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Steam Patch 1.16.2026 - New features, UI improvements and Guide System

Steam Patch 1.15.2026
[p][/p][h2]Performance & Networking[/h2]
  • [p]Experimental 60Hz server tick rate,
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[h2]New Features[/h2]
  • [p]Guide System framework added[/p]
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  • [p]Item Locking system to prevent depositing key items when using Deposit All Bags or Quick Stack[/p]
  • [p]Appear Offline toggle for privacy[/p]
  • [p]Special Bag logic for specialized containers
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[h2]Gameplay & Combat[/h2]
  • [p]Imbue retention between logins - weapon enchants now persist[/p]
  • [p]Infinite cast time when encumbered bug fix[/p]
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[/p][h2]Quality of Life[/h2]
  • [p]We can now set loot as 'always visible' in the Monster Dex, creating a "collection log" like behavior. We will keep updating monsters with this[/p]
  • [p]health when logging in will now factor in equipment stats[/p]
  • [p]Loot chat type for better filtering[/p]
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  • [p]Companion 35-tile distance teleport to owner[/p]
  • [p]Tool Broken message notifications[/p]
  • [p]Loot now goes to bags instead of attempting to equip[/p]
  • [p]Invalid Recipes no longer allow failure and just return "Not a valid recipe."[/p]
[p][/p][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
  • [p]Monster HP bar bugfix,[/p]
  • [p]Bank tab item deletion prevention[/p]
  • [p]Vocation fix for leaderboards[/p]
  • [p]Various defensive fixes[/p]
  • [p]"too far away" bug fixed[/p]
[p][/p][h2]Performance Optimizations[/h2]
  • [p]Effect pooling system for better performance,[/p]
  • [p]InfoBar pooling to reduce UI lag,[/p]
  • [p]Preloading common models for faster loading,[/p]
  • [p]Memory leak fixes,[/p]
[p][/p][h2]Visual Improvements[/h2][p][/p][p][/p]
  • [p]Legendary FX added for legendary items (coming soon)[/p]
  • [p]Birch trees added[/p]
  • [p]Pink material fixes[/p]
  • [p]Skybox light falloff corrections[/p]
[p][/p][h2]New Features[/h2]
  • [p]Genders can now be swapped in the "Change Look" screen[/p]
  • [p]Item Preview Window, CTRL CLICK an item or item link to open a 3D preview[/p]
  • [p]Appear Offline toggle[/p]
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  • [p]Special Bag support[/p]
  • [p]Item Locking support[/p]
  • [p]XP percentage display on XP globe[/p]
  • [p]UI Improvements[/p]
  • [p]Close Trading Post when not nearby[/p]
  • [p]Load screen fixes[/p]
[p][/p][p][/p][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
  • [p]Camera-related improvements[/p]
  • [p]Bank fixes,[/p]
  • [p]Ctrl+Click bank deposit after player trade bug fix[/p]
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Team OG[/h2][p][/p]