Patch Notes
Every update and hotfix since launch, written up from the developer's announcements.
- Updates
- 53
- Hotfixes
- 52
- Stat changes
- 66
- Covering
- 2025–2026
History · 106 entries
New servers marks a change that only reached freshly started servers when it shipped — a running server kept the old values until it restarted.
September 2026
- update
Item Log and Empowering Upgrade
Added- The Item Log, opened from settings, summarising every ore collected over the previous 12 hours. Auto-sold and auto-destroyed ores are excluded.
- One mid-game quest.
- Empowering, a sluice upgrade for the Starblossom and Pharaoh sluices that grants buffs on collection, in the manner of the Easter sluice.
- The Friendship Totem, added to the Forever Pack.
Changed- Treasure chests can now appear in Meteor Valley.
- The Forever Pack no longer includes 100,000 coins.
- The Traveling Merchant can stock the XP Cookie.
- Solar Magnifier durations stack.
- The Infernal Heart no longer ejects players when it closes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Forever Pack coin grant 100,000 to removed Forever Pack contents Friendship Totem added Solar Magnifier duration stackable
August 2026
- update
Sandstorm and Sand Spirit
Added- The Sandstorm hourly event.
- The Sand Spirit craftable relic.
- The desert alchemist and its potions.
- A setting to mute your own panning sounds.
Changed- Lunar Mask was buffed.
- Meteor Shower timers stack, uniquely among events, because of its value.
- Key of Life odds were raised.
- High capacity now also raises the chance of an above-average item count per pan, separate from the base increase capacity already gives.
Fixed- Key of Life and Eye of the Sands faced the wrong way in the Collection.
- High shake speeds are no longer affected by frame rate.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Lunar Mask stats buff Key of Life drop odds buff - update
Sunscorched Desert (Part 1)
Added- The Sunscorched Desert, part one.
- Three new equipment items.
- Four new quests.
- A new pan, shovel and sluice.
Changed- Starlight Wings luck was reduced.
- Mod Boost was added to the Dredge Ring.
- Ring of the Stars luck was increased.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Starlight Wings luck nerf Dredge Master's Ring mod boost buff Ring of the Stars luck buff The new pan and shovel shipped using Meteor Set passives, flagged as temporary.
July 2026
- notice
Regional Purchase Restrictions
Changed- Crafting Luck, Totems and the Forever Pack can no longer be purchased in some regions because of Roblox policy changes. They can still be received as gifts.
- update
Trinkets and Excavation Cap
Added- Two new trinkets.
- A new excavation site.
- One new quest.
- Three new runes.
- A visual indicator when relic crafting finishes.
Changed- The excavation level cap rose from 10 to 15.
Fixed- Money above 100B is no longer cut off in the Roblox leaderboard.
- Assorted bug fixes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Excavations level cap 10 to 15 A smaller week; a new area was announced for the following update.
- update
Relic Crafting
Added- Relic Crafting at Rotwood Swamp, which turns unused relics into stronger ones.
- The Golden Chalice trinket, unlocked through Treasure Mastery V.
- The Starcaller relic.
- A new shovel and pan at Volcano Town.
- A forge and blacksmith at Volcano Town.
Changed- Potions now give a physical item instead of being consumed immediately.
- Dragonflame shovel toughness rose to 6.
- Some pan and shovel stats were adjusted.
- Treasure chests now stack separately per source location instead of pooling together.
- The daily money reward is proportional to your current balance.
- Challenging quests such as the Grand Challenge use a red question mark.
- Treasure maps are more likely to point at the deposit they were dug from.
- The Summer event ended.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Dragonflame Shovel toughness 6
June 2026
- update
Bonfire and Daily Stock
Changed- Collecting enough sand dollars before the Bonfire ends prolongs it.
- At most 15 items appear visually in the pan; the rest are hidden but still obtained.
- The Friendship Totem moved to daily stock, capped at 50 per day.
- The XP Cookie moved to daily stock, capped at 200 per day.
- The Crystalline modifier price multiplier fell from 3x to 2x.
- Geodes were nerfed overall for the early game.
- Important progression quests use a differently coloured question mark.
