Core Keeper – Bags and Blasts Update is Now Live

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In a thrilling turn of events, the initial significant post-release upgrade for Core Keeper, titled Bags and Blasts, has arrived! Bursting with an abundance of exhilarating content, players are now able to explore the Oasis, a fresh sub-biome nestled within the Desert of Beginnings. Furthermore, they’ll encounter an immense new boss battle!

In the freshly introduced lair, she’s joined by cicada adversaries (that can be encountered in Azeos Wilderness too) along with a modified version of Bomb Scarab. Four novel explosives have been incorporated, and grenades – a brand-new throwable item – are now available to incapacitate, poison, enchant, and even inflame opponents. Over 35 fresh armor sets, trinkets, and weapons can be collected as rewards.

Besides these improvements, you’ll find new Pouch types for holding ores, blocks, seeds, crops, fish, and valuables have been incorporated. The Mage and Warlock characters have also received updates, while Summoners can anticipate stronger minions in the future. You’ll also notice a new Minion Detonator for explosive action!

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Explore the fresh additions detailed below, and find the complete update summary here. The game titled “Core Keeper” can now be played on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Personal Computers, and Nintendo Switch platforms.

Core Keeper – 1.1.0 Major Update – Bags and Blasts

Gameplay:

  • New boss: Nimruza, Queen of the Burrowed Sands. Found in The Desert of Beginnings biome.
  • New cicada enemies added in Azeos Wilderness and in Nimruza’s dungeon.
  • New enemy variation of the Bomb Scarab. Found in Nimruza’s dungeon.
  • New sub-biome: Oasis. Found in The Desert of Beginnings biome.
  • New cattle: Drohmble.
  • Drohmbles roam in the Oasis and eat crops to produce Blasting Dung.
  • A total of over 35 new pieces of equipment, including armor, accessories, and weapons.
  • Added 4 new bombs:
  • Mouse Bomb;
  • Blunder Bomb;
  • Proximity Bomb;
  • Void Bomb.
  • Added new types of explosive throwable consumables: “Grenades”.
  • Grenade;
  • Stun Grenade;
  • Fire Grenade;
  • Poison Grenade;
  • Charm Grenade.
  • Added an “Explosives” skill tree with 8 new skills.
  • New inventory-management feature that can come in different sizes: Pouches.
  • Ore and Block Pouch;
  • Seed and Crop Pouch;
  • Fish Pouch;
  • Valuable Pouch.
  • Mage & Warlock playstyles have been expanded with new features as part of our ongoing improvements, with more to come in future updates.
  • New pet: Arcane Symbiote.
  • New multi-purpose weapon: Corrupted Meteor Staff
  • New offhand: Minion Detonator
  • Minions have been made more aggressive: they will now actively pursue and attack enemies.
  • New armor sets
  • Desert Guardian armor set
  • Lily Pad armor set
  • Blast armor set
  • Tassel armor set
  • New seed placement tool: Garden Trowel.
  • Added a Content tab to the World Info menu. In this menu, players can opt-in to add new content to their existing worlds created in 1.0 or later, even if doing so may overwrite already explored areas in these worlds. This can, for example, include new boss dungeons that appear in existing biomes. Worlds that don’t opt-in will not see any changes to already explored areas, but might miss out on some of the new content.
  • New hotbar swapping feature. The hotbar can be swapped to other rows in the inventory by clicking the new arrows to the left of the hotbar or using the shortcuts.
  • Quick stack to nearby chests has been added as a button to the player’s inventory UI. A shortcut can be used to quick stack items to all nearby chests while the UI is closed too.
  • New inventory item locking feature. Items in the player’s inventory can be locked using the new lock button in the player inventory UI. Locking an item will block it from being sorted and quick stacked.
  • New Workbenches:
  • Laboratory Table. Craftable in the Scarlet Workbench.
  • Pouch Workbench. Bought from the Bearded Merchant.
  • New biome-specific explosive wall variations.
  • 2 new paintable decorations:
  • Tapestry
  • Banner
  • 5 new achievements.
  • Floracadas are less aggressive towards players until they have been damaged.
  • It is now possible to break, pick up and place Cicada Burrows.
  • Minion Detonator’s description is now rewritten to reflect how it actually works, by avoiding the word explosion to not confuse it with explosion-type damage.

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2025-03-11 15:43