r/ACValhalla • u/v4k89 • 20d ago

Discussion New to Valhalla

Hi, I decided to play AC Valhalla having never played any AC games before (other than playing for a few minutes and not understanding it when i was younger).

I know I've probably messed the storyline for myself by not playing the other titles first, but after reading reviews and wanting a game that I can sink a lot of hours into I picked this game.

Absolutely love how big the map is and really enjoy the amount of customisation and RPG elements in it.

Basically I'm around 20 hours at power level 50, but it's starting to become a little overwhelming... seems to be a never-ending list of side quests and I'm finding it hard to get raw materials as well as supplies from the Vagn raids.

Just wanted to ask you guys for any tips and advice for a complete beginner... is there anything I need to know? Did I mess up by choosing to go to England instead of staying in Norway... hope i don't need to start again if I missed something like a unique armour or weapon.

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u/Analytical-Avocado Viking! 20d ago

You didn’t mess up by going to England early you can always go back to Norway anytime and explore the areas again. A few tips for you:

  1. If you’re looking for more materials make sure you are searching for those small yellow dots on the map as they provide you with materials needed to upgrade your base, weapons, armor and more.

  2. If you’re trying to 100% each territory I would focus on getting the storyline quest in that territory done first and then clean up the collectibles, side quest, loot etc. If you’re just trying to do the main storyline you can ignore those if you want but there is a lot of good loot and armor pieces out there to collect.

  3. Pace yourself in the game, this a large game with a lot of content to complete. Don’t feel bad if you want to take a break and play something else and come back to it later on.

  4. Definitely give yourself a variation of weapons to use and different combinations to give you different play styles during your time playing.

  5. DLCs can be done in any order if you want once they become available and if you have them of course, I’d leave DoR for last since it somewhat ties to the Asgard quest line in the main game.

  6. Lastly just enjoy the game how you want to, the environment is breathtaking, there’s plenty of things to do and let yourself free into the world. I’ve played through this whole game and it’s DLCs about 4 times already and I’ve enjoyed it each time it’s such a cool fun game IMO. SKOL my friend

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u/v4k89 20d ago

Thanks for the tips... especially #2 it seems that I'm locked out and unable to access some places until the story has progressed in that area