- Hovering the EXP bar shows the exact amount needed.
Fixed- Assorted bug fixes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Crystalline modifier price multiplier 3x to 2x Friendship Totem daily stock 50 XP Cookie daily stock 200 Geodes early-game value nerf - update
Summer Event and Trinkets
Added- The Summer event, running three weeks.
- Two new equipment items.
- Two new events.
- Trinkets, equipped on pans for passive effects.
- One new trinket.
- The Bonfire global objective, started once enough sand dollars are collected across all servers.
- A search bar in the Collection.
- A timer for natural and Robux meteor showers.
Changed- Bring-quest auto-submit prefers lower weight ores.
Fixed- Assorted bug fixes.
May 2026
- update
Aetherium and Pan Enchants
Added- Aetherium, a new ore.
- Six pan enchants.
- A setting to cap your maximum luck.
Changed- NPCs with "bring" quests prompt you when you hold matching items, allowing bulk submission.
- Mod Boost affects modifier rarity far more, and luck affects modifier chance and rarity far less.
- The pan and shovel menu shows additional stats such as size boost.
- The Misfortune rune can no longer be obtained, as the luck cap setting supersedes it.
Fixed- Mobile input is no longer swallowed by skipping dialogue.
- Assorted bug fixes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Mod Boost effect on modifier rarity buff Luck effect on modifier chance and rarity nerf Misfortune availability unobtainable - update
Annihilation III
Added- The Annihilation III rune.
- A warning that tracked recipes prevent auto-sell.
Changed- Clockwork was buffed.
- The Traveling Merchant can stock Friendship Totems.
- The volcano level requirement fell to 20.
- Treasure chests are non-collidable while opening.
Fixed- Large ores no longer fling players.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Clockwork stats buff Volcano level requirement 20 - update
Caldera Island Rebuild
Changed- Caldera Island was rebuilt, connected to the mainland and made more compact.
- Caldera now requires level 25 instead of completing the lighthouse quest.
- New exotic and mythic find sounds, plus other sound changes.
- The Steve questline was adjusted.
Fixed- Assorted bug fixes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Caldera Park access requirement lighthouse quest to level 25 - hotfix new servers
NPC Interaction Delay
Fixed- Removed the 3 second delay after talking to an NPC during which nothing could be interacted with.
- update
Size Leaderboards
Added- One new equipment item.
- One new quest.
- Largest-size leaderboards per ore, viewed at the museum receptionist.
Fixed- A batch of bug fixes.
April 2026
- update
Pan Enchant Scaling
Added- A setting to mute other players’ digging and panning sounds.
Changed- Higher-tier pan enchants add stats as a percentage of the pan’s own stats, so they stay relevant as gear improves.
- The equipment loadout limit rose to 10.
- The Dredge Master grants set rewards at certain milestones.
- The Dredge Master grants a random relic periodically — every 5 quests below 100, every 4 below 250, and every 3 after that.
- Sort by item type orders ores by weight.
Fixed- Partial fix for vault sorting.
- Possible fix for treasure spawning inside walls on new maps.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Equipment loadouts limit 10 - update
Enchanting UI
Added- A UI for enchanting, replacing the need to hold each material.
- A potion shop in Meteor Valley.
- More vault access points around the map.
Changed- The museum loadout limit rose to 10.
- Dredge Master scaling with quests completed was reduced.
- The Prospector MVP no longer buffs capacity, and its luck boost rose to +20%.
- The Easter event ended.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Museum loadouts limit 10 Prospector MVP luck boost +20% Prospector MVP capacity boost removed - update
Annihilation Runes
Added- The Annihilation I and II runes.
Changed- Dredge Master quests scale better with level and quests completed — easier early, harder later.
- Inventory sorts place fewer ores incorrectly.
- The panning UI shows the rarity you are auto-selling.
- Totems can be bought in bulk.
- Inventory optimisation reducing memory use and load time.
- The vault limit can be upgraded to 2000.
- Sluice size boost applies as a final multiplier rather than adding to size boost.
- The Easter event was extended by a week.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Vault maximum storage 2000 Sluice size boost application final multiplier - hotfix new servers
Dredge Quest Tuning
Changed- Reduced dredge quest scaling for non-exotic ores.
