Valheim 0.217.14 Update Patch Notes

Valheim is a famous survival and sandbox video game developed by Iron Gate Studio and published by Coffee Stain Studios. The upcoming title was released in early access on 2 February 2021 for Linux and Windows via Steam and is set to be released for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 14 March 2023. So, the dev wants to offer players solid gameplay, so they are holding tight the things. A new update arrived a while ago that brings tons of changes to the game. The patch notes of the Valheim 0.217.14 update are below.

Valheim 0.217.14 Update Patch Notes

New Content:
* New NPC: Hildir the merchant
* New location: Hildir’s camp
* New location: Smouldering tomb (classic dungeon)
* New location: Howling cavern (classic dungeon)
* New location: Sealed tower (open dungeon)
* 3 new mini bosses
* World modifiers button added to start game screen with many customization/difficulty options (select a preset or design your own)
* 8 different Fireworks added (Including Thunderstone and Black Core thrown in the fire)
* New item: Sparkler
* New clothing: 10 hats & headscarves
* New clothing: 14 dresses and tunics
* Black forge extension: Vice (Upgrades to level 3 possible)
* Magetable extension: Unfading Candle (Upgrades to level 3 possible)
* New material: Barber kit
* New furniture: Barber station
* New material: Iron pit
* New furniture: Firepit
* 8 new hairstyles
* 5 new beard styles
* 4 new music tracks

Fixes & Improvements:
* Hair and beards are now visible when equipping helmets
* Haldor animations updated
* All fire effects have been overhauled
* Smoke balls created by fires now have random rotation and no longer pop in when spawned
* Added Hugin hints informing the player that traders can be found in the game
* Spawn command can now specify fields
* Fixed a bug which caused level up algorithm to be a bit off depending on when you die
* Reduced lag spike when selecting worlds in the Select World menu by reusing existing world list elements, rather than destroying all and instancing all new ones
* Widened the Manage Saves Menu and show the time of the timestamp
* Retrieve timestamp from file name rather than file metadata if present in the file name. This means moving a file to/from cloud no longer affects the sorting order of files with timestamps in their names
* Fixed oversight that saved unnecessary characters (such as spaces) in an IP address to the server list if the IP address could be parsed successfully
* Chat doesn’t open on Ping anymore
* Resolved chat blocking input for other UI (such as map)
* Fixed issue where minimap pin input field for PC version was getting invisible
* Join code is now hidden when HUD’s visibility is toggled off
* Fixed an issue where boats could fall through the ocean
* Fixed a bug that had water in caves be affected by wind
* New optimised low vegetation quality setting will have a small amount of grass rather than none
* Fixed LOD terrain mesh becoming visibly distorted when standing near modified terrain in some cases
* Fixed a vegetation shader issue
* Fixed a threading issue, the game quits a bit faster as a result
* Fixed a bug where the music could get stuck in the morning and evening when in dungeons
* Fixed a bug that could cause the server list to stop working
* Opening console now blocks hotbar navigation
* Offline players can now send map pings on Xbox and MS store version
* Fixed missing special characters on signs
* Fixed glowing signs
* You now have better control over growing plants as they will now grow into approximately their sapling’s rotation, but they start with a random rotation when planting
* Fixed flickering colours when placing beech sapling
* You can now zoom the camera while using the hammer, hoe & cultivator if no rotation is possible while using the mouse, and always on gamepad
* Removing a piece is now done when you release the button rather then pressing it (to allow for button combinations and so you can change your mind and hover away)
* Prevent character from jumping when in piece selection
* Reset “auto run” after dodge
* Fixed a crash related to the old portal
* Fixed sometimes missing tooltip for inventory items
* Fixed some broken item names
* Menu usage is now blocked when HUD is hidden
* Enemy spawn block and item despawn now matches workbench build radius
* Fixed AI updates behaving wrong (mobs should feel more responsive again)
* Fix for Riding skill not improving

Quality of Life:
* Quick stack button to quickly place all items already in a container from your inventory. Can also be done by simply holding the use key when interacting with a container
* You can now manually choose snapping point with Q & E for precision building
* Intro sequence can now be skipped from the pause menu and the game can be paused while in the intro
* Workbench and Forge now get slightly increased build range when upgraded
* Crafting benches’ build range is now cylindrical instead of spherical
* Precision placement of buildpieces changed to show when holding ctrl
* Added ability to copy build piece while in build mode

Xbox:
* Fixed a bug on Xbox where ticks wouldn’t attach correctly
* Fixed Xbox bug which could cause the player to jump while selecting a building piece
* Added another controller scheme, and the ability to hide HUD when using a controller and on Xbox
* Fixed vegetation and reflection shader for Xbox
* Alt functionality key changed to LB for Console 2 mapping
* Added quick selection commands for console (Store: X+DPad, Load: Y+DPad)
* Fixed tooltip position for store items when using gamepad
* Own chat messages are not filtered anymore
* Own sign texts are shown when playing offline
* Cloud storage check after save and before world start to prevent potential data loss
* No more privilege pop-ups when playing offline

Stability:
* Various crash fixes related to generation and projectiles
* Fixed a bug that could cause more backups than intended to be created for world saves when migrated from an older version
* Fixed a bug where creating a new world with the same name as a just deleted world would give that world the same seed as the just deleted world
* Fixed an issue that could make worlds with certain very large dungeon seeds to not be loadable
* Fixed an issue where saving of world on server and character on client could be out of sync, all saving methods should now work the same way
* Fixed an issue where a world is saved twice when using manual save, doubling the amount of save time
* Fix memory leak when opening and closing the skill dialog
* Added check for available cloud storage after save and before world start (which should prevent world wipes after all)

Misc:
* God mode will now allow damage down to 1 health rather than taking no damage
* New console command “tombstone” which create tombstones
* Tombstones can now be deleted with ’forcedelete’ command
* New itemset ‘base’ and command can specify a number to override all items with that level (i.e. “itemset meadows 4” will give level 4 meadows items)
* New console commands: (tombstone – creates tombstones; resetworldkeys – Resets all world modifiers to default; setworldpreset – Sets world modifiers to a named preset; setworldmodifier – Sets a world modifier value; itemset hildir)
* Itemset command also limits items to level 4
* Fixed the saving of some stats
* Localisation updated
* Fixed Asian fonts readability in bold style
* Fixed rune-stone texts to only show rune symbols in all languages
* Made sure all text fields have the correct fonts set
* Minor text optimizations
* Fixed some missing localization updates when language is changed
* Saving icon is now displayed on low FPS as well
* Fixed some incorrect key hints
* Removed several control characters that were rendered as a box in item descriptions
* Fixed world list not being updated when the last world is removed
* Fixed selecting world with mouse not working in some cases
* Fix for refreshing favourite dedicated servers
* Added merch store button to main menu