- Beta Update - 14 September 2026
This update is on the Beta Branch. Hop on over if you want to help us test the upcoming update. Survival Skill Tree This update introduces a brand new Survival Skill Tree. You will be able to earn points in this tree by cooking, fishing, and hunting. This tree will include 9 new skills to pick from that give you all kinds of benefits, ranging from experience bonuses in crafting skills, a chance to find more foraging materials, increased duration time from meal effects, and more. Legendary Animals There is now a set of legendary animals to hunt. These will be hard to find and often require knowledge of where to look. Hunting these animals will reward you with unique crafting materials that can then be used to make a lot of new items including new unique ship decorations, weapons, and armor. We've also included some new points of interest along with this content. Changes Added survival sk…
- Update Preview: Survival Skill Tree and Legendary Animals - 10 August 2026
Ahoy mateys!We wanted to give you a quick overview on what we've been working on and what you can expect for the next update. Please keep in mind that while we are trying to keep content flowing at a decent rate, our small team (2 people) is currently split between working on the PS5 port of the game and new content for upcoming updates. That being said, the PS5 port is going very well and we hope to have that ready sooner rather than later, although we don't have any official release dates yet. Let me go over what you can expect in the next content update, which is currently planned to hit the beta branch hopefully in the next 3 to 4 weeks. Survival Skill TreeAs part of the next update we are introducing a brand new Survival Skill Tree. You will be able to earn points in this tree by cooking, fishing, and hunting. This tree will include 9 new skills to pick from that give you all kinds…
- Update: New Islands, Quest, Loot, and More - 22 June 2026
This update contains a number of fixes, improvements, and new content. Some new small islands can now be found past the 30 unit mark in any direction. These contain new quests, items, and points of interest. Additionally, the selling price of some crafted items has been rebalanced. These now sell for more than the sum of their components, which makes crafting more profitable than it used to be. Changes Added new islands with additional quests, items, and dungeons. The Nightbloom plant can now spawn on natural islands. Fast traveling now passes the time based on the distance you've traveled. Blacksmith merchants can now reroll your weapon and armor talents for a price. The Cartographer NPC will now count crafting station items already placed on your ship as meeting the conditions for the New Craftsman quest. Added a large font size option for dialogue text, item details text, and quest d…
- Beta Branch Update: New Islands, Quest, Loot, and More - 9 June 2026
We've just pushed our latest update to the Steam beta branch. If you want to help us test the new content before it goes public, you can find instructions on how to opt into the beta branch here.This update contains a number of fixes, improvements, and some new content. Some new small islands can now be found past the 30 unit mark in any direction. These contain new quests, items, and points of interest. Additionally, the selling price of some crafted items has been rebalanced. These now sell for more than the sum of their components, which makes crafting more profitable than it used to be. ChangesAdded new islands with additional quests, items, and dungeons.The Nightbloom plant can now spawn on natural islands.Fast traveling now passes the time based on the distance you've traveled.Blacksmith merchants can now reroll your weapon and armor talents for a price.The Cartographer NPC will n…
- Update Preview: New Islands, Quests, Loot, and More - 12 May 2026
Ahoy mateys!We wanted to give you a quick update on what's going on at Lavaboots Studios and what you can expect for the next update for Salt 2. Our current goal is to have the next patch hit the beta branch within the next couple of months. In addition to the new content coming, we are also working hard on a Playstation 5 port for Salt 2. While it's a bit early and hard to say exactly if/when this will be released, we do have a build up and running on the dev kit and are hopeful to have Salt 2 released on the Playstation in the near future. As you may know we are a small team of only two members and as such this console port is dividing our time between updates for Salt 2 and support for the PS5. Nevertheless, we are working hard on new content for Salt coming soon and have more updates planned for the future.For the next update, the main focus will be a set of new unique hand-crafted…
- Update: New Guild and Post Office Comissions - 10 March 2026