- A single daily reroll was added for Dredge Master quests.
Fixed- A possible fix for being unable to buy potions or totems.
- update
Meteor Valley Expansion
Added- A new area within Meteor Valley.
- A new sluice.
- Two new quests.
- Two new rings.
- Meteor Valley mastery.
- A new Meteor Valley event.
Changed- Auto panning returns you to the same server on rejoin.
- Small tweaks and changes.
- hotfix new servers
Accretion Disk Catalyst
Changed- The Accretion Disk catalyst changed to Eternium.
- Further auto-pan rejoin fixes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Accretion Disk catalyst Eternium Auto-pan rejoin cannot guarantee the same server in private servers, where teleports are restricted.
- hotfix new servers
New Sluice and Merchant
Added- A merchant at the new deposit.
Fixed- Getting stuck under the new sluice.
March 2026
- update
Easter Event
Added- The Easter event: collect eggs from the ground or from excavations.
- Easter equipment and a sluice.
- The Egg Hunt hourly event, raising luck and egg spawn rates.
- A setting to abbreviate large numbers.
- A passive on Starcrusher and the Nebula Pan.
Changed- The level cap was raised.
- hotfix new servers
Starlight Wings Adjustment
Changed- The Starlight Wings reduction was softened.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Starlight Wings shake strength buff - hotfix new servers
Starlight Wings Shake Strength
Changed- Starlight Wings shake strength was reduced; it had been set equal to its dig strength.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Starlight Wings shake strength nerf - update
Meteor Valley (Part 1)
Added- Meteor Valley, part one.
- Two new equipment items.
- Six new quests.
More Meteor Valley content followed over the next weeks.
- update
Camera and Quest Descriptions
Added- A new rune.
- Two new mutations.
- Short descriptions on most quests.
Changed- Panning camera zoom-out speed scales with shake speed, capped so it does not snap, which cuts time spent watching a finished pan.
- Robux money products scale with how much money you already have.
Fixed- Assorted bug fixes.
A 2x Luck day ran alongside this update.
- update
Dredge Ring and Shovel Enchants
Added- A ring unlocked at 100 completed Dredge Master quests.
- Three shovel enchants.
- A setting to hide new-item popups.
Changed- The Umbrite Ring was buffed.
- Mobile UI improvements.
- A much smaller lag spike when starting to pan.
- Memory, rendering and general optimisations.
Fixed- Assorted bug fixes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Umbrite Ring stats buff - hotfix new servers
Dredge Ring Grant
Fixed- The Dredge Master ring is granted correctly.
February 2026
- update
Collection Improvements
Changed- The Collection shows the best place to find each ore.
- The Collection hides areas you have not visited.
- Placing a totem on another extends its duration.
- Some quests give more information.
- Tooltips explain quality and auto-pan.
- Enchanted Ruins drop rates were adjusted.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Enchanted Ruins drop rates change - hotfix new servers
Area Discovery Fix
Fixed- Some areas failed to register as discovered after panning.
- update
The Dredge Master
Added- The Dredge Master at Fortune River, offering unlimited quests that scale with level and quests completed. Each grants a stacking permanent luck boost.
Changed- The backpack shows the total value of your inventory.
- Inventory space appears beside the panning UI.
- Auto-lock modifier buttons change colour for visibility.
- The Valentines pan connects more reliably.
- update
Valentines Mini-Event
Added- The Valentines mini-event, whose heart crystals come from starting events on behalf of others or from selling modified ores.
- A new pan and shovel.
- A new totem.
- The Rose Rain hourly event.
- hotfix new servers
Heart Crystal Autosell
Fixed- Heart crystals are granted when autoselling.
- update
Modifier Auto-Lock
Added- Modifier auto-lock, set from the lock icon beside a discovered modifier in the Collection.
- Excavation Site E.
- Two new quests.
- A visual effect on level up.
Changed- Auto-locked items use a distinct colour.
Fixed- Small fixes.
- hotfix new servers
Excavation Site E Fix
Fixed- The Excavation Site E UI no longer breaks on starting an excavation.
