Valheim Ashlands Is Great, But One Key Mechanic Is Seriously Holding It Back

With launching its massive update, it is one step closer to leaving early access and to beginning life as a full release. Although players are still waiting for the Deep North biome and potentially a reworking of oceans,, much like update before it, offers players plenty to do by being bigger and having more mechanics than all areas. With new enemies, weapons, building materials, and fortresses to conquer, the new biome does a lot of things right and feels like a fresh challenge for seasoned Vikings.

The Deep North is planned to be at the northernmost point of the map while the Ashlands is in the southernmost point.

Everyone expects to be hard. It is known as a harsh, Norse-inspired survival title that expects the player to prepare themselves well before taking on deadly challenge after deadly challenge. The boiling water around the Ashlands makes sure that players don't arrive at the shores of the fiery island too early, since the Drakkar can only be made after defeating The Queen (the boss of the Mistlands). That's a good thing too, since the new enemies are deadly, and the lava will burn vikings to a crisp.

The Ocean Biome is one of the largest places you can explore in Valheim, and is rich with materials and items to get as you continue your travels.

Lava is proving to be a problem for the 's new biome. It is as deadly as one would expect, setting players alight while dealing massive fire damage that will burn vikings to a crisp in just a few seconds. For the most part, lava forms large pools that glow bright orange and spell danger. In these large pools, lava is not a problem, but sometimes it can spawn in small pockets that are difficult to see, even with a Wisplight.

Each biome in has its own boss. Ashlands has Fader, an undead dragon.

These small pockets form because of the procedural generation of the ground. Since they are so tiny, they do not glow as vibrantly as the larger pools of lava. If a player walks into them, they will take the same amount of