Patch notes

Patch 0.218.15 — Ashlands: fire, lava and Charred Fortresses

The Ashlands biome arrives: burning skies, wooden builds that catch fire and spread it, lava crossed on platforms, and Siege Machines to take the Charred Fortresses.

Valheim 0.218.15 Patch Released 14 May 2024 182 changes

Transcribed from the official release notes: valheim.com ↗

“The world is heating up and in the south something is stirring... The creatures of the Ashlands come to life as the biome update is here at last!”

From the developer's post

Read this first

Feedback and bugs are best sent in via the support page on our website.
Before you dive into the game, please do take a look at our preparation guide. This guide touches important matters such as world generation and mods.
Once more, please do remember to check out the preparation guide before you set sail towards the Ashlands, it contains important information!
NOTE! Unfortunately there are currently some issues with the Microsoft and Xbox versions of Valheim, which means there will be a slight delay in getting the update properly uploaded there. However, the current version on Xbox Flight is the same as the version coming to live, so crossplay will still be possible between Xbox Flight and Default Steam games.

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.

New content:

Beware the skies! Cinders rain down from above in the Ashlands, causing damage to those who are unprotected
Wooden build pieces can now catch fire in the Ashlands – and the fire spreads!
A new world modifier that allows fire to spread outside of the Ashlands as well (part of the immersive preset)
Deadly lava takes up large parts of the landscape; traverse it with your very own platforms
Lay claim to Charred Fortresses with two new Siege Machines
New plantable Ashvines will grow on the walls of your base
Combine your Flametal weapons with gems (Bloodstone, Iolite & Jade) in order to upgrade them to magical weapons (giving them blood, storm and nature based effects respectively)
The waters in and around the Ashlands are boiling hot, and only the sturdiest of ships can sail them
Enemy: Fallen Valkyrie
Enemy: Charred Warrior
Enemy: Charred Archer
Enemy: Charred Warlock
Enemy: Charred Twitcher
Enemy Turret: Skugg
Enemy: Morgen
Enemy: Bonemaw Serpent
Enemy/creature: Asksvin (tameable & rideable)
Creature: Asksvin Calf
Enemy: Volture
Enemy: Lava Blob
NPC/Enemy: Redbeard Dvergr
Boss: Fader
Miniboss: Lord Reto
Spawner: Monument of Torment
Spawner: Effigy of Malice
Material: Majestic Carapace (previously Queen Drop)
Material: Fader Relic (placeholder item)
Material: Asksvin Hide
Material: Asksvin Bladder
Material: Asksvin Tail
Material: Morgen Heart
Material: Morgen Sinew
Material: Celestial Feather
Material: Bonemaw Meat
Material: Bonemaw Tooth
Material: Volture Meat
Material: Volture Egg
Material: Charred Skull
Material: Charred Bone
Material: Pot Shard
Material: Bell Shard
Material: Dyrnwyn Fragments x3
Material: Bloodstone
Material: Jade
Material: Iolite
Material: Flametal Ore (previous Flametal is now obsolete)
Material/craftable: Flametal (previous Flametal is now obsolete)
Material: Sulfur
Material: Ashwood
Material: Grausten
Material: Charcoal Resin
Material: Proustite Powder
Material: Asksvin Neck
Material: Asksvin Skull
Material: Asksvin Ribcage
Material: Asksvin Pelvis
Material: Charred Cogwheel
Material: Molten Core
Material/craftable: Ceramic Plate
Materia/craftable: Shield Core
Plantable: Ashvine Seeds
Artisan Table extension: Artisan Press
Galdr Table extension: Feathery Wreath
Cauldron extension: Rolling Pins and Cutting Boards
Black Forge extension: Metal Cutter
Black Forge extension: Gem Cutter
Craftable: Bell
Resource location: Lavaiathans
Misc: Asksvin Egg
Weapon: Dyrnwyn (sword)
Weapon: Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Brutal Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Scourging Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Primal Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Nidhögg (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Bleeding (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Thundering (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Primal (sword)
Weapon: Flametal Mace
Weapon: Bloodgeon (mace)
Weapon: Storm Star (mace)
Weapon: Klossen (mace)
Weapon: Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Bleeding Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Thundering Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Primal Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Ash Fang (bow)