January 2026
- update
Modifier Surge and Shrines
Added- The Modifier Surge event.
- Shrines at the Infernal Heart and Timelocked Sanctuary that extend how long each stays open.
- A few more wandering NPCs in other locations.
Changed- The Collection tracks the total collected per ore, starting from zero since it was not previously recorded.
- The Santa Bag uses Eternium as its catalyst instead of North Star.
- hotfix new servers
Shrine Timing
Changed- A shrine cannot be used once its area has closed. In older servers it must be used before the area closes.
- update
Modifiers and Sluice Points
Added- Four new ore modifiers.
- A waypoint at Timelocked Sanctuary.
- Five more daily reward days, so the cycle runs over 10 days rather than 5.
Changed- The vault sorts by item type.
- Firefly flares fuse with nearby flares to extend their timer.
- Treasure map capacity rose to 5, or 10 with Treasure Hunter.
- Rarer sluices get more upgrade points, up to 30 on the Corroded Sluice.
- The Iridescent modifier has a particle effect.
- Select-all for mutation rerolls no longer picks catalysts.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Treasure maps capacity 5 (10 with Treasure Hunter) Rarer sluices upgrade points up to 30 Daily rewards cycle length 5 days to 10 days A smaller update week.
- update
Overgrown Grotto Rework
Added- A rework and expansion of the Overgrown Grotto.
- One new deposit.
- New quests.
- New equipment.
Changed- Swamp Fog applies a 1.5x final multiplier instead of adding 0.5x.
- Timelocked Sanctuary counts toward "collect from the swamp" quests.
- Matchmaking now favours servers with similarly progressed players.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Swamp Fog effect +0.5x additive to 1.5x final multiplier - update
Wandering NPCs
Added- Seven new quests.
- One new equipment item.
- Wandering NPCs, first added to Caldera Island.
- Digging particles and small visual effects.
- Settings to hide individual equipment types.
- Day and night ambient sounds for some areas, which can be turned off.
- Gradients on certain titles.
Changed- A longer range for digging up treasure chests.
- Pyrite now drops from Rubble Creek deposits rather than the sands.
- Another inventory optimisation for mass selling.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Treasure chests dig range buff - hotfix
Network Optimisations
Changed- Significant network optimisations.
Fixed- Assorted bug fixes.
- update
Museum Loadouts
Added- Museum loadouts.
- Visiting other players’ museums.
- A mid-game volcano deposit.
- Two new equipment items.
- A new quest.
- Vault storage upgrades bought with meteor shards.
Changed- The Christmas event ended.
- Various optimisations.
- hotfix
New Player Museum Access
Fixed- New players can use the museum.
December 2025
- hotfix new servers
Weekly Quest Fix
Fixed- Corrected the weekly quest being Pumpkin Soul.
- hotfix new servers
Network Optimisation
Changed- Network optimisations, reducing lag on poor connections.
- hotfix new servers
Cookies for Santa
Added- XP cookies can be left out for Santa to receive presents on Christmas day.
- hotfix new servers
Shard Price Display
Fixed- Shop items costing shards no longer display as money.
- update
Timelocked Sanctuary
Added- Timelocked Sanctuary, open from :45 to :15.
- New equipment.
- A new quest.
- The Misfortune rune.
- Two shovel enchants.
- Geode mastery.
- Christmas decorations at Rubble Creek and Fortune River.
Changed- The Infernal Heart stays open in new servers or after a restart if it opened less than 30 minutes earlier.
- The Collection shows total progress.
- The previous week’s winning mayor cannot run again the following week.
- Admin event cutscenes can be skipped by clicking.
Fixed- Some equipment had the wrong mutation catalysts.
- Admin event cutscenes no longer crash or lock players.
- hotfix new servers
Geode Mastery Requirements
Changed- Geode mastery requirements were raised.
- update
Christmas Equipment
Added- Three Christmas equipment items.
- Present delivery, another route to ornaments.
- A new modifier.
- A new swamp event.
- A short guide shown the first time you obtain a rune.
Changed- Hotbar order saves properly on leaving.
- Iridium appears smaller in the pan.
- Improved Volcanic Eruption effects.
