Wasn't sure whether it was more appropriate to post this here in games or if it would have been better in comp. Hopefully this is fine. My friend and I got frustrated with the dedicated server...
Wasn't sure whether it was more appropriate to post this here in games or if it would have been better in comp. Hopefully this is fine.
My friend and I got frustrated with the dedicated server hosting service we were using, so I took a 10 year old computer I had laying around and set it up to run our own dedicated servers. This was my first experience with Docker and I honestly couldn't be happier about it. I wanted to write up this experience and share it because it was worth every minute. If you're a total Valheim nerd like myself and you've got a spare rig laying around collecting dust, I highly recommend diving into this.
I'm also working on writing up a how-to for setting up remote access using a VPN hosted from pfSense.
Nice. It's great that you leave the breadcrumbs for someone else to try this. Have you always played Valheim online? I hear that's the best way to play it, I gave up a long time ago playing solo,...
Nice. It's great that you leave the breadcrumbs for someone else to try this. Have you always played Valheim online? I hear that's the best way to play it, I gave up a long time ago playing solo, as it became a grind. How is the new Mistlands update?
Yea I have a small group of close friends that I like to play with. I've tried a couple times with randos but it's just not the same vibe. There's always who wants to just blaze through...
Yea I have a small group of close friends that I like to play with. I've tried a couple times with randos but it's just not the same vibe. There's always who wants to just blaze through progression, which is pretty antithetical to the pacing that I enjoy. I like to be able to take my time with things, namely because I like to spent a lot of time building infrastructure. But when there's someone who wants to blaze on through ahead of everyone, suddenly everyone else has to progress in order to handle the next tiers of mobs and raids. So having a good group with some cohesion makes a huge difference.
I haven't checked out mistlands itself yet. Have a friend that wanted to get into it, so we all decided to start a new world with fresh characters. So it'll probably be a while before we progress up to mistlands. I've been kinda itching to check it out, but I think I can hold off to do it with the group. I've seen a few spoilers along the way, but I still think it'll be nice to experience it for the first time with the rest of my friends.
I hear you about the grind though. Swamp in particular was brutal. Less now, as they balanced it a bit. But that's another thing that playing with good friends negates a lot. For me it becomes less about moving forward than it is about just spending time with people you enjoy being around.
In that sense I think the game is quite ideal for just hanging out. I was just finishing the grind in the snowy hills when I gave up. The swamp was indeed pretty brutal. When you do end up...
In that sense I think the game is quite ideal for just hanging out. I was just finishing the grind in the snowy hills when I gave up. The swamp was indeed pretty brutal. When you do end up checking out Mistlands will be curious to hear your take on it :)
Wasn't sure whether it was more appropriate to post this here in games or if it would have been better in comp. Hopefully this is fine.
My friend and I got frustrated with the dedicated server hosting service we were using, so I took a 10 year old computer I had laying around and set it up to run our own dedicated servers. This was my first experience with Docker and I honestly couldn't be happier about it. I wanted to write up this experience and share it because it was worth every minute. If you're a total Valheim nerd like myself and you've got a spare rig laying around collecting dust, I highly recommend diving into this.
I'm also working on writing up a how-to for setting up remote access using a VPN hosted from pfSense.
Nice. It's great that you leave the breadcrumbs for someone else to try this. Have you always played Valheim online? I hear that's the best way to play it, I gave up a long time ago playing solo, as it became a grind. How is the new Mistlands update?
Yea I have a small group of close friends that I like to play with. I've tried a couple times with randos but it's just not the same vibe. There's always who wants to just blaze through progression, which is pretty antithetical to the pacing that I enjoy. I like to be able to take my time with things, namely because I like to spent a lot of time building infrastructure. But when there's someone who wants to blaze on through ahead of everyone, suddenly everyone else has to progress in order to handle the next tiers of mobs and raids. So having a good group with some cohesion makes a huge difference.
I haven't checked out mistlands itself yet. Have a friend that wanted to get into it, so we all decided to start a new world with fresh characters. So it'll probably be a while before we progress up to mistlands. I've been kinda itching to check it out, but I think I can hold off to do it with the group. I've seen a few spoilers along the way, but I still think it'll be nice to experience it for the first time with the rest of my friends.
I hear you about the grind though. Swamp in particular was brutal. Less now, as they balanced it a bit. But that's another thing that playing with good friends negates a lot. For me it becomes less about moving forward than it is about just spending time with people you enjoy being around.
In that sense I think the game is quite ideal for just hanging out. I was just finishing the grind in the snowy hills when I gave up. The swamp was indeed pretty brutal. When you do end up checking out Mistlands will be curious to hear your take on it :)