- Mining sound effects.

- Unfinished door entry in Plains that lead to Cliff-Alley.

- Reduced wait time during scene transitions.- Trying to enter Edgar's tent now shows a message that it's in development.- Trying to enter Witches hut now shows a message that it's in development.

- Small vials missing from the General Store stock.- Bushes and decorative flowers would occasionally render on top of player incorrectly.- Broken button scaling in the crafting menu.- Broken button scaling in the quest journal.- Collider bug where players could walk on water near the docks in Willowhaven.- Feedback system failed to properly send the ticket author's name.- Sending save file in the feedback system would use the last save, which often would not be accurate of the ticket being made. Now when sending a ticket with save file attached, the game will automatically save first.- Bug that would appear when players would interact with crafting bench at the same frame as drinking strange potion would start.- Missing General Store counter collider.- Incorrect item rendering in the General Store.- Colliders on items in Edgars’ camp.- Missing dock collider near the witch’s house in Plains.- Broken Misty Forest stairs leading to Rock Valley, which made the valley objects non-interactable.- Gertrude’s shop sign rendering in front of the player.- Typo in the 101 poster in the basement.

This first build is a small foundation release. It contains roughly 1 hour of playable content, depending on playstyle, and is focused on the core systems: exploration, gathering, ingredient analysis, brewing, recipe discovery, quests, and world interaction.

We want to be very clear: this is not a full RPG yet. It is the beginning of Early Access, and the game is planned to grow through updates.

Our immediate focus after launch will be:

• fixing bugs

• improving clarity

• polishing the core systems

• listening to player feedback

• expanding the amount of playable content through regular Early Access updates

Our plan is to release monthly Early Access updates, with smaller patches released sooner if urgent issues or important bugs appear.

We also plan to publish a 2026 roadmap as soon as possible, so players can see what we are building toward and what kind of content is planned next.

We also want to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported the game before launch. Thanks to your support, Plague Alchemist reached over 10,000 wishlists before entering Early Access — something we genuinely did not expect when we started this project.

Thank you to everyone who wishlisted the game, tested it, gave feedback, or followed development. Reaching Early Access is a huge step for us — and now the real work continues.

— The Hardcoded Team