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How to retrieve a corrupted or missing character in Valheim
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Although there’s a lot of hype around Valheim presently, thegamehas a lot of unaddressed bugs. Among others, players say that after prolonged gameplay, their character goes missing.
Here’s what gamers say about theircharacter disappearing:
After a crash, when I started the game up again my main character was gone after over 60 hours of gameplay on it.
And another report:
I logged back in after I got home to play this game and my character was replaced with a default character named STRANGER
While still in early access, game developers are gathering feedback and are promptly responding to such issues, though not with prompt solutions but with athere’s no solution for this right nowreply.
Game developers also mention that this could also be related to how the game is closed. Namely, using ALT+F4 + shutting down the computer without properly closing the game will likely affect file integrity.
So it’s basically up to the players to find some workarounds until a final patch. And here’s what they’ve done.
How can I recover a missing character after a crash?
Those who have tried this approach experienced two outcomes:
The latter situation might happen because some players continue to play with a corrupted character for longer and the game automatically backs up a glitchy version.
The same method should work in case you experience a corrupted world. In case you notice that you’ve got also some items missing (like chests, weapons, food), thesteps are different.
Additionally, it’s recommended to have a separate folder with backups on your desktop, and store in it good character and world files.
Should you ever need to have a fresh, full-featured copy of your game, download it from this source below.
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Tell us if you’ve tried the same steps and what the result was You can use the comments section.
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Sinziana Mihalache
Sînziana loves getting people to better understand products, processes, and experiences beyond a simple user guide, either in writing or making use of images. She joined the team after a long-term collaboration with one of the world’s top cybersecurity companies - Bitdefender. Outside work, Sînziana enjoys climbing mountains, backpacking around the world, and writing about almost anything on her blog.
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