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It is astonishingly good. I will be coming back to it often. It’s not hard to see why people set up on it and make it their regular.

@@athacusgaming If Abiotic Factor gets a bit of optimization love, that'll be the other regular weekend game I think. Especially with its hilarious voice chat system.

So, without being able to see your game, I'll have to go off memory. As I recall, you should just be able to proceed straight up the map from the door you enter by until you come to a blocked path and a heretek priest. I'm a little fuzzy on the exact order as it has been quite a while but I think that's right. There should be something you can interact with to open a gate or a lift which will enable you to proceed on the green path. I am planning to revisit the game again this year to see how all the balance patches and DLC have affected it. I hope that your current run goes well once you are able to proceed here. It's quite a ride.

I had always just referred to it as Woodgard since it's right next door to the church. I think you're probably right though. Thanks for checking it out at any rate. It was a lot of fun to rebuild it and I learned soooooo much in the process. I'm excited to go after another build soon.

@@athacusgaming Aye I must admit I really enjoyed renovating it too was very handy with the extra huts and the massive farm patches!

@@kentzu1975 I remember us, on our first evening playthrough, coming on it and it felt like we had found the Garden of Eden. A bit fusty and in need of repair, but incredible.

@@athacusgaming Haha aye I know exactly what you mean m8.

Games in this genre and Valheim in particular are just so staggeringly worth it in terms of how much you get out of your money that it is kind of mindboggling.

At your service, Sah!

Getting more materials and textures via the Alchemist is a great idea! I'd be very keen to see more building options like that too. Frankly, I'd be shocked if they don't expand more on it. They have clearly put so much love into the system already.

There are often folks looking for friends on the subreddit and on the Discord. I hope you can get a few folks together soon!

Bob Ross would definitely be pleased with all the happy little, and not so little, trees. Information is the main thing I'd like to highlight that you said. There is a lot of information missing in the UI. I thought about calling it out specifically but the video was already over 15 minutes long and there were a lot of other issues I wanted to touch on. Thanks for mentioning it!

I appreciate the feedback! I imagined I was talking to the guys I play with who don’t have much background in 40k. Simple but informative is the best and I’ll try hard to maintain that clarity going forward. I think I’ve got one more lore point I’d like to discuss before I do some work on WH3 that I’ve been putting off for too long. I hope I’ll see you in the comments on the next one.

I think it is a pretty inescapable comparison. It’s like a city vs a village in social structure. Classic MMOs like wow offer a lot of big fancy lights but have become kind of soulless as a result of the intense focus on instanced dungeons. Valheim is all about creating intimate settings with a lot of life in them due to how important those social bonds are to the experience.

So this is a good question and a pretty fuzzy area to get into since it leads to talking about what a ‘Machine Spirit’ is exactly. Machine Spirits to me, have always sounded like AI-adjacent without actually being AI. Vehicles like Titans or the marine’s power armor or the immense cogitators at the heart of a Mechanicus foundry would all be said to have a ‘machine spirit’. What that means, to me at least, is a semi-autonomous program capable of great cogitation but unable to do anything or learn anything outside the scope of its parameters. A Titan might overwhelm its Princeps and run amok, but it would never start doing finger painting or learn to play an enormous violin. The auspex of the marine’s power armor similarly knows how to paint targets and make sense of what is happening in poor environmental conditions but couldn’t force the marine to tap dance or have a conversation with him. It is kind of hand wavy and seems to be a way for the storytelling to have plot elements that require advanced technology in a micro form especially where something as grimdark as the human form cannibalized to serve as a computer would be too clunky. Does that help at all?

edit* to answer your question on auspex, a space marine auspex is just a scanner, that communicates with the machine spirit of the space marine’s armor. having played 40k for nearly a decade now and read many books, This is one of my favorite aspects of the setting. you need to understand that during the dark age of technology, AI was everywhere. It did their dishes, fought their wars, and ploughed their fields. The imperium exists off of the scraps/technology from that dark age, but they understand almost none of it. So you can do the math. there is no way they reliably would know what AI looked like. All they know is that these war machines/ technologies they create and need can act autonomously. Must be a spirit that inhabits the machine! Lets call it a Machine Spirit! All humanity knows is that AI was the reason they fell. Its like a stone age society putting a ban on electricity, an abstract concept far beyond comprehension. The only cases they would know for sure it was electricity is if lightning struck.

