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Inzombiac: Mar 19, 2007; PARTY ALL NIGHT

EAT BRAINS ALL DAY

Sorry everyone, I've been hoarding all the crypts

# ? Feb 22, 2021 20:59

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 16:43

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

Inzombiac posted:

Sorry everyone, I've been hoarding all the crypts

lol get on my level scrub

RNG gonna RNG. :shrug:

(I copied my dedicated server folder to local and loaded it up to cheat and fly around, scout things out to get a feel for the distribution)

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:02

Sipher: Jan 14, 2008; Cryptic

How many mountains do I have to explore to find the darn boss altar/runestone pointing out arrrghghgh

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:02

Broken Cog: Dec 29, 2009; We're all friends here

Aww, for some reason you cannot attach crystals to item stands. It's the only item so far I've found that it doesn't work on.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:03

CRAYON: Feb 13, 2006; In the year 3000..

This is one of the coolest things I've seen done with the item mounts, via reddit:

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:06

FrickenMoron: May 6, 2009; Good game!

Of course now I've found a swamp with 4 crypts... now do I keep a forward base in the black forest nearby with my ship or fortify up one of those towers quickly as a makeshift sleep/storage base? Im worried about my ship getting wrecked tho.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:13

Ash1138: Sep 29, 2001; Get up, chief. We're just gettin' started.

game owns, but i am the worst vikingr

i completely missed flint and its related techs because i avoided bodies of water. packs of creatures called "necks?" *witcher 3 sense tingles* no sir, i do not want to venture there!

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:28

Ojetor: Aug 4, 2010; Return of the Sensei

FrickenMoron posted:

Of course now I've found a swamp with 4 crypts... now do I keep a forward base in the black forest nearby with my ship or fortify up one of those towers quickly as a makeshift sleep/storage base? Im worried about my ship getting wrecked tho.

Park your ship farther away from the coast, monsters seem to only attack if it's in the way to reach you. I usually do around 4-5 tiles from walkable coast then build a little dock platform to reach it without needing to swim.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:31

PIZZA.BAT: Nov 12, 2016

CRAYON posted:

This is one of the coolest things I've seen done with the item mounts, via reddit:

i am stealing the poo poo out of this idea

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:31

mastershakeman: Oct 28, 2008; by vyelkin

Warbird posted:

I�ve seen folks asking about hosting servers in a few places and figured I�d share something I typed up for another group of folks here should it be of any usage. Friends don�t let friends pay a premium for hosted servers.

So you want to host a Valhiem (or other game) server
There are a few different ways to skin this cat, but I generally recommend using a Google Cloud Virtual Machine (VPS) for a few different reasons. The first being that you get $300 in credit for 90 days that does not auto charge you at the end of that period. The second being that opening parts of your network to the internet is a bad idea unless you're really careful. Doubly so as the game is hot as hell right now and may have some security issues that haven't been found/addressed. Third, your upstream is probably terrible unless you're lucky enough to have fiber or some other expensive internet plan.

Making a server
Head over to Google Cloud and make an account. It requires a google account (you already have one) and a credit card (you're here, so you have one). Sign up/in and you should be dumped to a portal of questionable UI/UX. Welcome to the cloud. On your computer (the thing you're using the browser on) make yourself a ssh key.
code:
ssh-keygen
in powershell or bash or whatever command line your OS uses should do the trick; just hit enter a bunch and use the default values. Once done enter the command
code:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
(works in everything) and copy the content somewhere; we'll need that in a minute.

Head back over to the Google Cloud portal you logged into a minute ago. If prompted, make a project with a name of your choosing and look around for something called 'Compute Engine', that's where the VM magic happens. Hit 'Create Instance' up at the top and we can start building out our VM. Your needs for VM "oomph" will vary from game to game, but VH is pretty light so we can get away with an e2-medium or standard for now. You've got more credit than you can burn for this trial so feel free to play around a bit. Name it if you want to and set your region to something centrally located to you and the folks likely to play on the server.

For your boot disk I recommend going with Unbuntu 20.04 LTS, but you're free to go with something different if desired; it's largely preference but stick to a LTS of some kind. You can leave the boot disk size and type as default for now. Click the 'Management, Security, ect' drop down and head over to the security tab. Under 'SSH Keys' you'll see a box asking for a public SSH key, paste in that command output we saved earlier. Hit create and wait a minute or two, you now have a cloud server, ain't that neat?

