patch · February 25, 2025

Valheim Public Test Patch 0.220.2 Fixes Multiplayer Staff of Protection

Valheim patch 0.220.2 is now on the Public Test branch, resolving a bug where the Staff of Protection failed to shield other players in multiplayer. The minor update also restores fire sound effects priority and fixes a keybind crash.

A new public test patch for Valheim is available. Version 0.220.2 addresses a multiplayer bug affecting shielding items, fixes a keybind exception, and reverts an assembly name to help mod compatibility.

Multiplayer and Combat Fixes

The Staff of Protection once again shields other players during multiplayer sessions. Fire sound effects return to their standard priority level, matching other audio cues in the game.

Stability and Modding Tweaks

An exception that triggered when players set a keybind to None is fixed. Additionally, an assembly name has been reverted to match the live version of the game, which reduces potential breaking changes for community mods when the patch moves to the default branch.

Why this patch matters

Patch 0.220.2 is a minor test update that resolves critical multiplayer protection bugs and prepares mod compatibility for the live release.