This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim, and may therefore be unstable. Before we launch this update to the Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible.
Access the Public Test branch by right clicking Valheim in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to choose from.
Please leave any feedback you may have in the appropriate channel in our Discord, or in the subforum here on Steam.
As always, remember to be considerate towards players not partaking in the Public Test, in case they want to avoid spoilers.
As the password indicates, please make sure to make backups of your save files before playing.
One more small patch before the weekend!

Patch notes:Fixes & Improvements:
* Localization updated
* Gjall event now works (for real)
* Dungeon cull fix

RUST 9TH BIRTHDAY[rust.facepunch.com]
Rust turns 9 this month, that's 9 years of weekly and monthly updates. We’ll celebrate for one day only on 11th December with in-game birthday cake and hats.



In the January end of years blog, we'll talk more about how 2022 has gone, what we've achieved and what we learned as well as our upcoming plans.


MODULAR CAR CODE LOCKS[rust.facepunch.com]
Car keys have been removed from the game and replaced with code locks, which should be a lot more useful. These can be added at a vehicle lift in the same way key locks were added, and for the same price (75 metal fragments).



Features:
Add, change, or remove code locks from a car at any vehicle lift.
Code locks prevent mounting the vehicle - except for taxi modules - and also prevent access to storage. Players in a taxi module cannot swap seats to any other type of module.
To capture a car with code locks, you can reduce the health of a seating module to 20% or less, which will enable an option to break the lock.
Alternatively, if you can push the car to a vehicle lift, a new code can be set there. Note that locked cars cannot be pushed in safe zones.
A mounted player can flip the Central Locking switch in a cockpit module to unlock all doors, temporarily disabling code access. Code locks on the exterior of the car will light up green instead of red. If all players in cockpit modules dismount, the central locking is automatically re-engaged.
After entering the correct code, players are automatically whitelisted, and won't need to enter the code again.

IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXES HIGHLIGHTS[rust.facepunch.com]
Planter Improvements
Harvest/Clone/Remove all plants in a planter in one action

Stone Spear
Stone spear is cheaper and quicker to craft

Miner's Hat Buff
Miner's hat now offers better protection values

Roof Rotation
Roof can now be rotated before placement

Grenade Crafting Times
All grenade crafting times have been reduced

Attack Helicopter Loot
Improved Attack Helicopter loot tables

Garge Doors Pickup
Equipping a Hammer to pickup the Garage door is no longer required

Armored Door HP
Armored door HP increased by 25%

Repair Cost Fixes
Repairing deployables no longer require components

Instrument Range
Increase pitch range on several instruments

Junkpile Scientists
Reduced the number of Scientists at junkpiles

M92 Sway
Reduced sway when aiming with the M92

Despawn times
Various high value items 5min -> 60min

IO Deployment
Various IO entities can be placed near floor level

Projectile_Invalid
Will show when you died first vs projectile_invalid

X Days Upkeep
Shows days of upkeep rather than >72 hours

No Components For Repair
Shotgun Trap, Garage Door, etc

UI Scaling
Fix small UI on 4k+ resolutions


CABOOSE AT OUTPOST[rust.facepunch.com]
We've added a static (non-moving, indestructible) train caboose at the Outpost, which has the standard casino games inside: Poker, Slots, and the new Blackjack machine - so now you can play without the constant fear of death!



Find it at the small train platform.


EXTERNAL WALL DEBRIS[rust.facepunch.com]


The debris system was introduced in 2019 to prevent the ability to replace walls and doors during raids immediately, we feel this system has worked well but often still see raids won purely from spamming walls. To make it a little fairer for the raiders, from today, external walls and gates now have the debris system applied.

When external gates or walls are destroyed, they'll now leave debris for 2 minutes.


WORLD EVENT NOTIFICATIONS[rust.facepunch.com]
Players will now be automatically notified via a small UI prompt when world events begin, such as Cargoship, Oilrig crate, Ch47 Cargo etc. We hope this encourages players to engage with world events more actively and addresses a growing problem of players using third-party services to gain this information instantly before others and having an unfair advantage.

