{"id":154006,"date":"2025-09-20T04:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T04:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/thomas-the-tank-engine-invades-valheim-no-mod-needed\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T04:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T04:09:29","slug":"thomas-the-tank-engine-invades-valheim-no-mod-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/thomas-the-tank-engine-invades-valheim-no-mod-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas The Tank Engine Invades Valheim, No Mod Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/thomas-the-tank-engine-invades-valheim-no-mod-needed.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"422\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>When a game can be modded, it will be modded, usually with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/b\/news\/archive\/2013\/12\/07\/skyrim-mod-turns-thomas-the-tank-engine-into-fire-breathing-terror.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas the Tank Engine<\/a>. That being said, one Valheim player decided to bring the iconic &#8216;choo choo that could&#8217; into the Viking game and said, &#8220;Mods? Don&#8217;t know her.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Usually, when &#8216;ol Tommy boy joins the mix, it&#8217;s because of the ongoing Tank Engine joke in the modding community. But Valheim is a creative experience all on its own, which means one player decided to take it upon themselves to continue on this tried-and-true modding tradition. Just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/mod-corner\/2021\/02\/22\/best-valheim-mods-to-take-that-viking-adventure-even-further\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">without the actual mods<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/valheim\/comments\/m2ndtb\/not_so_scary_now_are_you_big_guy\/?ref=share&#038;ref_source=embed\">Not so scary now, are you, big guy?<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/valheim\">r\/valheim<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been sharing many creative endeavors in the world of Valheim lately, including this ongoing (and impressive) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/gamer-culture\/2021\/03\/02\/valheim-player-recreates-whiterun-from-skyrim-in-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1:1 scale replica of Skyrim&#8217;s Whiterun<\/a>, spoof &#8220;feel good&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/gamer-culture\/2021\/03\/12\/valheim-player-spoofs-feel-good-videos-with-hilarious-emotional-greyling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">videos about Greylings<\/a>, and more. It&#8217;s easy to share player creations because the community for Valheim is huge.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since this Early Access title launched on Steam, it has dominated the charts time and time again. It&#8217;s a survival game for those that don&#8217;t like survival games because the survival mechanics are done in a way that feels like a chore. Instead, the calming soundtrack and soothing art style make it easy to\u00a0<em>want\u00a0<\/em>to explore this beautiful world. The crafting and creation side of Valheim also is nothing to scoff at, with even more options to expand coming in future updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Valheim is a game we can&#8217;t recommend enough. We&#8217;ve been playing it a lot ourselves here at\u00a0<em>Game Informer,\u00a0<\/em>and our own Dan Tack has written several helpful guides to help players get started. To learn more about this PC adventure, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/product\/valheim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check out our game hub here<\/a> to find out what sort of magic this tale has to tell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts on Valheim, the tradition of Thomas the Tank Engine, or the Early Access world in general? Sound off with your hottest of hot takes in the comment section below!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/gamer-culture\/2021\/03\/15\/thomas-the-tank-engine-invades-valheim-no-mod-needed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a game can be modded, it will be modded, usually with Thomas the Tank Engine. That being said, one Valheim player decided to bring the iconic &#8216;choo choo that could&#8217; into the Viking game and said, &#8220;Mods? 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Just without the actual mods.\u00a0 Not so scary now, are you, big guy? from r\/valheim We&#8217;ve been sharing many creative endeavors in the world of Valheim lately, including this ongoing (and impressive) 1:1 scale replica of Skyrim&#8217;s&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/thomas-the-tank-engine-invades-valheim-no-mod-needed\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thomas The Tank Engine Invades Valheim, No Mod Needed | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When a game can be modded, it will be modded, usually with Thomas the Tank Engine. 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