Woods Minigame / Dark Thicket
Forest minigame objectives on Steam include Wood Dust and the Elder Tree. Community guides call this activity Dark Thicket and describe optional discoveries beyond its resource loop. Patch 1.0.12 corrects its permanent movement-speed text; the note does not establish a new movement multiplier. Treat a wording correction separately from a lost upgrade.
- Latest patch context
- 1.0.13
- Source check
- 2026-09-26
- Status
- CURRENT
- Build verified
- 1.0.13
Changes that affect this guide
- 1.0.12 · 2026-09-21
Old advice to keep digging deeper for the yellow mine material is incomplete after this patch. Recheck the updated mine before judging rarity from launch-week runs. The movement-speed entry is a text fix, not evidence of a changed buff value.
Choose progression or exploration for this visit
If your goal is an achievement, compare the current Wood Dust or Elder Tree objective with your progress. If you are exploring, allow time to inspect the environment instead of assuming a completed resource goal means every hidden interaction is done.
Understand the movement-text fix
1.0.12 names a permanent movement-speed text correction. It does not publish the buff's number or a stacking rule. A speed calculator built from that note would be guessing.
Keep current and historical names linked
The existing Dark Thicket page preserves its historical demo evidence. This page connects it to the current Forest objective context and patch history, without converting every old demo observation into a verified released-game value.
Put the plan to work
Track five minigame activities using official regional descriptions; record your observed items, upgrades and rewards.
Minigame Progress Tracker →Sources & verification
Source review: 2026-09-26. Verified against developer patch notes, not a hands-on build test. Nightwater Wiki is an independent fan-made reference.