True Starter House Build Guide in Valheim
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มี.ค. 2023
- When I was looking for Valheim starter house guides, almost every one was anything but beginner level. With Valheim dropping for XBox today on Game Pass, I wanted to make sure new Valheim players had a guide for an easy starter house build that you could easily do right at the beginning of the game.
Watch this video for a guide to building your first Valheim house and some awesome beginner tips and tricks. Get your Valheim xbox world started off right.
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Nice to see a TH-cam guide give a starter house guide that's actually a starter house and not a bronze age (or sometimes with even swamp items) house disguised as a 'starter house'. A good design. I often do a center fireplace myself, even in multi-story houses. Pointer, you can deconstruct wood piles (or any pile) with the hammer. No need to switch to axe.
Thanks! That is exactly what I was going for. And thanks for the tip on the hammer…so much switching time wasted!
Yinz are literally capable of building houses in real life if you put your mind to it this games building for houses can be so good I love seeing it done at this level!!! 🎉
@@Bittamin I love to see some yinz action in the comments.
*activates pittsburgh accent* Yinz going donton to see the Stillers?
@@DrLootCrate 🙏🙌😅 hell yeah! Right now I’m just hoping the Penguins make it into the playoffs and don’t choke in the first round again 😅 just moved a year ago and even if I don’t use slang people sometimes will pick up on the accent haha
@@Bittamin I grew up in Ohio so I can hear it a mile away. One of my favorite accents actually
Finally! Finally someone made an instruction for a real starting house. Without unnecessary decorations, and still not an ugly box. Easy to build and clear instruction. That's what beginners should do. One thing is not mentioned, and it should, is how to rise the ground and then level it to floor level for the fireplace.
That is exactly what I was going for! I am relatively new to the game myself and this was the first thing that I went to look up on TH-cam. Every “starter” house had cut stone and a bunch advanced stuff and I couldn’t really find one that fit the bill. So I made it myself!
the 'unnecessary' decorations are what make a house good. this is like one incredibly small step above a boring box.
Took me an hour or two to make a house for me and my buddy (both never played before) and this was a major boost in morale for us to keep playing! Thank you!!
Hell yeah Max. Great work! I definitely felt a lot more secure in the game once I had good safe spot to come back to
Too me 2 hours and as soon as I finished building I got raided by trolls
It’s a great game, you’re in for one hell of a ride :)
Thanks for this. I'm initiating a friend tonight who just got the game on Xbox, and I was looking for cool ideas for a house bc I only started looking for ideas in my solo game after defeating the first boss. Kept founding builds with core wood and/or fine wood. Or super complicated to make, like hours long. We'll probably use this as soon as we decide where to settle first.
No prob Julie. It will be really fun for you to play with your friend. I am actually starting a whole extended family game soon with 8 of us. It should be a blast!
Was thinking the same thing. Have friends playing Satisfactory I'd like to initiate here. This is definitely a good entry video.
@@Human-ITy perfect! They might even know me from my Satisfactory videos
@@DrLootCrate 🫠 Realizing you have an archive of Satisfactory gameplay...
Put many hours into it, I'll have to check out your vids myself.
Playing on Xbox with controller. Can’t figure out how to build anything above floor level.
Yes, an actual guide for early game with good basic design anyone can do!
Thank you!
I am not creative enough and my renovated shacks always are poorly built and laid out; this is very helpful.
Can’t believe I haven’t though to use Half Walls for Foundation. Definitely using that next fancy house.
If I build straight on the ground there still always seems to be one little dot of dirt sticking through. This is a pretty easy way to avoid it
yeah, same here. that's way cheaper than the beam-based stilt setup and easier
You can also use the 26° crosses. They look really good
I built this house in game and loved it! With a few tweaks I was able to get an attic area to place many chests up there and out of the way but not until after I had played with this set up including killing the first boss.
I just downloaded the game last night on my xbox I truly appreciate this guide It really makes me want to play more because I had no idea what I was doing. I'm sure I'll be watching a lot of your other videos
Perfect! You are the exact person I was making this video for. This is only my 2nd video on Valheim, but the other one will be helpful too.
