Ashlands GG for solo pplayers!

[Balalaika]

Lol wtf were you thinking devs.

[Malonze]

Use hammer. Smash. GG

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Malonze:

Use hammer. Smash. GG

They spawn faster than you can smash. Unless you got some unlimited stamina strategy. 3 spawn stones next to each other for someone who has just landed on an island and does not have the new food discovered. 2 Morgen lols

Rough.

[autumndragonfalling]

Don't land, start from the stone formations offshore as FireSpar81 shows in their video. Didn't need it with my partner but it seems to be a good way of getting your feet dry without too much pain.

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by autumndragonfalling:

Don't land, start from the stone formations offshore as FireSpar81 shows in their video. Didn't need it with my partner but it seems to be a good way of getting your feet dry without too much pain.

I assumed the same but I do not like to watch videos on how to play game. Spoilers and all.

Also you said "partner" and I said "solo".

It is down to luck really. Running to a structure and setting up portal and shield is also a way to go assuming nothing has agro on you...vultures, serpents.

Its down to luck rather than skill really. Get bad landing and you ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Trying fighting serpent and vultures as you pilot the boat through rocks and no wind.

[Nascarman]

Originally posted by Balalaika:

Originally posted by autumndragonfalling:

Don't land, start from the stone formations offshore as FireSpar81 shows in their video. Didn't need it with my partner but it seems to be a good way of getting your feet dry without too much pain.

I assumed the same but I do not like to watch videos on how to play game. Spoilers and all.

Also you said "partner" and I said "solo".

It is down to luck really. Running to a structure and setting up portal and shield is also a way to go assuming nothing has agro on you...vultures, serpents.

Its down to luck rather than skill really. Get bad landing and you ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Trying fighting serpent and vultures as you pilot the boat through rocks and no wind.

I’m pretty sure my first landing in ashlands is literally statistically the worst you could possibly get, I managed to land right next to a dyrnwyn fragment location that contained a monument of torment that spawns exclusively 2 star mobs… and I managed just fine. It spawned like 7 2 star mobs before I was actually able to take it out, and those dudes don’t mess around. The warriors hit for like 40 through bonemass.

In case you are wondering, yes, all solo.

[Balalaika]

Originally posted by Nascarman:

Originally posted by Balalaika:

I assumed the same but I do not like to watch videos on how to play game. Spoilers and all.

Also you said "partner" and I said "solo".

It is down to luck really. Running to a structure and setting up portal and shield is also a way to go assuming nothing has agro on you...vultures, serpents.

Its down to luck rather than skill really. Get bad landing and you ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Trying fighting serpent and vultures as you pilot the boat through rocks and no wind.

I’m pretty sure my first landing in ashlands is literally statistically the worst you could possibly get, I managed to land right next to a dyrnwyn fragment location that contained a monument of torment that spawns exclusively 2 star mobs… and I managed just fine. It spawned like 7 2 star mobs before I was actually able to take it out, and those dudes don’t mess around. The warriors hit for like 40 through bonemass.

In case you are wondering, yes, all solo.

So you got lucky and reached the coast.

[Nascarman]

Originally posted by Balalaika:

Originally posted by Nascarman:

I’m pretty sure my first landing in ashlands is literally statistically the worst you could possibly get, I managed to land right next to a dyrnwyn fragment location that contained a monument of torment that spawns exclusively 2 star mobs… and I managed just fine. It spawned like 7 2 star mobs before I was actually able to take it out, and those dudes don’t mess around. The warriors hit for like 40 through bonemass.

In case you are wondering, yes, all solo.

So you got lucky and reached the coast.

Definitely no luck involved. I’ve done 20 min slow boat rides exclusively along the ashlands without hitting land to get to new areas and encountered multiple voltures and Bonemaw serpents without pit-stopping along the shore.

[autumndragonfalling]

I was trying to give you a potential resource to help you progress not giving a 'git gud' argument. The reason I mentioned I had a partner was to indicate my experience was different from yours and thus your results will vary.

The more skill one has the less luck one needs. In Valheim the most important skill is being able to adapt your tactics to the new challenges each zone gives you. Everything else is support.

[Nerevar]

Originally posted by Balalaika:

Originally posted by Nascarman:

I’m pretty sure my first landing in ashlands is literally statistically the worst you could possibly get, I managed to land right next to a dyrnwyn fragment location that contained a monument of torment that spawns exclusively 2 star mobs… and I managed just fine. It spawned like 7 2 star mobs before I was actually able to take it out, and those dudes don’t mess around. The warriors hit for like 40 through bonemass.

In case you are wondering, yes, all solo.

