Summary

  • The Ashlands update for Valheim is set to release in the first half of 2024, bringing new looks, flora, and food recipes.
  • The update will first roll out on the PTB before being integrated into the live version of the game.
  • The Ashlands biome, a barren and ashy environment, will be filled with new content, including challenging ingredients to gather for new recipes.

The Ashlands update is officially set to hit Valheim during the first half of 2024, introducing features like fierce new looks, flora, and new food recipes. Like previous Valheim updates, it will roll out on the PTB first and then the live version shortly after, ensuring a smoother integration into the game.

Valheim, released in early access in 2021, is a multiplayer survival sandbox game developed by Iron Gate Studio. Players embark on an exploration of a vast Viking-inspired fantasy world, gathering materials to craft weapons and armor, while also having the chance to build impressive constructions across Valheim's six different biomes. One of these diverse environments is the Ashlands: an ashy, barren biome along the southern edge of the world. While the Ashlands is part of the roadmap for Valheim's development team moving forward, it currently remains incomplete. The upcoming update promises to fill this biome with new content.

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The Ashlands update has been confirmed for the first half of 2024. Iron Gate has offered a sneak peek into the culinary, botanical, and stylistic elements that will define this expansion. The Ashlands kitchens are set to introduce new food, including Mashed Meat, a Piquant Pie, and Spicy Marmalade. Gathering ingredients, however, will prove challenging in the harsh Ashlands environment, and players will need to make an effort to locate resilient plants that grow there in order to prepare these new recipes. For players with an eye for Viking fashion, the update also promises a formidable new look.

New Content Revealed for 2024 Ashlands Update

In addition to these revelations, the developers have introduced the "Walk & Talk" video series, featuring insights from community manager Josefin, artist/generalist Robin, and programmer Jonathan. This series offers an opportunity for the community to connect with those responsible for shaping the realistic Valheim world, exploring development processes and the inspiration behind the Ashlands update.

Recently, Valheim released a new patch featuring a seasonal update and introducing keyboard/mouse support for Xbox players. It also addressed various fixes and improvements, including player profile glitches, music stuttering in low FPS scenarios, and some fixes to boss-spawning. Additionally, Iron Gate added new graphic customization options for both PC and Xbox players.

The Ashlands update underscores Iron Gate Studio's commitment to continuing work on this early access version of Valheim. This indie survival game has gained popularity over the past two years with more than 400,000 positive reviews on Steam. Players might be anticipating the Ashlands update, eager to explore all the new content that Valheim will bring.

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Valheim
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Sandbox
Survival
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Systems
PC-1 Xbox-1
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Top Critic Avg: 85 /100 Critics Rec: 83%
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Released
February 2, 2021
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Developer(s)
Iron Gate AB
Publisher(s)
Coffee Stain Studios
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
PC, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Valheim  is a brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players set in a procedurally-generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft powerful weapons, construct longhouses, and slay mighty foes to prove yourself to Odin!
EXPLORE THE TENTH WORLD
Explore a world shrouded in mystery. Discover distinct environments with unique enemies to battle, resources to gather and secrets to uncover! Be a viking, sail the open seas in search of lands unknown, and fight bloodthirsty monsters.
BUILD MIGHTY HALLS
Raise viking longhouses and build bases that offer reprieve from the dangers ahead. Customise buildings, both inside and out, with a detailed building system. Progress through building tiers to upgrade, expand and defend your base.
GATHER, CRAFT AND SURVIVE
Struggle to survive as you gather materials and craft weapons, armor, tools, ships, and defenses. Decorate your hearths and sharpen your blades, grow crops and vegetables, prepare food, brew meads and potions, and progress as you defeat more difficult bosses and discover new recipes and blueprints.

How Long To Beat
75 Hours
Genre(s)
Sandbox, Survival