17 Sep 2026Developer post

Q&A — We want your feedback

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! It's the first time in a long long time that we do a non-devlog post! There is a reason for Tinkerlands to be in Early Access, and that is that we can work with the community to improve the game and avoid any blind spots that we might miss. We constantly chec

01 Sep 2026Developer post

Devlog | August 2026

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! We know you’ve been waiting for the next major update for a while now, but it is very much in the works. Our goal is simple: we want this update to be as fun, stable, and polished as possible when it reaches everyone. And with the amount of new content we’re

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

We know you’ve been waiting for the next major update for a while now, but it is very much in the works. Our goal is simple: we want this update to be as fun, stable, and polished as possible when it reaches everyone.

And with the amount of new content we’re preparing (new islands, new systems, new enemies, new tools etc.) - this is not exactly a tiny patch we can simply send out into the wild. Tinkerlands is growing fast, and we want to make sure it grows in the right direction.

That’s why we’d like to ask for your help and also give some of you a chance to try the update early.

The Upcoming Community Playtest

We’re planning to run a closed Community Playtest for some of the most dedicated and curious Tinkerlanders from our community. These players will be among the first to try the upcoming update and help us improve it before the public release. Their feedback will be incredibly valuable for balancing, bug fixing, polishing, and catching the kind of strange issues that only appear when real players start doing real player things.

The closed Community Playtest will take place in our Discord in early October. Stay tuned - we’ll share the registration details very soon!

Global Playtest Registration Is Opening Now

If you’d like to try the upcoming update for free, we’re also opening registration for a Global Playtest that will take place shortly before the update release.

This playtest will include the full game with the new update and will be available through Steam for players who request access. So if you have friends who still haven’t tried Tinkerlands, this will be a great chance for them to jump in, explore the world, and see what the game is all about, and all for free!

Registration is opening now, and we’ll announce the exact playtest dates later!

August Development Focus

As for development, August was mostly dedicated to fixes, improvements, and quality-of-life work. Not every important change makes for a flashy GIF, but these are the things that make Tinkerlands smoother, clearer, and simply nicer to play.

Here are some of the improvements we worked on this month:

Vanity Slots Tooltips

We’ve added text tooltips to certain items and UI elements. For example, Vanity Slots now explain that items placed there won’t provide bonuses. This should help avoid confusion and make the system easier to understand at a glance.

Pixel / Smooth Shadows

We’ve added a new shadow option. Pixel shadows are lighter on the GPU, which should help performance, while smooth shadows remain available for players who prefer that look. Better performance or prettier shadows - now it's your call!

Thunder Lighting

A small but lovely community suggestion: thunder now affects global lighting. It’s a little detail, but it makes stormy weather feel much more alive.

Metal Detector VFX

The Metal Detector visual effect has been toned down. This was suggested several times, and we agree: useful feedback should not feel like the game is trying to hypnotize you.

Inventory Sorting

Container sorting had been bugged for quite a while, but now it works properly again. Finally, your storage chaos can become slightly more organized chaos.

Community GUI

The old Community GUI was a bit too small and clumsy, so we reworked it. The new version is clearer, easier to use, and includes helpful tooltips for newer players when building houses.

Better Portals

Portals are now instant and no longer require cutscenes. Traveling between places should feel much faster and less cumbersome.

Chest GUI

We also improved the chest interface. Some players mentioned that the slider in bigger chests felt annoying, so the new GUI solves that issue. This will become the new default chest interface, but players who prefer the old version will still be able to switch back to it in the settings.

Community Mods Spotlight

While we’re preparing the upcoming playtests, our modding community has been busy creating some really cool things for Tinkerlands!

Recently, we’ve seen new mods focused on making the game more convenient and easier to navigate - including better inventory organization, improved map tools, NPC tracking, and other helpful additions for everyday adventuring. Here are some of them that deserve a shoutout:

GPS Radar by telles0808

Improves the ingame map functionality with a configurable radar that marks NPCs, enemies, chests and much more. It also includes functionality to add and remove pins in the minimap, with a toggle to auto-add a tombstone pin on player death.

Better Map by Spucio

Another map mod that adds more functionality to the map. This one includes the option to increase the minimap size and include all nearby entities among other functionality.

Better Organizer by telles0808

Adds filters to all containers that can be set on or off, and a new "Quick Stack" button that moves items to the near containers based on their filter settings.

If you’d like to check them out, you can find and download community-made mods in the dedicated modding section of our Discord. As always, please keep in mind that mods are created by the community, so use them with care and make sure to read the instructions from their creators.

Huge thanks to all modders for spending their time making the game better, funnier, stranger, and sometimes dangerously convenient!

That’s all for August!

Thank you for your patience, support, bug reports, suggestions, and enthusiasm. We know you’re waiting for the next big update, and we’re doing our best to make it worth the wait.

If you want to help us test the update early, keep an eye on our Discord and Steam page for the Community Playtest announcement. Or if you want to try the full game with the upcoming update, don’t forget to request access to the Global Playtest on Steam!

And as always, our Discord is open for feedback, questions, bug reports, and finding co-op partners!

Enjoy your adventure in the Tinkerlands and stay tuned!

~The Tinkerlands Team

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31 Jul 2026Developer post

Devlog I July 2026

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! The next major update is getting closer and closer - just a little more patience, and we’ll finally be ready to show you much more. July was another busy month for the team: we kept polishing the game, improving visuals, and preparing new islands, events, ene

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

The next major update is getting closer and closer - just a little more patience, and we’ll finally be ready to show you much more. July was another busy month for the team: we kept polishing the game, improving visuals, and preparing new islands, events, enemies, and class content for the upcoming update.

So, what’s new this month?

Visual Upgrade: Caustics

We’ve been improving the visuals of the whole game here and there, and this month we wanted to show one of those upgrades: a new caustics effect in Coraline Fields.

It’s a small detail, but the kind that makes the world feel more alive, more polished, and a little more magical. Water should sparkle. That’s just science. Probably.

Musician Shredder

Here’s a sneak peek at the Musician class using the new Shredder weapon.

The Musician is all about bringing a different kind of energy to combat - less “quiet background bard” and more “the soundtrack is now a weapon.” We’ll share more about the class and its abilities as we get closer to the update.

Pirate Invasion

Something is very wrong in town. This month, we’re teasing the new Pirate Invasion event, where all NPCs have been tied up by pirates. How rude, isn't it?

You’ll have to deal with the invasion, rescue the NPCs, and probably remind the pirates that this is not how guests are supposed to behave.

Fungal Event

Fungal Island is getting its own strange little conflict: a rebellion between different types of mushrooms. Green and pink mushrooms on one side. Yellow mushrooms on the other. A tiny mushroom war with suspiciously serious vibes.

This event helps give Fungal Island more personality and makes the biome feel like a place with its own problems, factions, and weird local politics.

Rusty Factory

We also prepared a quick look at Rusty Factory, a new mechanical island with a very different atmosphere from the rest of the world.

It’s rusty, industrial, and not exactly the kind of place where you’d want to have a picnic. Unless your picnic basket contains spare parts and questionable life choices.

Mecharachnid

And finally, here’s a sneak peek at the boss of Rusty Factory: Mecharachnid.

Yes, it’s a rematch with the spider. And no, it has not become friendlier. Expect a tougher, meaner, more mechanical version of a familiar enemy - because apparently one spider problem was not enough.

That’s all for July!

We’re getting very close to the next major update, and we can’t wait to share more with you soon. Thank you for your patience, feedback, bug reports, and support while we keep working on making Tinkerlands bigger, smoother, and more fun to explore.

As always, our Discord is open for feedback, questions, bug reports, and finding co-op partners!

Enjoy your adventure in the Tinkerlands - and happy August!

~The Tinkerlands Team

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01 Jul 2026Developer post

Devlog I June 2026

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! It's 1st of July, so that means that June ends today when our monthly devlog drops! We've been working on so many things this month that we are very sure you are really going to love ( ahem, bigger chests ). But before we jump into the new stuff, we want to t

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

It's 1st of July, so that means that June ends today when our monthly devlog drops! We've been working on so many things this month that we are very sure you are really going to love (ahem, bigger chests).

But before we jump into the new stuff, we want to talk about something important.

Our Recent Reviews are currently showing as Mixed. Not the most exciting achievement to unlock, we admit. We know Tinkerlands still has rough edges, and we’re not ignoring them. We read your reviews, bug reports, Discord messages, and suggestions, and we’re doing everything we can to improve the game.

So here’s our small request: if you’ve played Tinkerlands, please consider leaving a review on Steam. It genuinely helps the game, helps new players understand what to expect, and helps us keep moving forward.

