Valheim Ashlands Public Test patch notes revealed (April 22)

Valheim Public Test now hosts Ashlands with patch 0.218.9 arriving on April 22. The patch notes have also been revealed, providing a look at everything new. The developers have also added fixes and improvements with the latest Public Test update.

Ashlands is the upcoming Valheim biome that players have been waiting for some time now. The gameplay trailer showcased a variety of enemies, the sinister new region, and a slew of other new things that are arriving.

Read on below to find out the entire Valheim Public Test April 22 patch notes for the Ashlands update.

Valheim Ashlands Public Test patch notes (April 22) are out

The Valheim Public Test patch 0.218.9 notes for Ashlands are as follows:

New content

Mechanics:

Beware the skies! Cinders rain down from above in the Ashlands, causing damage to those who are unprotected.
Wooden build pieces can now catch fire in the Ashlands – and the fire spreads!
A new world modifier that allows fire to spread outside of the Ashlands as well (part of the immersive preset).
Deadly lava takes up large parts of the landscape; traverse it with your very own platforms.
Lay claim to Charred Fortresses with two new Siege Machines.
New plantable Ashvines will grow on the walls of your base.
Combine your Flametal weapons with gems (Bloodstone, Iolite & Jade) in order to upgrade them to magical weapons (giving them blood, storm, and nature-based effects respectively).
The waters in and around the Ashlands are boiling hot, and only the sturdiest of ships can sail them.

Creatures:

Enemy: Fallen Valkyrie
Enemy: Charred Warrior
Enemy: Charred Archer
Enemy: Charred Warlock
Enemy: Charred Twitcher
Enemy Turret: Skugg
Enemy: Morgen
Enemy: Bonemaw Serpent
Enemy/creature: Asksvin (tameable & rideable)
Creature: Asksvin Calf
Enemy: Volture
Enemy: Lava Blob
NPC/Enemy: Redbeard Dvergr
Boss: Fader
Miniboss: Lord Reto
Spawner: Monument of Torment
Spawner: Effigy of Malice

Crafting:

Material: Majestic Carapace (previously Queen Drop)
Material: Fader Relic (placeholder item)
Material: Asksvin Hide
Material: Asksvin Bladder
Material: Asksvin Tail
Material: Morgen Heart
Material: Morgen Sinew
Material: Celestial Feather
Material: Bonemaw Scale
Material: Bonemaw Meat
Material: Bonemaw Tooth
Material: Volture Meat
Material: Volture Egg
Material: Charred Skull
Material: Charred Bone
Material: Pot Shard
Material: Bell Shard
Material: Dyrnwyn Fragments x3
Material: Bloodstone
Material: Jade
Material: Iolite
Material: Flametal Ore (previous Flametal is now obsolete)
Material/craftable: Flametal (previous Flametal is now obsolete)
Material: Sulfur
Material: Ashwood
Material: Grausten
Material: Charcoal Resin
Material: Proustite Powder
Material: Asksvin Neck
Material: Asksvin Skull
Material: Asksvin Ribcage
Material: Asksvin Pelvis
Material: Charred Cogwheel
Material: Molten Core
Material/craftable: Ceramic Plate
Materia/craftable: Shield Core
Plantable: Ashvine Seeds
Artisan Table extension: Artisan Press
Galdr Table extension: Feathery Wreath
Cauldron extension: Rolling Pins and Cutting Boards
Black Forge extension: Metal Cutter
Black Forge extension: Gem Cutter
Craftable: Bell
Resource location: Lavaiathans
Misc: Asksvin Egg

Craftable Items:

Weapon: Dyrnwyn (sword)
Weapon: Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Brutal Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Scourging Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Primal Slayer (greatsword)
Weapon: Nidhögg (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Bleeding (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Thundering (sword)
Weapon: Nidhögg the Primal (sword)
Weapon: Flametal Mace
Weapon: Bloodgeon (mace)
Weapon: Storm Star (mace)
Weapon: Klossen (mace)
Weapon: Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Bleeding Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Thundering Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Primal Berserkir Axes
Weapon: Ash Fang (bow)
Weapon: Blood Fang (bow)
Weapon: Storm Fang (bow)
Weapon: Root Fang (bow)
Weapon: Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Wound Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Storm Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Root Ripper (crossbow)
Weapon: Splitnir (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Bleeding (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Storming (spear)
Weapon: Splitnir the Primal (spear)
Shield: Flametal Shield (with multiple styles!)
Shield: Flametal Tower Shield (with multiple styles!)
Weapon: Trollstav (blood magic)
Weapon: Staff of the Wild (elemental magic)
Weapon: Dundr (elemental magic)
Weapon: Staff of Fracturing (elemental magic)
Armour Set: Flametal Breastplate, Flametal Greaves, Flametal Helmet
Armour Set: Robes of Embla, Trousers of Embla, Hood of Embla
Armour Set: Breastplate of Ask, Trousers of Ask, Hood of Ask
Cape: Asksvin Cloak
Cape: Ashen Cape
Misc: Asksvin Saddle
Bomb: Basalt Bomb
Bomb: Smoke Bomb
Ammunition: Grausten Payload
Ammunition: Explosive Payload
Ammunition: Charred Arrow
Ammunition: Charred Bolt
Ammunition: Flametal Missile

