Revenge of the Savage Planet news & patch notes

It’s officially official to the point where it’s OFFICIAL, explorers!

Some unidentified objects had landed on Stellaris Prime so we took them back to our trailer for analysis, only to realise they’re goodies sent courtesy of Two Point Studios!

(A few of our Kindred scientists lost some fingers in the process, but it’s all done in the name of science.)

Get the lowdown on everything included in our last update of the year…

Two Point Museum's newest exhibit 👀

Christmas has come early for you lucky little explorers as several items from Two Point Museum have mysteriously teleported into your Kindred catalogue.

The folks at Two Point Studios have generously gifted us a chompy-baby-plant-thingy, a hippo-bear-looking-thingy and a spiky-chair-looking… thingy? We’re eternally grateful!

It’s simple: collect Alta Bucks, head over to your Space Trailer and add the Two Point items directly into your living quarters.

And don’t forget to interact with each item too!

A big thank you from everyone at Raccoon Logic to the Two Point folk for sending us these gifts while we’re still stranded in space 🧡

Outfit check anyone? 👕

Oh and before we forget: don’t leave your habitat without checking your wardrobe.

If you’re old enough to remember this little game called Journey to the Savage Planet, you might like what you find…

That is all.

P.S. This also marks the end of our Bingo Brawl community challenge - thanks to everyone who took part!

A big THANK YOU! 🫶

Today’s update officially marks the last update for Revenge of the Savage Planet.

What started off as coffee-fueled brainstorms and one incident involving an employee dressed as a furry in a raccoon suit turned into over 1 million players and countless memories.

Our entire studio would like to extend gratitude to everyone who joined us on our journey, whether you’ve been with us for two years or two minutes.

We hope you enjoy our final update as much as the rest - thank you for being part of this ridiculous, rewarding ride 🧡

It’s creeping closer to Christmas but since the Brainards haven’t invited us around to their home for the big day, & we haven’t made it back to our actual home yet, we thought we’d carry on updating the game instead. You lucky things.

This is the first of a two-part update arriving in December & we’ll be sharing more about the future update very soon…

But hold your horses, explorer! Here’s a rundown of everything that’s just gone live, including in-game filters & plenty of bug fixes 👇

The Filters Are Alive?! 🎨

Remember those b-e-a-utiful filters we added as part of our Photo Mode update back in August?

Well, now they’re being let loose & you’re able to actually play with them in-game!

Fancy throwing 64-bit Kiwi Slugs, exploring an illustrated version of Stellaris Prime or inverting the colors of your habitat? Do it all with our screen filters from today!

Change up the entire experience & make Revenge of the Savage Planet feel like a throwback to the age of retro games or understand what it’s like to be a colorblind dog. Your call.

Full Patch Notes 📝

New Features

• Remix Mode: added Screen Filters to allow you to play the game with your favorite Photo Mode filters active.

• Added “Auto Set Graphic Options” on PC to help find optimal video settings for your hardware.

Player Character & Abilities

• Yooka outfit can now get fully covered in goo.

• On initial player spawning, the client's camera is now looking in the correct direction.

• Increased the size of the stomp’s area of effect.

• Added a small area damage to magnetic chunks to increase their effectiveness in near misses.

• Client's character can no longer sometimes get stuck strafing and unable to perform actions after getting interrupted during capturing a creature.

• As the client, wearing the Shama Lama prototype suit, the VFX when dying from being hit while frozen now works properly.

• The Shama Lama prototype suit no longer loses its effects after loading another planet.

UI

• Changed the shape and color of the teleporter icon in the map to make it more visible.

• Refined zoom levels on each planet’s map to allow zooming closer where appropriate.

• 3D Printer menu: added untracked mission icons on upgrades that are required to advance the story.

• 3D Printer menu: improved visual difference between locked upgrades VS unlocked but not enough resources.

• In splitscreen, Player 2 can now set their mouse sensitivity values above 3.

• In splitscreen, it is now possible to change Player 2 key bindings when they are using KBM.

• Main menu: "Classic" tag is now shown on Classic savegames.

• The wardrobe menu no longer remains on screen if the other player initiates the planet canon sequence at the same time.

• DKO menu no longer remains open during the cutscene when starting the fight with Clawbarella.

• The "NEW" label on the DKO app now clears properly when all items currently available in the catalogue have been hovered.

• “Saving” message is no longer displayed for the client player.

• There is now a visual indication regarding which invitation is currently selected in the Crossplay Invites menu.

• When scanning while in Remote Drone mode and using a gamepad, the UI no longer displays a key to exit which does nothing.

• Text about the upgrade available via researching the Alpha Sluggator and Hognork no longer shakes rapidly during the research process.

• The Teleporter next to the Habitat no longer appears as an inactive, red icon on the map until you call the first base upgrade.

• Gunther's dialogues are no longer subtitled if the subtitles are turned off in the Options menu.

• The quest title for the "A(nother) Nastygram from Alta" now fits inside its border when the game's text language is set to German.

• From inside a shrine, any objective marker leading outside now shows up properly on the nearest teleporter.

• Alta bucks gained from completing the Kindred Trainings now update immediately instead of only when closing the DKO menu.

• As the client, the first attempt at deleting a habitat object will no longer fail shortly after the user holds the button.

• The map no longer unfogs at strange positions unrelated to where the player has visited on the map.

• Scanning cursor no longer disappears underwater.

• The first login sequence on the Computer no longer gets skipped if the player opens the Pause menu.

• When the Player gets hit while opening the Tools Wheel it will no longer stay on screen making the Player lose partial controls.

• When using the Habitat Computer with a mouse on PC and opening different applications, those applications no longer stack on top of each other.

