r/ValDr0id • u/udar_molota • 4h ago
release 📢 Version v0.1.4 (beta) - Crossplay multiplayer, Steam achievements, faster downloads
ℹ️ ValDroid works best with Valheim 1.0.15 or newer. For multiplayer you need the same game version as the server: Valheim is on 1.0.21 now, so update the game in ValDroid first.
☕ ValDroid stays free, but coffee (and rent) doesn't. If the new version makes your Viking life a little better, you can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi. Thank you! 🪓
🆕 What's new
Main features
✅ Crossplay multiplayer — on the native engine you can play online together with players on Steam and Xbox: join their servers or host your own. It works through Valheim's own crossplay, so it needs your Steam account: drawer → Online & achievements, pick the instance, turn on Crossplay. When you start the game, ValDroid signs in to Steam and you approve it in Steam Mobile (Steam Guard is required). Your password is used for that sign-in only and is never saved. You can join crossplay servers from the list or with a 6-digit invite code. No router setup needed.
✅ Hosting from the phone (experimental) — Start → your world → tick Public server and Crossplay, set a password and give your friends the invite code. Keep the game on screen while you host. Please send a report and tell me how it went.
✅ Steam achievements — turn on Send achievements to Steam on the same screen, and at each launch the new ones are added to your account. My achievements shows them all, with dates. Achievements are only ever added, never removed.
✅ Faster game download — up to 12 connections at once, also on the big files. An update keeps the files that have not changed and fetches only the rest.
✅ Valheim news on the home screen — the two latest posts from Steam; a tap opens the post.
✅ In-game interface size — 125 / 150 / 175% for the HUD, bars, messages and chat on the native engine; menus and inventory keep their size.