Core Keeper News

Hey there Explorers, we've been reading the comments on our previous weekly wrap-up posts, and we're glad to see that you're enjoying them. We know not everybody follows us on Twitter or is a member of the Discord (though we'd love for you to join us in those spaces if you want to!), and we definitely didn't want you lot over here on Steam to miss out on any fun content or teasers. Speaking of teasers...

[h2]Introducing Moolin[/h2]

You might recall our Animal Update reveal from last week that was "cleverly" disguised as an April Fools' joke. Well, we were over the moon to see how much you liked the cow-like creature we showed you. We received a bunch of comments from people saying how cute they were, and we knew for sure that you'd think they were even cuter once you heard what they were called. So, on Monday, we shared a GIF of these cuties in action and revealed that they will be called Moolin. How's that for adorable?



[h2]Bistro in the Sand![/h2]

"Welcome to Bistro in the Sand, today's special is a delectable Azure Pepper wrap."

There are so many different foods to combine in Core Keeper and, with the help of the recipe book in the Cooking Pot interface, anyone can set up their own in-game restaurant! You might have to wait a little while if you want to decorate your restaurant like ours, though, as there's a teaser for a new paintbrush colour hidden in plain sight in this video!

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[h2]Core Keeper Throughout the Seasons[/h2]

What's your favourite seasonal event? We've got a seasonal event to suit every taste in Core Keeper, and this little montage proves it! Remember, you can access our seasonal content at any time of year (or switch seasonal events off entirely) via the Gameplay Settings menu.

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[h2]Brain of Cthulhu Map Art[/h2]

We've said it once, and we'll say it again, we really do have the most talented community! This map art of the Brain of Cthulu from Terraria was created and shared with us on Discord by the talented QueenUnderscore. We're not gonna lie, this map art is pretty scary to look at, but it looks like the Brain of Cthulu is in its second phase here, so the good news is that it is vulnerable to attacks.



[h2]Easter Update Playthrough with 2DKiri and Mystery[/h2]

Our Easter Update is going to be live until the 16th of April, so there's still plenty of time to get stuck into your own egg hunt like 2DKiri did with Mystery!

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[h2]Animal Update Speculation from Dakon The Mad![/h2]

Core Keeper Ambassador, Dakon The Mad, has scoured our social channels for teasers and hints about what you can expect in our upcoming Animal Update (date TBA) and offers up his own thoughts on what might be coming in this YouTube video. Please note that the speculations in this video are just that: speculations. We're not confirming any of Dakon's theories by sharing this, nor have we given him any additional information on the update, we just love it when our community members share their theories with us!

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This week was a fun one with the launch of our 2023 Easter seasonal event, and plenty of you went out of your way to let us know how eggcited you were for it (that's the last time we use that pun this year, we promise). It's been a busy one, with plenty of updates and community content, so let's jump right into this week's wrap-up!

[h2]April Fools' Day[/h2]

It's always a little risky browsing social media on April Fools' Day. You never know who's joking and who isn't, after all. Not us though, we'd never play a prank on our community, and we especially wouldn't play a super-obvious prank on Twitter suggesting that there were photo-realistic graphics coming for the Animal Update.



[h2]April...Cools Day? [/h2]

Okay, you got us. We were joking about the photo-realistic graphics. We're pretty sure everybody who saw our April Fools' Tweet knew it was a joke, but we wanted to make that as clear as possible just in case. That's why, on April 2nd, we shared an actual (and adorable) teaser for a creature you can expect to see in our upcoming Animal Update!



[h2]Which Came First, the Chicken (Suit) or the (Easter) Egg?[/h2]

In Core Keeper's case, we can say for sure it was the Easter Egg in our very first Easter seasonal event in 2022. We added a very funky new Chicken Equipment Set (plus a couple of extra goodies) for 2023's Easter event though, which we shared a little teaser for over on Twitter.



[h2]Easter Fan Art by Lem![/h2]

Our Easter seasonal event launched on the 5th of April this year, and this talented artist shared their very own Easter-themed fan art the very same day. We want to give a big shout-out to Lem (@LEM0NBREAD) for sharing this absolutely adorable artwork with us. We can't get over how cute The Core looks with bunny ears on.



[h2]Birthday Cake![/h2]

Last month was Core Keeper's one-year anniversary, and this was a cause for celebration! Of course, we added a beautiful blue birthday cake to the game as part of our Anniversary Update, but did you know that the Pugstorm team also got together and indulged in some real-life cake? We didn't manage to grab a blue one, but we made do with chocolate caramel and lemon, poppyseed, and blueberry.



[h2]Behold the Mighty Glurch![/h2]

We love seeing the pixel-art creations you make using the Core Keeper map, and
Felixletsplays shared the most amazing map art of our son Glurch with us over on Twitter. We can't imagine how much time and effort went into creating this, but it goes without saying that we're impressed.



[h2]Time Island: A Base for All Seasons[/h2]

"Why build a base themed around one season when you can enjoy multiple in one convenient location?" — we can only assume that was the thought running through Discord user tbc_lover's head when they created this fun-looking island. There's a section for every mood!



