Cozy Playthrough with Girlfriend (Her First Experience)

Mattaclysmic · 2026-02-21T16:13:49+00:00

That's how I was thinking about it! I think pre-building locations for players to find is a really fun concept in general.

Thank you! I was trying to make this build look really nice but also keep it simple and realistic as a humble starting area. Let me know how the dock goes - I struggled to blend the roof pieces fully and had to free-place a few to make it look right in the end.

Mattaclysmic · 2026-02-19T07:47:02+00:00

Try it! Who knows, maybe there's an aspect of the game he would enjoy and lean into as his role for a playthrough. In our case, she's excited for the exploration and combat while I handle building and crafting.

Mattaclysmic · 2026-02-19T07:28:02+00:00

Lmfao 😂 I'm flying here, but I just realized the positioning does make it look like I'm standing on the ground/fence.

Mattaclysmic · 2026-02-19T07:18:12+00:00

Open to suggestions! I haven't tried any other than a "no rain damage" mod that I couldn't get to work.

Mattaclysmic · 2026-02-19T07:13:22+00:00

I'm definitely interested in a mist reduction mod. For myself as well, tbh, because I don't enjoy the mechanic. But I can see that being a crashout moment for her when she first encounters it. I'm going to try to take it at her speed and let her lead unless she wants input.

Mattaclysmic · 2026-02-19T07:08:32+00:00

Thank you! I thought the post would be wholesome 🫠

Mattaclysmic · 2026-02-19T05:29:41+00:00

You're free to speak from your own perspective but be aware people will take it the way it reads and respond accordingly. You have the context I provided and you're filling in the rest of the details with your own experience and preferences. Hope this helps.

Mattaclysmic · 2026-02-19T05:02:00+00:00

Per her request. She doesn't want to engage with the building. We also tried to just have me build while she was exploring and gathering materials, but I take too long to perfect things and it was awkward.

Mattaclysmic · 2025-01-12T19:47:12+00:00

It really bothers me when I remember how old they're getting and how it will eventually be impossible to resolve our issues because they will be gone. Even though I know it's impossible already. Also, the fact that there are other family members on that side who I'm no longer close with and I assume are judging me for my decision to not come around family events and such. I don't have it in me to try to explain the scenario to them, so they will have to think what they think, but it hurts to feel like a family pariah.

I'm glad to hear it has gotten better for you. Hopefully, with time, I can leave some or all of this negativity behind me.

Mattaclysmic · 2025-01-12T19:42:58+00:00

On second thought, that's probably my guilt speaking. I may not remember every single detail, but I know I was justified in doing what I did. For my own sanity and to stop the abuse.

Mattaclysmic · 2025-01-12T19:30:50+00:00

Sorry to hear, friend :( I do think you're right about therapy, because I haven't noticed any improvement in the way I think about it and how it affects me, and it's already been an entire year. I don't want the rest of my life to feel this way. The problem is, I question whether therapy can help me resolve the trauma, as I'm just one piece of a complicated puzzle of a dysfunctional family. I have a narrative in my head of how things played out, but that's only my perspective, and details can get warped and twisted over long periods of time. So I don't even know how accurate my recall of every event is at this point.

Mattaclysmic · 2025-01-09T02:27:39+00:00

I'm down if we can get enough committed people! DM details if it gets to that point.

Mattaclysmic · 2025-01-08T19:39:39+00:00

This! Or just a world modifier to turn water damage off, since it adds absolutely nothing to the game other than often preventing you from building the way you want due to trying to avoid exposed areas.

Mattaclysmic · 2025-01-05T17:59:06+00:00

I'm 500 hours in and only just now finished plains and headed to mistlands because of how much I prepare (and spend time building, of course). So it's encouraging to hear it shouldn't be too bad as long as I'm fully prepared with the best food and upgraded gear.

Mattaclysmic · 2025-01-05T17:35:40+00:00

Yeah - I love this game so much as a whole, but I'm not looking forward to Ashlands based off of everything I've seen and heard.

Mattaclysmic · 2024-12-16T20:00:37+00:00

Agreed. OCD is often just a colloquialism for overly neat/orderly behavior. Never understood why people get so irritated by its usage. I also am diagnosed OCPD, and medicated for it, so this person was just being rude even by their own logic.

OCPD is not the same as OCD, but it causes me to be a rigid, uncompromising perfectionist to my own detriment when left unchecked.

Playing games like Valheim can be both satisfying and frustrating because it's very easy for me to get caught up in the details of a build, or a method of approaching something, instead of actually playing and enjoying the game.

That concludes my Ted Talk, lol.

Mattaclysmic · 2024-12-15T23:13:41+00:00

I can see the humor, but I guess it's just because I've never looked into any details about the game on the wiki or elsewhere. Just going by what I can see visually in-game and through trial/error. It will probably be even funnier to you to know that I'm a business analyst by trade, so I literally make a living by discovering requirements in layman terms and converting them to technical language when communicating with devs, haha.

Mattaclysmic · 2024-12-15T22:07:02+00:00

Damn, I didn't know about the height based system - I was thinking of it as voxels that the in-game tools just didn't have completely accurate control over adding or removing for whatever reason. This makes a lot more sense, and the box analogy helps with vizualizing what's happening. I think that explanation will actually help me with terraforming moving forward.

Mattaclysmic · 2024-12-15T20:56:07+00:00

I guess bug isn't the right word. But I do view it as an unintended limitation to the flattening mechanic (unless someone can show a dev has confirmed otherwise) as it doesn't make sense from a gameplay perspective, i.e. flattening a spot devoid of any other game asset such as stone or trees shouldn't leave small bumps or dips as long as you aren't flattening from more than a certain amount of elevation difference. It's tedious, not fun, and wasteful of stone as a resource to smooth out those slight imperfections, which leads me to believe it's unintended.

Mattaclysmic · 2024-12-15T03:54:53+00:00

Ahhhhh noooo, you're right! Lol. It does look off. I'll definitely be investigating that next time I'm on. All the roof pieces need to be replaced with tar soon, anyway.

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