• “Mission Objective Area” message no longer stays stuck on screen after exiting the investigation area.

• After loading an existing save, as the client, the throwables amount in inventory is now correct in the tools wheel.

• Tweaked which icons stick to the edge of the compass or not.

• The NEW icon shown on upgrades in the printer menu has been made more prominent.

• Improved the visibility of the cursor in the wardrobe’s color selection popup

• On the map, the “Available” tooltip on icons has been removed, and “Unavailable” has been changed to “Unreachable”.

• Countdown timer when holding a temporary Blight Bombs now functions properly on the client.

• If the client completes a Kindred Training, the cash reward is now properly awarded.

• Fixed sometimes being able to complete a Kindred training twice.

• Fixed a few conflicts between gamepad and keyboard & mouse.

Creatures

• Creatures can no longer be ignited post-death.

• Fixed various animation glitches with the Grab Grub

• Regular Tatushkeys will no longer spawn instead of their explosive counterpart.

• When the Player gets grabbed by the Sluggator OR Grab Grub while trying to grapple, the Player will no longer be locked in place and then released after a short time.

• When the Client is feeding Maws with a Kiwi Slug or with Amber, there is no longer a chance that a Client will see a second Maw spawning inside of the first Maw.

• For the Client, Sluggator no longer sometimes has 2 overlapping meshes.

• While catching a Raccocco as the client, a creature from the previous game will no longer appear instead of the raccoon.

• Stinging Bloatus are no longer immune to damage from Blight Bombs.

• Stomping an Arffalo will no longer cause you to fly off sideways until you hit an obstacle / fall off the map.

• Small critters are now affected by the Ice Detonator plant effect.

• Client player will no longer get stuck inside Sluggator after being eaten.

• Fixed Bumblar teleportation effect so you clearly see them appear before they attack you.

• Reduced Slitherfly’s time before shooting.

• Stinging Bloatus now takes a little longer before respawning.

• Bombegranate now has an effect on Stinging Bloatus.

• Tweaked Sluggators range so they don’t attack the player standing on the nearby teleporter platform.

• During the hacking chest encounter, Wardrills jumping down from the higher platform no longer kill themselves with fall damage.

• Added a delay to the Cyber Wardrill so that on the player’s 2nd+ attempt there's a small window between landing down there and its first attack.

Level Design & Ingredients

• Client no longer fails to see a specific Printer Slurry after reload.

• Fixed the visual state of pressure plates and the doors they control not being the same on host and client.

• Surveying a specific crate no longer shows an incorrect icon regarding its content.

• One of the moving lasers in a Remote Drone sequence now works correctly for the Client, it’s now static for both players.

• The white glimmer on goo dispensers is no longer visible for the client when it should not be.

• Client no longer gets launched out of bounds when stomping on bouncers in Slappi's boss room.

• Completing some encounters when far away no longer causes the chest to not have an interaction when it's unlocked.

• Stomping certain assets no longer results in the player getting stuck in it.

• Wind on G’nortt’s High Rise now affects the Player Character.

• As the client, water platforms now show feedback when you start watering them.

• The light beam on top of teleporters now stays visible a little longer while you approach them.

• Reinforced Floor Access Port and normal Floor Access Port are now auto scanned when stomping them.

• An interactive glimmer has been added to resource veins and carriable crates.

• Fixed a few places where the player could either get stuck inside collisions or get behind the level’s geometry.

• In the Shrine of Challenge, the Player no longer gets stuck on the floor trap if they are standing on it when it opens.

• Fixed a certain tar pit in the canyon where the player couldn’t exit after sinking deep enough.

• During and after the first fight against Wormzilla, all defeated Giant Worm Eggs are no longer visible for the Client only.

• After a loading in co-op, the Resources Backup Storage crate no longer sometimes spawns at the destination even if no players died.

• Moved Resources Backup Storage spawn point from the platform just before fighting Clawbarella to the cave above, so you don’t have to drop down there and swim back to the surface to get it back.

• Improved the flow of the stomp shaft in the time target shrine.

Missions & Cinematics

• Improved the quest marker breadcrumbing after toxic gas fills the cave to reach the upgrade chest on floating islands high above.

• All investigation areas for the GrobX quest now properly acknowledge that the player has entered the area.

• Infestation base event: quest markers are now shown when all that's left to destroy are the Gunther Standees.

• Shock and Awe challenge: Lowered the amount of creatures to shock from 5 to 3.

• During the first capture tutorial, raccoons now respawn quickly if you kill them all instead of capturing one.

• After defeating Clawbarella, at the end of the swimming sequence, only one player needs to be back at the surface to complete the quest.

• In co-op, make sure the cutscene when stomping the first gas plug only plays for the player who stomped it

• After dying in the last phase of the Wormzilla boss fight, while having Magnetic Fork equipped, upon respawning it will now get replaced by the water hose.

• In co-op, when one of the players walks on the button that opens a Drone Room in the third puzzle room and the other walks to the door, Players can no longer lock the doors by walking off the button.

• In Sandbox mode, if No Cinematics is enabled, Wormzilla now properly goes underground after the first fight.

Bingo Brawl

• Stinging Bloatus kills now count towards "Kill Creatures with a Metallic Chunk" and "Kill Creatures with a Blight Bomb" bingo tasks.

• The option to Hide Collectible Survey Icons is no longer available in the Match Settings for Bingo Brawl.

• Match Settings can now be scrolled down properly.

Audio

• As the client, the underwater audio effect no longer sometimes persists after diving and coming out of the water.

• In co-op, fixed EKO dialog not playing properly if the client crafts the Double-Jump at the printer on the beach.

