PTB Major Update #1 — New Region, New Masks

Hey, Chieftains!

We've just pushed an update to our Public Test Branch (PTB). This is an early drop of content from our upcoming major update, "Beyond Gravity" — including a new region from the Shifting Sands DLC, a new boss, and new Masks. Get in there and be the first to experience it all!

To access the PTB, right-click Soulmask in your Steam Library, go to [Properties] → [Betas], and select "Public test" from the dropdown.

And as you'd expect — this is not the final build. That means you might still run into some… interesting experiences, like clipping through the world into a mysterious bottomless void. But we'd love to hear your thoughts! Drop your feedback in our Discord — share any and all thoughts you have about this update. This matters to us. A lot.

Here's the full changelog for this update:

New Content

• Added a Mastery learning feature to the Training Ground.
• Added a power-free variant of the Floating Foundation.
• Added a Water Vapor Collector.
• Added the “Gene Recovery” ability (default key: X). It can be used when the player-controlled character is Severely Injured or in Feign Death, restoring all HP. Cooldown: 60 seconds. Unavailable in War Mode.
• Added Burning Highland, a new area in Shifting Sands.
• Added an Ancient Dungeon in Burning Highland.
• Added Holy Ruins in Burning Highland.
• Added Floating Island Ruins.
• Added Pyramid Ruins in Burning Highland.
• Added a Pyramid Ruins Dungeon in Burning Highland.
• Added a Pyramid Ruins Dungeon in Starfall Fields.
• Relocated the Glorious Battle Hymn Mask Restrictive Module drop from the Blackstone Cliff Ruins Dungeon to the Red Dunes Ruins.
• Added a Desert Overlord Mask drop to the pyramid in Starfall Fields.
• Added a Shadow Hunter Mask drop to the pyramid in Burning Highland.
• Added a Desert Overlord Mask Restrictive Module drop to the Blackstone Cliff Ruins Dungeon.
• Added a Shadow Hunter Mask Restrictive Module drop to the Holy Ruins in Burning Highland.
• Added Enforcer Mask and Enforcer Mask Restrictive Module drops to the Holy Ruins in Burning Highland.
• Added progress tracking for exploration points in each map region.
• Added three Masks: Enforcer, Shadow Hunter, and Desert Overlord.
• Added an irreparable equipment category to the Uncrafting Table.
• Overhauled the Tribesman Work Assignment UI; added a Job Status interface
• Redesigned the Main Menu, streamlined into a cleaner two-tier menu layout
• Added text size scaling option

Gameplay Adjustments

• Hammer basic attacks now use a combo sequence.
• Updated the animation for [Spear Mastery] Overturn.
• Spear Mastery — "Reversing Heavens" animation replaced