Following a postponement earlier this year, the first expansion is for Valheim finally ready for launch. Hearth & Home arrives at the Viking game on 16 September, and brings with them a number of innovations for players to puzzle with.
(Video: Iron Gate)
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The date was announced with a nice trailer, which you can see at the top of the article. This is about coming home after a hard day of viking action, which is the theme of the upcoming expansion.
(Video: Iron Gate)
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Hearth & Home introduces new materials and designs for construction, including sunroofs. Cooking in the game also gets an overhaul, with both new ways of preparing food and a completely new system around eating and how what you eat affects the player character’s health and endurance.
Developer Iron Gate has also messed with the combat system, and players can expect changes around the use of shields and blocking attacks.
Valheim continues to be among the most popular games on Steam, where it came out in early access in February. Since then it has sold eight million copiesr, publisher Embracer Group announced earlier this month.
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