• EKO dialog when entering Habitat about upgrades being ready to craft now ignores the Javelin upgrades.

Stability & Performance

• Fixed various rare crashes

• Optimized some UI elements in Bingo Brawl

Tell a friend and tell your pet Hognork that our biggest and best update has officially landed approximately 27 seconds ago!

The team here at Kindred HQ have been hard at work squashing even more bugs, adding juicy content and creating brand-new modes for you and your bestest pals.

Feast your eyes on Bingo Brawl or change your outfit to dress up as Yooka, all while there’s a not-so-secret challenge waiting for the entire community. 

Read more to find out the details 👀

Bingo Brawl has arrived 💥

It’s here! Our newest game mode is now available to select from the main menu once you boot up Revenge of the Savage Planet.

Imagine bingo with grannies and those dobber-pen-thingies, then replace the grannies with your friend and the dobbers with outer space whips. Sounds cool, right?

Take on a wide variety of tasks, set up in randomized 3x3 grids, either online or splitscreen with a partner and battle to see who takes the Bingo Brawl crown.

And you’ll want to stay tuned for the next bit…

Up for a challenge? 🏆

🚨 COMPETITION KLAXON 🚨

To celebrate the launch of our Bingo Brawl mode, we’re also announcing a community challenge which starts RIGHT NOW and runs until December 17th!

There are two key milestones which every single explorer is responsible for. Each Bingo Brawl game played will count towards unlocking:

🏆 20,000 matches - A new habitat trophy

👕 100,000 matches - The original Journey to the Savage Planet skin

Forget free pizza Friday, this is hands down the best company incentive ever invented. Period.

Full patch notes 📝

And without further ado, here’s absolutely everything we’ve tweaked as part of our latest update 👇

New Content

• Bingo Brawl mode

• Yooka-Laylee outfit

Fixes

• Fixed bad collisions around and below the dead hollow tree where we show the sprint+jump tutorial

• When playing co-op, players can no longer get stuck by the other player calling a creature pen down on top of their head

• Fixed activating the Habitat upgrade cutscene while another player is collecting Orange Goo; the player interacting with the orange goo no longer teleports under the map

• Player's Character no longer falls under the map after dying mid-air due to burning in the Shama Lama Prototype Suit

• Fixed death animations not playing from the client's PoV

• Fixed improper VO playing if the player reapproaches the first Orange Goo they ate during the tutorial

• Fixed the base holding three Metallic Chunks not being scannable

• In splitscreen, fixed throw trajectory not being visible for player 2 if they chose the right side of screen

• Mitoslimes can now be frozen and killed while frozen, including with Metallic Chunks

• We now properly cancel any puffer's attack by kicking or whipping it

• Some corrupted creatures can now be captured, but only in Bingo mode

• In Habitat Customization, the fire on Castle Candles is now properly tinted by scanning mode

• Updated all neon signs collision in Habitat Customization

• Improved the cursor behaviour when re-opening the map, and made sure we don’t display a white placeholder image in certain circumstances

• Fixed the Player’s icon on the compass sometimes turning into a black square after traveling to a new Planet for the first time

• Lowered other player’s icon almost at ground level so the characters are not entirely covered by it most of the time… now that you’ll probably need to shoot each other.

• 3D Printer menu: when using a mouse, don't hide the upgrade description panel when the cursor isn't hovering one of the upgrade pucks, to allow scrolling that description with mouse wheel

• Fixed a few scrolling text issues when using the keyboard arrows to navigate menus

• Fixed the Halloween Masks not being named as intended

• Fixed an incorrect label on the 'Wash'n'Win' neon sign in French

• Fixed missing translation for 'Classic', present on the Continue button, in all languages except English

We’re coming at you live from Kindred HQ with some VERY important updates that’ll leave you clutching onto your jetpacks.

Whether you’re into competitive chaos, stylish wardrobe transformations or simply love a bargain, there’s going to be something in here for you as our latest update drops on November 19th!

Let’s just say things are about to get weird & worryingly competitive.

Check out our fancy pants trailer right here!

Bingo Brawl 🤜🤛

That's right! It's almost time for Bingo Brawl, our brand-new 1v1 mode where you can battle against friends, family members, & even your high-school bully if you want to settle it once & for all.

Every match starts off with a unique 3x3 Bingo card of cunning, Martin Tweed-approved challenges. You’ll earn points for completing a challenge plus get huge bonuses for completing a Bingo of 3 (or more) in a column or row! Get the most points before time runs out to win.

You might be asked to destroy frozen creatures, do huge knee slides, or even whip your friend! It's different every time, and you won't have the same bingo card twice.

Introducing Yooka 💚

What rhymes with “intergalactic bazooka”? Correct, Yooka!

We’re excited to announce that Revenge of the Savage Planet is officially crossing paths with the Yooka-Laylee universe to bring everyone’s favorite chameleon to a wardrobe near you.

Available when our update drops on November 19th, you’ll be able to head over to your outfit station & switch into this lil guy* right away!

*Avoidance of thigh chafing is not guaranteed

We highly recommend checking Yooka's adventures in Yooka-Replaylee, which just launched last month! The Playtonic team are fabulous people, tell 'em we sent ya!

Savage Steam Sale 💰

And we can’t let you leave without also mentioning that we’re currently on sale on Steam!

Grab a massive 60% OFF the standard or Cosmic Hoarder edition of our game before the offer disappears on November 17th!

We’ve got even more to share in the coming days before we officially blast off for Bingo Brawl and more, so stay tuned to our socials for extra Savage Planet goodness 🧡

Being light-years away from home doesn’t stop us from celebrating all of Earth’s favorite calendar dates. 

