Update 5.0 New Horizons Patch Notes - 0.8.0.612115

[Channel37DevTeam]

Update 5.0 New Horizons - 0.8.0.612115

June 24, 2026
0.8.0.612115

New Content & Features

• Increased the player level cap from 30 to 35.
  
• Added the Whale questline, including a new whale encounter, related objectives, rewards, lore entries, and a dedicated summoning location.
  
• Added Project Eden, featuring a new progression path with Eden construction modules, crafting content, skills, quests, locations, and unlocks.
  
• Added the Samples system, enabling players to gather, catalog, and send discoveries to space.
  
• Added music system, with cartridges, and the portable player.
  
• Added the Recovery Grinder, a new buildable module for utilizing surplus materials.
  
• Added Water Jet propulsion equipment, including two unlockable versions for enhanced underwater travel.
  
• Added the Rhino Dismantler, a new petrol-powered dismantling tool.
  
• Added Wall Sockets, allowing players to connect and distribute resources through modular socket connections.
  
• Added the Research Outpost Theta-9 location and associated gameplay content.
  
• Added Cave Paintings that can be discovered and scanned.
  
• Added a large collection of new HoloMemories and lore content throughout the world.
  
• Added the Gyro Deck Boat Extension, a mobile landing pad for the Salvage Gyro.
  
• Added Stainless Steel as a new crafting material and associated skill unlock.
  
• Added new tree varieties, plants, seeds, farming content, and growth stages.
  
• Added a Head Bob reduction option in the game settings.
  
• Added option to change gyro key bindings.
  
• Added HDR display support.
  
• Added support for the Spanish and Italian languages.
  
• Added full patch notes accessible from the main menu.
  
• Added the ability to relocate built storage containers.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed multiple issues with the Fabricator UI, including layout updates, selection persistence, focus handling, and pattern filtering.
  
• Fixed various quest progression issues across new and existing questlines.
  
• Fixed holster stacking and inventory transfer behavior.
  
• Fixed virtual keyboard navigation, visibility, and updated reset button behavior.
  
• Fixed gyro controls and UI feedback issues, including throttle display and unexpected movement when exiting.
  
• Fixed forklift audio issues and persistence of fork positions.
  
• Fixed cable reel audio playing continuously.
  
• Fixed overlapping log entries.
  
• Fixed skill menu focus and improved unlock information display.
  
• Fixed players occasionally clipping through boats.
  
• Fixed locator visibility and persistence issues.
  
• Fixed crafting placement and socket interaction issues across several buildable modules.
  
• Fixed wall socket rotation and connection issues.
  
• Fixed storm behavior and weather-related issues.
  
• Fixed several Holo Memory placement, interaction, and teleport issues.
  
• Fixed resource transfer and inventory synchronization issues.
  
• Fixed human seed interaction and recycling issues.
  
• Fixed gyrocopter camera jitter and engine audio behavior.
  
• Fixed farming seed interaction and growth-related issues.
  
• Fixed sharks behaving incorrectly when defeated.
  
• Fixed misplaced loot and environmental collision issues in several locations.
  
• Fixed crafting animations not appearing correctly.
  
• Fixed numerous crashes, stability issues, save-related problems, and edge-case interaction bugs throughout the game.

Other Changes & Improvements

• Updated all language localizations.
  
• Updated the Tool selection dialog to include all tools (Vault, inventory, equipment).
  
• Improved the Drone, including buoyancy, controls, charging behavior, and vehicle interactions.
  
• Improved the Vault interface update performance, especially in large save games.
  
• Improved underwater visuals, lighting, transitions, and environmental effects.
  
• Improved weather systems, including storms, waves, visibility, and spawning behavior.
  
• Improved flying pathfinding for aerial vehicles.
  
• Improved Gyrocopter audio, visuals, controls, and responsiveness.
  
• Improved Shark audio balancing and behavior feedback.
  
• Improved environmental ambience and soundscapes across several locations.
  
• Improved boat, buoy, elevator, horn, and other environmental audio effects.
  
• Improved farming visuals, tree growth presentation, and plant variety.
  
• Improved numerous UI screens, menus, inventory interfaces, navigation behavior, and controller support.
  
• Improved performance and optimization across gameplay systems, UI, physics, weather, cables, vehicles, character previews, visual effects, and large save games.
  
• Updated various quest rewards, skill unlocks, progression requirements, and item descriptions.
  
• Expanded localization coverage with additional translated items, quests, skills, logs, and interface text.
  
• Added additional loot rewards and progression incentives for exploration, samples, and world activities.
  
• Added new environmental art, visual polish, materials, decorations, and location improvements throughout the world.

[Channel37DevTeam]

Update 5.0 New Horizons - HOTFIX 1 - 0.8.0.612211

Hey Caretakers!

We have pushed a new patch to all players. The new build number is: 0.8.0.612211

All changes

• Fixed an issue where seed trees could fail to load correctly.
  
• Fixed an issue where farming seeds could behave unpredictably.
  
• Fixed an issue where farming seeds could behave inconsistently.
  
• Fixed an issue where physics objects could unexpectedly wake up or fail to behave correctly after coming to rest.
  
• Fixed an issue where temporary creature parts could apply excessive force to the player.
  
• Fixed an issue where boat attachments could fail to restore correctly after unloading.
  
• Fixed a freeze that could occur when receiving rocket mission rewards.
  
• Fixed Rocket quest progression and task persistence issues.
  
• Fixed an issue where an inactive drone could incorrectly affect hologram visibility.
  
• Fixed backpack tool actions and improved equipment and consumable swapping.
  
• Fixed an issue where some physics objects would not remain at rest as expected.
  
• Fixed small collision gaps on the Seed Vault.
  
• Fixed a typo in a song title.
  
• Swarms now react to nearby light sources while in water.
  
• Improved the visibility of nebula lighting.
  
• Improved the default UI scale and graphics settings for handheld devices.
  
• Improved input device assignment so controls are more consistently mapped.

Please continue to share any issues, crashes or feedback using the in-game tool.

Safe travels.
--Channel37

[Channel37DevTeam]

Update 5.0 New Horizons - HOTFIX 2 - 0.8.0.612251

Hey Caretakers!

We have pushed a new patch to all players. The new build number is: 0.8.0.612251

All changes

• Fixed an issue in the "Seats of Care" quest where the committee formation objective could fail to complete correctly in certain situations.
  
• Fixed a critical memory-related issue that could lead to game instability, unexpected behavior, or rare crashes during gameplay.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause keybinding menus to display incorrectly when using non-English languages.

Please continue to share any issues, crashes or feedback using the in-game tool.

Safe travels.
--Channel37