Valheim is likely one of the most unusual survival video games obtainable to play, boasting an immersive Viking setting and enjoyable co-op functionality. The general public check department of Valheim has been round for some time, permitting gamers to discover upcoming modifications earlier than Iron Gate Studio implements them totally into the discharge model of the sport. Valheim’s newest public check replace has simply dropped, bringing the model to 0.217.12, and it sees some modifications made to enemy scaling in addition to a wide range of bug fixes.
The Valheim patch notes carry a couple of totally different changes to the sport and its check department. Enemies you discover in dungeons will now not scale in dimension and velocity on harder world modifier settings, making gameplay a bit smoother. If you happen to’re taking part in the general public check model of the sport, then you definitely’ll additionally discover you’ll be able to as soon as once more dash whereas auto-run is enabled, making motion extra handy and faster. Sadly, you gained’t be capable of zoom in whereas utilizing the construct menu anymore.
Different notable modifications embody bug fixes, like a decision for world modifiers not displaying up, and modifications to farming supplies. If you wish to choose into the general public check department and take a look at these modifications your self, you are able to do by right-clicking on Valheim in your Steam library. Choose ‘properties’ after doing so, after which ‘betas’ when the little window pops up. When you’re there, you’ll be able to kind within the code ‘yesimadebackups’ to entry the check.
Iron Gate Studio did depart a disclaimer with the patch notes, stating, “This replace is for the general public check model of Valheim, and should due to this fact be unstable.” The builders additionally wrote, “Earlier than we launch this replace to the default model of the sport, we wish to be certain that to have an opportunity to find bugs and modify the balancing,” occurring to induce gamers to go away suggestions on the general public check replace in order to assist.

Valheim patch notes –0.217.12 public check replace – Thursday, August 10, 2023
Adjustments and fixes
- Enemies in dungeons now not scale dimension and velocity on more durable world modifier difficulties to keep away from getting caught
- Enemy spawn block and merchandise despawn now matches the workbench construct radius
- Fastened glowing indicators
- Fastened world modifiers not displaying up or being minimize off in the event that they have been too lengthy for devoted servers on Steam
- Magecap & Jotunpuffs can solely be farmed in Mistlands once more
- Tin, Obsidian, Guck, and plenty of destructible objects now scale drop accurately when utilizing the useful resource fee modifier
- Gamers can now dash whereas autorunning once more
- Gamers can now not zoom whereas within the construct menu
- Mouse enter is now not blocked for a brief time period when choosing a construct piece
- Fastened a bug inflicting the cauldron to be non-interactable
- Autocomplete within the console will now not skip entries within the listing
- Fastened flickering colours when putting beech sapling
- Participant-based raids ought to now activate accurately when a participant has used a guardian energy
These are the Valheim patch notes for the public check department replace, 0.217.12. If you wish to take a look via Iron Gate Studio’s full listing of changes, you are able to do so right here for a extra detailed understanding of the gameplay modifications and bug fixes.