Next up on the list is Halloween and we’re bringing plenty of customization to the table.

Whether you’re needing a new costume to go trick or  treating at the Brainards’ houses, or want to dress up your Space Trailer with some spooky decor, we’ve got you covered.

What can I dress up as? 👕

We’ve been hard at work in the Kindred Labs (aka our real-life office) carefully designing over 40+ new customization items, for you or your habitat.

🔶 4 Halloween-inspired helmets

🔶 37 brand-new habitat customization items

🔶 28 not-so-spooky neon signs

🔶 4 new suit colors

🔶 Plus some additional items from our Charity Pack, exclusive to those who own the Deluxe Edition!

And if you keep your eyes peeled, we might even have a little contest coming real soon…

Full Patch Notes 📝

Keep on reading for the full list of our latest patches and bug fixes:

Habitat Customization

• It’s now possible to stack wall stickers and posters on top of each other, and they won’t block placement of other furniture along that wall anymore.

• Counter corner items now snap properly to room corners.

• If you don’t own the Cosmic Hoarder Edition, the jukebox will now play “Taking a dump on company time” when interacting with it.

• Deleting the selected item now happens when the hold duration is done, not on button release anymore.

• Removed the on-screen hint for going into Habitat Customization mode while the player is inside a wardrobe they placed in the customizable area.

• Prevent players interacting when some items’ interaction zones are overlapping.

• Fixed a bug where the "New" label could reappear on furniture inside the DKO Catalogue during the first play session.

• Fixed a bug where the client player could place two of the same objects overlapping each other.

• Fixed an issue with the Flower Pot preview model while placing it.

• Fixed a visual glitch when the client player uses the Turbo Wheel.

• Fixed a dynamic light issue with the disco ball.

Remix Mode

• In Sandbox mode only, we now allow players to bypass any section of the tutorial up to activating the Habitat. They can fly from the landing crater to the Habitat in one go if they want.

• The pause menu will now show which options are currently enabled in any Remix Mode.

• Fixed a bug where crafting the Rawhide Utility Belt upgrade on the beach 3D Printer was putting a temporary Blight Bomb into the player’s hand.

• Fixed a bug where increasing the damage received would kill the player if they went out of the level’s bounds.

• Fixed a bug where decreasing the damage received would prevent the player from dying by fall damage, making Shama Lama’s Crash Test Dummy mission impossible to complete.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where, when playing splitscreen, if Player1 plays on the gamepad and Player2 plays on keyboard+mouse, Player2 cannot change tool in the tools wheel.

• The Resources Backup Storage box can now only spawn inside map areas the players have discovered.

• If the player dies while carrying loot, and the mission “I Take That Back” is already in progress, we now show a progress update for that mission showing the new amounts of loot in the box.

• Prevent players from interacting with teleporters while using the remote drone.

• On Quasadron IX, the laser activation cutscenes now only play for the player who activated them.

• Fixed a bug where base events could remain in the Journal even if all objectives were completed. They’ll now complete properly on the next reload.

• Fixed a bug where players could stay stuck after stomping defeated Mecha Slappi's body.

• Made sure the chest at the top of Slitherfly nest unlocks when the fight is done.

• Made sure the Hognork is well positioned on respawn.

• Fixed an animation bug when the player is standing in lava.

• Moved dialog line that was wrongly playing the first time the player picks up a Gelatinous Blob to when they craft the Gelatinous Blob Stabilizer upgrade.

Hud & Menus

• When inviting a friend to an online game, the list is now sorted so players already in the game are at the top, then online friends, then offline ones. We also added new icons to help identify on which platform your friends are playing.

• When a player dies in an early co-op game, if they haven't entered the Habitat yet, the button now simply shows "Respawn" instead of "Respawn In Habitat".

• Removed the “Teleport” tooltip on the Habitat icon shown on the Stellaris Prime map when that action isn’t available.

• Reduced the rotation speed of the character in the wardrobe menu when using keyboard keys.

• In the wardrobe menu, prevent the color picker from opening when that suit’s color cannot be modified.

• Fixed a few instances where a player’s HUD would stay visible during cutscenes that the other player triggered but both are seeing, or reversely where a player’s HUD would disappear during a cutscene that only the other player is seeing.

• Fixed a few different bugs that could cause some icons to show in the wrong spot on the map.

• During mission “Interstellar Enigma”, fixed the objective icon never showing up on the Slappi Teleporter to enter the challenge at the summit of Quasadron IX

• Fixed a display issue with the scanning progress bar during first usage.

• Fixed dialogs being muted while inside the wardrobe menu on some of the planets.

Options & Accessibility

• Added an accessibility option to turn off camera shakes

• Added new “Maximum Frame Rate” video option, only available when setting Vertical Sync to “None / VRR”

DLC? More like D-L-Free! Okay that sounded better in my head but it’s still factually correct…

Our latest update has officially landed and that means you get to experience the game-changing Remix Mode, a new Kaiju-inspired suit, seven new color schemes for your wardrobe and even more for the price of nothing!

No time like the present, so let’s get right into the details.

Revolutionize with Remix Mode 🟣

Our brand-new mode(s) will transform the way you view Revenge of the Savage Planet. Ever wished enemies were less squishy? Or that their damage was turned up to a million? Maybe the gravity just needs to be adjusted? Now you can do all this and so much more.

