Valheim

The time has come to finally venture into the Deep North and Valheim 1.0. We know you’re most likely just itching to jump into the game, so we will not keep you with needless talk! If you have questions about mods and world saves, please do make sure to check out our 1.0 FAQ, otherwise we would like to show you our brand new launch trailer, and invite you read our patch notes below!

Patch Notes – Valheim 1.0

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

New Content:

• New Biome – Deep North
• 40+ New weapons
• New bombs and ammunition
• 4 New armour sets
• 2 New capes
• 2 New trinkets
• New tools
• 10+ New creatures
• 80+ New buildable pieces
• 5 New crafting related build pieces
• 30+ New crafting materials
• 20+ New food items
• New locations
• New music
• New events
• New mechanics
• Upgradeable pockets
• Achievements

Fixes & Improvements:

• New graphic setting for draw distance
• Menu overhaul for hammer and serving tray
• Magica cloth system added
• Overhauled descriptions
• Rebalanced enemy spawn chance in Ashlands
• All hair and beard styles now available from start
• Unity engine upgrade
• Various fixes and improvements

Detailed Patch Notes:

New Mechanics:

• The snow has fallen thick and deep; best clear it away before you can build!
• On frozen seas and pond alike you had better watch your step
• The Jotun have begun their invasion of Valheim – set out into the world to halt their advance
• Traverse across heights easier with a grappling hook!
• Travel to the outer edges of Valheim for a chance to discover alternate versions of earlier biomes
• Find mysterious idols scattered throughout the world and bring them to a hidden forge for the possibility of upgrading your items further
• Unlock new cinematics as you progress through the game
• Visit Haldor to find upgrades to your inventory
• Show off with achievements!

Crafting:

• Material: Bloodgold
• Material: Crown Jewel
• Material: Dead Pulp
• Material: Elaking Hair Bundle
• Material: Embers
• Material: Frostcore
• Material: Frostfire Essence
• Material: Frozen Branch
• Material: Hook
• Material: Ice
• Material: Leather Straps
• Material: Liquid Frost
• Material: Long Claws
• Material: Moose Hide
• Material: Moose Meat
• Material: Moose Sinew
• Material: Molds & Casts
• Material: Nornathread
• Material: Petrified Tissue
• Material: Seal Blubber
• Material: Seal Pelt
• Material: Seasoning of the Gourd (purchaseable)
• Material: Thunderblood Essence
• Material: Timberwood
• Material: Writhan Roots
• Material: Barka Trophy
• Material: Elaking Trophy
• Material: Eyeless One Trophy
• Material: Frost Blob Trophy
• Material: Hexen Trophy
• Material: Krigen Trophy
• Material: Lava Blob Trophy
• Material: Moose Trophy
• Material: Pulp Trophy
• Material: Seal Trophy
• Material: Writhan Trophy
• Plantable: Kale
• Plantable: Oats
• Plantable: Poteitr
• Plantable: Timberwood
• Production: Frigid Kiln
• Production: Frost Foundry
• Black Forge Extension: Smith’s Aprons
• Cauldron Extension: Smoker
• Galdr Table Extension: Standing Loom

Craftable Items:

• Weapon: Nord Sword
• Weapon: Nord Greatsword
• Weapon: Nord Atgeir
• Weapon: Nord Mace
• Weapon: Nord Sledge
• Weapon: Nord Axe
• Weapon: Nord Greataxe
• Weapon: Nord Spear
• Weapon: Nord Dagger
• Weapon: Nord Knucklechains
• Weapon: Nord Bow
• Weapon: Nord Crossbow
• Weapon: Frostfire Sword
• Weapon: Frostfire Greatsword
• Weapon: Frostfire Atgeir
• Weapon: Frostfire Mace
• Weapon: Frostfire Sledge
• Weapon: Frostfire Axe
• Weapon: Frostfire Greataxe
• Weapon: Frostfire Spear
• Weapon: Frostfire Dagger
• Weapon: Frostfire Knucklechains
• Weapon: Frostfire Bow
• Weapon: Frostfire Crossbow
• Weapon: Thunderblood Sword
• Weapon: Thunderblood Greatsword
• Weapon: Thunderblood Atgeir
• Weapon: Thunderblood Mace
• Weapon: Thunderblood Sledge
• Weapon: Thunderblood Axe
• Weapon: Thunderblood Greataxe
• Weapon: Thunderblood Spear
• Weapon: Thunderblood Dagger
• Weapon: Thunderblood Knucklechains
• Weapon: Thunderblood Bow
• Weapon: Thunderblood Crossbow
• Staff: Echo Spike
• Staff: Spirit Caller
• Staff: Northern Vengeance
• Staff: Lightning Strike
• Shield: Nord Buckler
• Shield: Nord Shield
• Shield: Nord Greatshield
• Shield: Shield of Roots
• Armour: Crown of Valheim
• Armour set: Breastplace of the Protector, Trousers of the Protector, Helmet of the Protector
• Armour set: Chestpiece of the Vanguard, Trousers of the Vanguard, Hood of the Vanguard
• Armour set: Robes of the Caller, Trousers of the Caller, Headdress of the Caller
• Armour set: Lox Fur Jacket, Lox Fur Trousers, Lox Fur Hood
• Ammunition: Bloodgold Arrow
• Ammunition: Bloodgold Bolt
• Ammunition: Bloodgold Missile
• Ammunition: Bloodgold Payload
• Trinket: Neckstabber
• Trinket: Witch Crown
• Cape: Moose Hide Cape
• Cape: Cape of the Caller
• Bomb: Ember Charge
• Item: Intricate Key
• Item: Moose Saddle
• Item: Snowball
• Tool: Snow Shovel
• Tool: Grappling Hook

Build Pieces & Furniture:

• Building Pieces: 4 Ashwood pieces (Ashwood Wall 67°, Ashwood Wall 67° Inverted, Ashwood Roof Cross 67°, Ashwood Beam 67°)
• Building Pieces: 4 Shingle Roof pieces (Shingle Roof 67°, Single Roof Inner Corner 67°, Shingle Roof Outer Corner 67°, Shingle Roof Ridge 67°)
• Building Pieces: 4 Thatch Roof pieces (Thatch Roof 67°, Thatch Roof Inner Corner 67°, Thatch Roof Outer Corner 67°, Thatch Roof Ridge 67°)
• Building Pieces: 4 Wooden pieces (Wood Wall 67° Wood Wall 67° Inverted, Wood Beam 67°, Wood Roof Cross 67°)
• Building Pieces: 5 Decorated Timber Poles and Beams (Decorated Timber Beam 2m, Decorated Timber Pole 2m, Decorated Timber Beam 26°, Decorated Timber Beam 45°, Decorated Timber Beam 67°)
• Building Pieces: 10 Timber Poles and Beams (Timber Beam 2m, Timber Beam 4m, Timber Pole 2m, Timber Pole 4m, Timber Beam 26°, Timber Beam 45°, Timber Beam 67°, Timber Roof Cross 26°, Timber Roof Cross 45°, Timber Roof Cross 67°)
• Building Pieces: 15 Scalewood Wall pieces (Scalewood Wall, Scalewood Half Wall, Scalewood Quarter Wall, Scalewood Wall 26° Left, Scalewood Wall 26° Right, Scalewood Wall 26°Left (Inverted), Scalewood Wall 26° Right (inverted), Scalewood Wall 45° Left, Scalewood Wall 45° Right, Scalewood Wall 45°Left (Inverted), Scalewood Wall 45° Right (inverted), Scalewood Wall 67° Left, Scalewood Wall 67° Right, Scalewood Wall 67°Left (Inverted), Scalewood Wall 67° Right (inverted))
• Building Piece: Darkwood Beam 67°
• Building Piece: Iron Wood Beam 67°
• Building Piece: Log Beam 67°
• Building Piece: Drawbridge
• Building Piece: Ice Block
• Building Piece: Lathed Timber Wall
• Building Piece: Rustic Drawbridge
• Building Piece: Roundpole Gate
• Building Piece: Stone Fence
• Building Piece: Timber Drawbridge
• Building Piece: Timber Gate
• Building Piece: Timber Wall
• Furniture: Antler Throne
• Furniture: Carved Bench
• Furniture: Carved Chair
• Furniture: Grausten Chest
• Furniture: Long Carved Table
• Furniture: Moose Hide Carpet
• Furniture: Sealskin Rug
• Furniture: Square Carved Table
• Furniture: Wardrobe
• Stack: Ancient Metal Stack
• Stack: Black Metal Stack
• Stack: Bloodgold Stack
• Stack: Bronze Stack
• Stack: Copper Stack
• Stack: Flametal Stack
• Stack: Flint Pile
• Stack: Iron Stack
• Stack: Silver Stack
• Stack: Timberwood Stack
• Stack: Tin Stack
• Stack: Obsidian Pile
• Misc: Birdnest
• Misc: Eternal Pyre
• Misc: Hooded Lantern
• Misc: Snow Lantern

Creatures:

• Enemy: Barka
• Enemy: Elaking
• Enemy: Eyeless One
• Enemy: Fallen Warrior
• Enemy: Gammeltroll
• Enemy: Hexen
• Enemy: Krigen
• Enemy: Hexahedric Pulp
• Enemy: Shapeless Pulp
• Enemy: Tiny Pulp
• Creature/Enemy: Moose (tameable and rideable)
• Creature: Moose Calf
• Creature: Seal
• Creature: Baby Seal
• Creature: Writhan
• Boss: Kall Fimbulbringer

Food:

• Food: Baked Poteitr
• Food: Cooked Moose Meat
• Food: Cooked Seal Blubber
• Food: Fish Soup
• Food: Kale
• Food: Kale Chips
• Food: Lingonberries
• Food: Lingonberry Juice
• Food: Luminous Larva
• Food: Meat In Bread
• Food: Meatballs and Poteitr
• Food: Oats
• Food: Oat Flour
• Food: Oat Milk
• Food: Oatmeal
• Food: Oven Pancake
• Food: Pancakes
• Food: Poteitr
• Food: Pulled Bear
• Food: Seal Meat Soup
• Food: Smoked Fish
• Food: Smoked Moose Meat
• Feast: Northern Morning Fare

