Overview
The Communication Tower is a major landmark in Rooted's world. It is a ravaged structure tied to the world's backstory and was redesigned as part of the Phase 3 update.
Description
Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
Type | Lore landmark and salvage site. |
State | Severely damaged from past conflict; central to the area's environmental storytelling. |
Role | Anchors a storyline thread connected to the pre-war world and the events leading to the bacteriological collapse. |
Redesign | Reworked geometry and visual presentation as part of the Phase 3 content pass announced in May 2025. |
Lore Connection
The tower is one of the world's anchors for explaining how the bacteriological war unfolded and how communications collapsed in its aftermath. Surviving signal infrastructure is rare in the world, which makes the Communication Tower a key location for players who want to follow the world's lore thread alongside the survival loop.
Exploration
As with other points of interest, the Communication Tower offers salvage value for players willing to push beyond the safe forest starting area. Expect a mix of pre-war electronics and military-tier scrap. Approach the area with the appropriate protective gear, since the tower sits in a zone with measurable spore exposure.
Status
The Communication Tower is implemented in the current build, with its Phase 3 redesign live following the May 2025 content pass. Additional storytelling beats tied to the tower may continue to arrive in future patches; this article will be updated when new official information is published.
Phase 3 Redesign
The Communication Tower was rebuilt as a high-poly asset in the 0.0.2.319 patch in October 2025, and the studio's Phase 3 communication frames it as a central lore landmark for the rebuilt Starting Zone. The redesign carries visible damage from past conflict and is described as majestic yet ravaged, anchoring the area's environmental storytelling.
Build | Date | Tower-related change |
|---|---|---|
v0.0.2.319 | Oct 2025 | High-poly geometry, tessellation work begun on the tower asset. |
Phase 3 cadence | 2025-2026 | Tower positioned as the Starting Zone lore anchor. |
Lore Role
Surviving communication infrastructure is rare in the post-collapse world. The tower acts as a touchstone for how signal networks broke down during the bacteriological war, and it supports the story thread that introduces the world's backstory and the pre-war organizations involved. Players who follow lore through this landmark tie it to faction history and other ruined landmarks across the map.
Exploration Guidance
Treat the area as a contaminated zone perimeter and bring protective gear before lingering.
Expect pre-war electronics and military-tier scrap, which feed advanced crafting recipes.
Watch for ROTOR patrols on the approach; the tower sits in territory where patrols pass through.
Map a fallback route to a vehicle or safer outpost before committing to a deep scavenge.
World Radio Broadcast Layer (In Development)
A June 2026 update introduced a world radio system, built as a general broadcast layer and shown as work in progress rather than a feature of the current build. Speakers placed in the world voice whatever station they are tuned to, kept in sync so everyone in co-op hears the same thing at the same point.
Stations run scheduled programming that picks messages by weight and time of day, and the audio degrades like a worn transmission. Because anything can emit on a frequency and anything can listen on one, the layer opens room for emergent moments around what is on the air and who controls it. This system is confirmed development direction and is not yet in the public build.