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Valheim 1.0: Deep North

Valheim 1.0 sends players into the new Deep North biome, with a large batch of new weapons, armour, creatures, building pieces, food and crafting materials. It also adds new mechanics such as snow clearing, a Jotun invasion, a grappling hook and achievements. The build also brings a new save system, a Unity engine upgrade and a long list of performance and bug fixes.

Valheim 1.0 sends you into the Deep North, a new biome that comes with a large wave of content: 40+ new weapons, 10+ new creatures, 80+ new buildable pieces, 30+ new crafting materials and 20+ new food items. It also adds new locations, music, events and mechanics, upgradeable pockets and achievements.

Alongside the new content, the build brings a new save system, a new Draw Distance graphics setting, a Unity engine upgrade, and a long list of balance changes, optimizations and fixes.

What is new

New mechanics

  • Snow has fallen thick and deep, so you need to clear it away before you can build. A Snow Shovel is among the new tools.
  • You need to watch your step on frozen seas and ponds.
  • The Jotun have begun their invasion of Valheim, and you can set out into the world to halt their advance. Two new events are included: "The Jotun have found you" and "They emerge from below…".
  • A Grappling Hook makes it easier to cross heights.
  • Travelling to the outer edges of Valheim gives you a chance to discover alternate versions of earlier biomes.
  • Mysterious idols are scattered through the world. Bring them to a hidden forge, the Forge of Potential, for the possibility of upgrading your items further. There are 16 Protection & Battle Idols.
  • New cinematics unlock as you progress through the game.
  • Haldor sells inventory upgrades: Deeper Pockets and Wider Pockets.
  • Achievements are now in the game.

Weapons, shields and staves

Armour and trinkets

Creatures

Crafting and food

Building

  • New Ashwood, Shingle Roof, Thatch Roof and Wooden pieces at 67°, plus Decorated Timber and Timber poles and beams, 15 Scalewood Wall pieces, and Darkwood, Iron Wood and Log beams at 67°.
  • New structures such as the Drawbridge, Rustic Drawbridge, Timber Drawbridge, Roundpole Gate, Timber Gate, Stone Fence, Ice Block, Lathed Timber Wall and Timber Wall.
  • New furniture: Antler Throne, Carved Bench, Carved Chair, Grausten Chest, Long Carved Table, Moose Hide Carpet, Sealskin Rug, Square Carved Table and Wardrobe.
  • Metal and material stacks, from Ancient Metal and Black Metal to Tin and Timberwood, plus a Flint Pile and an Obsidian Pile.
  • Miscellaneous pieces: Birdnest, Eternal Pyre, Hooded Lantern and Snow Lantern.

Locations, lore and other additions

  • New dungeons: Winding Tunnels and Mörkhalla.
  • New locations: Abandoned village, Stave hall, Ice Pond, Memorial site and Forge of Potential.
  • New Munin dialogue, dreams and runestones, plus new music.
  • New valuables (Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris) and items such as Memorial Coal, Malicious Blood, Sacrificial Blood and Salvaged Lantern.
  • A new masculine hairstyle, two placeable boulders for the hoe, and updated functionality for the Fader Relic.
  • New dev commands, including confirmcheats, achievements, getstat, snow, repairall, biomeinfo, altbiomes, findbiome and findbiometp. Their descriptions are in the console's help command.

What changed

  • Draw Distance: a new graphics setting that shortens or lengthens the game simulation distance. A shorter distance improves performance, while a longer one may perform worse but can look better on high-end setups.
  • Save system: world data is now split across chunks, which reduces how much data is serialized and written. This is meant to improve performance and to hold up against failures during writing.
  • Hammer and Serving Tray: their menus have been overhauled.
  • Build piece authors: a new HUD window shows who built each piece. You can enable it in the settings menu.
  • Character creator: all hair and beard styles are available from the start, not only from the Barber Station.
  • Animations and visuals: player movement animations were overhauled, the player burns green when hit by Fader's fire, a Magica Cloth system was added for capes and other cloth items, more creatures have wake-up and sleep animation variants, the blob jump animation was improved, and ambient occlusion was improved.
  • Descriptions: all build piece descriptions were overhauled.
  • Balance:
  • Bjorn has a reduced spawn chance in the Black Forest and reduced health.
  • Mistlands and Ashlands gear has increased durability.
  • Multiple enemies have a reduced spawn chance in Ashlands, and the time between spawns of Charred monsters there is shorter.
  • Wisp Light, Wisp Torch and Mistwalker have a larger mist removal range, and all Mistlands weapons now remove mist.
  • Rare enemy drops were tweaked so you are less likely to kill many enemies without ever receiving the drop.
  • Cheats: items spawned with cheat commands are marked as "cheated item" in your inventory.
  • Controls and input: Ctrl+Delete and Ctrl+Backspace now work in text fields, and vibration support was added for some controllers and platforms (Mac: Dualshock; Windows: Dualshock and Xbox; Xbox: Xbox controllers).
  • Menus and platform:
  • The main menu was cleaned up and the changelog is hidden by default.
  • An EULA was added for playing online.
  • Ukrainian is now an officially supported language.
  • Xbox versions show the Xbox user in the main menu.
  • The "Balanced" graphics preset can be selected on non-120 Hz TVs and falls back to "Performance" at 60 Hz output.
  • Graphics preset descriptions were improved.
  • Other: jumping up on edges while in the water is easier, there is a new icon for asksvin hide, and the engine was upgraded to a newer Unity version.

