‘Valheim’ patch adds “full cross-play support” ahead of Game Pass debut

The newest Valheim patch has added “full cross-play assist” to the sport, permitting followers to play collectively regardless of the storefront or platform they’re on.

“This patch contains full crossplay assist, which signifies that it is possible for you to to play with some other Valheim participant, irrespective of the place they’re taking part in from,” reads patch notes printed yesterday (September 27). “If your pals get the sport via a special platform, you’ll be capable of be part of their sport and present them the ropes. Or why not invite them over to your world and present all of them your cool buildings?”

As it stands, Valheim is simply accessible via on Windows and Linux – which implies the sport’s solely two platforms are PC and Steam Deck. However, the Viking survival game is planned to launch on Xbox in spring 2023 – which is when cross-play will show particularly helpful for teams making an attempt to play throughout Xbox and PC.

“Our buddies at Piktiv have labored laborious to verify the sport seems to be and feels the identical regardless of what platform you’re utilizing, however the patch does entail a minor change to the GUI within the beginning menu in an effort to make different individuals’s worlds as clean as potential,” Iron Gate’s patch notes add.

“If you’re taking part in as a Steam participant with different Steam gamers, it’s going to work simply the identical as earlier than (with the addition of now with the ability to mark a server as favorite),” continues the studio. “If a number of gamers are taking part in from a special platform, there’ll as an alternative be a be part of code that you should utilize in an effort to enter the sport.”

Dedicated server hosts who need to enable crossplay might want to allow it within the server settings, and servers will have to be “Joinable each with the common IP deal with, and with the brand new be part of codes” for it to work.

Tomorrow (September 29), Valheim will arrive on PC Game Pass.