Elemental Beasts is an elemental magic themed survival game that you can play on dot big bang. The game was made using the dot big bang browser based game editor, and is free to play. This changelogs page shows a list of previous updates and patches that have gone out since the game was launched, the newest update will be the one listed at the top of the page.
May 27 Update 6 – Water Beast & Much More!
New Elemental Water Beast
- Water Beasts appears periodically in the ocean
- Causes Water Strands and Water Wisps to spawn
Third Raft Upgrade
- Unlocks a third home island for you to build on!
Quality of Life
- You can now craft from chests
- Improved Recipe Unlock screen to show number of unlocked recipes
- Improved Equipment screen
- Hold Shift to swim faster, uses stamina!
- Display island owner name on screen when visiting home islands
More to discover
- Watershrines
- Pots
- Sarcophagus
- Tablets
- New featured player islands on the portal boat
- Giant Oysters that give pearls
- More resource spawns for iron shells, shells, coral, and seaweed
New at Crafting Table
- Drowning Resistance Necklace (Extra oxygen underwater)
New at Carpentry Table (Discover with Shrine Donations)
- Hanging Shells
- Leaf Decor Wide
- Leaf Decor Tall
- Earth Tapestry
- Fire Tapestry
- Water Tapestry
- Hanging Lamp Set
New at the Enchanting Table
- Earth / Fire / Water Enchanted Cabin
- Earth / Fire / Water Enchanted Small Tower
- Earth / Fire / Water Enchanted Shed
- Water Orb
- Water Enchanted Chair
- Water Enchanted Table
- Water Enchanted Crafting Table
- Water Enchanted Camp Sign
- Water Turtle Island
- Water Armor Torso
- Water Armor Legs
- Water Armor Arms
- Water Helmet
- Enchanted Water Knife
- Enchanted Water Axe
- Enchanted Water Pick
New in Premium Merchant Store (For Enchanting Table)
- Epic Water Armor Torso Recipe
- Epic Water Armor Legs Recipe
- Epic Water Armor Arms Recipe
- Epic Water Helmet Recipe
- Epic Enchanted Water Knife Recipe
- Epic Enchanted Water Axe Recipe
- Epic Enchanted Water Pick Recipe
- Epic Water Turtle Island Recipe
Enhanced Environment
- Occasional rainstorms now occur
- Improved underwater details
April 16 Update 5 – Shrines & Journal!
Shrines
- Appear in different locations around the map, they won’t always be in the same place
- 2 visual variations for each element (earth and fire)
- Sacrifice items you don’t need to the shrine
- Sacrificing items may result in a buff, items, or nothing at all if you are unlucky or the value of the donation is low
- Shrine boons vary by element (so fire and earth shrines can give different results)
- Larger sacrifices can give larger buffs, or buffs that last longer
- As more elements are added to the game some of these buffs will be moved onto other more appropriate shrines, and new buffs will be added!
Possible Shrine Buffs
- Shrine Drink (refills food hunger bar)
- Shrine Food (refills thirst bar)
- Max Health Boost (raises maximum health)
- Max Stamina Boost (raises maximum stamina)
- Max Oxygen Boost (raises maximum oxygen)
- Cost Resist Boost (gives cold resistance)
- Heat Resist Boost (gives heat resistance)
UI Improvements
- Added stack splitting! Click an item and use +/- buttons to adjust stack size
- A context menu has been added to support items that can have multiple actions performed on them (so you can use a consumable or split the stack for example)
Journal
- Added to the buttons above the hot bar, or press “J”
- Includes links to the Patch Notes and FAQ, these will open in new tab
- Journal Notes hold lore and tips for playing the game
- Six initial notes that are triggered through gameplay to help new players get started
- Journal Glossary explains gameplay features/terms that may be useful to know
- Glossary currently covers item types, but more knowledge will be added over time.
- Journal Recipes tab shows icons for all recipes that can be unlocked through gameplay
- Store recipes won’t show in the list unless you have purchased them
- Click a recipe to “pin” it, then you can track what ingredients it needs
- Hover over an unlocked recipe to learn which crafting table it requires
Featured Player Islands
- There is now a second boat that has portals to some player islands.
- The doors will rotate through a variety of players as we add more players to the list
Islands are more likely to be featured if
- There are several buildings and lots of furniture
- Furniture is placed in an interesting, fun, or visually appealing way
- There is an enchanted island
Other changes
- Fixed bug that could stop buffs from being correctly applied in some cases (this was the one stopping food from refilling health)
- Made some changes that slightly improve loading time at the start of game
- Consumable buffs now save if you move between home island and main game
- Rock and metal resource nodes now correctly let you mine 3 times when they are first spawned (previously they could only be mined once until they had respawned)
- Changed icon on new uncrafted recipes into a star
- Changed locked recipe icons to be black silhouettes
- Changed drop for bottled enchantments to be a generic item bag
Mar. 27th Update 4 – Clothing & Armor!
