ValheimPerformanceOptimizations

Rendering, logic, and loading time optimizations for Valheim.

Stats

• 5-10 ms faster GPU render times in bases (3 fps without the mod -> 15 fps with)
• General game stability improvements - less stutters in bases
• Up to 20 second faster world loading times (excluding the first launch)
• General game logic performance improvements (no concrete data on framerates)

Contributors

• ontrigger
• MSchmoecker

Changes in 1.2.2

• Speculative fix for reflection probe flickering

Changes in 1.2.1

• Added Linux support

Changes in 1.2.0

• Improved GetZoneLocation performance; -10ms on Blue Hills

Changes in 1.1.0

• Added support for the Deep North update

Changes in 1.0.3

• Added compatibility with Badgers HD Terrain 2.0

Changes in 1.0.2

• New physics patch that saves ~50kb of allocations per frame

Changes in 1.0.1

• Fixed certain objects being erroneously marked as transparent, causing them to fall through the floor

Changes in 1.0.0

Major rewrite for current Valheim:

• Rewritten ZNetScene object streaming - no per-frame overhead when creating/destroying world objects when not needed
• Burst-accelerated water wave jobs - cheaper wave math for floaters, fish, and surface queries
• Burst terrain vertex color generation with fewer Color[] allocations
• Modernized threaded terrain collision baking - less hitching while exploring
• ZSFX optimizations for audiosources that keep playing while outside audible range
• Light flicker culling - skip expensive flicker updates for point lights outside the camera
• WearNTear support caching - slightly lower structural integrity CPU cost in large bases
• Time-sliced reflection renderer - render cubemap faces over multiple frames
• Prefab/particle cleanup - fire particles no longer render outside view frustum
• Faster server-side ZDO ownership release scans
• VisEquipment ZDO int caching and BinarySearchDictionary allocation fix

Changes in 0.7.6

• Fixed conflict with SharedMap
• Fixed pickable objects sometimes not visually appearing as regrown
• Fixed camps never respawning enemies within them

Changes in 0.7.5

• Jotunn is no longer required to use the mod
• Fixed more EffectArea errors

Changes in 0.7.4

• Fixed crazy spawnrates
• Fixed being unable to breed animals
• ValheimRaft compatibility (at the cost of performance)
• Fix errors after logging out/quitting

Changes in 0.7.3

• Another attempt at fixing the roof checks

Changes in 0.7.2

• Fixed the 'Collection was modified' error
• Potential fix for leaking roofs

Changes in 0.7.1

• Fixed snow storm particles appearing inside buildings
• Fixed being unable to sleep
• Fixed other related AOE effects not working

Changes in 0.7

• Optimizations for structural integrity
• New object pooling system for build pieces - less lag when entering bases
• New smoke rendering solution - less lag rendering smoke puffs
• Snow storms no longer tank fps
• Fixed grass not appearing in the main menu
• Fixed objects spawning at 0 0

Changes in 0.6.1

• Fixed an incompatibility with BetterWards causing mobs inside the ward radius to flee
• Fixed the GPU being invoked on the server causing an exception at startup

Changes in 0.6.0

• Optimized rendering of build pieces with straw materials
• Rewrote the threaded terrain collision baking to use all cores (enable it in the config)
• Fixed incompatibility with ValheimRAFT
• Fixed crash when only terrain collision baking was enabled

Changes in 0.5.2

• Fixed certain objects respawning upon relog

Changes in 0.5.1

• Fixed certain objects disappearing

Changes in 0.5.0

• Object pooling makes loading vegetation in new and old chunks much smoother

Changes in 0.4.2

• Fixed incompatibility with EpicLoot

Changes in 0.4.1

• Fixed optimized terrain disappearing upon relogging

Changes in 0.4.0

• Threaded terrain collision generation
• Threaded world loading
• Smoke rendering performance improvements
• Small memory allocation and performance improvements for chunk generation

Changes in 0.3.1

• Fixed multiple crashes caused by logging out and back in into any world
• Tiny performance improvement for comfort level calculation

Changes in 0.3.0

• First public release