Valheim: Ashlands 0.218.9 Changelog and Trailer Released

Peter Donnell / 7 months ago

Iron Gate has just released Patch 0.218.9 for Valheim: Ashlands, their latest and greatest expansion to the massively popular title. If you’re a fan of the game or even just new to it, it’s certainly worth checking out, and thankfully, they’ve released the extensive changelog too, which you can read below!

If you’re excited to try out the new content, or just get a sneaky peak at it, there is an all-new trailer which you can view above. However, they do warn that it’s not completely spoiler-free, but I still it’s worth checking out regardless.

Terrain Generation and New Content

As always, new content will only be generated properly in previously unexplored areas of the game. Therefore, if you have already explored a lot of the Ashlands, the update will not generate properly in that world and we recommend that you start a new one. If you haven’t explored the Ashlands, you should get the new content, but we always recommend that you start a new world for the best possible experience. You can of course start a new world with an older character, if you don’t want to play through the whole game again before being able to conquer the Ashlands.

Additionally, the Ashlands update features some significant changes to the terrain generation around the Ashlands. The Ashlands will only be accessible by ship, and the terrain around it has been lowered and turned to ocean. This also affects any buildings you might have in that area – if they are built on terrain that gets altered, they will collapse. The images below illustrate what happens to a spawned location versus what happens to a player built structure. As you can see, even if the spawned building remains intact, it will be rather difficult to reach it, as the terrain around it is vastly lower.

Preparation and Difficulty

Before you travel to the Ashlands, you should first make sure that you have defeated The Queen in the Mistlands. If you have done so on an earlier playthrough, remember that her dropped item is no longer a placeholder. Just like Eikthyr’s antler lets you craft a pickaxe needed in the Black Forest, and just like The Elder drops a crypt key for the Swamps, the item from The Queen will be useful in the Ashlands! If you have the item already, you might need to toss it out of your inventory and pick it up again, for new recipes to trigger properly.

What the Developer Had to Say

“We also want to remind everyone that Valheim is meant to be a difficult game, and that it’s meant to be more difficult the further you progress – and the Ashlands is the penultimate biome of the game. If you’re confident in your skills, by all means, go forth! But if you haven’t played for a while or if you’re feeling a bit rusty, we recommend a bit of practice to get back into it, or that you adjust the difficulty in the World Modifiers menu.”

Mods

It is recommended that you disable them before you download the Ashlands update, otherwise, the game will most likely not launch properly. Modders will have to update their mods to ensure they work with the new update, but you can always test them one at a time to see what is and isn’t working before you play. To disable mods you will also need to remove BepInEx or any other mod loader, as they might try to load regardless.

Valheim Ashlands Patch 0.218.9 Release Notes

New content:

Mechanics:

Beware the skies! Cinders rain down from above in the Ashlands, causing damage to those who are unprotected
Wooden build pieces can now catch fire in the Ashlands – and the fire spreads!
A new world modifier that allows fire to spread outside of the Ashlands as well (part of the immersive preset)
Deadly lava takes up large parts of the landscape; traverse it with your very own platforms
Lay claim to Charred Fortresses with two new Siege Machines
New plantable Ashvines will grow on the walls of your base
Combine your Flametal weapons with gems (Bloodstone, Iolite & Jade) in order to upgrade them to magical weapons (giving them blood, storm and nature based effects respectively)
The waters in and around the Ashlands are boiling hot, and only the sturdiest of ships can sail them

Creatures:

Enemy: Fallen Valkyrie
Enemy: Charred Warrior
Enemy: Charred Archer
Enemy: Charred Warlock
Enemy: Charred Twitcher
Enemy Turret: Skugg
Enemy: Morgen
Enemy: Bonemaw Serpent
Enemy/creature: Asksvin (tameable & rideable)
Creature: Asksvin Calf
Enemy: Volture
Enemy: Lava Blob
NPC/Enemy: Redbeard Dvergr
Boss: Fader
Miniboss: Lord Reto
Spawner: Monument of Torment
Spawner: Effigy of Malice

Crafting:

Material: Majestic Carapace (previously Queen Drop)
Material: Fader Relic (placeholder item)
Material: Asksvin Hide
Material: Asksvin Bladder
Material: Asksvin Tail
Material: Morgen Heart
Material: Morgen Sinew
Material: Celestial Feather
Material: Bonemaw Scale
Material: Bonemaw Meat
Material: Bonemaw Tooth
Material: Volture Meat
Material: Volture Egg
Material: Charred Skull
Material: Charred Bone
Material: Pot Shard
Material: Bell Shard
Material: Dyrnwyn Fragments x3
Material: Bloodstone
Material: Jade
Material: Iolite
Material: Flametal Ore (previous Flametal is now obsolete)
Material/craftable: Flametal (previous Flametal is now obsolete)
Material: Sulfur
Material: Ashwood
Material: Grausten
Material: Charcoal Resin
Material: Proustite Powder
Material: Asksvin Neck
Material: Asksvin Skull
Material: Asksvin Ribcage
Material: Asksvin Pelvis
Material: Charred Cogwheel
Material: Molten Core
Material/craftable: Ceramic Plate
Materia/craftable: Shield Core
Plantable: Ashvine Seeds
Artisan Table extension: Artisan Press
Galdr Table extension: Feathery Wreath
Cauldron extension: Rolling Pins and Cutting Boards
Black Forge extension: Metal Cutter
Black Forge extension: Gem Cutter
Craftable: Bell
Resource location: Lavaiathans
Misc: Asksvin Egg