Feel free to check out my other stuff on Satisfactory…another awesome game
Haha! Same! I'm used to the building mechanics in games like ark and fallout 4/76, but I was getting soooo frustrated with valheim's. 😂
Thank you for making this, just got the game on xbox and I've been looking for a good started base tutorial. This one was perfect for me.
Thanks Omen! I was making this for all the new players coming and I am glad it was helpful for you
I literally just started playing Valheim today, and I'm not the greatest at building, especially when I have to take architecture into account. This tutorial was super easy to follow, and cheers for *actually* making it a starter house!
Now I just gotta deal with the graydwarf brutes and shamans at my doorstep...
Cheers to you Toaster. Glad it helped. Really encouraging to hear.
Sounds like your next step should be a stake wall around the house!
Great video, one tip on house building that I picked up is to start first with the frame and roof of your house, that way you won't be caught with damaged floors or walls if it begins to rain.
Definitely a good tip. I gathered half the wood before and rest of the wood half way through. and of course it rained non-stop while I was getting wood
Late finding this video, but well done. An excellent true starter home. One thing I've learned when building tall chimneys like the one you showcase here - instead of using solid boards, use 'X' 's instead - it allows for more light to filter throughout the space and gives a cool aesthetic!
It’s never too late to find it. Great shout on the x! I am going to try that out tonight. Never thought about using it in a chimney
thanks! im on xbox and at my first 15 minutes ever gameplay. Had no idea you could build this nicely. im exited to continue.
Thanks bud! You can do a lot more than this, but this is a great place to start. Good luck in your adventure!
This was a very instructive video
I got the game a couple days ago and I live in a restored cabin
I have now inspirations to build myself a proper home
Thanks Deedz. I love the feedback and good luck on your home build!
Hi many thanks for a great video on a guide on how to build a starter house, when it comes to building I am Not very good, I have the idea in my head as to what I want my ideal home to look like in Valheim which I only bought last Friday 3rd May 2024, your guide will really help me as I built a stone house using concrete, and it hasn’t come out as I liked as I built the roof wrong, but after watching your video I will know exactly how to build a home as I will demolish my concrete one once I have built one with windows in!
Many thanks for your guide it is a great video! 😊👍
Appreciate the info starting new world and first time game tonight needed sweet advice and i got it !
Good man Dane. You are exactly who I made this for. I didn’t start THAT long ago and I couldn’t find a “starter” build that didn’t use later game parts. I hope you are having as much fun as I am
Im not that experienced on Building houses and stuff in such Games but thank you so much for the starter house guide 😊 i absolutely Love it and it motivates to do more, thank you very very much 🙏🙌
I really hope we see more Building Videos in valheim soon (:
Thanks so much Light! It was my pleasure, a fun short video. I just took a little break, but will be back soon with some more videos
Awesome build I just finished it and it came together really well. Thanks for the video! 👍
Thanks buddy! Glad it worked for you.
Thank you so much! I’m new to Valheim and this was great for a starting cozy house and you learn the basics about building!
My pleasure piipii. That is exactly what I was going for! Glad it helped you out and thanks for the comment
@@DrLootCrate np man you definitely deserve a like! I think my brother will play this too so I build exactly like you 99% same. This is the game I have been looking for. I love Vikings! When I saw the trailer bro… I downloaded it immediatel xD
@@piipiipoopoo520 completely agree. I actually haven’t been playing that long myself and I am definitely hooked now
@@DrLootCrate glad to hear
nice video dude, i just crafted this house, with a few small changes to make it more "mine" very nice guide and a tidy result.
Thank you for this guide. I was struggling to build a shelter. But I was able to follow along with and build a house.
Building this house is probably one of the most fun thing I will ever do in vr. Thanks a bunch
Dude! That sounds like a blast. I might go get a VR set just to try it
This is a great house. I didn’t build it until after the first boss and the 20th day. Technically my second house.. wish I would have seen this sooner. Great house to build off of!!
Thanks Sloan! I love the feedback and glad you like the build. I agree that it is a good example from which to customize to your own liking.
