Greetings vikings!

Since our last check-in we have moved the Call to Arms update from the Public Test Branch and into the Live version of the game! We want to thank everyone who tested the game during the PTB, as well as everyone who has played it since the official release. We hope you’re not too bruised from your battles!

There are possibly some more tweaks coming to that update in the coming weeks and months, as we want to see how everyone experiences the new changes, beyond those who tested in the PTB. But besides that we’re now focusing the team solely on content for the Deep North and 1.0. Armour sets are being designed, dungeons are getting fleshed out, and enemies are being animated. We’re itching for you to see it all, but we also want to make sure that there’s plenty of things left for you to discover on your own!

We’re holding off a bit longer still to see what became of Hervor Bloodtooth but, just like last month, we want to show you something from the Deep North regardless. This time we’re taking a peek at some new furniture pieces, made from a new type of wood found in the biome. They’re a bit chunkier than what we’ve had so far, and both the chair and the table have some decorative designs carved into them. We look forward to seeing how the talented builders out there will use them in the future!



Just a few days ago we also finally made the announcement that Valheim is coming to PlayStation! It’s something that we’ve been getting many requests for over the course of Valheim’s development, and we’re really excited that it’s soon to come true. You can read more about the PlayStation release, as well as watch the new trailers (yes, multiple!), in the announcement post.

As you may have guessed, the upcoming PlayStation release is the reason that we’re going to Tokyo Game Show next week, and those passing by our booth will have the opportunity to be among the first to play the game on a PlayStation console. We hope to see some fans there!

You will also find Valheim at the boardgame fair SPIEL ESSEN in Germany in October! Our friends at MOOD will be there to showcase the Valheim boardgame which is now manufactured and ready to ship out to everyone who backed the Gamefound campaign. The booth at SPIEL will also be the first ever place where you can purchase the game in person!




This month we’re taking a closer look at this castle by ViRedy. Looks like someone is looking forward to a bit of wintery exploration, well done!



If you want your creation to be featured in this section, use the hashtag #ValheimBotM on social media. Please also send us a DM or email with a link to your post, to make sure that we see it. Now you can also submit builds on Discord, by posting in the build-of-the-month forum channel! No DM is necessary if you post there, as that’s our own forum.

See you soon!

/The Iron Gate team

If you’d like to discuss the content of this post, please visit our Discord, or our forums on Reddit and Steam, or make a comment on social media!

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.


* 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

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 here.
  
  
• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our Discord 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!

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

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

Greetings vikings!

We’re back after a bit of a summer break, and we’ve got lots of things going on!

To start with, as you may have already noticed, we’re at Gamescom to present the latest update, Call to Arms. It’s available on the Public Test Branch right now for everyone who wishes to try it out! You can read the patch notes here, and we’ll of course share the trailer again, because we think it turned out pretty cool:

On site in Cologne we have our Iron Gate team members Robin, Andreas and Emilia, and while they might be a bit busy doing some interviews, they’re happy to stop and chat if you want to say hi to them.

But Gamescom isn’t the only event we’ll be attending; in a month we will also have a booth at Tokyo Game Show! If you’ll be attending, please come say hi! And even if you won’t be in Tokyo – keep an eye out, because we’ll be having an exciting announcement to make for that event as well.

Since there’s plenty of other things to focus on right now, we’ll be having a bit of a break from the Hervor episodes. We can promise that her voyage will continue, but first you will have to wonder about her fate a little longer.

With that said though, we don’t want to leave you entirely without a Deep North teaser for this month. Since we’re already fully focused on combat this month, let’s take a peek at one of the weapons you’ll be able to craft in the biome:

And last but not least, it’s time to highlight some builds! Since we had a month without sharing any builds, we’ll of course share double now. First out is LootPursuer with this mystical build. Well done!

And we would also like to highlight this epic bridge by charass. Impressive!

If you want your creation to be featured in this section, use the hashtag #ValheimBotM on social media. Please also send us a DM or email with a link to your post, to make sure that we see it. Now you can also submit builds on Discord, by posting in the build-of-the-month forum channel! No DM is necessary if you post there, as that’s our own forum.

Fight well!

/The Iron Gate team

If you’d like to discuss the content of this post, please visit our Discord, or our forums on Reddit and Steam, or make a comment on social media!

⚠️ 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 here.
  
  
• FEEDBACK: Please leave any feedback in the “#valheim-public-test” channel in our Discord 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:





* 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

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.

Hello vikings!

Summer is here already! In case you’ve missed it, that also means that you’re able to build the Maypole and craft the Midsummer Crown in Valheim – you’ll be able to do so for the rest of June and through the first week of July, so there’s plenty of time still to enjoy the time of the summer solstice.