Sandbox Mode - your ultimate playground. Tweak every Remix setting to your heart's content - it's pure liberation and experimentation. Transform any game into a Sandbox adventure by hitting "Start Remixing" in the pause menu. Once you find a great recipe, head over to our Discord and show off your settings! Old Game Minus - dial up the challenge. Brace yourself for limited lives, increased damage, and a relentless timer pushing you to conquer the game at warp speed. This is where legends are made - send us a screenshot of your victory screen on Discord and earn your place in the Hall of Fame! Immersive Mode - strip away the distractions. Truly lose yourself in the game's breathtaking environments. Sharpen your senses, rely on your Journal and Map, and rediscover the thrill of exploration. If you've played before and crave a deeper connection to the world, this is your perfect escape.

When you load up and hit play, you’ll see all the exciting modes, and every new game you start creates a savegame neatly filed under that mode in the menus.

In Classic, Old Game Minus, or Immersive mode, you can jump into Sandbox mode at any time by selecting "Start Remixing." We'll keep your original savegame exactly where it was and seamlessly create a new Sandbox savegame that picks up right where you left off. Once you're in Sandbox, you can't switch back to other modes, but you can always adjust the options to match the other modes if you wish.

and no matter what mode you’re playing in, you’ll still get your achievements 🏆

Thought we were done? 🦖🎶🖼️

Remix Mode might be the head honcho in our latest update, but there’s still more goodies to sink your teeth into: 🦖 Character Customization - Suit up into a totally appropriate Kaiju-inspired outfit and choose between seven new color schemes by researching creatures. If you’ve already researched the appropriate critter, they’ll be unlocked by default! 🎶 Soundtrack - Head over to your favorite Earth-based music platforms like Spotify or Apple Music to get your hands on our full soundtrack. Kindred approved, headbanging greatness! 🖼️ Habitat Posters - As part of our community art competition, you’ll now be able to adorn your home with any of the nine winning pieces which will also be unlocked by default once you load up!

Full Patch Notes 📝

A heartfelt thank you to every explorer who continues to play Revenge of the Savage Planet, this full list of bug fixes and optimizations goes out to you! Highlights

• Added Remix mode

• Added a new Kaiju-inspired suit and 7 color schemes

• Added 9 posters selected from artwork submitted by the community

• Added a Continue button in the front end that automatically selects the last save you were playing in

• Addressed mouse input issues that were causing delta-t to be factored in twice. Mouse input now works properly!

• Expanded the Mouse Sensitivity range for finer control

• Reordered save games so that the most recent ones are at the top of the list

• Made the default selection in the confirmation box when deleting a save file be “cancel” instead of “delete”

Optimizations

• Restored Low-Latency input mode on Xbox

• Animation optimizations for the Player Character and EKO

Tech Bugs

• The title no longer responds to controller inputs when the application is not focused

• Mouse and controller sensitivity is no longer tied to the FPS amount

• Fixed regaining focus of the application while in the pause menu by clicking on a button not allowing the player to then be able to use the controller

• In the split-screen assignment screen, Player 2's Ready glyph will now use the correct input method

• Fixed multiple issues with Keybind options

• Mouse cursor is no longer invisible if the player launches the game while a controller is also plugged in 

• Cursor visibility should toggle as soon player changes input type

• WinGDK: Anti Aliasing options on WinGDK now function properly

• Changing the Vertical Sync to 20Hz no longer causes a crash with Nvidia GPUs

• Fixed some connectivity issues on Steam

• Fixed Lobby issues when clients leave

• Online co-op: made sure both client and host hear the music when walking the "corridor" towards the Habitat reveal cliff

• Add Savegame Problem Logging - Added more info for savegames to help debug

Gameplay Bugs

• Player can no longer launch various creatures into the air by running into them

• Dealing too much damage in the Slappi 2nd Phase will no longer soft lock the Boss Fight

• In co-op, fixed the Client occasionally getting launched after Wormzilla's first defeat

• Entering Photo Mode while using Power Hose no longer causes the hose’s tube to show up next to the Player Character

• The Old Boy filter in Photo Mode no longer causes the camera to zoom in

• Fixed the player’s suit occasionally vanishing the first time they are hit by amber

• One Alta crate is no longer much larger than the rest

• Unlocking The Frangipane Drifts Teleporter from afar will no longer cause it to enter a weird state where it’s interactive but visually blocked off. 

• The Player can no longer activate Plasma Energy Beams by knee-sliding 

• Vyper Power Panels located in the Grasslands tunnel no longer get destroyed when the Player slides too close to them

• Player is no longer able to go out of bounds in Slappi's World 

• During the Drone Puzzle on Quasadron IX inside the Magnetic Cave, there is no longer a hole at the side of the Puzzle Structure that allows Player Drone to skip all of the Puzzle

• Fixed various Photo Mode bugs - various fixes on Roll and Orbit mode to make them behave as expected

• If the "Alien Ultrafood" part of the tutorial is skipped and the user tries to progress further, the mission flow could break and lock progression. This no longer happens. 

• Updated the Raccoon Tail so it doesn't clip into the player's body so easily

• Fixed an animation glitch that occurred every time players used a Slappi Teleporter

• Tweaked the difficulty of the Clawbarella fight

• Fixed order of VOs when completing the Remote Drone tutorial

• Fixed a co-op bug where if either player rotates an object in Habitat customisation mode, both players hear the sound effect

• Prevent the gamepad from rumbling every time player reloads the game prior to healing once, dying or entering the Habitat

• Updated the range for the sensitivity of controls. Changed the max to 11 and the step to 0.05 for both horizontal and vertical sensitivity.

