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General information
- Official subreddit
- Official Discord server
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Monetization
Microtransactions
Essential improvements
Improve the performance in OpenGL mode on Linux for AMD/Intel
Use the mesa_glthread=true %command% command line argument[citation needed]
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- Running the game with
mesa_glthread=true %command% on Steam greatly improves the performance when running on Linux with the Mesa driver library for AMD/Intel GPUs in order to utilize multiple CPU cores. Not required in Mesa 21.1.
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Improve performance
Edit boot.config file.[4]
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- Open
boot.config (located in /steamapps/common/Valheim/Valheim_Data ) with a text editor.
- At the top of the file add:
gfx-enable-gfx-jobs=1
gfx-enable-native-gfx-jobs=1
scripting-runtime-version=latest
- Save File.
Notes
- Warning: This can cause freezes/crashes when using Vulkan on certain hardware.[5]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
HUD Settings
Hide HUD
The default hotkey to toggle the HUD is Ctrl+F3
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Exclusive Fullscreen mode
- This can improve the performance but might cause issues when tabbing out of the game.
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Force Vulkan on Windows
Console
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Up to 7.1[10]; See Surround sound |
Subtitles |
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There is no spoken dialogue. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Surround sound
Patch one of Unity's standard configuration files in Valheim with SSound4Val.cmd[11]
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- Only applies to Windows installations.[Note 3]
- See the README file on GitHub for up-to-date information on how to use
SSound4Val.cmd .
- Download
SSound4Val.cmd .
- (optional) Download the tool
SFK separately and place the file sfk.exe in the same directory as SSound4Val.cmd . The script can do this automatically.
- Double-click
SSound4Val.cmd . A command line window should appear. Depending on where the Valheim executable is located, you may have to instead Right Click the file and choose "Run as administrator" from the context menu.
- Follow the instructions provided by the script.
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Bulgarian |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Czech |
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Danish |
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Finnish |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Romanian |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Turkish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
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Co-op, Versus The game can be played over LAN using the dedicated server. |
Online play |
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Co-op, Versus PVP can be turned on. Off by default |
Connection types
Issues fixed
Game runs poorly on Vulkan in AMD on Linux
Force OpenGL mode
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Run the game with -force-opengl or -force-glcore , additionally you can also run with mesa_glthread=true %command% -force-opengl (or -force-glcore) for much better performance. Will be fixed in the upcoming Mesa 21.1[citation needed]
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Disable TearFree
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The game runs poorly with TearFree enabled with AMDGPU and Vulkan.
xrandr --output DisplayPort-0 --set TearFree off
Change DisplayPort-0 to the name of your display (run xrandr to get a list)
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
Default API on Windows |
OpenGL |
4.5 |
Alternate API on Linux |
Vulkan |
1.2 |
Default API on Linux, alternate on Windows |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
2.6 GHz Quad Core
| Intel Core i5 3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 AMD Radeon HD 7970 DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 |
Other |
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Broadband Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Any up to date version | |
Processor (CPU) |
2.6 GHz Dual Core
| Intel Core i5 3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 AMD Radeon HD 7970
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 |
Other |
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Broadband Internet connection |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2019.4.31f1[1]
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2022.3.12f1[2]
- ↑ The HEX-numbers used for searching and replacing, however, are likely OS independent.
References