Patch 0.217.27 (Public Test)

✦AI summary2w

A Public Test update introducing seasonal Halloween content, a Unity 2022 engine upgrade, and significant CPU optimizations for large builds and AI.

▲Buffs8

Jack-o-turnipThe Jack-o-turnip has been added to the game for the spooky season.→Added
Pointy HatA new seasonal pointy hat has been added to the game.→Added
General
- Added a Render Scale setting allowing the camera to render at a lower resolution than the UI for better performance.→Added
- Optimized object instantiation code, reducing baseline CPU time by up to 5%.
- Massively decreased CPU time in areas with large builds by optimizing structural integrity calculations.
- Optimized enemy AI and underwater logic for better overall performance.
- Improved automatic input switching to prevent gamepads with stick drift from overriding keyboard and mouse control.
- Tweaked boss spawning to prevent them from occasionally getting stuck upon appearing.

✚Bug fixes1

GeneralFixed a bug where traps could trigger multiple times in multiplayer based on the number of nearby players.

◆Other changes1

GeneralUpgraded the game engine to Unity 2022; note that worlds are no longer backwards compatible.Unity 2019/2020→Unity 2022

subjects affected (3)

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Jack-o-turnip1 Pointy Hat1 General8

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Valheim · Oct 25, 2023

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