Store Page
Valheim
All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews

Valheim

Store Page
Valheim > General Discussions > Topic Details
RedHaze1911 Apr 22, 2024 @ 9:41am
Ashlands is old news by now. Whens the last biome out??
Yes, im kidding but i also wanted to ask if they have said if Northlands will definitely be the last biome before full release? And is it reasonable for me to start a new world now with Ashlands and just never go to the north pole so it wouldnt generate? Or have they said the full release will require us to start a fresh character and world to get the full benefits of the full game anyway? Maby some content, achievements, stuff like that...?
Last edited by RedHaze1911; Apr 22, 2024 @ 9:42am
The author of this topic has marked a post as the answer to their question.
Click here to jump to that post.
Originally posted by Air Bear:
"i also wanted to ask if they have said if Northlands will definitely be the last biome before full release?"
Not sure if they have. Last I heard, there were 3 remaining biomes: Ashlands, Northlands, and they want to update the Ocean. Ashlands is what we're on now. It's possible that Ocean wont be a full biome, and may just be a mini patch like Hildr or Hearth and Home. Its also possible they do Ocean after 1.0. They havent said that I've heard.

"And is it reasonable for me to start a new world now with Ashlands and just never go to the north pole so it wouldnt generate?" - You should be fine doing just that. On PTB current patch notes there is a link to a guide for getting started with it. Read that. It describes what they did for terrain elevation with Ashlands. They will do something similar with the northern lands, and they did something similar with mistlands. Basically If you dont go into those areas and dont force the land to generate, the game should do it properly after the initial patches get released. They will always hedge their coments saying something like 'for best experience, start a new world'. But the game will still populate the terrain with new biome content like it should regardless, even if for some reason it cannot change the elevations like the scripts intend it to be.

"Or have they said the full release will require us to start a fresh character and world to get the full benefits of the full game anyway? Maby some content, achievements, stuff like that...?" I think they've expressly been building this game with the understanding that your characters and worlds would carry over as much as possible. They re-did world gen a couple years ago and you might have needed to do a new world then. But I think everything in the past couple of years has been built on the same basic world/save engine. Like, you've been able to take an existing character and just continue playing on it into the new biome.

Also in case you didnt know: your character can jump to different worlds. Even if they said something like "your world is incompatible" you could just load up a character and bring it to a new world with all your skills, unlocks, and anything they are carrying.

I really doubt they are going to do a save compatibility wipe on 1.0 release because what would be the point? Just to force everyone to start from scratch? There are people with hundreds or thousands of hours in one character or world and that would ruin it for them, for basically no reason.
< >
Showing 1-4 of 4 comments
Lucidess Apr 22, 2024 @ 9:44am 
It sounds like a good idea to make a new world and then immediately cheat with godmode and fly to just check it out.. It is a beta after all. Don't wait, try stuff out now!
#1
RedHaze1911 Apr 22, 2024 @ 9:54am 
Originally posted by Lucidess:
It sounds like a good idea to make a new world and then immediately cheat with godmode and fly to just check it out.. It is a beta after all. Don't wait, try stuff out now!

Why would you spoil the experience for yourself? Imagine discovering it actually playing the game. Probably way cooler. I dont usually play betas cause the smoother experience after a few weeks of waiting seems more fun. U just impatient? :D
#2
Lucidess Apr 22, 2024 @ 10:06am 
Originally posted by RedHaze1911:
Originally posted by Lucidess:
It sounds like a good idea to make a new world and then immediately cheat with godmode and fly to just check it out.. It is a beta after all. Don't wait, try stuff out now!

Why would you spoil the experience for yourself? Imagine discovering it actually playing the game. Probably way cooler. I dont usually play betas cause the smoother experience after a few weeks of waiting seems more fun. U just impatient? :D
I'm just suggesting it, considering it's beta. I play with my family on the release version so i'm going to have to wait.
#3
The author of this thread has indicated that this post answers the original topic.
Air Bear Apr 22, 2024 @ 4:23pm 
"i also wanted to ask if they have said if Northlands will definitely be the last biome before full release?"
Not sure if they have. Last I heard, there were 3 remaining biomes: Ashlands, Northlands, and they want to update the Ocean. Ashlands is what we're on now. It's possible that Ocean wont be a full biome, and may just be a mini patch like Hildr or Hearth and Home. Its also possible they do Ocean after 1.0. They havent said that I've heard.

"And is it reasonable for me to start a new world now with Ashlands and just never go to the north pole so it wouldnt generate?" - You should be fine doing just that. On PTB current patch notes there is a link to a guide for getting started with it. Read that. It describes what they did for terrain elevation with Ashlands. They will do something similar with the northern lands, and they did something similar with mistlands. Basically If you dont go into those areas and dont force the land to generate, the game should do it properly after the initial patches get released. They will always hedge their coments saying something like 'for best experience, start a new world'. But the game will still populate the terrain with new biome content like it should regardless, even if for some reason it cannot change the elevations like the scripts intend it to be.

"Or have they said the full release will require us to start a fresh character and world to get the full benefits of the full game anyway? Maby some content, achievements, stuff like that...?" I think they've expressly been building this game with the understanding that your characters and worlds would carry over as much as possible. They re-did world gen a couple years ago and you might have needed to do a new world then. But I think everything in the past couple of years has been built on the same basic world/save engine. Like, you've been able to take an existing character and just continue playing on it into the new biome.

Also in case you didnt know: your character can jump to different worlds. Even if they said something like "your world is incompatible" you could just load up a character and bring it to a new world with all your skills, unlocks, and anything they are carrying.

I really doubt they are going to do a save compatibility wipe on 1.0 release because what would be the point? Just to force everyone to start from scratch? There are people with hundreds or thousands of hours in one character or world and that would ruin it for them, for basically no reason.
#4
< >
Showing 1-4 of 4 comments
Per page: 1530 50

Valheim > General Discussions > Topic Details
Date Posted: Apr 22, 2024 @ 9:41am
Posts: 4

Discussions Rules and Guidelines