Misc:

• Armour: Crown of Roots (purchasable)
• Dungeon: Winding Tunnels
• Dungeon: Mörkhalla
• Location: Abandoned village
• Location: Stave hall
• Location: Ice Pond
• Location: Memorial site
• Location: Forge of Potential
• Lore: New Munin dialogue
• Lore: New dreams
• Lore: New runestones
• Event: “The Jotun have found you”
• Event: “They emerge from below…”
• Upgrade: Deeper Pockets (purchaseable)
• Upgrade: Wider Pockets (purchaseable)
• Valuable: Ancient Coin
• Valuable: Draumyx
• Valuable: Grimvarn
• Valuable: Solryth
• Valuable: Veydris
• Item: Memorial Coal
• Item: Malicious Blood
• Item: Sacrificial Blood
• Item: Salvaged Lantern
• Item: 16 Protection & Battle Idols
• Hairstyle: Masculine
• New music
• Updated functionality for Fader Relic
• Hoe: 2 placeable boulders
• Tweaked how rare enemy drops work, to avoid killing a lot of enemies without ever receiving the drop
• Updated credits
• New dev commands (descriptions found in console ‘help’ command): confirmcheats, achievements, getstat, haslocation, snow, updatecover, cinematic, cinematicsleep, inventorysize, inventoryclean, clearpopups, height, pevents, repairall, resetbuildui, biomeinfo, altbiomes, findbiome, findbiometp

Fixes & Improvements

• New graphic setting: “Draw Distance” shorten or lengthen the game simulation distance (shorter simulation distance improves performance, while longer simulation distance may cause worse performance but can offer epic visuals on high end set ups)
• New save system: Splits world data across chunks to reduce how much data is serialized and written to improve performance, and is designed to be resilient against mid-write failures
• Menu overhaul for Hammer and Serving Tray
• Added build piece author window to HUD which can be enabled in the settings menu, to make it possible to see who built each piece
• Overhauled player movement animations
• Player burns green when attacked by Faders fire
• Added support for Ctrl+Delete and Ctrl+Backspace in text fields
• Magica Cloth system added for capes and other cloth items
• Overhauled descriptions for all build pieces
• Reduced spawn chance of Bjorn in Black Forest
• Reduced Bjorn health
• Increased durability for Mistlands and Ashlands gear
• Reduced spawn chance of multiple enemies in Ashlands
• Reduced time between spawns of Charred monsters in Ashlands
• Increased mist removal range of Wisp Light, Wisp Torch and Mistwalker, and added mist removal to all Mistlands weapons
• Updated which build pieces are tagged as player base
• Unity engine upgraded
• More creatures have variants with wake up and sleep animations
• Improved blob jump animation
• All hair-and beard styles are now available in the character creator, not just from the Barber Station
• New icon for asksvin hide
• Fixed so that the sun no longer shines through invisible gaps in grausten floor pieces
• Fixed missing plane in Demolisher
• Fixed Z-fighting in rugs
• Fixed a memory leak connected to the mini map
• Optimization tweaks to multiple models (Asksvin Skeleton, Artisan Table, Blast Furnace)
• Optimized world generation to be much faster
• Optimized network traffic usage of terrain manipulation
• Optimized audio to reduce memory usage and reduce lag spikes
• Optimized textures to reduce memory usage
• Items spawned by using cheat commands are now marked as “cheated item” when looked at in inventory
• Added vibration support to some controllers and platforms (Mac: Dualshock controllers, Windows: Dualshock & Xbox controllers, Xbox: Xbox controllers)
• Use a fixed time budget for removing navmesh links, which should slightly improve frame pacing on weaker systems
• Added EULA for playing online
• Main menu cleaned up, changelog hidden by default
• Added Ukrainian as an officially supported language
• It’s now easier to jump up on edges while in the water
• Fixed Ashstone and Ancient (Ashlands ruins) not having the correct foot step effects
• Fixed harpoon released text and max summon texts not being localized
• Various improvements to old dev commands
• Fixed some IPv6-related bugs
• Fixed keyboard key hint “[1-8]” being shown when using a controller
• Improved graphics preset descriptions
• “Balanced” graphics preset is now selectable on non-120 Hz TVs and fall back to “Performance” preset when 60 Hz output is used
• Fixed Manage Saves menu loading too slowly when V-sync is enabled
• Improved CPU performance by removing an unnecessary per-frame check that had a large CPU cost, particularly on Xbox One
• Show Xbox user in the main menu on Xbox versions of the game
• Fixed aliasing in Xbox profile pictures
• Improved ambient occlusion
• Various bug fixes and improvements

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

In this update we’re introducing a new save system for your Valheim worlds! The purpose of this is to make the game save faster, and to decrease the risk of corrupt save files. What the new system means in practice is that the game now saves your world in smaller chunks, and only the chunks that have been modified since the last save will be affected. Worlds will no longer be saved with a .db and a .fwl file, but will instead be saved and stored in separate folders, with the .db file broken down into smaller pieces. Backups will also have their own separate folders. Please note that if you intend to switch between the PTB and the Live branch of the game, it is not advisory to move your files around manually.

If this sounds overly technical, don’t worry – unless you’re frequently moving your files around manually, you won’t notice any difference beyond faster saving times!

For users who are running Valheim with mods, please note that this system has not been tested with mods. While we don’t believe there should be any issues relating to this, modding the game is always done at your own risk.

Detailed Patch Notes:

• Introducing a new world save system
• The new save system only affects world saves, character saves remain the same.
• When saving, only the chunks that have been modified are saved.
• Instead of saving a world with the .db and .fwl files it’s now stored in folders and the world (.db) is split up in multiple files (chunks).
• Backups are stored in separate folders.
• When loading a world that is not chunked, a backup is made first so no data is lost in case of potential new bugs.
• The save system performs extra checks after saving to make sure it saved properly, which reduces the risk of a corrupt save.
• There is a new limitation in cloud storage, up until now it was only the total size of all saves. Some platforms have a limit in how many files can be saved, this was previously not a limitation but now there will be way more files saved.

We've got a couple of fixes for you today!

Please also note that playing using Vulkan might currently cause Valheim to be unstable and/or crash. If you want to continue using Vulkan, you can disable the FPS limiters in e.g. the Nvidia Control Panel for a hopefully smoother experience. Rest assured that we're working on a solution for the Vulkan issue, however, and that it should hopefully be back to normal soon!

Patch Notes:

• Added release-to-select in the radial menu: If you continue holding down the radial menu button/key after the radial menu appears, you can select an emote by releasing the button/key.
• Reverted crouching being unintentionally changed to a press-and-hold action on gamepad. Now it’s back to being a single press again.
• Fixed annoying resolution setting behavior in windowed mode when changing settings.
• Fixed crash on startup on Windows that triggers under specific conditions when using Vulkan.
• Fixed audio stutters in Ashlands.
• Fixed sometimes not being able to apply graphics settings properly the first time after updating from an earlier version.
• Fixed some minor UX issues in the graphics settings menu.

For modders:

• Fixed a null reference exception that started happening in 0.221.10 when mods directly or indirectly accessed preferences at startup (for example via the localization system).

Greetings vikings!

Today marks the five year anniversary since Valheim was first released into Early Access – and what an incredible five years it’s been!

We want to thank everyone who has been a part of our journey and our community since then, whether you started playing on day one or have just been carried by the valkyrie for the first time. We greatly appreciate every single one of you, and we’re so glad to have you walk this path with us.

For this anniversary you will find a patch live right now for everyone, with some new celebratory items and emotes, along with some quality of life fixes!

If you want to keep the celebration going throughout the week, you can tune in to (https://www.twitch.tv/ard) on Thursday, where there will be a livestreamed concert by the Munich Radio Orchestra! They will be playing music from a bunch of video games, including Valheim.

As you all know, we’re working on Deep North, which will be the final biome update that brings the game into 1.0. While we can’t give an update on that today, we can share that 2026 is going to be a great year for Valheim.

Once again, thank you so much for being with us for five whole years!

Skål!! /The Iron Gate team

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• A celebratory hat!
• Early Axes
• Frosted Sweetbread
• Added a radial menu for emotes
• New emotes
• New hairstyles
• 2 new buildable garlands
• Engine Upgrade
• Multiple bug fixes and improvements

Detailed Patch Notes:

New Content:

• New Emote: Vibe
• New Emote: LoveYou
• New Buildpiece: Flower Garland
• New Buildpiece: Fey Lights
• New Consumable: Frosted Sweetbread
• New Weapon: Early Axes
• New Hat: Celebratory Cap
• 2 New Materials: Mysterious Axe Head, Curious Axe Head
• 3 New Hairstyles (Champion, Chronicler, Sunbringer)
• Added radial menu for emotes

Fixes & Improvements:

• Tweaks to multiple hairstyles (Castellan, Painter Curls, Pulled Back Curls, Tidy Curls)
• Tweaks to berserker armour
• Carapace Buckler now provides 5 adrenaline instead of 10 on perfect block, just like other shields
• Updated Game Engine to Unity 6000.0.61f1
• Added localization string for tombstone container

Reworked graphics settings:

• Replaced “Render scale” percentage slider with “3D resolution limit” dropdown with fixed resolutions – improves use case as performance target
• Added new “Upscaling method” setting with new “Pixelated” option
• Added new “Low” SSAO quality option, which achieves a similar look to the existing SSAO quality (now named “High”) with a significantly lower performance impact
• The frame rate limiter can now be used together with v-sync (chooses the lowest submultiple of the monitor refresh rate that is greater than or equal to the selected value)
• The frame rate limiter setting is now applied during the splash/loading screen
• The resolution dropdown setting now sorts resolutions from highest to lowest, instead of the other way around

Optimizations:

