Because the players are too good, the game is getting tougher now

The players of the surprise hit Valheim seem to be real berserkers. The bosses have no chance against the part-time Vikings, but that changes with the latest patch.

The Viking survival game Valheim is going through the roof on Steam. Even in Early Access, the game is thrilling millions and driving Rust and GTA 5 from the top of the Steam charts. Patch 0.146.8 Not only does it fix some serious bugs, it also increases the difficulty of some boss fights.

“You kill them too quickly”

With these words, the developers justify their changes to some bosses. The bosses are an important part of Valheim because they give you rewards such as new recipes. But that was too easy for the developers, which is why three of the five bosses are a bit heavier now.

In concrete terms this means:

• Bone paunch: Shorter cooldown of melee attacks
• Moder: 2,500 additional life points
• Yagluth: Health points doubled and resistances adjusted

If you still need a little help getting started, try our guide with important beginner tips for building and repairing.

Further changes with patch 0.146.8

If you are on a dedicated server you should update it. The developers warn that otherwise you are threatened with a black screen. In addition, a Save file bug Fixed. Players who quit Valheim while logging out with ALT + F4 ran the risk of destroying their scores or corrupting the game world before the patch.

Against the Deathquitos you are now better prepared. The mosquitoes can now be discovered earlier, as their whirring can be heard from a greater distance and they can no longer surprise you so easily.

You can find the complete patch notes on the Steam page or right here:

• Crafting item-dupe bug fix
• Harpooned player & ship bug fix
• Fixed player ragdoll
• Bonemass, Moder, Yagluth difficulty tweaks
• Moder music updated
• Tombstone bugfix (probably wont fix disappearing tombstones though)
• Fixed world corruption caused by pressing ALT + F4 while logging out.
• Deathsquitos have slightly longer audio range
• Tweaked audio on blast-furnace & spinning wheel
• Shared map position setting is saved per world
• Updated network stats (F2)
• Building destruction drop-fix
• Vulkan support in windows builds
• Network disconnection bugfix
• Updated socket-backend

Valheim is currently still in Early Access and costs just under 18 euros on Steam. The Iron Gate studio consists of just five employees. The survival adventure can be played alone or in co-op mode with up to ten players.