- hotfix
Vault Stacking
Fixed- Stackable items merge correctly when moved between the vault and inventory. Shipped alongside a memory leak fix.
- update
Christmas Event
Added- The Christmas event and its area.
- A new shovel and pan.
- Present Orders, completed for ornaments and other rewards.
- The Candy Canes hourly event.
- A new event mutation.
Christmas equipment and further event content followed in the next update.
- hotfix new servers
Prospector Mayor Nerf
Changed- The Prospector mayor boost fell to 15% luck and capacity.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Prospector MVP luck and capacity 15%
November 2025
- hotfix new servers
Advent Calendar Objectives
Fixed- Advent calendar quests re-roll to a different ore when the objective was a limited ore.
- update
Equipment Mutations and Advent Calendar
Added- Equipment mutations, which can apply when crafting or at the Frozen Peak mutation forge and raise stats.
- The Advent Calendar: log in daily through December and complete quests for rewards.
- A new sluice.
- A quest introducing the museum to new players.
Changed- Traveling Merchant stock rose from 4 items to 6.
- Equipment can be sold in bulk with "Sell all of this type".
- Firefly stones no longer require panning beside fireflies, though fireflies still drop them far more often.
- The Voidtouched enchant was buffed to 5%.
- Console equipment and crafting buttons are larger.
- Small tutorial changes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change traveling-merchant items in stock 4 to 6 Void Touched proc chance 5% - hotfix
Auto-Pan Server Matching
Changed- The anti-AFK rejoin now tends to group auto-panners into the same servers.
Described as a test at the time.
- hotfix new servers
Sell-All Price Preview
Fixed- The price preview when selling all is correct.
- hotfix new servers
Mutation Multiplier Tuning
Changed- The Prismatic mutation multiplier fell from 2x to 1.6x.
- The Diamond mutation multiplier fell from 1.4x to 1.35x.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Prismatic multiplier 2x to 1.6x Diamond multiplier 1.4x to 1.35x Flagged at the time as provisional, with further mutation balancing expected.
- hotfix new servers
Bot Message Filter
Changed- Messages from suspected bots are blocked.
- update
MVP System and Auto Panning
Added- The MVP system: vote weekly for an MVP who boosts every server for a week.
- Auto panning.
- Treasure mastery.
- The Cookie Time admin event.
- A leaderboard for total items panned.
Changed- The stats UI moved into Settings.
- The Traveling Merchant is always present and refreshes daily, with better chances and larger stock.
- Autosell can be set to mythic.
- Fewer vines in the Overgrown Grotto.
- The swamp water level was raised to remove large bumps.
- The Otherworldly Ring was buffed.
- The topbar no longer shifts sideways on mobile.
Fixed- Treasure maps mostly no longer spawn in unreachable places, for newly generated maps.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Otherworldly Ring stats buff traveling-merchant stock size buff - update
Fungal Marsh and Treasure Maps
Added- Fungal Marsh.
- A new pan and shovel.
- New equipment.
- Treasure Maps, a rare dig find that leads to a buried treasure chest.
- Sprinting, on left Ctrl for PC and LT on console.
- Transitory quests guiding players through the Caldera Island stage.
Changed- Major tutorial and starter-quest improvements.
- UI changes and a slightly improved panning animation.
- The stats menu shows base stats too.
- A setting to hide non-permanent status boosts.
- hotfix new servers
Luck Algorithm Optimisation
Changed- The luck algorithm was optimised, cutting delay and lag when panning at very high luck.
- hotfix new servers
Treasure Map Selling
Changed- Treasure maps can be sold.
Fixed- Other fixes.
- update
Rotwood Swamp
Added- Rotwood Swamp.
- Two new equipment items.
- A few new quests.
- The Vault, for storing items outside your inventory.
- A setting to visually hide equipped gear.
Changed- Thunderstorm no longer replaces an existing modifier; it only grants one if the ore would not have received any.
- Visual and tutorial improvements.
The swamp shipped in parts, with a pan and shovel to follow.
- hotfix new servers
Potion Icon and Vaults
Fixed- The new potion icon displays.
- A possible fix for being unable to remove vault items.
