Patch 1.0.3 Is Now Live

Dear Survivors,

This is our third update since the full release. Thank you for your kind words and feedback - it helps us improve the game with every patch.

Patch 1.0.3 is now live!

• Reworked Chest Spawn System – Locked chests can now spawn any items you’ve unlocked, with newly unlocked items appearing more frequently.

• Grab Pull is now the default grab option.

• Performance improvements and fixes.

Full list of Patch Notes below!

Performance Issues and Solutions in the Guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1942110/discussions/0/4345480979783161508/?ctp=2

• Virtual Desktop support is available in a separate branch

• Render resolution should not exceed 100% in SteamVR and/or Quest Link

• If your PC meets the system requirements, you should not experience major performance issues

We are continuing to refine performance across the game, with ongoing improvements being rolled out regularly in upcoming patches.

Thank you for your patience and continued support - we truly appreciate it!

The Bootstrap Island Team 🌴

🚨PATCH 1.0.3 NOTES - SPOILER ALERT 🚨

• Chest Rework: All locked chests can now spawn all unlocked items. Fresh unlocks are more likely to spawn first.

• Grab Pull is now the default grab option

• Further optimized landscape & foliage to improve performance and reduce lagspikes

• Animal optimizations

• Guaranteed one day of good weather after killing Seymour

• Guaranteed good weather after cutscenes

• Reduced the chance of unintentionally dropping items while doing fast hand movements or being affected by outside forces

• Fixed cutscene 1 triggering too early in some cases

• Blood Challenger remains on his arena after the player’s death in Story

• Tribe People can now still appear in some regions while the Blood Challenger is active in the Story

• Tribe People can no longer appear during Blood Challenger fight

• Tribe People now flee more smoothly

• Tweaked the shoulder slot placement

• Reduced the Flintlock Pistol’s reappear delay in the tutorial

• Fixed a bug where very high sickness value would result in full health regeneration

• Fixed Start Menu navigation issue when the player moves far away from it

• Fixed a bug that caused instability in Jungle beach area

• Fixed the menu pointers looking unnaturally bright

• Fixed items being automatically placed into satchel/wood sling when forced out of hand

• Fixed an issue where arrows would fail to deal damage on hit

• Fixed an issue where monitor lizards would instantly get gutted or spoiled on death

• Fixed shortcut tree felled status not saving in some cases

• Fixed audio location issues in cutscenes

• Tweaked subtitle timing

• Alignment fixes for the deathscreen

• Added announcement text to the bandolier in Custom Mode

• Added announcement text to the boots

Thank you, and see you on the island!

Please keep sharing your thoughts, bug reports, and survival stories in Steam Discussions or on our Discord.