am the same, been playing since first release and learned the slopes :D learning something new every day keeps us on our toes. 💖
I put down floorboards and use the hoe. If you either want to dig or raise ground before you put down a wooden floor square so you're starting on a point that isn't "floating" also helps for a consistent flat area.
Thank you! Especially for the dirt ramp tutorial. WIsh I knew that sooner. My first playthrough I built away from the water. Later on I made a dock and then connected them with a stone path. The problem was my new dock was downhill from my newbshack. I couldn't figure out how to make the dirt ramps so some section just have stairs slapped it. It doesn't look horrible but definitely wasn't my original plan and I probably lost an hour or more raising and flattening terrain before I compromised with the stairs.
7:26 the fact that this man just scaled a 90 degree angle wall like that made me laugh harder than it should of. Valheim gives Skyrim a run for its money with climbing physics.
3:00-3:50 One huge note to potentially save a lot of stone: Terrain will raise close to the elevation of the marker circle. Also for leveling: Consider standing on a solid platform like a wood floor to maintain a consistent elevation.
I don't like to stand on wood floor because it's harder to see what I'm doing and it brings it too close to the surface -- you start seeing the little pebbles show through the floor, which sometimes I think is cool but sometimes not. Instead, I just get a small area exactly the height I want it and perfectly smooth, then use that as the source to spread out from and fall back to if I mess up. It sure is nice to have a wide field of perfectly flat terrain! Especially for crops, it feels nice
For Players on XBOX - The Shift Level function can be achieved by either pressing LB or the Right Thumbstick (depending on controller settings in-game).
You can see which button it is by checking the legend for "Alternative Placement"
Left bumper plus right stick to turn on and off alternative placement. if you're holding a hammer you get a crossed magnet icon displayed. and if you're holding the hoe you get a crossed dirt hill displayed.
Thank you was about to hit every button on controller to see if shift worked....or just plug in my keyboard and hope.
I've got 500 hrs in the game and I never knew the "shift/leveling" tip. Thanks man.
2024: still one of the BEST Videos about the Terraforming !!! Thank you.
The cultivator also restores sandy bottoms in the water, really nice after you've carved out sections for a dock or waterway
I've always struggled with terraforming, so it's really nice to have your fully up to date guide. Time to try again!
It took me several attempts to get it right too, so don’t feel bad lol
The ramp tip by using shift and level is super helpful. I've always tried to make ramps by walking sideways and leveling normally, which sometimes works, but the shift method looks so much cleaner. Thanks a ton!
Edit: one thing that would be SO NICE would be different sizes and shapes of the hoe placement. Would love a square option, but at least letting us zoom the circle size up or down with middle mouse scroll would be super helpful to getting edges cleaned up instead of having to be super precise with the large default circle we have.
These features already exist in mods. OCDheim makes the hoe a 2x2m square which levels all 9 1m grid points and allows raising terrain in increments of .05m. Unfortunately it's not client-side-only, requiring installation on both client and server. But great for single player use. HoeRadius by aedenthorn lets you adjust size using the scroll wheel and is client-side only.
THe OCDHeim plugin gives you the square option.
Hey what button is it on console to do this
@@aaronworne9815 Was actually planning on finding this out later tonight. I'm thinking RL1/bumper or stick press while using standard function like some of the other alternate placement options.
I would also like to know how to do this on console
Very thorough video, thank you! You blew my mind with the shift-click flatten ground hoe function for making smooth ramps. Cheers!
Yeah, I had no idea as well for a long time, but this is a game changer for terrain edits.
How do you do it on console?
While a lot of us knew the basics, the details provided here make all the deference to taking our Terraforming to the next level.
500+ hours in Valheim and I find this very very helpful as I've never known them. Excellent content
860 hours in and i really wish, i had seen that slope part sooner, so many wasted hours trying to create a way up one of my builds until finally giving up and calling it finished...
Though i think they added the shift functionality later on, though i might be wrong.
Thanks Beebs I didn’t know the shift level. Definitely using that on my next build
Hey Sword! 😊 Glad to help out another veteran Viking!
What a fantastic video, thank you for explaining each bit in clear detail and without a lot of bs filler.
You're very welcome! 😊
Thanks for sharing info Beeblebum! I knew most of this, but it was a good refresher and I know anyone new will find this video invaluable.