• Change engine settings to improve performance in areas with many instances
• Massively reduced CPU usage of armor stands
• Skip texture copy for image effects (shield dome and heat distortion) when those effects aren’t being used, which should reduce GPU overhead in most areas
• Grass vegetation is no longer included in environment reflections, improving performance
• Ensure one-shot sound effects are started the same frame they’re created, reducing their latency by up to one frame
• Reduced memory usage of minimap
• Only load graphics presets for the current platform, rather than all platforms, reducing memory usage
• Removed a duplicated matchmaking manager that wasted performance in the start menu

Bug fixes:

• Fixed “Generating” progress bar not always being shown during world generation
• Fixed server list sometimes failing to save when quitting from the start menu
• Fixed crash that could occur in multiplayer when a T.W.I.G. throws a rock at a player who is at the edge of a shield dome
• Fixed crash that happened when hovering the cursor over a bee hive without being the network owner of that bee hive
• Fixed audio stutter that occurred when a lot of sounds were playing simultaneously
• Fixed Yggdrasil not being visible in environment reflections

Mac App Store:

• Improved error message shown when trying to play online without being logged in to Game Center

**Steam: **

• Player list now successfully shows profile pictures of non-friends too

Xbox:

• All settings are now stored per-user and synchronized to the cloud, rather than being shared between all users on the console
• UI is now rendered at native resolution (up to 4K) on Xbox Series S|X and Xbox One X
• Improved graphics:
• Xbox One and Xbox One S: Added SSAO and increased number of point lights
• Xbox One X: Increased number of point lights
• Xbox Series S: Increased number of point lights and enabled point light shadows
• Xbox Series X: Increased number of point lights, enabled point light shadows and adjusted resolutions
• Reduce power draw even more when the game is running in the background

Windows, Linux, MacOS:

• Reworked graphics presets and unified them across the three platforms
• Fixed automatic render scale sometimes being set incorrectly in windowed mode

Steam Deck:

• Improved graphics presets:
• Performance mode now reaches 60 fps
• Optimized preset settings for battery life
• Native resolution is now used on first start, instead of 1366x768

For modders:

• Sprite atlases are now included in the extended manifest file for Asset Bundles

It's time to bring Call to Arms from the PTB and into Valheim proper! As always, a huge thank you to everyone who has tested it already, and a grand welcome to all new players!

This updates features plenty of ways of self-improvement – whether that be wooden weapons for sparring with your comrades, or a built structure to hone your fighting skills against.

You can also find a brand new type of item in the form of trinkets, which will help you in the heat of battle. And as there are some new dangerous foes around, you might find that you very much need them…

You’ll find the full patch notes below, whether you want them abbreviated or detailed. And if you didn't see it when the PTB launched, why not take a look at the update's trailer:

Please note that you will need to have the latest Nvidia drivers for this update, otherwise the game risks crashing.

Abbreviated Patch Notes

• Forsaken Powers rebalanced
• New combat mechanics & combat improvements
• New equipable item type: Trinkets
• 13 new trinkets
• 1 new skill
• 2 new creatures, with 1 additional overhauled creature
• 1 new food item
• 8 new crafting materials
• 18 new weapons (9 wooden)
• 2 new armour sets
• 3 new building pieces
• 3 new hairstyles
• 5 new beard styles
• 1 new location
• Some items can now have multiple orientations on item stands
• Unity engine upgraded
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Detailed Patch Notes

New Content:

New Mechanics:

• Trinkets: Equip these items to gain adrenaline during battle, and thus unlock temporary perks.
• Adrenaline: You gain adrenaline by hitting enemies, triggering a Forsaken Power, using certain magic attacks, as well as performing Perfect Blocks and Perfect Dodge Rolls. When the bar is full, you get an adrenaline surge which gives you a temporary perk designated by your equipped Trinket. Adrenaline will fade when you are not in active combat, and you will only gain adrenaline as long as you have a Trinket equipped.
• Wooden Weapons: By using wooden weapons you can practice combat against your friends without hurting each other.
• New skill: Perfect Dodge Roll (Dodge an attack that would have caused you damage and get a % of stamina back)

Creatures:

• Enemy: Bear
• Enemy: Vile

Crafting:

• Material: Blob Vial (purchasable)
• Material: Ectoplasm
• Material: Ghost Trophy
• Material: Bear Hide
• Material: Bear Trophy
• Material: Bear Paw
• Material: Vile Trophy
• Material: Vile Ribcage

Food:

• Bear Meat

Clothing:

• Chest Armour: Patterns of the Bear
• Leg Armour: Loincloth of the Bear
• Helmet: Headdress of the Bear
• Chest Armour: Vilebone Cage
• Leg Armour: Vilebone Drapes
• Helmet: Vilebone Visage
• Hat: Sweat Band (purchasable)

Weapons:

• Bottled Blob: Poison
• Bottled Blob: Oozer
• Bottled Blob: Tar
• Bottled Blob: Lava
• Bottled Blob: Frost
• Wooden Sword
• Wooden Greatsword
• Wooden Axe
• Wooden Two-handed Axe
• Wooden Mace
• Wooden Sledge
• Wooden Spear
• Wooden Atgeir
• Wooden Knife
• Fist Weapon: Paws of the Bear
• Fist Weapon: Vilebone Maulclaws
• Battleaxe: Black Metal
• Battleaxe: Skull Splittur

Trinkets:

• Heart of the Forest
• Bronze Pendant
• Iron Brooch
• Nimble Anklet
• Crystal Heart
• Wolf Sight
• Fins of Destiny
• Evasion Mantle
• Bracelets of the Brave
• Pulsating Earrings
• Resounding Shackle
• Jörmundling
• Brimstone

Build Pieces & Furniture:

• Combat Practice: Archery Target
• Combat Practice: T.W.I.G.
• Furniture: Bearskin Rug

Misc:

• New location: CombatRuin01
• 3 new hairstyles (Mullet, Castellan & Vinland Shave)
• 5 new beard styles (Mustache, Handlebar, Trimmed, Waxed, Crumb Catcher)

Fixes & Improvements

Combat Changes:

• Perfect Block no longer cost stamina
• Reduced movement speed penalty on Battleaxes, Sledgehammers, and Tower Shields
• Vertical fighting improvements, now easier to hit enemies in slopes!

Rebalanced Forsaken Powers:

• Eikthyr: 60% reduced stamina usage for running, jumping, and swimming
• The Elder: 60% Chopping and Mining damage increase, 30% health regeneration increase
• Bonemass: 25% resistance VS pierce, slash, and blunt damage, 100% reduced block stamina usage, 5 stamina on return per block
• Moder: Always tailwind, 300 increased carry weight, 10% increased movement speed, 50% frost resistance
• Yagluth: 50% Lightning resistance, 25+ Farm skill, 10% increased damage
• The Queen: 100% increased Eitr regeneration., 100% reduced sneak cost, 50% poison resistance
• Fader: 100% Adrenaline increase, 50% reduced stagger meter modifier, 50% fire resistance

Item stands:

• These items are now allowed to be placed on item stands:

• Barley Flour

• Tankard

• Ancient Seed

• Dragon Tear

• Volture Egg

• Cores

• Padded Helmet

• Carapace Helme

• Fresh Seaweed

• Fragrant Bundle

• Thistle

• Celestial Feather

• New item stand position & orientations on some items:

• Atgeirs

• Axes

• Bombs

• Bows

• Crossbows

• Knives

• Maces

• Pickaxes

• Shields

• Sledges

• Spears

• Staffs

• Swords

• Tower Shields

• All Fish

• All Helmets

• Cooked Lox meat

• Rotten Meat

• Blueberries

• Carrot

• Cooked Bonemaw Meat

• Cooked Serpent Meat

• Cooked Neck Tail

• Cooked Boar Meat

• Raspberry

• All Meads

• Cultivator

• Feaster

• Fishing Rod

• Hammer

• Hoe

• Scythe

• Asksvin Saddle

• Lox Saddle

• All Trophies

• Goblin Totem

• Scythe handle

Misc:

• Updated old hairstyle names
• Updated localisation
• Ghost visual overhaul
• Upgraded Unity engine to 6000.0.46f

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug that caused community servers to no longer be advertised in the community list on non-Steam platforms.
• Fixed UGC text not being filtered properly when the author is a Mac App Store user who wasn’t logged into Game Center at the time of writing.
• Fixed log spam when nearby or viewing hover text for signs, tamed animals and portals without text/name/tag.
• Fixed a bug that showed “TEXT HIDDEN, CHECK UGC SETTINGS” for UGC written by muted players - now there’s separate text for that case.
• Fixed a bug that caused the shield generator to not take damage if it was network owned by a different client than whatever dealt damage to it.
• Fixed join code in pause menu not being hidden when toggling off HUD visibility.
• Fixed join code copy to clipboard functionality.
• Improved how block list is synchronized between local storage and cloud storage.
• Fixed input loss in UI at low frame rates.
• Fixed select button not working properly when using an Xbox One Controller on Mac.
• Fixed a bug that allowed tab navigation when various popups in the world and server selection menus were open.
• Added the option in the settings menu to enable the developer console. The command line argument “-console” overrides the setting.
• Fixed a bug that caused integers with a value of zero to be reset to their default value when loading a world save file.
• Fixed a bug that made it possible to copy the join code with gamepad even when there was none.
• Modded text in start menu has been moved.
• You can no longer dodge while overencumbered
• Stairs of the Stone Portal should now be climbable
• Carvings on Fader sacrificial stone now have more emission to match other sacrificial stones
• Looking at a beehive while another player disconnects from the server no longer causes the game to crash
• There’s no longer Null Reference Exceptions when some projectiles hit the Shield Generator
• Fix a bug that caused the GUI to not update matchmaking data immediately when adding a server from join code
• Updated localisation

Server List Improvements:

• Rewrote the server list to reduce redundancies and improve performance, scalability, reliability and server retrieval speed.
• Improved retrieval speed of community servers via the PlayFab backend.
• Added a new “refreshing” icon displayed instead of the “?” icon when refreshing servers. The “?” icon has been repurposed for servers whose matchmaking data can’t be retrieved but the server may be online.
• The community server list is now no longer retrieved in the background unless the “friends” or “community” tab has been visited. This mitigates an issue for some Steam users that caused retrieval of the community server list via the Steam backend to overload their network.
• Fixed a bug that caused retrieval of matchmaking data via PlayFab in the server list to hit the rate limit.
• Fixed a bug where typing R in the “filter” box refreshed the server list.
• (For modders) The player limit displayed in the server list is no longer hard coded.

