Valheim: Hearth & Home goes live with map tables, hot tubs, and more

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The Valheim Hearth and Home update is finally live, inviting Vikings to come share new recipes, battles, and even their map data.

On top of the new furniture and changes to the food and combat systems we already knew about, Iron Gate has also snuck new "slimy locations and creatures" into the plains region. Mind that these new bits will only show up in previously unexplored parts of the map - the developers recommend you start from scratch for the best Hearth & Home experience.

That said, there's even good news if you aren't ready to leave your old world behind; while it isn't part of the officially listed updates, Valheim players are reporting a big performance boost in larger bases where frame rates typically tanked before.

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Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.