v1.23.a

v1.23.a: MESA Balance & Bug Fixes

Adjusted balance for the MESA biome, including Tumbleweeds and Scorpions, and fixed a variety of bugs related to gameplay, items, and badges.

Published on
August 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Last modified
August 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Author
PEAK Development Team
Tags
Patch
MESA
Balance
Bug Fix

Overview

PATCH NOTES

IMPORTANT:

  • The lava rising in THE KILN has an issue where it is desynced across players. We've disabled this feature until we find a solution!
  • We are investigating the issue where some player’s screens turn green-tinted or black. If you have info on this, please let us know!

BALANCE:

  • Tumbleweed damage and knockback has been made more consistent.
  • Tumbleweeds now deal Thorns damage instead of Injury.
  • Dynamite now spawns in luggage slightly less often.
  • Scorpions will now deal less Poison damage depending on how close you already are to passing out.
  • Scorpions will now require line-of-sight to aggro you.
  • Tumbleweed damage and knockback now scales with the size of the tumbleweed.
  • Weight of [REDACTED] reduced.
  • Added 3 more seconds of fall damage prevention when shooting from the Scout Cannon.
  • Dynamite will no longer damage you through walls.
  • Reduced scorpion aggro radius and movement speed slightly.

MAJOR FIXES:

  • Performance has been improved in the MESA.
  • Fixed an issue where MESA-specific items wouldn’t spawn until the end of the MESA.
  • Fixed an issue where The Fog would continue to rise in the Caldera onwards.
  • Fixed Scout eye-look not working.
  • Fixed an issue where 24 Karat badge would not trigger
  • Fixed an issue where settings dropdown wouldnt show up in Korean
  • Fixed an issue where if the hosting player was dead, sometimes the new backpack would de-spawn when lighting the campfire.
  • Fixed an issue where the Ultimate Badge couldn’t be completed.

MINOR FIXES:

  • Fixed an issue where the fog wall behind you at the top of the TROPICS was misaligned.
  • Eating a cooked scorpion will now properly restore your hunger.
  • Fixed an issue where tumbleweeds wouldn’t spawn.
  • Bug Phobia mode now affects the Antlion’s sounds as well.
  • Fixed an issue where the fog walls in THE KILN were misaligned.
  • Fixed an issue where Balloon Bunch prompted "use on #TARGETCHAR"

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