Changelog/2026/May 14/Alpha

Hi all,

Today we're back again with another round of testing for the Lotus Atoll. If you missed the previous test, please refer to THIS THREAD for a more in-depth introduction to the update and its various mechanics.

Since we last took the Lotus Atoll off the Alpha Network, we've been hard at working implementing your feedback and polishing up the island. Below is a list of key changes to keep an eye out for as part of this second testing session:

• Added Fishing Hotspots to The Park
• Added Researcher Jessica to the Lotus Atoll, who hints players at how to obtain Tewtil Shards
• Added 2 more levels to the Rabbit Barn
• Added the Frogspawn Bucket
  • Can be used to upgrade LEGENDARY Frog Pets -> MYTHIC
  • Grants the perk "Home Sweet Home" -> Increases your chance of catching GOLD and DIAMOND Trophy Frogs by +0.1-10%.
  • MYTHIC Frog also gains +5 Trophy Chance as a base stat and "Happy Tree Friends" additionally grants +2 Fishing Speed per Frog (max 10 frogs)

• Reduced the size required to explode Lily Pads from 10 -> 8
• Exploding Lily Pads now only begin to decay after 60s without being interacted with
• Exploding Lily Pads now drop 60x - 100x Lotus instead of 1x Silver Lotus
• When decaying, Exploding Lily Pads now decay linearly rather than a percent of it's current size
• Adjusted Tewtil Shard to aid with combining and exploding lily pads faster:
  • Punching Exploding Lily Pads is +5-50% more effective.
• Adjusted Lotum Shard to help get rarer critters/sea creatures from exploding lily pads:
  • Grants +1-10 Tracking on Exploding Lily Pads.
• Adjusted exploding Lily Pads to now spawn additional mobs/critters upon explosion:
  • 3-5 Sea Creatures will spawn
  • 10% chance for a Flipflopper
  • 5% chance for a Seashine
    • When a Lily Pad explodes, the ❃ Tracking of all players involved will be used to calculate the chances of ♣ Elusive spawns (Puddle Jumper, Frog Prince, Flipflopper, Seashine). This is capped at 400 ❃ Tracking (x5 base chances).
    • Sea Creatures spawned are assigned to random contributors to the Lily Pad; elusive critters can be hunted by any player or contributor.

• Improved the descriptions of several Chapter tasks
• Adjusted Chapter tasks that require players to catch Sea Creatures to show the rarity of the relevant SC
• Moved “Craft Froggles” task from Chapter 1 -> 2
• Moved “Donate a Frogcoin” task from Chapter 5 -> 4
• Moved “Catch a Frog Prince” chapter from 5 -> 6
• Added a new Chapter 5 task “Catch a Seashine”
• Added a new Chapter 4 task “Catch a Flipflopper”
• Added a new Chapter 4 task “Catch a Sea Frog”
• Added a new Chapter 4 task “Catch a Highlands Frog”

• Added nametags to Lotusfish and Lotums
• Improved the Lotum exhaust message
• Increased Lotusfish Shard from +0.5-5 Trophy Chance on Lotus Atoll -> +1-10
• Increased Lotusfish spawn cap from 15 -> 25
• Added certain Fishing Net requirements to catch larger critters
  • Medium+ -> Joydive, Lumisquid, Seashine, Flipflopper
  • Large -> Shellwise, Spike

• Adjusted all Lotus Sea Creatures to unlock at Fishing 10
• Adjusted the reworked Sea Creature Guide to show individual island names
• Buffed Lotus Crown drop rate from 0.1% -> 0.25%
• Added Enchanted Ink Sacs as a 0.5% drop from Squids
• Adjusted the Barrel of Riches & Lotus Crown recipes to use more materials
• Added more sounds to the Puddle Jumper Sea Creature, and increased his dialogue hologram visibility

• Lowered required pity for Exploding Frog and Puddle Jumper:
  • 50 catches for GOLD
  • 300 catches for DIAMOND
• Added a message informing the player when a Wormhole closes
• Allowed for Silver, Gold, and Diamond Lotuses to be added into Personal Compactors
• Added Silver Lotus, Gold Lotus, Frogcoin, and Seared Escargot to Sacks
• Changed the Lotus Eater NPC into a regular sized frog
• Added a new “Lotus Highlands” zone to better illustrate when players are eligible for Highlands Frog
• It can also get quite windy up here at night
• Adjusted Spinosaurus Pet to make it specific to Trophy Fish and less reliant on its Primordial Fisher perk
• MVP++'s golden GG feature is now enabled for a few seconds after a player fishes a Diamond Trophy for the first time

• Reworded the Fishing Speed stat to make it more clear how the stat affects Fishing
• Fixed Atoll Croaker not dropping enough Lotus
• Fixed some bad Puddle Jumper jump locations
• Fixed some of the zoning of Tewtil Tunnel
• Fixed some Frogs not wanting to path find outside of water
• Added some dialogue to Puddle Jumper when you try to attack him (please don't)
• Fixed a visual issue with the Peace Treaty armor set bonus
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• Lotus Collection is now in the SkyBlock Guide
• Fixed some broken Egg & Fairy Soul spots with the new Backwater Bayou map
• Fixed an issue with the Geometric reforge stone not working
• The Bayou Hook attribute now effects Bayou & Lotus Atoll
• Fixed Lotusfish spamming you if you hit it with a Fishing Bobber
• Fixed some entities being able to be cocooned and breaking
• Captain Baha will only harass you about crewmates now after visiting the Backwater Bayou
• Exploding Lily Pads can now eat other Lily Pads that are 5% smaller instead of 20%
• Fixed some entities being able to fall in the void forever
• Added some missing Bestiary / Shard icons
• Fixed Researcher Tay proccing the Researcher Kay chapter objective
• Lots of other typo fixes and things I've probably forgotten

And that's all the changes we have for you today! Thanks to everyone who left their feedback on the initial thread, especially those of you who answered our list of questions, as it was incredibly useful.

Please remember to report any further issues you encounter whole testing HERE, being sure to select "alpha.hypixel.net". Have fun!