In Valheim players travel through a vast world filled with dangers and things to discover. A large number of players, however, are now asking for something that does not fit the picture at all: They want more farming.
What are the players demanding? In a huge thread on the Valheim subreddit, a player is requesting that he can grow berries and mushrooms in his base (via reddit). Over 12,000 upvotes and more than 600 comments accumulated within a day, a huge endorsement (as of March 3, 2021).
Actually, Valheim is about proving oneself as a powerful warrior and killing strong bosses, which is extremely satisfying. In our guide, you will find every boss in Valheim and how to summon and defeat them.
Players must explore the world to learn new recipes at all – only after picking up an item do they learn what they can do with it. Combat and exploration are therefore core systems. However, crafting, building houses, and farming are also parts of Valheim.
Currently, it is already possible to grow various plants in a field, such as carrots, beets, or wheat. Farming is an important system in Valheim and makes it easier to create the best food in the game.
However, the ability to grow mushrooms and berries is still missing. In some comments, players want even more crops to grow, such as thistles. Many players are now calling for this because these ingredients are important but hard to find later in the game.
Berries and mushrooms for better food and mead
Why do players want this? Raspberries, blueberries, and mushrooms are important ingredients for food and mead. For example, mushrooms are needed for carrot soup, while berries are used for jams. Both recipes are available early and extremely useful throughout the midgame.
Additionally, the berries are ingredients for several mead variants. Honey wine serves as a buff, healing, and stamina potion in Valheim, depending on the ingredients. We explain more about this in our guide: how to ferment mead and what it does.
Moreover, berries and mushrooms are necessary for taming and feeding wild boars. The furry pigs only eat what they know and require further food after taming to survive. In our guide, you can find out everything about taming animals in Valheim.
The problem with these resources is that they can only be found rather awkwardly. Raspberries can only be found in the grassland/meadow woods, thistles and blueberries grow only in the dark forest. Red mushrooms can be found in both areas, yellow ones only in damp caves. Players wish they could simply grow the plants by themselves.
Will we get this possibility? Possibly. The first major update of Valheim is named “Hearth and Home”, focusing on the construction and food aspects of Valheim.
Moreover, NPCs have already figured out how to do it. In abandoned villages, some berry bushes have been planted, and in small farms—which are likely just outhouses—mushrooms are growing. The knowledge of cultivation exists somewhere in the world.
Although there are no concrete changes yet, some of the core contents are expected to be new components for houses and cooking recipes. It’s very likely that farming will be expanded here as well. It is certain that more bosses are definitely coming to Valheim – and players have to prepare for them somehow.