So you got lucky and reached the coast.

it has nothing to do with luck. its players useing all thier options. you clearly dont. ashlands is fine to solo on the default settings. if it wasnt plenty of players myself included wouldnt be running around in (current max) ashlands gear already while still playing 100% solo.

this is a personal issue on your end. which one precisely is hard to pinpoint given the lack of information on details.

you have 2 options : reduce your difficulty or adapt to the new biome and learn how to play and deal with it.

your choice entirely.

but luck has nothing to do with dying in valheim in 99% of cases deaths are self caused because the player wasnt careful or overconfident or impatient. ashlands is no exception to this rule.

[Nerevar]

Originally posted by Nascarman:

Originally posted by Balalaika:

I assumed the same but I do not like to watch videos on how to play game. Spoilers and all.

Also you said "partner" and I said "solo".

It is down to luck really. Running to a structure and setting up portal and shield is also a way to go assuming nothing has agro on you...vultures, serpents.

Its down to luck rather than skill really. Get bad landing and you ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Trying fighting serpent and vultures as you pilot the boat through rocks and no wind.

I’m pretty sure my first landing in ashlands is literally statistically the worst you could possibly get, I managed to land right next to a dyrnwyn fragment location that contained a monument of torment that spawns exclusively 2 star mobs… and I managed just fine. It spawned like 7 2 star mobs before I was actually able to take it out, and those dudes don’t mess around. The warriors hit for like 40 through bonemass.

In case you are wondering, yes, all solo.

i think they hit a bit harder if 2 star trough bonemass. dont try to tank lord retos hits^^ he hits even harder.

getting a purple spawner at first landing is actually really the worst you can get. i would have sailed along and found a different spot. there is only 3 of these spawners on the entire ashlands landmass and most of them spawn farther inland. was it the actual tomb one or just a fragment on an altar?

[Ammikaameri]

So far I've only died once and that was because while kiting other enemies I failed to notice a starred Asksvin behind me that jumped on me while replenishing my shield.

The start was rough. Didn't watch any videos except the trailers. Decided to make a teleport on the rocks before the mainland as I noticed a good enough spot for a small base. Ended up using that as my base for the first like 8 hours, created a land bridge to the actual Ashlands. Clearing all the spawners I could find and spamming some workbenches/fires helped a lot. Also made sure not to travel during the night.

Now I've finally got a fort base as a proper base. This was solo on normal. Going to try hard once I've killed the new boss.

Also the boat can take quite a lot of hits before it breaks so you don't need to panic if you get a serpent and a few voltures, just keep an eye on the hitpoints and create a workbench on the nearby stones to repair as needed while navigating.

[Nascarman]

Originally posted by Nerevar:

Originally posted by Nascarman:

I’m pretty sure my first landing in ashlands is literally statistically the worst you could possibly get, I managed to land right next to a dyrnwyn fragment location that contained a monument of torment that spawns exclusively 2 star mobs… and I managed just fine. It spawned like 7 2 star mobs before I was actually able to take it out, and those dudes don’t mess around. The warriors hit for like 40 through bonemass.

In case you are wondering, yes, all solo.

i think they hit a bit harder if 2 star trough bonemass. dont try to tank lord retos hits^^ he hits even harder.

getting a purple spawner at first landing is actually really the worst you can get. i would have sailed along and found a different spot. there is only 3 of these spawners on the entire ashlands landmass and most of them spawn farther inland. was it the actual tomb one or just a fragment on an altar?

Just the fragment on an altar. I would have avoided it too if I knew it was special, but I didn’t figure that out till after I dealt with it.

[Nerevar]

Originally posted by Nascarman:

Originally posted by Nerevar:

i think they hit a bit harder if 2 star trough bonemass. dont try to tank lord retos hits^^ he hits even harder.

getting a purple spawner at first landing is actually really the worst you can get. i would have sailed along and found a different spot. there is only 3 of these spawners on the entire ashlands landmass and most of them spawn farther inland. was it the actual tomb one or just a fragment on an altar?

Just the fragment on an altar. I would have avoided it too if I knew it was special, but I didn’t figure that out till after I dealt with it.

well if there is a rock there is a way. can always bow the spawner down from above^^

but still. a purple spawner at the shoreline is actually awfully unlucky. and the odds for that are like 1:1000 to happen.

not impossible either but definitly harder than just sailing along the coastline a few more minutes.

[Subsonic]

Solo is more difficult, of course--games are usually easier with a group dynamic. But impossible? No, not at all. Once you figure out how things are working in the Ashlands then you can make better choices--just like every other biome.

[Shaken_Widow]

im starting to think the reason there's so many complaining about solo being so hard, is the same reason they're playing solo to begin with.

yall are given great advice, and you throw it away and cry more.

in short you're playing it solo because no one wants to play with you anymore due to you completely ignoring what people tell you and constantly losing gear.

im thinking we should just let these people cry people, plenty of us are able to go about solo these are the people who have been left behind.