Note: There are two video series I have for this modpack:

1. Full Hardcore Playthrough with How-to and tutorial videos on all the mods in this pack, or scroll down for all the videos on this page.
2. Long-Play Hardcore series from my StickyPiston.tv stream – watch a long, unedited hardcore playthrough

Getting Started

Valhelsia: Enhanced Vanilla is a Minecraft 1.18 Fabric Modpack that has a skill-based, RPG-like level progression before you can do things like mining, smelting, enchanting, using different tools and armor.

The RPG skills are added by the LevelZ mod. Read about that in my LevelZ mod guide.

It’s quite different, and can even be frustrating for someone coming in unaware. But it’s fun! It stretches out the early game and reminds me of the first time playing minecraft.

I’ve started some videos, embedded below on how to get started and here are some quick tips:

1. Get yourself wooden tools as quickly as you can. You only have three hearts, and you want to get going as quickly as possible with an axe for defense and to kill some friendly mobs for food and XP.
2. Find sheep and make a bed so you don’t have to survive through the first night.
3. Open the skills menu and get familar with that. Hit ‘k’ to open the skills menu.
4. Run around a bit before you assign your first points to get a lay of the land. If you find a village, you’re going to want to trade. If not, you may want to go faster into mining so you can quickly get some cobblestone and coal.
5. Assign your first 3 skill points. You have three skill points to assign, and you’ll want to spend them wisely. The 4th point is 50 experience points away! Here are some suggestions:
   • Assign one point to farming so you can use the furnace to cook some food. You’ll need to use logs a you cannot mine coal yet!
   • If you found a village, assign a point to trading so you can make a fletcher and sell him sticks.
   • Farming and Mining are likely going to be your first skills to progress in.
6. Get your first XP. Here are the best very early ways to get XP:
   • Kill salmon or cod with an axe. They’re easy to find, safe from most mobs, and you can eat them raw for food. Don’t go too deep though, by the time you hear yourself drowning, it’s probably too late!
   • Find a village and trade sticks to fletchers and clay to masons.
   • Kill other friendly mobs
   • If you’re good at fighting, stay up at night and kill hostile mobs. Just watch out for skeletons. You’re one, maybe two shots to a skeleton.
7. Level up! Once you get enough XP, you will get more points to apply to skills. Get mining up to be able to use stone tools and to mine coal and iron so you can get some armor. Though you’ll need to level up Defense to wear it! Level up Farming so you can use stone axe, breed animals (for more XP), and use other items.
8. Have fun! The skills progression makes you experience all the early minecraft stuff rather than rushing to the end of the game. Enjoy!

Bonus: Check out the first videos below for guides on getting started and progressing all the way to the end game!

There’s also a long-play series on my YouTube channel where you can watch an unedited playthrough of Valhelsia: Enhanced Vanilla. Check that out here: Valhalsia Enhanced Vanillla Hardcore Long Play Series

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Video Series

Episode 1: Skills! First day – getting started

Episode 2: Fastest LevelZ mod start – all the ways to get XP in the first few days

Episode 3: Early XP Farms

Episode 4: Copper Pans Emerald Iron and Gold Farm

Episode 5: Pipe Mod Auto Item Sorter

Episode 6: 80 Copper Pan System and Villager Trades

Episode 7: Tech Reborn Recycler

And there’s more coming! Click the link below to subscribe to get notified of the newest videos!

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