- update
Mastery and Titles
Added- The Mastery system: complete tiers for permanent boosts and titles.
- Equippable titles, plus new ones, found in Settings.
- A cutscene when crafting.
- A Locked Items inventory sort.
- A setting to see your own nametag.
- A mass unlock button in settings.
- Double-tap to lock on mobile.
Changed- Loadout slots rose from 3 to 5.
- A cap of two per limited-stock item is now enforced, preventing a shop from being emptied in one go.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Equipment loadouts slots 3 to 5
October 2025
- hotfix new servers
Halloween Reforge Price
Fixed- Halloween reforge prices were reduced after being set too high.
- update
Inventory Size Stat
Added- A Halloween merchant appearing only during admin events, with limited stock equipment.
- Excavation Site D.
- Inventory Size as a stat type, added to some existing equipment. Existing items are granted it at 100% when equipped.
- A potion seller at the snowy mountain.
- Price tags above purchasable items.
A smaller update; the developer was unwell that week.
- hotfix
Halloween Modifier Locking
Added- Locking for Halloween modifiers.
Posted by killiozz (Co-Owner).
- update
Halloween Event
Added- The Halloween event.
- A new location.
- A limited pan and shovel.
- Three limited equipment items.
- A new relic and totem.
- A button to hide quests.
Changed- Hotbar order carries between servers.
- Equipment can be dragged to equip it in the toolkit.
- Assorted visual changes.
Fixed- Tooltip clipping.
The event shipped with more content than the post listed.
- hotfix new servers
Haunted Creek Merchant
Added- A merchant at Haunted Creek.
- update
Runes
Added- Runes, found around the map or earned from certain quests, each granting a unique boost.
- Pinning and tracking for crafting recipes.
- A few new admin events.
Changed- Better event icons.
- The daily reward permanent luck rose to 5 per stack.
- Many early-game changes to smooth the new-player experience.
- Modifiers appear in item-find notifications.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Daily reward permanent luck per stack 5 - hotfix new servers
Pinned Recipe Behaviour
Changed- Pinning a recipe no longer auto-locks its ingredients; it only stops them being auto-sold.
- hotfix new servers
UI Scaling
Changed- Improved UI scaling.
- update
Abyssal Depths
Added- The Abyssal Depths sub-location.
- A new pan and shovel.
- A new ring.
- Rewarded ads granting temporary Sell Anywhere access once a day, using Roblox's rewarded ad system.
Changed- Firefly stones are more common and more fireflies spawn.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Firefly Stone drop chance buff A larger system planned for this week was pushed to the next update.
- hotfix new servers
Abyss Gate Display
Fixed- The abyss gate display updates correctly.
- hotfix new servers
Abyss Merchant
Added- A merchant near the abyss entrance.
- hotfix new servers
Darkness Death
Changed- Dying to the darkness is more atmospheric.
September 2025
- update
Shovel Enchants and Sluice Upgrades
Added- Seven shovel enchants, applied at the oasis enchanting table using Iridescent, Voidtorn or Electric Aetherite. Some are gated behind the Seed of Light quest.
- Per-stat sluice upgrades, plus unique upgrades for the stronger sluices.
Changed- Some early-game equipment was buffed.
- Panning in large groups was optimised.
- Mobile UI improvements — boost and museum stats can be read with the chat closed by tapping the icon.
- Inventory text scales better on mobile.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Early-game equipment stats buff - hotfix new servers
Geothermal Geode Rate
Changed- The Geothermal base chance rose to 2%. It is now inversely proportional to dig speed, so faster digging lowers it.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Geothermal enchant geode chance base chance 2% Geothermal is an enchant, not a geode type; three geodes list it under requiresEnchant.
- hotfix new servers
Mobile Icon Scaling
Changed- Better icon scaling on mobile.
- hotfix new servers
Backpack Optimisation
Changed- The backpack was optimised again, cutting lag when many items are gained or lost at once.
- update
Excavations
Added- Excavations, started at excavation sites around the volcano and snowy mountain, which return relics and geodes after a wait.
- Excavation levels, which rise the more excavations you run.
- New relics tied to excavations.
- The Nimue's Blessing and Geode Shower events.
