# PEAK 1.53.a: Host kick and connect/reconnect fixes!

- Product: PEAK (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/peak)
- Vendor: Team PEAK
- Date: 2026-01-27
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3527290/view/496092615849020639
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/peak/releases/2026-01-27-1.53.a-host-kick-and-connect-reconnect-fixes

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- **added** — Hosts can now kick other players from the lobby by clicking a boot icon next to each audio slider in the pause menu
- **added** — If a player connects to a game in a state that would spawn them as a ghost, they will be revived if scouts in the game are near a campfire with a used scout statue
- **fixed** — Scouts are less likely to spawn or revive with a broken ragdoll
- **fixed** — Reviving players no longer sends excessive network spam while respawning
- **fixed** — Players connecting at the final campfire no longer get stuck behind the fog wall
- **fixed** — Scorpions stop stinging immediately when picked up, giving players enough time to throw them
- **fixed** — Some players with newer Radeon graphics cards should experience slightly better framerates
- **fixed** — Players can no longer use rich text tags in their names
- **fixed** — Scouts can roll snowballs to make them bigger in Alpine
- **fixed** — Fixed difficulty adjusting mic levels in the pause menu with a controller
- **changed** — The game now prompts with an are you sure confirmation when hitting Leave Game on the pause menu
- **fixed** — Restored CharacterAfflictions.RPC_ApplyStatusesFromFloatArray for modders, with host-only restrictions
- **fixed** — It is no longer possible to set yourself as host from within a mod

##### **Hey scouts!**

You can now kick people in PEAK!

No, not actually kick them physically - this is a friendly game! But hosts can now kick other players from the lobby if they misbehave. We've also made fixes to the connection and reconnection issues, and we hope it will function better now.

##### **1.53.a Patch Notes**

**Player Kicking**

- Hosts will now see a little boot next to each audio slider in the pause menu. Clicking this boot will remove the indicated player from the current game. Kicked players will not be able to re-join a game they have been kicked from. The only way to "un-kick" a player is to start a new game from the main menu. Banlists reset every time a new game session starts

 **Mid-run Connect/Reconnect Overhaul**

- If a player connects to a game in a state that would normally cause them to spawn as a ghost, we now check if the scouts already in the game are close to a campfire with a used scout statue. If the scout statue was used to revive other scouts, the connecting player will get revived as well

- Scouts should be less likely to spawn/revive with a broken ragdoll.

- Reviving players will no longer send a bunch of network spam while respawning

- Players connecting at the final campfire should no longer get stuck behind the fog wall

 **Misc. Fixes**

- Scorpions will stop stinging you immediately when picked up. You once again have enough time to throw them before they sting

- Some players with newer Radeon graphics cards should get slightly better framerates

- Players can no longer use rich text tags in their names to annoy their friends

- Scouts can once again roll snowballs to make them bigger in Alpine

- Fixed a bug which was making it unnecessarily difficult to adjust mic levels in the pause menu with a controller

- The game now asks you "Are you sure?" if you hit Leave Game on the pause menu.

 **Modder Fixes**

- Restored CharacterAfflictions.RPC_ApplyStatusesFromFloatArray (only the host may send this)

- It is not longer possible to set yourself as host from within a mod

**Enjoy! /The PEAK team**