Valheim 0.209.8 update is now live for PC. You’ll find all the changes and fixes heading to Iron Gate’s Viking survival game in the latest Valheim update on this page.
Though by no means a significant update, Valheim 0.209.8 does feature a selection of new summer-themed cosmetics for players to spruce up their base and character, including new banner colors and a floral crown. Valheim 0.209.8 also focuses heavily on remedying Steam Cloud save issues, notably eradicating a bug causing players to lose all their progress when using multiple accounts on the same PC.
Elsewhere, Valheim 0.209.8 features several fixes and improvements. These include a Unity engine update, which should cut down on crashes, tamed animal tweaks, changes for mods, and console command improvements. Check out the complete Valheim 0.209.8 update patch notes below for all the details.
Valheim 0.209.8 Update Patch Notes
New Content:
- Maypole now enabled in the building menu
- Flower crowns!
- New banner colors (Orange, white, yellow, and purple)
Valheim 0.209.8 Update – Fixes & Improvements:
- Unity updated to version 2020.3.33 (should reduce crashes!)
- Tamed animals now follow the player into Haldor’s forcefield
- Tweaks to Yagluth’s hair so it no longer flies around in the air
- Console command exclusivefullscreen is now toggleable
- Mods can now set an isModded flag to let players and our support know the game is modded
- Inventory keyboard UI hint fixed
- Console server command ‘recall’ added (teleports other players to your position)
Steam Cloud:
- Cloud save files will now be stored in Steam/[YourIDNumber]/892970 instead of AppData
- Local files will now be stored in “worlds_local” and “characters_local” under AppData and no longer be synced to cloud to avoid sync conflicts and dataloss when using multiple accounts on the same machine and when using dedicated servers.
- Files still in the old file structure will be moved to the Steam Cloud or new local folder when used, and a backup will be kept.
- Worlds’ save files can now be renamed and will load correctly
- Large worlds (300mb or bigger) should now sync correctly
- Maximum Cloud storage for Valheim has increased greatly, thanks Valve!
Valheim is out now for PC in Early Access. The game is also heading to PC Game Pass later this year and Xbox consoles in 2023. Head to the official Steam page here for more on today’s latest Valheim update.