Valheim update changes enemy scaling and fixes various issues
Valheim is one of the most unique survival games available to play, boasting an immersive Viking setting and fun co-op capability. The public test branch of Valheim has been around for a while, allowing players to explore upcoming changes before Iron Gate Studio implements them fully into the release version of the game. Valheim’s latest public test update has just dropped, bringing the version to 0.217.12, and it sees some changes made to enemy scaling as well as a variety of bug fixes.
The Valheim patch notes bring a few different adjustments to the game and its test branch. Enemies you find in dungeons will no longer scale in size and speed on more difficult world modifier settings, making gameplay a bit smoother. If you’re playing the public test version of the game, then you’ll also notice you can once again sprint while auto-run is enabled, making movement more convenient and quicker. Sadly, you won’t be able to zoom in while using the build menu anymore.
Other notable changes include bug fixes, like a resolution for world modifiers not showing up, and changes to farming materials. If you want to opt into the public test branch and check out these changes yourself, you can do by right-clicking on Valheim in your Steam library. Select ‘properties’ after doing so, and then ‘betas’ when the little window pops up. Once you’re there, you can type in the code ‘yesimadebackups’ to access the test.
Iron Gate Studio did leave a disclaimer with the patch notes, stating, “This update is for the public test version of Valheim, and may therefore be unstable.” The developers also wrote, “Before we launch this update to the default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the
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