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That was fast: The survival hit Valheim has only been available on Steam since February 2, 2021 and developer Iron Gate AB has already released the first update 0.142.5. It’s not just about technical improvements, it’s more of a resource that players have struggled to find so far. The reactions are accordingly positive.
We’ll briefly summarize the most important changes for you, the full patch notes can be found below in the article.
What is Valheim and why is everyone talking about it? Our survival expert Christian Just tested the new Steam hit and explained why the simple graphics shouldn’t put you off.
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What does update 0.142.5 bring?
More Surtling Cores: You need this important raw material to craft better items, from the cores you build a melting furnace, among other things. Previously the resource was quite difficult to find, after the update it now appears more frequently in burial chambers. You will of course still get them if you defeat Surtlings. You meet these fire creatures in the swamp.
Technical improvements: The patch also fixes annoying bugs like freezing in the Valheim start screen. In addition, the server lists and localizations were fine-tuned. You can find details in the patch notes.
What the players say: Im Steam-Forum Many are happy about the improvements so soon after the start. Valheim generally has a good reputation with its community, with over 6000 user reviews it is extremely positive. The most popular review sums it up like this:
“Imagine if Rust and Runescape had a baby (without PvP).”
The complete patch notes
Update 0.142.5:
- Fixed freeze at Valheim logo screen
- Fixed Block-sfx
- Fixed Spaming dodge consumed extra stamina
- Serverlist tweaks (multi-line names, server count)
- Continous music enabled by default
- Drowning effects added
- Compendium icon updated
- Made Hugin dialog guis slightly larger
- More surtling cores in burial chambers
- Serverlist fixes
- Lowered enemy per-player damage scaling
- Localization fixes
- Server filter fix
The Mini-Update 0.142.6 was released shortly after the first patch:
- Fixed world selection gui broken due to corrupt world file
What else is happening in Valheim right now?
Valheim has big plans for 2021. We have summarized for you what the roadmap promises:
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Roadmap: Valheim is getting tons of new content
So far, Early Access is planned for at least one year, but depending on the feedback it could take longer until Valheim is ready. You shouldn’t expect the final release until the beginning or middle of 2022. According to the developer, around three quarters of all planned features are already in the game.
An adventurous player has already tested the limits of Valheim, quite literally: he has sailed beyond the edge of the world.
