Wildling

WILDLING is a prequel expansion mod for Valheim, where you get to play as a pre-teen version of your Viking self.

As a child you are considerably weaker and cannot make or use most items available to you as a grown up. But you have your own build tree, and your youthful size and agility can be an advantage. And you are not quite an ordinary child as you gain the Wildling skill, and perhaps a whole new and important destiny. This new skill reflects enhanced animal instincts and other abilities gained from living close to nature. But a wildling child is also smart in more human ways.

Progression through your adventure is more quest-like than regular Valheim and you should not expect to play in quite the same way or do similar things, like taking down bosses (on your own). There is an adventure and story here that unfolds over the whole map, although it primarily extends your time in the Meadows and Dark Forest.

Gameplay:

This mod starts by talking to Munin at the Temple, where you first arrive to Valheim.

Although optional, it is highly recommended that you play with a new character and world.

The Tenth World is a particularly brutal place for a child and survival more often involves avoiding fights. Apart from being easily killed, your biggest challenge is likely to be your reduced inventory size. Several things help with this later on, but basically you are a kid and can't carry that much. Get used to traveling light and making cache camps.

The way to progress may not always be obvious but hopefully there are enough clues in-game, or inevitably posted on-line. At points you may be given quest objectives that you cannot get to directly, and are most likely not ready for. It may be best to put them aside for later. Wildling is as much about character development and exploration as regular Valheim, not to mention building and all the silly stuff. Wildling also features lesser role-play activities, strategies and secondary achievements.

There are a few ways to exit your wildling adventure and become grown up again. In this event you will permanently lose all of your wildling skills and abilities, but will recover any lost skills and keep all trophies and collectables, etc. In particular, there are six special "quest items" for you to collect as the main rewards from your adventure. Or you may continue to play on as a wildling and become powerful enough for any biome (?), especially in a team support role. Non-wilding characters (grown ups) cannot make or repair Wildling artifacts but can use the majority of them, some less effectively. Some of the content is designed for alternative (and easier) co-op play. At other points it is better for grown ups to just stay out of your way!

The rest is left for you to figure out, but the few videos provides a preview of the content.

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