Playing Solo

[No Exit]

I just want to say that it's taken me 75 hours to awaken Bonemass, by myself.
Many many frustrations along the way. A lot of wasted time going to collect stuff when dead. I also had to sail halfway down the map from the center.
You know, I played through Dark Souls 1-3, but the going back to collect your stuff in this game is next-level BS.

I take it that the bosses are supposed to be done in a teams. I only managed to kill the elder with arrows when he got stuck and couldn't see me (took about 100+ arrows).
Bonemass is going to require a big hammer I take it, or I'm going to have to get him to the edge of cliff on the edge of a biome and arrow him to death too? I have maxxed out my iron armour, and have a bronze mace which does stuff all damage, plus he regens faster than I can even hurt him.

[Kalvix]

I've killed Moder solo and ye had to kill the Elder with arrows while avoiding attacks. It's not the worst thing honestly as while you need to level your gear more than other it can be done, though I've not tried Yogg yet... heard his regen could make it actually impossible.

Though ye death runs could do with a little work, even if you are lucky and built a portal nearby it can still be super hard to get your stuff back depending on what killed you. I'm starting to just chain portals together into a huge jumbled mass so I always have 1 close to where I am currently.

[Johny_Geth]

Why do ppl always mention dark souls, like it somehow related with "hardcore gaming" lol.

[Gladi8er65]

Originally posted by Neo-Rio:

I just want to say that it's taken me 75 hours to awaken Bonemass, by myself.
Many many frustrations along the way. A lot of wasted time going to collect stuff when dead. I also had to sail halfway down the map from the center.
You know, I played through Dark Souls 1-3, but the going back to collect your stuff in this game is next-level BS.

I take it that the bosses are supposed to be done in a teams. I only managed to kill the elder with arrows when he got stuck and couldn't see me (took about 100+ arrows).
Bonemass is going to require a big hammer I take it, or I'm going to have to get him to the edge of cliff on the edge of a biome and arrow him to death too? I have maxxed out my iron armour, and have a bronze mace which does stuff all damage, plus he regens faster than I can even hurt him.

It is totally possible to beat all the bosses solo, without cheats or mods...

Also, the boss difficulty ramps up according to how many players are in the area, so if you decide to team up with someone(s), the boss will actually be a lot tougher, with more hit points, the more people involved.

It's not required, but it is certainly helpful to place portals whenever you are going to sail far away, especially to other islands, that way when you die, it's easier to get your stuff back.

Elder is not that hard to kill... just like all the "grey" mobs, they are all made of wood, including Elder, so use fire arrows on him. Use the corner pillars to block the incoming vine attacks, run to the next pillar when he summons the roots, and shoot fire arrows at every opportunity.

Bonemass, (as well as most swamp mobs), are weak vs. blunt, and again, easy if you run in and attack with blunt weapons, watch for "windup" (meaning he's about to attack), run back out of the way, then run back in and attack between his attacks... bring poison resist mead.

With every boss fight, it's best to fully clear the area of all other mobs before summoning the boss, and make whatever terrain changes you need, beforehand ( such as raising the ground all around Bonemass altar, to get rid of all the water puddles in the whole general area... prevents leeches etc.)

[No Exit]

I have been excessively using portals, but boy oh boy did I want to smash the screen when a denizen of the plains decided to destroy my portal. That really sucked! I had to sail all the way back again (took about 30 minutes)

[No Exit]

Originally posted by Johny_Geth:

Why do ppl always mention dark souls, like it somehow related with "hardcore gaming" lol.

Have you played it? If so, you'll probably recognise a lot of the same game mechanics in Valheim.

[MacDeltaOne]

I never played Dark Souls, Did it have extensive farming, some building, lots of mining, crafting, and more mining, with a biome tied with gear & food progression? oh and more mining?

[Midas]

Originally posted by Neo-Rio:

You know, I played through Dark Souls 1-3, but the going back to collect your stuff in this game is next-level BS.

No, it's normal for most sandbox survival games. Freaking minecraft is more unforgiving about inventory loss than valheim is.

[Kraft51]

Originally posted by Johny_Geth:

Why do ppl always mention dark souls, like it somehow related with "hardcore gaming" lol.

because IronGate stated specifically that the 2 main influences for many mechanics and gameplay is taken from Dark Souls and Terraria.

