Patch notes
Patch 0.221.12 — radial menu release-to-select and a Vulkan startup crash
Adds release-to-select to the radial menu, reverts crouch on gamepad to a single press, and fixes a Vulkan startup crash, windowed resolution behaviour, Ashlands audio stutter and a mod-related null reference. The post also carries a warning about Vulkan instability.
Valheim 0.221.12 Patch Released 19 Feb 2026 8 changes
Transcribed from the official release notes: valheim.com ↗
“We've got a couple of fixes for you today!”
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.
Patch Notes:
- Added release-to-select in the radial menu: If you continue holding down the radial menu button/key after the radial menu appears, you can select an emote by releasing the button/key.
- Reverted crouching being unintentionally changed to a press-and-hold action on gamepad. Now it’s back to being a single press again.
- Fixed annoying resolution setting behavior in windowed mode when changing settings.
- Fixed crash on startup on Windows that triggers under specific conditions when using Vulkan.
- Fixed audio stutters in Ashlands.
- Fixed sometimes not being able to apply graphics settings properly the first time after updating from an earlier version.
- Fixed some minor UX issues in the graphics settings menu.
- Fixed a null reference exception that started happening in 0.221.10 when mods directly or indirectly accessed preferences at startup (for example via the localization system).
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.