Valheim 1.0.16 Will Take a Few Days to Reach Every Platform, but Crossplay Stays Open

Valheim’s next bug-fixing pass will focus on the Deep North, where terrain changes can still revert after an area unloads. Patch 1.0.16 will also address achievement unlocks, excessive enemy spawns, and several graphics, physics, input, and platform issues. The update follows Valheim Patch 1.0.15, which addressed terrain duplication, Deep North armor mould drops, and Writhan spawn rates.

The update will require a few days to reach every platform because of internal restrictions, according to Iron Gate’s Steam announcement. Crossplay will remain functional during the rollout, so players can continue playing with friends even if their systems receive the patch at different times.

Deep North terrain seams may still need some hands-on repair after the update arrives. Players can use a pickaxe or hoe, or walk over snow, to fix areas that remain damaged after unloading and reloading.

Achievement corrections cover Child of Odin, Comfort is King, and The Gourmet. The last of those will no longer require the unobtainable Blue Mushroom. Enemy behavior also receives several adjustments, including a fix for unusually large enemy groups during raids and corrections for Deep North boss-fight spawns that could appear outside the arena or render incorrectly.

Other changes will stop fire smoke from pushing certain enemies, keep placeable rocks and boulders from taking rain damage, and make item variants appear correctly on item and armor stands. Players on Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 will also receive a motion-control fix, while the Mac App Store version will correct an issue with restoring backups through the Manage Saves menu.

Valheim 1.0.16 Patch Notes

Terrain reversion and achievement failures are the main player-facing targets. The rest of the changelog covers enemy spawning, snow behavior, item-stand visuals, graphics presets, crashes, motion controls, and save backups.

• Fixed a bug that caused terrain modifications to revert in Deep North after unloading the area in some cases. Our apologies that this one went back and forth for a while! You may need to manually fix terrain seams by pickaxing, using the hoe, or walking over snow however.
• Fixed a bug that could cause way too many enemies to spawn, especially during raids
• Fixed Child of Odin achievement not unlocking correctly
• Fixed a case where Comfort is King achievement was not unlocking correctly
• Excluded unobtainable Blue Mushroom from The Gourmet achievement
• Fixed a bug where smoke from fires could push some enemies in unintended ways
• Fixed a bug where snow deposits from trees could cause the terrain to be raised around it
• Fixed a bug where certain spawns during the Deep North boss fight could spawn outside the boss area
• Fixed a bug where item variants were not applied visually to items on item/armour stands (e.g. shields)
• Updated localization
• Placeable rocks and boulders no longer take rain damage
• Tessellation is now disabled in the “low” graphics preset
• Tree logs in Deep North now move more consistently when rolling over snow
• Fixed a bug where certain spawns during the Deep North boss fight could render incorrectly when standing in certain places
• Fixed an error / potential crash in the online session Player List
• Fixed a bug where rolling snowballs far away from the player could result in terrain seams and in some cases, crashes
• Switch 2 / PlayStation®5: Fixed a bug where motion controls activation was inconsistent
• Switch 2: Fixed a bug where banding artifacts could appear on textures of objects very close to the camera
• Mac App Store: Fixed a bug where backups could not be restored via Manage Saves menu

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Valheim

Developed by Iron Gate Studios

Valheim is a brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players set in a procedurally-generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft powerful weapons, construct longhouses, and slay mighty foes to prove yourself to Odin!

• Genre Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
• Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
• Perspective Third person
• Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
• Release February 2, 2021
• Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
• Age Rating

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