How Do You Play Valheim? Survival Guide for Beginners (February 2021)

What Is Valheim?

Valheim is an exploration and learning-based RPG developed by Iron Gate AB. Set in Norse mythology, you can play it with your friends, or alone, though we do not recommend that much, and we are sure you will have a good time. As with all games, when you step into this game with dusty feet, you will encounter some difficulties and question marks. When Valheim was released, its site gave no hints about how to play. In other words, it is an open-ended and free game.

In this article we will touch on the important topics you need to know about Valheim.

How Can I Survive in Valheim?

You survive in Valheim by keeping your health bar high with food, hunting for meat and developing weapons and armor. In the first stage of the game, the game shows you how you can use the skills you learn through the raven Hugin. The first rule of survival in Valheim is to keep your health bar as high as possible. For this, you need to gather the foods around you. On the other hand, you also need to consume alternative protein foods such as deer, boar, fish and necks. However, to eat the meat of these creatures, you first need to hunt them. And to hunt, of course, you must develop weapons and armor.

How Do You Upgrade Equipment in Valheim?

When you first step into the game, you do not have the equipment needed to hunt and chop wood, so by collecting wood and stones on the ground you can easily turn wood and stone into an axe, a crafting hammer and a torch with basic crafting

How Do We Build Our Own Base in Valheim?

Finding a roof over your head in the game is very important, because when the sky darkens and night falls, it will not be as safe out there as it is in the daytime. You will need a lot of wood to create your safe area. When developing a base, you should make sure your base is not too far from resources and the ocean. The "Workbench" you create with the crafting hammer will let you produce many vital materials such as doors, walls, roofs and chests.

How Do You Upgrade Weapons and Armor in Valheim?

There are many known and still unknown armor and weapon material types you can develop in the game. For example, with deer hides you collect from the deer in the game, you can make a Deer Hide tunic, trousers and a helmet. To avoid spoiling the surprise, we will not talk much about these hides.

How Do You Get Resources in Valheim?

Nothing in Valheim is in vain. For this reason, it is worth putting all the items you collect into chests you build in your base area. Because all items will come in useful. We can look at these resources under 3 headings, mining, food and wood/timber, but of course it will be more fun for you to discover them yourself.

How Do You Build a Ship in Valheim? How Do You Travel Overseas?

In the first moments you step into the game in Valheim, your map will be unexplored. You will be able to explore the parts of your map you do not know by going there. It is also worth noting down some areas of the map, because when you want to go again you will need to know where it is. When you feel the resources around you are insufficient, you will need to build a ship to go to other regions, especially overseas. In the places you go by ship, you will be able to open portals with the rune system. Setting up these portals in your base area will save you time. Remember, there will be many more resources, creatures and bosses waiting to be discovered in Valheim.

You can find our article Valheim Boss Guide! Where Do Bosses Appear and How Are They Killed? here.