@@cameronphares2482 I’ve been a fan since the first time I played Dawn of War, wondered “Why do I hear chainsaws?”, zoomed in to discover chainsword for the first time and an interest that is now in its second decade. What makes this setting so fantastic to me is how varied it is. It has taken the scope of something like Dune and pushed the borders out so far that they have red shifted.

@@athacusgaming I was working a warehouse job and had a buddy who was like “you heard of 40k? its like star wars, but in our galaxy with our history. Oh and humanity has a god-emperor who is a never dying corpse.” From there I got a couple miniatures and I was hooked lol

@@cameronphares2482 that is a better synopsis of the setting than I could ever do. Hats off to your buddy.

Thanks for commenting! I'm glad that I got to impart something new to you today. 'Principia' is a term I first came across in Darkness in the Blood. It came from a conversation between Qvo-87 and Dante of the Blood Angels. I liked it better than First Born and since it came from the righthand man/monstrosity of the Prime Conduit Belisarius Cawl himself, I'm going to go ahead with it. Regarding the Chapter Serf/ Tech Priest, someone else actually mentioned this in another comment and I have to admit I can't be 100% sure it is in fact a tech-priest. The reason I felt it might be a Tech Priest is two reasons. The tone of the conversation regarded the tolerance for flaws in welds struck me as too nitpicky and technical for a Serf and Servitor to be engaging in. The second is that I felt that the character just sounded like an initiate into the mysteries of the Machine. They have jussssst the right bit of superiority to their tone. That whole "I know what I'm talking about better than you, layperson." that someone who knows just enough to be cocky has. Also, the lack of heavy external modification could fit an initiate tech priest. That's a long winded way for me to say, you could very well be right and if you are then I must happily stand corrected. Ave Imperator!

@@athacusgaming Ah, fair enough ^^ For me it was the fact that those red robed but not massively augmented dudes are everywhere on the ship, one was even seen sweeping the ground with a basic broom, which is not something Id image even a Mechanicus initiate would do but just delegate it to a servitor. Their robes also lack the typical Mechanicus insignia and white frills (but also dont have Ultramarine markings). Also, a techpriest telling a servitor that it did a good enough job, despite the later claiming its inperfect seems to me a bit out of character for the Mechanicus who are notorious for demanding perfection from their machines, just ask the Iron Hands. ^^

I hadn't seen the one sweeping! That's hilarious! I'll have to keep an eye out the next time I'm doing Operations unless they're on the main campaign decks. The frills and Ultramarine markings are a really good point and definitely lend credence to your point. I wouldn't dare ask the Iron Hands anything, I'm too aware of their...views. I'm willing to stand convinced. I said this in the other comment too but it'll teach me to try and get smart with a 'tell the difference between the two' attempt.

@@athacusgaming Yeah, it was during campaign, not sure which mission though. ^^ What I can tell you is that it was on the crew deck, so must have been after a meeting with that bitch nugget.... Chaplain. Also, you are doing a fine job as is, keep up the good

Qvo-87, a creation of Cawl, speaking to Dante of the Blood Angels about the Rubicon surgery. Chapter 15 of Darkness in the Blood. I took it as authoritative given who was speaking but Firstborn is a totally acceptable term too. Great comment!

This is a MAJOR compliment. Thank you so much for taking the time to say this. There are so many really wonderful channels doing lore that I felt intimidated to even try. Your support means a great deal. I’ve got at least one more lore video directly about the events of SM2 before I start in on other projects, like some lore work I’ve been dying to try my hand at in WH3. I hope that you find my forthcoming work to be of a similar standard of quality and interest for you. Ave Imperator!

@@athacusgaming I'm eagerly awaiting the SM 2 video, and excited to see what you produce next!

Inquisitor Thrax, who took Titus into the cares of the Inquisition after SM1 finished, was a heretic? My understanding is that he was a Monodominant puritan of the Ordo Malleus and that he eventually became possessed by a daemon during an action at which point he was killed. The Ordo Malleus is prone to views that are ultra-orthodox, even by the standards of the Inquisition as a whole. What did he do that was heretical prior to his death? Some of the lore attached to Space Marine is really woolly so I would love to have the picture filled in if you could help me out.

