Alongside the release of the update, the studio has also released an animated release trailer to celebrate. The trailer features the same Viking trio from the game’s Hearth & Home trailer last year. Check it out below.

Iron Gate notes that, after installing the update, the new biome will only be generated in areas of the map that haven’t yet been discovered by players. This means that you might have to start a new world to be able to partake in the new features of the expansion sooner rather than later if your current world has been explored heavily enough.

The Mistlands update has been available for players to check out in Valheim‘s public testing version. For complete details on the update, check out the patch notes below.

UPDATE NOTES:

New content:

New biome – Mistlands:

• New mechanics
• 9 new creatures + Mistlands boss
• More than 20 new crafting materials
• 2 new crafting stations, 3 crafting station extensions, and 3 other resource/crafting constructions
• 15 new food items
• 3 new potions
• More than 25 new craftable items (weapons, armours & tools)
• More than 35 new building/furniture pieces for building, decorating and defending your base
• New type of dungeon
• New lore stones
• New dreams
• New music

Misc:

• Fishing update
• 12 new emotes
• 9 new hairstyles and 7 new beard styles
• Enabled Yule seasonal items (Yule tree, Yuleklapp, Yule wreath, Yule garland and Mistletoe)

Fixes & Improvements:

• Various console command improvements
• Multiple animations have been updated and improved
• Multiple VFX have been updated and improved
• Various other tweaks

Since this isn’t the live version, the update will require more patches for balance improvements and bug fixing. The Mistlands are only generated in unexplored areas, so players should create a new world to have a chance to discover it. As for what one can expect, nine new creatures, over 20 new crafting materials, two new crafting stations and three crafting station extensions are included.

Three new potions, 15 food items, over 25 new weapons, armor and tools to craft, and 35 new building/furniture pieces also await. There’s also a new dungeon type, 12 new emotes, lore stones, dreams, and more to check out. Check out some of the patch notes below for more details and full patch notes here.

Patch 0.212.5 – Mistlands! (Public Test)

New content:

New biome – Mistlands

• New mechanics
• 9 new creatures + Mistlands boss
• More than 20 new crafting materials
• 2 new crafting stations, 3 crafting station extensions, and 3 other resource/crafting constructions
• 15 new food items
• 3 new potions
• More than 25 new craftable items (weapons, armours & tools)
• More than 35 new building/furniture pieces for building, decorating and defending your base
• New type of dungeon
• New lore stones
• New dreams
• New music

Misc:

• Fishing update
• 12 new emotes
• 9 new hairstyles and 7 new beard styles

Fixes and Improvements:

• Various console command improvements
• Multiple animations have been updated and improved
• Multiple VFX have been updated and improved
• Various other tweaks

Detailed Patch Notes:

New content:

New mechanics:

• Wisplight (Move the mist out of your way using stationary wisplights or one that follows you wherever you go)
• Magic! (Eat foods with Eitr in order to use magic staves, and develop the new skills Elemental Magic and Blood Magic)
• Mushroom farming (The new Mistlands mushrooms can be grown from the comfort of your own home)
• Poultry (Get eggs, hatch and raise chickens, take care of your hens and get more eggs!)
  Friendly/unfriendly NPCs (They’re on your side as long as you don’t upset them!)

New creatures:

• Enemy: Seeker
• Enemy: Seeker Brood
• Enemy: Seeker Brute
• Enemy: Gjall
• Enemy: Tick
• Creature: Hare
• Creature: Hen (and Chick)
• NPC/Enemy: Dvergr (Rogue and Mage)
• NPC: Munin – raven of lore
• Boss: The Queen

It’s teasing “long-forgotten secrets” that only the “brave and resilient” can discover. There are also spoilers, so for those who want to go in blind, it’s better to wait until the update launches. We know that the ruins of strongholds and homes from past civilizations will be present, though their overall design is still being finalized.

