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Valheim It’s definitely proven to be a hit since making the jump from PC to Xbox Game Pass earlier this month, and the game got a pretty big patch this week, with some key improvements.
In the video above, you can see what the game looks like on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S when using the two native options available to you: fidelity mode (30FPS) and performance mode (60FPS), but starting with the new. patch, there is now also a “balanced modewhich targets 40FPS at higher fidelity than Performance mode.
“Added ‘Balanced Mode’ graphics setting with 40 FPS and 1440p on Series X and 900p on Series S (this will only appear as an option if you have a display that supports 40 FPS)”
On the other hand, the latest Valheim update brings a major fix to height maps, which were unbalanced on PC and Xbox. The downside is that some players may find that their buildings will collapse.
Here’s a bit more about it, with some additional details:
This patch should fix an issue where Xbox players and PC players had different elevation maps, which could make a player appear to be flying through the air or walking underground. Unfortunately, if an Xbox player has built in an area like this, this change will cause buildings to collapse. We sincerely apologize for this, but it was important to make this change now to avoid further issues later.
Another thing we are working on is a fix to the issue where Xbox worlds would reset to day 1 after reaching a certain size. We’ve identified the issue and believe we’ve found a fix, which should appear in the next patch. For now, we apologize and thank you for your patience.”
The team says that if you’re having issues with the world, you can use the “Manage Savegames” button to roll back to a previous version. To be retained as a last resort!
You can find the rest of the patch notes for Valheim Update 0.214.300 below:
On this page:
- Abbreviated Patch Notes
- Detailed Patch Notes
Abbreviated Patch Notes
Fixes and improvements
* Fixed left-handed mouse * Fixed manual save bug * Added Swap Triggers controller option * Text and UI fixes * Performance and various bug fixes
Detailed Patch Notes
Fixes and improvements
* Manual save no longer causes you to respawn where you saved and can be summoned to a dedicated server if you are on the admin list * Left handed mouse should now work properly again Fixed potential issue for PlayStation controllers* Fixed performance issues in the main menu* Fixed some special characters appearing as squares and symbols should look more like before* Floating text and text input in signs should now display correctly and can use t and n symbols* Text on signs should now be lit correctly and not glow lower* Various UI and text fixes that were displaying incorrectly* Fixed an issue where the Scrolling was slow and inverted on Linux* Engine was updated to Unity version 2020.03.45* s hotkeys should now be registered correctly
Console
* Added “Balanced Mode” graphics setting with 40 FPS and 1440p on Series X and 900p on Series S (this will only appear as an option if you have a display that supports 40 FPS)
* Right stick now only controls character rotation on the character screen
* The right analog stick no longer has dual functionality in the character creation menu.
* Map height differences between Xbox and PC have now been almost completely removed (this means that some areas of Xbox worlds will have a significant change in terrain, and if you’ve built in those areas buildings can unfortunately collapse)
How are you finding Valheim so far? Tell us in the polls and comments section below.
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- 6/10 (Not bad)5%
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- 3/10 (Location)2%
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- 1/10 (Abyssal)3%
- I haven’t played it yet!19%
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