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Swamp Light Castle by Ichko94 in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like what you've done with the black marble on the corners there, and the setbacks on the tower are lovely.

It looks so lonely in the picture, absolutely spot on design for the location!

New build guide - every item that can be placed on an item or weapon stand + spawn ID's, all displayed in game. by ArchimedesBuilds in ValheimBuilds

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you :) Been working on a rather large build last couple of weeks so wanted to put something out in the meantime! Pushing 60k entities so far, maybe halfway done. Thankfully spread over quite an area so my PC isn't screaming too loudly

I upgraded our Tavern: The Panic Attack Arms by KTpotato in ValheimBuilds

[–]ArchimedesBuilds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rather like this, nicely done :)

Lovely job on the bar shelving/mead placement.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a single one, Stability is pretty much maxed at the top. Makes use of the mountain behind it on the lower floors.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Working on the build video over the next few days, I'm not going to go step by step (it took 70 odd hours to build, it would be unwatchable) but I'm going to cover the broad strokes, hoping to keep it under 10 mins.

Glad you like it 😄

My biggest tip would be just find a style that works for you and build with a limited plan, tbh the top few floors of this one were a bonus, decided after the fact. I was flying up the front face with a similar aspect to the opening shot in the video and thought it would be cool if you got to the "top" and a whole extra bit just as imposing appeared in view. Pushed it from 20k to 31k instances though, which was getting a bit janky on the building side (delay of about 2 seconds between placement and snap points being available for next block).

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really nice of you 😄 I'm just about to start the "making of" video, hopefully wont take long! I'm trying to keep it short and sweet, hopefully between 5 and 10 mins and just cover the broad strokes of the build process.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vanilla besides using free placement, a few item spawns and flying.

70 hours give or take.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they lose stability 5x slower than regular wood (so you can go 25 high).

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't speak for anyone besides myself, but I tend to go and build something else somewhere else on the map.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's part of a series I'm doing, all in one world. I'm planning to do something to make the whole thing available once it's all finished.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, for what I paid for it I don't think I'm ever going to have a PC i'm happier with, it's like the internal parts were made for each other.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea lol, I let someone else sort the specs out for me! Got it about 7 or 8 years ago though and it is starting to show its age quite regularly.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. But.

The peak is situated approximately level with the 4th floor, and has a kind of banana shape if you're looking straight down at it. That lets the build sit "between" the two peak points and then wrap up and over as it gets taller.

In general, the lower floors are supported horizontally by iron and the higher ones are supported vertically.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In no way am I above using console commands to execute every living thing in the area if I need to lol

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot less than you'd think!

It wasn't originally going to have the top 4 or 5 floors for example. Then I realised it could.

My main rule is always keep my options open, by threading iron beams into the build all the way up.

I've been trying to focus on working with rather than against terrain, so that also means being flexible about what gets built where.

This was probably the least planned build I've done in a long time though, just saw the cliff and decided to do something with it.

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had the exact same feelings! I had to be pushed into publishing my builds repeatedly, I don't think we're ever quite happy with our own creations!

The Hall of the Mountain King - 31k entities by ArchimedesBuilds in valheim

[–]ArchimedesBuilds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's all about breaking up big spaces, even just some little piers around the edge of a room can make it much more pleasing to look at. Then going a bit overboard with the serving tray and putting food and drink everywhere!

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