• Fixed a co-op bug where if the client is the first to interact with an Acid bomb or Bombgrenade dispenser first, that upgrade won't be properly crafted in the printer as it should

UX Bugs

• Make save deletion confirmation prompt selection default to CANCEL

• Subtitles coming from named characters no longer display as "Ads", if they were setup to play on the big screen

• Stopped certain options in the options menu from changing size when you scrolled over them

• Stopped the second audio events heard when pressing UP on the D-Pad when in the options menu while using a Controller

• After spending some time in the Habitat Customization Menu, the UI of the Menu is no longer misaligned

• Fixed Options > Controls page having nothing selected by default if you're using a gamepad, only when accessed through the main menu

• We no longer show the "New Habitat Item" baguette notification until after the tutorial is completed and Habitat customization is available

Everyone at Kindred HQ has been listening and we kept hearing three letters being repeated over and over and over (and over) again…

D L C

Apparently “free DLC” has been the talk of the intergalactic town and we thought what better way to appease those townsfolk than giving them exactly that?! We’re pleased to announce that Remix Mode, a new free DLC, will be coming to Revenge of the Savage Planet in four days!

What are we remixing? 🤔

We’re remixing EVERYTHING. Okay, maybe not literally everything, but there is definitely a lot to sink your teeth into including three brand-new preset modes that allow you to play in any way your little heart desires. and while we’re not allowed to spoil all the details at this stage, here’s an initial look at what you can expect… 🟠 Immersive Mode - No hints or help. Play the way grandpa intended. 🟠 Old Game Minus - It’s back! Another way of saying hard mode. Maybe even super hard mode. Lose your lives and we delete your save. 🟠 Sandbox - Not a literal box of sand because that would be boring. Instead, let out your inner child and adjust up to 30 settings for a unique Savage Planet experience.

But wait… there’s more 🦖

We couldn’t let you switch up the experience without changing your attire. Included in this free DLC are new character customization options including a fresh character skin and new color variations. This lil' Kaiju guy is the latest addition to an extensive catalog of completely random yet totally appropriate outer space fits. It just works! Oh and one more thing. If you're interested in our soundtrack, the full score will debut on your favorite Earth-based streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music on Monday too. Stay tuned to our channels for more information over the next few days, ready for our launch on September 29th! 🧡

Who are Special Effect? 🤔

Earn exclusive goodies 🤝

You thought we were done with our free content update? SIKE. Coming right back at ya with two more corporate announcements that make your company onboarding, & immediate redundancy, that much smoother for all involved. You’re welcome.

Play The Demo 🎮

Get a taste for everything Revenge of the Savage Planet has to offer with our FREE demo that lets you experience roughly the first hour or so of gameplay. Learn the tricks of the trade after waking up from cryosleep & crashlanding a gajillion miles away from Earth, deciding if this adventure is right for you & a friend. Coming in the very near future will also be a second part that allows you to mess around with some of Kindred’s many custom abilities. Nothing says persuasion like being able to shoot a stupid amount of goo at totally real-looking critters. We know money is tight. We feel you. So we’re giving you the chance to try before you buy. Oh & one more thing… For anyone who loads the demo & subsequently the full, paid version of the game, you will receive this BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN “THRONE” 🚽✨

Yes, even those who already own the full game simply need to load up the demo & head back to their save for it to appear! Ta-da!

Save 35% for ONE WEEK 💰

Once you’re totally convinced after playing the demo, we’re also offering a 35% discount via Steam which lasts for the next seven days.

Nothing much else to it really. Only that if you try to claim it in eight days’ time it won’t exist. So make sure to be quick & tell a friend so you can experience the madness together 🤝

Roadmap Reminder ⚠️

Don’t forget about our plans for the remainder of the year, which include: 📸 Photo Mode (released today!) 🏠 Additional habitat customization ⚙️ Modding integrations 👕 New suits ➕ & more!

For those explorers who pay attention to our very important & very serious company updates, aka our roadmap, you’ll no doubt be eagerly awaiting our latest update. Well, guess what? IT’S HERE FOR YOUR FACES! We’re coming at you straight from Kindred HQ with a returning Photo Mode, Performance Mode for console users, additional habitat decor & some essential bug fixes to make your space adventures 97.3% smoother (p.s. don’t question the maths). “But what exactly can I expect?!” we hear you scream from Stellaris Prime. We got you covered…

Say Cheeeeese 📸

If you ever played our prequel, Journey to the Savage Planet, or simply fancy yourself as an interplanetary photographer then this one goes out to you! Show off your adventures like those cool kids on social media with: 🔸 12 filters 🔸 20 frames 🔸 47 character poses 🔸 43 creatures + EKO to place The most impressive photo wins, erm… something? Stay tuned for more on that actually. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45157720/d255409b4f3d6653dce898dc1f6bc0def9d6ca12.png

Frames, Glorious Frames 📈

We heard you. Martin Tweed heard you. Bazingus probably heard you too & we all thank you for your patience in this matter. If you happen to be a console-owning explorer who wants to see EXTRA frames through those eyeballs of yours, take your pick between 40 & 60 FPS in the main menu starting right now on PS5, PS5 Pro & Xbox Series X! This may or may not have made our Art Director cry, but they know it’s for the greater good.

Making A House A Home 🏠

What actually makes a house a home, though? Definitely creature heads on your wall. Freshen up your living quarters with some brand-new objects delivered first-class by Alta Mail & choose from: 🧱 4 wall dividers 🏆 35 creature trophies 🧡 1 commemorative pet plaque - requested by the community! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45157720/1afcd8454a31ede4f74bb0b6579528e1b09f18f4.png Get creative & share your best snaps across social & Discord for everyone to see!

