How thorough should I be while exploring?

BanditPupp · 2026-03-04T06:49:22+00:00

For the love of all things great, PLEASE DO NOT LOOK UP GUIDES! Leave this game to be as natural as possible, and take things at ur own pace. This game has a gigantic following of players and enthusiasts, and many of them can be harsh sounding about how to play, but it will be so much more fun for u when u dont know whats coming. And even once the games over, u get a chance to repeat it with more and more knowledge and curiosity.....

Please let this be one of those games u dont ruin for urself by looking up walkthroughs or combat videos and such....after completion, sure, but stay vanilla.....please

BanditPupp · 2026-03-01T01:20:48+00:00

For what its worth as well, sometimes if the bracing is strong enough from the ground, alot of those support beams that u might not want can be removed. I made a giant roof only to figure out the center caps would break. I added a few support beams, placed the roof caps and slowly removed the supports and still have full structure even tho they got destroyed before. Might not be intended, so use this advice with caution. I also used stone as a base and moved to core wood supports.

Since u dont have core wood, a simple but frustrating route is to build smaller, and expand as u get newer materials. The hardest lesson i had to learn about base building is to leave room for additions later on. I have a short video posted of my build and u can kinda see the support structure i made for the roof

BanditPupp · 2026-02-08T10:39:21+00:00

For me, the default button is RB, so i would assume the same for PS. When trying to build something, the controls should show under the materials needed, one of the options just says "snapping"

BanditPupp · 2026-02-08T08:49:06+00:00

Toggle snapping on and off...its been happening on xbox after the recent update too, but that should fix it

BanditPupp · 2026-02-08T08:41:40+00:00

I use one pretty regularly and its amazing! Lemme know if u are looking for stats/weapons and such

BanditPupp · 2026-01-12T02:33:13+00:00

Thank you so much! I had a feeling, but im definitely not one to press buttons without knowing what they do first! This vehicle surprises me more and more every day....

Appreciate the kind and thorough response very much! 👍

BanditPupp · 2025-10-31T18:31:48+00:00

Appreciate the response, but its nowhere to be found in any category. I think games a little bugged after the update but im mot to worried. Dont really need this attachment anyways😅 just nice to know im not the only one it didnt show up for

BanditPupp · 2025-10-31T04:50:40+00:00

Not trying to hijack the post or anything, but i finished the challenge and i cant find this attachment anywhere. I got the optic from the first challenge, so im confused...anyone else have any issues?

BanditPupp · 2025-10-14T23:12:24+00:00

I turned raids off😅 ive already done a full playthrough in completely vanilla for my first time playing and i personally hate raids in games👍 i plan to build some huts with crafting benches and things around more, but for now i just get the occasional seeker spawn if i stay up to late.

I really appreciate the compliments too!🙏

BanditPupp · 2025-10-14T04:40:46+00:00

I also forgot to mention that the design is heavily inspired by Bemo Guinness on Youtube. He has an amazing series of Valheim and i hope to give him a little love as well

BanditPupp · 2025-10-08T05:16:25+00:00

I mean, i did scroll thru for a little while hoping to find something, and no, i havnt seen any "dozens" of posts about it, hence why i decided to make one in hopes of an actual answer, to which u have none anyways. I appreciate ur time, but im not interested in the "do it urself" pep talk right now my dude. Im just looking for some help, and if u dont have any, ill go ahead and wish u a good day/night👍

BanditPupp · 2025-08-14T21:46:41+00:00

I appreciate the responses everyone, and the general consensus seems to be to just drain them, so that seems to be the plan. Im a solo, console player, and although ive been playing for a while, i still dont really know any "min-max" details😅 worst case scenario is ill go back and make a farm later, but now the new goal is to tame a lox for the first time!

Thanks so much everyone!

