v1.40.a: THE ROOTS UPDATE

NEW BIOME

• Added a new biome: THE ROOTS - A shrouded redwood forest biome infested by mushrooms and creepy-crawlies
• Replaces the Tropics biome and appears in daily maps from November 5-17, 2025

NEW FEATURES

• 11 new badges to earn, each with associated cosmetics to unlock as rewards
• 8 NEW EMOTES available for customization
• Cooking Overhaul: Significant changes to the cooking mechanic - more non-food items now have effects when cooked

New Roots-specific Items:

• Shroomberries - Each color gives a random effect, cycling daily with the map
• Fortified Milk
• Cloud Fungus
• Bounce Fungus

New Items for All Biomes:

• Rescue Claw
• Checkpoint Flag
• Book of Bones (new mystical item!)

MAJOR FIXES

• Players can no longer point at stuff (ping) while unconscious
• Fixed an issue where status over time (hunger, poison, etc) could result in the stamina bar being visually full of status, but the player would not pass out
• Extra stamina will now reset to 0 when a scout is killed
• Fixed an issue where a reconnecting player could spawn with a different player's statuses/inventory
• The game will end properly if all living players disconnect, leaving only dead ones behind
• Fixed an issue causing items with limited uses to spontaneously regain all their uses sometimes
• Improved the interaction highlight on several items where it was missing or partially missing
• Updated a number of badge illustrations lightly for readability
• The Napberry Plant spawns again in the Alpine!

MINOR FIXES

• Fixed an issue where status over time effects could visually fill the stamina bar without causing unconsciousness
• Prevented unconscious players from using point/ping system
• Enhanced reconnection stability for multiplayer games