NEWS & UPDATES

DELVE WORLD - V0.4 RELEASE NOTES

Release: v0.4

Date: 2026-06-18

Previous release: v0.3.2

v0.4 is a systems-and-polish release with 112 commits since the public v0.3.2 release tag. It lands the Gilded Depths biome, a major pickaxe durability rework, the offline solo tunnel overhaul, and a broad mobile and touch-controls polish pass.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Gilded Depths biome: a deeper, gold-veined layer beneath the iron strata, with new ambient audio and three new hostile mobs.
• Pickaxe durability 2.0: durability now scales with the hardness of the block you're swinging at, and rare picks gain charges instead of breaking outright.
• Solo Tunnel overhaul: persistent seeds so you can revisit the same throwaway mine across sessions, plus torch flicker desync fixes.
• Mobile & touch polish: reliable tap-to-mine, compact party frames, and safe-area handling for notched devices.

DELVE WORLD - V0.3.2 PATCH NOTES

Release: v0.3.2

Date: 2026-06-04

Previous release: v0.3.1

A maintenance patch focused on stability before the v0.4 feature drop. Fixes a long-standing bug where shaman totems would drop one tile below the floor and addresses rare server desync during party loot rolls.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Totem fix: shaman totems now correctly anchor to the floor they were cast on.
• Loot roll desync: party loot strategies no longer diverge between clients under high latency.
• Backend metrics: improved observability for realm operators tracking shard health.

THE VEIN RUN — OFFICIAL RULES AND PRIZES

Date: 2026-05-22

The first Vein Run kicks off Saturday at 18:00 UTC. Race three floors of the Deep Shaft against rival parties for a prize pool of 50,000 $DELVE. Sign-ups open in Discord.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Format: timed race through three procedurally-generated floors; fastest clear wins.
• Prizes: 50,000 $DELVE split among top three parties, plus exclusive 'Vein Runner' title.
• Requirements: balanced party of 3-5 delvers; third floor miniboss has been quietly rebalanced.

DELVE WORLD - V0.3 PRIVATE LAUNCH

Release: v0.3

Date: 2026-05-09

Previous release: v0.2.5 (closed alpha)

The Private Deep Shafts realm is live. Persistent characters, shared claims, and party combat are all online.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Persistent realm: character progression, inventory, and claims survive between sessions.
• Party system: form groups of up to five delvers with shared loot and experience.