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3-Aug-2026 - Delectable Dab Pantry
Ever since the storm rolled into Hopeport, the pantry in the Delectable Dab Kitchen has been bare. The head chef has tried to persuade Kevin to help out but, unsurprisingly, Kevin is very happy with the current situatio…
Patch notes3 changesUI/audioGameplay - Brighter Shores
28-Jul-2026 - Patch notes
Add harvest-only Botanist bounties, so you get to keep some of the items you harvest. • Add missing Botanist bounties for chestnuts, leeks and apples. • Increase the minimum amount of items required for Botanist bountie…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Brighter Shores
27-Jul-2026 - Botanist Bounties
Botanist Bounties are now available. Once you are a milestone 1 Botanist, you can start completing Botanist Bounties, including growing Chameleon plants. Talk to Davis SeedFinger on Timberwell Road to get started. Davis…
Store7 changesFixGameplay - Brighter Shores
7-Jul-2026 - Patch notes
Quality of life improvements Reduce the amount of time it takes to divine an investigation bounty clue. • Make 'Do first action' behave better on the investigations bounty board to reduce the number of clicks required t…
Patch notes1 changeFixUI/audio - Brighter Shores
6-Jul-2026 - Clue Divination
Once you are a milestone1 Bonewright, Scobu the Vague in the Cave of the Future will entrust you with a special skull. This skull can be bound to the Detective investigations bounty board, turning it into a Bonety Board…
Patch notes6 changesBalanceUI/audio - Brighter Shores
2-Jul-2026 - Patch notes
Balancing changes Correct the levels of Botanist activities in milestone 1 and above. They were accidentally changed a few weeks ago when the configuration for Chameleon Plants was introduced. • Increase the XP and know…
Event1 change - Brighter Shores
30-Jun-2026 - Patch notes
Bug fixes Fix mouse buttons 4 and 5 being non-functional. • Fix incomplete chameleon plant care guide accidentally being accessible. • Fix inaccessible buried supplies bounty. • Fix action menu incorrectly opening on te…
Patch notes1 changeFixGameplay - Brighter Shores
29-Jun-2026 - Forager Bounties
Most people don't know this, but someone has been squirreling away little caches of foraging items around the outskirts of Hopeport for ages. Today they have finally decided to start sharing the locations of these burie…
Patch notes4 changesFixMaps - Brighter Shores
22-Jun-2026 - Bonewright Talismans
Seasoned Botanists can now craft Bonewright talismans at the Greenhouse in Hopeforest. Each Bonewright talisman is crafted from a particular variety of globeplant, with one variety used at each milestone of Botanist, st…
Patch notes5 changesGameplayBalance - Brighter Shores
16-Jun-2026 - Alchemist Bounties
Strange ailments have started afflicting the residents of Hopeport, with lots of people turning up in the Critical Care Ward. Maeve has identified the correct remedy for each of her patients, but she needs a competent A…
Event6 changesFixStore - Brighter Shores
8-Jun-2026 - Stonemason Talismans
Stonemason talismans can now be found floating in the sea around Hopeport. They can be fished from the sea using the Fisher profession. There are 9 Stonemason talismans, with one for each milestone of Fisher, starting a…
Patch notes6 changesFixGameplay - Brighter Shores
2-Jun-2026 - Patch Notes
Quality of life improvements Infusing now shows a footer interface like weapon crafting. Bug fixes Fix many small bugs in the Rags to Riches quest. • Fix Norick's aura. • Fix not being able to trade planks and staves wi…
Patch notes2 changesFixUI/audio - Brighter Shores
1-Jun-2026 - Rags to Riches Quest
Rom Harrington, the highly renowned merchant, has a challenge for you. Prove you can barter a peanut into a diamond, without spending a single copper, and he will grant you the honor of trading with him. Rags to Riches…
Event3 changesFixGameplay - Brighter Shores
26-May-2026 - Blacksmith Talismans
The first of the three weapon crafting luck updates has landed. This week we have added Blacksmith talismans, which are crafted from flint using the Stonemason profession. Each of the 9 talismans doubles the chance of c…
Patch notes5 changesGameplayBalance - Brighter Shores
18-May-2026 - Patch notes
Quality of life improvements Make rubblebugs clear your existing action queue when you choose the 'Catch' action. Bug fixes Make deathstone bounties progress when you mine deathstone. • Fix blaze mining bounties to supp…
Patch notes1 changeFixGameplay - Brighter Shores
18-May-2026 - Miner Bounties
Babble has a lot to say about miner bounties, unless you remember to ask him for the short version. In his defense, there is a lot to say, but perhaps not quite as much as he would like. Miner bounties are unlocked by r…
Event3 changesFixUI/audio
