Short answer

The newest public reports describe a Zip Gun craft button hidden by an overflowing stats panel and a tree-bound Revenant objective that does not advance after club hits. Save reports now conflict, Chinese remains listed on Steam but missing for several testers, and the friend-join workaround is still community advice rather than an official fix.

Zip Gun
Craft button hidden in one UI report
Tree Revenant
Club hits did not advance one objective
Save behavior
Community reports conflict
Friend joining
Community workaround has a follow-up confirmation
Simplified Chinese
Store-listed; several beta players cannot find it
Wood
Collection friction reported; no stable route yet

Before filing a report

  1. Update Steam and the PlaytestMake sure every crew member is on the current beta build.
  2. Capture the exact stateRecord the menu, quest step, server name and error text instead of paraphrasing what happened.
  3. Try one change at a timeFor connection problems, align Steam Download Region first, relaunch, then test the in-game server list.
  4. Use the in-game report buttonThe official beta provides a bug report tool and feedback survey. Testers also have a private Steam forum.
  5. Avoid destructive workaroundsDo not delete save folders, modify game files or install unofficial patches without developer guidance.

Zip Gun craft button can disappear below the stats

A September 2 Steam report says the Zip Gun stat block is so long that the Craft button is not visible. The post describes a layout failure, not missing ingredients or a locked recipe, and currently has no reply or developer workaround.

If your symptom matches, preserve a screenshot with the full panel, resolution and UI scale before changing display settings. The dedicated Zip Gun page separates this case from a grey button, a missing recipe or a craft action that produces no item.

Tree-bound Revenant objective can fail to advance

One tester reports hitting the Revenant tied to a tree with a club. The target shows cuts and bruises, but the objective does not progress; the player asks whether a group is required. No reply confirms a solution or a co-op requirement.

Steam lists Frostrail as supporting single-player, so there is no public basis for telling players that this objective must be completed in a group. Use the spoiler-light quest page to capture the objective state without guessing an item, weapon or hidden trigger.

Tunnel saves are reported, but progress loss is also reported

A Reddit tester says passing through tunnels triggers a save. A separate Steam commenter says a crash forced a restart and that closing after another run also returned them to the beginning. Neither report documents the host, level, build or exact exit sequence.

Those accounts cannot be combined into a guaranteed save rule. Treat a tunnel transition as a player-reported checkpoint, leave through the in-game menu when possible and do not assume beta progress will carry to Early Access.

Friend-join workaround has another player confirmation

The Steam thread recommends putting every player on the same Download Region and using Frostrail's server list rather than Steam Overlay. A Reddit reply separately suggests either a VPN or the same Steam region, followed by another player saying the suggestion worked.

The short Reddit confirmation does not say which branch worked. Start with the reversible same-region change before considering a VPN, and keep treating the steps as community troubleshooting because no developer support post endorses them.

Simplified Chinese reports continue to accumulate

Steam still lists Simplified Chinese interface and subtitles. The original Chinese-language topic now has four replies from players with the same question, and a separate September 2 topic says the missing option makes the beta difficult to play.

No reply supplies a hidden setting and no developer has answered publicly. That supports a current beta mismatch, not a claim that Chinese has been removed from the planned release.

Wood is slow to collect, but locations are not established

A new Steam post says the player spent more than 30 minutes collecting wood and questions why there is no axe. The report demonstrates collection friction, but it does not identify a repeatable location, yield, respawn rule or tool requirement.

We are not publishing guessed coordinates. A useful wood route needs multiple repeatable sources and enough context to explain location, yield and refresh behavior.

Sources and context

Official material establishes game facts. Community threads are labeled because a player report is evidence of a question or workaround, not a developer guarantee.

  1. OfficialFrostrail Closed Beta Launched! — Frostrail official Steam news. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  2. OfficialFrostrail on Steam — FakeFish / Shiro Unlimited. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  3. Communitycant build zip gun — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  4. CommunityFree the revenant tied to the tree... — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  5. CommunitySave progress — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  6. CommunityThe Frostrail Playtest is now live! — Reddit / r/Frostrail. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  7. CommunityMy friend isn't able to join my server? — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  8. CommunitySimplified Chinese option missing in the beta — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  9. Communityplayers need chinese — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.
  10. CommunityI just wasted over 30 minutes to collect wood. — Steam Community. Accessed 2026-09-02.