Soulmask Patch #13 landed at 07:00 UTC on June 11, 2026, and it is the first patch delivered against the 90-Day Overhaul Plan that developer Qooland announced earlier in the month. The headline change for server admins is a tribesman pathfinding rework that should noticeably reduce the "tribesmen stuck in workshops" complaints that have shadowed Soulmask since launch. The patch also rebalances boss disengage timers, reworks every humanoid enemy AI, reins in ballista damage, and lifts the single-player crafting speed multiplier to 100x. A second patch is already locked in for June 25.
Release Date
Patch #13 went live on June 11, 2026 with a 30-minute maintenance window starting at 07:00 UTC. The update includes a client patch, so anyone running a dedicated server needs every connecting player to be on the latest build before they can rejoin. Soulmask runs a single global game version: there is no opt-in toggle to delay an update on a private server, so plan a short reboot window for your players.
Tribesman AI: The Pathfinding Fix Servers Have Been Waiting For
Tribesman AI is the single biggest behavioural change in this patch, and it lands squarely on a pain point that anyone running a tribe of 8 to 20 NPCs has been living with. The patch notes spell out three concrete fixes:
- Workshop pathfinding rewritten. Tribesmen "can remotely access items while working, effectively reducing pathfinding frequency." In practical terms, a Carpenter assigned to a Worktop will no longer repeatedly trek to a chest to fetch the same plank stack. On a busy server this is the kind of change that shows up as a measurable drop in CPU usage during peak hours, because pathfinding is one of the heavier per-tick operations the server has to run for every active NPC.
- Reactive crafting in single-player. When the crafting list changes, the assigned tribesman starts working immediately instead of waiting for the next idle cycle. The note is single-player specific, but the underlying fix should reduce stuck-tribesman reports across the board.
- Hold-F2 Rally to Me. Deployed tribesmen can now be recalled to the player's position with a held F2. For multiplayer raids and dungeon runs this replaces the manual fetch loop that used to follow every wipe.
There is also a new "Downed but Not Dead" option for tribesmen. When enabled (it is on by default on lower difficulties), a tribesman who is critically downed will not be killed by AoE damage. For server owners this is worth surfacing in your community Discord, because it changes how groups handle wipes during boss fights and dungeon trash. If your players have a no-resurrect rule, the toggle has to be off, and the option is per-save rather than per-player.
Boss & Combat Rebalance
The boss and combat changes are the biggest single chunk of the patch notes:
- Every humanoid enemy AI has been fully reworked to match the current game modes and AI levels. At lower AI levels, humanoid enemies now have lower attack aggression, lower arrow accuracy, cannot parry precisely, and will not dodge as flexibly. This is a meaningful difficulty drop for new players, and a server owner running an easier "story" server will feel it more than a hardcore PvP server.
- Disengage timers extended. Bosses no longer slip away to regen mid-fight. Combined with slower out-of-combat HP regen on all creatures, encounters that used to soft-reset now stay committed.
- Specific boss rebalances: the Observer's AI and skill kit was simplified, the Destroyer's Fury rate was halved, and the Anubis Hound got an AI overhaul. Humanoid boss balance is now described as "complete" for this pass.
- Dungeon ranged-enemy density reduced. Across all dungeons the number of unreasonably placed archers and ballista crews was cut.
Ballista Rework: Range, Cooldowns, Ammo
The ballista changes deserve their own callout because they directly affect PvP combat economics:
- Tribe Ballistas: 20/30/40 metre range tiers (was longer in PvP).
- Camp Ballistas: flat 50 metre range.
- Neutral Ballistas: no longer consume bolts and fire indefinitely, but no longer auto-pull ammo from nearby chests.
- NPC operators now have a 60-second cooldown after dismounting, and a 600-second timer before another NPC will take over a dead operator's seat.
- Shots now have spread when NPCs fire at players. Auto-headshot ballista turrets are gone.
If you run a PvP server with raid mechanics built around ballista coverage, this is the rebalance that will probably trigger the most community discussion. The damage-reduction effect while operating a neutral ballista was also removed.
XP & Crafting Multipliers Now Go to 100x (Single-Player)
A quiet but important config change: the single-player crafting speed multiplier can now be set up to 100x, and XP multipliers were adjusted across most modes. For dedicated servers, the per-mode XP multipliers are still configured through the standard server settings file, so check your game.ini values after the patch in case the defaults shifted.
The New Overhaul Report Cadence: What June 25 Brings
Alongside the patch, Qooland published the first June Overhaul Report, a new bi-monthly dev log format that pairs every major patch with a written reflection on what shipped and what is coming. The first report confirms the next patch on June 25 will include:
- A new single-player cross-world portal.
- A redesigned tutorial.
- HUD and UI changes that have been iterating on the Public Test Branch.
The Public Test Branch (PTB) is now the central mechanism for previewing big changes. If you run a server and want to know what is coming two weeks before your players see it, opt your test instance into the PTB and read the matching Overhaul Report when it drops. The Burning Highlands region (the final Shifting Sands zone, with a new boss and ultimate Mask) is still scheduled for September.
What This Means for Your Server
- Schedule a short reboot window before your peak hours on patch day. Client and server are on the same global version.
- Check your game.ini XP and crafting multipliers after the patch in case the multi-tier rebalance shifted the defaults you were used to.
- Decide your community's stance on "Downed but Not Dead" for tribesmen before players show up confused that NPCs are surviving wipes.
- Re-tune any PvP raid balance that depended on the old ballista range and auto-aim behaviour.
- Expect a small CPU win during peak hours on populated servers thanks to the workshop pathfinding rewrite. If you were sitting on the edge of needing a RAM bump because of NPC density, this patch buys you headroom.
- Mark June 25 on your calendar. Cross-world portal and tutorial rework land then, and HUD changes will affect support tickets.
Verdict
Patch #13 is the first patch where you can feel the 90-day overhaul start to bite. The tribesman pathfinding rewrite alone would have justified the update, and the disengage-timer fix is the other change every group player has been asking for since launch. The bi-monthly Overhaul Report cadence is the part that most Early-Access-graduated games do not commit to, and it is the right call for a game in this kind of post-launch rebuild. If you bounced off Soulmask in the first month after 1.0, this is the patch worth coming back for, with another one queued up just two weeks later.
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Tune in for the June 25 patch coverage right here.