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Get ready, Explorers, it’s time for Core Keeper’s second-ever Easter seasonal event — running from today until the 16th of April! Many of you will remember that The Great Egg Hunt was the first seasonal event that we ever revealed for Core Keeper, and we loved watching you uncover all the exciting seasonal content. Your community feedback inspired us to not only allow players to keep any Easter Eggs they found once the event ended, but it also played a part in our decision to enable players to toggle seasonal events in the Game Settings menu!

We like to think our seasonal events have only gotten bigger and better since the very first Great Egg Hunt, so when the time came to repeat our Easter event, we knew that we wanted to add some new content to bring it up to par with what you’ve come to expect from us.

While we might not always update recurring seasonal events with new content, we’re sure you’ll have an eggceptional time egg hunting in the new Chicken outfit or the Eggcellent equipment set! If that wasn’t fun enough, we’ve added a whole host of decorative items for Easter including the Easter Garland, Easter Meadow Table, Easter Egg Lamp, and more! Check out our patch notes here.



If this is your first time taking part in The Great Egg Hunt, then you’re in for a treat! Get hunting by digging your way through the Dirt Biome, combing the Clay Caves, fighting your way across the Forgotten Ruins, and ambling through Azeos’ Wilderness until you’ve got enough Easter Eggs to craft the mysterious Golden Egg. Don’t eggspect to find those Easter Eggs just lying on the floor though, Explorers – you’ll have to take a more aggressive approach when hunting them down. From here, it’s up to you to uncover the secrets of the shiny Golden Egg!

We can’t believe it’s been over a year since our very first seasonal event, and we hope you have a blast egg hunting while we’re hard at work on the Animal Update, Crystal Biome, and beyond! As always, we hope you’ll join the fun over on Discord or tag us in your seasonal screenshots on Twitter.

[h2]New Features: [/h2]

• The Seasonal Merchant now has a new festive skin and new seasonal items for sale. The skin will revert to its original appearance after the event ends, but the items will remain available.
  
• The Easter Crafting Table can be acquired from the Seasonal Merchant.
  
• The Large Golden Egg is now sold by the Seasonal Merchant.
  
• Certain tiles have started to bloom and now have flowers on them. These tiles will revert to their original appearance once the season ends.

[h2]New Items: [/h2]

• New decorative environment items can be crafted at the Easter Workbench, including:
  
• Easter Garland
  
• Easter Egg Lamp
  
• Daisy Flooring
  
• Easter Pillar
  
• Easter Egg Flower Pot
  
• Easter Meadow Table
  
• Easter Meadow Stool
  
• Easter Pedestal
  
• New vanity equipment sets can be crafted at the Easter Workbench, including Chicken equipment set and Eggcellent equipment set.

[h2]Graphics: [/h2]

• The Core Keeper main menu logo has been updated with a new, seasonal appearance.

[h2]Balancing: [/h2]

• The drop chance of Easter Eggs from enemies has been increased.
  
• Infected Cavelings and Mold Tentacles will no longer drop Gray Easter Eggs but only drop Green Easter Eggs.

[h2] Bug Fixes: [/h2]

• Fixed a bug where regenerating maps would create slightly larger saves on each start. Regeneration typically happens for map parts containing Obsidian walls. Currently affected saves are cleaned up which could improve save and load times for those affected.

Welcome to the first-ever Core Keeper Weekly Community Wrap-Up!

We share a lot of cool stuff about Core Keeper over on Twitter and Discord, but we’re aware that not everybody who plays the game is active in those spaces. That’s why we’ve decided to do a weekly community wrap-up here on Steam from now on to share the highlights from these channels with you. Here’s what we’ve shared this week!

[h2]Our Cherry Blossom Event is Over![/h2]

It’s been a pretty Cherry-Blossom heavy week for Core Keeper, but our Cherry Blossom mini-event has come to a close. Don’t forget that you can access all of our seasonal events at any time through the Gameplay Settings menu!



[h2]Springtime in the Underground[/h2]

With the gorgeous new additions that came in our Cherry Blossom event, it sure felt like spring had finally sprung in the underground this week. Check out this lovely spring-time GIF we shared of Cherry Blossom trees blooming in Azeos’ Wilderness!



[h2]Cherry Blossom Fan Art[/h2]

The talented R-E (@arty_mc_artist) shared some beautiful Cherry-Blossom event-inspired fan art with us featuring a pink-haired Explorer. We absolutely loved this piece and our community did too!



[h2]Behind-the-Scenes Glass![/h2]

Our CEO, Fredrik Präntare, shared a little behind-the-scenes preview of something the Pugstorm team are working on…glass! And not just any glass, colourful glass! This is a work-in-progress shot from an in-development version of the game, so it is worth noting that nothing here is final nor official to Core Keeper. The Twitter community seemed pretty excited about this one though – what’s your favourite colour?



[h2]Discord Sticker Competition[/h2]

We’re currently running a Core Keeper Discord Sticker competition over on, you guessed it, Discord. We’ll be announcing 3x winners for this one. Each winner will receive 1x Core Keeper Steam key (to keep for themselves or to give to a friend!) and, of course, their stickers will be added to our Discord. We’ve had some great entries so far with the competition closing at 11:30am UTC on April 3rd 2023, so there’s still plenty of time to enter if you’re feeling artistic!

[h2]Community Screenshots[/h2]

We also had some awesome community screenshots shared with us on both Twitter and Discord, including…

This colourful creation from ponyponyex (@ponyponyex) on Twitter…



…and this impressive base from Grin over on our Discord!



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