Reddit user 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s recently posted a clip from their adventure of Valheim in which they have climbed a Mountain biome to locate a Silver vein. Valheim players aren’t able to mine silver with the Antler or Bronze pickaxe and given that 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s is able to mine it, they have defeated the game’s first few bosses to reach the Iron Age. In order to climb Mountain biomes, Valheim players will also need to wear appropriate clothing just as 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s is donning the Padded Armor.
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1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s’ clip begins with the Valheim player having already chipped away a large chunk of the Silver ore they reflect their quick mining technique using. A floating shape is cut out of the rock by methodically removing Silver from below and around what resembles a fidget spinner which is an ideal formation based on 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s’ easy mining style. Showing the rock formation from different angles to show what it looks like, 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s carefully stands in the middle of the remaining Silver before swinging their pickaxe twice to destroy the entirety of what’s left.
There are only a few resources that can be mined similar to how 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s destroys the Silver vein in their video because of the size required to chip out a floating shape, but it may work in base building as well. Given how long mining can take and the dangers of Valheim Wolves and Sons of Fenrir in the Mountain biome, 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s’ mining style may be adopted by more players in order to escape with Silver more easily. Silver becomes increasingly necessary towards the endgame of Valheim given that all T1 weapons and armor require 207 silver to create and another 717 to fully upgrade which makes it more in demand than other resources.
Asking the Valheim community if this mining technique is a bug or feature, 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s’ video has introduced a new method of mining to some players, while others have stated that it works with other Valheim materials like Copper and dirt. According to some Valheim players, 1b3ty0uc4nr34dth1s’ technique isn’t always successful because sometimes there are invisible pieces of ore that prevent the mining from going as smoothly as in the clip. Although several Valheim fans noted that the aforementioned mining style is a feature that Iron Gate AB knows about, others have preemptively expressed anger for the removal of such a useful way to gather resources.
Valheim is available now for PC.
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