Interestingly, in addition to hares, Iron Gate teased “another kind” of inhabitant. Time will ultimately tell what that is, but hopefully, a release date for the update is also coming. Valheim is available on PC via Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview. It’s also playable on Game Pass and coming to Xbox in Spring 2023.

Piktiv and Fishlabs are in charge of porting the game to Microsoft Store and Xbox. Full crossplay support has also been promised for Xbox, Microsoft Store and Steam players. Currently available in Steam Early Access for PC, Valheim is an exploration and survival game rooted in Norse mythology. Players explore various biomes either alone or with up to nine other players.

As players explore the regions, they’ll gather new materials and resources, craft powerful armor and weapons, and eventually face off against numerous bosses. They’ll also create a base with the building system touted as one of the best in the genre. Valheim has sold over 10 million copies since launching in early access. Its next big update is Mistlands – check out new screenshots for the same here.

The Mistlands feature strongholds and homes which once thrived under past civilizations (not unlike some of the other areas). The overall design for these structures is still being finalized, requiring things like weathering and being converted into ruins. Also, along with the hare, there also will be “another kind” of inhabitant in the Mistlands which the developer is keeping a surprise. It did note that this is something that “many of you have been curious about!”

As always, we’ll need to wait for more details. In the meantime, an issue with cloud sync which caused saves to be overwritten and replaced with older files is currently being looked into. A patch for the same will be available in the Public Test branch first before going into the main game so players can try it out early, if they please.

Iron Gate Studio CEO Richard Svensson said “We never imagined Valheim would become so big, not even in our wildest dreams, and the past year flew by faster than we anticipated. Our team has doubled since launch and knowing Valheim is enjoyed by millions of players around the world honours and humbles us at the same time.”

Albert Säfström, VP of Publishing at Coffee Stain, said “Seeing Valheim’s journey through its first year of Early Access and being by Iron Gate’s side has been an immense privilege. The team is pouring all their development knowledge and love for the craft into the game, and it’s humbling to see the fruit of their work bring joy to millions around the world.”

As for what’s coming next, development is “well underway” on the Mistlands biome with Svensson saying, “We can’t wait to bring this new mysterious biome to the game.” Along with additional enemies, there will also be new weapons. More details are yet to come though.

Valheim’s last “big” update was Hearth and Home which rebalanced food and combat mechanics, added new recipes and furniture, the ability to share map data with other Vikings, and more. A more recent patch added the Frost Caves as a new dungeon, new enemies, new crafting materials and the Fenris armor set. A new event, weapon and build pieces like the standing brazier were also added. Stay tuned for details on further updates in the coming months.

With the game receiving various updates, such as Hearth and Home, and the upcoming Mistland being currently in development, the developers have also released a new patch for the game, adding in various changes.

Numbered 0.207.20, the patch adds new content, such as a new dungeon, new crafting materials, new armor sets, and more. New content aside, fixes and improvements such as an FPS limiter, UI fixes, a pause function in single player, and more have been addressed, along with QoL changes.

The developers have shared the changes through patch notes in a Steam blog post, which can be read for a more detailed description of the changes. You can check out the full patch notes below.

UPDATE NOTES:

New Content:

• Frost Caves added as a new dungeon (Will only appear in unexplored areas)
• New enemies: Ulv, Cultist, Bat
• New crafting materials: Red jute, Fenring hair, Fenring claw
• New armour set: Fenris Coat, Fenris Leggings, Fenris Hood (equip all at once for an extra bonus!)
• New weapon: Flesh Rippers (Fists)
• New build pieces: Red jute carpet, Red jute curtain, Standing brazier
• New event: “You stirred the cauldron”

Fixes & Improvements:

• FPS limiter setting and option to reduce GPU usage when minimised, menu FPS capped to 60
• Various console command improvements and additions, see console ‘help’
• Fixed some dungeon parts not being fully deterministic (ends)
• Nomap mode improvements (vegvisr alternative, nomap is server setting, max distance for shouting, random build/spawn rotation, ‘noportals’ command)
• Resolution now only shows refresh rate when forcing exclusive fullscreen
• Various UI fixes
• Changed name of Unarmed skill to Fists
• Helmets covering the player character’s face should now hide beard
• “Reduce background performance” is available as a setting
• Recipes for Jack-o-turnip + Yule stuff disabled