And if you left feedback about what needs to be better - thank you as well! We’re listening (as you'll see down below), and we want the next major update to make Tinkerlands feel stronger, smoother, and much more fun to play.

Now, let’s look at what we’ve been working on in June.

Ship Building

Yes, ships are coming!

This month, we worked on an early version of Ship Building, which will allow players to create their own custom ship. It’s still a work in progress, but we wanted to share a quick tease of the system because sailing around the Tinkerlands in your own handmade vessel just feels right.

Ship Navigation

Alongside ship building, we’ve also been working on Ship Navigation.

For now, we’re sharing a quick look at the player navigating to the Hive Island. This is an important part of the next update, as ships will help connect new areas and make exploration feel more meaningful.

Bard Buffs

The Bard is getting more useful.

You’ll be able to receive different buffs from the Bard for a price. Some of the stronger buffs will require certain Amity thresholds, so improving your relationship with the Bard will unlock better options over time.

Be nice to musicians. Sometimes they can literally make you stronger!

Bug Net

A new tool is on the way: the Bug Net.

With it, you’ll be able to capture critters and use them to create Critter Banners. It’s a small system, but it adds another fun layer to exploration, collecting, and decorating your world.

Abandon Quest

We’ve also added the ability to abandon quests. There is one important detail: abandoned quests will still count toward the quest limit. So if an NPC has a daily quest limit, they won’t offer another quest until the next day.

This should give players more control, while still keeping quest progression balanced.

Bigger Chests

Good news for everyone whose base looks like a storage crime scene: Bigger Chests are finally coming!

These new chests will have twice the storage capacity of normal chests, giving you more room to keep resources, loot, and all those items you’re definitely going to use later. Definitely.

That’s all for June!

Thank you for staying with us, giving feedback, reporting bugs, and helping us make Tinkerlands better.

We know there’s still work to do. We also know that the next major update needs to be an important step forward and that’s exactly what we’re aiming for.

If you enjoy the game, leaving a Steam review is one of the best ways to support us right now. And if you have thoughts, suggestions, or bug reports, our Discord is always open: Join us here

Enjoy your adventure in the Tinkerlands, and happy July!
~The Tinkerlands Team

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01 Jun 2026Developer post

Devlog l May 2026

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! In May, we kept working on new content, but a big part of the month was also about improving the game based on your feedback. We read your reports and suggestions, and we’re making changes to smooth out the experience, fix pain points, and improve core system

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

In May, we kept working on new content, but a big part of the month was also about improving the game based on your feedback. We read your reports and suggestions, and we’re making changes to smooth out the experience, fix pain points, and improve core systems.

Here are the main things we focused on this month:

Seamless Save/Load

We’re working on an upgrade to the save/load system to make it 100% transparent to the player. It’s still a work in progress, but the good news is: it already has far fewer noticeable hiccups, and the overall flow feels much smoother.

Pirate Outpost (WIP)

The Pirate Outpost is still a rough WIP, but it’s coming together. You’ll find multiple buildings and NPCs there and each one will offer different Contracts, accept different token types, and provide their own unique services. In short: the pirates aren’t just “a shop”. They’re becoming a whole little ecosystem.

Hive Island (Complete)

Hive Island is now complete, and it's a place infested with all kinds of insects, topped off with a proper finale: a giant moth boss! If you like new biomes that feel distinct (and slightly hostile), this one is for you.

Fungal Island (WIP)

Fungal Island is still in development, but the environment is now much more defined and readable. Think of this as the stage being built before we start filling it with the “actors” (content, encounters, and reasons to come back).

Mech Island (Sneak Peek)

Just a tiny tease this month: a couple of structures from the upcoming mechanical island. Not much to show yet - but yes, it’s real, and yes, it’s going to look very different from anything we’ve had so far.

Misc Changes & Quality of Life

Boss summons now respect biomes

For balance reasons, some boss summoning items can now only be used in the appropriate biome. No more summoning a nightmare in a completely wrong place “just because you can”.

Stop resource respawning

We’ve added a new interactable that prevents resources from respawning while it’s active. This should give you more control over your world.

That’s all for May!

Thanks for continuing to share feedback - we genuinely read it, track it, and use it to steer the work. If you want to help shape what comes next, tell us: which island tease has you most curious (Hive / Fungal / Mech), and what parts of the game still feel the roughest to you right now.

And as usual, join the discussion (and find co-op buddies) on our Discord server!

Enjoy your adventure in the Tinkerlands and happy June!

~The Tinkerlands Team

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01 May 2026Developer post

Devlog | April 2026

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! It’s getting hotter and hotter outside - and the same can be said about our development kitchen. April has been packed with big systems work, a juicy chunk of new content, and quality-of-life improvements based directly on your feedback. Here’s what we've bee

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

It’s getting hotter and hotter outside - and the same can be said about our development kitchen. April has been packed with big systems work, a juicy chunk of new content, and quality-of-life improvements based directly on your feedback. Here’s what we've been working this month:

Fungal Island

We said that longer gaps between updates would mean bigger updates and we really meant it. Here’s a sneak peek at a brand-new location: Fungal Island, along with its very own Lord. Expect new challenges and a chunk of fresh adventure content for explorers who like their islands… a little weird.

Contracts

One of the next update’s major additions is Contracts. You’ll be able to buy contracts from the pirates, complete them, and earn tokens. Those tokens can then be spent in the Pirate Camp on unique items and services.

Contracts come in many flavors - from straightforward errands to more adventurous tasks, like tracking down buried treasure.

Fuel Machine

Meet the Fuel Machine - a new way to power up statues. It consumes fuel to activate them and make sure the enemies they summon actually drop loot. Different statues require different amounts of fuel, so choosing what to power (and when) will matter.

Fuel Recycler

To keep the Fuel Machine running, you’ll need fuel. And that’s where the Fuel Recycler comes in. It lets you recycle unwanted items and convert them into fuel, turning clutter into progress.

Mirror

We’ve heard your feedback loud and clear: character customization is coming! In the next update, you’ll be able to use different Mirrors to change your character’s appearance, so you can finally stop looking like the same little gremlin in every co-op screenshot.

Dyes

To go with the new Mirror system, you’ll also be able to find and purchase hair dyes and apply them to your character. Because sometimes you don’t need a new sword - you just need a new vibe.

QoL: Buffs from Inventory

This one has been suggested again and again and we agree it’s simply better. Certain items will now grant their benefits just by being in your inventory, without taking up an accessory slot. Less friction and more fun moments guaranteed!

That’s all for April!

As always, thank you for sticking with us - your feedback genuinely supports us and shapes what Tinkerlands becomes next! The doors of our Discord community are always open for you to discuss upcoming features, report bugs, and find new co-op partners!

Enjoy your adventure in Tinkerlands and see you in May!

~The Tinkerlands Team

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08 Apr 2026Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.4.0

Hello everybody! We are back once again with another patch, mostly focused on bugfixing and expanding the crash auto-report tool. The game is getting more and more stable with each update, we are now receiving 2~3 reports every ~2,000 play sessions. We are going to keep this pace

Hello everybody!

We are back once again with another patch, mostly focused on bugfixing and expanding the crash auto-report tool. The game is getting more and more stable with each update, we are now receiving 2~3 reports every ~2,000 play sessions.

We are going to keep this pace for a bit longer, but soon enough we should be able to start working full steam on the next major update.

Tinkerlands v0.3.4.0

NEW

- Added dropped by Leprechauns in Day/Night islands.

CHANGES

- Player backup is loaded automatically if the main file is missing.

- Report tool now shares system specs (anonymously).

- Report tool logs now include time.

- World now include a variable.

- Disabled editing of old world files until they are open at least once.

- Updated rain ambience sound.

- Removed bosses from the Codex that are not (yet) ingame.

- Thorn Whip recipe changed from Lunarite ingots to Solarite ingots.

BALANCE

- Most walls recipe ingredient costs have been reduced from 2 to 1.

- Most floors recipe ingredient costs have been reduced from 2 to 1.

BUGFIXES

- Fixed steam overlay locking mouse inputs.

- Fixed night structure #940 to include a missing switch.

- Fixed aim range for items with undefined value.

- Added safe checks for Bonus calls.

- Fixed doors not opening If you are too close to them.

- Added delay to Steam/Join button to reduce double clicking.

- Tops now read 0 as -1 by default to avoid save corruption crashes.

- Player initial spawn for old world is now updated on conversion.

- Fixed randomization after string corruption.

- Fixed gamepad integration for the cooking minigame.