Steam Only:

• Fixed some issues with the Steam profile pictures displayed in-game. The image no longer looks washed out and now generates mipmaps to reduce aliasing at lower resolutions.
• Matchmaking data for servers on the Steam backend can now be properly retrieved via the Steam backend. This improves server retrieval speed for servers on the Steam backend in the favorite and recent lists.

Xbox Only:

• If the user has left a server as a result of entering suspend mode, show a notification when resuming from suspend mode.
• The developer console is now disabled by default, and can instead be enabled via the new gameplay setting.
• Massively improved retrieval speed of the friends server list.

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

Hello vikings!

We hope you've been enjoying the Call to Arms update so far! We've gotten some great feedback, so now we have a long list of tweaks and fixes that should make the update both more stable and more enjoyable. This includes some fixes to wooden weapons, as well as tweaks to adrenaline and the new creatures. Fight well!

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• Battle Brother has remembered his real name: T.W.I.G.
• Tweaks to adrenaline gain
• Tweaks to Bear and Vile behaviour
• Various bug fixes

Detailed Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Battle Brother has remembered his real name: T.W.I.G.
• Bottled Tar Blob now has the correct model when being thrown
• Frost Blob is now weak against fire and very resistant against frost
• The Frost Blob Bomb now requires a Drake trophy instead of a Stone Golem trophy
• Made tweaks to make knives better for combat in slopes
• Wooden Greatsword is now repairable at the workbench
• Wooden weapons now have more appropriate block power
• Wooden Atgeirs are now a bit more rare to find
• Wooden Sword and Wooden Greatsword now sound like they’re made of wood
• Using mage staffs directly after dodging no longer grants abnormal amount of adrenaline
• Staff of Embers and Staff of Fracturing now only grant adrenaline on use instead of on hit
• Staff of Frost projectiles now grant 1 Adrenaline per hit instead of 2 per hit
• Area attacks (made by sledges, for example) now grant adrenaline
• Adrenaline granted when staggering enemies is now reduced from 5 to 3
• Killing Seeker Broods now grants less adrenaline than before
• Skull Splittur now requires Black Forge level 1 instead of level 3 to be crafted
• Skull Splittur now emits a bit of light, matching other similar weapons
• Blackmetal Battleaxe and Skull Splittur are now held more properly by the player character
• Fragrant Bundle, Fresh Seaweed and Thistle can now be placed flat on horizontal item stands (reminder: shift + E to change rotation on item stands)
• Bearskin Rug no longer flickers
• Bears and Viles now take 4 seconds to disappear after death instead of 8 seconds
• Bears and Viles should no longer get stuck behind trees and boulders as much
• Bears are now able to swim
• Viles now have a chance to drop Rotten Meat (in addition to Bear Meat)
• Viles are now part of the Plains Monster faction instead of the Undead faction
• Trinkets are now crafted using the Forge instead of the Workbench. Trinkets available in the Mistlands and Ashlands are now crafted in the Black Forge
• Both equipped the Trinket and equipped the Utility Item are now visible on the character at the same time
• You can no longer dodge while overencumbered
• Stairs of the Stone Portal should now be climbable
• Carvings on Fader sacrificial stone now have more emission to match other sacrificial stones
• Cores are no longer placed in hot bar when picked up, and are still able to be placed on item stands
• Looking at a beehive or an archery target while another player disconnects from the server no longer causes the game to crash
• Fighting Yagluth no longer makes the game crash on Xbox
• There’s no longer Null Reference Exceptions when some projectiles hit the Shield Generator
• Sledges once again are able to hit enemies through fractured mine rocks
• Fixed an issue where T.W.I.G. could be deconstructed multiple times in multiplayer
• Fix a bug that caused the GUI to not update matchmaking data immediately when adding a server from join code
• Fixed some spelling issues
• Updated localisation

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

If at first you don’t succeed, try again!

Fortunately there are resources at your disposal in order to improve yourself – whether that be wooden weapons for sparring with your comrades, or a built structure to hone your fighting skills against.

In our Call to Arms, you can also find a brand new type of item in the form of trinkets, which will help you in the heat of battle. And as there are some new dangerous foes around, you might find that you very much need them…

You’ll find the full patch notes below, whether you want them abbreviated or detailed. If you’re not afraid of spoilers though, we suggest you tune into the brand new trailer:

Abbreviated Patch Notes

• Forsaken Powers rebalanced
• New combat mechanics & combat improvements
• New equipable item type: Trinkets
• 13 new trinkets
• 1 new skill
• 2 new creatures, with 1 additional overhauled creature
• 1 new food item
• 8 new crafting materials
• 18 new weapons (9 wooden)
• 2 new armour sets
• 3 new building pieces
• 3 new hairstyles
• 5 new beard styles
• 1 new location
• Some items can now have multiple orientations on item stands
• Unity engine upgraded
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Detailed Patch Notes

New Content:

New Mechanics:

• Trinkets: Equip these items to gain adrenaline during battle, and thus unlock temporary perks.
• Adrenaline: You gain adrenaline by hitting enemies, triggering a Forsaken Power, using certain magic attacks, as well as performing Perfect Blocks and Perfect Dodge Rolls. When the bar is full, you get an adrenaline surge which gives you a temporary perk designated by your equipped Trinket. Adrenaline will fade when you are not in active combat, and you will only gain adrenaline as long as you have a Trinket equipped.
• Wooden Weapons: By using wooden weapons you can practice combat against your friends without hurting each other.
• New skill: Perfect Dodge Roll (Dodge an attack that would have caused you damage and get a % of stamina back)

Creatures:

• Enemy: Bear
• Enemy: Vile

Crafting:

• Material: Blob Vial (purchasable)
• Material: Ectoplasm
• Material: Ghost Trophy
• Material: Bear Hide
• Material: Bear Trophy
• Material: Bear Paw
• Material: Vile Trophy
• Material: Vile Ribcage

Food:

• Bear Meat

Clothing:

• Chest Armour: Patterns of the Bear
• Leg Armour: Loincloth of the Bear
• Helmet: Headdress of the Bear
• Chest Armour: Vilebone Cage
• Leg Armour: Vilebone Drapes
• Helmet: Vilebone Visage
• Hat: Sweat Band (purchasable)

Weapons:

• Bottled Blob: Poison
• Bottled Blob: Oozer
• Bottled Blob: Tar
• Bottled Blob: Lava
• Bottled Blob: Frost
• Wooden Sword
• Wooden Greatsword
• Wooden Axe
• Wooden Two-handed Axe
• Wooden Mace
• Wooden Sledge
• Wooden Spear
• Wooden Atgeir
• Wooden Knife
• Fist Weapon: Paws of the Bear
• Fist Weapon: Vilebone Maulclaws
• Battleaxe: Black Metal
• Battleaxe: Skull Splittur

Trinkets:

• Heart of the Forest
• Bronze Pendant
• Iron Brooch
• Nimble Anklet
• Crystal Heart
• Wolf Sight
• Fins of Destiny
• Evasion Mantle
• Bracelets of the Brave
• Pulsating Earrings
• Resounding Shackle
• Jörmundling
• Brimstone

Build Pieces & Furniture:

• Combat Practice: Archery Target
• Combat Practice: Battle Brother
• Furniture: Bearskin Rug

Misc:

• New location: CombatRuin01
• 3 new hairstyles (Mullet, Castellan & Vinland Shave)
• 5 new beard styles (Mustache, Handlebar, Trimmed, Waxed, Crumb Catcher)

Fixes & Improvements

Combat Changes:

• Perfect Block no longer cost stamina
• Reduced movement speed penalty on Battleaxes, Sledgehammers, and Tower Shields
• Vertical fighting improvements, now easier to hit enemies in slopes!

Rebalanced Forsaken Powers:

• Eikthyr: 60% reduced stamina usage for running, jumping, and swimming
• The Elder: 60% Chopping and Mining damage increase, 30% health regeneration increase
• Bonemass: 25% resistance VS pierce, slash, and blunt damage, 100% reduced block stamina usage, 5 stamina on return per block
• Moder: Always tailwind, 300 increased carry weight, 10% increased movement speed, 50% frost resistance
• Yagluth: 50% Lightning resistance, 25+ Farm skill, 10% increased damage
• The Queen: 100% increased Eitr regeneration., 100% reduced sneak cost, 50% poison resistance
• Fader: 100% Adrenaline increase, 50% reduced stagger meter modifier, 50% fire resistance

Item stands:

• These items are now allowed to be placed on item stands:

• Barley Flour

• Tankard

• Ancient Seed

• Dragon Tear

• Volture Egg

• Cores

• Padded Helmet

• Carapace Helme

• Fresh Seaweed

• Fragrant Bundle

• Thistle

• Celestial Feather

• New item stand position & orientations on some items:

• Atgeirs

• Axes

• Bombs

• Bows

• Crossbows

• Knives

• Maces

• Pickaxes

• Shields

• Sledges

• Spears

• Staffs

• Swords

• Tower Shields

• All Fish

• All Helmets

• Cooked Lox meat

• Rotten Meat

• Blueberries

• Carrot

• Cooked Bonemaw Meat

• Cooked Serpent Meat

• Cooked Neck Tail

• Cooked Boar Meat

• Raspberry

• All Meads

• Cultivator

• Feaster

• Fishing Rod

• Hammer

• Hoe

• Scythe

• Asksvin Saddle

• Lox Saddle

• All Trophies

• Goblin Totem

• Scythe handle

Misc:

• Updated old hairstyle names
• Updated localisation
• Ghost visual overhaul
• Upgraded Unity engine to 6000.0.46f

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug that caused community servers to no longer be advertised in the community list on non-Steam platforms.
• Fixed UGC text not being filtered properly when the author is a Mac App Store user who wasn’t logged into Game Center at the time of writing.
• Fixed log spam when nearby or viewing hover text for signs, tamed animals and portals without text/name/tag.
• Fixed a bug that showed “TEXT HIDDEN, CHECK UGC SETTINGS” for UGC written by muted players - now there’s separate text for that case.
• Fixed a bug that caused the shield generator to not take damage if it was network owned by a different client than whatever dealt damage to it.
• Fixed join code in pause menu not being hidden when toggling off HUD visibility.
• Fixed join code copy to clipboard functionality.
• Improved how block list is synchronized between local storage and cloud storage.
• Fixed input loss in UI at low frame rates.
• Fixed select button not working properly when using an Xbox One Controller on Mac.
• Fixed a bug that allowed tab navigation when various popups in the world and server selection menus were open.
• Added the option in the settings menu to enable the developer console. The command line argument “-console” overrides the setting.
• Fixed a bug that caused integers with a value of zero to be reset to their default value when loading a world save file.
• Fixed a bug that made it possible to copy the join code with gamepad even when there was none.
• Modded text in start menu has been moved.

