Dear Survivors 🌊,

We’re incredibly grateful for the amazing response to last week`s Major Update 4: Riverlands! Thank you all for the kind words, playthroughs, and support! 🙏

It’s been amazing to see so many of you diving into the Riverlands, uncovering secrets, dodging water beasts, and tackling the new survival challenges.

Today, we’re releasing a quick Hotfix #1 to smooth out some issues from the update. Check the full list of Patch Notes below!

Hotfix #1 – Patch Notes Summary:

• Ongoing improvements to Riverlands visuals, creature behavior, sounds, and resource spawning.

• Fixes for key issues, including item interactions, collision bugs, weather inconsistencies, and visual glitches.

Please note that the Riverlands will receive further polish and fixes in the future. We’re continuing to monitor your feedback and polish the experience, so please keep sharing your thoughts, bug reports, and survival stories here or on our Discord!

🌞 As most of our team will enjoy some well-earned vacation, these changes will go live with the next major patch. Good luck in the Riverlands, and watch out for the crocodiles... 🐊

See you soon!

The Bootstrap Island Team! 🌴

🚨HOTFIX #1 - PATCH NOTES - SPOILER ALERT 🚨

Improvements

• Improved interacting with eels

• Improved falling tree animation

• Improved falling tree usability

• Improved crocodile-like beast behaviour

• Improved object spawning in Riverlands — more resources now available

• Improved sounds in Riverlands

• Improved water behaviour

• Improved cloud coverage lighting

• Improved visuals of some plants

• Improved visuals of waterfalls

• Improved animal traversal in Riverlands

• Improved underwater sounds

Fixes

• Fixed roof leaves appearing too dark

• Fixed issues with satchel and musket sling not getting along

• Fixed visual glitches in Riverlands

• Fixed collision issues with wood and rock objects

• Fixed floating trees

• Fixed player getting stuck on certain trees

• Fixed rain not appearing in some situations

• Fixed rocks not getting wet in rain

• Fixed oceanwater drinking: hands no longer cup when in contact with oceanwater

• Fixed hand dropping when holding fruit halves

• Fixed animals giving the wrong type of meat

• Fixed an unlock appearing multiple times on the Deathscreen

• Fixed spoiling bug

• Fixed Deathscreen icon placement

• Fixed Jungle Overlord appearing twice

• Fixed saltwater voiceover playing when drinking springwater

New Additions

• Added a new music track to the shipwreck area

• Added more butterflies, insects, etc. to the Riverlands