- Fixed Tribe Set buff that drops tomahawks not working.

- Fixed bug where Cardion Shell was not disabling HP regeneration.

- [MP] Fixed turtle entrance crash.

- [MP] Clients after-death skeletons are now synced.

- [MP] Fixed buffs that drop ammo when killing enemies crashing when hitting a segmented enemy.

- [MP] Normal packets are no longer interpreted while loading worlds.

- [MP] Fixed Baba Yaga's bottle killing a disconnected player crash.

- [MP] Fixed Tut Cutscene in multiplayer If clients are afar.

- [MP] Fixed Tut's altar crash for clients that are far away when the cutscene starts.

- [MP] Disabled compression on JSON packets.

- [MP] Player container info is now sent as string instead of JSON.

- [MP] Fixed crash when mining a ghost block.

- [MP] Fixed double world-unload for clients when disconnected while exiting the game.

- [MP] Fixed Block's autotile calculation happening when the player is already in the menu.

https://discord.gg/ES2UvUrtdR

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01 Apr 2026Developer post

Devlog | March 2026

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! Can you believe March is already over? Well, for us it's still March until we publish our monthly devlog. This month has been a weird one, while the team has been partially working on the next update, most of the development time has been spent on bugfixing a

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

Can you believe March is already over? Well, for us it's still March until we publish our monthly devlog.

This month has been a weird one, while the team has been partially working on the next update, most of the development time has been spent on bugfixing and addressing community issues and feedback from the 'Towns & Dwellers' update. We created the 'experimental' branch and were able to fix a lot of issues thanks to your support. Then we pushed it to the public branch and fixed even more issues thanks to the new automated crash report tool. This month alone we've made over 300 changes, including: bugfixes, changes, new additions and balance.

In exchange, we had to slow down the new update development during this month, but still, we've been working on the new update and we are now ready to share a sneak peek of one of the next update's changes: the Codex rework.

The Codex Rework

We've been wanting to rework the Codex for a long time now. The current iteration, while somewhat useful, is still quite painful to navigate and doesn't contain all the info that we wanted to include.

So, here's the new Codex:

The new Codex includes a search section to quickly find whatever you are looking for, and some filters to better navigate it and find exactly what you want.

We've also included a few extra tabs in the codex: NPCs, Upgrades and Cube Recipes.

The 'NPCs' tab includes some lore bits about the NPCs (it's not showed in the image because we are still working on it), the items they like and dislike as well as their current amity value.

The 'Upgrades' tab contains information about the player's permanent upgrades, including things like the Life and Mana flowers, or the Day & Night dictionaries.

The 'Cube' tab contains information about the cube recipes you have learned. No more disk space wasted on screenshots for each recipe! (Yes, all the info there is a placeholder too)

A small gift

Because this devlog has been relatively short, here's a little gift from us that you can redeem ingame by going to 'Options > Redeem Code' — ALWAYSLATE

And that’s it for March. Thank you, as always, for always being there for us. See you in April!

And as always, our Discord is the best place to share feedback, meet new friends, and get the latest development updates!

The Tinkerlands Team

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17 Mar 2026Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.3.0

Hello everybody! You might've noticed that we've been updating Tinkerlands almost daily since the last announcement. We are doing that because now that we have the automated crash report, we are being able to catch issues that we weren't able before! We still have some reports on

Hello everybody!

You might've noticed that we've been updating Tinkerlands almost daily since the last announcement. We are doing that because now that we have the automated crash report, we are being able to catch issues that we weren't able before!

We still have some reports on our backlogs for more obscure bugs that we are still investigating. But this patch addresses most of the reports we've received, at least the most common ones.

Tinkerlands v0.3.3.0

CHANGES

- Network 'Rely' protocol is now disabled.

- Crash Handler now includes the current world's mod list.

- Crash Handler now includes an internal LOG for developer messages.

- Reduced RAM usage in general.

- [MP] Added a packet loss warning.

BUGFIXES

- [MP] World saving will no longer happen in the menu. (due to late packets)

- [MP] Fixed cs_ai_dryad_roots argument is undefined.

- [MP] Fixed player respawn randomly crashing.

- [MP] Increased packet repeat in case of packet not being able to be sent from 2 seconds to 7 seconds.

- [MP] Fixed Banshee Cutscene crash when clients are far from it.

- [MP] Fixed Deep Sea King Cutscene crash when clients are far from it.

- [MP] Fixed Frog Prince Cutscene crash when clients are far from it.

- [MP] Fixed Magma Construct Cutscene crash when clients are far from it.

- [MP] Fixed packet purge not working with the new networking protocol.

- [MP] Fixed Trichroma Fairy crashing If the host leaves the game while their projectiles are active.

- [MP] Disabled forced disconnection on Alt+f4 for the host.

- [MP] Fixed wrong objects being destroyed under rare circumstances.

- [MP] Fixed death cam crashing when travelling.

- [MP] Added packet skip when in the menu to avoid crashes.

- [MP] Fixed a crash when client finishes connecting with a delay.

- [MP] Fixed a crash when a NPC dies while the interface is open.

- Fixed memory leak related to the previous lighting system.

- Fixed memory leak related to vbuffer constructors.

- Fixed memory leak related to data being initialized before loading but not deleted.

- Fixed memory leak related to occluders data.

- Fixed memory leak related to containers being destroyed.

- Fixed memory leak related to vertex buffers.

- Fast moving items to containers now check whether the item map exists.

- Fixed a crash that would occur when creating or switching characters after exiting a world.

https://discord.gg/ES2UvUrtdR

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11 Mar 2026Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.2.0

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! First of all, I want to give a huge thanks to everybody that took a minute to check out the 'experimental' branch. We've gather so much feedback and bugfixes. So much that we've done close to 100 bug fixes and changes in just a few days! We've heard your conc

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

First of all, I want to give a huge thanks to everybody that took a minute to check out the 'experimental' branch. We've gather so much feedback and bugfixes. So much that we've done close to 100 bug fixes and changes in just a few days!

We've heard your concerns, and we are taking steps into improving all the rough edges Tinkerlands has. So we are very happy to share that the new multiplayer protocol (that has been proven to work better) and the new collision systems are now being pushed to stable. Along with a lot of bugfixes and other cool changes, like the automated crash report tool.

Let's take a quick look into the big ones:

New Multiplayer Protocol

This might sound like jargon to you, but this just means that we are using a different system to handle multiplayer (while still being the same for the player) that is more stable and more friendly with firewalls, VPNs and others. This change will most likely improve your connection stability while playing online, specially in the Asian region.

We will still be monitoring performance and feedback in any case. And talking about feedback...

New Report Tool | Automated Crash Report

We know it's a hassle to share crashes and feedback, even more if you don't use Discord or the Steam forums. That's why we've been working on an automated crash report system. After getting a crash and re-opening the game, you will be asked to send the crash report — and the best thing is that you only have to press 'Send' and all the crash info will be delivered to us. This has been proven an extremely valuable tool in the 'experimental' branch, allowing us to reproduce bugs much more easily, which translates to faster bug fixing on our end.

It's worth mentioning that if you've had a crash that made you lose items, you can send us a message over Discord or the Steam forums and we help you recover the lost items, and maybe tell you a terrible joke (non-negotiable).

New Collision System

Last but not least, the new collision system. We've heard over and over that the game feels cluttered with objects and that navigating the world can be painful. This was mainly due to the player having a grid-based collision system — which makes the player collide in unusual ways depending on the object.

We have now moved to a mask-based collision system for the player, meaning that collisions will be now much more accurate and navigating the world should feel much smoother. The feedback from the 'experimental' branch about this change has been overwhelmingly positive, but we will be hearing feedback from you as well!

Old Collision System (Grid-based)	New Collision System (Mask-based)

Patch Notes

Finally, here are the patch notes for this update. This time we haven't included new content as we've been focusing on bug fixing and the new features mentioned above.

NEW

New collision system.
New steam networking protocol.
New automated crash report handler.
Improved ingame report tool.
New chest logic.

CHANGES

text color updated.
text color updated.
Report Tool now includes whether the user uses mods.
Report Tool now properly shares map files when playing online.
Report Tool now updates the player file before sending it.
Items generated by harvesting interactables now have randomized speed and direction vectors.
Increased Ghostlands tombs collision box size.
Torches (and other non-solid interactables) can now be placed at player's position.
Character now gets unstuck instead of breaking interactables when blocked after changing region.
Character now gets unstuck instead of breaking interactables when blocked by after harvest interactables (i.e: trunks).

