Valheim News

Valheim gets upgraded to improve performance and fix major bugs

Iron Gate have now released the latest update to Valheim, their co-op open world survival game and it should be good for all players.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/valheim-gets-upgraded-to-improve-performance-and-fix-major-bugs

Patch 0.216.9

This patch includes a lot of optimisations for many underlying systems of the game – this to improve in-game performance for both small and large worlds, network performance, load times and to drastically decrease save file sizes. We hope that these changes will be a significant improvement for some of you!

You’ll also find the midsummer items enabled again, so place down a maypole and go dancing!

[h2]Detailed patch notes:[/h2]

* Midsummer items enabled (Maypole & Midsummer crown)
* Many performance, memory and networking improvements for both new/unexplored and old/explored worlds
* World save file size greatly reduced
* Fixed endless loading of save manager when switching tabs too fast
* World save files that are corrupt, have load errors or have missing meta files can now be restored from the most recent backup directly from within the Select World menu by pressing the "Start" button.
* Save file stability & issues fixed
* Decreased load times in the Manage Saves menu.
* Fixed a bug that would cause the GUI to not update when deleting the bottommost backup in the Manage Saves menu.
* An automatic backup is made when starting a world in a new version, and a permanent backup is created when loading into a new world version
* Fixed a world load issue between versions. (You can no longer load into a world from a game version that is newer than your current game version)
* Fixed hitbox issue for close combat and spear throwing issue
* Added "UI scaling" to settings on Xbox
* Minimap pin input fixed on steam deck & big picture mode
* Minimap text input fix for certain Asian languages

Patch 0.216.8 (Public Test)

Further problem solving in today's patch!

Like last time, this patch makes your saves significantly less backwards compatible than other patches, so make sure you really do make extra backups this time. As always, we will do our best so that you will be able to continue with your save files when this goes live, but there is always a risk that you might have to restore your backups when playing on the public test.

[h2]Patch notes:[/h2]

* Fixed issue with some worlds not showing up correctly
* Fixed an issue with creating a character with the same name as a previous one
* A permanent backup is now created when loading into a new world version in case you want to revert back
* Bed issues fixed
* Issue with monsters moving before finished being staggered fixed
* Fixed issue where monsters could have the wrong weapon after exiting and re-entering an area
* Fixed issue with loading worlds on dedicated server
* Worlds with underscores in their names fixed

Paid mods are “against the creative and open spirit of modding,” say Valheim's developer

Developers Iron Gate have been receiving questions about Valheim mods, and “what we as a company approve of - as well as what we don’t approve of.” So the team decided to clear up their stance on mods, and most notably, their stance on paid mods which is what they’ve been asked about the most.

The Valheim devs have posted an update on the game's official website, detailing the attitude Iron Gate Studio has made towards its game. In short, mods are A-Okay, as long as they aren't paywalled and clearly marked as unofficial.

This post, an attempt to set straight exactly what kind of mods have the developers' approval, comes following months of community outcry for official mod support for the MMORPG. The game has had a dedicated modding community for some time now, however without an official stance on the subject, many have been confused and concerned on the validity of such content in the eyes of Valheim's creators.

The first major point of order addressed in the statement was the team's attitude towards mods for Valheim. "First of all, while we don’t have any official mod support, we are definitely happy to see that people are engaging with our game and creating their own mods for it. It’s definitely flattering that you want to be creative and add your own ideas! Iron Gate not having any official mod support essentially means that any creating and using of mods is done at your own risk, and that we can’t guarantee that mods will be compatible with newer versions of the game."