This is my first vid... My brother you sound like a Viking and I love it. I subbed and now a fan
shift + level = mind blown!! Thanks!! I've never seen this in a vid before. Great video.
Thank you algorithm! You are one of the best tutors I've seen in gaming vids, period (and I've been gaming since Pong). Helping tremendously to understand Valheim building mechanics. Liked, subbed, will binge.👍
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As a newer player this guide is very helpful!
Nice, comprehensive presentation. Thanks.
I wish the devs would modify that thing where you try to straighten out a wall and it takes a big gouge out of it...
There used to be a great mechanic where you could make ground without almost any rock.. Loved that.. haha. 😄
Oh, I wish I had found this last night! New player here, I was making a ramp and got the bumpy version, so in the end I put some 26° beams and roofing on top.
It does work as a ramp, however the looks are not that great.
Will redo it with your tips, thank you very much!
you hope it helps? well , dang! it did helped me a looooot!!! Thank you so much! I've watched a lot of vids about this but none really explained how it works specially the how to get a sharp straight edge! thank you a I hope you make a lot more vids, they're short , concise and straight to the point!
Thank you for this. Even though I knew some of this having the visuals of the lines to follow has helped me a lot!
I didn't know about shift-clicking on the level ground function. I can finally fix my cart roads!
Best terraforming guide I could find so far, lots of extra bits of useful information as well! Great job!
I also use logs for a visual reference when building roads or paths which can then be removed or left in place for a more aesthetic look along the sides.
Thank you so much for this. You have no idea how much of a game-changer this knowledge is going to be!
I just started playing Valheim and found your videos on it. I always enjoyed your NMS tutorials as well.
The shift level changes everything for me. Lol thanks
Need an undo button for those whoopsies!
Lol 😄
A pick works but its still annoying
Thank you for sharing, even after 1500 hours I still struggle with the ramp building until now :) Subscribed for more helpful content :)
Thanks for the sub! 😇
Now THIS is super well made and incredibly informative, thank you!
Just getting back into valheim and this was just what I needed. Great vid!
That was pretty much everything about terrain manipulation you need to know. nice video.
the shift leveling trick is mindblowing. Damn good for nothing Raven didn't tell us about that
i've played for many hours and this was still useful
I knew almost everything except for the trick for making smooth slopes! I was struggling with that so much so thank you!
Thank you for showing me the [LSHIFT] option for the Hoe. Slopes were a nightmare
Thank you for the tutorial!
I've always wondered how the system works, I never seemed to get the desired results, the ground would not either raise or flatten the way I wanted. I had no idea, for example how to raise it so perfectly with sharp edges because I didn't know about the directional lines correlating to it! To me it always just seemed to rise in unpredictable and misshapen manner. Thank you! :)
I had to watch the lines too when I was building a cellar. You have to orient the house to the lines if you want a nice straight cellar, you can't just build the house in any direction.
Subbed! Lovely guides. I've played for quite a while but I learned something new in this guide as well as your basic building guide. I'll be watching them all. Thank you for these!
Fantastic video!! About to binge all of the guides
Have fun! 😄
Best Bee on earth ❤️🐝
It's very handy. Thx for that video! It's really helpful
I was getting SO MAD at a slope I was trying to pathen today, I ended up just carving it out with the pickaxe and building a wood stairs ramp all the way up the mountain, lol. That shift-flatten is a game changer.
Thanks so very, very much for this video. It was just what I needed SO much. Had so much difficulty with levling the Ground, so I could build ❤🎉🥳💐
Amazing Video, I'v been needing help with this, thanks Beeblebum!
Thank you for these tips!
This is so CLEAN! Very nice
Always failed with slopy paths, so it was with shift! Nice video!
Thanks a lot, your video is a very good source of inspiration
Great to watch and rewatch!
great guide. the hill tip really helps
Very thorough guide, great work!
This was sooo helpful. Thank you so much. I love that you can add the grass to the walls. I didn't know that. I also didn't realize you could make sharp edges other than nsew.
