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Steam News13 February 20264mo ago

Dig Island Update 0.1.8 - Bug Fixes & QoL Improvements

Hello Survivors, We are rolling out Update 0.1.8, bringing you some highly requested quality-of-life improvements, gameplay adjustments, and crucial bug fixes. Here is everything new in this update.

In this update5

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Hello Survivors,

What changed

6 fixes6 additions9 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Workshop
  • Performance
  • Fixes
addedWe are rolling out Update 0.1.8, bringing you some highly requested quality-of-life improvements, gameplay adjustments, and crucial bug fixes. Here is everything new in this update. Your feedback and suggestions are very important to us in making Dig Island better. We value your ideas, and your reviews greatly help our game reach more players. We are grateful for your reviews.
addedGameplay & BalanceExplosive Power: Dynamites can now successfully break chunks!
changedGameplay & BalanceEnhanced Survivor AI: Improved survivor behavior and reactions during reactor explosion.
changedGameplay & BalanceCrafting Balance: Reduced the clay bowl requirement for the Cyan Mix from 3 to 1.
addedGameplay & BalanceEarly Game Scanning: Iron ore is now available to detect in the Level 1 Resource Scanner.
addedQuality of Life & UIStorage Capacity : The default slot count for shared storage has been increased to 20, and each upgrade now adds 10 additional slots.
Reduced the clay bowl requirement for the Cyan Mix31Reduced the clay bowl requirement for the Cyan Mix decreased, nerf

Dig Island changes

addedWe are rolling out Update 0.1.8, bringing you some highly requested quality-of-life improvements, gameplay adjustments, and crucial bug fixes. Here is everything new in this update. Your feedback and suggestions are very important to us in making Dig Island better. We value your ideas, and your reviews greatly help our game reach more players. We are grateful for your reviews.
addedExplosive Power: Dynamites can now successfully break chunks!
changedEnhanced Survivor AI: Improved survivor behavior and reactions during reactor explosion.
changedCrafting Balance: Reduced the clay bowl requirement for the Cyan Mix from 3 to 1.
addedEarly Game Scanning: Iron ore is now available to detect in the Level 1 Resource Scanner.

We are rolling out Update 0.1.8, bringing you some highly requested quality-of-life improvements, gameplay adjustments, and crucial bug fixes. Here is everything new in this update. Your feedback and suggestions are very important to us in making Dig Island better. We value your ideas, and your reviews greatly help our game reach more players. We are grateful for your reviews.

Gameplay & Balance

  • Explosive Power: Dynamites can now successfully break chunks!

  • Enhanced Survivor AIImproved survivor behavior and reactions during reactor explosion.
  • Crafting BalanceReduced the clay bowl requirement for the Cyan Mix from 3 to 1.
  • Early Game ScanningIron ore is now available to detect in the Level 1 Resource Scanner.

Quality of Life & UI

  • Storage CapacityThe default slot count for shared storage has been increased to 20, and each upgrade now adds 10 additional slots.

  • Limitless Storage: Shared storage can now be upgraded an infinite number of times.

  • Save InfoDepth information has been added directly to the save slots on the "Load Game" screen.

  • Scanner Memory: The Resource Scanner will now conveniently remember and continue from your last scanned resource.

  • Improved Tooltips: Upgrade tooltips are now visible even when you are not holding the hammer.

  • Naming Clarity:"Stone Ingot" and "Clay Ingot" have been renamed to "Stone Brick" and "Clay Brick" to make more sense.

Visuals & Animations

  • Drill AnimationImproved the drill animation with visible drill tip rotation.

  • Dynamic Lighting: The lighting of the attachment device now reacts dynamically according to the operating status of the stations. Dig Island

Bug Fixes & Performance

  • Background StabilityFixed an issue where the game could crash while running in the background after using Alt-Tab.

  • Smooth Saving: Implemented a fix for a server-side save issue that could cause the game to freeze.

  • Dig Site OptimizationFixed performance issues experienced in large excavated areas.
  • Placement FixFixed an issue preventing proper object placement on environmental objects.
  • Campfire UIFixed an issue where the shared storage UI could incorrectly appear when rapidly interacting with a campfire.
  • Station InteractionFixed a bug that caused stations to get stuck in an "in use" state when opened and closed in quick succession.

Publisher's Bundles

You can purchase the package consisting of ContractVille, Dig Island, and Sandwich Simulator published by FiftyEight Studios with an extra 15% discount:

ContractVille x Dig Island x Sandwich Simulator You can purchase the package consisting of ContractVille, ContractVille DLCs (Medieval, Japanese, Sci-Fi, Valentine's Day Furniture Packs), Dig Island, and Sandwich Simulator published by FiftyEight Studios with an extra 15% discount: FiftyEight Bundle

We’ll continue refining Dig Island with regular updates throughout Early Access. Thank you for your feedback and support.

Safe digging.

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Steam News / 13 February 2026

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