BALANCE

reduced defense improved from 0% to 25%.
buy price reduced from 5g -> 1g.
sell price reduced from 2.5g -> 50s.
NPCs no longer get an amity hit when evicted (manually or accidentally).
Trichroma Minibosses spawn now has a minimum of 3-minute cooldown after being killed.

BUGFIXES

Hook logic now uses the correct player move logic.
Disabled NPC hover interaction if NPC is in a different region.
Shadow Spell casted from enemies should no longer be visible in different regions.
Wolf Mount now disabled the tundra debuff icon.
Updated objFXSpark to use custom variables to avoid crashing.
Chests are now properly locked when opened and cannot be used to craft.
flag is now properly reset after placing an item in a chest.
Fixed banshee cutscene not using all candles.
Fixed phoenix not doing their rotation move.
Fixed Death Mask loc in languages other than english.
Fixed crash when trying to access non-existing enchant data from an item.
Fixed light position not being properly adjusted for zoom values different than 100%.
Fixed containers not being properly destroyed.
Fixed VBuffer grids tying to be accessed out of bounds.
Fixed out of bound grid accesses while generating a world.
Fixed non-solid collisions with new movement (i.e: spikes).
Fixed ship's mast collision box.
Fixed ship's navigation wheel collision box.
Fixed ship's boundaries collision box.
Fixed ice collision box.
Fixed box storage interactable collision mask.
Fixed a memory leak related to the old lighting system.
Fixed player unstuck logic.

MULTIPLAYER IMPROVEMENTS

Clients no longer can open multiple chests at the same time.
Shadow Spell should no longer be visible in different regions.
Clients can now properly summon bosses with the transmutation cube.
Summons NetIDs are no longer mixed in multiplayer.
Pets NetIDs are no longer mixed in multiplayer.
Automated-crash reports now include all players positions.
Fixed ingame report tool crash when reporting from ingame in multiplayer.
Fixed a crash when bombing outside the world size.
Fixed buffer overflows when mining interactables.
Fixed buffer overflows when building interactables.
Fixed spectre knife crash if client disconnects while it exists.
Fixed random crash when interacting with puzzle mirror.
Fixed random crash when interacting with puzzle mirror shooter.
Fixed random crash when interacting with chests.
Fixed chests getting stuck If host interacted with an already opened chest.
Fixed a crash with chests that were opened by a player while the game saved.
Fixed dynamite trap crashing in multiplayer.

These changes should reduce crashes and make online sessions more reliable overall. Thank you again for helping us hunt down the weird stuff and please, keep the reports coming! With the improved in-game report tool and automated crash reports, we can now reproduce and fix multiplayer issues much faster.

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Yours,

The Tinkerlands Team

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04 Mar 2026Developer post

Devlog | February 2026

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders! February has been a busy one - especially after we posted our updated roadmap . The team’s been working hard, and now we’re ready to try something really important in the wild. We’re launching an Experimental branch to test a major multiplayer upgrade. Multip

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

February has been a busy one - especially after we posted our updated roadmap. The team’s been working hard, and now we’re ready to try something really important in the wild.

We’re launching an Experimental branch to test a major multiplayer upgrade. Multiplayer can look perfect in the lab and fall apart in real-world conditions, so we want to validate stability where it matters most.

And that's not all, the new Experimental branch also contains a new collision system that makes the world feel less cluttered, a new automatic crash report system and an overhauled ingame report tool. We've also updated our engine (GameMaker) to the latest available version, which should improve performance overall, but It's likely to introduce new bugs that we still need to find and fix.

Experimental Branch

As said, the new experimental branch includes a lot of changes that might or might not make the cut into the final game. This is our way to involve the community into early testing, and to help us decide which features are worth to be pushed to stable, or to be cut off.

We are particularly worried about the connection issues in the Asia region, so first of all we've created an experimental build that uses a newer steam networking protocol, that should work better accross the sea and hopefully reduce the issues that players from the Asia region are facing. If you've had issues with Tinkerlands multiplayer, we kindly ask you to give the experimental branch a go and share with us If It feels better, the same, or worse. We are a small team based in Spain so we don't have the means to test this out on Asia and get real feedback.

Apart from that, there's a new collision system that we'd love to hear your feedback. It's still a work in progress as there are zones in the game that weren't thought to be played with this freedom, but we'll be fixing them as they appear. There's a new automatic crash report that gives us much more info without the user needing to manually create a report and share files. Just hit "Send" and everything will be handled automatically.

In order to test the experimental branch, you just need to:

Right-click 'Tinkerlands' in your library.
Click 'Properties'.
Go to 'Game Versions & Betas'
Select 'experimental'.
Close the window

The game then will be automatically updated to the experimental build.

⚠ WARNING: The experimental build is only meant for testing purposes, please expect crashes and other issues in this build. We recommend frequent backups of your files as they can be permanently lost.

Now, the actual devlog!

SYSTEM UPGRADES

New Steam Multiplayer Protocol — The big one. This is the foundation for better and more stable online play. While Tinkerlands is playable in multiplayer without major issues for most people, there's a few people that have low-speed or unstable connections and makes the game unplayable at times. This new multiplayer protocol should work much better in this regard, and hopefully will alliviate most of the issues players are experiencing.
This is only part one of the multiplayer upgrades, as we are looking into integrating Epic Online Services as an alternative multiplayer playing method, which should reduce the friction for most players even further.
Upgraded Report Tool — We've had the integrated report tool (by pressing F8 ingame) since the Early Access began. We've now upgraded it so It automatically sends us much more information about what's going on. This includes player and world files, a screenshot of the last moment before the report, the user configuration file (so we can check resolution, language and other misc stuff), the world seed, player's position, etc.
This will make the reports you make much more useful to us, without the need of manually giving all that info.
New Crash Report Tool — An extension of the previously mentioned ingame report tool. Now when the game crashes, you'll get a message telling you some information about what happened. The next time you open the game, you'll get prompted by a message that asks you to send a report about the previous crash. If you click the "Send" button, all information regarding the crash will be automatically sent, including the same information as the ingame report tool.
This makes reporting crashes and issues a breeze for the user, reducing it to just a single click. And at the same time, it gives us huge information to be able to fix the issues much more quickly.

NEW OPTIONAL ISLAND: The Hive

So, this one is for the people that thought that all that we are going to add in the next update is the things we mentioned in the roadmap — a new optional island is approaching, taking place after Coraline Fields and with a similar difficulty than Volcano island. The Hive is a place that is infested by different bugs, and will take everything from you to not get overwhelmed.

We didn't want to spoil too much things yet but we wanted to let you know that yes, we've increased the time between updates in the new roadmap, but updates are going to be bigger with more things that the major features shown in the roadmap.

NEW CLASSES

We've talked about this for a while now, but never got into the details. And while we don't want to spoil it too much yet, here's some information about the new classes that will come to Tinkerlands in the next update.

Musician — Uses instruments as weapons. Instruments have different rhythms, BPM and stacks. Play the instrument correctly to increase the stack amount, increasing the instrument effects with each stack!

Summoner — Yeah we know, summons aren't new, but Summoner will now have complete gear sets, and accessories. And guess what? Reforging summon weapons now actually works. Technologia!

Thrower — Same as the Summoner, the Thrower class gets their own gear sets and accessories now. With a lot more variability in their weapons they can use almost anything thinkable and throw it at you.

QUALITY OF LIFE

Collision System — We've heard your feedback, in particular your complaints about the player getting stuck with all the trees and clutter in the beginning area. While we still believe that the amount of interactables in the starting areas are a necessary evil, we've been reworking the collision system for the player.
The new collision system is no longer grid-based for the player, and collision masks are adjusted manually for each sprite. This means that the player can move now more freely between objects, and will hopefully make the movement feel smoother.
Old Movement (Grid-based)
New Movement (Mask-based)
Multi-material ingredients — Another common suggestion was being able to use different types of wood to create torches. So we've expanded our crafting system to allow using multi-material ingredients in recipes. This allows using for example 'Any wood' as a recipe, giving the player the chance to use any kind of wood to create torches.

And that’s it for February, fellas.

Thanks for sticking with us - and if you’re willing to help test multiplayer (and other features) on Experimental branch, you’re basically doing the heroic work of saving other players from future disconnect pain!

And as always, our Discord is the best place to share feedback, find co-op partners, and get the latest dev updates!

The Tinkerlands Team

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25 Feb 2026Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.1.0

Hello everybody! It took some time, but here's the first post-stable release update. We are currently focused on fixing all the issues that come up, and this update takes care of a big chunk of them. We have also been working on an interesting quality of life change that we will

Hello everybody!

