Patch notes
Hotfix 0.156.2 — monster AI targeting
An AI tweak so monsters with a clear path target creatures and players first.
Valheim 0.156.2 Patch Released 1 Jul 2021 1 changes
Transcribed from the official release notes: valheim.com ↗
“We hear you!! =) , some tweaks to the monster AI to make them behave better when attacking structures etc.”
From the developer's post
What changed
This is a pre-1.0 patch, reproduced from the developer's post with its own headings and without the per-system grouping we apply to 1.0 patch notes. Summarised above; the list below is the official changelog text.
- AI tweaks (Monsters should always target creatures [including players] first if they have a clear path to them & monsters should only attack low priority structures [walls etc.] if they are trying to get to a player)
Will your old world still work?
Worlds created before 1.0 keep working and keep receiving new content, but 1.0 changed how terrain is generated. See save compatibility by version before you update a world you care about.