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Find your next upgrade, solve a survival problem, or prepare your world for Valheim 1.0.

1.0 releaseSeptember 9, 2026
PlatformsPC · Xbox · PS5 · Switch 2
CrossplayAll platformsOfficially confirmed
Cross-saveXbox ↔ PC (Microsoft Store)Platform-limited
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Choose the situation you are in

Returning after a break, preparing for 1.0, or joining friends? Start with the guide that matches your plans.

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Returning player

Match when you stopped to the major updates you missed.

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1.0 update player

See the confirmed release facts and launch-day unknowns.

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Multiplayer & server

Check platform play, hosting, and save boundaries.

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World & save decision

Choose whether to keep, preserve, or restart.

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Current coverage

Essential Valheim 1.0 guides

Plan your return, protect your saves, and check what is confirmed for Valheim 1.0.

A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Release facts
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Release Date & Confirmed Changes

Confirmed release date, platforms, saves, crossplay, achievements, mods, price, and launch-day unknowns.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.World decision
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Keep Your Old World or Start Fresh?

Choose whether to keep, preserve, or restart your world using the official old-save and world-generation rules.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.Preparation
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1.0 Preparation Checklist

A low-risk checklist for worlds, characters, mods, dedicated servers, achievements, and download planning.

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A Valheim forest camp lit by a fire, with tents, barrels, shields, and a carved boar head.Return route
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Returning Player Guide for 1.0

Match when you stopped playing to the major updates you need to understand before Valheim 1.0.

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A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Multiplayer
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Crossplay & Cross-save Explained

Platform compatibility, join codes, dedicated-server backends, and the limited Xbox–Microsoft Store save lane.

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A Valheim forest camp lit by a fire, with tents, barrels, shields, and a carved boar head.Eligibility
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Achievements, Old Saves & Cheats

When 1.0 achievements begin tracking and how devcommands, spawned items, characters, and worlds affect eligibility.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.Deep North
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Deep North: Confirmed Features & Unknowns

What Iron Gate has confirmed about Deep North, and what is still unknown before launch.

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Progression and everyday survival

Choose the next task for your current world. These guides cover the live game through Ashlands.

Progression & bosses

A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Progression & bosses
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Valheim Progression: Boss Order and Your Next Upgrade

Follow the biome and boss route from the Meadows to Ashlands, with the unlock that makes each next step possible.

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A Valheim forest camp lit by a fire, with tents, barrels, shields, and a carved boar head.Progression & bosses
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How to Beat Bonemass: Preparation, Summoning and Poison

Prepare a blunt weapon, poison resistance and a clear arena before summoning the Swamp boss.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.Progression & bosses
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How to Fight The Queen: Sealbreaker and Mistlands Preparation

Open the Infested Citadel, choose a melee or magic setup, and manage the Queen's adds and knockback.

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A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Progression & bosses
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How to Beat Fader: Bells, Fire and Ashlands Preparation

Find Fader's altar, craft the three Bells, and prepare for moving fire hazards instead of trying to tank them.

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Food & farming

A Valheim forest camp lit by a fire, with tents, barrels, shields, and a carved boar head.Food & farming
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Valheim Food by Biome: Choose Your Three-Food Loadout

Practical health, stamina and Eitr choices for each stage, with the crafting requirements that can hold a meal back.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.Food & farming
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Valheim Cauldron Upgrades and Missing Recipes

Get the cauldron from level 1 to 6 and distinguish missing ingredients, disconnected upgrades and recipes moved to another station.

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A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Food & farming
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Valheim Farming: Start a Farm and Keep Crops Healthy

Make a Cultivator, choose the right biome, keep seeds in circulation and diagnose plants that need more room.

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A Valheim forest camp lit by a fire, with tents, barrels, shields, and a carved boar head.Food & farming
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Valheim Boar Taming and Breeding: Why Progress Stops

Feed the right food, keep boars calm and solve the common reasons a breeding pair stops producing piglets.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.Food & farming
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Valheim Wolf Taming: Capture, Night Wolves and Breeding

Prepare a safe Mountain capture and understand why a starred night wolf can vanish before taming begins.

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Building & travel

A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Building & travel
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Valheim Portals: Metal Transport and Connection Fixes

Check wood versus stone portal direction, restricted cargo, matching tags and world settings before rebuilding a broken link.

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A Valheim forest camp lit by a fire, with tents, barrels, shields, and a carved boar head.Building & travel
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Valheim Building Stability: Fix Collapsing Roofs and Floors

Read support colors and trace a weak roof or floor back to a grounded support instead of repeatedly rebuilding it.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.Building & travel
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Valheim Fire Keeps Going Out? Fix Fuel, Rain and Smoke

Separate fuel and weather problems from blocked smoke, then make indoor fires work without filling the room with fumes.

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Worlds & multiplayer

A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Worlds & multiplayer
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Valheim Saves: Back Up and Restore the Right World or Character

Protect Windows Steam saves, distinguish world and character backups, and avoid applying old file instructions to the Public Test save format.

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Valheim Failed to Connect: Check the Server and Join Method

Separate crossplay relay and Steam-backend problems before changing ports, files or server settings.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.Worlds & multiplayer
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Valheim World Modifiers: Change Difficulty Without Unwanted Surprises

Choose the setting that matches your problem, understand preset overrides, and keep a record before changing a shared world.

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Resources & crafting

A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Resources & crafting
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How to Get Iron in Valheim: Crypts, Mining and Transport

Get your first dependable iron supply from Swamp crypts, then transport and smelt it without confusing scrap with finished bars.

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A Valheim forest camp lit by a fire, with tents, barrels, shields, and a carved boar head.Resources & crafting
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How to Find Silver in Valheim With the Wishbone

Choose a tall Mountain, follow the Wishbone signal and bring the correct pickaxe and cold protection.

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A Valheim player explores the Black Forest where blue and orange light meet between tall trees.Resources & crafting
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Valheim Sap and Refined Eitr: Build the Mistlands Production Chain

Connect an Ancient Root extractor, soft tissue and the Eitr refinery, while keeping its dangerous sparks away from your base.

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A Viking carrying a spear and round shield walks through a sunlit Valheim forest.Resources & crafting
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Valheim Flametal: Mining, Sinking Spires and Smelting

Choose a source, prepare a lava escape route and turn current Ashlands ore into usable flametal.

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After release

What to check when 1.0 arrives

Deep North details remain incomplete before launch. Check the final patch notes and official support updates before planning your journey.

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Deep North progression

The boss path, unlock requirements, and exact progression have not been fully confirmed.

Not yet confirmed
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Resources and mechanics

Complete item recipes and survival rules are still unknown before release.

Not yet confirmed
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Worlds and multiplayer

Check for old-world and multiplayer exceptions in the final patch notes before updating a shared save.

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Using these guides

Find the answer that fits your game.

Start with your immediate question, then follow the related guides for your next decision. Check the version and date before applying advice to your world.

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  • Unconfirmed Deep North details clearly marked