Merchant Update

The Merchant Update

The Merchant Update was released on February 20th, 2023.

The Merchant Update is one of the major content updates for Castaways. It allows any player to claim a free island by going to the Hub and trading a compass to the Captain. With this update players finally do not need to own collectible islands in order to play. In addition to this there are many new Blocks and Crafting recipes and a whole lot more!

• New Smelting Blocks: Glass, Brick, Polished Stone, Polished Sandstone, Iron Bar
• New Crafting Blocks: Palm Door, Bed, Clay, Coal Block, Iron Block, Palm Wood Planks, Palm Wood Plank Slabs, Palm Wood Plank Stairs, Sandstone, Sandstone Slabs, Sandstone Stairs, Carved Sandstone, Carved Sandstone Slabs, Carved Sandstone Stairs, Polished Sandstone Slabs, Polished Sandstone Stairs, Polished Stone Slabs, Polished Stone Stairs, Brick Slabs, Brick Stairs, Stone Brick, Stone Brick Slabs, Stone Brick Stairs
• Free Islands
• Island Levels
• The Island Selector
• Challenges
• Iron Mines & Iron Ore
• Levelling up Coal Mines and Iron Mines to level 2
• New Hub
• The Captain