No word on when this update will exit testing and be available to all, but it will probably take at least a few weeks. We also don’t know when Valheim’s big “Mistlands” update will arrive, but hopefully exploring Frost Caves will tide players over for a while.
Frost Caves added as a new dungeon (Will only appear in unexplored areas) New enemies: Ulv, Cultist, Bat New crafting materials: Red jute, Fenring hair, Fenring claw New armour set: Fenris Coat, Fenris Leggings, Fenris Hood (equip all at once for an extra bonus!) New weapon: Flesh Rippers (Unarmed) New build pieces: Red jute carpet, Red jute curtain, Standing brazier New event: “You stirred the cauldron
Fixes & Improvements
FPS limiter setting and option to reduce GPU usage when minimised, menu FPS capped to 60 Various console command improvements and additions, see console ‘help’ Fixed some dungeon parts not being fully deterministic (ends) Nomap mode improvements (vegvisr alternative, nomap is server setting, max distance for shouting, Random build/spawn rotation, ‘noportals’ command) Resolution now only shows refresh rate when forcing exclusive fullscreen Various UI fixes Recipes for Jack-o-turnip + Yule stuff disabled
Quality of Life
Building marker is more subtle and indicates piece rotation Corpse run gives carry weight bonus to compensate for unequipped belt Crafting stackable items while having full inventory now possible if there are are available stack slots Fixed a bug where sometimes stackable items won’t be taken when having full inventory and pressing ‘Take All’ in a chest Chat can now be closed using esc, mouse or gamepad B
Gamepad support
Full controller support! Controller legend visible in pause menu and settings Controller text input when running in Steam big picture mode. Chat, characters, signs, pets etc can now be named using the controller. Controller mapping of all game features Context menus will now always show controller buttons when using controller Alternative controller glyph style option Skills window scrollable with gamepad Crafting can be cancelled if pressing the button again (like with mouse) Fixed some missing/misplaced gamepad tooltips
Steam Deck
Steam Deck controller layout shows when playing on Steam Deck Loads default settings catered to the Steam Deck
Valheim is available now in Early Access form on PC.