Server List Improvements:

• Rewrote the server list to reduce redundancies and improve performance, scalability, reliability and server retrieval speed.
• Improved retrieval speed of community servers via the PlayFab backend.
• Added a new “refreshing” icon displayed instead of the “?” icon when refreshing servers. The “?” icon has been repurposed for servers whose matchmaking data can’t be retrieved but the server may be online.
• The community server list is now no longer retrieved in the background unless the “friends” or “community” tab has been visited. This mitigates an issue for some Steam users that caused retrieval of the community server list via the Steam backend to overload their network.
• Fixed a bug that caused retrieval of matchmaking data via PlayFab in the server list to hit the rate limit.
• Fixed a bug where typing R in the “filter” box refreshed the server list.
• (For modders) The player limit displayed in the server list is no longer hard coded.

Steam Only:

• Fixed some issues with the Steam profile pictures displayed in-game. The image no longer looks washed out and now generates mipmaps to reduce aliasing at lower resolutions.
• Matchmaking data for servers on the Steam backend can now be properly retrieved via the Steam backend. This improves server retrieval speed for servers on the Steam backend in the favorite and recent lists.

Xbox Only:

• If the user has left a server as a result of entering suspend mode, show a notification when resuming from suspend mode.
• The developer console is now disabled by default, and can instead be enabled via the new gameplay setting.
• Massively improved retrieval speed of the friends server list.

We've gone digging deep into our archives today, vikings! We found some old stuff that you will recognize already (but we're putting it all here anyway so no one misses it), but we also found something that's been gathering dust for ages, perhaps even since the 90s! We made sure to digitize the old cassette for you, for your convenience.

Patch Notes:

• New build piece: Rock (it’s a friend!)
• New game mode: Haldor (become the best merchant ever)
• New weapon: Shotgun (extra damage against deer)
• New weapon: Deer Raiser (raise mighty deer to fight for you)
• New body type: Deer (when playing as a deer, other deer will not become frightened of you)

Just a small patch of fixes for you today, thanks for testing on the PTB!

Patch Notes:

• Fix a crash on Xbox that could occur when entering suspend mode while playing online multiplayer
• Fix memory leak for HUDs of dead enemies
• Moved pause menu back to where it originally was
• Fix two cases of log spam for server hosts related to block and permitted lists
• It’s now possible to hide boss and death markers via controller again

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

Just a small patch of fixes for you today!

Patch Notes:

• Fix a crash on Xbox that could occur when entering suspend mode while playing online multiplayer
• Fix memory leak for HUDs of dead enemies
• Moved pause menu back to where it originally was
• Fix two cases of log spam for server hosts related to block and permitted lists
• It’s now possible to hide boss and death markers via controller again

It's once again time for a patch! Today we have a bunch of bug fixes and optimizations for you, such as fixing memory leaks and improving snap points for certain build pieces, and plenty more. Hopefully this patch will mean a smoother Valheim experience for all! Thank you to everyone who helped test the patch during the PTB round!

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• Various optimizations for memory usage
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• Various fixes to build pieces
• Various Xbox improvements
• Various Mac improvements

Detailed Patch Notes:

All platforms:

• Optimized Asset Bundles, reducing start-up times by up to 75%, build size by up to 35% and memory usage by 110 MB. Should also reduce the download size of future patches.
• Optimized UI rendering, improving FPS by 5-10% when CPU bound
• Fixed memory leak that occurred when generating subsequent new worlds
• Changed certain sound files to be loaded in background, reducing some specific lag spikes
• Added a fix for movement to behave the same when holding down secondary attack while moving with the gamepad as on keyboard.
• Removed “Detailed particle systems” from Graphics settings and make the “off” setting the default.
• Added a fix to allocate less memory and lower execution time for certain types of input
• Fixed a bug that caused inaccurate collision detection between AoEs and characters in multiplayer scenarios, e.g. sometimes catching on fire even when not walking into the fire.
• Fixed mouse being stuck held down after naming a map pin with virtual keyboard.
• Improved chat message and sign compliance with platform privileges, parental controls and local block list
• Game now shows in-game player names in Player List for cross-network users as well
• Reduced memory usage of profile pictures in Player List
• Fixed a bug where tooltips in settings menu did not show up in-game
• Fixed a freeze that could occur when changing the permitted list
• Boss and death map icons are no longer manually placeable via controller
• Asksvin trophy icon now matches the colour of the actual trophy
• Cooked Asksvin Tail and Roasted Crust Pie no longer sparkle when attached to an itemstand
• Tweaked snap points of Ashwood Stakewalls for better alignment
• Tweaked snap points for Grausten wall 2x2 for better alignment
• Grausten arches are now allowed to be placed in different orientations in the same position
• Grausten Roof Corner no longer changes position when damaged
• Blackmarble floor triangle and tip are no longer burnable
• Fixed an issue that made some events able to trigger without their conditions being met
• Hiding UI with CTRL + F3 now also hides sailing UI and Pause Menu UI
• A brief message is now shown when hiding UI using a gamepad
• Updated localization

Xbox/MS:

• Game no longer needs to be restarted to observe profile updates in the game
• Added invite button to pause menu
• Reduce network usage somewhat for functionality related to Xbox network.
• Gamepad association UI now reappears if the gamepad is disconnected and a keyboard & mouse is not connected, or if gamepad input when no user is assigned to it
• Reduced risk of crashes
• Chat messages can no longer be sent if text communication is disabled via system. Also shows a system UI popup telling users to change the setting if they want to chat
• On the console, when starting the game for the first time, the game language is now auto-selected based on the console language.
• Character names are now filtered as UGC in received chat messages and player list
• Fixed a bug that could make the “Game Preview” popup appear again after being dismissed
• Reduced reserved space on Xbox console, reducing disk usage by up to 1 GiB

Mac App Store:

• Updated minimum compatible MacOS version to 10.15
• Now uses TAA instead of FXAA for anti-aliasing
• Improved success rate for Game Center friend invites
• Fixed a bug related to viewing text on signs while not signed in to Game Center

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

Another batch of tweaks for the PTB, including fixing stuff we thought was fixed before 🙈

Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Staff of Protection is _actually _once again protecting other players in multiplayer
• Hiding UI with CTRL + F3 now also hides sailing UI and Pause Menu UI
• A brief message is now shown when hiding UI using a gamepad
• When trying to connect to a server using an incompatible version of Valheim, the correct message regarding incompatible version is now shown instead of a message regarding the host not allowing crossplatform on the server
• Updated localization

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

Hello vikings! We've got some tweaks and fixes for the current PTB ready for you, so hopefully everything should be working smoothly now!

Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Changed back an assembly name to match the live version (reducing the reasons for mods breaking when the patch goes live)
• Fixed an exception that could occur if a keybind was set to “None”
• Fire SFX once more has the same priority as other sounds
• Staff of Protection is once again protecting other players in multiplayer

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

It's once again time for a patch! Today we have a bunch of bug fixes and optimizations for you, such as fixing memory leaks and improving snap points for certain build pieces, and plenty more. Hopefully this patch will mean a smoother Valheim experience for all!

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• Various optimizations for memory usage
• Various bug fixes and improvements
• Various fixes to build pieces
• Various Xbox improvements

Detailed Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Optimized Asset Bundles, reducing start-up times by up to 75%, build size by up to 35% and memory usage by 110 MB. Should also reduce the download size of future patches.
• Optimized UI rendering, improving FPS by 5-10% when CPU bound
• Fixed memory leak that occurred when generating subsequent new worlds
• Changed certain sound files to be loaded in background, reducing some specific lag spikes
• Added a fix for movement to behave the same when holding down secondary attack while moving with the gamepad as on keyboard.
• Removed “Detailed particle systems” from Graphics settings and made the “off” setting the default.
• Game now allocates less memory and lower execution time for certain types of input
• Fixed a bug that caused inaccurate collision detection between AoEs and characters in multiplayer scenarios, e.g. sometimes catching on fire even when not walking into the fire.
• Fixed mouse being stuck held down after naming a map pin with virtual keyboard.
• Improved chat message and sign compliance with platform privileges, parental controls and local block list
• In-game player names are now shown in Player List for cross-network users as well
• Reduced memory usage of profile pictures in Player List
• Fixed a bug where tooltips in settings menu did not show up in-game
• Fixed a freeze that could occur when changing the permitted list
• Asksvin trophy icon now matches the colour of the actual trophy
• Cooked Asksvin Tail and Roasted Crust Pie no longer sparkles when attached to an item stand
• Tweaked snap points of Ashwood Stakewalls for better alignment
• Tweaked snap points for Grausten wall 2x2 for better alignment
• Grausten arches are now allowed to be placed in different orientations in the same position
• Grausten Roof Corner no longer change position when damaged
• Black Marble floor triangle and tip are no longer burnable
• Fixed an issue that made some events able to trigger without their conditions being met

Xbox/MS:

• You no longer need to restart to observe profile updates in the game
• Added invite button to pause menu
• Reduced network usage somewhat for functionality related to Xbox network
• Gamepad association UI now reappears if the gamepad is disconnected and a keyboard & mouse is not connected, or if gamepad input when no user is assigned to it
• Reduced risk of crashes
• Chat messages can no longer be sent if text communication is disabled via system. Also shows a system UI popup telling users to change the setting if they want to chat
• On the console, when starting the game for the first time, the game language is now auto-selected based on the console language.
• Character names are now filtered as UGC in received chat messages and player list
• Fixed a bug that could make the “Game Preview” popup appear again after being dismissed
• Reduced reserved space on Xbox console, reducing disk usage by up to 1 GiB
• The game now prevents entering text on signs or renaming animals if UGC privilege is denied, and shows resolve privilege UI in that case.