Full Patch Notes 📝

Performance Improvements

• Relocating furniture in building mode no longer causes significant performance drops

• Various optimizations

Gameplay

• Fixed a bug where a Mandragrove Maw could launch players with its tongue, leading to a softlock

• Fixed issue where using a teleporter that was covered with a bounce pad would cause players to be teleported midair

• Corrected the position of underwater EKO in player’s hands 

• When pausing the game, the glider now stays in the player’s hand

• Fixed animation of the player dropping a box

• Now both players can choose a different avatar portrait and play distinct grunt voices

• Prevent saving the game while we’re loading in order to reduce risks of savegame corruptions

• After each loading, the game now detects if any Printer Slurries have vanished from inventory and refunds them immediately

• Made bounce pads much bouncier, they take fewer bounces to get to full height

Online Multiplayer

• In the Friends list, added a visual separator between Xbox friends and Epic friends (crossplay)

• Fixed a bug preventing players, set as Offline, from playing the game

• The “player down” feedback will now be properly displayed when a player dies and the other player is inside the habitat 

• Downed players using Keyboard and Mouse must now use the Mouse to trigger a fast revive to address an issue with the spacebar input

• Fixed the "partner down" icon disappearing if the other player teleports or uses the habitat door

• Fixed the client losing the ability to use Remote Drone in specific circumstances

• The cinematic when picking up the whip now plays for both players

• Fixed missing dialog lines if the client does the first login into the Habitat’s computer

Controller Support

• Button prompts correctly show PS5 controller inputs after disconnecting and reconnecting a PS5 controller

• Button prompts show the correct key on the loading screen while using keyboard and mouse and playing online coop.

• In splitscreen sessions, vibrations are now correctly assigned to the relevant controller

• Vibration improvements on Xbox series

Quests

• Shock and Awe: Added tips in objective text to give players ideas of where and how to complete the challenge

• Added a failsafe to prevent the Pentaforce research not showing up in the Research menu while the quest is requesting players to complete it

• Fixed bug where if co-op players quit and reload the game during the first time in Habitat, that part of the tutorial would get skipped entirely

UI

• Fixed “current selection” menu feedback in the wardrobe.

• Fixed the queue of quest notifications sometimes getting stuck, causing them to stop appearing on screen for a while.

• Toxic gas icon on the map is now properly hidden when there is no gas in that cave

• Added Epilepsy warning when the game starts

• Gamepad Layout screen: added mentions of slide, weapon wheel and charge jump controls

• Tweaked position of survey icons showing up on many objects, preventing them from overlapping in some cases like on teleporters

Art

• Fixed goo making certain plants invisible

• Fixed graphical issue in Wardrobe menu with the most recent graphic card drivers

• Fixed some suit pieces’ in-game colors that did not match their wardrobe preview colors

Audio

• Fixed overlapping dialog lines if you select EKO’s voice quickly while the preview audio is playing

• Players can mute TV commercials sound by muting only the Dialogue audio settings

• The volume of the player character’s sounds are now controlled by the Sound Effects slider

Localization

• Bug fixes and localization improvements in multiple languages

Full Patch Notes 👇

• Fixed issues with Resource Backup Storage locations, and ensured players that had experienced issues with coop partners disconnecting don’t lose the resources the partner had collected
• Fixed a bug causing an important character to be invisible after the final bossfight
• Improvements to stagger and creature capture, making it easier to aim at and hit the stagger points with aim assist
• Fixed various bugs relating to creature behavior
• Fixed a few issues with upgrades (availability and notifications)

• Added various new tutorials to help players, particularly if they’re dying during tough fights where acquiring more upgrades would really help
• Stopped the Shama Lama podium (Cosmic Hoarder Edition) resetting after completion so you can go back and enjoy them again
• Made sure the Kindex is completable at 100%
• Fixed various places where players could potentially get trapped or escape the world
• Fixed and added missing VOs

• Making sure the displayed % for planet completion are correct
• Teleporter map navigation improvements
• Added missing out of bound notifications
• Few UI improvements on notifications
• Tweaks to map and icons for better visibility
• Upgrade descriptions can now be scrolled using controller
• Fixed loading screen issues

• Inverted Look Axis now works in building mode
• Various performance optimizations
• Fixed several replication issues
• Improved rumble behaviour across many aspects of the game.
• Fix bug where some Interactions caused teleporting issues
• Fixed remaining issues with corrupted save games
• Improve Xbox Invite flow
• Make sure credits can be skipped in Splitscreen
• Fixed controller and keyboard connection/recognition issues
• Improved alt-tabbing in/out of the game causing weird focus issues where the game would only be partially responsive

🔔 REVENGE OF THE SAVAGE PLANET IS HALF PRICE 🔔

Missed Our Roadmap? 👀

Dear Valuable Employees,

It’s been more than a month since we launched the mission to Nu Florida, and what a month it’s been! In case you missed it, we have a bunch of news for you so do not delete this corporate email yet!

The Day 30 patch

It’s our biggest update yet, addressing a lot of issues you’ve encountered, bringing performance improvements, along with implementing some of your best suggestions. So if you haven’t already, update your game, and let us know if you have any more issues! In case you didn’t know where to report a bug or if you have any suggestions or questions, head to our Discord! 

Read the full patchnotes here.

Permanent price decrease

We’ve heard you. Revenge of the Savage Planet price has been permanently decreased. By making the game more accessible, we want to make sure you’ll always find a space buddy with you - and if you don’t have anyone to play with… Head to the Discord!

A gift from us to you

Because we care, because we understand, and just because we are grateful to have you, in addition to all the incoming FREE content based on the roadmap below, we wanted to reward our early adopters with the exclusive Hot Whiz Suit to thank you for your support. So if you bought the Day 1 Edition - which means the standard edition that was on sale for the first month -, you’ll get the fabulous Hott Whiz suit. It’s pretty, it’s shiny, it’s just like you. Thanks.

