Everything New in Valheim 1.0: Update Overview

The team at Iron Gate Studios has spent years building up Valheim to the point where they feel that the game is complete. That time is finally upon us as Valheim graduates from Early Access in its full 1.0 title update, the Deep North.

This is a massive, long-awaited update, and reflects the complete vision the developers hoped for with the game. We've broken down the essential changes you need to know below that you can expect out of the game following the update!

New Biome: The Deep North

Arguably the most notable addition to the game in this update is the new Deep North biome! This is touted as an incredibly large snowy region with all new creatures, dungeons, bosses, and materials to discover.

Located in the northern parts of the world, you'll find a snowy region with ruins of a civilization that couldn't survive the harsh environment.

Deep North Structures

• New Villages

• Churches (located in villages, all featuring dungeon entrances in the rear)

• Morkhalla (old ruins which require an Intricate Key to enter)

• Aesir Passage

Deep North Creatures & Enemies

Wild Creatures:

• Seals

• Moose

• Barka

• Skeletons

Winding Tunnels (Church Dungeon) Enemies:

• Eyeless One

• Elaking

Morkhalla Enemies:

• Krigen

• Hexen

• Hexahedric Pulp

New Bosses:

• Ancestors (Aesir Passage)

Deep North Resources

New Suites of Equipment

You will now be able to craft a few new full suites / sets of equipment based on various themes found below:

• Nord

• Frostfire

• Thunderblood

New Crafting Recipes

• Ember Charge (Crafted with Ember)

• Snow Shovel (Crafted with Ember)

• New weapon upgrades made with Memorial Coal

• Liquid Frost (Converted from Ice using a Frigid Kiln)

• Casts (Made in the Frost Foundry with Stone, Iron, Frostcore, and a Workbench)

New Mechanics & Systems

Alongside the addition of the snowy Deep North region comes some added mechanics that tie directly into the biome. There are also some other more far-reaching mechanics/systems added which will affect your game even outside of the Deep North!

• Snow in the Deep North will need to be cleared away with a Snow Shovel before you can build.

• Walking through snow will affect your movement and leave trails behind as you travel.

• Haldor can be visited to acquire new upgrades for your inventory.

• Many new achievements have been added and can be unlocked as you progress in the world.

• Explore the other outer regions of the world to find varied/alternate versions of some of the familiar biomes already in the game.

• Frozen waters can be found around the Deep North which pose the threat of falling through unless traversed carefully.

• You can now traverse the map using a grappling hook to reach places you couldn't before!

Miscellaneous Additions

Some changes added in this update are harder to break down piece by piece, in part because of how wide-reaching the new additions to the game are! As a result, we've broken down some of the larger sweeping additions to the game below:

• 20+ New Food Items

• 30+ New Crafting Materials

• 80+ New Building Pieces

• 10+ New Creatures

• 40+ New Weapons

• 2 New Trinkets

• 2 New Capes

• 4 New Armour Sets

• 5 New Crafting-Based Building Pieces

• New Bombs & Ammunition

• New In-Game Events

General Improvements

There have been a lot of upgrades made to the game engine itself and many of the systems in the game to address some player concerns that the studio has seen over the years developing Valheim!

• The game's Unity Engine build has been upgraded to ensure better performance and tools available to the developers.

• Enemy spawn rules in the Ashlands have been rebalanced.

• All hair & beard customization options are now available immediately from the start.

• Descriptions for items, abilities, and more have been overhauled to be more clear.

• Menus for tools like hammers and serving trays have been overhauled.

• New systems for Magica Cloth have been added.

• A new graphic setting has been added to customize the draw distance in the game.

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