Valheim 0.220.1

Changes and balancing 14

• Asset Bundles are optimized, cutting start-up times by up to 75%, build size by up to 35% and memory usage by 110 MB, and they should also shrink the download size of future patches.
• UI rendering is optimized, improving FPS by 5-10% when CPU bound.
• Some sound files now load in the background, which reduces certain lag spikes.
• The game allocates less memory and runs faster for certain types of input.
• Profile pictures in the Player List use less memory.
• "Detailed particle systems" is removed from Graphics settings, and the "off" setting is now the default.
• Player names now show in the Player List for cross-network users too.
• Chat messages and signs now follow platform privileges, parental controls and the local block list more closely.
• Snap points are tweaked for Ashwood Stakewalls and the Grausten wall 2x2 for better alignment.
• Grausten arches can now be placed in different orientations in the same position.
• Xbox: an invite button is added to the pause menu.
• Xbox: the gamepad association UI now reappears if the gamepad is disconnected and no keyboard and mouse is connected, or when gamepad input arrives while no user is assigned to it.
• Xbox: on console, the game language is now picked automatically from the console language when starting the game for the first time.
• Xbox: reserved space on console is reduced, saving up to 1 GiB of disk usage.

Fixes 17

• A memory leak that happened when generating new worlds one after another is fixed.
• Holding secondary attack while moving with a gamepad now behaves the same as on keyboard.
• Collision detection between AoEs and characters in multiplayer is fixed, so players no longer sometimes catch fire without walking into the fire.
• The mouse no longer stays stuck held down after naming a map pin with the virtual keyboard.
• Tooltips in the settings menu now show up in-game.
• A freeze that could happen when changing the permitted list is fixed.
• The Asksvin trophy icon now matches the colour of the actual trophy.
• Cooked Asksvin Tail and Roasted Crust Pie no longer sparkle when attached to an item stand.
• Grausten Roof Corner no longer changes position when damaged.
• Black Marble floor triangle and tip can no longer burn.
• Some events could trigger without their conditions being met, and this is fixed.
• Xbox: profile updates now show in the game without a restart.
• Xbox: network usage is reduced somewhat for Xbox network functionality, and the risk of crashes is lower.
• Xbox: chat messages can't be sent when text communication is disabled by the system, and a system popup tells users to change the setting if they want to chat.
• Xbox: character names are now filtered as UGC in received chat messages and the Player List.
• Xbox: the "Game Preview" popup no longer reappears after being dismissed.
• Xbox: entering text on signs or renaming animals is blocked when UGC privilege is denied, and the resolve privilege UI is shown instead.