What changed in Valheim in 2026

Snow storms in Deep North / Mountains and Ash storms in Ashlands no longer blow inside of your house

Decreased Moose attack ranges somewhat

Fixed issue where Kall Fimbulbringer’s drops could fall through the floor

Fixed a bug where UI fields for names (World and Character) allowed non-name characters

Tweaked Timberwood drop rates, now drop fewer pinecones and more Timberwood

Fixed a bug where you couldn’t filter Boss or Death markers with Gamepad

Fixed an issue with save caching where file status can get out of sync when a world is modified outside of the game

Nord Greatsword and variants no longer deal less damage per enemy when hitting several enemies in one hit

Fix a bunch of rare crashes, mostly in multiplayer

Removed requirement of moose trophies for upgrading DN mage helmet

Made moose colliders more accurate to the moose body

Items no longer drop outside of inventory on mouse up

Correct tooltips are now used for uncooked Baked Poteitr, Kale Chips, and Oven Pancake

Fixed vendor GUI not opening after having watched cinematic in the current session

Added a retroactive fix that cleans up character and world files with invalid names

Record correct crafter of item when Frost Foundry is network-owned by another player

Frozen Skeletons and Greydwarves no longer LOD out of existence super early

Trees in Deep North now drop Timberwood cones, plant them in more hospitable biomes for a humongous tree

Fixed bug that could cause Credits to show up on top of main menu GUI when exiting End Credits cinematic by pressing Space

Fixed a bug where some achievements were incorrectly tied to the current difficulty level

Decrease Kall Fimbulbringer’s Yagluth Aspect’s Fire Nova DOT by half

Decrease Kall Fimbulbringer’s screen shake on some of his attacks

Fixed bug where the 'No Skill Drain' status effect could get re-applied after the timer ran out

Add Troll Trophy as requirement to The Trophy Collector achievement

Fixed a bug where the Achievement details panel could not be scrolled via Touch

Make snow walls part of DN locations easier to destroy

Fixed graphical seams in the ocean

Made Baked Poteitr, Kale Chips, and Oven Pancake craftable at Food Preparation table instead of Cauldron

Added a fix for being yeeted at high velocity when jumping on top of some enemies

Decreased volume of some base decoration fire sound effects

No longer show Gamepad association UI on startup

Make some previously indestructible props part of some locations destructible

Tree stumps in Deep North no longer sway in the wind

Gammeltroll Punch attacks can no longer destroy other petrified gammeltrolls

Added info popup to when trying to join crossplay server while 'PS5 only' toggle is on

Removed the ability for Wolf spirits to reproduce

Make hood of the vanguard placeable on itemstand

Fixed bug where two trinkets could be equipped at once when dropping trinkets from itemstands

Xbox One/Xbox Series S|X: Fixed settings failing to save between sessions for some users.

Fixed a possible exploit to Forge of Potential.

Trophy drop chance is now increased by star level of monsters.

Pseudo-random drop logic will no longer be reset between player sessions to give a more fair distribution for rare drops.

Adjusted attachment points for sheathed weapons.

Fixed dedicated server running at uncapped frame rate if v-sync was enabled in client on the same computer, wasting massive amounts of CPU time.

Fixed bug that caused Cheat Sword and Cheat Sledge to not be considered cheated in specific cases.

Reset the cheated flag on all items and build pieces from previous versions to undo the damage done by a bug in the initial 1.0 release.

Fixed invalid item types, particularly the invalid shield of root variant from 1.0.15 on PlayStation®5, which caused buggy behaviour.

Updated some placeholder text.

Fixed credits being hidden in version 1.0.16.

Fixed a rare bug that could erase all objects in parts of the world when one large world save chunk file was split into smaller ones.

Fixed Child of Odin achievement not unlocking correctly.

Fixed a bug where backups could not be restored via Manage Saves menu.

Fixed a bug where certain spawns during the Deep North boss fight could render incorrectly when standing in certain places.

Tree logs in Deep North now move more consistently when rolling over snow.

Fixed a bug where rolling snowballs far away from the player could result in terrain seams and in some cases, crashes.

Fixed a bug where certain spawns during the Deep North boss fight could spawn outside the boss area.

Fixed a bug where smoke from fires could push some enemies in unintended ways.

Fixed a bug where banding artifacts could appear on textures of objects very close to the camera.

Fixed a case where Comfort is King achievement was not unlocking correctly.

Fixed a bug that caused terrain modifications to revert in Deep North after unloading the area in some cases.

Fixed an error / potential crash in the online session Player List.

