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How to make Darkwood buildings in Valheim

Here's how to make darkwood buildings in Valheim.

One of the new features added to Valheim was several variations of a new building type called darkwood. Darkwood buildings are a new type of buildings that the player can use alongside shingle roofs.

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All darkwood buildings also use a new resource type that only can be found in the Plains biome via tar pits. That said, here's the complete list of Darkwood Buildings that were just added in Valheim.

  • Carved Darkwood Divider
  • Darkwood Arch
  • Darkwood Beam 4m
  • Darkwood Beam 2m
  • Darkwood Pole 4m
  • Darkwood Pole 2m
  • Darkwood Gate

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All new darkwood buildings in Valheim require a new resource called tar. Players can get tars from either growth enemies or tar nodes at tar pits. darkwood buildings will also require wood, but you will need fine wood to make the Darkwood divider. If you want to make any darkwood building, simply grab a hammer and a good amount of both wood and tar.

Want to gather resources for darkwood buildings? check out these guides!

 Right-click the hammer to open the build menu and locate one of the darkwood building parts in the building items section of the hammer build menu. When you find the item you want, left click to place it on the ground. 

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Andrew Vaughan is a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides that has written guides on popular RPGs and FPS survival titles for several years. Andrew Vaughan specializes in survival and roleplaying games and has been a lifelong gamer.