Fisch The Deep Update Guide — Deep City, 4 New Rods & the Monstrous Cusk Hunt (v1.96, 2026)
What The Deep Update Actually Adds The Deep (v1.96.0) dropped on August 8, 2026 at 16:30 UTC. It is not a balance patch or a QoL tweak — it is a full biome expansion set inside a massive underwater trench. Three new zones, four new rods, one hunt boss, sixty-plus fish, and a piece of gear that changes how you move underwater. This is not the Desolate Deep. That area launched back in July and lives in a different part of the map. The Deep is a separate trench biome with its own NPCs, its own progression, and its own endgame target. ...