- A setting that auto-locks new discoveries: undiscovered ores, ores with a new modifier, and ores that beat your weight record.
Changed- Events now run every 30 minutes instead of hourly, since there are more of them.
- Quests show location markers on certain steps.
- Dialogue can be skipped by clicking again.
- The weight needed for maximum museum stats rose sharply, and the boost from exotic ores was reduced.
- Geodes are collected by walking over them.
- Vineheart appears more often.
- Backpack optimisations.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Events interval 60 minutes to 30 minutes Museum weight for maximum stats nerf Museum exotic ores stat boost nerf Vineheart drop rate buff The museum change was described as necessary because the system was easy to max out, which made new content trivial.
- hotfix new servers
Backpack Revert
Changed- The backpack changes were reverted after they hurt performance on low-end devices.
- hotfix new servers
Modifiers Exempt From Museum Nerf
Fixed- Modifiers are no longer caught by the museum nerf, which was unintended.
- update
Overgrown Grotto and Deeproot Spring
Added- The Overgrown Grotto and Deeproot Spring.
- New equipment.
- A new pan, shovel and sluice.
Changed- Potions can be bought in bulk.
- Loadouts can be renamed.
- The Void no longer occurs naturally, and its shovel and pan can no longer be obtained. Its equipment still can.
- hotfix new servers
Minor Fixes
Fixed- Assorted fixes.
- update
Geodes and the Steve Questline
Added- A main questline continuing past John — speak to Steve at Fortune River after the first two Rubble Creek quests. It currently runs as far as the Crystal Caverns.
- Geodes, which spawn around the map and open for ores or shards.
- The Crystalline modifier, obtained from geodes.
- A setting that replaces ore models with cubes while panning, to cut lag.
Changed- Relics and totems stack in the inventory.
- Panning was optimised for crowded areas.
- Auto-lock can be set per ore from the Collection.
- hotfix new servers
Crystalline and Geode Tuning
Added- A museum stat boost for Crystalline.
Changed- Geodes spawn a little more often.
- The Collection shows auto-lock status without opening the ore.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Geodes spawn rate buff - hotfix new servers
Museum Balance Pass
Changed- Size boost from museum ores was slightly reduced.
- Several museum ore stats were changed.
- The Museum keeps an ore’s locked status.
- The Museum shows each ore’s weight.
Fixed- Voidtorn is granted by the Galactic Pan and Shovel again.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Museum ores size boost nerf
August 2025
- update
The Museum
Added- The Museum: display ores to earn stat multipliers.
- Equipment loadouts for saving and swapping gear.
- The Blizzard hourly event.
Changed- The Collection lists the modifiers you have found.
- Caldera Island was optimised to reduce lag.
- Exotics and some mythics are more common.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Exotic and some Mythic ores drop chance buff Museum stats were flagged as provisional on release.
- update
The Void
Added- The Void, an event area appearing roughly every three hours and also summonable with a relic from the Traveling Merchant.
- The Voidtorn modifier.
- Limited-time equipment, a shovel and a pan.
- Weekly Quests.
Changed- The Void's loot pool is rerolled each time it appears; any ore can show up except exotics other than Voidstone.
- Magma Forge cost scales with equipment rarity.
- Selling large stacks was heavily optimised to cut lag.
- Tutorial improvements.
Fixed- Relics are properly sellable.
- hotfix new servers
Backpack Fix
Fixed- Backpacks work again.
- update
Snowy Mountain
Added- The Snowy Mountain area, reached from the volcanic docks.
- A new pan, shovel and sluice.
- New equipment and quests.
- Equipment blueprints, which unlock a recipe and come from certain quests.
- The Magma Forge at the centre of the volcano, which merges two 5-star equipment into one 6-star.
- New potions stocked by the Traveling Merchant.
Changed- Relics can be sold.
Fixed- Assorted fixes and improvements.
- hotfix new servers
Forge Quality and Cryogenic Preserver
Changed- Magma Forge output quality is the average of both inputs — two 100% items give 100%, while 50% and 70% give roughly 60-65%.
- The Cryogenic Preserver is now a charm.
