Originally posted by Ataxio:

Despite your multiple wikipedia links, I don't think you fully understand what texture filtering is & how it applies to a game like Valheim.

I'm a graphics coder, OpenGL, Vulkan, even did some D3D. What do you think I got wrong?

Originally posted by Ataxio:

I've never noticed the effects of bilinear filtering, or a lack of filtering for that matter & it would stick out like a sore thumb if it was a the case & a lot of people would be bickering about it.

Take a look at this screenshot - especially the upper back of the characters. Do you see a grid of squares, each a single solid color? (yes there is some lighting variation so they're not exactly the same RGB value, but surely you can see the blockiness?).