PEAK's Final Major Update THE FINAL ASCENT Adds GLOOM and CITADEL Biomes
The update marks the end of PEAK's major content cycle while opening the door to new platforms and cross-platform cooperative play.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Aggro Crab released the final major update for PEAK, titled THE FINAL ASCENT, on August 12. It adds the GLOOM and CITADEL biomes, three new items, Clown Luggage, ten new badges, and Ascent 8 difficulty. The studio also announced that porting to other platforms will begin, with cross-platform support planned.
THE FINAL ASCENT is now live, and for the next two weeks the daily map rotation will feature only the new biomes. After that, the game alternates between CALDERA/KILN and GLOOM/CITADEL.
The patch notes describe fog-covered maps with ghosts, ruin-like buildings with spike floors, and pendulum-style spiked balls. Three new items join the roster: the Jetpack, which replaces the backpack; Warp Fungus, a mountain fungus with an effect when thrown; and the Glider, which enables horizontal movement until stamina runs out.
Clown Luggage now drops Lollipop, Cannon, and Balloon Bunch. Ten new badges and matching cosmetics are included. Ascent 8 is added, and Ascent 7's rule changed from 'cannot revive the dead' to starting cursed, with the curse strengthening on each revive.
- GLOOM/CITADEL: New biomes with fog-shrouded swamps and trap-laden ruins
- Jetpack: Equipped in place of a backpack
- Warp Fungus: A strange fungus that does something when thrown
- Glider: Allows horizontal movement until stamina runs out
- Clown Luggage: Yields many strange items when opened
- Lollipop: Appears from Clown Luggage
- Cannon: Appears from Clown Luggage
- Balloon Bunch: Appears from Clown Luggage
- 10 new badges: With corresponding new cosmetic items
- Ascent 8: New difficulty level added
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