New Peak Update Adds A Hot Biome That Will Have Players Packing Sunscreen

Peak has turned up the heat with a new area to explore called Mesa, a sandy biome with the sizzling sun beating down on climbers. Thankfully, the patch notes state that shade can be found as well as sunscreen and parasols as part of the Mesa update, which is available now for the co-op game.

Developers Aggro Crab and Landfall broke down the major update for Peak on Steam. For the next week, Mesa will actually replace the Alpine biome in runs, and then afterward, they “will rotate randomly.” Sunscreen and parasols aren’t the only new items in the update. Other additions include aloe vera, scout cannon, and dynamite. There are also a couple of mysteries that aren’t detailed.

Along with the Mesa biome, the update introduces the Bug Phobia Mode for people who don’t want to see spiders and other multi-legged insects on their climbing runs. You can also now navigate Peak’s settings with a controller, and the developers are promising better performance in the game.

This major update comes just a couple of weeks after Peak added cannibalism, which the developers jokingly said was a “totally normal update.” Peak exploded on Steam in June, seeing over 100,000 concurrent players after launching. The game sees players working together (or even alone) to scale a mountain at the center of an island that changes daily. Jealousy was actually one of the driving forces for making the game.

For more, check out the full patch notes below.

PATCH NOTES v1.20.a

FEATURES

• Added a new biome that replaces the Alpine: the MESA. The MESA will be present in every run for the next week – after which future maps will rotate randomly between the Mesa and Alpine.
• 10 new badges to collect! – New cosmetics as rewards for badges!
• Several new items were added! (And a couple more we won’t tell you about!):
  • Balloons
  • Scout Cannon
  • Parasol
  • Sunscreen
  • Aloe Vera
  • Dynamite
• There may be a surprise waiting for you in The Kiln…

OPTIONS

• There is now a “Bug Phobia Mode” option for players who don’t want to see arachnids and other creepy crawlies because, you guessed it, the Mesa has some of those.
• The Settings menu is now navigable via controller. Finally!

BALANCE

• The fog rises slightly slower in the Tropics.
• The Heat status will now decay faster, but it will take a bit longer to start decaying, and the hot rocks in the Caldera will inflict more Heat on you.

BUGFIXES

• Improved performance across the board on the mountain.
• Fixed an issue where players could teleport after a rusty piton they were hanging onto breaks.
• Fixed players sometimes obtaining the Naturalist Badge despite eating packaged food.
• Prevented players from interacting with their backpack while passed out.
• Adjusted luggage collision to prevent players from getting their legs stuck in it
• Fixed an issue where the Bugle of Friendship would still play its audio and visual effects when out of juice.
• Fixed an issue where biome-specific loot could sometimes show up in luggage in the wrong biome.