Valheim 0.146.8

This patch reworks the socket backend, which should ease connection problems for many players. Windows builds gain Vulkan support, a crash-prone ALT+F4 logout issue that corrupted worlds is fixed, and the bosses Bonemass, Moder and Yagluth are made harder. Character save data has changed, so a character saved in this version cannot be loaded in an older one.

New content 2

  • Windows builds now support Vulkan, which you can turn on for now by adding "-force-vulkan" as a launch option in the Steam properties for Valheim.
  • Vulkan might fix some random crashes tied to GPU drivers.

Changes and balancing 7

  • Bonemass, Moder and Yagluth have had their difficulty tweaked to make them more challenging, since players were killing bosses too fast.
  • Moder's music has been updated.
  • Deathsquitos can now be heard from slightly farther away.
  • The audio on the blast furnace and the spinning wheel has been tweaked.
  • The shared map position setting is now saved separately for each world.
  • The network stats display (F2) has been updated.
  • Once a character has been loaded and saved in this version, it can no longer be loaded in an older version of Valheim, because of changes to character save data.

Fixes 7

  • The socket backend has been updated and a network disconnection bug fixed, which should improve connection issues for many players.
  • World corruption caused by pressing ALT+F4 while logging out is fixed.
  • A crafting item duplication bug is fixed.
  • A bug involving a harpooned player and a ship is fixed.
  • The player ragdoll is fixed.
  • A tombstone bug is fixed.
  • A bug with items dropped when buildings are destroyed is fixed.

Known issues 1

  • The tombstone fix probably does not solve the problem of tombstones disappearing.