RenFengge

Agreed on playing vanilla.. trying desperately hard to not look up stuff either. Most of the joy is from "discovering" things. I just want a shareable map lol. And fundraising, yeah. I have been thinking about it the moment you guys created a server. What's the cost looking like for a second server?

At the risk of giving @TurboR56Mini and other crafty players even more "tools" to make our bases, camps, and outposts beautiful... has anyone looked into Valheim Plus for our server/world? Really. I just want a shareable map for exploration progress. But, it has other stuff too. Oh, NexusMods... always there to make things prettier. Best Valheim mod: How to install Valheim Plus and features WWW.GINX.TV Despite not having official mod support, a Valheim Plus mod has appeared online with some excellent features. Here's how you can install it with ease.

Not much progress on the exploring. Except, well, we have a new outpost northeast of Home Base. Map update news will be posted after tonight's session. I want to try to put together a better map, and rename "Shopping Base" after much "discussion" with @TurboR56Mini . Also, surprised he didn't mention why the pig pen at Home Base is bigger... I wanted to build a gate to make it easier to trap new, wild pigs (I want a 2 star pig). Didn't realize that I didn't have much wood on me. Thus, the pigs got out hahaha. Interesting to note. The pigs LOVED being outside the gate. So many hearts everywhere. We started with 9 pigs. I culled 3 that got out. We re-trapped all the tame pigs. Yet, still ended up with 9 pigs and 2 piggies. We were having a little fun with one of the trolls at the new outpost. Because I wanted copper. And, I learned that if the trolls hits one of the metal deposits, we get that metal ore before we get the tools to get it ourselves! Yes, I died. But, that's okay! We got some copper now. I hope everyone else doesn't think that we now own this world. We're just on and want to make it better for everyone!

Whoa whoa whoa. Wait. This actually looks good! I wonder how much of the lore they are going to follow! The whole drama with Sub Zero and Scorpion.. and Reptile (maybe?)... and Kitana amd Mileena. (I always played Kitana). Such potential... I really hope they don't make it trashy like the prior movies. The actor who plays Jax, I've watched him in Supergirl, should be stellar. Not that Supergirl was a stellar show, but I always enjoyed Mehcad's scenes.

Really.. my bad... Oops. I should really walk the grounds before picking locations. Haha.

2/16/2021 Workout 20 minute AMRAP 50 jump rope power jumps 5 pike push ups 10 leg raises 15 squat thrusts Thoughts: (I'm going to try to be more positive...) Never did this "power jump" scale for double unders.. and my goodness... it just clicked in my head on why this works as a scale. Normal scales were always double the amount of double unders for single unders. Which, is all good, except you don't actually ever progress to double unders. My leg raises were a scale for toes to bar, and my shortness to jump up to the bar for knee raises. However, surprise to me, these really didn't suck as much as they previously did. Seems my core is slowly getting better. Squat thrusts? Lol. Are these just lazy burpees? I guess. But, I guess the intent of the workout was for each person to figure out a proper pace to last 20 minutes. My class was "filled" with 3 endurance athletes and 1 actual HIIT athlete (Shale), with the endurance athletes always have the mentality for our workouts to just get through it as fast as possible. Only Shale and I were at a constant pace with overall less breaks. Really enjoyed this workout. I found this to be so much more balanced than most of the ones my gym programs. Now, food... I'm trying to take a mental step back for myself. I can get to where I need to by and more by end of June.. I just can't force myself to drop the majority of it in 2 months. Trying to be mindful enough to do what I need, but trying to not get in that dark place of good/bad/this is all terrible. However, oddly enough, I do like myself more these days in general. I will still always see myself as like a giant whale in the mirror, while at the same time being able to slip out of that and be like "well, at least my legs are getting back to defined and solid." One day, soon/eventually, I hope to be in a mental headspace to proudly post a lifting video of like a snatch... or a clean and jerk.

(For those reading, this is a deathly real post regarding my constant mental struggle on eating disorder. I would suggest going to a different thread for something less sobering and more entertaining) So, in general, I do really well (mentally, body comp wise, and performance) when I'm not striving for a timed goal. I have a history of anorexia with binge eating thanks to my parents (something I had to figure out eventually to get it under control), with food scales from my mother and my father coming home from business trips trying to undo the damage. I don't exactly enjoy keto lifestyle, per-se... as if I'm not being timed for scale numbers, strict paleo works wonders for me... especially with the emphasis on high quality, nutrient dense foods. Quality fats. Quality carbs (I love sweet potatoes.. and I think husband has told me that we have too many now hah). Quality proteins. So, we actually buy from various farmers when we can. Pork quality is a huge thing for me, because factory farmed pork will cause various flare ups in my body. Paleo is the only reason why I can survive allergy season now lol.. and have less eczema flare ups. The keto part, when done unintentionally, happens because I actually cannot eat raw fruits and raw veggies due to allergies. My food thoughts of late is my slippery slope down into anorexia world, and as I posted them each day, I recognized that. My performance last Saturday was an indication of that. I'm still trying to cut, but I am struggling this time around on finding a mental balance. I love the idea of figuring out TDEE and figuring out the proper deficit... because it works and is something I have discussed in length with various coaches and trainers.

