Summary
- Valheim players recreate iconic Lord of the Rings locations, showcasing creativity with Vanilla assets.
- Valheim mods like Infinity Hammer and Gizmo tool help remove limitations in building process.
- Future Valheim updates may make it easier to replicate missing Lord of the Rings sets like Mordor.
A Valheim player has shared a video highlighting their recreations of various Lord of the Rings locations, like Moria, Minas Tirith, and Rohan. Lord of the Rings has inspired many fantasy worlds, including this particular Valheim player’s Seed.
Since Valheim was released, it has received many major content updates that introduced things like new biomes, enemies, and building materials. Given how fundamental building is to the game, players have gotten very creative with how they create their bases. Gamers have shared many incredible Valheim builds, including a World of Warcraft-inspired Plains, Thor’s hammer, and an impressive bakery. Beyond the standard Survival mode, players can strictly focus on creativity in Hammer mode. This mode lifts resource restrictions and pacifies typically hostile enemies. One player has used the resources available in the game to recreate some of the most iconic Lord of the Rings locations.
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Reddit user Mrholmestv recently shared a clip of their recreation of key Lord of the Rings locations in Valheim. The clip begins with the player walking through their version of Bag End, with Hobbit-hole homes built into a nearby hillside. The video then proceeds to showcase key Lord of the Rings places like Bree, Bucklebury Ferry, Edoras, Isengard, Lothlorien, Moria, Minas Tirith, Orthanc, Rivendell, Rohan, and Weathertop. The Reddit user also replaced the Balrog from Moria with the Valheim Dead Raiser summon, while another player seemingly represents Theoden of Rohan. The world is also populated with horses thanks to a mod, which may not be required to access the map, but they provide an additional touch to the Lord of the Rings areas.
This Is How Lord of the Rings Locations Look In Valheim
Beyond the similarities between the Valheim architecture and the Lord of the Rings buildings, Mrholmestv effectively incorporates the map’s landscape and greenery. The Reddit user also confirmed that this world was built on a standard Seed that had a nearly ideal map for Middle-Earth. According to Mrholmestv, Valheim mods like Infinity Hammer and Gizmo tool were used to remove limitations from the building process. Vanilla assets were used to create each location, enabling any Valheim fan to explore the map without a required mod download. It’s unclear if this map was created in Survival or Hammer mode, but the Lord of the Rings recreations are impressive regardless.
As Mrholmestv has shared their Valheim map, gamers can see what these Lord of the Rings locations look like from their own perspective. Given that Iron Gate Studio continues to update Valheim, future content may make it easier to replicate missing sets like Mordor or the caverns beneath Dwimorberg.
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February 2, 2021
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Iron Gate AB