Weapon: Blood Fang (bow)
Weapon: Storm Fang (bow)
Weapon: Root Fang (bow)
Weapon: Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Wound Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Storm Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Root Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Splitnir (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Bleeding (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Storming (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Primal (spear)
Shield: Flametal Shield (with multiple styles!)
Shield: Flametal Tower Shield (with multiple styles!)
Weapon: Trollstav (blood magic)
Weapon: Staff of the Wild (elemental magic)
Weapon: Dundr (elemental magic)
Weapon: Staff of Fracturing (elemental magic)
Armour Set: Flametal Breastplate, Flametal Greaves, Flametal Helmet
Armour Set: Robes of Embla, Trousers of Embla, Hood of Embla
Armour Set: Breastplate of Ask, Trousers of Ask, Hood of Ask
Cape: Asksvin Cloak
Cape: Ashen Cape
Misc: Asksvin Saddle
Bomb: Basalt Bomb
Bomb: Smoke Bomb
Ammunition: Grausten Payload
Ammunition: Explosive Payload
Ammunition: Charred Arrow
Ammunition: Charred Bolt
Ammunition: Flametal Missile
Building Pieces: 25 Ashwood Pieces (Ashwood Wall, Ashwood Half Wall, Ashwood Quarter Wall, Ashwood Arched Wall, Ashwood Decorative Wall, Ashwood Decorative Window, Ashwood Divider, Ashwood Floor 2x2, Ashwood Floor 1x1, Ashwood Decorative Floor, Ashwood Arch, Ashwood Beam 1m, Ashwood Beam 2m, Ashwood Pole 1m, Ashwood Pole 2m, Ashwood Beam 26°, Ashwood Roof Cross 26°, Ashwood Beam 45°, Ashwood Roof Cross 45°, Ashwood Wall 26°, Ashwood Wall 26° Inverted, Ashwood Wall 45°, Ashwood Wall 45° Inverted, Ashwood Stair, Ashwood Door)
Building Pieces: 26 Grausten Pieces (Grausten Steep Stairs, Grausten Stairs, Grausten Floor 1x1, Grausten Floor 2x2, Grausten Floor 4x4, Grausten Small Pillar, Grausten Medium Pillar, Grausten Tapered Pillar, Grausten Tapered Pillar Inverted, Grausten Small Beam, Grausten Medium Beam, Grausten Small Arch, Grausten Medium Arch, Grausten Wall Arch, Grausten Wall Arch Inverted, Grausten Wall 1x2, Grausten Wall 2x2, Grausten Wall 4x2, Grausten Window 2x2, Grausten Window 4x2, Grausten Roof, Grausten Roof Corner, Grausten Arched Roof (2), Grausten Arched Roof, Grausten Arched Roof Corner (2))
Building Piece: Flametal Gate
Building Piece: Flametal Pillar
Building Piece: Flametal Beam
Defence: Ashwood Stakewall
Stack: Ashwood Stack
Stack: Grausten Pile
Stack: Pile of Skulls
Stack: Bone Stack
Furniture: Ashwood Bed
Furniture: Bone Throne
Furniture: Lava Lantern
Furniture: Asksvin Rug
Furniture: Straw
Furniture: Small Green Pot
Furniture: Medium Green Pot
Furniture: Large Green Pot
Furniture: Ashwood Bench
Furniture: Asksvin Skeleton
Siege Machine: Catapult
Siege Machine: Battering Ram
Ship: Drakkar
Misc: Shield Generator
Misc: Portal – Stone
Food: Cooked Volture Meat
Food: Cooked Bonemaw Meat
Food: Cooked Asksvin Tail
Food: Fiddlehead
Food: Fiery Svinstew
Food: Marinated Greens
Food: Mashed Meat
Food: Piquant Pie (cooked/uncooked)
Food: Roasted Crust Pie (cooked/uncooked)
Food: Scorching Medley
Food: Sizzling Berry Broth
Food: Smoke Puff
Food: Sparkling Shroomshake
Food: Spicy Marmalade
Food: Vineberry Cluster
Mead: Lingering Healing Mead
Mead: Lingering Eitr Mead
Location: Ruins (multiple)
Location: Redbeard Dvergr Outposts
Location: Putrid Hole
Location: Charred Fortress
Event: “The undead army marches”
Event: “The dead have been summoned”
Lore: New stones
Lore: New dreams
Lore: New Munin dialogue
New music
New forsaken power
Terrain changes for Ashlands (Ashlands is now cut off from other biomes, only accessible by sea)

Fixes & Improvements:

Fixed Major Healing Mead material
Fixed Minor Eitr Mead Material
Standardised texts throughout the game
Updated names for old Flametal items
The popup for unlocking new things is displayed longer
Disabled ESRAM usage on Xbox One to work around a Unity bug that caused some particle systems to have corrupt shadowmaps
Added console command ‘findtp’ to go to nearest found item
Added console command ‘setfuel’ to fill all nearby lights to specified fuel
Map is now closed after using debugmode teleport
There is now a toggle in Gamplay Settings for “Attack towards look direction”, if this is toggled off, attacks will instead be made in the direction the camera is facing
Modding: IMonoUpdater no longer requires to be inherited from and error messages removed

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.