It took some time, but here's the first post-stable release update. We are currently focused on fixing all the issues that come up, and this update takes care of a big chunk of them. We have also been working on an interesting quality of life change that we will talk more about in the upcoming devlog, along with a new protocol for multiplayer that hopefully should work better than the one we currently have. As said, we'll discuss more about this in the upcoming devlog, along with an experimental branch so you can test the new changes.

This update also includes a few changes and balance. Death Mask was a cool addition, but we've heard the complains that it might be a bit overtuned, so we are adding a penalty to it so it can still be used, but with more care. We've also started to revisit player mounts, in order to make them a bit more useful and unique between each other. For now, we've only tinkered with the Winter Wolf mount, which now allows the player to traverse Tundra without being damaged. We'll expand upon them in the future.

There's also a big one in this update: we've rolled back to the previous lighting system. While the new system allowed us to do a few fancy things, the performance ended up being worse than the original one. And even though that would be a good enough reason to change it, there's also a few memory leaks and issues related to the lighting system, so at least for now our only choice is to go back to the previous system while we see how viable is to fix the latter. While the visual hit should be negligible, bear in mind that we always try to make Tinkerlands look as best as we can.

And that should be all, as always thank you so much for the support! While we've started working on the next major update, we'll keep working on v0.3.x.x as long as issues keep appearing.

Tinkerlands v0.3.1.0

CHANGES

- Switched back to previous lighting system.

- Performance upgrades.

- Reduced the size of a few Jungle structures.

- Updates a pressure button in a Jungle structure that didn't match.

- Mine trap can now be activated via cables.

- Vases (01, 02, 03 and 12 variants) can no longer be broken with weapons.

- Carved Stone from structure #934 from Day biome is now located under a roof.

- Characters can now be equipped with the same item in both vanity and normal slots at the same time.

- NPCs will not target critters anymore.

- NPCs will not target traps anymore.

- NPCs will not target Baba Yaga's house anymore.

BALANCE

- now sets defense to zero.

- set defense increased from 140 to 150.

- set defense decreased from 160 to 150.

- Reduced the amount of structures that reward in underground.

- Players now start at full HP after navigating.

- Players now start at full Energy after navigating.

- mount can now be used to navigate without being damaged.

BUGFIXES

- Fixed a bug that would crash the game when renaming a character.

- Fixed a memory leak in that would cause the game to stutter and slow down.

- Fixed a bug where accessories with different affixes couldn't be swapped.

- Fixed a bug that would crash the game after defeating with reeeeally low fps.

- Fixed a bug where buffs wouldn't apply to weapons.

- Fixed a bug where buffs wouldn't apply to and staves.

- Fixed a bug where weapons wouldn't trigger effect.

- Fixed a bug where and staves wouldn't trigger effect.

- Fixed a bug where crops progress were going negative.

- Fixed a bug where the game's tracker was being reset after travelling to a new island.

- Fixed a bug where the DPad couldn't be used in menus while using a gamepad.

- now cures character to max HP, taking into account accessories and buffs.

- NPCs will no longer attack enemies located in a different region.

- Fixed a bug where the texts in the navigation menu wouldn't scale properly in certain resolutions.

- pool now provides the expected turtle items.

- is now properly animated.

- gore sprites are now properly set.

- no longer shows 'happy' portrait on 'Good, pretty, cheap" dialogue in English.

- now provides additive move speed bonus.

- english name updated.

- spanish name updated.

- english description updated.

- Decreased the likelyhood (hopefully to zero) of Jungle generation getting stuck.

- [MP] Fixed a bug where wouldn't work for clients.

- [MP] Cable interaction is now local, avoiding extra triggers per player.

- [MP] Mount's step vfx is no longer visible If they are in a different region.

- [MP] Explosions no longer trigger extra times per player.

- [MP] Fixed a random crash when interacting with a lever.

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18 Feb 2026Developer post

Tinkerlands' Roadmap for 2026

Hello there, adventurers! We have some news to share. Intro So far we've had two major updates that were developed each in a couple months without delays, excusing the 1 day delay recurring joke (we just don't think It's a good idea to release on Fridays). These updates contained

Hello there, adventurers! We have some news to share.

Intro

So far we've had two major updates that were developed each in a couple months without delays, excusing the 1 day delay recurring joke (we just don't think It's a good idea to release on Fridays). These updates contained a lot of new additions: full content islands, modding, rune system, pets, PVP, NPC friendship, mounts, weather, roof system, etc. We are now nearly the point of doubling the content we had on release, just 6 months after the early access was launched.

But while we love what we do from the bottom of our hearts, this pace is taking a toll on the team. We are just a small team, with a lot of passion that wants to do a lot of things, but It's time to slowdown a little, so we can keep delivering content up to the quality that we are happy with.

The current 3 month(ish) development schedule for each update just isn't enough. While we've been hitting the deadlines, after releasing an update there's an extra month (at least) that we can't work on the next update at full steam because we are still fixing issues, addressing community's feedback from the latest update and updating the modding tools. With this in mind, we've prepared the new Tinkerlands Roadmap 2026-2027, which includes quite a few changes in both content and schedule.

v0.4 | 'Seas of Fortune' | Summer–Fall 2026

First of all, we've merged the (previously) v0.4 and v0.5 updates, and pushed the Endless Tower to v1.0. The reasoning behind this is that the Endless Tower is meant to be post-game content so it makes sense that we push it until we have the actual ending of the game. At the same time, it makes sense to move the shipbuilding and sailing reworks earlier, since this is a quite unique feature we want to have the community feedback on and address any possible concerns or issues before we hit v1.0.

The new v0.4 update, now called 'Seas of Fortune' is now scheduled for Summer/Fall 2026. This extra time gives us some headroom for developing it without burning out, and also allows us to be a bit more ambitious with the content and systems. Having extra time also allows us to revisit previous systems like the Codex, which has been asking for a rework for a long time by now.

With all that said, let's take a look at the 'Seas of Fortune' content:

Shipbuilding & Sailing

This is going to be a big one. In 'Seas of Fortune' players will be able to build their own ships piece by piece, and use it to navigate to other islands while avoiding obstacles, defending against enemies and other events.

Contracts

Players will be able to visit the new Pirate Island and accept different kind of contracts that they can go and complete to get a special kind of currency as rewards. These contracts could be anything, from gathering resources or defeating enemies to finding a hidden treasure by using a treasure map.

What's the currency for you say? Well that takes us to the next point.

Pirate Outpost

The new Pirate island will have a few pirate outposts where you'll be able to spend your rewards from the Contracts you complete for some goodies, upgrades and more!

Codex Rework

We are still on the designing phase for this feature, but we've been wanting to fully rework the Codex for a long time now. It's tight and hard to navigate and doesn't contain all the info that we wanted to include due to the lack of space. We'll hopefully have more news to share soon about it.

And there's much more to come:

New Classes
New Systems
QOL improvements
Multiplayer Improvements

There's a lot more stuff that we are going to include in this update but are not ready to share yet. We'll share more about it in our next devlogs. Stay tuned especially for the new Musician class, it's also quite unique!

v1.0 | 'Beyond the Horizon' | Early 2027

This will be the end of the Early Access and will include the ending (but not the end) of Tinkerlands. Since we deleted the intermediate v0.5 update we've moved the Endless Tower to this update.

Let's see what 'Beyond the Horizon' includes:

Endless Tower

The Endless Tower will be a new place included in the 'Beyond the Horizon' update where the player will be able to climb procedurally generated floors gathering equipment, materials and new items while defeating enemies and bosses.

The Endless Tower is a post-game content, this means that it's meant to be a fun activity to do after completing the game and that it's not directly tied to the game's progression.

We are still working on the concept since we have a few different ideas that sound viable (you only know how viable they are when you test them out) so we can't dive too much into the details right now, but stay tuned for future updates!

Miasma Island

Miasma Island will be the last progression island. Again we don't want to enter into spoiling territory, but the island will have It's own unique mechanics and theme just like the previous progression islands.

Cursed Islands

After defeating the evil that lurks below Miasma Island corruption spreads to other islands, transforming them with new structures, items, enemies and new bosses. We won't spoil it, but you might want to take a second look to islands that you have already visited!

And much more:

Final Boss
Expanded NPC Content
New Systems
Steam Workshop Modding
Multiplayer Improvements

Once again, there's a lot more stuff that we plan to include in this update (we haven't even talked about the final boss encounter). We've heard the community feedback and plan to expand our NPCs to be more likable (more about this really soon!).

