This is my sailing experience every time I play Valheim. I’m starting to believe the devs put in an RNG variable that makes the wind constantly fight you for certain steam IDs or something.

  • saloe@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 year ago

    Some further evidence from playing just now. My friend was sailing the ship and the wind was at our backs, he had to take a phone call so I took over and the moment I sat down the wind abruptly spun around 180 degrees and is blowing in my face. Aaaaaaaaaa

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      1 year ago

      Yep, i’m pretty sure they programmed it that way on purpose just to make one of the powers you get later seem more useful.

      … however after many hours in the game I started just using mod commands to make the wind go whatever direction I wanted, just like in Windwaker.

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        1 year ago

        just to make one of the powers you get later seem more useful

        I want moder power to be useful so fucking bad dude. Last time I played I tried living on a little island that I terraformed into a small fort that rises out of the water, my only way to come or go with ore was by boat and I STILL never used it.

        Despite being in literally the most optimal use case for having it that power just feels so lack luster. It would be wayyyyy better if it was just like a passive effect that made RNG better or half cool down or something. As it is I’d rather just use bonemass or Deer since they are more universally applicable