Valheim Sets September 9 1.0 Launch, Ending 5 Years of Early Access
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Updated · PCGamesN · Jun 7
Valheim Sets September 9 1.0 Launch, Ending 5 Years of Early Access
3 articles · Updated · PCGamesN · Jun 7
Summary
September 9 will bring Valheim’s 1.0 release, with Iron Gate using the Deep North—the final unfinished biome—to take the survival game out of early access.
Deep North is designed as a late-game “winter wonderland” that starts deceptively quiet before ramping up, with ghostly Viking remnants, the Winding Tunnels dungeon, and the towering Gammeltroll enemy.
New 1.0 tools and gear include Nord weapons, a Frostfire crossbow, Ember Charges, and an unlimited-use grappling hook, while developers said the preview covered only about 30% of the full progression.
Iron Gate also plans a price increase at full release, recommends starting a fresh world because of broad world changes, and says free updates will continue after 1.0 even as DLC plans remain undecided.