I'll try to keep this short. My friends and I played quite a bit when this game first dropped, I hosted a dedicated linux server on my rig. We played for awhile and then petered out after killing Yargolath. I personally started over on a new map and new character a couple of times after that first run we had, after both the Hearth and Home and Midsummer updates.

I know the mistlands update is coming "soon" and will be substantial as far as new content is concerned. But I really do not want to start over yet again, and I realize we can use existing characters, but you can't really (easily or quickly) bring your home, resources or infrastructure with you (other than what you can carry in your character inventory--and for us that would be way too many trips to be worth it).

So my plan was to start a new world file, go in before the mistlands update and using builder mode to build up a fort with the infrastructure and resources my friends and I left off with (plains/Yargolath). I'd like to get started because I feel like building something grand and cool using the up-to-plains tech we had already unlocked, sort of as a welcome back to those that join in.

Now I'd like to hop in now and get started on building this "return to Valheim" server map and fort with infrastructure and resources so nobody has to start over collecting a crap-ton of resources again, at least not up to plains anyway. But my concern is I know there has been talk in the past that with certain updates, notably biome updates, older world files may not load the new content (it was a bit nebulous if it was tied to explored map regions only or was whole world-file specific).

So I guess my question is, does anyone know how likely it will be that in order to see and explore the new mistlands content we'll have to start a fresh world map after the update? Or will it populate the new content so long as the mistlands regions aren't "explored" in a previous map? I plan on building the starting fort near the starting area boss stones and to not really explore much beyond that area. If I have to wait, then I'll wait, but I'd like to get started now and not have to re-do it all again later after the update.

Thanks.