Official macOS version now available on Steam and Mac App Store!

[timkurvers]

IronGate has announced that the official macOS version is coming on June 10th! 🥳

_{Source: https://twitter.com/Valheimgame/status/1797976849173082215}

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For those of you who have used this unofficial port until now: thanks for the support! 🎉

This project will (hopefully) be completely superseded, but will be kept for archival purposes here on GitHub.

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As we do not yet know whether this new incoming version will automatically pick up existing worlds and / or characters from this unofficial port: strongly recommend backing up your data before installing the new version.

Locations of interest:

• Logs: /Users/<username>/Library/Logs/IronGate/Valheim
• Characters, worlds and screenshots:
  • Local-only: /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/unity.IronGate.Valheim-macOS-Custom
  • Remote (via Steam Cloud): /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/<steam-userid>/892970/remote

To see what is stored remotely in Steam Cloud for Valheim: https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorageapp/?appid=892970 (requires logging into Steam).

[Schubzz]

i like to play Valheim on my other MacBook. So i need to transfer my character. Problem is - none of this folder is existing on my machine. i cant find any savings.

[phil-lauffenburger]

Thank you @timkurvers for your work on this until this point!

[cacadealpaca]

Amazing news and thank you for all your work. I was hoping they would have just hired you directly. Thank you for all you did for us Tim, hours of fun!!

[timkurvers]

i like to play Valheim on my other MacBook. So i need to transfer my character. Problem is - none of this folder is existing on my machine. i cant find any savings.

If you have been using Steam Cloud, the Valheim file listing is available here: https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorageapp/?appid=892970

[varjolintu]

@timkurvers A big thanks for keeping this up for so long :) Really appreciate it.

[cacadealpaca]

Took me a while but finally found out where the save folders are in the new mac version

It's /Users/YOUR_NAME/Library/Application Support/com.coffeestain.valheim

[VojtaAdam]

@timkurvers Thank you for all your amazing work on this. Also big thanks to the helpful community here. You've managed to bridge the long gap to the official release amazingly well!

To report for other people here looking to switch to the official Mac port now:
The switch went well for me, it also picked my Steam Cloud saves without issues. Overall I think I've gained a couple of FPS on the M1 Pro.

There's just two little errors that I've run into so far:

• The Steam Cloud Sync error mentioned here a couple of times - happens only for old saves from pre-2022, new saves working fine
• For some reason my graphic settings reset every time I restart the game (except the resolution), the other settings remain fine.

[MrDolphinCodes]

Every time I try to download the game on steam on my mac it is telling me that it is zero bytes. All it does when I install is create an empty valheim folder at ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Valheim. I have tried just about everything (clearing cache, deleting steam and steam all steam folders, restarting my computer, etc.) but it still isn't working. Anyone have any idea what is going on. I have been trying to fix this for an excessive amount of time.

[timkurvers]

Every time I try to download the game on steam on my mac it is telling me that it is zero bytes. All it does when I install is create an empty valheim folder at ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Valheim. I have tried just about everything (clearing cache, deleting steam and steam all steam folders, restarting my computer, etc.) but it still isn't working. Anyone have any idea what is going on. I have been trying to fix this for an excessive amount of time.

Not entirely sure what this could be, but long shot: have you checked that no beta is active under Game Properties > Betas? Alternatively, that it's trying to pull in the public test branch?

The official Valheim Discord has a #macs-bug-discussion channel, perhaps worth a shot to get in touch with the official port devs, there: https://discord.com/channels/391142601740517377/1249850223476605009

[MrDolphinCodes]

Oh ya I was on the PTB branch on accident 🤦 Thanks a ton for your help!

[trinhdn97]

@timkurvers Really appriciate your work!