We also don't forget about modders! While we are still in the beta-phase for modding, the v1.0 release will include support for mods from the Steam Workshop.

Other Features

I'd like to say a few words about other features that worry the community, and while they are probably not worth of a feature in the roadmap, we really care about them and are continuously working on them.

We are aware that players from the Asian region are more likely to have issues while playing multiplayer. There's sadly not much that we can do with the system we currently use (Steamworks Networking), since the issues happen outside Tinkerlands. But we are actively working to improve it:

Right now we have the options to play through Steam or via TCP-IP connection and we are currently working on a few things to improve the multiplayer experience. First of all, we are currently working on implemented a new protocol, still based on Steamworks Networking but that might improve the connection stability in the Asian regions. We'll soon share more about this and will publish an experimental branch so the community can test it and share their feedback about it. We are also working on adding a third option to play multiplayer through Epic Online Services which from the few tests we've already done, seems a lot more stable and could potentially fix the issues players from the Asian region are facing. Just know that we are working on it and that we don't forget about you.

Another thing that I want to talk about is QoL (Quality of Life) features. We are constantly checking the Discord community and forums for suggestions and feedback about QoL, and we are working on implementing them along with the updates. We have quite a few changes on our backlog, so please keep them coming. As an example, many times we've received the suggestion to make some recipes work with multiple different ingredients, so we've implemented a system to use a group of items as an ingredient.

This will allow crafting coal, torches and other similar items using any kind of wood, and we are looking to integrate this system with other recipes where it could make sense.

That's all for now!

And that should be all for now, we sincerely hope that you understand that we cannot keep the pace we currently have with the updates, and that having more time to work on each update will help us making them beefier and better.

Thank you for being there with us during this journey, and thank you If you made it this far into the post. It was a really long read! So long that you can actually use the TLDR code inside the game to get a few goodies.

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Can't wait on what's coming next,

The Tinkerlands Team

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02 Feb 2026Developer post

"Towns & Dwellers" update is now available!

Heya, Tinkerlanders! It's been quite some time since we released the 'Towns & Dwellers' update on the unstable branch, and after a few patches and 100+ fixes and changes, we are ready to move it to the stable branch. However, we will always recommend making frequent backups —

Heya, Tinkerlanders!

It's been quite some time since we released the 'Towns & Dwellers' update on the unstable branch, and after a few patches and 100+ fixes and changes, we are ready to move it to the stable branch. However, we will always recommend making frequent backups — Tinkerlands is still in Early Access with so many changes happening quickly, so the chance that we introduce new bugs is never zero.

New Trailer - the last two updates at a glance

We’ve prepared a short, punchy trailer that showcases features from the last two major updates. Give it a look!

Watch on YouTube

A quick refresher: what’s inside “Towns & Dwellers”

Day & Night Islands - a fresh journey

Two new islands with their own progression, challenges, and story threads. Day Island brings a lush region with the Dryad settlement and the towering Great Tree Dungeon.

Night Island is darker, riskier, and full of secrets that reward careful preparation.

There’s also a new language to learn - find dictionaries, talk to locals, unlock quests, and earn recipes and rewards as you dive into the culture.

NPCs & Town Life - your community grows

Build Friendship (Amity) with NPCs through gifts and get unique perks. NPCs can now fight back and, if they fall, they’ll return after a short cooldown. Several characters also received subtle visual updates to better match their roles.

New systems - build, ride, enchant

Mounts: travel faster across long distances.

Enchantments: slot Runes into gear and upgrade them with Rune Shards to shape your playstyle.

Weather: special patterns (like golden skies) that can affect gameplay.

Roofs & Lighting: interiors are hidden until you step in; improved lighting makes bases cozier and dungeons moodier.

Navigation & Saves - clearer exploration

Maps: permanently uncover world-map cells and reveal areas on your terms.
Compass tweak: now clears a single cell, not the whole map.
New save format: more robust and future-proof for ongoing world changes.

What’s next

We’re already working on the next update. We’ll keep the details secret for now, but we’ll start sharing more in upcoming devlogs. In the meantime, keep sending feedback - it truly shapes the future of Tinkerlands!

See you on the islands, and thank you for helping us bring this update across the finish line!

— The Tinkerlands Team

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19 Jan 2026Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.4 (unstable)

Hello everybody! We are back from our vaccations, and we went straight to check all the reports and feedback we've received during this time! It looks like the state of the unstable build is now quite solid, and with this patch we've addressed everything reported so far (related

Hello everybody!

We are back from our vaccations, and we went straight to check all the reports and feedback we've received during this time!

It looks like the state of the unstable build is now quite solid, and with this patch we've addressed everything reported so far (related to the unstable branch). So unless we get some critical bugs in this update, the next one will be the stable build.

This update also brings a couple of new features, like swapping your equipment with a mannequin (this was a community suggestion), vases being now breakable with weapons or 11 new hairstyles. And of course, a big chunk of bug fixes and other changes.

Thank you so much for waiting for us during the holidays, and see you (hopefully) with the next update in the stable branch!

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.4 (unstable)

NEW

- Added 11 new hairstyles.

- Added .

- Somes vases can now be damaged by damaging them.

- [Community Suggestion] Added buttons to swap equipment (and vanity) with mannequins.

- Added a safe version check for player files to disable loading them in older builds.

CHANGES

- Stairs are no longer solid.

- Corruption cleanup performance has been improved greatly.

- HP debuff now has its own icon.

- Vanity items can now be the same as normal equipped items.

- Intro cutscene zoom has been reduced to avoid text going out of bounds.

- Floor spikes are now breakable.

- structure is now forced to appear.

- Updated 40+ item names to more fitting ones.

- Japanese font has been changed to a new one that contains all needed glyphs.

- Trash slot no longer works until finishing the tutorial.

BALANCE

- buy price: 3c -> 2s 50c

- sell price: 1c -> 1s 25c

- 's spikes now hit earlier.

BUGFIXES

- Fixed a crash that would occur after defeating Corrupted King with low fps.

- Fixed some structures in the Swamp where interactables overlapped.

- Fixed a structure in Volcano island with unbreakable obsidian walls.

- Fixed a bug that would rollback the ship after repairing or upgrading it.

- Fixed item description disappearing after enchanting an item.

- Fixed lighting getting displaced for different zoom levels in Low Specs mode.

- Fixed mob spawners spawning Leprechauns after being destroyed.

- Fixed lighting getting displaced during cutscenes in Low Specs mode.

- Fixed chunks on borders not being rendered properly.

- Fixed doors changing the solid state of the cell in different regions.

- Fixed a room in the pyramid dungeon that was missing floor.

- Fixed some texts that were going out of bounds.

- Fixed platinum coins stacking infinitely.

- Fixed incorrect achievement texts.

- Fixed translation of in Portuguese.

- Fixed fisherman's gear set bonus description in Japanese.

- Fixed a structure in Day Island that would have two locked doors instead of one.

- Fixed a structure in Night Island that had trees being cut by roofs.

- Fixed a structure in Night Island that had a lever attached to a locked door.

- Fixed description of accessory.

- Life Ring no longer consumes all MP If the boat is not repaired.

- Bank GUI now works properly with gamepad.

- NPC Storage GUI now works properly with gamepad.

- now shows the drop in the Codex.

- HP buff from affixes is now calculated before multiplications.

- Teleport Platform can now only be placed at a 1 tile distance.

- Container internals are no longer rendered in ultrawide screens.

- Container internals are no longer drawn or updated behind the scenes.

- HP debuff can no longer be removed.

- can't be renamed anymore.

- Players can no longer discover map marks when dead.

- Removed some unintended tops in some structures.

- Rune names are no longer blank in Japanese.

- achievement now tracks all joinable NPCs properly.

- Unlocking and opening a chest no longer occurs in the same frame.

- [MP] Tops are properly dropped now when clients break them.

- [MP] NPC storage content is now shared with clients.

- [MP] Multiple players can no longer access a NPC storage at the same time.

- [MP] Text Inputs are now closed when closing a chest by going away from it.

- [MP] Clients can now properly use keys to open locked chests.

- [MP] interaction is now local.

- [MP] Weapons attack angles are now properly shared between players.

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25 Dec 2025Developer post

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Tinkerlanders!

Heya, Tinkerlanders! We just wanted to take a few minutes to say thank you to all of you. We've been working on Tinkerlands for a couple of years now, with many ups and downs and quite a few obstacles along the way. But you’ve made it all worth it. Although there’s still plenty o

Heya, Tinkerlanders!

We just wanted to take a few minutes to say thank you to all of you. We've been working on Tinkerlands for a couple of years now, with many ups and downs and quite a few obstacles along the way. But you’ve made it all worth it.

