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Valheim: Call To Arms major update announced with new combat mechanics and lots of new items

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨simple@piefed.social⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/valheim-call-to-arms-major-update-announced-with-new-combat-mechanics-and-lots-of-new-items/

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  • CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    5 new beard styles.

    The real update here.

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  • anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It does sound like combat will be better, finally being able to fight in slopes without mods is a big bonus.

    New Mechanics:
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    • New skill: Perfect Dodge Roll (Dodge an attack that would have caused you damage and get a % of stamina back)

    […]

    Combat Changes:

    • Perfect Block no longer cost stamina
    • Reduced movement speed penalty on Battleaxes, Sledgehammers, and Tower Shields
    • Vertical fighting improvements, now easier to hit enemies in slopes!
    • valheimgame.com/…/patch-0-221-1-call-to-arms/
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    • simple@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Perfect parries no longer using stamina is big. Most of Valheim's combat has been trying to get out of the way from attacks but now it sounds like you can tank hits with the right timing.

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    • Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I really hope this makes the crystal axe useable later in the game. I absolutely love the look of it, but it feels like I’m fighting in a pool.

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  • ChetManly@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Finally a reason (besides sailing) to have the moder power!

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  • Agrivar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Hot damn! This looks like a much bigger update than I was expecting… and I never expected them to add bears to the Meadows! So pumped.

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  • RollingZeppelin@piefed.ca ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I couldn't get past the grindy feel to the game and how you lose levels when you die. I guess it's probably better with group but eh.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You can adjust a lot of stuff now. And there are also mods that let you adjust even more. You can make it so death is just a minor inconvenience that just sends you back to spawn, keeping everything if you wanted.

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      • pishadoot@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Dang of everything you just said turning down greydwarfs sounds amaaaaazing.

        Other major inconvenience is definitely metals through portals, but I’m not sure if I’d click that one off. It is really annoying to constantly be running through biomes that I have no interest in grinding just for giggles, but part of me wonders if that’s part of the charm.

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      • RollingZeppelin@piefed.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Oh damn I did not know this. I should give it another shot. Do I have to start a new world if I want to change these settings?

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