Exploring the map in Valheim: an illustrated story

bazvink · 2022-12-29T14:13:27+00:00

I like how that little arrow shows you where you came from, in case you need to turn around in a hurry. Such a great QoL addition.

/s

Nazzraeda · 2022-12-29T14:10:41+00:00

Even in death Moder still cries!

IamBlackhawke · 2022-12-29T14:09:47+00:00

It really do be like that

BLB_Genome · 2022-12-29T14:54:31+00:00

That's called Serpant farming speed...

epicbrewis · 2022-12-29T14:41:09+00:00

Always the headwind as soon as you have a boat full of iron.

da_fishy · 2022-12-29T17:59:38+00:00

I’ve been thinking about tricking the wind. Start my voyage in one direction to get the headwind and then pull a fast one and hit the 180 to go to where I actually wanted to go

zoug25 · 2022-12-29T15:58:38+00:00

Alexa sells your words to advertisers, your phones are listening when they swear they aren't and valheim is coded to fuck you downwind. These are all thoughts that sounds insane yet I feel more confident claiming them than claiming my own first name

Old-Seaweed8917 · 2022-12-29T14:52:25+00:00

In my many voyages I have learnt that with just a little more distance from the shoreline, the wind direction can tend to change quite drastically in your favour

metaphorthekids · 2022-12-29T15:39:37+00:00

Sometimes you just need to go where the wind blows.

KifDawg · 2022-12-29T15:33:07+00:00

I sing myself "row row row your boat" everrrrrytime I sail

MercuryFoReal · 2022-12-29T17:41:41+00:00

if (filterContainer(player.boat.storage, ItemFlag.UNTELEPORTABLE).count > 10) {

double baseHeading = getHeadingToClosest(ItemType.FORGE, player.x, player.y); setWindDirection(degTransform(baseHeader, 180.0f)); }

(note: this is my artistic impression about what's going on and is in no way real code within the game... probably)

Edit: ugh, Reddit code tag still sucks.

Old_Administration51 · 2022-12-29T14:47:17+00:00

Hope you got strong oars bro!

VileDespiseAO · 2022-12-29T15:50:13+00:00

Can't you feel the wind in your sails? Yes, but it's always blowing the wrong direction so I've got to paddle.

tsoro · 2022-12-29T14:34:27+00:00

I really wish they had Static air currents, so you really have to remember which way the wind blows on the eastern side of an island compared to the western.

Imo it would add alot of immersion and reward the players for sailing alot

Alundil · 2022-12-29T16:27:21+00:00

I felt this... slowly

SwiftDeth1331 · 2022-12-29T17:27:01+00:00

Back when hearth and home came out I discovered 80% of the map before I found yagluth....I feel your pain!

kalaster189 · 2022-12-29T15:27:32+00:00

Sailing into the unknown will ALWAYS blow against you, it’s a given every time.

Yea, in case no one has picked up on it, this game is observing your every move. Minor inconveniences will almost always escalate to dangerous situations. Running back with a pack full of copper? A troll and grey dwarves will spawn. Monsters tend to spawn just before dusk and immediately after it’s cold. Running back to your corpse naked? It’s going to suddenly start raining.

I always play thinking there’s a human dungeon master creating the world for me because the difficulty is so smart and is always luring you into a false sense of safety.

PraiseThePun420 · 2022-12-29T14:42:07+00:00

To be confirmed: I believe at the end of Moders power, the wind will turn to be in your way, so, right before ending, turn your boat the opposite direction you want to go. See if you get more value.

Anecdotal evidence.

Hengishammered · 2022-12-29T14:22:42+00:00

This illustration is my life in short ..lol

mdingrimsby · 2022-12-29T16:08:20+00:00

I once sailed just where the wind took me for about 1 hour. I never got anywhere near my base.

silikus · 2022-12-29T16:53:55+00:00

"Alexa, play 'Put Your Back Into The Oar' by Amon Amarth"

ROW ROW ROW ROW ROW ROW ROW ROW ROW

rei_cirith · 2022-12-29T17:51:35+00:00

This is why the Moder buff is the best one.

Forkhorn · 2022-12-29T18:40:54+00:00

100%. The second you swap your special though you'll be jumped by 6 mobs and wish you had bonemass.

GrillDealing · 2022-12-29T18:50:30+00:00

Sailing somewhere? You better believe that's a paddlin.

