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Steam News22 January 20265mo ago

New Update: Manchuria Update

Hey Giants! As usual, here comes the free update coming at the same time as our third DLC, Grasslands!

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Hey Giants! As usual, here comes the free update coming at the same time as our third DLC, Grasslands!

What changed

3 fixes3 additions2 changes1 removal
  • Maps
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • Security
addedThis new update comes with a change for early game: now all biomes have one more biotica to start with (along with the ones you already know!).
changedBug fixes and balance are also all part of this update! Full Patch Note at the end of this Steam News!
addedPATCH NOTES:ADDED & CHANGED
addedPATCH NOTES:At profile level 16, all Biomes gain an additional 1 star Apex bioticum for you to kickstart your planet with! New Apex for each biome: Rainforest: Fire Opal Forest: Peach Tree Ocean: Ribbon Eel Savanna: Moonstone Taiga: Garnet Desert: Devil Thorn Lizard Ice Age: Beringean Steppe Grass Wetlands: Archer Fish
removedPATCH NOTES:You no longer get level 1 Apex biotica in level 3+ drafts.
changedPATCH NOTES:BALANCE

Reus 2 changes

addedThis new update comes with a change for early game: now all biomes have one more biotica to start with (along with the ones you already know!).
changedBug fixes and balance are also all part of this update! Full Patch Note at the end of this Steam News!
addedADDED & CHANGED
addedAt profile level 16, all Biomes gain an additional 1 star Apex bioticum for you to kickstart your planet with! New Apex for each biome: Rainforest: Fire Opal Forest: Peach Tree Ocean: Ribbon Eel Savanna: Moonstone Taiga: Garnet Desert: Devil Thorn Lizard Ice Age: Beringean Steppe Grass Wetlands: Archer Fish
removedYou no longer get level 1 Apex biotica in level 3+ drafts.

This new update comes with a change for early game: now all biomes have one more biotica to start with (along with the ones you already know!).

Bug fixes and balance are also all part of this update! Full Patch Note at the end of this Steam News!

You can also check the News about the Grasslands DLC release here: view

PATCH NOTES:

ADDED & CHANGED

  • At profile level 16, all Biomes gain an additional 1 star Apex bioticum for you to kickstart your planet with! New Apex for each biome:

    • Rainforest: Fire Opal

    • Forest: Peach Tree

    • Ocean: Ribbon Eel

    • Savanna: Moonstone

    • Taiga: Garnet

    • Desert: Devil Thorn Lizard

    • Ice Age: Beringean Steppe Grass

    • Wetlands: Archer Fish

  • You no longer get level 1 Apex biotica in level 3+ drafts.

  • Some cohort biotica shuffled around a bit.

  • Birds now fly higher in the air when travelling longer distances.

BALANCE

  • Kookaburra scales quicker

FIXES

  • Temples don't change into blueberries anymore.

  • Fixed determinism of the Horizon Draft biotica set in Daily and Weekly Challenges.

  • Fixed exploit where player could place biotica outside their biomes by swapping biomes while executing abilities.

  • Fixed exploit where player could place aspects in wrong biotica by swapping biotica while executing abilities.

Source

Steam News / 22 January 2026

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