Rolling Back

[Avrie]

Does anyone have a working method for rolling back updates in this game?

I love popping back into Valhiem to continue with seeds I've already started to build, but lately every bloody update breaks the game and forces me to start over. I know how to flag steam not to update until start and all, but is there a method for actually rolling back to a working build?

[Avrie]

I appreciate the game is still in early release and updates are needed and expected, it just rubs me totally the wrong way when every "minor" update breaks the game and basically makes me throw away hundreds of hours of building for a minor update to some stupid rabbit we're not even going to see until Mistlands are finished. This newest "Beta" won;t even display properly on my load screen.

[sarteck]

Honestly, until they have something like this in place, I've decided not to play at all. Ever since they decided to go with micro-updates, most patches have caused problems sometimes to the point of unplayability. Until I'm able to control the version I want to play and have others be able to play with me, I really don't see the point in frustrating myself with it.

[Avrie]

You and I are on the same page @sarteck I'd be happy if they would just pre-announce updates and provide us the option of opting out of everything but major updates.

[Nefrarya]

I don't have a rolling back strategy, just some general info:

- The latest update introduced a default-old branch that in the future should have the latest stable version before every update.

- Updates are tested on the Public Test Branch (PTB), so whenever you see an announcement for that, that's your indicator that a new update will soonish hit the main branch.

- Participating in the tests is entirely optional, but the more people help, the less buggy the update will be once it's pushed live.

- There is no reason to abandon your characters or worlds unless you use outdated mods. Modding is not officially supported yet, so you need your mod authors to update their mod. If you insist on modding Valheim, you should keep backups before and use a mod manager that alerts you to updates and allows you to start the vanilla game without deleting all mod data.

- If you have trouble finding your save data since the overhaul of the save system, check out the pinned FAQ in General Discussions or the pinned guide in the Bugs & Technical Issues sub-forum. If that info doesn't help recover your save files, please open a thread in the Bugs sub-forum with as much info about your situation as possible.

[GeekGranny]

Originally posted by Avrie:

Does anyone have a working method for rolling back updates in this game?

I love popping back into Valhiem to continue with seeds I've already started to build, but lately every bloody update breaks the game and forces me to start over. I know how to flag steam not to update until start and all, but is there a method for actually rolling back to a working build?

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I feel for you. Same thing has happened to me now 3x. I just spent 3 days getting it even running again by finding a workaround.

You could try System Restore if you are using Windows to take the game back but eventually, you're going to have to update the game.

What I will suggest is that you save your character and world files on a separate file on your desktop or wherever. Sometimes you can get your world or your toon back reloading that way.

[Avrie]

Thanks, but I've already beat vanilla into submission. I'll probably just sideline the game until the full mistlands release. I'm only running a handful of mods, but they're all based off Beplex which seems to be what breaks with each update. I can't play without VaheimPlus. What a difference it makes.

[Forcedge]

Dude every little update just breaks my mods and it pisses me off.

[Stellar Remnant]

Originally posted by Forcedge:

Dude every little update just breaks my mods and it pisses me off.

Copy the Valheim directory somewhere else on your computer. Mod it up and never fear about mods breaking again.

[Eternie]

For rolling back to a previous Version of a Steam Game I saw this video which showed how to do it for No Man's Sky (NMS) using Steam Data Base (DB)

https://youtu.be/oy-qYZNq14A

Hope that helps Avrie

[shedora]

No, because the game is perfect as is and if you try to roll it back it is because you are impatient and the game probably isn't for you.

[Avrie]

Originally posted by shedora:

No, because the game is perfect as is and if you try to roll it back it is because you are impatient and the game probably isn't for you.

If that was directed at me you missed the mark. I've already got close to 1000 hours in game.

Originally posted by Forcedge:

Dude every little update just breaks my mods and it pisses me off.

Exactly, and for nothing more than stupid rabbit or a new color of mushroom.

Originally posted by MiniHerc:

Originally posted by Forcedge:

Dude every little update just breaks my mods and it pisses me off.

Copy the Valheim directory somewhere else on your computer. Mod it up and never fear about mods breaking again.

The one thing I forgot to do. I made the mistake of checking the vanilla loader instead of running it through MO2 and shot myself in the foot. I'll be making a full backup as soon as I bother updating the mods... AGAIN

Thanks for the replies. But I'm done with this crap until the full Mistlands update comes out, then I'll patch and backup the folder.

[Samoth]

I need some help understanding how to load a prior save of a game. I'm trying to load it back to a point before a troll smashed two important BB bushes. But using the old files empties the world, everything i built is gone, and land is back the way it was. Help!?

[Avrie]

Well there's not really a way to load older saves... seeing as none are kept which sucks, BUT!

If you go to your "user"/appdata/LocalLow/IronGate/Valheim folder you'll see a folder called worlds_Local. Inside you have the running world saves, along with the previous running world save.

Find the name of your world, rename the .FWL file .bad
Rename the .OLD file .FWL
And re-launch the game.

If you haven't reloaded the game since the trolls screwed your blue berry bushes they should all be back. It won't restore any lost inventory, but it will reset the world to the previous load.

[Nefrarya]

Originally posted by Samoth:

I need some help understanding how to load a prior save of a game. I'm trying to load it back to a point before a troll smashed two important BB bushes. But using the old files empties the world, everything i built is gone, and land is back the way it was. Help!?

That sounds like the symptoms of a corrupted world file. :/

If you need help with understanding the overhauls of the save system, please check out the info in the pinned threads in General Discussions and Bugs & Technical Issues.