Brob0t0 · 2022-12-29T19:00:49+00:00

I think they should add oars to seats. And when you have people sitting there it boots your dead wind speed.

ChiefBeson · 2022-12-29T21:31:10+00:00

God this is a beautiful tragic story.

I try to use the method of tacing while sailing (zig zag pattern) to counteract this. It makes sailing a bit more involved, but I've only ever played single player, so my Tokyo drifting at sea around obstacles is completely secret to the rest of the world

TheTDog · 2022-12-29T22:08:07+00:00

Have portal to the buffs. Grab moder. Go back to boat. Sail to new destination. Put down new portal, grab bonemass/whatever. And you’re good to go. Takes two mins and saves you a huge headache

xxjam · 2022-12-30T04:25:26+00:00

Any gyarados enjoyers out there in the open sea?? 😅😅

omgshutupalready · 2022-12-29T17:21:54+00:00

The devs have said they do this intentionally, right? I really dislike this needlessly contrarian feature. I fucking get it, ok, I'm supposed to tack and shit. I got it literally the first time. Please for the love of God get rid of this stupid feature and make it more random, or maybe there's a mod out there

creshvan · 2022-12-29T15:34:45+00:00

How else are supposed to know the best way to go?

2022-12-29T16:06:54+00:00

Have you tried turning around ?

Boogut · 2022-12-29T16:46:36+00:00

🤣 😂 okay this hits way too close to home!

JerryKiller92 · 2022-12-29T17:07:57+00:00

Troo storie

d0m1n4t0r86 · 2022-12-29T17:25:48+00:00

Row row row your boat…

RobouteGuilliman · 2022-12-29T17:26:30+00:00

You forgot the heavy driving storm in the ocean when you have full wind behind you.

littleknowfacts · 2022-12-29T17:43:25+00:00

ive been going the wrong direction my whole life aswell

teckno7 · 2022-12-29T18:23:05+00:00

I know its cheating, but fuck that bullshit. Our friend who runs our server put it so we can have Moder and the buffs up 24//7.

I just play solo when I want a legit 100% type of playthrough. With friends and mods, the game is a lot more enjoyable for me, most of the time.

joj1205 · 2022-12-29T18:46:04+00:00

Why they do this

Constanzal1701 · 2022-12-29T18:46:32+00:00

The chances like 25 percent that you don't have the wind... except for the fact that I swear it's not the case. I feel like the game f-s with you in regard to the wind and fog.

StingerActual · 2022-12-29T18:58:37+00:00

“Against the wind. Against the wind. Come on, everybody now, against the wind, let me hear you! Against the wind.” -Bob Seger

HadToGuItToEm · 2022-12-29T19:01:48+00:00

Yea anyone know exactly how the wind is coded to pick direction close to shore cause in my experience it tends to either follow the coast in a direction or blow away from it

Infectednite · 2022-12-29T19:03:39+00:00

It do be like that.

TheHasegawaEffect · 2022-12-29T19:11:54+00:00

Despite not having been on a boat for several weeks now I refuse to switch from Moder to something else.

Kerhnoton · 2022-12-29T19:12:08+00:00

And Moder still cries

Timebird78 · 2022-12-29T19:13:24+00:00

Dont See a problem. It is a good cardial workout.

okSawyer · 2022-12-29T19:18:59+00:00

I want that as a poster lmao

Malikise · 2022-12-29T19:45:00+00:00

Anyway the wind blows…..doesn’t really matter to meeeeeee……..to meeeeeeeeee.

Draedark · 2022-12-29T19:46:34+00:00

WTB rowing skill: increases speed while rowing the raft, karve, and longship.

TreacleNo4455 · 2022-12-29T19:49:57+00:00

Yep, more dramatic than Robert Redford's "All Is Lost" movie.

fastjeff · 2022-12-29T21:20:17+00:00

If they want to do this crap, and I'm sure that it's on purpose, they need to make rowing a skill.

Kantaowns · 2022-12-29T21:27:24+00:00

Ah, one of the main reasons I quit playing. The wind is the hardest boss in the game and almost more annoying than sid meyers pirates.