Accessing your server and setting this nonsense up
Grap the 'External IP' address from the portal the browser dumps you to and head back over to your Powershell/Bash/whatever instance you were using earlier. Enter
code:
ssh [The External IP Address]
and through the magic of ssh key authentication you'll now be sitting in your shiny new VPS. Neat! Time to get a game server set up. The fine folks over at LinuxGSM have made this idiot proof and fast. Details can be found at: https://linuxgsm.com/lgsm/vhserver/ but it amounts to running (assuming Ubuntu)
code:
 sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; sudo apt update; sudo apt install curl wget file tar bzip2 gzip unzip bsdmainutils python util-linux ca-certificates binutils bc jq tmux netcat lib32gcc1 lib32stdc++6 steamcmd libsdl2-2.0-0:i386 -y
to install some needed software (accept terms during the steamcmd portion), making a user
code:
sudo adduser vhserver
(create and write down a password, default/blank everything else is fine), changing to that user
code:
su - vhserver
, installing linuxgsm's valhiem server manager
code:
wget -O linuxgsm.sh [url]https://linuxgsm.sh[/url] && chmod +x linuxgsm.sh && bash linuxgsm.sh vhserver
, and then having it set up and install a server
code:
./vhserver install
. Now this just sets up a default instance with no password, so you may want to customize your server before starting it (see below). Follow the prompts and you have a fancy new Valheim server ready, but we need to let people, you know, actually connect to the ding dang thing.

Connecting to the ding dang thing
To the right of where you grabbed the external IP earlier, you should see three vertical dots. Give that a click and select 'View Network Details'. On the left select 'Firewall' and then 'Create Firewall Rule'. Name the rule something of your choosing and mosey down to "Targets" and change it to "All Instances in the Network". Move down to "Source IP Ranges" and enter in
code:
0.0.0.0/0
so anyone trying to access the ports we're about to designate will be able to. Under "Protocols and Ports" check the "TCP" and "UDP" box (iirc VH only uses UDP, but let's cover our bases) and enter in 2456-2457 for both. Save the rule.

Now once we get the server started you can enter in [External IP]:2457 into the game to connect to your server. Neato.

Customizing your Server
You likely don't want a default server instance with no password sitting around. Let's fix that. In your server enter the command vi ~/lgsm/config-lgsm/vhserver/vhserver.cfg and then press i. Navigate to the bottom of the doc and on a new line enter in the following:
code:
servername="[The name you want for your server]"
serverpassword="[Password of your choosing]"
port="2456"
gameworld="[The server's world seed, can be whatever you want within reason]"
public="1"
Press Escape and Shift + Z Z to exit and save.
Type in
code:
./vhserver start,
give it a minute and your server will be accessable via the IP address, port, and password you set up.
There's more to be had here about stuff like setting up admins and whatnot, but if you're hosting with a friend or two you should be fine with this. If you're going for a public world with no pass then you're on your own there friend.

this is really cool, thanks. looks like i needed a longer server password to keep the server running, maybe that was a fluke. i'll tinker with this for a bit but it's a great start

mastershakeman fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Feb 22, 2021

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:33

Warbird: May 23, 2012; America's Favorite Dumbass

Not a problem. Be advised that I have to make a couple of tweaks to that document based off of feedback so feel free to ask any questions here or PM me if clarifications are needed.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:41

toasterwarrior: Nov 11, 2011

Warbird posted:

Not a problem. Be advised that I have to make a couple of tweaks to that document based off of feedback so feel free to ask any questions here or PM me if clarifications are needed.

Question: my friends are currently playing on one dude's server but is it possible to take his world file and have it uploaded to a VM 95 whatever?

# ? Feb 22, 2021 21:49

Warbird: May 23, 2012; America's Favorite Dumbass

Oh for sure. iirc you�d want to get a backup of the world file, toss it onto the VM and change the world name or whatever to reflect the backup�s name. Might be a bit more to that, but let me double check.

