Valheim: Mead Guide

And again a game about the Vikings. The fantasy world of Valheim is vast, saturated with Scandinavian mythology and the culture of the peoples of the north. You will have to spend a dozen hours to study it.

The adventure begins in the Circle of Stones, where the main protagonist will be brought by the Valkyries immediately after the gamer closes the character editor. Life is going to be very hard, but interesting. The path of the hero will become more dangerous with every step, since you can find a lot of valuable materials around. They create excellent armor, various weapons, and even entire outposts and huge fortresses! It's amazing what gamers have access to construction of a drakkar, on which you can go on a long voyage to conquer foreign lands. And yet, despite the variety of crafting, vital resources remain food and drink.

What is mead

mead in valheim along with potions, it can change the outcome of the battle and help you survive, which is extremely important at a high level of difficulty. Next, we will explain in more detail why it is so necessary for each player.

Some of the most difficult enemies are found in the Swamps and the Mountain, as well as beyond. In these places, gamers will feel all the hardships of the life of the Vikings. The NPCs here are capable of poison, and weather conditions (the same cold) bring vital signs to critical levels. Potions and mead remove such debuffs and even allow you to get some kind of positive effect (for example, in Valheim there is a basis for mead for frost resistance). This can be achieved using recipes that are aimed at increasing a particular characteristic.

How to craft mead

Making mead in Valheim is not as difficult as it might seem. The main thing is to create 3 essential things for cooking:

• bonfire;
• boiler;
• fermentation barrel.

The boiler will need metal. It can only be mined with a pickaxe in iron mines. And you can get the tool after defeating the first boss in the game - Eikturom.

Collection of ingredients

Mead in Valheim comes in many varieties, but it depends on the components used. Some are easy to get (honey, blueberries, dandelions), while others will have to work hard to collect. Besides honey, the next most important ingredient for tier 2 mead is carcass.

Basis for mead in a cauldron

Basis for mead in Valheim, it can have different effects (depending on the recipe), and it is cooked in a cauldron. Everything happens almost instantly, and we can assume that half is already done.

Mead fermentation

The last step is fermentation. The base must be placed in a special barrel. How much mead will ferment in it according to the standards of Valheim does not depend on the type of potion - this process is in any case will take two in-game days. As soon as the specified time has ed, you can safely pick up the finished drink. It will be very useful to have several varieties of mead with you to make it easier to survive in Valheim.

Recipes

We have prepared a list of different types of mead available in the game, with the right amount of ingredients to prepare:

• delicious mead consists of 10 raspberries, 10 servings of honey and 5 blueberries. Grants 300% stamina regeneration and -50% health regeneration over 10 seconds.

• Healthy mead consists of 1 dandelion, 10 servings of honey, 10 raspberries and 5 blueberries. Restores HP by 2 over 50 minutes.

• Very useful mead consists of 4 carcasses, 10 servings of honey, 1 dandelion and 10 raspberries. Restores HP by 2 for 75 minutes.

• Endurance mead consists of 10 yellow mushrooms, 10 servings of honey and 10 raspberries. Restores stamina by 2 over 80 minutes.

• Frost-resistant mead in Valheim consists of 2 carcasses, 10 servings of honey, 1 gradewarf's eye and 5 thistles. Gives resistance to cold for 10 minutes, which helps to survive in the mountains.

• Poison resistance mead Consists of 1 Nyx Tail, 10 Honey, 10 Coal, 5 Thistles. Grants resistance to poison for 10 minutes.

Prepare mead in valheim easy, you just need to get used to it a little. The only thing that annoys many gamers is the barrel fermentation time. However, this can be resolved by placing several containers.

A little about the importance of beehives in Valheim

Hives must be sought by any player, be it a pro or a beginner. After all, the basis of any mead includes honey. You can find bees in the Meadows, namely, attention should be paid to abandoned buildings in which a buzz can be heard. As soon as the gamer notices the bee nest, it will need to be shot down with a bow or destroy the walls around it so that it falls by itself. In this way, you can get some honey for your labors, but this is not the main thing. Target - queen bee. With its help, a whole hive is created, which will become a constant source of honey.

The player can interact with the hive. The corresponding messages will indicate its status:

• "The bees are happy" - there is a sufficient area around the hive, insects consistently produce honey.
• "Bees need more open space" - everything is clear here, there is not enough space around the hive. It should be moved to a larger area or placed on a wooden pole.
• "The bees sleep" is an obvious message, insects do sleep at night.

Maximum amount honey in one hive - 4 units. Further, the bees will simply stop doing it, so the resource must be collected regularly!

This concludes our mead guide. If you have something to share for better survival in Valheim, leave a comment below. And for those who have already replenished their stocks, we recommend list of cheat codes.

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