Great video. I’m going to build a house right now. Was using an existing one. Was working but this is way better
Thanks Bobby! Glad you liked it and good luck building
Great video. Really good starter house. Simple instructions, thanks for the video
Thanks Kyle! I really appreciate the feedback
I'm sure that you already know, but for those that don't, you can use the hammer on the stack of wood to destroy them just like anything else that you've built.
Also, thank you for the new idea for flooring.
I have no clue why I always used my axe to chop a wood pile but I did until I had 10 comments asking why haha
Great video man, thanks for all the tips! Gonna try this design as soon as I'm home from work, my first attempt at a "house" was pitiful 😅
No prob Jake…glad you found it useful. My first house was decidely mid as well. It can only get better from there
Great video! Just started playing this game since it was added to game pass and this was a big help.
Thanks Sweaty! You are exactly who I made the vid for, so glad it was helpful
Perfect - thanks for explaining the level-ground aspect. I couldn't figure it out while starting.
Yes LOL. Level ground = where pc is on axis, not circle
This is my goto starter house. I made a couple additions. I placed two campfire spots in the Middle with a wide chimney, some hidden chests under the floor, and a deeper basement under the workbench for additions.
Thanks a lot for this one. Made it exactly the same but had some roofing issues I fixed my way.
No prob. The roof is a little tricky and will collapse if you build in a certain order as you found out probably. Glad you found a solution
Still haven't decided if I'm buying this game or not. But I'm saving this video in case I do, because this is probably the best such video I've seen so far.
Thanks :)
Thanks Johnny! I think you should buy it. I think you will get your money’s worth
This makes me wish I had made a meadows base in my current run lol. Meadows bases just have a super chill atmosphere to them.
I only had a tiny starter shack before moving into the forest shortly after.
Super chill. Certainly a lot more chill than my outpost in the forest
That's great! It's easy to build, thanks 👍
Thanks Sulfer! Glad you liked it
Thank you so much now I feel I can build so much more!!
Awesome to hear X. Good luck building!
Thank you for this great guide! 😁
My pleasure Robbin!
great video, im making this for me and buddies
Thanks Coach. Sounds perfect
Very helpful. Thanks.
Thanks for watching and glad it helped
Very nice and not super hard to make.
Thanks! That is exactly what I was going for
Just finished this in my world, thanks mate
No worries mate
It looks really nice for a starter house.
Thanks Jalfa!
Awesome guide, it helped a lot, thanks!
Sweet! Glad it helped Paulo
Nice built tips i need try it out next time when i need built new base 👍
Thanks NUCLEARMUTANT91. You definitely should try it out!
Thanks for this video. Me and buddy played on pc long time ago and the game just dropped on series X so we started new tonight and this is nice easy house :D
Awesome! You are the exact person I made this for. I am restarting with some extended family now that we have enough machines as well
dude thank you very much i like the home
No prob Bud. Glad you liked it
My go to starter is a cruciform shape. 6m x 6m center with fire in middle, then 4m x 6m extensions on all 4 sides. 4m high at eaves. One extension is bed (on 1m raised platform with chests below) plus any comfort, one is cooking area with at least 18 storage chests (6 wide x 3 high), one is crafting area with workbench and 18 more chests, and last is entry. The floor is at least 2m above ground so all workbench enhancements go under the floor. Thatch roof with inside and outside corners, extended out from walls to protect anything underneath. One standard stair from entrance. It won't reach the ground, but you can easily jump to it. Surround it with a continuous stake wall set at least 6m from house walls.
I love this plan since it has room for several upgrades to make it last a little longer!
Thanks Noir. That was the plan!
Thank you so much
Thank you for watching!
Here to give credit.
Big survival game guy but always the whole “starter base walk through” stuff is just click bait lies. I actually kept up with this one good job.
Thanks Ollie! I appreciate the comment and glad you found a video that you liked on the subject
awesome!
Thanks Badri!
Built mine a few days ago. Works well
Glad it worked for you looney
awesome video :) i'm not a new player but all my houses are butt ugly, this one is very clean and cute
I love the building in this game
Me too jedistudmuffin
Love the video reminds me of my starter house haha. Just opinion, you should fill some of the empty audio spots with some tips or tricks.
