Val Hull

Despite there not being official mod support for Valheim, and the game still going through Early Access, there already are thousands of mods available. This creates an opportunity for you to alter and expand your Valheim experience way beyond its…

Third party mods can enhance your Valheim experience in a lot of different ways. From reducing some of the friction inherent to survival games to introducing entirely new systems and challenges. However, as of right now, the game doesn’t have…

Advancing to the next biome in Valheim always comes with a difficulty spike, but this is especially true for the Ashlands biome. This smoldering landscape has a difficulty level that’s considered excessive by many players, thanks to a combination of…

Lava is one of the more dangerous environmental hazards you’ll encounter in Valhiem’s Ashlands biome. And while simply not going near lava is a good way to avoid it, you actually have to explore lava lakes to get to the…

While some mods introduce enchantment as a new system to Valheim, the closest we can get to that in the base game are the gemstones found inside Charred Fortresses in the Ashlands biome. These gemstones will let you turn your…

When exploring the Ashlands biome, you may discover a Vegvisir stone pointing you to a Mysterious Location. Upon your arrival there, you’ll find a building you can’t immediately enter and an enemy spawner. This is actually a part of a…

Deep North is the final biome to be added to Valheim. Its release will coincide with the game leaving Early Access and finally getting its full launch. And while we still don’t have the exact date for when this will…

Charred Fortresses are the place to be when you’re out exploring the Ashlands biome. They’re a great way to obtain valuable Ashlands resources, like Flametal and Molten Cores. Raiding them is the only way to get gems like Bloodstone, Iolite…

While you can definitely play Valheim solo, the game is intended to be played together with others. And that means you might want to communicate with the other players. You have a chat window for that, and when playing together…

Valheim is primarily a sandbox game where you can go anywhere and do anything. And while it has its share of rules and limitations, you can often circumvent them by using various console commands. Initially, these commands were classified as…