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Valheim 0.217.27

This public test build brings back the jack-o-turnip and introduces a new seasonal item, the Pointy hat. It also adds a Render scale graphics setting and improves performance in several areas. The engine moves to Unity 2022, so worlds used in this build will not work with earlier versions of the game, and backing up your saves is especially important.

New content 2

  • The jack-o-turnip is enabled for the spooky season.
  • A new seasonal item, the Pointy hat, has been added.

Changes and balancing 9

  • A new "Render scale" graphics setting lets the main camera render at a lower resolution than the viewport and UI.
  • Automatic input switching is better, so a connected gamepad with stick drift no longer takes over when you play with keyboard and mouse.
  • Code that decides which objects in the world to instantiate is optimized, lowering baseline CPU time by up to 5%.
  • Structural integrity calculations are optimized, which massively decreases CPU time in areas with large builds.
  • Enemy AI and underwater logic have been optimized.
  • Objects can again hold more than 255 KVPs of arbitrary data of the same value type, which matters for some mods.
  • The engine is upgraded to Unity 2022, and the Steamworks.NET and PlayFab Party libraries are updated to newer versions.
  • Dedicated servers get engine-side optimizations.
  • Boss spawning is tweaked so bosses no longer occasionally get stuck when they spawn.

Fixes 2

  • Fixed traps triggering multiple times in multiplayer, depending on how many players were nearby.
  • Fixed clicking sounds when selecting building pieces with a controller.

Other 2

  • Because of the Unity 2022 upgrade, worlds used in this update are not backwards compatible with earlier versions of the game.
  • This is a Public Test build and may be unstable, so make backups of your save files before playing.