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Midas Sep 22, 2021 @ 6:50pm
Is there a way to sleep outside?
I don't know if vikings are scared of bedrolls or something, but I just found myself stuck in a black forest biome at night, so I took some ruins and decided to 'make camp' for the night.

Can't place a bed without a workshop.
Bed needs a roof.
Can't sleep without a fire.
Can't have the fire enclosed or you choke.

Between fussing with the requirements to go to sleep and fighting off enemies while collecting materials to do it, dawn broke and I just moved on. Is there really no way to just set up a simple camp to hunker down for the night short of building a whole log cabin complete with ventilation?
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Hakgova Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:02pm 
A lean-to with a covered fire. Very inexpensive and easy to build.
Martin (Banned) Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:09pm 
10 wood for workbench.
12 wood for walls and roof.
10 for bed. 2 wood 5 stone for fire. Sorted.

If it's raining, 4 more wood for a post and roof piece to cover the fire.

That's 4 trees to chop down and 5 stones to find.
Caspian Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:34pm 
No, currently you need to make a shelter to sleep. Of course that shelter could be very small, but it would indeed be nice to skip the entire shelter-making part and just sit by the fire and sleep the night away, with an enclosed shelter being ideal for rainy weather or nights on mountains.

(no clue if anyone will see this late addition, but we can find small and very short lean-to shelters without beds in the meadows, so I guess it's not too far-fetched to sleep without a bed in Valheim)
Last edited by Caspian; Sep 24, 2021 @ 1:00pm
ƎϽ∀ƎԀ Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:39pm 
The broken stone towers in the Black Forest make excellent temporary shelters. Wack a few skeletons and cut a few trees to put a roof on it. Build a fire ground floor right in front of the doorway so the mobs wont come in. If you dont have time for a roof, sit directly under the stone doorway to the back room, which is a sheltered spot.
Jaunitta 🌸 Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:41pm 
Our char doesnt really need to sleep make a campfire press x to sit down in front of it that gives you rested points which is required to restore your health and stamina. Sleep is mainly used for speeding up night time.
anotherland Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:43pm 
i agree that you should just be able to sit by a fire, having to build a mini house every time you want to sleep isn't fun. i guess you can just have a portal ready at your base and the materials to make one anywhere and dismantle it after sleeping.

i dislike the rain, you can't do anything about getting wet. I know it doesn't rain for very long but having your stamina/health regen slower when wet is irritating, especially walking through the water in the swamps.
Last edited by anotherland; Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:44pm
ƎϽ∀ƎԀ Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:46pm 
Originally posted by xsirbelmont:
i agree that you should just be able to sit by a fire, having to build a mini house every time you want to sleep isn't fun. i guess you can just have a portal ready at your base and the materials to make one anywhere and dismantle it after sleeping.

i dislike the rain, you can't do anything about getting wet. I know it doesn't rain for very long but having your stamina regen slower when wet is irritating, especially walking through the water in the swamps.

My opinion, bad Idea to be walking through the swamp waters. I build a pathway with my hoe and the only time I get in water is collecting cores from my core farming spots.
Midas Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:46pm 
Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:
Our char doesnt really need to sleep make a campfire press x to sit down in front of it that gives you rested points which is required to restore your health and stamina. Sleep is mainly used for speeding up night time.

That's good to know, and I'll keep that in mind, but the timeskip was the part I specifically wanted in this case. Good to know that I can still get the other benefits without building a small base, though.
anotherland Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:48pm 
Originally posted by ƎϽ∀ƎԀ:
Originally posted by xsirbelmont:
i agree that you should just be able to sit by a fire, having to build a mini house every time you want to sleep isn't fun. i guess you can just have a portal ready at your base and the materials to make one anywhere and dismantle it after sleeping.

i dislike the rain, you can't do anything about getting wet. I know it doesn't rain for very long but having your stamina regen slower when wet is irritating, especially walking through the water in the swamps.

My opinion, bad Idea to be walking through the swamp waters. I build a pathway with my hoe and the only time I get in water is collecting cores from my core farming spots.

I completely agree, i'm just too lazy to make a pathway in every swamp i want to explore. It also rains a lot there too.
Last edited by anotherland; Sep 22, 2021 @ 7:49pm
Jaunitta 🌸 Sep 22, 2021 @ 9:39pm 
Midas dont know how long you have played there is lots of small houses / huts / abandoned villages we can use in Meadowlands. Safest place.
If it helps
Back last year I took this screenshot of my small camp, sorry its a bit dark but it was just for me so this camp is quick to make consists of 2 wood wall halves at the back on ground with 1 each side.
Then for the sides add a wood wall 45 degrees to each side. Slants the roof.
Add 2 thatched roof 45 degrees to the 2 wood walls halves and 2 thatched at 26 degrees in front of them.
plus one 45 degrees placed against the main roof but over camp fire to stop rain.
Fits a bed if needed for spawn point or sleep and of course the workbench just outside.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2413434862
so I quickly made another now you can see how little materials is needed.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2609131897
cheers
Last edited by Jaunitta 🌸; Sep 22, 2021 @ 10:00pm
BGratz (Banned) Sep 22, 2021 @ 9:52pm 
We could make a Challenge.
WHo build the smalles and cheapest outpost with a usable bed that can be build in every biome (yes except ocean)
Pantstron Sep 22, 2021 @ 11:47pm 
In black forest there's usually burial tombs and troll caves, the entrances can be used as shelter. Chuck a workbench somewhere, put a bed in the entrance put a fire somewhere and now you can sleep, min materials 5 stone 20wood if you can find a landmark that gives shelter. Technically min materials 5 stone and 18 wood if you dismantle workbench and don't want to bother dismantling bed
Last edited by Pantstron; Sep 22, 2021 @ 11:49pm
Jaunitta 🌸 Sep 22, 2021 @ 11:53pm 
Originally posted by Fzanco:
In black forest there's usually burial tombs and troll caves, the entrances can be used as shelter. Chuck a workbench somewhere, put a bed in the entrance put a fire somewhere and now you can sleep, min materials 5 stone 20wood if you can find a landmark that gives shelter. Technically min materials 5 stone and 18 wood if you dismantle workbench and don't want to bother dismantling bed
yes and they stay empty only for the mushrooms once completed.
My recipe of the hut
4 wood wall halves.
2 wood walls 45 degrees
3 thatched roof 45 degrees
2 thatched at 26 degrees
campfire plus bed if needed
The n00b A Sep 23, 2021 @ 12:37am 
Originally posted by BGratz:
We could make a Challenge.
WHo build the smalles and cheapest outpost with a usable bed that can be build in every biome (yes except ocean)

That's an interesting idea! Although i usually make an closed shack (2x3x1,5) so mobs dont come attacking me, because if i'm out of their sight, they give up. Although rather big, has enough room for the workbench, bed, some chests, fire and a portal or forge. It aint cheap but aside from forge or portal materials, i can find wood and rocks everywhere to make it.
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