Thank you watching the video and I’m glad you enjoyed it. To your first point, to my knowledge what you’re saying is right and I probably should have been clearer about it. I was trying to avoid falling into long tangents as much as possible and over-simplified. Just comparing it to how Jesus functions in the Trinity could have been a better way to go. To your second point, I’m genuinely curious about if that’s a tech-priest just starting out their journey into the mysteries of the AdMech or if it’s a serf. Their tone, bearing and clothing made me think they were an initiate. There’s a book, and I think it’s called Master of Mankind from the Horus Heresy series, that goes into great detail about the early life of Belisarius Cawl. The irritated tone the priest/chapter-serf took here reminded me so much of Qvo and Cawl as young adepts that I had assumed that the character here was a priest too. I should have used a better example. Thanks again for commenting! I appreciate constructive feedback like this immensely.

@@athacusgaming I hadn't considered that it may have been an early initiate and upon looking up some reference material for both I think you may be right! Apologies for the confusion, keep up the good work!

Phew! Thanks for double checking. Ave Imperator!

A lot of it is, yeah. There's a very good reason behind why and it lies in an AI uprising that happened before the modern Imperium was even founded. It's a fascinating bit of background that I'd love to discuss. Remember the medicae stations from Darktide? Those are servitorized humans forced to live in that little niche until they literally can't function at which point they'll be swapped out for a "fresh" servitor.

Not always, but usually.

AI is a big no no. Its so bad in fact that anybody that knows anything in the setting fears it more than chaos.

@@cameronphares2482 exactly! Which, when you consider the setting, is saying something.

Thanks! As you're aware, I've been fascinated by Warhammer for ages so I kind of take for granted so many things. There have been a lot of "Ooooh right, that would make zero sense to you, right?" moments. Have you tried out the Operations yet? We finished the campaign on Friday and we're loving Operations.

I am very hopeful for it too. They have a very clear vision and they're ticking all the boxes on their roadmap with lots of time left to go!

We talked about this back and forth a lot. In general, and I'm saying this as an older guy who played a lot of MMOs, I hate weapon skills in particular, as a system. It becomes particularly rough in Valheim for the reasons you mentioned. We wound up turning down skill losses on death as far as the slider allowed in the end. Learning a new biome, especially on a higher difficulty, became far too punishing otherwise. I'd suggest to anyone to tailor their Valheim experience to what they want. With all the sliders in now, it's not too hard to make something that feels comfortable for you rather than what Iron Gate might consider their "default" experience.

@@athacusgaming I appreciate the reply.

It is, in my opinion, a pretty good blend of a lot of the things that people liked about games as diverse as Kingdoms of Amalur and the Legend of Zelda series. The thing that has the most chance of making something really unique will be how they handle the implementation of additional town NPCs. Being able to create vibrant communities that you can allow others to come and enjoy could be huge.

Thanks for the sub and the comment! The game absolutely reminds me of Zelda. The pot breaking, the traversal, the style of npcs and enemies. The influence is really there. It has a real Kingdoms of Amalur feel to it too for me. I'm super excited to keep revisiting the game and doing more building. Mountain biome soon!

Still EA. They have a small team and they're focused on getting all biomes up and running before full launch. Deep North is next now that they've got Ashlands sort of where they want it.

Thank you! Every video is a learning process so I'm always pleased to hear feedback on them. A comparison of gear in-game and in real life is actually a really great idea for a video. Iron Gate spent a surprising amount of time getting small details to tie in to artifacts from mythology and history. Even our belts come right from the waist of mighty Thor himself. I'm in the middle of a project for Enshrouded right now but I should have some free time for more Valheim content again in October. I'll definitely keep this idea in mind!

Not at all! Valheim is the sort of game that invites curiosity and has functionally infinite replayability. Odin watch over you as you walk in the 10th realm!

Apparently, in the grim darkness of the 42nd millennium, training courses aren’t a thing. On the plus side, it gave me a reason to fall into my favorite role of squad sergeant/explainer.

Oooooh, I was badly tempted to try Durge myself. Best of luck to you!

