Core Keeper News

October is a great month, the leaves are changing, the smell of pumpkin spice lattes fills the air, and Halloween is right around the corner…which also means our very first Halloween seasonal event is coming up!

We had our first-ever seasonal event back in March celebrating Easter, and it was met with lots of excitement from the Core Keeper community. Because of this, we knew we wanted to bring you even more with the next one, and we can’t wait for you to see what’s in store. After lots of work (and the odd horror movie for inspiration!), we’re pleased to be able to announce that…



[h2]What to Expect from the Core Keeper Halloween Seasonal Event[/h2]

We don’t want to give too much away, but you can certainly expect lots of wacky and wonderful content in this upcoming event. Halloween is all about costumes and dressing up, so keep an eye out for all-new wearables and perhaps even some spooky looking mobs to contend with.

We’re having a little Halloween fun treating you to previews of the update over on Twitter, but be warned, some of the teasers we’re sharing might just be tricks too – it’s up to you to guess if the previews are legit in the comments! We hope you’re looking forward to two whole weeks of fiendish fun in Core Keeper, we know we had an absolute blast coming up with creative ideas for this event.

[h2]Don’t Forget, The Desert of Beginnings is Coming Next Month![/h2]

We’re seriously looking forward to our Halloween event, but that hasn’t interfered with our progress on our next major update: The Desert of Beginnings. You can expect this update – featuring brand-new biomes, bosses, ore, vehicles, and more – in November. We’ll have more details soon on the exact date you can expect to see The Desert of Beginnings, so keep an eye out on our Twitter, Discord, and Steam news for information!

That’s everything from us today, Explorers. We’re off to crack on with developing Core Keeper, but don’t worry, we’ve also set aside some time to eat tasty treats and watch spooky movies. ‘Tis the season, after all.

We’re very happy to inform you that we’re going to be guests on an upcoming Unity Technologies stream. Four members of our team – Fredrik Präntare, Sven Thole, Max Halldén, and David Lindqvist – will be joining the Unity Twitch hosts at 4pm CEST / 2pm UTC on the 12th of October to discuss all things Core Keeper, sharing insights into the development process as well as info on our next major update: The Desert of Beginnings.

We’ve been developing Core Keeper since 2019, but this is one of the very first times that the Pugstorm team will appear on live video to discuss the game – it’s a pretty big deal for us camera-shy developers! Make sure you tune into the stream over on the official UnityTech Twitch channel to show us your support. You can also follow Unity on Twitter for updates on their Twitch streams and more.

We’re looking for a little bit of feedback and we’re inviting as many community members as possible to let us know what they think about some potential changes to a Core Keeper mechanic that’s been part of the game for a while now.

As you know, Core Keeper is still in Early Access, and we’re working hard on balancing the game. We’d love to get your feedback on some proposed changes to a mechanic you’ll undoubtedly be familiar with. We’re thinking about updating the way permanent health boosts from items such as the Amber Larva and Giant Mushroom work. Find out a little bit more about the reason for this and give us your feedback here!

We’re very grateful to have such an active and open community, and we’re always keen to hear what you have to say about the game. Thank you so much for the feedback you’ve given already, and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you’d like to give your feedback on other elements of the game, you can do so in the Feedback Forums over on the official Core Keeper Discord server.

We’re very excited to announce that the Core Keeper and Terraria crossover is now live! Will you be among the first explorers to locate the Summoning Idol and call forth King Slime?

[h2]How Do I Find the Summoning Idol?[/h2]

That’s a great question! King Slime’s Summoning Idol is a rare item that can only be found by – you guessed it – defeating Slimes. Slimes in all corners of the Core Keeper map have a chance of dropping the King Slime Summoning Idol upon defeat, and then it’s up to you to figure out exactly what to do with it (psst, there's a clue in our patch notes!).

We’re excited to see which Explorers will be among the first to summon King Slime, and we’re even more excited to see which of you will be among the first to defeat him and uncover his loot! The chance of a Slime dropping the Summoning Idol is about the same as the chance of it dropping a Slime Trophy, so don’t worry if you don’t find the Summoning Idol right away – the Core Keeper and Terraria crossover is a permanent addition to the game.

It's been a joy to collaborate with Re-Logic on the crossover, and we hope you’ll enjoy the new features available in both games. We’re looking forward to seeing screenshots of all your Caveling Pets over in the official Core Keeper Discord once Terraria’s own update goes live.

We’d like to remind you that this crossover is coming as part of a much bigger update for Terraria too, and we want to wish Re-Logic a big congratulations on all their hard work. We’re still hard at work on our next major update, The Desert of Beginnings, but you can expect a spooky Halloween-themed seasonal event next!

[h2]New NPCs[/h2]

• King Slime Boss
  

[h2]New Items[/h2]

• Crown summoning idol (low drop rate – drops for Slime blobs and can be used to summon King Slime at any of the Giant Slime summoning runes)
  
• King Slime Crown
  
• Royal Gel
  
• King Slime Figurine
  
• King Slime Chest