Hello vikings!

We've got a patch full of fixes for you today, now live for everybody! Most importantly are probably those concerning gamepads, as they were having some significant issues. But with the new fixes in place, everything should be back to normal! Aside from the gamepad issues, this patch also addresses some issues with the new skills, some tweaks to the Asksvin Cape, and more!

Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Gamepad navigation in menus is no longer jittery and too quick to use
• Fixed an issue causing renaming of signs and portal with gamepads to break
• Adjusted gamepad dead zones
• There is no longer movement stuttering when using certain inputs
• There should no longer be a stutter when getting close to the bog witch hut
• Virtual keyboard no longer appears multiple times
• Multiple players can no longer eat the same piece of served food
• Crafting skill no longer provides bonus yield on armour and weapons
• You no longer gain cooking skill by trying to use a full cooking station
• World modifier “No Build Cost” no longer allows food to be placed freely, this is now part of the “No Craft Cost” world modifier
• Resin candles that have been blown out no longer start burning when logging into a server
• Resin candles no longer sink into the surface they are placed on
• Asksvin Cape has been reworked with increased run speed and reduced stamina use for running

Please note: There are some issues with Dedicated server in Steam's anonymous mode for Linux, which might cause some dedicated servers on third party server hosts to not start. This appears to be an issue not specific to Valheim, but we hope to see a solution as soon as possible!

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

Hello vikings!

We've got a patch full of fixes for you today! Most importantly are probably those concerning gamepads, as they were having some significant issues. But with the new fixes in place, everything should be back to normal! Aside from the gamepad issues, this patch also addresses some issues with the new skills, some tweaks to the Asksvin Cape, and more!

Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Gamepad navigation in menus is no longer jittery and too quick to use
• Fixed an issue causing renaming of signs and portal with gamepads to break
• Adjusted gamepad dead zones
• There is no longer movement stuttering when using certain inputs
• There should no longer be a stutter when getting close to the bog witch hut
• Virtual keyboard no longer appears multiple times
• Multiple players can no longer eat the same piece of served food
• Crafting skill no longer provides bonus yield on armour and weapons
• You no longer gain cooking skill by trying to use a full cooking station
• World modifier “No Build Cost” no longer allows food to be placed freely, this is now part of the “No Craft Cost” world modifier
• Resin candles that have been blown out no longer start burning when logging into a server
• Resin candles no longer sink into the surface they are placed on
• Asksvin Cape has been reworked with increased run speed and reduced stamina use for running

Here comes a hotfix to address the most pressing issues from The Bog Witch update!

Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Fixed an issue making input on controllers where using the inventory and making small movements became very difficult
• Player characters no longer sits down when using the D-pad in the build menu
• Consumed feasts are no longer fully replenished after logging out and into server
• Servers are once again joinable through DNS
• Food Preparation Table now has broken state and LODs
• Mead Kettil now has broken state and LODs

After a couple of weeks in the Public Test Branch, with tweaks and adjustments, it's now time to release the latest Valheim update to everyone!

Valheim: The Bog Witch features a brand new trader to be found in the Swamps, who sells a bunch of different ingredients and materials for you, useful for both brewing new potions and exploring the new feast mechanic. The update also features new skills and tools for homesteading!

You will find the patch notes below, both abbreviated and complete (which means full of spoilers). Skål!

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• New trader & trader location
• New feast mechanic, including 8 feasts
• 16 new crafting materials
• 8 new potions
• 3 new items of clothing
• 3 new skills
• 4 new build pieces
• 2 new tools
• 3 new emotes
• 1 new event
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Detailed Patch Notes:

New Content:

New Mechanics:

• Feasts: Large meals that last longer and can be shared among several people
• New Skill: Cooking - Reduces the time it takes to craft food, chance to gain +1 food while crafting
• New skill: Farming - Reduces the stamina cost of using the Cultivator and increases the durability of farming items. Chance to gain bonus yield while harvesting crops.
• New skill: Crafting - Reduces the time it takes to craft items and increases the durability of crafting items. Reduces the stamina cost of placing build pieces.

Crafting:

• Tool: Serving Tray - Allows you to place any consumable item, like a build piece
• Tool: Scythe - Allows you to speed up the harvesting of your crops
• Material: Barrel Rings (purchasable)
• Material: Candle Wick (purchasable)
• Material: Scythe Handle (purchasable)
• Material: Cured Squirrel Hamstring (purchasable)
• Material: Powdered Dragon Eggshells (purchasable)
• Material: Fresh Seaweed (purchasable)
• Material: Pungent Pebbles (purchasable)
• Material: Fragrant Bundle (purchasable)
• Material: Toadstool (purchasable)
• Material: Ivy Seeds (purchasable)
• Material: Woodland Herb Blend (purchasable)
• Material: Mountain Peak Pepper Powder (purchasable)
• Material: Grasslands Herbalist Harvest (purchasable)
• Material: Herbs of the Hidden Hills (purchasable)
• Material: Fiery Spice Powder (purchasable)
• Material: Seafarer’s Herbs (purchasable)

Build Pieces & Furniture:

• Barrel (storage)
• Resin Candle
• Workbench: Food Preparation Table
• Workbench: Mead Ketill

Clothing:

• Clothing: Harvest Tunic (purchasable)
• Clothing: Harvest Dress (purchasable)
• Hat: Straw Hat (purchasable)

Creatures:

• NPC: The Witch (trader)
• NPC/Enemy: Kvastur

Foods & Potions:

• Feast: Whole Roasted Meadows Boar
• Feast: Black Forest Buffet Platter
• Feast: Swamp Dweller’s Delight
• Feast: Hearty Mountain Logger’s Stew
• Feast: Plains Pie Picnic
• Feast: Mushrooms Galore á la Mistlands
• Feast: Ashlands Gourmet Bowl
• Feast: Sailor’s Bounty
• Potion: Berserkir Mead
• Potion: Tonic of Ratatosk
• Potion: Lightfoot Mead
• Potion: Draught of Vananidir
• Potion: Mead of Troll Endurance
• Potion: Brew of Animal Whispers
• Potion: Anti-Sting Concoction
• Potion: Love Potion (purchasable)

Misc:

• New Location: Witch’s hut in the Swamps
• New Event: Ghosts
• New Emotes: Relax, Rest & Toast
• Mead bases are crafted with the Mead Ketill instead of with the Cauldron
• Uncooked food items are crafted with the Food Preparation Table instead of with the Cauldron
• Food placed with the Serving Tray is steaming of deliciousness

Fixes & Improvements:

• Various visual updates to Hildir’s camp
• Optimised Greydwarf Eye
• Added the ability to craft x5 at once when holding down shift or left stick
• Some old hardcoded strings have been fixed and are now properly localised
• Updated names and descriptions for some of the items in Hildir’s shop
• Food is now visible in the player’s hand during eating animation
• Player built pots now return charcoal resin on destruction
• Console command added: ‘sortcraft’ to be able to sort crafting lists by name, type, weight, count or original
• Reduced radius of burn area on fire pits
• Fixed visual bug with Asksvin Rug and Straw
• ResetSkill console command can now also take "all"
• Various optimizations to make the game run a bit smoother
• Framerates should become a bit more consistent when around a lot of buildings
• Fixed input loss that occured when running the game at lower framerates
• Fixed the slope-knockback bug that could occur when hitting enemies with some attacks while on a steep slope
• Fixed issue where if menu was opened during the generation of a new world, the join code would not be displayed
• Updated Unity version to 2022.3.50
• Improved smoke rendering performance and visuals
• Mead bases now have individual icons
• Active status effects are now shown in rows of 7
• Valuables now show "Item value (total value)"
• Trollstav & Staff of the Wild no longer refers to "Dead Raiser" when you reach max summon capacity
• Barley Flour max stack increased to 50
• Black Marble Bench now shows correct text when hovered
• Feather cape no longer has a boost to player jump height (this has been moved to the new Lightfoot Mead)
• Berserkir axe secondary attack stamina cost increased to 32 from 28
• Recipes for meads has been moved from the Cauldron to the Mead Ketill
• Recipes for uncooked food has been moved from the Cauldron to the Food Preparation Table

Xbox:

• Game no longer crashes when blocking/unblocking other player and exiting player list too fast
• Now if you suspend game after having joined online game, you can once again join another online game upon resuming without having to restart the whole game
• Fixed a bug where you could infinitely get stuck on "logging in to backend service" if you had deleted your playfab account and subsequently lost internet

PC Platforms:

• Made sure resolution dropdown in graphics settings can be scrolled with a gamepad
• Fixed Chat/NPC text not clamping correctly to screen borders on resolutions other than 1080p.
• Fixed bug with resolution confirmation popup not showing up if you switch to other settings tab and click OK
• Fixed so that the framerate slider movement speeds up if held down when using a gamepad
• Now filters out local IP addresses when searching for online servers

Linux:

• Main audio device should no longer swap upon game launch
• Keys that don't have a QWERTY counterpart can now be bound

Mac:

• Bepinex will work on Steam versions of Mac again
• Dedicated servers now put save files in the correct location when no ApplicationSupport folder exists already
• Dragging the window around no longer triggers left mouse button clicks
• Valheim cursor is now re-enabled after moving mouse outside of game window
• Forward and backward mouse buttons are no longer incorrectly recognized as middle mouse button
• Valheim is now downloadable on App Store even if Steam installation already exists
• Fixed Steam overlay not being openable via shortcut

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

Hello vikings!