New guild - The Treasure Hunters A new guild and related quest line can be found within the world. Help the treasure hunters guild search the seas for buried treasure. Delivery Comissions Small post offices can now be found within most seaports. Use them to accept commissions to deliver packages to other nearby post offices. Changes Added the Treasure Hunter Guild quest line. Added post offices to many seaports, allowing you to accept commissions to deliver packages between post offices. Fixed Sword Masters Ring having the wrong description. Fixed a book not removing itself from the ground when you opened it in a pirate prison cave. Fixed the Bone Lord boss not spawning his minions. Fixed rain coming in some larger buildings. Fixed The Hunter's Veil quest item getting removed completing a quest when it shouldn't have been. Fixed the fire hall visual effects not showing up in the Red Rai…
- Beta Branch Update: Delivery Quests and New Guild - 25 February 2026
Our latest update is now available on the Steam beta branch. If you'd like to join the beta branch and help us find bugs before it's available on the default branch, you can find instructions on how to do so here. This update includes brand new content including a new Treasure Hunter Guild known as The Gilded Path with new dungeons, new items, and new lore to uncover. We've also added in a new delivery quest system. You can pick up delivery quests at a post office box in any seaport. Some are longer distances than others and you'll get paid more based on how far you have to travel. This quest are simple but will involve you carrying cargo on your person from one post office to another. We've randomize the direction a bit of the quests you can get, so that often you'll probably find one for a direction you were already traveling. We've also added some fun little interaction events and ef…
- Update Preview: Delivery Quests and Treasure Hunter's Guild - 3 February 2026
Ahoy mateys!Alongside multiple smaller updates released over the past couple of months, we've also been working on new content for a larger, more content-focused update. We're hoping to release this at least on the beta branch within the next couple of weeks but today we just wanted to go over what you can expect from that update. Delivery QuestsOne feature we've seen requested a lot is the ability to take on delivery quests as a way to make money. While we had a few quests similar to that you could get in the game, we didn't have a full blown delivery quest system. With the next update, we are finally adding that. In seaports and towns you'll often be able to find a post office station that will have a few delivery quests for you to pick up. Some are longer distances than others and you'll get paid more based on how far you have to travel. This quest are simple but will involve you car…
- Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements - 13 January 2026
Changes Fixed an issue when connecting with a player in a different world scene. Fixed leaving a dungeon after leaving a party sometimes sending you to the wrong location. Added "Equipped" filter to sorting options for inventories. Added a clownfish lure item to fishing merchant inventories to make them easier to catch. Increased the value of some higher end refined crafting materials to make them more profitable to craft. Added a "Sell All Junk" button to the merchant sell interface. Fixed a ship at the ship graveyard missing a texture. Fixed moonrock amulet giving you incorrect materials when salvaging it. Fixed the "Reduce Ship Rocking" accessibility setting not saving its state between play sessions. Fixed the Ignis Mallet weapon having an extremely bright light emission. Fixed the Keeper's Chest rewarding less items than intended. Fixed the wrong error message being displayed when…
- Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements - 15 December 2025
Changes Fixed the wrong message being displayed when another party member declines a scene transition. Fixed an error if you try to sell multiple stacks of an item with 0 value. Added the ability to craft multiple items at once. Added an option to adjust the sun shadow quality resolution. Added a brightness slider in the graphics settings. Fixed an issue where buying the Warlord's Token from a merchant would cause a confirmation pop up asking if you wanted to sell the item. Fixed an issue where you couldn't see the diggable grave at some graveyards as part of the "Hunt for the Heirloom" quest. Fixed an issue where Redwood Islands would sometimes generate in a way that would prevent quest POIs from spawning on them. Fixed some typos. Fixed an issue where the Ashwalker's Ward item was protecting you from lava damage. Slightly reduced the amount of memory the game uses. Fixed some memory l…
- Bug Fixes - 20 November 2025
Changes Fixed a problem that would sometimes cause networking errors, such as not being able to see other players and their name in the interface not displaying correctly. Allow more waypoints to be placed on the map. Fixed the Ship Supplier merchant turning towards you without playing the appropriate animation. Fixed the Item Upgrade interface not being localized properly.