Craftable Items:

Weapon: Dyrnwyn (sword)
Weapon: Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Brutal Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Scourging Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Primal Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Nidhögg (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Bleeding (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Thundering (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Primal (sword)
Weapon: Flametal Mace
Weapon: Bloodgeon (mace)
Weapon: Storm Star (mace)
Weapon: Klossen (mace)
Weapon: Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Bleeding Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Thundering Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Primal Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Ash Fang (bow)
Weapon: Blood Fang (bow)
Weapon: Storm Fang (bow)
Weapon: Root Fang (bow)
Weapon: Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Wound Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Storm Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Root Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Splitnir (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Bleeding (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Storming (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Primal (spear)
Shield: Flametal Shield (with multiple styles!)
Shield: Flametal Tower Shield (with multiple styles!)
Weapon: Trollstav (blood magic)
Weapon: Staff of the Wild (elemental magic)
Weapon: Dundr (elemental magic)
Weapon: Staff of Fracturing (elemental magic)
Armour Set: Flametal Breastplate, Flametal Greaves, Flametal Helmet
Armour Set: Robes of Embla, Trousers of Embla, Hood of Embla
Armour Set: Breastplate of Ask, Trousers of Ask, Hood of Ask
Cape: Asksvin Cloak
Cape: Ashen Cape
Misc: Asksvin Saddle
Bomb: Basalt Bomb
Bomb: Smoke Bomb
Ammunition: Grausten Payload
Ammunition: Explosive Payload
Ammunition: Charred Arrow
Ammunition: Charred Bolt
Ammunition: Flametal Missile

Build pieces & furniture:

Building Pieces: 25 Ashwood Pieces (Ashwood Wall, Ashwood Half Wall, Ashwood Quarter Wall, Ashwood Arched Wall, Ashwood Decorative Wall, Ashwood Decorative Window, Ashwood Divider, Ashwood Floor 2×2, Ashwood Floor 1×1, Ashwood Decorative Floor, Ashwood Arch, Ashwood Beam 1m, Ashwood Beam 2m, Ashwood Pole 1m, Ashwood Pole 2m, Ashwood Beam 26°, Ashwood Roof Cross 26°, Ashwood Beam 45°, Ashwood Roof Cross 45°, Ashwood Wall 26°, Ashwood Wall 26° Inverted, Ashwood Wall 45°, Ashwood Wall 45° Inverted, Ashwood Stair, Ashwood Door)
Building Pieces: 26 Grausten Pieces (Grausten Steep Stairs, Grausten Stairs, Grausten Floor 1×1, Grausten Floor 2×2, Grausten Floor 4×4, Grausten Small Pillar, Grausten Medium Pillar, Grausten Tapered Pillar, Grausten Tapered Pillar Inverted, Grausten Small Beam, Grausten Medium Beam, Grausten Small Arch, Grausten Medium Arch, Grausten Wall Arch, Grausten Wall Arch Inverted, Grausten Wall 1×2, Grausten Wall 2×2, Grausten Wall 4×2, Grausten Window 2×2, Grausten Window 4×2, Grausten Roof, Grausten Roof Corner, Grausten Arched Roof (2), Grausten Arched Roof, Grausten Arched Roof Corner (2))
Building Piece: Flametal Gate
Defence: Ashwood Stakewall
Stack: Ashwood Stack
Stack: Grausten Pile
Stack: Pile of Skulls
Stack: Bone Stack
Furniture: Ashwood Bed
Furniture: Bone Throne
Furniture: Lava Lantern
Furniture: Asksvin Rug
Furniture: Straw
Furniture: Small Green Pot
Furniture: Medium Green Pot
Furniture: Large Green Pot
Furniture: Ashwood Bench
Furniture: Asksvin Skeleton
Siege Machine: Catapult
Siege Machine: Battering Ram
Ship: Drakkar
Misc: Shield Generator
Misc: Portal – Stone

Food & Potions:

Food: Cooked Volture Meat
Food: Cooked Bonemaw Meat
Food: Cooked Asksvin Tail
Food: Fiddlehead
Food: Fiery Svinstew
Food: Marinated Greens
Food: Mashed Meat
Food: Piquant Pie (cooked/uncooked)
Food: Roasted Crust Pie (cooked/uncooked)
Food: Scorching Medley
Food: Sizzling Berry Broth
Food: Smoke Puff
Food: Sparkling Shroomshake
Food: Spicy Marmalade
Food: Vineberry Cluster
Mead: Lingering Healing Mead
Mead: Lingering Eitr Mead

Misc:

Location: Ruins (multiple)
Location: Redbeard Dvergr Outposts
Location: Putrid Hole
Location: Charred Fortress
Event: “The undead army marches”
Event: “The dead have been summoned”
Lore: New stones
Lore: New dreams
Lore: New Munin dialogue
New music
New forsaken power
Terrain changes for Ashlands (Ashlands is now cut off from other biomes, only accessible by sea)