New Island Preview - Patch 2.0.41.0
Volcanoids Patch Notes — May 29, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
Fixes
fixed lava damage zone dealing damage after respawn
fixed 9 missing expeditions
removed wooden gate in the Hydromechanicum pipe entry
fixed missing cliffs and terrain near the Hydromechanicum pipe entry
fixed overly bright reflections in the pipes below the Hydromechanicum
fixed Hydromechanicum water level issues related to saving and loading
fixed a bug where the Hydromechanicum “Flooded” voice line played incorrectly
fixed the culling distance for pickable objects in Rosegate Port
adjusted the damaged tank to contain appropriate loot and slightly increased its HP
fixed the map window to correctly display the new island map
fixed an issue where Journal notifications failed to trigger in certain cases
fixed an error that was being written to the log file upon starting the game
fixed lighting on barren parts of the island for High, Very High and Ultra quality settings
(Medium and lower remain unchanged)
Known Issues
We are still tracking a few important issues that we aim to address quickly:
getting stuck in sewers
camera jitter/smoothness issues when walking on trash
missing lighting on terrain textures
Patch Size
Why is this patch 1.2 GB? We had to completely rebuild the lighting and occlusion data due to the Hydromechanicum changes. Thank you for your patience and understanding!