Dinkum island landscape

VERSION · HOTFIXES · TROUBLESHOOTING

Know what is current
before changing your save

Version facts come from official announcements. Community reports are not labelled confirmed until the developer or publisher publishes a fix or notice.

Version 1.0.8

The Great Bite Update

Major update
April 23, 2026
Latest gameplay hotfix
May 15, 2026
Hotfix amended
May 19, 2026
Checked by this guide
July 16, 2026
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What the three post-update hotfixes addressed

These are resolved items, not an unresolved-bug list.

Multiplayer fish, trains and specimen books

Addressed invisible fish in multiplayer, trains falling from bridges after leaving view, sorter behaviour, missing specimen-book labels and unreliable Fish/Bug Book information.

Latest official hotfix

Terrariums, ponds, diving and fishing

Fixed tiny or invisible display animals, a multiplayer sky-swimming issue, stuck fishing input, close-range visitor catches and Auto Sorter behaviour.

Second Great Bite hotfix

Animals, airship and soft locks

Fixed animal threat behaviour, airship detection, a crafting-table death soft lock, NPC accessory display, high-speed motorbike bouncing and missing Well Rested buffs.

First Great Bite hotfix

Do not mistake platform rules for bugs

No Steam–Switch cross-play

Steam and Nintendo multiplayer remain separate. Cross-save has been discussed as a future plan, but no release date is confirmed.

Versions must match

Clients running a different game version cannot connect to the host. Update every device before troubleshooting a lobby.

Host owns world progress

Deeds and core island progress belong to the host island. Visitors keep their character-side skills, licences and inventory progress.

Steam Deck is Playable

Default controls work and performance is supported, but some in-game text may still be small on the handheld display.

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Back up before experimenting with fixes or mods.

Do not overwrite a healthy local save with an older cloud copy. Close the game fully before copying files, and keep a dated backup outside the active save folder.

Status policy: Last checked July 16, 2026. The current version number is based on the published 1.0.8 update record and subsequent official hotfix posts. A Steam depot change alone is not treated as a new public gameplay version.