[No Exit]

Originally posted by Midas:

Freaking minecraft is more unforgiving about inventory loss than valheim is.

True, but you don't have things destroying your portals at least - meaning that even your best laid plans aren't going to get screwed up by a tough enemy wrecking your portal.

Equipment loss in Valheim is disastrous (takes SO MUCH effort to mine, ship the stuff halfway across the map because you can't bring it through a portal, then build forge, and upgrade equipment).
Whereas for minecraft, not quite so disastrous if you lose gear.

[Ssjbryando]

It's really not that difficult solo. I beat Bonemass I believe 40 hours in?, just beat Modder cause I had everything maxed and wanted to move forward. (70hrs~?)

These bosses are also easy to cheese tbh. Bonemass, build a treehouse and stay there with poison potions. Make 200 frost arrows, stay behind a tree that fell down, he'll just stay there.

Next boss was even easier. Dying on a boat over on the next island is hell in the beginning I agree (So is the boat in general lol). But once you'll beat those moments, you'll feel even better about yourself.

[Mr Majestic]

Originally posted by Ssjbryando:

It's really not that difficult solo.

These bosses are also easy to cheese tbh. Bonemass, build a treehouse and stay there with poison potions. Make 200 frost arrows, stay behind a tree that fell down, he'll just stay there.

Not sure that you can argue that the game is fine to play solo if you have to exploit the AI to do so. But if that's how you enjoy playing the game... each to their own.

I play solo and, as others have said, careful preparation has paid off. Any deaths I've suffered have been from recklessness... and I can't fault the game for that.

[MacDeltaOne]

A Poison potion and tier 1 Frostner with Tier 1 Wolf Gear destroys Bonemass. Skipping the long grind for Iron Tier and full Bronze Tier, spending 1/10th the time looking for a Silver Mine or 2. Then destroy Bonemass, then quickly after Moder, saving the Iron grind for the Padded Armor and tools.

Mine Bronze to get Forge,Workbench and Cauldron upgrades, make Tier 1 Bronze armor or skip for fully Tiered Troll Armor. Make your Bronze Tools, go to the swamp for some Iron and Ancient Wood, then head for the mountains for that silver and Wolf taming. Then back to swamp. The only Armor, Weapons and Tools I fully upgrade atm is Plains stuff. Everything else seems like a long, long waste of time.

But that is me, you may need to spend 10s of hours upgrading.
Death runs can suck, sometimes a fun challenge, other times annoying, but that is with most all survival games. If you have food, spare armor and weapons, then recovering your stuff isn't difficult.

Maybe the Dark Souls part is the couple hits you dead? IDK never played or watched anyone else play. But a lot of games have the "Dark Souls Like" as they claim.

[Del-Dredd]

Originally posted by Neo-Rio:

I have been excessively using portals, but boy oh boy did I want to smash the screen when a denizen of the plains decided to destroy my portal. That really sucked! I had to sail all the way back again (took about 30 minutes)

Why not pick up all the bits and rebuild it, you may need an extra bit or two but carry spares.

If you leave the Portals out in the open and unprotected that's your own fault.

I only play solo and have killed all the bosses and done a couple of playthroughs.
I generally miss out Bronze Armour and Iron just mine enough for the tools/weapons and stick to Troll Armour until into Wolf armour.

[Ssjbryando]

Originally posted by Mr Majestic:

Originally posted by Ssjbryando:

It's really not that difficult solo.

These bosses are also easy to cheese tbh. Bonemass, build a treehouse and stay there with poison potions. Make 200 frost arrows, stay behind a tree that fell down, he'll just stay there.

Not sure that you can argue that the game is fine to play solo if you have to exploit the AI to do so. But if that's how you enjoy playing the game... each to their own.

I play solo and, as others have said, careful preparation has paid off. Any deaths I've suffered have been from recklessness... and I can't fault the game for that.

Didn't even do it on purpose. I used a hoe to raise the level around the swamp as preparation (Against the water/movement). Just kept arrowing and running, until about halfway he just stopped behind a tree. Skeletons did come behind me. I just stayed there and shot him. As a solo player I don't mind little blessings like that.

[Mr Robert House]

I feel like armour upgrades are a trap, i’m sitting on the plains with my bow and needle arrows, and troll hide. Movement speed is life.