History VideoGame / Valheim

* TheUndead: Several enemies are this, and are mostly encountered in the Black Forest and Swamp biomes: [[DemBones: skeletons and rancid remains]], [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghosts and wraiths]], and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent draugrs]]; it's implied that [[BlobMonster blobs and oozers]] [[spoiler: and almost certainly Bonemass]] are also a form of them.

** Frostner is a slightly smaller (can be used one-handed) hammer reminiscent of Thor's Mjölnir that is so far one of the best endgame weapons as it does both [[AnIcePerson frost]] and [[SilverHasMysticPowers spirit]] damage. [[spoiler: It also requires Ymir Flesh to craft.]]

* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Played with with Haldor the merchant. He's short and bearded and as he's interested in gems and precious metals and sells you stuff at high prices he fits most of the standard dwarf tropes; on the other hand, IntrepidMerchant isn't quite a standard dwarven profession.

* CookingMechanics: Unlocking the cooking pot allows your character to cook recipes, which are unlocked once you've picked up all the ingredients for the recipe at least once. Cooked food has longer duration and offers better bonuses than raw berries and vegetables.

** The Stag-Breaker is a giant maul made from wood and bone, which can be crafted from materials dropped by Eikthyr.

* GhibliHills: The Meadows, the starting biome, consists of a lot of open grassland and light forest inhabited mostly by wildlife.

* PowerUpFood: Instead of [[HyperactiveMetabolism healing you]] or [[WizardNeedsFoodBadly using a hunger mechanism]], eating food increases your health and stamina caps temporarily, and grants faster GradualRegeneration. You can only eat three different pieces of food at the same time, and different foods offer different stamina and health cap bonuses, so you are encouraged to look out for the highest-quality food you can find when you need to eat.

* {{Retraux}}: ''Valheim'' intentionally features graphics and textures that mimic 3D from [[Main/VideoGamesOfThe2000s around the turn of the millennium]].

* PoisonMushroom: Tasty Mead, is not only completely useless waste of honey and a fermentation tank, but it actually has negative effects on health and stamina.

* BeefGate:While its possible to go to all the biomes from the beginning, it would serve you well to stick to the biomes of the Forsaken you are currently tasked with as the enemies are progressively stronger in the order of the Forsaken quests.

** The iron sledge is a giant maul made from iron which replaces the Stag-Breaker later on. [[spoiler:It also Ymir Flesh to craft, making it one of the only items in the game you need to find Haldor in order to craft.]]

** The iron sledge and frostner are is a giant maul made from iron which replaces the Stag-Breaker later on. [[spoiler:It also Ymir Flesh to craft, making it one of the only items in the game you need to find Haldor in order to craft.]]

** Cooked meat can be made anywhere out of raw meat (dropped by most animals) with a campfire and a spit (15 wood and 5 stone, in addition to neither requiring a nearby workbench to build).

* DropTheHammer: The Stag-Breaker is a giant maul made from wood and bone, which can be crafted from materials dropped by Eikthyr.

* CreepyGood: Odin the All-Father, King of the Gods, will personally come down and check how you're doing, and he will scare the shit out of you when he does, cause he only comes at night, clad in black, with a glowing fog around him and carrying a long staff. About the only reason you know its not him and not Death come to claim your soul is if you manage to get close enough you will see he has only one glowing blue eye.

* If you happen to be sailing in the sea during a thunder storm look up and you might get to see Thor passing through.
* Odin will come check up on from time to time...[[CreepyGood probably give you a heart-attack when he does though.]]

* EasterEgg: If you happen to be sailing in the sea during a thunder storm look up and you might get to see Thor passing through.

** Cooked meat can be made anywhere out of raw meat (dropped by most animals) with a campfire and a spit (15 wood and 5 stone).

* WorthlessYellowRocks: Some enemies will drop gold coins when killed, which have no crafting utility at all and simply take up space and weight. [[spoiler:There is a merchant who takes gold as currency in return for rare items, but his spawn location is random and it can often take players a long time to come across his camp.]]

''Valheim'' was released on Steam's Early Access program in early February 2021, and is currently still under development, selling two million copies in the first two weeks following its release. According to its steam page, Iron Gate has planned the release candidate for late 2021 or early 2022 and are steadily adding features and content during development.

''Valheim'' is a 2021 crafting survival game created by Iron Gate entertainment. Set in a world inspired by Myth/NorseMythology, it features third-person exploration and base-building mechanics alongside crafting and a ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''-esque combat system.

** Your character's bare fists are always sufficient to fell trees in the Meadows, and branches and rocks respawn slowly but gradually. This means that even in the worst circumstances, you will always be able to craft a stone axe, a campfire and a hammer to restart base-building.

* BoringButPractical: The Antler Pickaxe is the first pickaxe you'll acquire and is quickly superseded by more advanced versions. However, since it only needs a simple workbench for repairs, instead of a resource-intensive forge, it's more efficient and useful overall for the lengthy expeditions you'll be undertaking.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Some enemies are weaker against certain types of weapons than others like skeletons being weak against blunt-type weapons.

* WeaknessWeaksauce: Some enemies are weaker against certain types of weapons than others like skeletons being weak against blunt-type weapons.

** The club can be crafted straight out of the gate and is likely to be the first purely combat-focused weapon you can access. Although it has no flint/stone variant, maces are craftable once you advance into the metal stages of the game. As they deal blunt damage, they are your best weapon against skeletons.

* CarryABigStick: The club can be crafted straight out of the gate and is likely to be the first purely combat-focused weapon you can access. Although it has no flint/stone variant, maces are craftable once you advance into the metal stages of the game. As they deal blunt damage, they are your best weapon against skeletons.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: The second boss, the Elder, is a giant tree humanoid. Your characters will barely reach his knees should you engage him in melee combat.

* GeoEffects: The weather in ''Valheim'' changes from day to day. Rain makes your character wet, which reduces stamina regeneration, fog reduces your sight range, and wind direction changes which directions you are able to sail.

* TheLostWoods: The Black Forest biome leans into this aesthetic, being dark and dominated by giant pines and firs. It is also the home of the second boss, a giant treeman known as the Elder.

Valheim is a 2021 crafting survival game created by Iron Gate entertainment. Set in a world inspired by Myth/NorseMythology, it features third-person exploration and base-building mechanics alongside crafting and a ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''-esque combat system.

* {{Retraux}}: ''Valheim'' intentionally features graphics and textures that mimic 3D from [[Main/VideoGamesOfThe2000s around the turn of the millennium]].

* PortalNetwork: Portals can be crafted and paired with each other to allow you to move between places you've already visited and jump from base to base. Unfortunately, metals and ores of all kinds cannot be teleported.