What was fixed

  • The sun no longer shines through invisible gaps in grausten floor pieces.
  • A missing plane in the Demolisher was fixed.
  • Z-fighting in rugs was fixed.
  • A memory leak connected to the mini map was fixed.
  • Ashstone and Ancient (Ashlands ruins) now have the correct footstep effects.
  • Harpoon released text and max summon texts are now localized.
  • Some IPv6-related bugs were fixed.
  • The keyboard key hint "[1-8]" no longer shows when you use a controller.
  • The Manage Saves menu no longer loads too slowly when V-sync is enabled.
  • Aliasing in Xbox profile pictures was fixed.
  • Several old dev commands were improved.
  • Performance and memory work:
  • World generation is much faster.
  • Network traffic from terrain manipulation was reduced.
  • Audio and textures were optimized to cut memory usage, and audio changes also reduce lag spikes.
  • The Asksvin Skeleton, Artisan Table and Blast Furnace models were optimized.
  • Navmesh link removal now uses a fixed time budget, which should slightly improve frame pacing on weaker systems.
  • An unnecessary per-frame check with a large CPU cost was removed, which helps CPU performance particularly on Xbox One.

Questions

What is the Deep North?

The Deep North is the new biome added in Valheim 1.0. It comes with new creatures, locations, materials and building pieces, and snow there has to be cleared before you can build.

How do I upgrade my inventory?

Visit Haldor, who sells two purchasable pocket upgrades: Deeper Pockets and Wider Pockets.

How do the new idols work?

Idols are scattered throughout the world. Bring them to a hidden forge, the Forge of Potential, for the possibility of upgrading your items further.

The full list of changes

New content 14

  • The Deep North is a new biome with new locations (Abandoned village, Stave hall, Ice Pond, Memorial site, Forge of Potential) and two new dungeons, Winding Tunnels and Mörkhalla.
  • Snow now falls thick and deep, so you must clear it away before building, and you need to watch your step on frozen seas and ponds; the new Snow Shovel helps with the clearing.
  • The Jotun invade Valheim, and you can go out into the world to halt their advance; two new events, "The Jotun have found you" and "They emerge from below…", are part of this.
  • The new Grappling Hook lets you cross heights more easily.
  • At the outer edges of Valheim you can find alternate versions of earlier biomes.
  • There are 16 Protection & Battle Idols scattered through the world, and you can bring them to a hidden forge to try to upgrade your items further.
  • There are 40+ new weapons, including Nord, Frostfire and Thunderblood versions of the sword, greatsword, atgeir, mace, sledge, axe, greataxe, spear, dagger, knucklechains, bow and crossbow, plus four staffs (Echo Spike, Spirit Caller, Northern Vengeance, Lightning Strike) and four shields.
  • New ammunition comes as Bloodgold Arrow, Bloodgold Bolt, Bloodgold Missile and Bloodgold Payload, and the Ember Charge is a new bomb.
  • There are 4 new armour sets (Protector, Vanguard, Caller and Lox Fur), the Crown of Valheim, 2 new capes (Moose Hide Cape, Cape of the Caller) and 2 new trinkets (Neckstabber, Witch Crown).
  • There are 10+ new creatures, including Barka, Elaking, Eyeless One, Gammeltroll, Hexen, Krigen, Writhan, Seal and the Moose, which can be tamed and ridden with the new Moose Saddle; the new boss is Kall Fimbulbringer.
  • There are 80+ new build pieces, including new Timber, Ashwood, Scalewood, Shingle and Thatch pieces, drawbridges, gates, an Ice Block, furniture such as the Antler Throne and Wardrobe, and metal stacks and piles for decoration.
  • There are 30+ new crafting materials (such as Bloodgold, Frostcore, Moose Hide and Seal Pelt), the new production stations Frigid Kiln and Frost Foundry, and three station extensions: Smith's Aprons, Smoker and Standing Loom.
  • There are 20+ new food items, such as Fish Soup, Pancakes and Smoked Moose Meat, plus the feast Northern Morning Fare and the new plantable crops Kale, Oats and Poteitr.
  • Haldor sells Deeper Pockets and Wider Pockets to upgrade your inventory, and the game adds achievements, unlockable cinematics, new music, new Munin dialogue, new dreams and new runestones.