Glad you liked at and thanks for the feedback. I have tried different style for this type of thing - stalking the whole time, super fast forward, or this approach. I liked this one for the general vibe of the video, but I am really glad you shared your opinion. Very helpful
This was a really great video to learn how to build a nice house in the game. Would have been cool if you showed each part, I got a little stuck on the roof, but its definitely doable
Sorry, man. Agreed that I should have added a bit more detail in that part especially. If you haven’t figured it out, build the roof row by row starting from the wall. That will keep you from overextending it and having it fall.
Thats alright, I was being too harsh. Your video is actually really great and helpful
I'm super new to this game, just purchased it on Xbox Series X.
Perfect! You are exactly who I made this vid for
Never thought to build a frame for the building first? Makes stability so much easier to manage, and allows you to create the correct spacing/layout you want and fiddle with it easier before you build up.
I really should have. I framed out a couple of the window areas ahead of time but I really should have done it for the roof.
I appreciate the tip. I am actually pretty new to the game myself and made this video because I couldn’t find what I wanted. So I am probably missing a few “best practices” on building
@@DrLootCrate It's a process, my initial working buildings had crooked roofs, all part of the learning process. I use half-walls for foundations and add vertical wood beams between segments then extend to the roof with angled beams. Then you can attach flooring to the half walls, walls and finally a roof, all of them know to be stable from the start.
This video will help me I don’t play valheim but I will be soon
This will be perfect for you then. Hope you got Valheim for Christmas
“Try not to die dropping a tree on your own head in the process”
I feel personally attacked.
Yeah you are not alone…haha
This is REAL base building, none of that admin mode mega-structure stupidity. Basics with functionality
Thanks Chappers! That is exactly what I was going for and I am glad you enjoyed it
Well, I feel like an idiot...I have been playing for a while now and this is the first video that told me level ground in a circle!
Don't worry dude. It took me quite some time to figure it out. I didn't watch any videos before I started playing (still haven't watched many) and I was baffled by it.
Wow. I can't even manage to build a square house with a nice roof. Defo using this video next time I play valheim
You definitely should Martin! Glad you liked it
Thanks man! That will be my only one house. I will not make better one. That one is totally enough. I play for adventure, not for build. Thats a really nice guide. Thanks. P.s i just started yesterday without knlowledge even about level grounding ! Haba thanks. For tips.
Edit. Huh ! Okay :'D ive just realised what happens with wodden house after rain etc. So i can run away from building ! Peace !
i would add some shutters to the windows once you're able, the skeleton invasion might mess you up if the archers get a sightline
That’s a good call but I will probably build a big wall around it to some degree
This is great, been playing on xbox and been thinking it's time to move out of my shack 😂
I think it is Danny Boy. Good luck building!
I just stated playing tonight and the building was driving me mad!!! Im going to try to follow this tutorial but i know that roof is gonna give me trouble.
It can definitely be a little tricky. The roof is the trickiest part here too. I recommend start with the roof that attaches to wall and fill that first layer in all around. Then do the 2nd roof piece all around, etc.
Ultimate noob here... I have not even launched the game for the first time. I just watched a few videos to get a feel for the game, and sumbled on this one. Love the house.
Dumb question: How early in the game is this possible? Almost immediately? Right after killing the first boss but before moving to the next biome?
I ask because I am tempted to take my time at the start to fully explore the first biome and do as much as possible before moving forward. If it is feasible right away, it seems that getting to resources to build this home would get me familiarized with the basics of the game and result in a pretty nice starter home for my next adventure.
such an enjoyable game
It seriously is
good vid !
Thanks!
Thanks for this video most of the other ones are pple building further into the game and sets the bar a little too high
No prob, Colton. That is exactly what I thought so I just made the video I wanted to see myself!
Worked out great I used ur floor plan made a couple adjustments. Thanks!
1:12 Yea... Did that haha Did not know trees could kill me lol
Oh God I want this
750 wood and it could be yours....
This was very informative, my houses have been straight garbage
Thanks Quentin. Hopefully this helps clean them up a bit
we need more valheim videos mate ❤❤
and I need more hours in the day! I will have another one coming soon. I am going to be going back and forth between Valheim and Satisfactory for the time being.
If this is your "starter" house, I can't imagine how your "main" house would be.