- Bug Fixes - 19 November 2025
Changes If one player has the key to a sea fortress, they can now allow all party members to enter. Fixed an issue where you could no longer equip any weapons or other handheld items, if you unequipped certain items while drinking a potion. The map background no longer slows down the gamepad cursor. Fixed getting stuck in combat state if you are in combat when you disconnect from a multiplayer game. Fixed too many footstep sounds playing if a lot of NPCs were spawned, causing some minor performance issues and causing some other sounds to clip. Fixed an issue where the wrong popup message would appear if not all party members met the requirements to enter an area, making it look like you didn't meet the requirements. Fixed a number of minor code bugs that were causing errors. Fixed boss-spawned enemies spawning immediately when connecting to multiplayer. Fixed encountering an error while…
- Bug Fixes - 15 November 2025
Changes Fixed an issue that would cause frequent stuttering, in which updates to Steam friend statuses would cause an expensive interface refresh, especially if you had a lot of friends. Fixed an issue where you would continue burning after touching a fire. Added slowdown when gamepad cursor is over something clickable, and an option to adjust this. Added option to adjust gamepad cursor speed. Fixed the name of marauder's crown. Shrunk the collider on chip log slightly. Fixed multiple of the same journal in prison of the damned. Fixed a problem with aspect of eris dialogue. Fixed a bright brazier in captain flints hideout. Fixed gamepad joystick able to zoom map when using keyboard mouse. Fixed being able to open the map when you weren't supposed to be able to (over top some other interfaces). Added unique block sounds for staves. Armor crafted at weaving stations now has a unique sound…
- Salt 2 is Leaving Early Access - 12 November 2025
While we are continuing to update the game as always, Salt 2 is now no longer in Early Access. When we entered EA over three years ago, the game was a shell of what it has become today. We want to thank all of you who joined us in this phase as it would not have been possible without your support and continual feedback. As a tiny indie team, your help was absolutely necessary to both find issues and prioritize direction for the world of Salt 2. Throughout Early Access, you have helped us greatly expand the world with content and new features such as cooperative multiplayer, side quests and a main quest line, new ships and ship decorations, items, island types, underwater areas, and so much more. Not to mention a ton of bug fixes and polish. There is of course still more content and improvements to do, so there will be more of this in updates as we continue development. As part of this t…
- Update: End-game Content and Leaving Early Access - 12 November 2025
Since Salt 2 entered Early Access a little over three years ago, you all have supported us in the addition of a ton of new content, mechanics, and fixes including cooperative multiplayer, a main quest line, many new points of interest, island types, quests, items, ships, underwater content, skill trees, and so much more. We couldn't have done it without the brave players who took a chance sailing the seas in another Early Access title. We appreciate you all. While we will continue to release updates for the game as always, this one will mark our transition out of Early Access for Salt 2. This update, launching alongside the release, includes a brand-new endgame loop with a set of new legendary items, ship upgrades, world bosses, and new points of interest. Once you reach level 40 or higher, you'll find a new NPC in the world that will get you started hunting down rare items and bosses i…
- Beta Branch Update: End-game Content and 1.0 Release Date - 4 November 2025
Ahoy, mateys! Our next update is now on the Beta Branch. Since Salt 2 entered Early Access a little over three years ago, you all have supported us in the addition of a ton of new content, mechanics, and fixes including cooperative multiplayer, a main quest line, many new points of interest, island types, quests, items, ships, underwater content, skill trees, and so much more. We couldn't have done it without the brave players who took a chance sailing the seas in another Early Access title. We appreciate you all.While we will continue to release updates for the game as always, this update will mark our 1.0 release out of Early Access for Salt 2, once we transition it from the beta to the default Steam branch. We plan to do so on November 12th. This update, launching alongside the 1.0 release, includes a brand-new endgame loop with a set of new legendary items, ship upgrades, world boss…
- Bug Fixes - 15 October 2025
Changes Fixed the locations shown on some map items being inconsistent between play sessions. The location shown for a quest now uses the closest relevant map item you have in your inventory (or storage), rather than just the first one. Fix hunters guild interior area labeled as blacksmith's shop. Slightly increased the drop rate of yellow flowers. Fixed some weapons that were unable to be sold. Fixed the bug report hotkey not working.
- Bug Fixes - 10 October 2025
Changes Fixed being unable to place the ship helm decoration. You can now place the ship helm decoration on the floor and ceiling as well as the wall. Added a setting to switch from fullscreen to windowed mode. Fixed some achievements not being granted.
- Update - Hunter's Guild and Additional Enemy Behavior - 7 October 2025
This update includes new content, some additional enemy behavior, and fixes. Hunter's Guild This new guild is a ragtag band of hunters. Discover their island outpost and join them to start their questline of hunts. Enemy AI Changes Some enemies have a couple of new behaviors that they can decide to do during combat. This includes the ability to block attacks and drink potions. Both of these actions can be interrupted by a heavy attack or a lucky normal attack. Favorite Items To avoid accidentally selling or destroying items, you can mark them as favorite. Using the previous "mark junk" hotkey will now cycle through marking an item as junk and favorite. Changes Added hunter's guild, including a new quest line and items. Added a new boot-exclusive armor talent that reduces the distance enemies can hear you. Enemies can now sometimes block attacks. Enemies will sometimes try to drink healt…
- Beta Branch Update - Hunter's Guild and Additional Enemy Behavior - 24 September 2025
New content is available for testing on the Beta Branch. If you wish to test the new content, instructions to access the beta branch can be found here. This update includes new content, some additional enemy behavior, and fixes. Hunter's Guild This new guild is a ragtag band of hunters. Discover their island outpost and join them to start their questline of hunts. Enemy AI Changes Some enemies have a couple of new behaviors that they can decide to do during combat. This includes the ability to block attacks and drink potions, if they have one. Both of these actions can be interrupted by a heavy attack or a lucky normal attack. Changes Added hunter's guild, including a new quest line and items. Added a new boot-exclusive armor talent that reduces the distance enemies can hear you. Enemies can now sometimes block attacks. Enemies will sometimes try to drink health potions during combat, i…