There’ll be no warm summer weather in the Deep North though! Last time we saw Hervor Bloodtooth, she got attacked by an Elaking as she was exploring a large hall. And it appears she has been taken deep below ground…

You may have guessed it already, but that’s your first sneak peek of a Deep North dungeon! We call them Winding Tunnels, and they’re one of many things that we have been working on behind the scenes which we hope you’re excited to explore in the future. We will, as usual, give you a still image as well, but after that we’ll be leaving Hervor to her fate for a while. How do you think she will fare?

Last month we mentioned that we’re also working on an update which focuses on improving the combat mechanics. We want to share another teaser for that update, in the form of an archery target – because even with improved mechanics you might still want an easy way to practice your own skills! The target will also let you know how close to the center you managed to shoot, and you will be able to retrieve your arrows or bolts once you’re done practicing.

This month we want to highlight this Black Forest longhouse, built by Kalltorak. Nicely done!

If you want your creation to be featured in this section, use the hashtag #ValheimBotM on social media. Please also send us a DM or email with a link to your post, to make sure that we see it. Now you can also submit builds on Discord, by posting in the build-of-the-month forum channel! No DM is necessary if you post there, as that’s our own forum. You can view previous builds in this thread on Steam.

Take aim!

/The Iron Gate team

If you’d like to discuss the content of this post, please visit our Discord, or our forums on Reddit and Steam, or make a comment on social media!

Hello vikings!

We want to begin with mentioning that we’ll be renaming these monthly blog posts to “Word From the Devs”, since many of you have felt that the name “Development Blog” isn’t as fitting anymore. We hope that the new naming will be more suitable, and that it will cover everything these posts are about!

We also want to reassure you all that we are very much still working on the game, and that there are a lot of things behind the scenes that we aren’t showing you just yet! The Deep North development is in progress, but we want to leave a lot of it for you to discover yourselves. With that said though, we believe that this month’s Hervor video shows you something you’ve been curious about:



That creature at the end there wasn’t just part of the wildlife, but rather one of the enemies you will face in the Deep North. It’s called an Elaking, and we have a picture of it for you as well:



Besides the Deep North, we have a reveal for you as well! We’re also working on a smaller update, which will be released before the Deep North, that focuses on improving Valheim’s combat mechanics. And yes, that includes at last fixing slope fighting!

But what would a combat update be without some new armour? Some of you may already have glimpsed it on our Instagram stories last week, but here’s a better look! What kind of creature is it made from, do you think?



Before we sign off, we also want to thank everyone who backed the Makeship campaign for the Rocky plushie! Makeship aims to ship the plushies in August this year, so stay tuned for that!


This month we want to direct our gaze towards Fort Elvetham, built by kpthe13th and his daughters. What a lovely place!



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Sharpen your swords!

/The Iron Gate team

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Hello vikings and Rocky-fans!

It’s April, and you might have noticed that we were a bit mischievous earlier this month… For clarity, we did a repost of our old April Fools jokes, and as funny as these videos may be they will remain only jokes. But the video that was brand new – the trailer for Rocky the Pet Rock – was no joke at all! Rocky is very much a real thing in the game, though we won’t go into detail about how to make your Rocky happy…

If you love Rocky, you will probably also love the Rocky plushie! The Makeship campaign to get your very own Rocky is live right now, and this will be your only chance to get one, so don’t miss it!



Speaking of plushies, it’s time to announce the winners of our Favour of Freya screenshot competition! The winners will each get a jumbo neck plushie, to give them emotional support in their continued virtual photography. The Scenic category we would like to award to BarefootCookie for this shot of a Charred warrior gazing out over the Ashlands. Wow!



And the Action category we would like to award to Thaddeus for capturing this moment during a battle with Lord Reto. Incredible! Thank you everyone who submitted a screenshot for the competition, it’s been so much fun to get a glimpse into your very own Valheim adventures!



Before we wrap up we have another part of the Voyage of Hervor Bloodtooth for you! As she continues to walk deeper into the snowy woods, it appears she’s not quite as alone as she first thought…



Of course we will also give you a screenshot of that mysterious building she encountered there at the end. What do you think it is, and who do you think built it?




And finally, time to highlight a building from the community! This month it was Stefonishin who caught our attention with this waterfront house. Well done!



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Rock on!

/The Iron Gate team

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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.


* 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)

Greetings vikings!

We’d like to start off this post by saying thank you to everyone we met at GDC this year! It’s always a pleasure to get to meet people who have played our game, and this time around was no exception. It was great to meet you!

But a new blog post also means by now that it’s time for a new episode of the Voyage of Hervor Bloodtooth. As she is making her way further inland, what will she discover?



It may look like a peaceful place, but the Deep North can be more hostile than it first appears to be... That poor greydwarf!



Last time we opened up submissions for our screenshot competition, the Favour of Freya. We wanted to just take a moment to thank everyone who has submitted a picture so far, it’s a delight to go through them all! If you want to compete, you still have a couple of days left to submit your entry, as the competition closes on March 31st. Good luck!


This month we turn our gaze to “The Dragonhearth” by MythicBuilds. Impressive indeed!



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Skål!

/The Iron Gate team

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