Valheim's aggressive monsters have been told to calm down Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Valheim's aggressive monsters have been told to calm down Bringing an end to mob rule. News by Emma Kent Contributor Updated on 1 Jul 2021 1 comment Good news for anyone particularly attached to their Valheim buildings, as developer Iron Gate has tweaked the AI to make monsters slightly less keen on smashing up structures. Iron Gate recently made a change to enemy AI that made monsters much more aggressive towards buildings, and players started to complain the monsters had become a bit too rowdy. Enemies were seen running past players to destroy their buildings instead, while some monsters became so confused about what they should be attacking that they essentially froze in place. I checked the patch out for myself and discovered local greydwarfs had stripped our village walls of decorations, while a run-in with a troll ended in disaster when it became a bit too interested in my friend's treehouse: Watch on YouTube I had to rebuild this later... In any case, it seems Iron Gate noticed the AI change was causing a fair bit of chaos, and the AI has been tweaked once again to solve the problems. "We hear you," the developer said in the patch notes, adding that the update provides "some tweaks to the monster AI to make them behave better when attacking structures etc." The patch notes explain that monsters will now "always target creatures [including players] first if they have a clear path to them". On top of that, monsters should now "only attack low priority structures [walls etc.] if they are trying to get to a player". Again, I tested this for myself and immediately noticed a significant improvement - enemies I encountered were once again more focused on me than my buildings, and the combat generally seemed back to normal: no more trolls standing around staring at portals. Even when hiding inside my mountain base, a nearby drake didn't seem too intent on demolishing my tower. Which is good, as I worked hard on that. Anyway, if you were worrying that you'd have to dig trenches around all your buildings, you can put down your pickaxes - this patch should sort things out. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store