# PEAK BETA branch Patch 1.61.b

- Product: PEAK (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/peak)
- Vendor: Team PEAK
- Date: 2026-04-16
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3527290/view/573787410484166940
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/peak/releases/2026-04-16-beta-branch-patch-1.61.b

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- **fixed** — Night will once again be cold in Ascent 5+ and on custom runs when the setting is active
- **fixed** — Players that disconnect in Caldera and reconnect in the Kiln will come back dead unless the revive statue was used to revive other scouts
- **fixed** — Guidebook pages will no longer spawn in custom runs
- **fixed** — Progress towards multi-run achievements won't accumulate in Custom Runs where all achievements are supposed to be disabled
- **fixed** — Fixed a case where reconnecting players would fail to spawn their scout
- **changed** — Campfires' lit status will now sync when a player joins after a campfire is lit but before it burnt out
- **fixed** — Fixed a major issue with ropes that was causing the game to hitch if many ropes were placed in the same biome

**How do I join the beta branch?**

- To access the PEAK public beta go to steam and find peak in your library.

- Find the "gear" icon or right click the game and click "Properties" and a new window will appear.

- In the new window find the beta section and enter the beta password: **playpeakbeta**

- That will unlock the beta that you can now select in the beta participation drop down.

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BETA BRANCH PATCH 1.61.b**

- Night will once again be cold in Ascent 5+ and on custom runs when the setting is active

- Players that disconnect in Caldera and reconnect in the Kiln will come back dead unless the revive statue was used to revive other scouts

- Guidebook pages will no longer spawn in custom runs

- Progress towards multi-run achievements won't accumulate in Custom Runs (where all achievements are supposed to be disabled)

- Fixed a case where reconnecting players would fail to spawn their scout

- Campfires' lit status will now sync when a player joins after a campfire is lit but before it burnt out

- Fixed a major issue with ropes that was causing the game to hitch if many ropes were placed in the same biome