Deep in the underground, far beyond The Core, lies a mysterious biome. Its sandy plains are home to a myriad of strange creatures, plant life, minerals, and artefacts just waiting to be discovered. Welcome to The Desert of Beginnings! We are very excited to announce that Core Keepers second major content update is now live for you to enjoy, and were pleased to reveal that this is also the biggest content update weve created for the game so far. [previewyoutube=t3DSMZaAA2w;full][/previewyoutube] After battling the mighty Omoroth, youll be ready to move on from The Sunken Sea biome and head on over to The Desert of Beginnings. Will you get straight to searching for Galaxite to level up your tools and equipment, or will you focus on building a base to protect yourself from this biomes many enemies? Keep an eye out for Caveling Assassins and Lava Butterflies as you traverse the desert, and make sure youre well prepared before you decide to take on Ra-Akar the Sand Titan! Within this scorching desert, youll also find the superheated Molten Quarry. Be warned, this sub-biome is not for the faint of heart, as it's full of Lava Slime and fiery enemies that will attack unsuspecting Explorers on sight. Thats not all youll have to watch out for in the Molten Quarry, however, as this is also the home of Igneous the Molten Mass.
While The Desert of Beginnings wont be without its challenges, this update also boasts plenty of rewards and exciting new content for plucky Explorers. Race around the desert in three brand-new land-based vehicles, or meet up with your friends for an off-road adventure or a little go-kart racing! Youll also spot 12 new critters on your adventures, and now youll even be able to catch them with the new Bug Netbecause who doesnt want a pocket full of Fireflies? Weve also added community-requested quality-of-life improvements including the ability to fish from boats and minecarts, Steam achievements, and the option to add custom Latin-based languages to the game. Oh, and did we mention that several (previously unmoveable) large world objects will now be mineable so that you can move them around the world as you see fit?
Combing the desert will also be extra immersive for Core Keeper players using CORSAIR hardware thanks to our brand-new integration. Weve fixed it so that any iCUE-compatible CORSAIR products (such as keyboards, headphones, and mice) will react to in-game events with exciting light displays. All of this will be coupled with a magical new Desert soundtrack, plus unique soundtracks for boss fights, from the talented Jonathan Geer. Its been an absolute joy to work on this update, and were extremely proud to have been able to bring you both a mini-update in Cozy Caverns and a new Halloween seasonal event while weve been developing The Desert of Beginnings. If youre interested in taking a look at everything weve added with this update, check out the patch notes here. Otherwise, well leave uncovering the updates mysteries to you! We hope you have fun exploring The Desert of Beginnings, and we hope you get a kick out of spotting all the little additions weve made to our existing biomes too. When youre ready to take a little break, you can always catch up with your fellow Explorers over on the Core Keeper Discord or see what were up to over on Twitter.