Totally my pleasure! I hope they add some more puzzles like that to spice up the formula! Ave Imperator!

That’s good feedback, thanks!

@@athacusgaming Hope it didn't come of as critical, I work as a marketing consultant so I'm always analyzing stuff like this. Your video was extremely helpful too. That puzzle had me like "nope".

​@@Big_Honker Not at all, fair critiques done respectfully are always welcome, particularly if they're coming from a professional standpoint. I had identical feedback from a crew member and was careful to keep that in mind in the later videos I did for DT. I'm so happy the guide was helpful to you. If there are other areas of the game that I can help with, please let me know. With the upcoming weapon rework I'll probably take a break from Valheim and Enshrouded to do some more DT content again.

I'll do my best to get to it! Mistlands will be out soon if that sounds interesting to you!

@@athacusgaming cant wait! Keep up the good work!

Entirely my pleasure! How are you finding the Herald of Admonition content? I'm thinking about coming back and taking a fresh look at DT now that things are starting to kick off again. I've been messing around with Enshrouded and Valheim the last two months.

@@athacusgaming Haven't been active myself, only coming back now. The dark maps are insanely fun though, makes it feel like a horror game and there's some random miniboss that spawns that kicks some ass, not sure which patch he's a part of. I'm just getting ready for the big blessing patch, no idea how close it is though!

@@wowandrss The miniboss is part of the Herald of Admonition content that started last week. The Power Interruption map modifier it uses is a longstanding part of the game and one of my particular favourites. I love the jump scares and horror that it creates. My crew and I had a lot of sweaty, panicky moments from runs like that.

Fully agreed! I enjoyed it all the way up into Ashlands although we did decide to let the PTR cook a bit more before we finish it off. I want to have a better idea of their vision for the biome before passing final judgment on it.

Thanks so much for the sub! I had a lot of fun doing this one and I have at least one more to come for the Mistlands since I think I finally figured out what is going on there just the other day.

My pleasure! I hope it serves you well!

That’s what I found for sure. I would have played a lot solo too but once the crew got into it, the hooks went deep.

@@athacusgaming yuppp

Yep, we have seen this exactly ourselves. The engine also struggles once a certain amount of creatures or particle effects are being displayed. I haven’t seen the devs say anything much about this but it’s hard to think they’re not aware of it. I am sure we will see updates addressing performance in the future to polish this beautiful game.

@@athacusgaming yeah that thing makes me sad cuz, i love the game so much tho, i also tried to fix it with mods, but no mods available to fix the instances problems. mods available are just adjustments for graphics and not fixing instances problem. The game is almost perfect if they fix this problem, i hope devs look on to this problem more seriously.

I had this exact discussion with my crew awhile back. I understand why the power maul isn’t more obvious objectively I think. They don’t want to take away focus from a single handed weapon that already exists but it does make the shield feel strange in that respect.

@@athacusgaming I just think making it like the shock maul with a little shock visual effect on hit. Heck just make it slower and chunkier stagger wise and I'd be pretty happy. I can hope we'll see this side of it with other mks, ik bullgryn get a smaller shield option that I THINK gives a forcefield. Either way just having some options with one maul heavy and one shield heavy would be nice.

@@samfish2550 I would be very keen on that. I think I mentioned in the video, but I was a tank in WoW and other MMOs for almost 15 years. The Ogryn model for threat generation and overall gameplay was what I always wanted. I would be back playing full time regardless of the population size if they made a real commitment to iterating on Bullgryn gameplay.

Enjoy the carnage!

Easy answer is best!

I don’t mind it too much since one can strategize for it with food but I can understand your view too.

Guess you only played a few hours and didn't experiment with food

You can absolutely play it solo but I think the game works best with a couple friends or family in there with you. If you’re curious about how the dynamics work with friends, have a look my last couple streams.

@@athacusgaming Thanks I'll wishlist this game For Now, I'll play it when i find friend who enjoys this type of game👍

@@kirtan3015 happy adventuring! You won’t regret it!

This is exactly what I love about Warhammer. Grimdark but then you get a side of silly with extra applesauce.

Thanks a lot! I have been trying hard to improve my voicework so I’m glad you like it.