But seriously, I loved the house you made. Really nice and well done!
Right on Davo! Glad you liked it. I had fun making it.
This actually is my main house now. If you watch my other Valheim video, you will find that I am pretty new to the game. But certainly not new to doing a lot of building in video games. I am really looking forward to figuring out what I can build moving forward.
Nice build, definitely going to make it but do you know what resources are needed to be exact around how much wood?
I don’t exactly, but it was 15 or 16 stacks. So 750-800. Took me a bit over a day in the game to chop away
Thank you. I never even considered making a house like this. How did you NOT get raided every 10 minutes while you were constructing it?
Would you consider making a upgrade house once we get into iron age onward?
Cuz I'm stealing this 😂😂😂😂thanks
I will definitely consider it. A little secret…I am just getting in to the Iron Age myself as started playing recently as well. But I am definitely planning on more videos in this style
remember to mess with the ground a little to see what direction the ground is so when you raise your dirt it isnt diagonal with your build
Aye! Noob me mistake
A lovely video.
Why do you hit the lumber pile with your axe at 3:46? I always just disassemble it using the hammer in the same way you would remove an errantly placed wall or roof piece (middle mouse using the repair hammer option). I am honestly curious to know if there is something I am missing.
No, he just didn't know you could disassemble using the hammer.
As Toshiko said, I am just a dullard that didn't know/think to disassemble with my hammer.
Glad you liked the vid!
@@DrLootCrate It's a nice house though!
16 Stacks of wood is way too heavy to carry (100 per stack, max is 300 early game).
What to do? Don't forget that you can put stacks of wood in a chest, or you can "build" a Wood Stack on the ground with your Hammer (it's in the Misc. tab).
Go out, fill up your inventory with as much wood as you can (about 2 and a half stacks normally), run back to the build site and store it. Repeat this a few times until you have several stacks, which is at least enough to get the foundations down and hopefully some of the roof as well, then you can go back for more.
Unless you wanna do 7 "Wood runs" in a row, depends on your tolerance for grinding. I like to alternate getting wood and building, it's less tedious for me that way, but your mileage may vary.
I did exactly that in the video. Also build close to a bunch of trees 😉
You can break the stacks of wood by dismantling them with the hammer. No need to chop them with the axe.
I honestly had no idea why I always did that. Gave everybody something to comment about haha
I had a 87 day long playthrough get fucked because my main base was destroyed during a greydwarf raid event that I wasn't prepared to fight (had no food for health/stamina) so on top of losing my main base, i also died, and spawned on a different land mass, and this was after i got deep into the bronze age.
I will be using this video as a guide to build my next starter house when I eventually go back in and (once again) play the game solo.
Damn, that really sucks. My first raid was certainly a surprise, but didn’t quite get it that bad.
I hope you get back into it and this build will help you out. But don’t forget the stake wall or a moat this time!
I had to sell my PC while back and couldn't play this anymore, pleasantly surprised how well it plays on controller on Xbox though
Bummer on the PC, but glad it plays well on Xbox. I was going to try it out later today just to see myself
nice
thx
yr wlcm
Can those beds be slept in? Since no campfire? Or does the torches work for the “fire” option? Thanks
I just tested this to make sure. I build a small 4 x 3 room with a bed and fireplace but no fire. The game wouldn't let me sleep. I put a torch near the bed but the game wouldn't recognize it as fire. I built a small fire in the fireplace and slept like a baby. So the torch does not work as a fire option. Also, you need to be within 10 meters of the fire for the game to recognize you have a fire.
Yep, it is close enough to the campfire in the middle. Torch on a stick doesn’t count for warmth
So my wife and are going to be building a home together for the first time(in real life lol) and TH-cam takes me to a Valheim video 🤣
Haha! Excellent. Probably because I said this house was perfect if you play with a lady friend
A couple notes:
This is a very resource-inefficient design for the benefit of aesthetics. Which is fine as far as it goes, but you don't necessarily want to be cutting and assembling this much wood for every outpost as your explored area expands.
This design is fairly exposed/vulnerable to "The forest is moving" and especially later "The ground is shaking" events. Protecting it will require even more resources. Again, not such a big deal for a one-off, but not something you'd necessarily want to be repeating across your map.