We acknowledge a UI notification is not the best solution, but for now, it'll put everyone on the same playing field while we work towards a better solution in the near future.


COMBAT QOL[rust.facepunch.com]
Burst
Following last month's burst module implementation, I have made the following changes and improvements:
Burst can now be toggled using the "M" bind
Burst module slightly lowers aim cone
LR & MP5
The LR and MP5 has seen lower usage since the recoil changes, players who used to opt for the LR often now feel more confident using the AK, so we're experimenting with the following changes:
MP5 and LR now have inbuilt burst moduleWe'll continue monitoring and adjust accordingly in future updates.

Slug Ammo
Slug ammo is regularly used over large distances effectively, whilst it's great to see slug ammo used to a greater effect with the recent changes, we agree with player feedback it's too effective. The slug should be a hard-hitting option in close to mid-range combat and less effective over larger distances, so I've made the following changes:
Slug now does 50% damage at 40 meters+ instead of 75% damage at 80+
Slug does 100% damage from 0-20m instead of 0-10m

QUARRY UPDATE[rust.facepunch.com]
Mining quarries have been updated to run on diesel fuel and output rates greatly improved. In the past, quarries have seen little to no use. We hope these improvements will encourage their use more. We'll be monitoring and tweaking accordingly.



In addition to spawning at the Dome, Oil Rigs and Junkyard, diesel fuel now spawns at the following monuments: Water Treatment Plant, Power Plant, Military Tunnels and Airfield.


OFFSHORE MONUMENTS[rust.facepunch.com]
Lower lab count but larger
Oilrig reset timer increase
Cargoship event rarer

UPDATED COLORED IO[rust.facepunch.com]
There were only 5 colors of wires originally (4 hose colors) which hasn't been enough to organize the creative builds the community has made!

Existing Colors
black
red
green
blue
yellow
New Colors
light blue
orange
pink
purple
white
Press "R" while looking at an existing wire to recolor it.


SEPARATE NETWORK GROUPS FOR TUNNELS[rust.facepunch.com]
For some background, network groups are what Rust servers use to figure out which entities to network to players. It basically divides the world up into chunks and tracks which entities are within each chunk. This way the Rust server just needs to network the few chunks around each player.

Previously the world was divided up into a two dimensional grid of chunks, and that worked great for a long time, but then we added the underground tunnels. Using two dimensional network groups means the tunnels would network to players up on the surface, and players in the tunnel are being networked things from the surface, which isn't great because they can't see any of that so it's just wasted work.

I updated the network group system this month to add support for vertical layers. So now, instead of a just a single two dimensional grid, it essentially stacks multiple two dimensional grids on top of each other and uses entity's altitude to figure out which layer it belongs on.

Tunnel entities will no longer network to the surface, and the surface will no longer network to players in the tunnels. We have found that this can save up to 0.4ms of frametime on the surface by not networking tunnel NPCs to the client.


JUNKPILE AI[rust.facepunch.com]
I've made a few improvements to help with some of the complaints that people have with Junkpiles.

The bushes that spawn with junkpiles now block AI line of sight. This should make the Scientists easier to spot when they're shooting at you because they will no longer stand in the middle of a bush.

I've also made the junkpile Scientists more defensive in nature, and they won't engage from as far as they used to.

Lastly, I've tweaked the AI data for the junkpile cover positions so they're fully in cover, which has the knock on effect of reducing return fire.


ANIMAL AI[rust.facepunch.com]
I've added some biome and topology-specific functionality:

Animals will no longer roam directly to ocean-side locations, to help keep them away from beaches.

Polar bears will now only roam to arctic and tundra areas, and they will also now return to these areas if they need to leave briefly for any other reason.


WORLD FOOT QUICK-EAT[rust.facepunch.com]
I've added a menu option for eating world foods, such as berries, corn, mushrooms, etc, directly from the ground. Look directly at the food and hold E then select "Eat".

You still receive seeds and other items as usual.


NETTING FIXED[rust.facepunch.com]
Netting now allows you to walk above without getting stuck. You can also climb up and slide down without bouncing off the wall frames.