It's time for some tweaks and fixes for the PTB, with several improvements for the Bog Witch update. For example, you'll find some adjustments to some of the new meads, some corrections for feasts and the serving tray, as well as a new checkpoint for when the Bog Witch will sell you a scythe handle – now it's after killing Moder rather than after killing Yagluth.

_For everyone that tested the Bog Witch update during patch 0.219.10: There was an issue with build pieces taking rain damage in the last PTB. This has been fixed in this version, but the fix cannot be applied retroactively. For anyone with a large base that needs repairing after participating in the last PTB and do not want to do this manually, we recommend that you restore a backup of your world from before the last PTB version.

If you wish to restore a backup of your world to the state it was pre-BogWitch update, please go to the starting menu, click on the "Manage saves" button, expand the backup list of your world, find the top most backup with name format "worldname_backup-timestamp" (no world auto in the name), select it and then click on the restore button._

Detailed Patch Notes:

• The following consumables now have correct sound/visual effects when they are consumed: Cloudberries, Onion, Cooked Eggs, Fire Resistance Barley Wine, Tasty Mead & Mushroom
• Food Preparation Table and Mead Ketill now properly apply cooking skill effects
• Added tooltip in the serving tray for removing feasts
• Serving tray should now be removed when sheathed
• Feasts will now break when their support is removed
• Build pieces are no longer getting damaged by water while under roof cover
• Mead bases now have individual icons
• Lightfoot Mead now requires 2 scale hides instead of a hare trophy and 5 feathers instead of 10
• Draught of Vananidir now modifes your stamina with 50% instead of 80%
• Active status effects are now shown in rows of 7
• Kvastur trophy no longer overlaps with other trophies
• Kvastur should no longer have an identical twin at the Bog Witch’s hut
• Scythe Handle is now sold after killing Moder
• Smoke emitters (fireplaces etc) are no longer turning them self off and on again
• “Hide/Show weapons” are now rebindable again
• Fixed a typo in the Ashlands feast description
• Players should no longer experience a stutter when getting close to the Bog Witch’s hut
• DNS lookup when joining a server should now work
• Fixed navigation with gamepad in the gameplay menu between delete playfab account and backups.
• Fixed right stick sensitivity on controllers to be the same as before the Bog Witch PTB
• Make sure slider speedup when held down works in game as well as in the main menu
• Updated Unity version to 2022.3.50

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

Dear vikings, prepare for a feast!

We're happy to release our latest update to you – The Bog Witch! It features a brand new trader to be found in the Swamps, who sells a bunch of different ingredients and materials for you, useful for both brewing new potions and exploring the new feast mechanic. The update also features new skills and tools for homesteading!

You will find the patch notes below, both abbreviated and complete (which means full of spoilers), but first we also want to share with you the full trailer for the update. Skål!

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• New trader & trader location
• New feast mechanic, including 8 feasts
• 16 new crafting materials
• 8 new potions
• 3 new items of clothing
• 3 new skills
• 4 new build pieces
• 2 new tools
• 3 new emotes
• 1 new event
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Detailed Patch Notes:

New Content:

New Mechanics:

• Feasts: Large meals that last longer and can be shared among several people
• New Skill: Cooking - Reduces the time it takes to craft food, chance to gain +1 food while crafting
• New skill: Farming - Reduces the stamina cost of using the Cultivator and increases the durability of farming items. Chance to gain bonus yield while harvesting crops.
• New skill: Crafting - Reduces the time it takes to craft items and increases the durability of crafting items. Reduces the stamina cost of placing build pieces.

Crafting:

• Tool: Serving Tray - Allows you to place any consumable item, like a build piece
• Tool: Scythe - Allows you to speed up the harvesting of your crops
• Material: Barrel Rings (purchasable)
• Material: Candle Wick (purchasable)
• Material: Scythe Handle (purchasable)
• Material: Cured Squirrel Hamstring (purchasable)
• Material: Powdered Dragon Eggshells (purchasable)
• Material: Fresh Seaweed (purchasable)
• Material: Pungent Pebbles (purchasable)
• Material: Fragrant Bundle (purchasable)
• Material: Toadstool (purchasable)
• Material: Ivy Seeds (purchasable)
• Material: Woodland Herb Blend (purchasable)
• Material: Mountain Peak Pepper Powder (purchasable)
• Material: Grasslands Herbalist Harvest (purchasable)
• Material: Herbs of the Hidden Hills (purchasable)
• Material: Fiery Spice Powder (purchasable)
• Material: Seafarer’s Herbs (purchasable)

Build Pieces & Furniture:

• Barrel (storage)
• Resin Candle
• Workbench: Food Preparation Table
• Workbench: Mead Ketill

Clothing:

• Clothing: Harvest Tunic (purchasable)
• Clothing: Harvest Dress (purchasable)
• Hat: Straw Hat (purchasable)

Creatures:

• NPC: The Witch (trader)
• NPC/Enemy: Kvastur

Foods & Potions:

• Feast: Whole Roasted Meadows Boar
• Feast: Black Forest Buffet Platter
• Feast: Swamp Dweller’s Delight
• Feast: Hearty Mountain Logger’s Stew
• Feast: Plains Pie Picnic
• Feast: Mushrooms Galore á la Mistlands
• Feast: Ashlands Gourmet Bowl
• Feast: Sailor’s Bounty
• Potion: Berserkir Mead
• Potion: Tonic of Ratatosk
• Potion: Lightfoot Mead
• Potion: Draught of Vananidir
• Potion: Mead of Troll Endurance
• Potion: Brew of Animal Whispers
• Potion: Anti-Sting Concoction
• Potion: Love Potion (purchasable)

Misc:

• New Location: Witch’s hut in the Swamps
• New Event: Ghosts
• New Emotes: Relax, Rest & Toast
• Mead bases are crafted with the Mead Ketill instead of with the Cauldron
• Uncooked food items are crafted with the Food Preparation Table instead of with the Cauldron
• Food placed with the Serving Tray is steaming of deliciousness

Fixes & Improvements:

• Various visual updates to Hildir’s camp
• Optimised Greydwarf Eye
• Added the ability to craft x5 at once when holding down shift or left stick
• Some old hardcoded strings have been fixed and are now properly localised
• Updated names and descriptions for some of the items in Hildir’s shop
• Food is now visible in the player’s hand during eating animation
• Player built pots now return charcoal resin on destruction
• Console command added: ‘sortcraft’ to be able to sort crafting lists by name, type, weight, count or original
• Reduced radius of burn area on fire pits
• Fixed visual bug with Asksvin Rug and Straw
• ResetSkill console command can now also take "all"
• Various optimizations to make the game run a bit smoother
• Framerates should become a bit more consistent when around a lot of buildings
• Fixed input loss that occured when running the game at lower framerates
• Fixed the slope-knockback bug that could occur when hitting enemies with some attacks while on a steep slope
• Fixed issue where if menu was opened during the generation of a new world, the join code would not be displayed

Xbox:

• Game no longer crashes when blocking/unblocking other player and exiting player list too fast
• Now if you suspend game after having joined online game, you can once again join another online game upon resuming without having to restart the whole game
• Fixed a bug where you could infinitely get stuck on "logging in to backend service" if you had deleted your playfab account and subsequently lost internet

PC Platforms:

• Made sure resolution dropdown in graphics settings can be scrolled with a gamepad
• Fixed Chat/NPC text not clamping correctly to screen borders on resolutions other than 1080p.
• Fixed bug with resolution confirmation popup not showing up if you switch to other settings tab and click OK
• Fixed so that the framerate slider movement speeds up if held down when using a gamepad
• Now filters out local IP addresses when searching for online servers

Linux:

• Main audio device should no longer swap upon game launch
• Keys that don't have a QWERTY counterpart can now be bound

Mac:

• Bepinex will work on Steam versions of Mac again
• Dedicated servers now put save files in the correct location when no ApplicationSupport folder exists already
• Dragging the window around no longer triggers left mouse button clicks
• Valheim cursor is now re-enabled after moving mouse outside of game window
• Forward and backward mouse buttons are no longer incorrectly recognized as middle mouse button
• Valheim is now downloadable on App Store even if Steam installation already exists
• Fixed Steam overlay not being openable via shortcut

We have a small hotfix for you! There was an issue where Mac users playing via Steam were not able to use dedicated servers, but this has now been solved.

Please note that this patch doesn't have a new version number.

Patch Notes:

• Fixed an issue causing Mac users not being able to connect to dedicated servers when playing via Steam
• Updated main menu graphics

Greetings vikings!

It's time to bring this set of fixes over from the PTB! The list has gotten quite long, and so it contains fixes for various different parts of the Ashlands (and Valheim as a whole). Most notably, the Flametal mining and the spawn rates of several enemies have been adjusted. Hopefully this will all make your Ashlands experience more enjoyable!