Quality of Life:

• Building marker is more subtle and indicates piece rotation
• Corpse run gives carry weight bonus to compensate for unequipped belt
• Crafting stackable items while having full inventory now possible if there are are available stack slots
• Fixed a bug where sometimes stackable items won’t be taken when having full inventory and pressing ‘Take All’ in a chest
• Chat can now be closed using esc, mouse or gamepad B

Gamepad support:

• Full controller support!
• Controller legend visible in pause menu and settings
• Controller text input when running in Steam big picture mode. Chat, characters, signs, pets etc can now be named using the controller.
• Controller mapping of all game features
• Context menus will now always show controller buttons when using controller
• Alternative controller glyph style option
• Skills window scrollable with gamepad
• Crafting can be cancelled if pressing the button again (like with mouse)
• Fixed some missing/misplaced gamepad tooltips

Steam Deck:

• Steam Deck controller layout shows when playing on Steam Deck
• Loads default settings catered to the Steam Deck

Localisation:

• Improvements for several community translated languages

Before that, the studio is pushing out a smaller content patch which focuses on the Swamps. It seems that something “strange” is stirring and by investigating, players can obtain materials and craft a new armor set. The Mountain biome is also getting a bit of new content in the form of caves which “may or may not have some lupine inhabitants…”

Of course, all of this content (Mistlands included) is still in development so the final version could end up looking different. There’s currently no date for when the Mistlands update will release so stay tuned for more details in the coming months. Valheim is currently available in Steam Early Access and it’s sold almost eight million copies as of August 2021.

In a new Steam post, the developer discussed how studio co-founder Richard Svensson was experimenting with terrain and textures for the biome (see the tweet in question below). This isn’t the final version though and it’s possible that the landscape changes “quite a bit” before the developer can figure out the Mistlands’ appearance. As for what it could mean for players’ current worlds, it’s still “too early to say.”

To help the wait between big updates, Iron Gate is looking at smaller changes and updates in the meantime. It’s currently working on “something” for the Mountains biome. Judging by the concept art provided, it appears to be a cave that players can explore. Again, this isn’t the final version and how it looks remains to be seen but the art should convey the “general feeling” that the team is going for.

Valheim is currently available for PC via Steam Early Access. It’s expected to remain in early access for the coming year so stay tuned for more details.

Very early Mistlands terrain texturing test. Starting to look pretty cool imho #gamedev #valheim #unity3d pic.twitter.com/t8mvKwO5nc

— Richard Svensson (@dvoidis) October 8, 2021

So tanks would be more concerned with Health-based foods since blocking power now scales with max HP while DPS characters would care more about Stamina-based foods to keep attacking. The problem is that it limited options for solo players. Specializing in more health for melee combat, for instance, meant less Stamina for basic tasks like exploration.

As a result, a new patch is available which further re-balances Health and Stamina on most foods, adding more Stamina and Health as required. It also slightly lowers the HP of Fulings and Fuling Shamans along with making it easier to stagger the former. Stamina usage with the bow has also been decreased. For more details, check out the hotfix notes below and stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

UPDATE NOTES:

Patch 0.202.19

• Rebalanced hp/stamina on most foods ( more stamina on hp foods and more hp on stamina foods etc )
• Fixed tar-pit not spawning on dedicated-server worlds
• Slightly lower hp on Fulings & Fuling shamans
• Slightly easier to stagger Fulings
• Fixed issue with pressing I in server list while trying to filter servers
• Lower bow stamina use
• Cage wall 1×1 physics fix ( Already placed pieces will probably need to be repositioned )
• Boars now also eat blueberries, raspberries & mushrooms
• Chinese translation fix