patch · November 13, 2025
PEAK. Patch v1.44.a Overhauls Scout Cannons, Lava Rules, and Gamepad Sensitivity
PEAK. patch v1.44.a rebalances the Scout Cannon, fixes frame-rate tied gamepad sensitivity, and adjusts lava mechanics.
PEAK. patch v1.44.a brings a hefty wave of balance tweaks, environment adjustments, and crucial bug fixes ahead of the Tropics rotation return on November 17th.
Scout Cannon and Movement Adjustments
The Scout Cannon receives major buffs and modifications. It can now launch zombies, its weight is reduced from 6 to 4, and its forced ragdoll time drops from 2 to 1. Exiting the cannon has also been made slightly easier. Elsewhere, the death timer now continues to tick down while being carried by another scout if you have enough spores to become a zombie. Wind walking via a Shroomberry no longer grants flight with just one balloon; players now require at least three balloons. Additionally, expiring Shroomberry wind walking midair will no longer cause increased fall damage.
Environment and Gameplay Tweaks
Caldera lava no longer cooks items held in your hands, preventing accidental detonations from explosive items. Players who are invincible can now walk directly in Caldera lava. Checkpoint Flags now respawn scouts slightly above the ground to minimize clipping and physics issues.
Gamepad Sensitivity and Technical Fixes
A long-standing issue tied gamepad look sensitivity directly to the user's framerate. This has been corrected, meaning gamepad players will likely need to readjust their sensitivity settings upon loading the game. Other fixes resolve double explosions from dynamite following the cooking update, eliminate an infinite zombie spawn loop caused by cliff-ragdolled zombies, and prevent campfires from failing to burn players.
Minor Bug and Physics Corrections
Scouts in a ragdoll state no longer bounce excessively off mushrooms. Frisbees landing in the water are no longer incorrectly marked as in flight for the Ultimate Badge. Visual bugs involving the Book of Bones and Third Eye accessory have been patched for both player models and ghosts. The Emote wheel is no longer accessible while in ghost form, and pitons can now be grabbed reliably while hanging from vines.
Why this patch matters
Patch v1.44.a addresses foundational issues like framerate-locked gamepad sensitivity while opening up new utility for Scout Cannons and tightening up physics anomalies.