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• Tweaks and fixes to Flametal mining
• Tweaked spawn rates for multiple Ashlands enemies
• Trollstav tweaks
• Various cooking fixes
• Various build piece fixes
• Multiple bug fixes and improvements

Detailed Patch Notes:

• Players no longer get stuck in falling animation on flametal spires
• Chance for Flametal Spires to start sinking on hit changed from 10% to 1%
• Flametal spires drop rate changed to 2-4 per chunk
• Flametal ore now makes correct sound when mined
• Fixed an issue where network objects could become permanently corrupt, root cause of multiple issues (Player bases loading much slower over time in a multiplayer scenario; player bases being more prone to structural stability issues over time; random non-tamable enemies becoming tamed; random tamed animals dying)
• Tweaked spawn amount for Asksvin
• Tweaked spawn chance for Twitchers
• Tweaked spawn chance for Charred Archers
• Tweaked spawn chance for Charred Melees
• Tweaked spawn chance for Voltures
• Tweaked spawn chance for LavaBlob
• Smoke bombs can now be used to put out fire
• Trollstav can no longer be used in dungeons
• Trollstav will now give a warning message when trying to spawn too many trolls
• Spawned trolls can now be attacked by bosses
• Tweaks to amount of damage players take from lava depending how deep into lava they are
• Slightly higher threshold before taking damage from lava
• Hare meat can now be cooked on the wooden cooking station
• Asksvin & Volture meat now require the iron cooking station
• Chicken meat will now be correctly attached to the hook on cooking stations
• Voltures no longer make walking sounds when flying
• Fader’s flame is no longer visible on longer distance than his body
• Fixed a bug in the block list that made it possible to block yourself
• Hot tub refuel effect now match other fire VFX
• Stone portal is now able to be built on stone & black marble
• Shield generator no longer take damage from being built over lava
• Grausten arched roof pieces no longer display a gap between the top of two roof pieces
• Fixed an performance issue related to grausten building pieces
• Tweak to the small marble column hitbox
• Fixed an issue where the Player List was not able to be closed.
• Fixed bug where button rebind could be initiated with a controller but not cancelled
• Fixed an issue with being able to switch tabs with keyboard while unified popup is displayed
• The catapult will no longer duplicate stacked items
• Magma fish is now interested in hot fishing bait
• Immobilised tooltip will no longer show unnecessary stats
• Loading screen will now freeze the window for a much shorter period.
• The intro will now start playing while loading to shorten the overall loading time when starting the game for the first time.
• You can now cycle through hints in the loading screen
• Localization tweaks

Mac:

• Ping icon is now correct on non-singleplayer servers on Mac
• Tweaks to functionality for scrolling to make it less resource expansive, noticeable on weaker systems.
• Fixed an issue to make sure to register the Game Center platform id without the "A:_" prefix, since that would later break the parsing of the platform ID when adding players to the player list since it expects only one underscore to be present in the string. This would've caused issues with muting players via the player list, but with this fix, muting works as expected with MAS players.

**Xbox: **

• Fixed a crash issue that could happen when suspending the game
• Pins on the minimap on Xbox is now a reasonable size on 4K displays
• Fixed a bug that made the game think that every player in the player list was the local player. This bug was the root cause of multiple issues since privilege checks became completely broken. This impacted Managing Player Communication, Display Name and GamerPic, and Maintaining Multiplayer Session State.
• Fixed a bug concerning Joinable Game Sessions and Online Play
• Fixed an error on Xbox One caused by Mouse.current returning null if if no mouse is plugged in

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

We have a very short list of patch notes today, but it does fix a very important issue!

This patch should also be the final one before we can move the whole set of fixes and tweaks from the PTB to the live branch, provided that there are no new issues.

Patch Notes:

• Fixed an issue that could cause world loading error on relogging

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

Hello vikings!

We've got a set of Ashlands tweaks for you today, mainly concerning Flametal spires and enemy spawning. Aside from that there are of course a bunch of bug fixes as well.

As always, if you play with your friends, please remember to make sure that you're all on the same version of Valheim!

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• Multiple bug fixes
• Balancing tweaks in Ashlands

Detailed Patch Notes:

• Flametal spires now have a low chance to start sinking
• Players no longer get stuck in falling animation on flametal spires
• Flametal spires drop rate changed from 3-4 pieces per chunk to 2-4
• Flametal ore now makes correct sound when mined
• Fixed an issue where network objects could become permanently corrupt, root cause of multiple issues (Player bases loading much slower over time in a multiplayer scenario; player bases being more prone to structural stability issues over time; random non-tamable enemies becoming tamed; random tamed animals dying)
• Reduced spawn amount for Asksvin
• Tweaked spawn chance for Twitchers
• Tweaked spawn chance for Charred Archers
• Tweaked spawn chance for Charred Melees
• Tweaks to amount of damage players take from lava depending how deep into lava they are
• Slightly higher threshold before taking damage from lava
• Hare meat can now be cooked on the wooden cooking station
• Asksvin & Volture meat now require the iron cooking station
• Chicken meat will now be correctly attached to the hook on cooking stations
• Hot tub refuel effect now match other fire VFX
• Tweak to the small marble column hitbox
• Fixed an issue where the Player List was not able to be closed.
• Fixed bug where button rebind could be initiated with a controller but not cancelled
• Fixed an issue with being able to switch tabs with keyboard while unified popup is displayed
• Mac: Ping icon is now correct on non-singleplayer servers on Mac
• Xbox: Fixed a crash issue that could happen when suspending the game
• Xbox: Pins on the minimap on Xbox is now a reasonable size on 4K displays

Hello vikings!

Today we have a hotfix for you, to solve some critical crashes. Please do keep in mind that this hotfix applies to the previous Live build (0.218.15), and that it does not contain any of the changes from the current PTB (0.218.17). The PTB changes will continue to be worked on, and they will be released to the Live game eventually!

Detailed Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Fixed a rare case where the server list could permanently break if adding an IPv6 dedicated server, making players unable to join multiplayer games via the server list.
• Prefer IPv4 over IPv6, fixing some issues with connecting to dedicated servers.
• Fixed a number of issues related to deleting the user's PlayFab account.
• Block navigation of tab menus with keyboard when a popup is shown.
• Update game icon on Mac App Store and Microsoft Store.

Mac:

• Fixed some issues that broke privilege checks against, muting and chat messages from Mac App Store players.
• Reverse piece placement rotation on MacOS so it matches the other versions of the game.
• Use windowed fullscreen on MacOS.
• Fixed an issue where quality settings were reset every time the game was restarted on MacOS.
• Fixed map pinging when typing "p" in a pin name on MacOS.
• Fix stuttery mouse input on older Intel Macs.

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

This patch offers a number of balancing tweaks to the Ashlands! If you want, you can view the numbers for yourself, but the gist of it is that several enemies have had a decreased spawn chance. There has also been a significant change to Flametal spires, so that they no longer sink into the lava once you start to mine them.

Aside from this, there are also some more technical fixes for both Xbox and Mac.

Abbreviated Patch Notes:

• Balancing tweaks for the Ashlands
• Multiple bug fixes for Xbox and Mac

Detailed Patch Notes:

Fixes & Improvements:

• Decreased random spawn chance of multiple enemies in the Ashlands: ** Voltures: reduced spawn chance from 30% to 20% ** Twitchers : Spawn interval increased from 110 to 200, reduced spawn chance from 55% to 25%, maxSpawn decreased from 4 to 3 ** Twitchers : Spawn interval increased from 100 to 160, spawn chance reduced from 60% to 30%, maxSpawn decreased from 5 to 4 ** Charred Archer: Spawn interval increased from 240 to 320, reduced spawn chance from 40% to 20% ** Charred Melee: Spawn interval increased from 240 to 320, reduced spawn chance from 50% to 20% ** LavaBlob: Spawn interval increased from 200 to 260
• Flametal spires will no longer submerge when mined
• Voltures no longer make walking sounds when flying
• Fixed a bug in the block list that made it possible to block yourself

Xbox:

• Fixed a bug that made the game think that every player in the player list was the local player. This bug was the root cause of multiple issues since privilege checks became completely broken. This impacted Managing Player Communication, Display Name and GamerPic, and Maintaining Multiplayer Session State.
• Fixed a bug concerning Joinable Game Sessions and Online Play
• Fixed an error on Xbox One caused by Mouse.current returning null if if no mouse is plugged in

Mac:

• Instead of polling to check for availability of precise scrolling deltas, which is inefficient, especially on slower Macs, cache the value and only update it when the input layout changes.
• The scroll modifier native plugin is now only applied when actually scrolling, and the scroll value is now set in Update() instead of reading it every time the scroll wheel function is called. This makes it less resource intensive, noticeable on weaker systems.
• Fixed an issue to make sure to register the Game Center platform id without the "A:_" prefix, since that would later break the parsing of the platform ID when adding players to the player list since it expects only one underscore to be present in the string. This would've caused issues with muting players via the player list, but with this fix, muting works as expected with MAS players.

⚠️ Note: This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim only, and may therefore be unstable!

Prior to launching this update to the Default version of the game, we want to have a chance to discover bugs and fine-tune the balancing to ensure the best game experience.

• ACCESS: Right-click Valheim in your Steam library, then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to select. The PTB FAQ can be found (https://steamcommunity.com/app/892970/discussions/0/3589961352692129408/).

• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our (https://steamcommunity.com:/linkfilter/?url=https://discord.gg/valheim/) or through the form on our website.

Please remember to be considerate towards players who are not participating in the Public Test, as some may prefer to avoid spoilers. As indicated by the access code, please ensure to create backups of your save files before playing.

It's time for a patch with some Ashlands fixes! There are tweaks to both weapons and building pieces, and there should now also be some improvements to the loading screen. Thank you for your continued feedback!

Detailed Patch Notes

Fixes & Improvements:

• Trollstav can no longer be used in dungeons
• Trollstav will now give a warning message when trying to spawn too many trolls
• Spawned trolls can now be attacked by bosses
• Smoke bombs can now be used to put out fire
• Stone portal is now able to be built on stone & black marble
• Shield generator no longer take damage from being built over lava
• Grausten arched roof pieces no longer display a gap between the top of two roof pieces
• Fixed an performance issue related to grausten building pieces
• Fader’s flame is no longer visible on longer distance than his body
• The catapult will no longer duplicate stacked items
• Magma fish is now interested in hot fishing bait
• Immobilized tooltip will no longer show unnecessary stats
• Loading screen will now freeze the window for a much shorter period.
• The intro will now start playing while loading to shorten the overall loading time when starting the game for the first time.
• You can now cycle through hints in the loading screen
• Localization tweaks