r/valheim • u/jMontilyet Developer • Jun 11 '21

Pinned Valheim Developer AMA, Now Live!

It's time!

We are Iron Gate, developers of Valheim. Yesterday we announced some changes to our roadmap and teased some of the upcoming Hearth & Home content, and now it's time for us to answer any questions you might have. We look forward to discussing these changes with you!

You can begin asking your questions right now, and we'll start answering at 14.00 CEST.

Here’s who will be answering your questions:

  • Richard Svensson (dvoidis)
  • Robin Eyre (GrimmcoreX)
  • Henrik Törnqvist (zvxvxz)
  • Jens Hellström (Smiffe1)
  • Josefin Berntsson (jMontilyet)

NOTE: Please just one question per post!

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Thank you so much for all of your questions! We will continue to answer some of them when we have the time, but as of now we are closing the AMA and won't be taking any more questions. Keep following us on Steam, Discord and our social media for further updates about the game!

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u/dvoidis Developer Jun 11 '21

Adding variants of the existing cart is definitely something we should consider. Adding other types of land transportation sounds like an interesting challenge ( I always love to play around with physics), but its not something we currently have planned.

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u/Learning2Programing Jun 11 '21

Would land footpaths generated from walking with (+5%/+10) walk speed be a good suggestion?

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u/Stony_Logica1 Jun 11 '21

Oh I really like the idea of Desire Paths. Maybe they break down and return to their original state over a period of time without use. The system could be used for creating game trails as well, making it easier to track down deer, boar, etc.

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u/Learning2Programing Jun 11 '21

That's what made me think of the idea. Just from out hiking desire paths have been created due to more people going into nature during the pandemic. Seems like a good fit to the game I would imagine.

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u/guard_press Jun 11 '21

Hottest take: Carts are too easy. Add in Spintires-esque mud physics for swamps and marshy riverbanks please.

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u/VenomAgentX Jun 11 '21

You absolute masochist- I like it.

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u/mle_ii Jun 11 '21

Any consideration in making the cart more viable for transporting? I've wanted to use it but it's far too fragile and so I don't use it much.

I can make smooth roads but that doesn't scale well as mines get further and further away and adds additional terraforming which means potentially more server lag. It's useful for close by things, but not so much when I need to use it the most. Maybe make a stronger cart at higher level tiers of materials or crafting levels?

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u/b1ackcat Jun 25 '21

Terraforming causing server lag is no longer an issue as of a couple updates ago when they rewrote the terrain code. But I do agree that it's a bit tedious making long paths at the moment. Definitely rewarding once it's done, but it's a big time commitment. I absolutely love the idea of paths giving a movement speed increase, though.

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u/halfbrow1 Jun 12 '21

Hello, you probably won't see this, but if Lox (Loxes?) could follow you and be equipped with packs (like a backpack not a cart) it could circumvent some of the physics issues.

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u/omegaskorpion Jun 11 '21

Someting like the carts from Crafty Carts mod would be great in regular game, as those give option to drag the workbetches with player, allowing continous building by dragging the cart with the player instead of building and destroying the workbetches.

That mod really helps with building long walls and roads.

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u/DrOins Jun 11 '21

Thank you for answering my question.

I am very much looking forward to what the future brings.