Fellow extreme introvert here! So, I don't do MMORPGs and such, typically. My job entails me to be courteous, kind, pleasant, polite, firm when needed, etc. to basically everyone. I don't like people, in general. However, I know that when I have a group that I actually feel "safe" and good with, it's okay for me. I actually find myself enjoying my time with FGers and not draining. However, even in Valheim, I did wander off by myself to do my own thing, which happens to be exploring. It's nice to get back to a camp and see other people... or yell for help if I'm nearby and being chased by a mob of orcs/goblins/whatever. Definitely feel you on the graphics. I am a graphics snob. But, this works? That said, no harm in returning the game! I've bought/downloaded a handful of games that I thoroughly regret and did not bother to return. Not all games are going to do it for everyone!

Take down Elder? Soooo.. suicide run? Lol. As for the server thing - we probably should write a how-to on it since it's not really straightforward! As always - it was a wonderful surprise to see you and @GazzaGarratton when we were able to come on! Hope it continues!

Notes: Yes, I died at sea... No, I did not have anything valuable on me. Met a feisty friend in the Ocean! Next to the Mid Blackforest Camp is a Troll. We have killed him at least 3 times. We're all getting better at it. East of the Mid Blackforest Camp Troll, the greyish white area is "Mountain". It is cold. Do not go in there unless you are able to. We have not unlocked whatever we need for it. West of the Trader/Merchant, we are building another major base (Shopping Base). The tiny islands near the shopping base has a crashed boat. It is not repairable. But, I still left the workbench out there. North of the Trader/Merchant is our Merchant Camp/Outpost. (Fun fact, I did not realize that when I built the base structure that there's a cave right under it that is being used as foundation. Surprise! We were only able to sink in about 4 hours today... so sort of progress. @GazzaGarratt and @FallenDark200 did a wonderful job on building up the Merchant Camp/Outpost! (Oh, I might have claimed 2 beds there.. just delete one) I spent a good amount of time trying to check in at our major bases and do some "housekeeping"... If anyone goes on, please remember to feed the boars! They prefer mushrooms (and carrots when we can farm them). And, refill the torches. For those who end up making new armor and weapons to replace their previous ones, save the old ones. Stick them in a base or outpost. Someone always dies. Someone always starts off naked. Might as well put the stuff to use. Totally saved my ass when I needed to collect my stuff from my grave. Depending on how much more exploring I do this week, I may have to do better than a cropped screenshot of the map. Zooming out is not helpful lol.

Sooooooooooo... Put all my stuff in a chest, went sailing, and met a friend!

Food. You need food. 3 different things (2 different meats ideal with something else) for high health and stamina. But, then again.. I always want food. Haha. @TurboR56Mini and I can help you get on the server, if you want... just DM me... and if one of us is available, we can walk you through it. We have to do it the hard way because we are in the US, but we walked @Ajay and @crispymorgan through the easier/regular way.

To avoid cluttering the general Valheim thread, I'll post my map updates here. Notes: It sort of looks like we didn't do a lot compared to yesterday? But, we did spend more time in the Black Forest than yesterday. Fun fact? There are multiple Black Forests? I'll have to get better at making a distinction among the different ones. Yes, I died north of HQ where there is a small stone tower of orc/goblins/greydwarfs (I call them orcs). I found our merchant to use our coins and sell things like amber. He is very north. Basic outpost has been created up there. Another "potentional" base location has been scouted and listed on the map. The "Orc Nest" listed is (and any moving forward) means that at the time of writing, it still needs to be cleared/dealt with. @TurboR56Mini did a fantastic job at building all the other outposts "to spec". He now has 3 more to do.. or anyone else who wants to make them actually nice, bigger, and workable Really wish we could share maps... Also, the first boss looks quite doable if we have at least 3 people. Seems easier than the troll. I think. Looking forward to it, so we can all finally get a pickaxe.

This... this is so important!

I'm in for the dungeon!

In case anyone hops onto the FG server for Valheim... Below is my map so far. @TurboR56Mini and I have scouted a majority of the first coast. He has build up the Black Forest Base (after we killed the troll hanging out there) and Outpost #2. Outpost #1 is still bare. Outpost #3 may be in the north area on the coast between the northwest dungeon and Base HQ. Depends on what we do tomorrow. I'll post new maps as I explore more. Things to note: We have left various basic armor, weapons, and an assortment of other items at HQ (and a few things at the outposts). All items that have been discovered are at HQ. There is another Troll near the northwest dungeon. Bring a team... with tons of fire arrows. This is how @TurboR56Mini and I killed the troll at the Black Forest Base. (You're welcome. It's now less terrifying to wander into the Black Forest) Black Forest Base is decently equipped. We still need to upgrade the workbench to level 3. Outposts #1 and #2 only have level 1 workbenches.

Depends on the goal. If just looking to cut fat, yes. But for performance, no. I do a million times better between 100g and 150g of carbs. In that range, I'm not tired and my workouts are much stronger. Doing it "keto" which is typically lower than 50g and ideally 20g is really difficult for me... Even if I start with fat bombs in the morning. Some people do great and don't see performance issues. But, I do. Tell me what you have in mind, I'm always open to what others do that's working for them. I also find it extra tricky for women because of a number of things.