I have been playing the ever-loving hell out of Valheim lately. It’s the most fun I have had in game in a long while. It just kinda does everything right and does not punish the player at any point. Highly recommend it!
I found a, “A Big 'ol Tips Megathread” on Reddit that has a lot of good ones though.
You can press the , and . keys to zoom the minimap in/out. You can Zoom all the way out and eventually see the entire map if you want.
Pressing the R key will sheath your weapons and shields, or anything you have in your hands. You will run faster if you have your hands free! Pressing the R key again will place the items back into your hands.
Press the Enter key to open up the chat box in Valheim. You can use some chat commands and emotes to communicate with your friends, (or enemies). Looking at you /challenge. [/s is used for a server-wide message and /w for whisper or close-pproximity chat]