Valheim: 5 Easy Steps To Improve Your Stone Walls/Structures
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Published 2023-06-17
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Step 1: Off-Set Stone
2:54 Step 2: Establish 2nd Layer with Pillars
4:45 Step 3: Lip/Overhang/Battlements on Top
6:29 Step 4 (Optoinal): Add/Accent with Wood
8:09 Step 5: Decorate with Lights/Torches/Banners etc.
9:33 End Result
All Comments (21)
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Not only does laying the stone staggered look better, it also makes it a bit more sturdy in that if one of the bottom rocks break, everything above it won't just cascade and break as well, making a gap in the wall.
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Valheim building is best building. Love structural integrity needed. Ends up making your designs look better as they are grounded in reality. Bonus is that it feels much more rewarding when you build an epic build as you can't just float everything. You really need to think about the design.
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This format is great, thank you! It can be overwhelming sometimes to know where to start, so these 'bite-sized' videos are super helpful.
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5:20 You can create an overhang by placing a door on the edge and snapping a stone to it, that way you don't have to free place it and it alligns perfectly
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5:58 Fun fact, that particular design of battlement is crenellated! An embattlement is any defensive low wall, and the gaps are known as crenelles, and can be referred to collectively as crenellations.
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More importantly, you should overlap your stone joints, rather than stacking stone blocks directly on top of one another, because Valheim calculates the strength of the wall based on whether or not you overlapped the joints. A wall with overlapped joints will withstand more of a beating than if you simply stacked your blocks one upon another.
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This is a fantastic format for builders. Just a little portion of an overall project that is made a little better. Thanks!
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The pattern you refer to is actually called a bond . Many different Bonds exist- the most simple and the one you show is called stretcher bond. And (in my opinion) the best bond is polygonal masonry, totally amazing.
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This is great. I love how you add depth so well to your builds. Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks.
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some great ideas, i have never actually put a wall around my junk because i always think they're so ugly... but this could change things. i think you're still my fave valheim builder, you're so good at what you do!
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OMG thank you for this content! LOVE the chill format, simple explanations and calm voice! (no screaming into the mic or blasting obnoxious music). You got a new subscriber!
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Looks rally nice for sure. If you are trying to build something more realistically defensible though I would create the lip with with the roof tiles (wood side out) and create gaps between them to make holes that archers could fire down through. With this design enemies could just hide all day long in the creases.
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I'm really grateful for this. It is a kind of itemized look at a portion of builds that can be applied to many projects. Would love to see other functional structures in this series. Thank you!
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you can Shift+Middle click to clone an object, then wouldn't have to open the menu each time
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something about hearing you build and seeing it in first person is so nice and relaxing to me
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It's nice looking and all but when building defenses I much prefer function over form. The issue with this design is enemies can pile up under the lip of the wall with no easy way for you to eliminate them and they can essentially breach it with no resistance.
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love your content. a lot of the stone wall tricks ive been doing/using for ages and glad to see them 'endorsed' so to speak haha. the double lip idea is one i will have to try more in the future, as i don't shift place pieces nearly as much as i could.
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Excellent tips for any build. Layers are awesome, well said!
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Amazing! Looking forward to more "bite size" tutorials! 👍
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Take a shot every time Smitty says the word "establish"