TURRET AUTH EASIER[rust.facepunch.com]
Turret UI used to close after you authorized each player. The UI now stays open after each player you click, until you press "Esc".


WALL PLACEMENT IMPROVEMENT[rust.facepunch.com]
Building jump ups used to be difficult when you had to look down precisely to get it to snap to the correct place. It now will correctly try to attach to the top of walls.


LOCKER FILL IMPROVEMENTS[rust.facepunch.com]
Filling lockers was difficult with the amount of left click dragging required. You should now be able to mindlessly right click armor and have it go into all the correct slots.


SAM SITE PASS-THROUGH[rust.facepunch.com]
It used to be devastating if enemies shot out your SAM sites & were able to shoot off a MLRS strike before you had a chance to react.

You can now pass power through the sam site & link it to a smart alarm to detect it being destroyed


STEAM NETWORKING POSTPONED[rust.facepunch.com]
As mentioned in last month's blog[rust.facepunch.com], Steam networking was planned to be switched to the default networking layer for Rust today. Due to several issues discovered recently (now fixed), we're postponing enabling Steam networking by default until January, by then, we hope to be completely satisfied with server stability.

As a reminder: This change requires servers to have a separate Steam query port set via the -queryport server startup parameter. When no query port is set, the server will default to either game port + 1 or rcon port + 1, depending on which number is larger.

Hosts of shared servers will need to ensure the query port is forwarded correctly, which is why we are making this announcement ahead of time. Servers can be switched over to Steam Networking for testing via the -swnet startup parameter, which we recommend doing ahead of time in order to ensure a smooth transition.


CHRISTMAS UPDATE[rust.facepunch.com]
On December 15th at 19:00GMT / 14:00 EST we'll be releasing a mandatory server and client update to enable the Xmas event and some festive features!


CHARITABLE RUST RECAP[rust.facepunch.com]
On November 19th Rustafied[www.rustafied.com] held their 8th annual Charitable Rust[www.charitablerust.com] event. They had event servers up where hundreds of content creators all took part in fun custom games, bed wars, carnivals, boat combat contests, and much more.

[www.charitablerust.com]

The community raised over $27,000 in donations alone.

[tiltify.com]

We also put up some unique charity skins on the Rust item store for a week and the proceeds to that go towards the charity as well.

While we do not have exact totals yet and the skin sales take a few weeks to come in but we guestimate $150,000 in total, going to World Central Kitchen[wck.org].

We're very proud of everyone involved and thank you to those that helped out in any ways to make this event possible!

This update is for the Public Test branch of Valheim, and may therefore be unstable. Before we launch this update to the Default version of the game, we want to make sure to have a chance to discover bugs and adjust the balancing, to give you the best game experience possible.
Access the Public Test branch by right clicking Valheim in your Steam library, and then select ‘Properties’. In the new window, select ‘Betas’ and type in the code “yesimadebackups”. The Public Test branch should now be available for you to choose from.
Please leave any feedback you may have in the appropriate channel in our Discord, or in the subforum here on Steam.
As always, remember to be considerate towards players not partaking in the Public Test, in case they want to avoid spoilers.
As the password indicates, please make sure to make backups of your save files before playing.
A huge thanks to everyone who has participated in the Public Test so far! We have fixed a bunch of the bugs and issues discovered over the past week and a half, and would like to invite you to test some more before we can release this update to the Live game.

One of the big things we have fixed is the fishing, where you couldn’t properly pick up fish when they were on land. Now you should be able to embrace your inner fisher properly! Some building related things have also been adjusted, such as the resource cost for building many of the new pieces. Additionally, the ballista has gotten some tweaks done to it, and some mobs have gotten a stern talking-to about how to behave.

