Bootstrap Island News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]As we move toward full release in Q1 2026, we want to give a special thank you to all the survivors who joined us during Early Access. 💚 Your feedback and support played a huge role in shaping the game into its final form, and we’re incredibly excited to share everything we’ve created. 🌴[/p][p][/p][p]This is the final opportunity to enter the island at the Early Access price -20% OFF (Now - January 19) Step in before the challenge changes forever.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for being part of the journey, and let’s keep surviving. 🔥[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]🌴 Share your survival stories on our Discord! [/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]We’re kicking off our first ever community art event - and we want to see your take on a mysterious character from the island... 👀🏝️[/p][p][/p][p]We’ve prepared a special page from the survivor’s journal with the silhouette of a Mystery Character.[/p][p]Your task: Create your own version of this character![/p][p][/p][h3]How to enter:[/h3][p]- Use the provided PNG or PSD template [/p][p]- Draw your version of the character [/p][p]- Upload your final artwork in the Discord event thread[/p][p][/p][h3]Prize:[/h3][p]- Best Artist: Chosen by public vote - wins an official Bootstrap Island T-shirt! 👕[/p][p]This event also marks the first reveal of one of the upcoming Bootstrap Island Merch [/p][p][/p][h3]Dates:[/h3][p]- Submissions: Now - January 13, 2026[/p][p]- Community voting on Discord: January, 13 - 20 [/p][p]- Winner revealed: January 20[/p][p][/p][h3]💫 Join our Discord, let your creativity fly and win a Bootstrap Island T-Shirt![/h3][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][h3][/h3]

[h3]❄ Last Winter Sale before Full Release - with Early Access prices! ❄[/h3][p][/p][p]We’re heading toward full release in Q1 2026, making this the final Winter Sale where you can grab the game at the Early Access price with a frosty discount.[/p][p][/p][p]Face the island before full release raises the stakes![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Thank you for surviving with us![/h3][p][/p][p]🌴 Share your survival stories on our Discord! [/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h3]Dear Survivors 🌊,
[/h3][p]Major Update 5: Visions has now been out for a week, and we’re really thankful for all the feedback you’ve been sending our way. Seeing you battle sickness, chase the hallucinations, and push through the fever fits has been both terrifying and inspiring.[/p][p]Today we’re rolling out a quick Hotfix #1 to smooth out some rough edges from Visions and tighten up the overall experience. You can find the full list of patch notes just below this post.
[/p][p]We’ll keep monitoring your feedback and working on further improvements. Please keep sharing your thoughts, bug reports, and survival stories here or on our Discord.
[/p][p]See you on the shore,[/p][p]The Bootstrap Island Team 🌴[/p][p][/p][h3]🚨HOTFIX #1 - PATCH NOTES - SPOILER ALERT 🚨
[/h3][h3]Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where Chapter 3 would not start correctly[/p]
• [p]Fixed a possible soft-lock preventing players from finishing the tutorial[/p]
• [p]Fixed caves flickering in the distance[/p]
• [p]Fixed players being launched into the air when crouching in quicksand[/p]
• [p]Fixed dark water damage occurring while in quicksand[/p]
• [p]Applied visual tweaks to death screen icons[/p]
• [p]Foliage and landscape fixes[/p]
• [p]Adjusted tutorial fight timing[/p]
• [p]Fixed a typo in one of the text boxes[/p]
• [p]Fixed some animal behaviour issues[/p]
• [p]Added hand spasm animations during fever fits and electric shocks[/p]
• [p]Tweaked fire effects when running with a torch[/p]
• [p]Fixed jungle tinder hovering[/p]
• [p]Tutorial animation tweaks[/p]
• [p]Fixed the tutorial pistol missing its hammer in some animations[/p]
• [p]Adjusted dead seamate physics[/p]
• [p]Added more resources to Riverlands[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash when entering specific ponds in Riverlands[/p]
• [p]Improved performance in The Dark Lair[/p]