Valheim
Valheim is an open-world cooperative survival game taking place in the mythological Yggdrasil, wherein vikings must prove themselves for Valhalla by besting the hostile world. Explore, work together, build personal villages, and pilot longboats to distant islets.
We will be running an ongoing server throughout August and September. You may join and play at any time while the server is up, but, as detailed below, key events and explorations will be scheduled in advance, so community members are not left behind if they cannot play everyday.
How to join
Connect to valheim.rainbowcoalition.net, port 2456. We will use Mumble
You will need to install mods, see the mod section of this page.
Progression timeline
Because of the nature of a game based on the progression to, exploration of, and eventual mastery of new areas, bosses, and content, we will be synchronising key moments in the gameplay, ensuring that progression is at a comfortable pace for everyone.
What this means is that we will avoid progressing to this content (fighting bosses, exploring new areas, etc.) until a time scheduled in advance, after which we will unlock the next stage of progression. Think of it as an unlock system, where we'll all come together.
Current progression status
We have slain Eikthyr, Deer Lord of the Forests, and The Elder, who blocked passage to the sunken crypts of the swamp we now scour for iron scraps.
The third boss will be Bonemass, whose defeat will allow us to ascend to new heights.
We will slay him .
Mods
We have included mods to improve the decorating experience with greenery, buildings, and furniture, as well as quality of life buttons to make managing items a breeze and improving archery.
Installing the mod manager
We use r2modman as the mod manager. Follow this page for download and installation instructions.
(.deb, .rpm, .pacman, .tar.gz releases are here.)
Then, once you've installed r2modman:
- Open r2modman
- Find and select 'Valheim' in the game list, and then click 'Select game'.
- Then on profile selection, select the 'Default' profile and click 'Select profile'.
Installing the mod list
The modlist we are using is:
- BepInExPack Valheim by denikson
- PlantEverything by Advize
- Quick Stack Store Sort Trash Restock by Goldenrevolver
- BetterArchery by ishid4
- VALKEA by The_Bees_Decree
- FineWoodFurnitures by blacks7ar
- FineWoodBuildPieces by blacks7ar
- CoreWoodPieces by blacks7ar
- ClayBuildPieces by blacks7ar
When you've finished installing, your r2modman client should look similar to this:
To install mods:
- Find the 'Online' tab on the left sidebar
- Use the search bars at the top to find each mod, then expand the mod and press the 'Download' button. Compare the mod name and author to the ones above!
Once you have exactly the mod list above installed and enabled, as shown above, you're good to go! Start the game with the 'Start Modded' button in the top-left.