Fixed a bug that could cause way too many enemies to spawn, especially during raids.

Fixed a bug where snow deposits from trees could cause the terrain to be raised around it.

Fixed a bug where item variants were not applied visually to items on item/armour stands (e.g. shields).

Made both Jotun Warrior types drop both medium and heavy armor moulds.

Items affected by dev commands will no longer be marked for characters with the dev bypass command, and items can now stack together again.

Fixed an issue that could cause terrain duplications which resulted in a loss of performance.

Fixed TV output switching issues in the home menu while using the balanced graphics preset.

Fixed issues with terrain modifications causing performance and portal issues.

Fixed a bug where Steam Cloud could get stuck in an invalid state after a crash.

Swapped Motion Sensor and Sheath keybinds on gamepad.

Improved GPU performance when tessellation is disabled and optimized particle systems.

Jotun puffs and Magecaps no longer respawn.

PlayerBase effect on some build pieces has been increased to block enemies more effectively.

Disabled biomedata caching to fix issues joining remote servers.

Updated music for better balance and to remove clicks when looping.

Added a toggle in Gameplay settings to skip the intro cinematic on startup.

Timberwood build pieces no longer incorrectly show up in earlier biome locations.

Player’s rotation now snaps towards intended attack direction when attacking.

Fixed a bug where Helmet of the Protector was craftable via the Black Forge.

Now plays the correct music in Mörkhalla.

Deep North battleaxes can now cut all trees.

Cheated stackable items no longer stack with regular items.

Updated Ballista to accept all new trophies from Deep North enemies.

Added an accessibility setting to toggle blocking.

The 'Stronger Together' achievement is now achievable.

Fixed issue where player characters were mistakenly marked as temporary cheaters.

Fixed various issues with Ashlands water including VFX and water damage.

Fixed inaccuracies in stick input pre-processing affecting movement speed.

Fixed issues with unlocking 'No time for snoozing', 'The Homesteader', and 'The Architect' achievements.

Added several new keybinding options including alternate dodge key and hotbar rebinding.

Fixed TV output switching issues while using the balanced graphics preset.

Fixed errors when using the grappling hook’s secondary attack on creatures.

Heightmap shadows are now calculated more accurately and at a lower performance cost.

Made placeable boulders persist and break if the ground goes away.

Improved mixing of location music in the Deep North.

Persistent Events devcommand is now behind the devcommands toggle.

Tweaked Seal and Baby Seal colliders to better match their bodies.

Fixed a bug where characters didn’t save correctly on servers hosted by others.

Much faster world generation.

Removed an unnecessary per-frame check that had a large CPU cost.

Splits world data across chunks to reduce data serialization and improve resilience against mid-write failures.

Full crossplay will be available between PC, Linux, Mac, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Valheim 1.0 will be released on 9 September, featuring new enemies, bases, and weapons.

Valheim will now be available on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2, alongside existing platforms.

Enabled in settings menu to see who built each piece.

Changelog hidden by default.

Shorten or lengthen the game simulation distance.

Over 50 achievements will be featured at the 1.0 release.

A patch is available on the PTB that features a rework of the save system.

New limitations in cloud storage regarding the number of files saved due to the increased number of chunk files.

World saves are now stored in separate folders, with the .db file split into multiple files.

The save system performs additional checks after saving to ensure data integrity and reduce corruption risk.

Worlds are now saved in smaller chunks, only saving modified areas since the last save.

Backups of world saves are now stored in their own separate folders.

A new save system for Valheim worlds has been implemented to improve save speed and reduce the risk of corrupt files.

Lingonberries can be found and harvested in the woods, used in several food recipes.

Iron Gate participates in the second edition of the fan-run online community event Val-Con with prizes and guest appearances.

Players can craft a shovel to clear deep snow in the Deep North biome.

Players must watch out for slippery ice in the Deep North, affecting movement.

The final part of Hervor's story is shared, marking the end of her journey.

Spotlight on 'Eikthyr’s Pedestal' by Porter as the build of the month.

Valheim is announced to be released on Nintendo Switch 2 later this year.

Crouching is back to being a single press action instead of press-and-hold.

Resolved issues with applying graphics settings properly after updating from an earlier version.

You can select an emote by releasing the radial menu button/key after holding it down.

Resolved issues with changing resolution settings in windowed mode.

Addressed a crash that occurred on startup under specific conditions when using Vulkan.

Resolved an issue that occurred when mods accessed preferences at startup.

A brand new addition to your workshop for crafting in the Deep North.