Changes and balancing 14

  • Bjorn now spawns less often in the Black Forest and has less health.
  • Mistlands and Ashlands gear is more durable.
  • In the Ashlands, several enemies spawn less often and Charred monsters spawn more frequently.
  • Wisp Light, Wisp Torch and Mistwalker clear mist over a wider range, and all Mistlands weapons now remove mist too.
  • Rare enemy drops were tweaked so you are less likely to kill many enemies without ever getting the drop.
  • All hair and beard styles are available in the character creator from the start, not just at the Barber Station.
  • The Hammer and Serving Tray menus were overhauled, and all build piece descriptions were rewritten.
  • A new Draw Distance graphics setting shortens or lengthens the simulation distance: shorter improves performance, while longer may cost performance but looks better on high-end setups.
  • An optional HUD window, enabled in settings, shows who built each build piece.
  • A new save system splits world data into chunks to improve performance and is designed to survive failures during writing.
  • Player movement animations were overhauled, a Magica Cloth system now drives capes and other cloth items, and more creatures have wake up and sleep animation variants.
  • The player now burns green when hit by the Fader's fire, and the Fader Relic has updated functionality.
  • Items spawned with cheat commands are marked as "cheated item" in the inventory, and there are new dev commands such as snow, biomeinfo and findbiome.
  • Other additions include Ukrainian as an officially supported language, an EULA for online play, vibration support on some controllers, a cleaned-up main menu with the changelog hidden by default, and easier jumping onto edges while in the water.

Fixes 9

  • The sun no longer shines through gaps in grausten floor pieces, the Demolisher's missing plane is fixed, and Z-fighting on rugs is fixed.
  • Fixed a memory leak connected to the mini map and some IPv6-related bugs.
  • Fixed missing foot step effects on Ashstone and Ancient (Ashlands ruins), and fixed harpoon released text and max summon texts not being localized.
  • The "[1-8]" key hint no longer shows when using a controller, and the Manage Saves menu no longer loads slowly when V-sync is on.
  • World generation is much faster, and terrain manipulation uses less network traffic.
  • Audio and texture optimizations reduce memory usage, and audio changes also reduce lag spikes; several models were also optimized.
  • Removing an unnecessary per-frame check improves CPU performance, particularly on Xbox One, and a fixed time budget for removing navmesh links should slightly improve frame pacing on weaker systems.
  • On Xbox the main menu shows the Xbox user and aliasing in Xbox profile pictures is fixed, and the "Balanced" graphics preset is selectable on non-120 Hz TVs, falling back to "Performance" at 60 Hz output.
  • Ambient occlusion and the graphics preset descriptions were improved.

Hotfix 1.0.10 (September 11, 2026)

Patch 1.0.10 arrives on all platforms and fixes Deep North issues such as unrepairable heavy armour and Greydwarf Shaman damage, and it also updates sounds and snow behaviour. Patch 1.0.12 is on Steam first and will reach other platforms in an upcoming hotfix, with crossplay still fully supported. It fixes a crash, banlist and whitelist problems, and item stand durability loss, and it lets players opt back into achievements after using devcommands or mods.

Changes and balancing 6

  • Greydwarf Shamans in Deep North now deal appropriate amounts of damage and healing.
  • Punching no longer removes snow, while landing on snow without directly walking now removes it.
  • Various sound effects were updated for several creatures and for the snow in Deep North.
  • It is now easier to fit the Cart through the Timberwood Drawbridge.
  • A new devcommand, 'yesiuseddevcommandsbutiwantmyachievementsanyway', lets you opt into achievements even if you have used devcommands or mods.
  • A popup message now makes it clearer when you can receive achievements again after they were temporarily disabled.

Fixes 6

  • The heavy armour in Deep North can now be repaired.
  • Using the Forge of Potential no longer unlocks recipes that should not be unlocked.
  • Items on armour stands and item stands no longer lose their durability and upgrade level if the world has not yet been loaded in the 1.0 update.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when players tried to access a zone that wasn't loaded.
  • Banlist and whitelist now work with old IDs (e.g. Steam_123456789) as well as new IDs (e.g. V_123456789).
  • Jotun Puffs and Magecaps no longer look pickable after they have been picked.

Known issues 1

  • If you have been playing 1.0, do not remove high level items such as fish, weapons or armour from your item stands without using backups, because a better fix for the durability and upgrade level loss is still being worked on.

Other 1

  • Patch 1.0.12 is Steam only for now and will come to all other platforms in an upcoming hotfix.