Iron Gate Studio has just rolled out another update for Valheim, which continues to smash sales records, and there are some notable changes for Patch 0.216.9. The latest version mainly focuses on optimizations for the game’s many underlying systems, improves in-game and network performance, and reduces load times. We recommend promptly updating your game to apply the recent changes to your saved file. Let’s review the Valheim 0.216.9 update patch notes.
Patch Notes for the Valheim 0.216.9 Update
- Midsummer items enabled (Maypole & Midsummer crown)
- Many performance, memory, and networking improvements for both new/unexplored and old/explored worlds
- World save file size greatly reduced
- Fixed endless loading of save manager when switching tabs too fast
- World save files that are corrupt have load errors, or have missing meta files can now be restored from the most recent backup directly from within the Select World menu by pressing the “Start” button.
- Save file stability & issues fixed.
- Decreased load times in the Manage Saves menu.
- Fixed a bug that would cause the GUI to not update when deleting the bottommost backup in the Manage Saves menu.
- An automatic backup is made when starting a world in a new version, and a permanent backup is created when loading into a new world version.
- Fixed a world load issue between versions. (You can no longer load into a world from a game version that is newer than your current game version)
- Fixed hitbox issue for close combat and spear-throwing issue
- Added “UI scaling” to settings on Xbox
- Minimap pin input fixed on steam deck & big picture mode
- Minimap text input fix for certain Asian languages
Valheim is available on (Early Access) Linux, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. You can head to the game’s official site here if you want more detailed information about the recent updates.