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Enshrouded 1.0 Update: What Changed and What to Check

Review Enshrouded 1.0 regions, Sparkworks, save conversion, skill and control resets, and the limits of the October 16 hotfix.

Last checked October 18, 2026 at 15:03 UTC

Quick answer

The full release adds Cinder's Cradle, expands the explorable world and introduces Sparkworks building logic. For returning players, the practical priorities are save conversion, selecting the correct local/cloud tab, reassigning reset skill points and reviewing reset controls. Install the latest available platform build; Hotfix 1.0.0.2 is not a completed repair for corrupted characters.

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Before you load an old character

Keen's 1.0 changelog says saves from version 0.8 or earlier are backed up and automatically converted when detected. Character and world selection now let you choose between local and Steam Cloud folders in separate tabs. Check the appropriate tab in both menus. Preserve any existing backup before investigating a failed conversion; a blank tab is not enough evidence to declare a save permanently gone.

Confirm the account and installed version you actually use.
Inspect the local and Steam Cloud tabs separately for characters and worlds.
Preserve existing save copies; investigate a missing entry before overwriting anything.

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Prepare your character, not just your download

The skill tree resets when an existing save is first used in 1.0. The notes also say custom key bindings were reset to accommodate new actions. Reassign your skill points and inspect the bindings before judging changed damage, movement or ability behavior as a bug. Keen expanded wand combat, aiming options and several skills, but these changes do not establish a universal best build or a guaranteed frame-rate gain.

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New places and building systems

Cinder's Cradle opens the northern part of the completed map. New Hollow Halls are listed for Albaneve Summits and Veilwater Basin. Sparkworks connects an input, such as a lever or pressure plate, to an output such as a door or trap. This written overview is enough to understand its purpose, not a verified circuit recipe or a route to every new quest. Use in-game progression and current recipes rather than treating an old Early Access map as complete.

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Separate release content from hotfix status

Hotfix 1.0.0.1 was followed by 1.0.0.2 on October 16. The latter fixes the world-settings regression and NVIDIA grey-fog fault and names specific crash scenarios. Corrupted-character migration is explicitly unfinished. Existing PC ownership carries over, while launch crossplay is explicitly unavailable. Match a platform-specific installed build to the release notes; the PC build number here is not a claim that every console received an identical binary at the same moment.

Separate release content from hotfix status
Item	Current information
World Edit action	Named fix in 1.0.0.2; test the same action after updating.
Corrupted character absent	Still awaiting repair/migration; not restored merely by avoiding the crash.
PC ownership	Existing Early Access owners do not repurchase1.0.

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Claim evidence

Before you load an old characterOfficial

1.0 release changelog

Prepare your character, not just your downloadOfficial

1.0 release changelog

New places and building systemsOfficial

1.0 release changelog Introducing Sparkworks

Separate release content from hotfix statusOfficial

Hotfix 1.0.0.2 — build 1269579 Launch FAQ: existing ownership, saves and multiplayer

How evidence labels work

OfficialConfirmed by the publisher, developer or platform. Announced changes are not automatically live-verified.

Beta VerifiedThe same specific Beta observation is supported by multiple independent sources.

Community ReportedA player report or independent test, not an official universal cause or fix.

UnverifiedInsufficient evidence, conflicting details or an unconfirmed cause.

FixedA scoped issue confirmed resolved; other symptoms may remain.

Sources

Hotfix 1.0.0.2 — build 1269579Keen Games · October 16: world configuration, scoped crashes, NVIDIA fog; corrupted characters still await migration repairOpen Keen Games source

1.0 release changelogKeen Games · October 14 release notes: save format, skill reset, controls, new regions and technical changesOpen Keen Games source

Launch FAQ: existing ownership, saves and multiplayerKeen Games · October 13: no second PC purchase required, existing-save conversion and no launch crossplayOpen Keen Games source

Hotfix 1.0.0.1 and launch-period workaroundsKeen Games · October 15 original notice; historical Edit workaround and volume-dependent audio issue, not proof of later resolutionOpen Keen Games source

Introducing SparkworksKeen Games · October 8 written explanation of input/output building logic; video not independently transcribedOpen Keen Games source

World save migration failReddit players · October 16–17 player reports; does not validate third-party save-editing tools or establish that every missing world is corruptedOpen Reddit players source

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Enshrouded Missing Character or Save After 1.0

Check local and Steam Cloud selection, old-save conversion and the unresolved corrupted-character migration case without deleting your save.

Enshrouded World Settings Not Working: 1.0 Edit Fix

Check the fixed world-configuration bug in Hotfix1.0.0.2, the older temporary workaround and safe reporting for a remaining Edit-menu failure.

Enshrouded Crashes After 1.0: Hotfix and Symptom Checks

Separate Enshrouded migration, travel, water, Adventure Share and startup crashes from the fixed NVIDIA fog problem and unresolved audio behavior.

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