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Steam News18 February 20264mo ago

🌴 THE TROPICAL UPDATE IS HERE! 🌴

NEW FEATURES: Added tropical island biome Added parrot, toucan, iguana, jaguar, and lemur to the tropical island biome Added new tropical music Added pickup to revive player mechanic Added ocean trench biome Added tall

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What changed

10 fixes11 additions8 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • Performance
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
addedNEW FEATURES:
addedAdded tropical island biome
addedAdded parrot, toucan, iguana, jaguar, and lemur to the tropical island biome
addedAdded new tropical music
addedAdded pickup to revive player mechanic
addedAdded ocean trench biome
first person FOV90105first person FOV increased, buff

Only Animals changes

addedNEW FEATURES:
addedAdded tropical island biome
addedAdded parrot, toucan, iguana, jaguar, and lemur to the tropical island biome
addedAdded new tropical music
addedAdded pickup to revive player mechanic

NEW FEATURES:

  • Added tropical island biome

  • Added parrot, toucan, iguana, jaguar, and lemur to the tropical island biome

  • Added new tropical music

  • Added pickup to revive player mechanic

  • Added ocean trench biome

  • Added tall kelp

  • Added lemur to the bamboo forest

  • Added vulture spawning to the volcano biome

  • Added coordinates to the map

  • Added warning message when the client moves too far from the host

  • Landmarks are now entirely procedural using PCG

IMPROVEMENTS:

  • Improved dusk and dawn lighting

  • Improved blend between foggy forest and surrounding biomes

  • Improved performance by reducing brush refresh rate

  • Increased first person FOV from 90 to 105

BALANCE:

  • Balanced all animal stats to be more realistic to real life

  • Decreased night length by 15%

CHANGES:

  • Removed base dog as it was too similar to the husky

  • Renamed husky to dog

BUG FIXES:

  • Fixed bite attack sometimes stopping entirely

  • Fixed falling when rolling underwater

  • Fixed multiple tree and foliage issues

  • Fixed tutorial map bug

  • Fixed showing incorrect animal stats in the Q menu

  • Fixed animal not being saved when exiting and re entering the game

  • Fixed player sometimes being able to exit the boss arena

  • Fixed player falling down after capturing an animal in water

  • Fixed player losing input focus if they die while the settings menu is open

  • Fixed compass animal image not updating when capturing an already unlocked animal

  • Prevented tooltips from showing while the boss health bar is visible

Source

Steam News / 18 February 2026

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