Recent reviews by Augestflex

I'm really enjoying Smallands! For a genre that is saturated I appreciate the attention to detail, the gorgeous graphics, the fun and playful nature of being shrunk down, and more attention to building and gearing up to prepare for harder monsters (namely bugs!) and areas. In all too many games you can rush right through the game. I feel in Smallands it really is worth it to take your time and set up a minimal base to get started, then start collecting resources to improve on the base and build our better crafting tables. For example moving from wooden weapons to flint weapons was life changing. As was harvesting the materials to upgrade my armor. Going from squishy to being able to take a few hits sure made a difference. Likewise moving from twig & leaf structures to wooden structures was a big change!

The concept of the Great Trees and a movable/protected base is awesome. Though I spent the majority of time, until recently with a growing base at the foot of the great Owl. Eventually I outgrew the little space up there near the starting area and built a nice base at the top of a tree.

I love the poke of fun at "Giants" with bottlecaps, screws, keys, and random things left around. Seeing their ruins, hanging lanterns and instruments, and other remnants is fun. I've also just shifted from running around with a ladybug companion to a gecko and love the utility to ride but also having a loyal fighting companion at my side!

Build, build, build! For fun, for survival, for utility, and because you can! I've survived many a storm and a winter hiding under a foundation, and a boss fight with my handy three piece lean-to, bed, campfire, and workstation for repairs.

I undertook a massive building project building a series of staircases/ramps from Skadi down to the beach as opposed to the usual route. I'll say this, it is way faster to run the usual route dozens of times than to build the stairs, but oh the fun I've had. Working on several different approaches and mixing in wooden foundations, ramps, and flooring helped me complete the route which is a blast, if not a bit precarious, to use!

Enjoy!

Still enjoying the game but it is no walk in the park, at least solo. The dangers on Icarus are just as great as the beauty that awaits. Life is a little easier now with my workshop canteen and oxygen tank. Thankfully food is no longer an issue with the combination of knife+bow and cooking vegetables. Storms, inadvertent fires, the arctic and bears are still a big threat. I don't worry about wolves so much now. Having a small space with wooden walls, floor, and ceiling has been a nice upgrade, as has been the fire pit and adding wooden beam support. Learning to take a small wooden base, campfire, and bedroll with me so I no longer need to huddle in a hewn boulder. Going well, more to learn, definitely the improved talents and tech is helping.

Awesome game! I haven't played a non-MMO in ages and have not been a fan of the Survival genre. Having said that I love how atmospheric Valheim is and am really enjoying exploring and building. There is a lot of depth to the game in both those areas and many little things you can do that you might not have guessed were possible. I won't give things away, let's just say I'm a fan and having a great time!