Also, when it comes to picking a site, if you are going to invest in a big centrally-located base for your adventures, you'll want it to be nearby navigable water that is not a spawn-point for necks, so you can have someplace convenient to park a boat that you won't have to be constantly repairing.
Good notes. You can definitely get by with a shelter that uses a lot less wood, but my style is to take my time and I enjoy the building. I actually had written down to talk about adding stakewalls at a minimum, but I forgot!
You are right about the necks. Maybe you have built another place by then, maybe night. But a good shout if you are planning on staying here for a while
While I like the build, I do agree is a bit big and a wood vampire for players to start with. That said, it's good for a proper house.
For exploring and first habitats, honestly, best to do camps consisting of a 2x3 or 3x3 stakewall shack, depending on the group size(maybe a 2x2 at 70-80 wood, if you are solo and get good at building). Forest tends to have enough ruined towers that can be made into camps with a stack of wood or 2 that it isn't really necessary to do shacks. Swamps lack that, but you can build on top of crypts or in trees instead.
By plains, the stake wall approach no longer works well, so you're going to want the build your shack on a smelter(all the benefits of stone with no stonecutter required)
I'm curious as to why you use half walls for some of the walling rather than full walls as you did for other parts.
I used half walls all around the bottom. I try to use the same height walls at different levels so the seams between the walls are on the same level all the way around
Love the build, a little was cut out but pretty straight to the point, if you kept a couple things in it could have hit the 10 minute mark and had more advertising. But nice build 🤌
Thanks Koro. I could have been a little more clear on some parts, but I did a follow up build video that explained everything that nobody watched!
Looks like you lucked out on the ads. It was long enough
Troll: Pretty Pretty house you got there......SMASH!!!
TH-cam allows videos longer than 8 minutes ya know, you dont have to rush.
Yeah, it’s a balance. I am not actually a huge fan of step by step videos. I want to plan like this one and work out the exact way myself. But I definitely went too fast on the roof part on this one in particular.
Thanks for watching
It seriously never clicked in my head to use those half wall sections instead of the beams for doing up the base of a building
That aside, feels like it's a bit big for a *starter* home, but I suppose not everyone's gonna wanna start in a 2 stake wall by 3 stake wall shack
It is definitely bigger than it has to be, but looking ahead a bit, that extra room will come in handy. It is really good for two people…you can get the wood and build pretty quick
@@DrLootCrate I like there being room to expand, don't get me wrong. It's just it's a bit of a timesink for most people to *start* with.
Probably could've cut it in half, in hindsight.
Great guilde for bulding a house, but please, next time you would show a recommended arrea, open map.
Every map is different! But it would have been a good idea to share my seed and where I built it for sure
@@DrLootCrate oh, I didn't know that! Thanks for info :)
I love this build! So where are you gonna put the furnace, kiln, and stuff?
I have flattened out quite a bit more off to the side where I was thinking about having a little workshop. There is definitely enough room
@@DrLootCrate ohhh do we get to see said workshop?
@@justin111609 perhaps! I am probably going to make my next valheim video on the Black Forest, but I may come back to this house to build it out some more. Stay tuned!
@@DrLootCrate no I’m totally good with another build in the Black Forest! Can’t wait so see it! When will you be releasing that one?
Should be in a few days. I think it will be a more general tips video but have some more builds planned. I actually haven’t played the game for that long and split my time between Valheim and Satisfactory, so I had to do some grinding to get a bit farther. I don’t want to use the console, but I might have to
Took an hour or two but it's completely doable from the second you start
and a big part of that is just chopping down trees! Glad it worked for ya Harvey
Im a little late, but if you see this, im womdering what you did to the window right beside the beds (across from the back door). It seems to be split in half in between the floor boards if that makes sense and i dont know what you did.
Just wow
Glad you liked it dude. Hope it helped
I was just set my house around the same area. Haha. How far down is it from starting point? I'm crap at these games
Each map is randomly generated from a seed, so you would have to know the seed number to get the same map.
My house isn’t too far from the starting point on my map. In most of the starts that I have tried, there is normally a somewhat similar spot not far from the start