PEAK Patch Notes

## What changed - **Daily map rotation** — expanded with a new batch of maps ## New Content - **Map pool** — additional maps now available in daily rotation ## Overall The daily map rotation has been expanded with new playable maps.

## What changed - **Night temperature** — cold nights will now occur again in Ascent 5+ and custom runs when the setting is enabled - **Disconnection penalties** — players who disconnect in Caldera and reconnect in the Kiln will spawn dead unless the revive statue was used on other scouts - **Guidebook pages** — will no longer appear in custom runs - **Multi-run achievements** — progress no longer accumulates in custom runs (achievements are disabled there anyway) - **Campfire synchronization** — lit status now syncs when players join mid-burn cycle ## Bug Fixes - **Scout respawning** — fixed cases where reconnecting players failed to spawn their scout - **Rope performance** — fixed major hitching issue caused by many ropes placed in the same biome - **Lava cooking** — fixed cases where items failed to cook in lava when they should - **Mycoacrobatics Badge** — fixed height calculation errors after multiple bounces - **Balloon Badge** — fixed cases where fall damage of 0 could still invalidate badge requirements - **SHORE title card** — now displays correctly when starting a new run ## Overall Ascent 5+ runs are now harder, custom runs work as intended, and several progression and performance bugs affecting reconnecting players, rope placement, and achievement tracking have been resolved.

## What changed - **Night temperature in Ascent 5+** — cold nights will now occur again when the setting is active - **Guidebook pages in custom runs** — will no longer spawn - **Campfire synchronization** — lit status now properly syncs when players join mid-burn ## Balance - **Disconnect penalties in Caldera/Kiln** — players who disconnect in Caldera and reconnect in the Kiln will respawn dead unless the revive statue was previously used on other scouts ## Bug Fixes - **Reconnecting player spawning** — fixed a case where reconnecting players would fail to spawn their scout - **Multi-run achievement progress** — no longer accumulates in Custom Runs (achievements are disabled there anyway) - **Rope performance issue** — fixed a major hitching problem caused by placing many ropes in the same biome ## Overall PEAK patched performance issues with ropes, fixed reconnection bugs, and disabled achievement progress in Custom Runs while restoring cold nights to higher difficulties.

## What changed - **Campfire saves** — now correctly preserve the state of naturally spawned items like marshmallows around the campfire (player-dropped items are not included; store needed items in your inventory before disconnecting) - **Scout report** — fixed cases where it would draw off-screen - **Scout report playback speed** — now plays at constant speed regardless of run duration, removing the previous variable speed behavior - **Campfire save loading** — fixed issue where loading could award unearned badges from previous biomes, such as the Tread Lightly Badge - **Cold status in Caldera** — fixed bug where Ascent 5+ players would incorrectly become cold when loading from save or joining ongoing runs ## Performance & Other - **Ground item processing** — improved performance by disabling unneeded code when items are inert on the ground - **Campfire save format** — structural changes require all existing saves to be deleted on first launch of this update ## Overall Campfire saves now properly retain spawned items and fix several issues with save loading, though your existing save file will be deleted when you first launch this update.

## What changed - **Kick feature** — moved to the "Stupid Stuff" section in Custom Runs - **Scorpion toggle** — added ability to disable Scorpions in Custom Runs - **Chill campfires** — now properly prevent lava from rising in The Kiln - **Ascent display** — fixed incorrect value and sash color on completed Ascents and personal records - **Marshmallows** — no longer spawn at the start of Mini Runs ## Bug Fixes - **Chill campfires in The Kiln** — lava will now correctly stop rising when campfires are active - **Ascent tracking** — corrected display bugs showing wrong completion values and sash colors - **Mini Run spawning** — removed unintended Marshmallow spawns at the beginning ## Overall PEAK's patch adds **Scorpion toggles** to Custom Runs and fixes critical bugs with **chill campfires**, **Ascent displays**, and **Mini Run spawning**.