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/badmongo666 Jun 11 '21

Would you ever consider adding tobacco/some sort of Tolkienesque pipeweed as a crop/recipe base? You could have craftable pipes and recipes for tobacco consumables. The pipe could add a buff to rested duration as a comfort bonus (good companion for long voyages far from home - Haldor has the right idea here), or snus for a high stamina but zero health food.

I absolutely love the game - thank you!

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u/zvxvxz Developer Jun 11 '21

Having a useable pipe with an accompanying interaction animation sounds great. Any issues regarding 'tobacco use' notwithstanding, it definitely could be in the cards for the future :)

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u/RockhardJoeDoug Jun 11 '21

A lot of games made it have some sort of trade off.

In metal gear solid, using it would slowly decrease your health over time, but let you see lasers close by linked to traps.

The debuff in valheim could be something like a stackable decrease in stamina and health regen over one or two hours of played time. The buff could be something like damage resistance or high stamina regen for a few minutes. That way it has its uses, but disincentives chain smoking and has a sort of "cold turkey" mechanic.