patch · August 13, 2026
PEAK Patch 2.01.a Nerfs Frogs and the Bugle of Friendship
PEAK patch 2.01.a introduces a global cooldown for frog grabs and nerfs the Bugle of Friendship's infinite stamina interaction. The update also rolls out fixes for soft-locks, item exploits, and previously undocumented rope changes.
The latest PEAK update targets multi-frog grab chains and tones down the Bugle of Friendship. Alongside these balance shifts, patch 2.01.a addresses critical progression blockers, endless item uses, and audio bugs.
Balance Adjustments for Frogs and Stamina
Frogs now share a global cooldown preventing consecutive grabs if another frog recently targeted you. Infinite stamina effects, particularly those triggered by the Bugle of Friendship, no longer instantly fill your stamina bar to maximum. While active, the buff still blocks stamina drain, permits normal regeneration during climbing, and allows actions when your bar is empty. Additionally, the portable stove cooking time returns to 60 seconds, and the Glider correctly respects custom run and ascent level stamina modifiers.
Rope, Chain, and Movement Adjustments
Addressing mechanics omitted from previous notes, jumping off ropes or chains now supplies a vertical boost. Climbing ropes costs slightly more stamina, and snapping to a rope or chain from far away incurs a small stamina penalty. The chain you currently occupy is no longer highlighted as an interactive prompt.
Environment and Traps
Hazards like spiders, flytraps, and arrow traps now correctly affect Skeleton Scouts. The Big Ghost spawn point in GLOOM is capped to prevent ambushes from inside the Citadel stairs. Level generation fixes resolve a soft-lock risk in a redacted zone and remove floating obstacles in THE CITADEL. Furthermore, picking up an Amulet reliably awards the Esoterica Badge, and biome completion achievements no longer fail to trigger after loading auto-saves.
Exploits and Fixes
The Ritual Dagger can no longer be used indefinitely, eliminating the bug where killing a Checkpoint Flag owner with it broke voice chat and character animations. Flytrap death muffling, permanent anti-gravity sphere states, and backpack rock collision errors in redacted zones are also resolved.
Why this patch matters
Patch 2.01.a reins in outlier items like the Bugle of Friendship and cleans up persistent progression bugs, making cooperative ascents fairer and more stable.