Roadmap

We wanted to show you that, while still providing support and fixing issues, we have a lot more content in store for you. So in case you missed it, we have a great roadmap ahead that will make Revenge of  the Savage Planet even better, in free upcoming updates for everyone. 

There’s a little something for everyone: a Photo Mode to unleash your creativity, new challenges, new game modes, new suits, new furniture… So stay tuned, and see what we have in store for you!

We for sure hope you will like this and wish you a great galactic journey!

Kane, your Chief Happiness Officer and Community Guru

Hey there, explorers!

Can you believe it’s already been an ENTIRE MONTH of redundancy, space exploration and kicking your best friend off any cliff you can find?!

The entire team here at Raccoon Logic have been overwhelmed to see the love and support for Revenge of the Savage Planet since we launched and we’ve been hard at work focusing on tweaks, optimizations and we’re coming right at ya with an Alta-approved Day 30 patch.

Before we let you loose into the mass amount of bullet points though, we have some other quick announcements…

💰 Permanent Price Drop

As of today, both the Standard and Cosmic Hoarder editions will receive a price drop of 25% and 20% (or equivalent to $10) respectively. So now’s the perfect time to purchase if you’ve been saving up change from your actual job!

🦝 Trash Panda and Journey to the Savage Planet Offers

Our launch month bonuses of the Trash Panda skin and a free copy of Journey to the Savage Planet via Steam have now concluded and disappeared like the last batch of interns.

However, this does mean that Revenge of the Savage Planet can now be gifted to a friend if you’re in need of a co-op partner for your space adventures.

🗺️ 2025 Roadmap

Coming soon. Real soooooooon. Who wants it?

Full Patch Notes 👇 

Top Improvements

• Save game improvements - we should now be properly restoring your progress

• Addressed various Crossplay bugs

• Achievements are now properly awarded in coop

• Fixed various crash reports

• Improvements to keyboard and mouse controls and further fixes to key binding to support more keyboard types

• Make sure all Kindex categories can be completed at 100%

• Added scrolling whenever you are traversing a list - you can now hold down the D-pad and scroll to the friend you want to invite, for example, instead of tapping down dozens of times

Gameplay

• Alphabetical sorting of the Kindex to help identify what exactly you’re missing when trying to 100%

• Show exact number of entries at the top of each Kindex tab

• Fix discrepancies between Kindex entries and map stats

• Aim assist now better helps target weakpoints

• Radically improved the feel of various behaviours while playing coop in poor network conditions (running and sprinting, ledge grab, jumping, diving, interactions, etc)

• Animation fixes on idles and object interactions

• Camera fixes on reprint animation

• Drone navigation improvements

• Parry improvements (feedback, animation, etc)

• Fixed issues with the carryable crate

• Improved Hognork’s navigation to avoid the impression that the correct method to capture him was to stand on a rock. 

• Improved and fixed various creature reactions to ingredients

• Flying critters improvements

• Flyers behavior improvements

• Navigation improvements

• Improved underwater scanning

World and Quests

• Fixed several instances where the player could get stuck in collisions, or escape the world due to missing collisions or holes in the map

• I Take That Back quest improvements (clarified the location and markers for the Resources Backup Storage)

• Quest triggering fixes

• Provide better clues for the location of missing suit items

• Upgrade-O-Rama Challenges - added more granular progress when needed

• Clarify rewards for No Rock Unturned quest

• Added per-planet info to the No Rock Unturned quest 

• Add end game hint for Homeward Bound quest

• Fixed various Out of Bounds issues

• Missing VOs on scannable

• Clarified which side of large upgrade chests you can interact with

Performance and Graphics

• Refactor game user settings and video settings to provide more granular control over performance

• Various VFX optimizations to improve performance

• Improvements to the performance when opening various menus

• Various other performance improvements

• Water material updates 

• Addressed various rendering issues

• Improved stutters during cinematics present for some users

Habitat and Creatures

• Improve placement of wall decor

• Improvement to interactions with habitat objects

• Various building mode improvements (placement of objects, snapping to the wall, objects facing the right way, etc.)

• Fixed creatures spawning from portals

• Improvements to petting animations

Audio

• Addressed various audio replication issues causing looping sounds or duplicated sounds

• Fixed several instances of overlapping VOs

• Added missing SFX

• Addressed recurrent SFX issues

• Volume issues and adjusted 5.1 mix 

• Audio pass on UI and notifications

UI

• Various usability fixes

• Addressed various small bugs with labels

• Addressed subtitle issues and sizing problems

• Improve subtitles timing on ads and videos

• Various map improvements (teleporter locations, icons placement, out of bound sections, 2nd player location)

• Mission marker improvements

• Loading screen messages updates

• Fixed inconsistent fonts

• Fixes to ensure both players get UI updates and messages

• Added playtime and completion percentages to the save game selection screen

What does “verified” actually mean? 🤔

Revenge is best served anywhere 🚀

Cosmic Hoarder Goodies 🪐

From Us To You 🧡

• Fixed one of the Kindex categories tab that would never unlock. It will now unlock whenever player scans something that goes in that category.
• Fixed upgrade "The 'Fancy Nancy' Equipment Tagger" that behaved as if it was acquired from the very start of the game, marking all collectibles on the map as you survey them, while the intended behavior is for players to have to craft that upgrade in order to see those icons on the map.
• Added additional display refresh rate options, including those natively supported by the display device, as well as an option to disable vertical sync for potentially better performance at the expense of screen tearing.
• Optimized different cutscenes to remove GPU spikes and keep a more stable framerate.
• Fixed some input-related issues for keyboard vs controller.

What does the Cosmic Hoarder edition include? 🤔