Another thing we think you’ll enjoy is that we’ve enabled the Yule items again, seeing as it’s that time of the year! The old Yule tree and Yuleklapp are there of course, as well as some new items…

Patch notes:Fixes & Improvements:
* Fixed a missing Mistlands dream text
* Fish are no longer as slippery and you can now pick them up again by pressing the "use" button
* Applied a fix to fish so they should no longer float in the air
* Lowered Pufferfish poison radius
* Fishing bait recipes now give more bait
* Dungeon doors are excluded from Guardstones and should no longer be able to be “locked”
* Added more interesting items to chests found inside Mistlands dungeons
* Functioning Wisplights are now only still intact at dungeons and not at Dvergr ruins (for easier findability)
* Tweaked the resource cost of building items (most Black marble pieces, Copper wall, Dvergr stairs and Ballista)
* Wisplight torch sound fixed
* Fixed wrong SFX & VFX on Black marble bench and table
* Armor stands now has arm support for Mistlands armor sets
* Ballista bolts can no longer be equipped
* Ballistas no longer go ballistic at low health
* Ballista aim angle slightly increased
* Correct message is now displayed if players try to load the ballista when they don’t have any ammo in their inventory
* Newly added events in Mistlands now spawn mobs correctly
* Mobs that only spawn during the night now successfully despawn again at day
* Tick detach system tweaked
* Simplified Seeker egg destruction VFX to reduce FPS drops
* Fixed wrong SFX & VFX on chickens and hens
* Hugin/Munin should no longer be able to float in the air when they spawn
* Localization updated
* Crow talk added to Compendium
* Lower radiation rate on Refined Eitr
* Tweaked positions for attach on some prefabs
* Minor performance tweaks

New content:
* Enabled Yule seasonal items (Yule tree, Yuleklapp, Yule wreath, Yule garland and Mistletoe)

Cutter - 3 Paint Pack- Paints / Prix : 12$ TTC

Corsair- Standalone Ship / Prix : 324$ TTC

Meet notable explorers and visit the Leir and Min systems in this month’s Galactapedia update.

Galactapedia Update October 2022

THE ARK, TAYAC SYSTEM

Welcome to this month’s Galactapedia update roundup. This month, we meet famed explorers Desmond Fell, Theresa Branaugh, and Dr. Kellar Lench, visit ULON and the Martian Institute of Space Technology, learn about the Gladius Valiant and who inspired it, and examine the Min and Leir systems and those within them. Join the Spectrum thread for any discussion or feedback.

Full-Length Article:

Short Articles:

Happy Monday, everyone!

All Ships Now Rentable at IAE 2952!

Scorpius - Best in Show Edition- Standalone Ship / Prix : 345.6$ TTC

Carrack - Best in Show Edition- Standalone Ship / Prix : 864$ TTC

Mercury Star Runner - Best in Show Edition- Standalone Ship / Prix : 374.4$ TTC

C8X Pisces Expedition - Best in Show Edition- Standalone Ship / Prix : 64.8$ TTC

"Red Alert" Weapons & Armor Collection- Gear / Prix : 88.8$ TTC

Galaxy- Standalone Ship / Prix : 504$ TTC

Scorpius - IAE- Standalone Ship / Prix : 345.6$ TTC

Choose Your Adventure

Prospector - IAE- Standalone Ship / Prix : 223.2$ TTC

Prospector - 3 Paint Pack- Paints / Prix : 24$ TTC

Mercury Star Runner - IAE- Standalone Ship / Prix : 374.4$ TTC

M2 Hercules - IAE- Standalone Ship / Prix : 748.8$ TTC

Ares Ion - IAE- Standalone Ship / Prix : 360$ TTC

It's once again time for the Steam Awards!

Valheim is eligible for the "Labor of Love" category this year, so if you've had a chance to try out the Mistlands update in the Public Test Branch and think we've done a good job with it, we would be honored if you would give us your nomination!

And regardless of whether or not you're going to nominate us, we still hope you're having a good (though dangerous) time in the Mistlands!

/The Iron Gate Team

Every two weeks, we accompany the Roadmap update with a brief explanatory note to give you insight into the decision-making that led to any changes. This is part of an effort to make our communications more transparent, more specific, and more insightful for all of you who help to make Star Citizen and Squadron 42 possible.

Hey Survivors,
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Play the Survival Game that came first. Navezgane awaits!

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