This fella gets into the details: https://youtu.be/xGO_JirjwUI

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:08

mastershakeman: Oct 28, 2008; by vyelkin

Warbird posted:

Not a problem. Be advised that I have to make a couple of tweaks to that document based off of feedback so feel free to ask any questions here or PM me if clarifications are needed.

i dont think there's a , after the start syntax in the final line

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:14

Nfcknblvbl: Jul 15, 2002

My favorite thing about using LinuxGSM is that I don't have to make a SteamCMD login batch, it works without Steam credentials.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:19

FLIPADELPHIA: Apr 27, 2007; Heavy Shit; Grimey Drawer

toasterwarrior posted:

Question: my friends are currently playing on one dude's server but is it possible to take his world file and have it uploaded to a VM 95 whatever?

This is my exact question too. Would like to set up a server but not lose our world progress.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:20

Nfcknblvbl: Jul 15, 2002

It absolutely is possible to put an existing world into your dedicated server. All you have to do is update the world name in the configuration file to match the same name as the world file you're bringing in.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:22

Umbreon: May 21, 2011

Is there any idea on when the next update is going to be? there are shitloads of things I hope to see changed, and I'm curious on what's going to be worked on in the next patch and when it's coming

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:22

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

Yes, they announced that the next feature update is going to be house building stuff.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:23

Starks: Sep 24, 2006

CRAYON posted:

This is one of the coolest things I've seen done with the item mounts, via reddit:

that is cool as hell. Wonder if you can do it on the ceiling too for a full light tunnel effect.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:27

Otacon: Aug 13, 2002

Starks posted:

that is cool as hell. Wonder if you can do it on the ceiling too for a full light tunnel effect.

I don't think you'd be able to do this stock - you could do the floor though!

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:31

Lib and let die: Aug 26, 2004

Valheim: Lite Brite for Vikings

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:32

Xand_Man: Mar 2, 2004; If what you say is true
Wutang might be dangerous

Throw on that technoviking music and have your server do a fashion show

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:37

Warbird: May 23, 2012; America's Favorite Dumbass

mastershakeman posted:

i dont think there's a , after the start syntax in the final line

I have no idea what you're talking about :v:

Got lazy with tags when porting this over

# ? Feb 22, 2021 22:39

Demon_Corsair: Mar 22, 2004; Goodbye stealing souls, hello stealing booty.

I'm not sure strip mining for copper is worth it. i've had to run back to repair my pick 3 times now and I've gotten maybe 30 copper. Seems easier to just hunt for more surface deposits.

Although I do have a very healthy amount of stone stockpiled for when I can start building with that.

Edit: Pro tip if you are getting stuck going up stairs its because they don't connect properly to wood beams. Connect them directly to the floor and you will no longer have to jump over the nothing you are stuck on.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 23:01

Warbird: May 23, 2012; America's Favorite Dumbass

Doing a little miner�s shack with a repair bench is the pro move if you have a few central located deposits. Making a road to use with a cart is more or less mandatory.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 23:06

VulgarandStupid: Aug 5, 2003; I AM, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, UNFUCKABLE AND A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT TO EVERYONE. DAE WANNA CUM PLAY WITH ME!?

You should skip as much of the copper/bronze as possible. You need a bronze axe to get fine wood and there are a few things you�ll need for the forge and workshop upgrades. Ignore the armor, just get troll armor and upgrade it once.

It�s 3 coal per bronze bar, plus 2 copper and 1 tin ore. Copper drop chances are low per segment broken. Just make a bunch of antler pickaxes for going after iron.

# ? Feb 22, 2021 23:17

CheeseSpawn: Sep 15, 2004; Doctor Rope

https://youtu.be/bKGYcUqeBBw

About ready to go kill yagluth but I need a forward base. Last night I stumble on this vid now I got a new base project

# ? Feb 22, 2021 23:39

Baiard: Nov 7, 2011; it's good for you

CheeseSpawn posted:

https://youtu.be/bKGYcUqeBBw

About ready to go kill yagluth but I need a forward base. Last night I stumble on this vid now I got a new base project

I did this but on a sandbar on the ocean that counted as in the plains, so I could grow tons of plains materials in a field below the tower. Never got any attacks by monsters and was nicely situated between four biomes I could visit.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 00:09

mastershakeman: Oct 28, 2008; by vyelkin

Warbird posted:

