Iron Gate Studio’sValheimcontinues to be updated through its early access phase, and much of the content that players have been exploring revolves around the building mechanic. OneValheimplayer has decided to create a sundial to more effectively track the in-game time than the in-game popups, and it actually works.
Reddit user Abaconsandwich recently shared an image of theirValheimsundial that tracks time between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM in an open area outside their base. Like with other survival games that include aday/night cycle such asMinecraft,Ark: Survival Evolved, andGrounded,Valheimhas a limited time in which the sun is out before nighttime takes over the map and makes doing some things far more difficult. Because of the duration of a day varying from one survival game to the next, Abaconsandwich sundial may helpValheimfans avoid the dreaded run through the Black Forest at night.
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Abaconsandwich’s sundial is visibly located in theValheim’s Meadows biomewhich is the first that players will visit, and it has about 21 wooden poles of two different lengths. A tower of these wooden poles acts as the shadow caster in Abaconsandwich’s sundial which shows the dark line pointing towards before noon at the time of their screenshot. Noting that each object inValheimcasts a shadow, Abaconsandwich realized that they could track the trajectory of the in-game sun using this sundial method, though another Reddit user has created an alternate method of telling time in the survival game.
Although Abaconsandwich’s sundial has about half of a clock to portray the time of day, Reddit user Lauranthalasa has made a clock tower that has a much smaller full clock in the middle of a panel of wooden poles. Like Abaconsandwich’s sundial, Lauranthalasa’s build needs to face North to South in order to accurately track time, but unlike Abaconsandwich’s, this one can be placed inside a fortification given its design. While Abaconsandwich’s in-game clock goes from left to right in order to follow theValheimsun’s movements, Lauranthalasa’s clock tracks the full day like thesundial featured inGenshin Impact.
Beyond simply tracking time during the day,Valheimplayers may also track the moon’s movement using the same methods. Because both of the aforementioned sundials are made using basicValheimwood, many players could mimic the builds for themselves so that they can more accurately track time in the game as well. ManyValheimtook to both posts to express enthusiasm for the innovative use of common items, while Lauranthalasa’s sundial may be the more practical option given the limited ground space required.