Whoa, that shift modifier! I had no diea lol
I play a lot of Valheim but i doesn´t know the "Shift thing" while Flating the Ground. 🤩
Really nice Valheim Terraforming Guide 👍
Very in depth and clear
Thank you
Clear and detailed tutorial, thank you very much ! :)
Best explanation of terrain leveling I've seen! Subb'ed
Thank you so much for this. I was having major frustration with levelling the ground earlier.
Good tip about shift levelling.
Por fin alguien que explica bien las cosas!!! y lo demuestra, no solo lo menciona
THATS AMAZING
i thought i wont learn nothing i dont already know but that trick with slopes!!! gamechanger
Great guide, explained everything with clarity, thank you so much!
I've got over 2000 hours in, and I am today years old when I found out how people did the slopes. Sometimes I just feel like an idiot. Thanks for this! I'm going back to my corner to put my dunce cap on now...
Hey man, that's how we learn. No need to beat yourself up for it. Live and learn. Still, you started out strong with this comment. Keep on keeping on, my friend.
@@xantishayde-walker4593 Thank you :) Makes me feel slightly better about it! LOL
just make sure to build your corner with nice sharp edges to sit in ;)
But i am the same, been playing since first release and learned the slopes :D learning something new every day keeps us on our toes. 💖
Great video and information. Thank you!
Thank you!!! Very Helpful
I join in the TY for the shift/ramp tip!
I read this comment right when I woke up... I did not see the f in shift... 😂
I put down floorboards and use the hoe. If you either want to dig or raise ground before you put down a wooden floor square so you're starting on a point that isn't "floating" also helps for a consistent flat area.
I do love the background music in this game
Thank you! Especially for the dirt ramp tutorial.
WIsh I knew that sooner. My first playthrough I built away from the water. Later on I made a dock and then connected them with a stone path. The problem was my new dock was downhill from my newbshack. I couldn't figure out how to make the dirt ramps so some section just have stairs slapped it. It doesn't look horrible but definitely wasn't my original plan and I probably lost an hour or more raising and flattening terrain before I compromised with the stairs.
Very informative and well illustratdd, thank you!
Thank you for this guide!
Great video, thanks!
This guide is fantastic. Spent a while yesterday working on digging out a tunnel under a giant rock and I was really struggling to make it look right
Thanks, had some problems making a good incline.
Very good explaining video.
You can save stone when raising the ground by aiming at the top side and clicking once to raise the ground 8m
I was getting Bob Ross vibes from this. Love it.
VERY helpful and the video was done quick and concise. Great job!
Great to hear that 😊
very handy video, good job
Excellent video. Really helpful and added new knowledge to my limited reserves. lol
WOW! Just wow sir. This was so wonderfully done. I'm able to follow it with only very simple amount of game knowledge. I applaud and praise this. 👏
Oh very helpful. I knew there was a reason my terrain wasn't smooth :)
Thanks. I was struggling to make a stairs from port to my base.
Your thumbnail for this video is hilarious
Super helpful! I'm really excited to use this for my builds in my next playthrough!
This guide is perfect
thank you so much I have just started playing and I have been struggling! This is great!
7:26 the fact that this man just scaled a 90 degree angle wall like that made me laugh harder than it should of. Valheim gives Skyrim a run for its money with climbing physics.
Awesome! Thanks for the well thought out video and the much needed advice on flattening.
Finally i can make ramps, i didn´t know about shift function.
Great guide Beeb's 👍
3:00-3:50 One huge note to potentially save a lot of stone: Terrain will raise close to the elevation of the marker circle.
Also for leveling: Consider standing on a solid platform like a wood floor to maintain a consistent elevation.
I don't like to stand on wood floor because it's harder to see what I'm doing and it brings it too close to the surface -- you start seeing the little pebbles show through the floor, which sometimes I think is cool but sometimes not.
Instead, I just get a small area exactly the height I want it and perfectly smooth, then use that as the source to spread out from and fall back to if I mess up.
It sure is nice to have a wide field of perfectly flat terrain! Especially for crops, it feels nice
Good video, nicely explained.
And nice dialect :D
Thank you! and Thank you... 😅
Very useful! Thank you!
Really great tutorial. Thank you!
Excellent video, thank you!
AMAZING TIPS! Thanks a lot and...suscribed!
nice bebblebum...thanks
00:55 Ah, that's why that 2nd isle I built was so much lower than the main fort island I built.
Thank you, this is very helpful guide.