I have no idea what you're talking about

Got lazy with tags when porting this over

Hey it wouldn't be a Linux script without a few typos and having to delete [url] brackets after it screws up the wget. I'm shocked it was that easy to set up, I just wish there was a way to make a trail from the spawning point to camp for friends coming in (I just uploaded a map screenshot)

# ? Feb 23, 2021 01:49

RandomBlue: Dec 30, 2012; hay guys!; Biscuit Hider

mastershakeman posted:

Hey it wouldn't be a Linux script without a few typos and having to delete [url] brackets after it screws up the wget. I'm shocked it was that easy to set up, I just wish there was a way to make a trail from the spawning point to camp for friends coming in (I just uploaded a map screenshot)

Unlock and build a ho and then use the levelling tool to make a path.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 01:55

dogstile: May 1, 2012; fucking clocks
how do they work?

Warbird posted:

Doing a little miner�s shack with a repair bench is the pro move if you have a few central located deposits. Making a road to use with a cart is more or less mandatory.

I haven't made a single road in the entire time i've played this game :shrug:

# ? Feb 23, 2021 01:57

Subjunctive: Sep 12, 2006; ✨sparkle and shine✨

mastershakeman posted:

I just wish there was a way to make a trail from the spawning point to camp for friends coming in (I just uploaded a map screenshot)

use the pathen mode of the hoe?

# ? Feb 23, 2021 01:57

Macichne Leainig: Jul 26, 2012; by VG

Had a hell of a day at work, feels super rewarding to then log into Valheim and kill my first troll, get a bunch of copper & tin, and then unlock the smelter so I can start making bronze. What a wonderful game.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 01:59

mastershakeman: Oct 28, 2008; by vyelkin

Subjunctive posted:

use the pathen mode of the hoe?

I'm not very creative, argh

# ? Feb 23, 2021 02:01

Andrigaar: Dec 12, 2003; Saint of Killers

Lost all of my gear to the disappearing tombstone bug on Bonemass last night. Two of us did actually. Also you can't despawn a boss once summoned, so that swamp area is now radioactive until the two of us are back to spec to try it again.

Gonna return to my local world and another friend's server to mine iron and such again. This sucks sweaty balls, but in my perspective the game just became a roguelite and is the risk of playing early access. Also I kept my bronze and troll armors so I'm only a half-step backward really.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 02:15

FLIPADELPHIA: Apr 27, 2007; Heavy Shit; Grimey Drawer

Can anyone who has successfully set up their own server and would be willing to guide me through the last couple steps via discord hit me up via PMs? I have the server created I'm just stuck on the customization part.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 02:17

Untrustable: Mar 17, 2009

Dammit a troll beat me to death and then smashed out the side of my house. I popped up at the beginning spawn; about an hour away from where I died. drat I need to get portals built.

# ? Feb 23, 2021 02:48

Major Isoor: Mar 23, 2011

Hey, just wondering - is there any point to keep stone towers/ruins marked on the map after looting whatever's in the chest(s)? I'm pretty early on and don't have a stonecutter yet, so I'm just wondering if those big stone bricks will potentially come in handy, is all. (Or, when destroyed, will they just revert to ordinary stone?)

Also drat, how big do islands get, generally? I started off on an archipelago with a mass of small islands with narrow straits between them, with one large (well, large enough to be a decent chunk of the map) but I wouldn't mind actually having some sort of continent/mainland to explore, too!

By the way, if anyone has tips on how to get a non-raft watercraft ASAP, I would greatly appreciate it. I like charting out the islands in my region, but drat it's cumbersome!

# ? Feb 23, 2021 02:57

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# ? Apr 28, 2024 16:43

Damn Dirty Ape: Jan 23, 2015; I love you Dr. Zaius

Major Isoor posted:

By the way, if anyone has tips on how to get a non-raft watercraft ASAP, I would greatly appreciate it. I like charting out the islands in my region, but drat it's cumbersome!

Next size boat you can get once you make bronze (make some bronze nails to open up recipe). Next size up from that you can get once you make iron (iron nails).

# ? Feb 23, 2021 03:04

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