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Patch 1.0.20 — Trophy drop-rate and cheated-flag fixes

Fixes trophy drop rates scaling with monster star level, a fairer rare-drop distribution between sessions, a Forge of Potential exploit, and resets the cheated flag left by a 1.0 launch bug; plus a dedicated-server CPU fix and an Xbox settings-save fix.

Valheim 1.0.20 Patch Released 15 Oct 2026 8 changes

Transcribed from the official release notes: valheim.com ↗

Items & lootMultiplayer & serversPlatform-specific

“We've heard a lot of you pointing out that you haven't been getting as many trophies as you should from your kills, and this patch should finally fix that. We hope you're ready to craft those bear rugs!”

From the developer's post

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  • Please Note: There is a small delay with Mac App Store for this patch, which means that crossplay will not work between Mac App Store players and players on other platforms until it has caught up. As soon as the patch is out on that platform, crossplay should work for everyone again.

What changed

Items & loot

  • Trophy drop chance is now increased by star level of monsters
  • Pseudo-random drop logic will no longer be reset between player sessions to give a more fair distribution for rare drops
  • Fixed a possible exploit to Forge of Potential
  • Reset the cheated flag on all items and build pieces from previous versions, to undo the damage done by a bug in the initial 1.0 release that marked some validly obtained items as cheated.
  • Fixed bug that caused Cheat Sword and Cheat Sledge to not be considered cheated in specific cases
  • Adjusted attachment points for sheathed weapons

Multiplayer & servers

  • Fixed dedicated server running at uncapped frame rate if v-sync was enabled in client on the same computer, wasting massive amounts of CPU time

Platform-specific

  • Xbox One/Xbox Series S|X: Fixed settings failing to save between sessions for some users

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.