Valheim Update 215
A Valheim update introduces world modifiers, creative mode, and tons of new customization options in the sandbox game as it ramps up to its previously announced console version. This update is currently available on the public test server, so if you’re a player on there then check out what’s coming as it’s available for everyone soon.
If you’re used to updates that are essentially just new stuff for you to use, this one is a bit different. The new world modifiers go a long way towards changing the atmosphere, challenging players with varied or changing times of day, weather, and even monsters from other worlds.
They’re also a great fit for Valheim, as a game that takes players totally seriously when they’re flying up a meteorite peppered with dragons then one that throws a ton of comedy and silliness at them as they explore each procedurally generated world. This just makes things even sillier, or more serious where needed.
There are three new dungeons with part and whole bosses, a new questing NPC and NPCs in general with new areas, new hair and beard styles, manual snapping when building so players aren't left with wrongly placed bits, and much more.
If players want to build spectacular bases and creations, the developers have added a new Hammer mode – essentially making creative mode more focused, perfect for finding and interacting with blocks instead of offering the usual range of settings. Players are definitely starting to get extremely excited for this release, ensuring they're checking back fairly regularly to work through all the features whenever they hit live.
Main Features Coming to Valheim:
Apart from more content, there are also plenty of quality of life fixes and improvements, along with fixes and balancing where needed – such as visible, though hidden, hair and beard working somewhat with helmets now and players not taking fire damage in God mode. There’s also a great new console command that allows players to spawn any amount of tombstones, perfect for building (though they have to have some when they die themselves to see it).
But the main excitement for many players is creative mode – literally one of the most anticipated features for a large section of the sandbox fanbase. As such a brilliant fit for the game and for building craziness and creativity, it’ll be brilliant to see exactly what Mathijs, one of the devs posting updates, comes up with when he starts making mad creations and streaming them – players are sure to be shown it all.
If players want to see some of the craziest builds before the update hits, there are already cheats to get them to creative mode right now. Check them out on Pastebin here.
Valheim update 215 – 214 is available on the public test server now, with the full version set to follow shortly after.
