New Valheim Patch Gives Bosses a Makeover; Brings More Fixes and Updates

While Valheim has seen tremendous success ever since its launch in February, it still remains in Early Access on Steam. So, as promised by developers Iron Gate AB, the game still receives updates on a regular basis, which bring a range of improvements to the game.

Now, Valheim may not have much to boast about when it comes to art design or graphics, but the gameplay is definitely something that the developers have aced. So, it’s important that the millions of players who find themselves immersed in the Norse afterlife on a daily basis get to see the kinks ironed out. The game’s latest update is a significant step in that direction.

Patch 0.153.2, along with a number of small improvements and fixes, brings visual overhauls to several of the ghastly creatures that feature in the game including the Troll and Bosses 2 and 3 i.e., The Elder and Bonemass. The patch also modifies the harpoon mechanics of the game – hurling it into the sea will feel more like throwing a rope than a rubber-band now which is good. There are also fixes for stone stair physics, crafting stations, creature group spawning, and more.

Troll graphics have been quite the scandal with Valheim players and with this update, Valheim finally makes good on their promise of improving the beast visually. The patch also brings a fix for the Troll’s ragdoll material issue along with giving Draugr’s the right materials – sometimes one and two-star Draugrs spawn with the wrong materials.

New Valheim Patch Gives Bosses a Makeover; Brings More Fixes & Updates
Troll in Valheim

Here are the full patch notes for Patch 0.153.2 as found on Valheim’s Steam page:

  • Fixed smelter issue when a very long time has passed since visiting (10000 days)
  • 30s Pre-world save warning added
  • Stone stair physics fix
  • Inventory screen gamepad focus fix
  • Large-creature visual overhaul (troll, boss-2 & boss-3)
  • Troll ragdoll material fix
  • Harpoon mechanics overhauled
  • Engine updated (some stability improvements)
  • Draugr archer visual fixes (1 & 2 star draugrs sometimes got the wrong material)
  • Fixed issues when crafting station is destroyed while in use
  • Creature group spawning adjusted to avoid spawning over total limit (in some cases)
  • Credits updated
  • Localization updates

This update is another promising indicator of Iron Gate’s commitment to Valheim. A few months ago the developers also unveiled a roadmap of DLC that will be coming for the game. The company is currently hard at work on the first DLC, Hearth and Home, which will focus on the building and crafting aspects of the game.

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About Valheim

Developed by Iron Gate AB, Valheim is an online open-world Survival craft co-op game. Here, players will control dead Vikings and fight Odin’s ancient enemies and monsters.

In order to enter paradise, players will have to please Odin and prove their worth to the allfather.

The journey will not be easy as at every step, the danger of supernatural entities will loom. Players will have to venture out, explore various landforms, craft, and get stronger.

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