JelliDraw · 2022-12-29T21:32:19+00:00

sudden swamp, with leech attack/sea serpent sinking your boat and devouring your soul as it leaves your body from that jumpscare

MrsWhorehouse · 2022-12-29T23:13:50+00:00

It do be like that sometimes.

berserkirr · 2022-12-29T23:16:58+00:00

i have no problem rowing, i'm in no rush

Vakieh · 2022-12-29T23:53:04+00:00

This mod is literally required for me to touch the game - I am not here to play inconvenience simulator, I'm here to enjoy my limited lifespan.

LifeisReal1990 · 2022-12-30T01:24:52+00:00

The 2nd pic from the top is the same journey as the picture on the bottom right.

atomic_moose_cheese · 2022-12-30T01:44:12+00:00

Anyone who also played Pirates of the burning sea woefully understands this pain.

ParkingElevator9455 · 2022-12-30T02:10:53+00:00

I always initially start sailing the opposite direction of where i plan on going nowadays, seems to be working out so far.

Zioreth · 2022-12-30T02:19:10+00:00

This is only true if you are exploring, as soon as you are arriving at the port of your base the wind will blow strongly to crash your raft against it.

Ok_Marionberry_9932 · 2022-12-30T03:24:53+00:00

One of the boss’ power is keeping the wind in the direction that your boat is pointed at. I just use dev commands personally

crazycatfemboy · 2022-12-30T04:07:33+00:00

Ah yes, the meadows, dark, wet and the place to get iron.

Micotyro · 2022-12-30T06:48:46+00:00

I just run. I can grab stuff and mark stuff

Munchk1n · 2022-12-30T07:12:28+00:00

I always fake explore in the opposite direction, as soon as the wind goes against me, I turn and go in my intended direction.

nordryd · 2022-12-30T07:27:34+00:00

“Is that a serpent?” I said on my raft.

manducare · 2022-12-30T08:05:26+00:00

Wind 180 1

FaithlessnessFit577 · 2022-12-30T08:35:16+00:00

You missed the part we're the sea serpent came and killed you but yeah seems like all of my adventures too

Tilion462 · 2022-12-30T08:41:32+00:00

Moder. Just... Moder.

Puklixa · 2022-12-30T09:13:18+00:00

Unless you're in a party that cycles the

Sivick314 · 2022-12-30T10:11:43+00:00

always moder

ObfuscatedAnswers · 2022-12-30T10:13:40+00:00

I sense a theme here... you're sailing, is that it?

Muneyshot · 2022-12-30T12:24:58+00:00

You need to install some Mods.

Honky_Town · 2022-12-30T13:04:30+00:00

In early days there was a trick to cheat wind. Like driving backwards and turning camera back or forwards. System thought you were driving the other direction and turned wind so you could sail again for 30 seconds or some

No-Acadia-877 · 2022-12-30T17:08:37+00:00

As a sailor, a huge qol update or mod would be to have some prevailing winds, and winds that follow land formations as they do irl. Have the wind generally go away from land at and and towards land during the day. Better map generation would help too, and tides, but that might be too much.

Another mod that would be great would be “accurate tacking” or “trim your sail”. Making you manually move the lines to trim your sail to the wind would be great on the longboat, and give your friend something g to do while sailing together. Would require a hammer, as this type of sail was trimmed by actually moving a tack, or nail, with the sheet. Also the no sail zone should be bigger for this type of sail rig, probably closer to 120*.

Some might say go play a sailing game. I would argue that Vikings were excellent explorers and sailers, the first from Europe to America, so good sailing is accurate to a good Viking experience.

HenryBo1 · 2022-12-30T21:05:02+00:00

Soooo true. Or you come near rocks, and the wind shifts to push you into them

Narsuaq · 2023-01-01T12:12:53+00:00

These are some really sick iPod Nanos

ShrunkenQuasar · 2022-12-29T18:13:34+00:00

This is why I travel by land when I can, or by raft when I can't. People ask me why I don't build anything bigger than a raft for hopping across the sea, and the reason is simple. I have never, ever, not even once, had a tailwind when sailing. The one time I started a trip with it, the wind turned into a headwind within a minute. So if I'm going to be using oars the whole trip, I don't see the point in wasting resources building a bigger ship. I also have the lovely experience of it always starting to storm when I get on a boat.

Pretty sure I'm cursed.

ThatNiceMan · 2022-12-29T15:18:22+00:00

http://safe-skipper.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/37.1_Tacking-1024x1024.jpg

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