Bootstrap Island
Steam News 21 November 20256mo ago

Hotfix #1 for Major Update 5: Visions

Dear Survivors 🌊, Major Update 5: Visions has now been out for a week, and we’re really thankful for all the feedback you’ve been sending our way. Seeing you battle sickness, chase the hallucinations, and push through…

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Full Bootstrap Island update

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  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • Balance
  • Workshop
  • Performance
fixedDear Survivors 🌊,Today we’re rolling out a quick Hotfix #1 to smooth out some rough edges from Visions and tighten up the overall experience. You can find the full list of patch notes just below this post.
fixedFixesFixed an issue where Chapter 3 would not start correctly
fixedFixesFixed a possible soft-lock preventing players from finishing the tutorial
fixedFixesFixed caves flickering in the distance
fixedFixesFixed players being launched into the air when crouching in quicksand
fixedFixesFixed dark water damage occurring while in quicksand

Dear Survivors 🌊,

Major Update 5: Visions has now been out for a week, and we’re really thankful for all the feedback you’ve been sending our way. Seeing you battle sickness, chase the hallucinations, and push through the fever fits has been both terrifying and inspiring.

Today we’re rolling out a quick Hotfix #1 to smooth out some rough edges from Visions and tighten up the overall experience. You can find the full list of patch notes just below this post.

We’ll keep monitoring your feedback and working on further improvements. Please keep sharing your thoughts, bug reports, and survival stories here or on our Discord.

See you on the shore,

The Bootstrap Island Team 🌴

🚨HOTFIX #1 - PATCH NOTES - SPOILER ALERT 🚨

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Chapter 3 would not start correctly

  • Fixed a possible soft-lock preventing players from finishing the tutorial

  • Fixed caves flickering in the distance

  • Fixed players being launched into the air when crouching in quicksand

  • Fixed dark water damage occurring while in quicksand

  • Applied visual tweaks to death screen icons

  • Foliage and landscape fixes

  • Adjusted tutorial fight timing

  • Fixed a typo in one of the text boxes

  • Fixed some animal behaviour issues

  • Added hand spasm animations during fever fits and electric shocks

  • Tweaked fire effects when running with a torch

  • Fixed jungle tinder hovering

  • Tutorial animation tweaks

  • Fixed the tutorial pistol missing its hammer in some animations

  • Adjusted dead seamate physics

  • Added more resources to Riverlands

  • Fixed a crash when entering specific ponds in Riverlands

  • Improved performance in The Dark Lair

Source

Steam News / 21 November 2025

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