New at the Gear Crafter
- Tricorn Hat
- Course Neckerchief
- Course T-Shirt
- Course Long Sleeve Shirt
- Loose Shirt Wrapped
- Baggy Pants Wrapped
- Loose Pants
- Fitted Pants
- Fingerless Gloves
- Cuffed Gloves
- Hand Wraps
- Tall laced Boots
- Boots
New at the Enchanting Table
- Earth Armor Torso
- Earth Armor Legs
- Earth Armor Arms
- Earth Helmet
- Fire Armor Torso
- Fire Armor Legs
- Fire Armor Arms
- Fire Helmet
New in Premium Merchant Store (For Enchanting Table)
- Epic Earth Armor Torso
- Epic Earth Armor Legs
- Epic Earth Armor Arms
- Epic Earth Helmet
- Epic Fire Armor Torso
- Epic Fire Armor Legs
- Epic Fire Armor Arms
- Epic Fire Helmet
Other Changes & Fixes
- Wood Bowl Recipe now gives 2 bowls
- Bamboo Cup Recipe now gives 2 cups
- Iron Anvil Recipe now requires a wood log as well as the original 8 iron ingots
- Armor can now have more than one effect, so amor with the fire enchantment will give you a little resistance to the cold
- Fixed bug that could cause the loss of a crafted item if it was not collected before enchanting the crafting station
- Locked active stations from being put away, so that the crafts are not lost
- Fixed a method of duplicating worn gear
Feb. 27th Update 3 – Tools & Daily Trade!
Daily Trade
- Once a day, the merchant will have a small quest where you can trade in some early game resources for some kind of nice goodie like food, medicine, or pine pitch glue 😉
- A quest marker (exclamation point) will show up when there is an available trade
- There are currently 14 possible daily trades to the merchant’s trade list
Tool Functionality improvements
- Knives now drop extra resources when gathering based on how much higher the Cutting level is compared to what is required for that resource
- Axes now drop extra resources & have faster chopping speeds based on how much higher the Logging level is compared to what is required for that resource
- Picks now drop extra resources & have faster mining speeds based on how much higher the Mining level is compared to what is required for that resource
New at Crafting Table
- Gold Plated Knife
- Gold Plated Axe
- Gold Plated Pick
New at the Enchanting Table
- Enchanted Earth Knife
- Enchanted Earth Axe
- Enchanted Earth Pick
- Enchanted Fire Knife
- Enchanted Fire Axe
- Enchanted Fire Pick
New in Premium Merchant Store (For Enchanting Table)
- Added ability to preview the premium islands
- Epic Enchanted Earth Knife
- Epic Enchanted Earth Axe
- Epic Enchanted Earth Pick
- Epic Enchanted Fire Knife
- Epic Enchanted Fire Axe
- Epic Enchanted Fire Pick
Fixes
- Fixed issue that could occur when pulling full chests from the island inventory, it was possible to for the chests to have duplicate or incorrect contents
- Fixed issue that could allow tents to be put away while they contained full chests
- Fixed emotes so that they are networked, now maybe people will smile back, lol
- Fixed issue that could allow a player to stack tool buffs by swapping the tool in an equipped slot
- Added protections against saving over newer data with an old tab, like when playing on two devices
- Fixed bug that caused the freezing/burning buffs to vanish while eating or drinking
- Fixed issue where you could end up with “giant” versions of various furniture items
- Fixed issue that could prevent rotating objects until they were moved
Feb. 12th Update 2 – Fire Beast & Buildings!
New Elemental Fire Beast
- Fire Beasts appears periodically in the big cave
- Causes Fire Strands and Fire Wisps to spawn
Second Raft Upgrade
- Unlocks a second home island for you to build on!
New at the Carpentry Table
- Cabin
- Shed
- Gazebo
- Leaf Gazebo
- Small Stone Plaza
- Large Wood Plaza
- Basic Bridge
- Stone Shelf
- Stone Shelf Set
- Wood Shelf
- Wood Shelf Set
New at Crafting Table
- Rustic Fireplace (Kitchen upgrade, functions like campfire)
- Rustic Kitchen (Same recipes as outdoor kitchen, different look)
New at the Enchanting Table
- Fire Orb
- Fire Enchanted Chair
- Fire Enchanted Table
- Fire Enchanted Crafting Table
- Fire Enchanted Camp Sign
- Fire Turtle Island Recipe
- Epic Fire Turtle Island Recipe (Available in Premium Store)
New Hair (Choose by opening your inventory and going to the appearance screen)
- Short Cornrows Style
- Short Mohawk Style
- Short Fade Style
- Short Pigtails Style
- Long Scruffy Style
- Epic Gold Braid Style (Available in Premium Store)
- Elemental Fire Fauxhawk Style (Available in Premium Store)
Other Changes
- The Necklace and Bracelet slot have been replaced with two “Trinket” slots. So you can now wear two element resistance necklaces at the same time!
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where players could lose home island data
- Fixed many small bugs and issues!
Jan. 28nd Update 1 – New Food & Resources!
New Resource Nodes added to the two offshore islands
- Maple Trees
- Cotton
- Wild Rice
- Striped Rock
- Cactus Nodes
New Foods & Related Recipes
- Cactus
- Maple Syrup
- Candied Seeds
- Wild Shoot Salad
- Bowl of Rice
- Bowl of Porridge
- Stir Fry on Rice
- Mushroom Stew
- Roasted Seaweed
- Oyster Mushroom Roll
- Urchin Nigiri
New Healing Items & Related Recipes
- Bandage
- Earth Tonic
- Earth Bandage
New Upgrade Stations & Related Recipes
- Salt Water Distiller
- Sushi Mat
- Copper Pot
- Cauldron
Other Changes
- Guests can now have save data as well as rafts and home islands
- Existing food values and names have been tweaked to better fit with new foods
- Cattail get has been renamed Healing Gel and tweaked to fit with new healing items
- The swamp now fills cups & bowls with swamp water
- The ocean now fills cups & bowls with salt water
- There is a hot area on one of the offshore islands
- Urchins now poison you (same total damage as before, just spit between instant & poison)
Bug Fixes
- Potential fix for the disappearing equipped armor bug, please let us know if you are still seeing that issue ❤️