Athelgard Cathedral (Vanilla WIP)

Project: Athelgard Cathedral
Build State: Work in Progress (WIP)
Physics State: 100% Vanilla Grid & Gravity Constraints
Welcome to Athelgard! This project, inspired by Notre Dame Cathedral in France, represents over a month of dedicated structural engineering, built completely within Valheim’s native physics boundaries. No stability cheats, no asset duplication—every flying buttress and curved stone arch was manually mapped to handle real load distribution.Note on Mods: The "NoSmokeStayLit" mod is utilized exclusively to manage internal particle rendering and preserve GPU framerates due to the extensive interior lighting array.Structural Highlights:

• Fully functional Gothic flying buttresses supporting a high-altitude vault.
• Hidden ironwood skeleton in columns and buttresses provides maximum build support.
• Perfectly calculated semi-circular apse geometry.
• A full-scale Norse Karve on display in the ambulatory.
• The crypt under the central Apse is a modified burial ground.

Athelgard Cathedral is currently a work in progress; in keeping with the Gothic Architecture/Honored Aesir theme, I'm considering utilizing the space provided by the two towers and the entrance to represent the creation of Ymir in the Ginnungagap-with Muspelheim and Nifilheim in the towers and Ymir at the entrance. I welcome any comments and suggestions the Valheimian Community has to offer. Enjoy!