THE FIELD NOTES

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Crafting01

Turn a bronze budget into a mining list

The 2:1 copper-to-tin recipe, worked equipment examples, and how to subtract bronze and ingots you already own.

4 min read
Equipment02

Budget your next bronze axe upgrade

A level-by-level bronze axe material table, total cost to quality 4, and a calculator that only counts upgrades you still need.

4 min read
Equipment03

What does a full bronze armor set cost?

Calculate bronze helmet, cuirass and leggings costs: 15 bronze for a new set and 69 bronze to craft and fully upgrade the set.

4 min read
Progression04

Do you need a bronze pickaxe yet?

Compare bronze pickaxe material costs and repair access with the antler pickaxe before committing your next mining haul.

4 min read
Farming05

Start farming without wasting your bronze

Craft the cultivator with 5 bronze and 5 core wood, understand its upgrades, and diagnose biome, spacing and sky-access crop warnings.

5 min read
Crafting06

Build the forge your next upgrade needs

The forge costs 6 copper, 4 stone, 4 coal and 10 wood. Check shelter, improvement materials and free repairs before planning equipment upgrades.

4 min read
Progression07

Plan the bronze age around your next goal

An actionable bronze-age checklist: reserve forge materials, choose a farming or fine-wood goal, budget upgrades and save a material plan.

4 min read
Version notes08

Keep your old world or start again?

What Iron Gate says about old saves, unexplored world generation and achievements when moving to Valheim 1.0.

4 min read
Co-op09

Plan a cross-platform co-op session

Official Valheim 1.0 guidance on crossplay, the 1–10 player limit and the narrower support for shared saves between platforms.

4 min read
Version notes10

Check your mods before opening an old world

A practical mod-update checklist based on Iron Gate’s official statement: no guaranteed mod compatibility and no official mod support.

3 min read

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