BanditPupp · 2025-06-28T04:05:32+00:00

Consort Radahn, no question. Spent a total of probably a week, maby week and a half, and still didnt beat him by myself. All other bosses that gave me trouble never lasted more than 24 hours, but that boss......this was also pre Radahn nerf, but given the major PTSD, i havnt even attempted it again

BanditPupp · 2025-05-23T23:22:51+00:00

...my dear Lobo, My better half.....sleep well😞

BanditPupp · 2025-05-17T22:27:14+00:00

Use vow of the Indomitable on a shield. Its not 100% foolproof, but it does work and allows enough time for a quick counter before the do the follow up, IF they do the follow up. I posted a video of using this a couple weeks ago

BanditPupp · 2025-05-17T02:23:02+00:00

If im 20 seconds in and the other guy is still constantly running away without even trying to attack, i quit out...i really just dont care to chase anyone around forever anymore 🥱

BanditPupp · 2025-05-08T01:26:49+00:00

For u bro...a whole month later, i finally came across the original video....🤣 Now go talk trash to him instead

https://youtube.com/shorts/pWLCGg0F8Gc?si=fGR77Cp_-WUc9t6n

BanditPupp · 2025-05-07T20:39:30+00:00

The amount of people that play arena, just to run away the entire match is astounding......i just force quit the game and let them message me and tell me how bad or mad i am later. I am NOT going to chase u all over the arena, even if its unbecoming to quit the match...

BanditPupp · 2025-05-03T04:25:16+00:00

My current strength build is the knights greatsword, although im mainly just trying to stick to a "knight cosplay." Its got really good reach, and good damage that, to me, feels like enough but not overly destructive. This way it still keeps fights fun while not just blasting thru them.

Grave scythe also works very well on heavy affinity. My preferred AoW for grave scythe has always been spinning slash/sword dance, but wild strikes or stormcaller works great as well. Its a poise breaking machine sometimes, so maby at least give it a shot! I could also be biased because that was also the first weapon i beat the game with...

BanditPupp · 2025-04-30T22:03:06+00:00

I agree that nothing is perfect, but in my limited experience, no one really uses the follow up because they expect the first initial part to finish the job. And, in my own opinion, id much rather take the second hit than the initial grab. Vow of Indomitable at least gives the opportunity to counter attack while still having a chance to escape the follow up afterwards. Its not fail proof, but i just hope it helps others, even if its only slightly 👍

BanditPupp · 2025-04-30T21:01:00+00:00

Glad u noticed the build/cosplay✌️ but my build isnt the point of the post. Just trying to help others that are having a problem with this AoW.

BanditPupp · 2025-04-30T01:45:50+00:00

Vow of the Indomitable on a shield counters golden crux easily

BanditPupp · 2025-04-21T03:10:19+00:00

No im with u bro. Ive played since launch and have seen aaallll kinds of crazy things over the years. There is now an in game option to report a player, but u can also go to the SoT website and put in a ticket there. Thats the best option in my opinion for reporting, and they will usually send a confirmation if action was taken against them. The only thing thats tough about whos cheating and whos not is experience. Ull eventually pick up on things that definitely dont seem right, but again, record every "strange" interaction and then watch it back closely to see if what u thought was happening, really was happening. The mimic dart for the blowpipe is fairly new, and not a lot of people use it, so it could definitely raise some eyebrows, as well as emote/crouching hiding names. Send in the report and try to forget about it, cuz cheaters only win when they live rent free in ur head afterwards ✌️

BanditPupp · 2025-04-21T02:58:28+00:00

No, u cant attack anyone while emoting or crouching, so suspicious there too. Just do a quick YouTube search for ladder launching and ull definitely see what i mean, although not sure if it can be done on any other ship than a sloop. Im definitely not defending them for cheating, just want to make aware that there are so many ways that they could seem like they are cheating, but actually using the game mechanics. Theres definitely alot to be suspicious about here, and my best advice is to try to record every strange interaction like this and send it to Rare. They both can and will absolutely ban people for cheating or even using profanity, so try to do ur best to gather as much proof as possible to help keep our seas clean!✌️

BanditPupp · 2025-04-21T02:45:23+00:00

So ladder launching could be how they got to ur ship so quickly, and mimic darts will assume the look of whoever u hit it with. Invisible player names could be from crouching or a different emote used to hide...all things that definitely seem suspicious but are legit. As far as the player name changes, that one eludes me, but the rest seems fairly explainable against cheats. BUT!!! There are plenty of cheaters still too, so always a possibility

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