# veloren v0.18.0

- Product: veloren (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/veloren)
- Vendor: veloren
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Version: v0.18.0
- Original notes: https://gitlab.com/veloren/veloren/-/releases/v0.18.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/veloren/releases/v0.18.0

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- **added** — State of the window is saved between game launches
- **added** — Barns that can spawn at the edge of towns
- **added** — One new dungeon track and two new town tracks
- **added** — NPCs can now engage in two-way conversation
- **added** — NPCs can now be hired for a short time
- **added** — Pairs of airships now travel between designated sites
- **added** — Ability to jump off walls
- **added** — All metal lineage armor sets have helmets
- **added** — /goto_rand command for admins to teleport to random position
- **added** — Town road variations
- **added** — Gamepad bindings can now be viewed in the Controls Settings menu
- **added** — New instruments: Rhythmo, Starlight Conch, Timbrel of Chaos, Viola Pizzicato
- **added** — Time estimate to erosion
- **added** — Ability to ask NPCs for directions to nearby establishments
- **added** — /wiki command to open the Veloren wiki or search for a specific topic
- **added** — Adding a space after chat mode commands changes chat modes
- **added** — New and more granular options for the /kit command
- **added** — Beds now regenerate health when mounted
- **added** — Setting dropdown for SFX channel capacity
- **added** — New Buccaneer entity spawn at the Pirate Hideout with a new T2 obtainable buccaneer set
- **added** — Serverside gizmos for debugging things like pathfinding
- **added** — Potion which permanently changes the character's body type
- **added** — Internal settings for audio samplerate and buffer size
- **added** — Fire gigas
- **added** — Consumables drop their container after getting consumed
- **added** — Separate settings to toggle rain effects
- **added** — Pirates sometimes going to raid towns
- **added** — Croatian language support
- **added** — Space for airship travel agent at docks
- **added** — Hired adventurers will now go to taverns in towns while the employer stays in the town
- **added** — New hide lineage armor set known as Serpentscale
- **added** — More varieties of house-building materials
- **added** — New LoD models for all five AirshipDock plots
- **added** — Structures now support a Choice() block to allow for randomized spawns
- **added** — DiscardTransparency experimental shader
- **added** — Minimap options for Scale, Show Coordinates and Colored Player Marker
- **added** — Simple quest system
- **added** — Quest: Escort a merchant
- **added** — Quest: Slay a monster
- **added** — Separate wall jump button
- **added** — Elephants
- **added** — More and improved fire particle effects
- **added** — Cloth Armor Lineage helmets and new Cotton Armor Set
- **added** — New glider for Fire Gigas crafting drop
- **added** — Support for directional lanterns
- **added** — Ability to rebind controller buttons in-game
- **added** — Cyclable hotbar for improved controller support
- **added** — Close button for dialogues
- **added** — New tutorial system that introduces mechanics during gameplay without breaking immersion
- **added** — More sprite effects
- **added** — Arthropod footsteps
- **added** — New bench and door sprites
- **added** — Bow
- **changed** — Axe balance tweaks
- **changed** — Mountability now depends on mass, with the exception of ships and humanoids
- **changed** — Hammer skill icons
- **changed** — Renamed Bag control setting to Inventory and changed default keybind to i
- **changed** — Improved interaction HUD consistency and prioritized important interactions over others
- **changed** — Sword balance tweaks
- **changed** — Vampire Castle chests are now the same as Haniwa chests
- **changed** — Increased kelpies' swim speed
- **changed** — Crippled balance tweaks
- **changed** — Track assignment for dungeons
- **changed** — Mineral ingot sprites recoloured
- **changed** — Hammer balance tweaks
- **changed** — Minor balance change to Terracotta Statue blast attack
- **changed** — Poise bar is shown by default
- **changed** — Purple Geode is dropped again, now from Basilisks
- **changed** — Updated velorite and fragment item models to match mining sprites
- **changed** — Tavern changes, cellars, better layout, more rtsim behaviour related to taverns
- **changed** — Town layout improvements, lantern pole sprites at the sides of roads, more smooth paths
- **changed** — Reworked climbing controls
- **changed** — You now need to hold the give up button to give up
- **changed** — Dealing damage to an NPC reduces sentiment, helping a downed NPC increases sentiment
- **changed** — Metal lineage armor model updates
- **changed** — No longer show names of most sprite interactions
- **changed** — Animation fix for flamekeeper and forgemaster: the ring of fire attack spreads outwards after their weapon strikes the ground
- **changed** — Wolves are deadlier
- **changed** — New messages of the day for singleplayer worlds
- **changed** — Nerf NPC aimbot
- **changed** — Minor improvements to NPC pathfinding to reduce illegal pathing around obstacles
- **changed** — Updated rat model
- **changed** — Recipes now have relevant quality ratings
- **changed** — Changed how RtSim handles repopulating NPCs with a queue and minimum time before trying to repopulate
- **changed** — Sitting at a campfire is now required to set your spawn point
- **changed** — Automatic item merging only applies to inventory events
- **changed** — Parry now has the same precision power as backstab
- **changed** — Improved safety railings on airships to mitigate surprise skydiving
- **changed** — Updated tradable recipes and balanced some prices
- **changed** — Merged craftable lanterns into a single recipe
- **changed** — Updated campfire and bed interaction texts
- **changed** — Witch and Pirate sets are now obtainable and have been given new models, alongside Twig Set being changed out for Adventurer Set
- **changed** — Updated Tidal Warrior model
- **changed** — Emitted SFX now take into account both player and camera position instead of just camera position when determining volume
- **changed** — Danari horns are now shown when wearing a hat or helmet
- **changed** — Debuff icons have been updated to be more vibrant and identifiable
- **changed** — Made hammer skills descriptions clearer
- **changed** — Updated airship docks to add more space between docking platforms
- **changed** — Airships now travel along routes of many docks rather than out and back between two docks
- **changed** — Airship docking time is reduced from 90 to 60 seconds
- **changed** — All hide lineage armor sets now have helmets
- **changed** — Increased gem spawn rates in caves with each gem node having a specific biome in which they generate more frequently
- **changed** — Cliff town airship docks now have extra space around the dock to preclude taller cliff buildings from interfering
- **changed** — Collars now require 2 tin ingots instead of an iron ingot and their quality attribute has been changed to common instead of moderate
- **changed** — Barns can spawn some items