Although there’s still plenty of room for improvement, issues to be fixed, systems to be reworked, and balance to be done, we are incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished with Tinkerlands. All the help we’ve received from the community during these past few months since we entered Early Access has been invaluable, and it’s truly helping us shape Tinkerlands into the game we’ve always wanted it to be.

From our tiny islands to your homes - thank you for being with us this year. May your 2026 be full of warmth, good health, lucky drops, and cozy bases. Whether you’re exploring solo or building with friends, we’re wishing you bright skies, smooth sails, and just enough challenge to make every victory sweet.

Thank you for the kindness, patience, memes, and bug reports. You keep Tinkerlands alive and growing -and we’re endlessly grateful.

What’s Next (A Tiny Tease)

We’re already hard at work on the next update. For now, we’re keeping the details under wraps (no spoilers under the tree!), but we’ll start sharing more in our upcoming devlogs. Stay tuned - the next chapter of the journey is shaping up nicely.

We said no spoilers under the tree, but here's a little gift code from Santa itself: XMAS2026

Unstable Branch Heroes & January Plan

Huge thanks to everyone brave enough to jump into the unstable branch of the “Towns & Dwellers” (v0.3.0.0) update. Your feedback and bug reports have been invaluable, and we’re still polishing based on what you’ve sent us.

Our plan is to bring “Towns & Dwellers” to the public (stable) branch in January 2026. We’ll announce it as soon as it’s there!

Until then, enjoy the holidays, take care of yourselves, and keep sharing your ideas and the best (and most cursed) builds with us. See you on the islands!

With love and gratitude,

The Tinkerlands Team

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17 Dec 2025Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.3 (unstable)

Hello everybody! We are back again with a third patch for the unstable version of the 'Towns & Dwellers' update. This time is mostly bug fixes and some game's balance (Cardion Shell users, please don't hate us) . We still have a few issues in our backlog and while we are stil

Hello everybody!

We are back again with a third patch for the unstable version of the 'Towns & Dwellers' update. This time is mostly bug fixes and some game's balance (Cardion Shell users, please don't hate us).

We still have a few issues in our backlog and while we are still working on them, the next patch will most likely come after the holidays. The whole team has been working very hard on this update and all the fixes and changes we've done in these days that the unstable build has been out (more than 100 different changes already!) and we really need some rest, and to pass some time with our families during the holidays.

So unless anything major comes up after this update, see you after the holidays!

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.3 (unstable)

CHANGES

- Fisherman's equipment now has a different name to avoid confussion with other items.

- Resized the common teleport structure to avoid it destroying nearby blocks.

- Updated description.

BALANCE

- now fully blocks player's movement.

- increased damage bonus decreased from 200% to 50%.

- increased damage bonus decreased from 200% to 35%.

- The empty chest in some turtle structures now contains loot.

- Jungle Dungeon size has been increased.

BUGFIXES

- Fixed not applying the buff correctly.

- Fixed an error that made the sell the map instead of the map when was defeated.

- Fixed sprite.

- Fixed 's banner recipe.

- Fixed an error with description being incorrect in Japanese.

- Fixed an error that made NPCs target enemies in different regions.

- Fixed enemy souls not having a name in the guide interface.

- Fixed a crash that would occur when the tries to plant seeds.

- Fixed a crash that would occur randomly when using the item Lunar Bow.

- Fixed the description of rune being incorrect.

- Fixed a bug where the structure generation would block the world generation endlessly.

- Fixed a localization error of the tutorial in Russian.

- Fixed a bug where 's healing orb wouldn't heal players.

- Fixed a bug where rain wouldn't appear on .

- Fixed a bug where snow wouldn't appear on .

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05 Dec 2025Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.2 (unstable)

Hello everybody! We are back with a new round of bug fixes and some changes to make the game a bit more fair. We still have a few things to solve for the next v0.3.0.3 (unstable) update, but we don't want to delay it anymore, as there are some important fixes in this update. Once

Hello everybody!

We are back with a new round of bug fixes and some changes to make the game a bit more fair. We still have a few things to solve for the next v0.3.0.3 (unstable) update, but we don't want to delay it anymore, as there are some important fixes in this update.

Once again, thank you for your support and for taking your time to report all these issues. We'll keep working on them until we get no more reports!

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.2 (unstable)

CHANGES

- Disabled some debug background commands to slightly improve performance.

BALANCE

- Pyramids chest can no longer contain items from the general pool (Runes, Rune Shards, Maps or Reforge Tokens).

- Explosives now do the damage of the higher tier tools in the player's inventory minus one.

- Most NPC quests now have a daily limit.

- Reduced pickup delay of thrown items from 5 seconds to 2 seconds.

- Reduced the force when throwing items.

- Adjusted item pool probability of Runes, Rune Shards, Reforge Tokens, and Maps.

- Adjusted the amount of Rune Shards that appear in the general pool.

BUGFIXES

- Refined Cumin can now be crafted.

- Fixed a bug where lightning during rainy weather would happen in places where it doesn't rain.

- Fixed a bug where the Guide NPC could die during the tutorial.

- Fixed corruption spread messing up nearby sprites.

- Fixed crop time being improperly set after travelling.

- Fixed corrupted texts not being corrupted in the quest section of the codex.

- Fixed text in the Ship Navigation interface not scaling properly in different resolutions.

- Fixed the ship entrance placing the player incorrectly inside the ship.

- Fixed a bug where hits wouldn't be properly registered in multiplayer.

- Fixed Dryad's roots attack not syncing properly in multiplayer.

- Fixed Living Enigma's shadow attack not syncing properly in multiplayer.

- Fixed Shadow Spell attack not syncing properly in multiplayer.

- Fixed a bug where clients couldn't create moon orbs in multiplayer.

- Fixed a bug where entities wouldn't leave the Minecart when mounting.

- Fixed a bug where entities wouldn't release the hook when mounting.

- Fixed a bug where editing name and difficulty in the menu wouldn't apply properly.

- Fixed a bug where zoom level would affect cursor mode while building.

- Fixed a bug where runes could be stacked.

- Living Enigma shadow attack is now paused properly in singleplayer.

- Dryads' root attack is now paused properly in singleplayer.

- Shadow Spell attack is now paused properly in singleplayer.

- Fixed a bug where Night Sawmill couldn't spawn properly.

- Fixed some incorrect tiles in the Night Town structure.

- Fixed a bug where the Astral Box wouldn't work properly in multiplayer.

- Night Underground key is now consumable.

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02 Dec 2025Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.1 (unstable)

Hello everybody! It's been 24 hours now since we released the 'Towns & Dwellers' update in the unstable branch, and we haven't stopped during this time. We've heard all your feedback, suggestions and bug reports, and while there's still a lot of work to do, here's the first u

Hello everybody!

It's been 24 hours now since we released the 'Towns & Dwellers' update in the unstable branch, and we haven't stopped during this time. We've heard all your feedback, suggestions and bug reports, and while there's still a lot of work to do, here's the first update that addresses most of the issues.

We've been mainly focusing on catching and fixing all bugs, but we've also included a few new additions like the 'Cartography Table' that should make exploring a bit easier (and more fun!).

Thank you all once again, and If you took the time to read this, here's a little present to get you started in the new update: MAGICISINTHEAIR (only available in the new update, in the unstable branch!)

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.1 (unstable)

NEW

- Added 'Cartography Table' that can be used to craft maps.

- Cartographer NPC now sells 'Cartography Table'.

- NPCs portraits now change depending on their reaction to gifts.

- Random maps, and island maps can now appear randomly in chests.

CHANGES

- Increased 'Peridot' max stack size to 99.

- JSON buffers are now compressed to reduce Network traffic.

- Quick transfer can now be used in 'Ship Navigation' interface.

- Quick transfer can now be used in 'Gift' interface.

- Quick transfer can now be used in 'Enchant' interface.

- Quick transfer can now be used in 'Transmute Cube' interface.

BALANCE

- Most maps sell price has been reduced.

- Increased Robot NPC spawn chance.

BUGFIXES

- Rain and other weather effects will not affect underground anymore.

- Navmap should now properly re-generate when coming from an old savefile.

- Fixed a bug where player wouldn't dismount when using a minecart.

- Fixed a bug where chests weren't properly saved when using 'Save & Exit'.

- Fixed a crash that would occur when opening the game with a modified keybinding configuration present.

- Fixed a bug that would make the Main Island disappear in the navigation map.

- Fixed a bug that would make save notification get stuck after pressing 'Save'.