- hotfix new servers
Autosell Quest Credit
Fixed- Items now count toward quests even when they are auto-sold.
- update
Traveling Merchant and Questbook
Added- The Traveling Merchant, arriving at :45 past the hour with event relics, enchant books (including two enchants sold nowhere else), backpacks that permanently raise inventory size, and perfect reforge tokens.
- The Questbook, for managing and tracking quests.
- Daily Quests, a steady source of shards and EXP.
- Auto Lock in settings.
- Auto Sell in settings, requiring the Sell Anywhere gamepass.
Changed- Various mobile improvements.
Fixed- A batch of bug fixes.
A quality-of-life week aimed at the early and mid game.
- hotfix new servers
Merchant Sync and Timing
Changed- Hourly events and the Traveling Merchant are synchronised across all servers.
- Merchant stock is now handled client-side, with prices and chances adjusted to match.
- Relics ask for confirmation before being used.
- The Traveling Merchant stays for 15 minutes rather than 30.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change traveling-merchant visit duration 30 minutes to 15 minutes - hotfix new servers
Reforge Fix
Fixed- Corrected the reforge buff.
- update
Infernal Heart
Added- The Infernal Heart, which opens each hour at :15.
- A new shovel, pan and sluice.
- New equipment.
- The Volcanic Eruption hourly event.
- A potion seller on Volcano Island.
- A button that auto-selects crafting materials.
- A few new quests.
- Two enchants exclusive to Aetherite.
- Something beneath the lighthouse.
Changed- All sluices were substantially buffed.
- Reforging now raises its own floor as you go, up to a minimum of 50%.
- The shop UI was redesigned.
- Sluices can be placed in the Magma Furnace.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change All sluices stats buff Reforging minimum roll up to 50% - hotfix new servers
Pan Exploit Closed
Fixed- Reaching the new pan by clipping into its area no longer works.
July 2025
- update
Volcano Island
Added- Volcano Island, reachable once the lighthouse is repaired.
- A large batch of new ore.
- The hourly event system, with Meteor Shower, Solar Flare, River Rapids and Mythic Rift.
- Waypoints for fast travel around the map.
Changed- Dig speed now functions as intended — a significant balance change.
- Luminum is less rare, found at Sunset Beach and the Crystal Caverns.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Luminum drop chance buff - hotfix new servers
Dragonflame and Phoenix Wings
Changed- The Dragonflame Pan has a smaller size reduction and better stats.
- Phoenix Wings is now a charm, the type it was meant to be.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Dragonflame Pan size reduction buff Dragonflame Pan stats buff Phoenix Wings equipment type charm - update
Crystal Caverns
Added- The Crystal Caverns, open to level 15 and above.
- New gems, shovels, pans and equipment.
- New quests.
Changed- Many gem models were remade.
- The level cap was raised.
- hotfix new servers
Gem Rarity Compensation
Changed- Most mythic and legendary gems are roughly twice as likely to drop, and up to three times in some cases — offsetting the totem price increase.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Mythic and Legendary gems drop chance 1x to 2x-3x - update
Shard Merchant and Totems
Added- Six new equipment items.
- A merchant at the River Town selling items for shards.
- Two totems, which boost the stats of nearby players once placed and are bought with shards or Robux.
- A shard reward for discovering an item for the first time, claimed from the Collection.
- A toughness 3 shovel, sitting between the Silver Shovel and the Excavator to close the gap between them.
Changed- Perfect-dig timing now scales with shovel speed, so it is not harder at high speed.
- Sluices can be unequipped or swapped while placed, which frees a badly placed one. Anything inside is lost.
- Late-game pans give a larger luck boost.
- Mythic and some legendary items are significantly more common.
- The EXP required per level was lowered at higher levels, correcting scaling that had been set too steep.
Fixed- A batch of bug fixes.
Stat changes in this patch Target Stat Change Mythic and some Legendary items drop rarity buff Late-game pans luck buff Level curve EXP per level at high levels buff - update
Delta Sluices and Polish
Added- Two purchasable sluices at the River Delta.
Changed- Visual, quality-of-life and balance passes across the game.
Fixed- A batch of bug fixes.
The first change-log post, one week after release.