##### [0.18.0] - 2026-01-23

###### Added

- State of the window is saved between game launches.
- Barns that can spawn at the edge of towns.
- One new dungeon track and two new town tracks.
- You can now engage NPCs in two-way conversation.
- NPCs can now be hired for a short time.
- Pairs of Airships now travel between designated sites.
- Added ability to jump off walls.
- All metal lineage armor sets have helmets.
- Added `/goto_rand` command for admins to teleport to random position.
- Town road variations.
- Gamepad bindings can now be viewed in the 'Controls Settings' menu.
- New instruments: Rhythmo, Starlight Conch, Timbrel of Chaos, Viola Pizzicato.
- Time estimate to erosion.
- The ability to ask NPCs for directions to nearby establishments.
- Type /wiki to open the Veloren wiki or /wiki [topic] to search for a specific topic.
- Adding a space after chat mode commands changes chat modes.
- New and more granular options for the `/kit` command.
- Beds now regen health when mounted.
- Setting dropdown for SFX channel capacity.
- New Buccaneer entity spawn at the Pirate Hideout, including a new T2 obtainable buccaneer set.
- Serverside gizmos for debugging things like pathfinding.
- A potion which permanently changes the characters body type.
- Internal settings for audio samplerate and buffer size.
- Added fire gigas.
- Consumables drop their container after getting consumed.
- Added separate settings to toggle rain effects.
- Pirates sometimes going to raid towns.
- Croatian language support.
- Made space for airship travel agent at docks.
- Hired adventurers will now go to taverns in towns while the employer stays in the town.
- New hide lineage armor set known as Serpentscale.
- Added more varieties of house-building materials
- New LoD models for all five AirshipDock plots.
- Structures now support a `Choice()` block to allow for randomized spawns.
- Added `DiscardTransparency` experimental shader.
- Added Minimap options for Scale, Show Coordinates and Colored Player Marker.
- Simple quest system
- Quest: Escort a merchant
- Quest: Slay a monster
- Add separate wall jump button
- Added elephants
- More and improved fire particle effects
- Added Cloth Armor Lineage helmets and new Cotton Armor Set.
- New glider for Fire Gigas crafting drop.
- Support for directional lanterns
- Rebind controller buttons in-game.
- Adds a cyclable hotbar for improved controller support.
- Close button for dialogues.
- A new tutorial system that introduces mechanics during gameplay without breaking immersion
- Added more sprite effects
- Arthropod footsteps
- Added new bench and door sprites
- Bow

###### Changed

- Axe balance tweaks.
- Mountability now depends on mass, with the exception of ships and humanoids.
- Hammer skill icons.
- Renamed 'Bag' control setting to 'Inventory' and changed default keybind to 'i'.
- Improved interaction HUD consistency and prioritized important interactions over others.
- Sword balance tweaks.
- Vampire Castle chests are now the same as Haniwa chests.
- Increased kelpies' swim speed.
- Crippled balance tweaks.
- Track assignment for dungeons.
- Mineral ingot sprites recoloured.
- Hammer balance tweaks.
- Minor balance change to Terracotta Statue blast attack.
- Poise bar is shown by default.
- Purple Geode is dropped again, now from Basilisks.
- Updated velorite and fragment item models to match mining sprites.
- Tavern changes, cellars, better layout, more rtsim behaviour related to taverns.
- Town layout improvements, lantern pole sprites at the sides of roads, more smooth paths.
- Reworked climbing controls.
- You now need to hold the give up button to give up.
- Dealing damage to an npc reduces sentiment, helping a downed npc increases sentiment.
- Metal lineage armor model updates.
- No longer show names of most sprite interactions.
- Animation fix for flamekeeper and forgemaster: the ring of fire attack spreads outwards AFTER their weapon strikes the ground.
- Wolves are deadlier.
- New message

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