- Fixed a bug that would prevent certain islands from being selected in the navigation map.

- Fixed a bug were certain items had incorrect text entries.

- Fixed the mirror crystal interactable being destroyable.

- Fixed a bug where the Carpenter would try to fix the ship after it has already been fixed.

- Fixed a bug where rainy weather could happen inside the ship.

- Fixed a bug where rainy weather would appear in the 'Wastelands' biome.

- Fixed a bug where rainy weather would appear in the 'Coraline Fields' biomes.

- Fixed a bug where weather particles would not update properly after moving through biomes and regions.

- Fixed a bug where the 'Integrity Analyzer' would prevent the 'Ignore Ammo' buff from working.

- Fixed a bug where quick transfering an item with the Ship Navigation interface open would crash the game.

- Fixed a bug where the working buff would prevent the 'Ignore Ammo' buff from working.

- Fixed several Day Island cube recipes that were incorrectly displayed.

- Fixed several Night Island cube recipes that were incorrectly displayed.

- Fixed a bug where chests wouldn't be properly synced when crafting from them in multiplayer.

- Fixed Runes, Rune Shards and Reforge Tokens pool replacing other pools more often than intended.

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01 Dec 2025Developer post

Tinkerlands v0.3.0.0

NEW - Added 301 new items. - Added 230 new interactables. - Added Day Island. - Added Night Island. - Added Enchantment system. - Added a new NPC: The Enchantress. - Added 20+ unique Runes. - Added Roof system. - Added Mounts. - Added Weather system. - Added NPC portraits. - Adde

NEW

- Added 301 new items.

- Added 230 new interactables.

- Added Day Island.

- Added Night Island.

- Added Enchantment system.

- Added a new NPC: The Enchantress.

- Added 20+ unique Runes.

- Added Roof system.

- Added Mounts.

- Added Weather system.

- Added NPC portraits.

- Added NPC friendship system.

- Added 'Transmutation Cube'.

- Added corrupted text support.

- Added dictionary support to un-corrupt corrupted text.

- New savefile system that uses a single file instead of multiple files. This should reduce the conflicts with Steam cloud and make it more robust in general.

- Added 'Rookie Fishing Rod'.

- Added unique rewards for reaching max amity with each NPC.

- Added 16 new combinations with already existing accesories.

- Added 'NPC has died' message when a NPC dies.

- Added NPC Gifting.

- Added new fish.

- Added maps for all mandatory islands.

- Added maps for some optional islands.

- Added 'Mystic Island'.

- Added tops that act as light sources.

- Added window tops.

- Added new traps to the game.

- Added new traps to the Electrician shop.

- Added a new slot in the player's equipment for Hooks.

- Added a new slot in the player's equipment for Mounts.

- Added secret tiles that can be dig with a shovel to obtain secret items.

CHANGES

- Updated navigation system, which now uses maps for individual cells.

- Compass no longer rerolls the whole navigation map, but a single cell.

- Removed 'Developer Note #2' drop.

- Added 'Developer Note #3' drop.

- Updated some mob statues placeholders that were left behind.

- Updated 'Grasslands Theme' song.

- Updated 'Main Menu' song.

- Updated some GUI icons.

- Re-designed gamepad integration for a smoother experience.

- Re-designed most enemy banners visually.

- Re-designed several NPC sprites.

- Re-designed several interactable sprites.

- Re-designed several item icons.

- Added descriptions to some buffs that were missing them.

- Pumpkin floor can now be picked up with a shovel.

- Updated teleport offsets.

- Improved teleport VFX.

- Updated some items sound effects.

- Revisited most of the NPC dialogues to make them feel more natural.

- Added new dialogues to most NPCs.

- Each NPC now has different items that they love and hate, for gifting purposes.

- Updated NPC dialogue GUI to be bigger and include the NPC's portrait.

- NPC clothes are now obtainable.

- Added 'Mana Sickness' when stealing MP.

- Tops now have descriptions to let players now that they can be placed.

- Added a touch of bloom to certain biomes of the game.

- Added new guides to the 'Where to go next?' quest.

BALANCE

- NPCs can now die.

- NPCs can now fight with nearby enemies.

- Each NPC now use their own weapons to defend themselves.

- NPCs now get more damage and HP throughout the game.

- Reworked game's economy.

- Reworked combat balance.

BUGFIXES

- Fixed Jungle's dungeon entrance appearing inside the walls.

- Fixed some enemies death particles.

- Fixed some pressure plate sprite offsets.

- Fixed NPCs not showing their hands correctly.

- Fixed several weapon descriptions not being accurate.

- Fixed different localization entries.

- Fixed enemies fireballs always doing crit damage to clients.

- Fixed ghosts from Ghostlands not having gore particles.

- Fixed goblins from Goblin Island not having gore particles.

- Fixed NPC clothing not syncing properly in multiplayer.

- Fixed visual glitches with mist in the Swamp.

- Fixed fishing rods not being affected by the sounds volume.

- Fixed some enemy attacks being able to hit between different regions.

- Fixed a crash that would occur when hiting a segmented enemy with certain weapons.

- Fixed the rotation algorithm of segmented enemies.

- Fixed the 'C' button not working properly sometimes to open the crafting menu.

- Fixed some teleport platforms not working properly.

- Fixed recursive cables not working properly sometimes.

- Fixed a bug that could make an item disappear in the GUI under certain conditions.

- Fixed a bug that would prevent certain islands from appearing even with the conditions met.

- Fixed minecarts not being affected by the sounds volume.

- Fixed weapons attack speed not being properly calculated.

- Fixed entities item use speed not being properly calculated.

- Fixed some projectiles with tracking not working properly in PVP.

- Fixed a bug with walls where tilesets weren't properly applied.

- Fixed some z-sorting problems with some interactables.

- Fixed some structures with overlapping interactables.

- Fixed a bug where islands wouldn't be correctly deleted.

- Fixed a bug where enemies wouldn't spawn properly.

- Fixed different crashes when travelling to different islands.

- Fixed 'Low Specs' mode not rendering properly under certain conditions.

- Fixed some Codex entries that were incorrect, or not working properly.

- Fixed some NPCs displaying "Default" as their dialogue message.

- Fixed a bug where enemies wouldn't spawn If the host is in the Town biome.

- Fixed tops not being destroyed when the underlying object was destroyed.

- Fixed some accesories crashing the game when activated under certain circumstances.

- Fixed some crashes related to NPCs using certain items.

- Fixed a crash when creating a new player after being playing the game before.

- Fixed a bug where the screen wouldn't update after switching resolutions.

- Fixed a bug where item's description would disappear after using the item.

- Doors are now taken into account when pathfinding.

- Removed arrow splash vfx from projectiles that are not arrows.

- Reworked some enemy projectiles.

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Updates & announcements

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

Q&A

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

The Upcoming Community Playtest

Global Playtest Registration Is Opening Now

August Development Focus

Vanity Slots Tooltips

Pixel / Smooth Shadows

Thunder Lighting

Metal Detector VFX

Inventory Sorting

Community GUI

Better Portals

Chest GUI

Community Mods Spotlight

GPS Radar by telles0808

Better Map by Spucio

Better Organizer by telles0808

That’s all for August!

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

Visual Upgrade: Caustics

Musician Shredder

Pirate Invasion

Fungal Event

Rusty Factory

Mecharachnid

That’s all for July!

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

Ship Building

Ship Navigation

Bard Buffs

Bug Net

Abandon Quest

Bigger Chests

That’s all for June!

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

Seamless Save/Load

Pirate Outpost (WIP)

Hive Island (Complete)

Fungal Island (WIP)

Mech Island (Sneak Peek)

Misc Changes & Quality of Life

Boss summons now respect biomes

Stop resource respawning

That’s all for May!

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

Fungal Island

Contracts

Fuel Machine

Fuel Recycler

Mirror

Dyes

QoL: Buffs from Inventory

That’s all for April!

Tinkerlands v0.3.4.0

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

The Codex Rework

A small gift

Tinkerlands v0.3.3.0

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

New Multiplayer Protocol

New Report Tool | Automated Crash Report

New Collision System

Patch Notes

NEW

CHANGES

BALANCE

BUGFIXES

MULTIPLAYER IMPROVEMENTS

Ahoy, Tinkerlanders!

Experimental Branch

Now, the actual devlog!

SYSTEM UPGRADES

NEW OPTIONAL ISLAND: The Hive

NEW CLASSES

QUALITY OF LIFE

Tinkerlands v0.3.1.0

Intro

v0.4 | 'Seas of Fortune' | Summer–Fall 2026