Build pieces & furniture:

Building Pieces: 25 Ashwood Pieces (Ashwood Wall, Ashwood Half Wall, Ashwood Quarter Wall, Ashwood Arched Wall, Ashwood Decorative Wall, Ashwood Decorative Window, Ashwood Divider, Ashwood Floor 2x2, Ashwood Floor 1x1, Ashwood Decorative Floor, Ashwood Arch, Ashwood Beam 1m, Ashwood Beam 2m, Ashwood Pole 1m, Ashwood Pole 2m, Ashwood Beam 26°, Ashwood Roof Cross 26°, Ashwood Beam 45°, Ashwood Roof Cross 45°, Ashwood Wall 26°, Ashwood Wall 26° Inverted, Ashwood Wall 45°, Ashwood Wall 45° Inverted, Ashwood Stair, Ashwood Door)
Building Pieces: 26 Grausten Pieces (Grausten Steep Stairs, Grausten Stairs, Grausten Floor 1x1, Grausten Floor 2x2, Grausten Floor 4x4, Grausten Small Pillar, Grausten Medium Pillar, Grausten Tapered Pillar, Grausten Tapered Pillar Inverted, Grausten Small Beam, Grausten Medium Beam, Grausten Small Arch, Grausten Medium Arch, Grausten Wall Arch, Grausten Wall Arch Inverted, Grausten Wall 1x2, Grausten Wall 2x2, Grausten Wall 4x2, Grausten Window 2x2, Grausten Window 4x2, Grausten Roof, Grausten Roof Corner, Grausten Arched Roof (2), Grausten Arched Roof, Grausten Arched Roof Corner (2))
Building Piece: Flametal Gate
Defence: Ashwood Stakewall
Stack: Ashwood Stack
Stack: Grausten Pile
Stack: Pile of Skulls
Stack: Bone Stack
Furniture: Ashwood Bed
Furniture: Bone Throne
Furniture: Lava Lantern
Furniture: Asksvin Rug
Furniture: Straw
Furniture: Small Green Pot
Furniture: Medium Green Pot
Furniture: Large Green Pot
Furniture: Ashwood Bench
Furniture: Asksvin Skeleton
Siege Machine: Catapult
Siege Machine: Battering Ram
Ship: Drakkar
Misc: Shield Generator
Misc: Portal – Stone

Food & Potions:

Food: Cooked Volture Meat
Food: Cooked Bonemaw Meat
Food: Cooked Asksvin Tail
Food: Fiddlehead
Food: Fiery Svinstew
Food: Marinated Greens
Food: Mashed Meat
Food: Piquant Pie (cooked/uncooked)
Food: Roasted Crust Pie (cooked/uncooked)
Food: Scorching Medley
Food: Sizzling Berry Broth
Food: Smoke Puff
Food: Sparkling Shroomshake
Food: Spicy Marmalade
Food: Vineberry Cluster
Mead: Lingering Healing Mead
Mead: Lingering Eitr Mead

Misc:

Location: Ruins (multiple)
Location: Redbeard Dvergr Outposts
Location: Putrid Hole
Location: Charred Fortress
Event: “The undead army marches”
Event: “The dead have been summoned”
Lore: New stones
Lore: New dreams
Lore: New Munin dialogue
New music
New forsaken power
Terrain changes for Ashlands (Ashlands is now cut off from other biomes, only accessible by sea)

Fixes & Improvements:

Fixed Major Healing Mead material
Fixed Minor Eitr Mead Material
Standardized texts throughout the game
Updated names for old Flametal items
The popup for unlocking new things is displayed longer

How to access Valheim Public Test?

Steam

Go to your Steam game library and right-click on Valheim. Select Properties, Betas, and type yesimadebackups. If the input is done correctly, you can now access the Public Test.

Microsoft/PC Game Pass

Launch the Xbox Insider Hub and go to Previews. Select Valheim Public Test and then choose Join. Once everything is done properly, install the Valheim Public Test.