The latest Zwift update is now available on Mac and PC, with Android, iOS, and AppleTV releasing soon.
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This update is a big deal, because it includes a brand new world. These are our favorite updates!
New World: Makuri Islands
This is the big news in today’s update – a brand new world for Zwifters! Today Zwift launches the “Yumezi” map, which is the first map in their new “Makuri Islands” world. (If that’s confusing to you, think of it like Zwift launching the Titans Grove map as part of the Watopia world.)
The new map contains approximately 27.6km (17.1 miles) of new roads, and around 1/3 of those roads are dirt singletrack. The map has 8 routes:
Click below for details on each route, including accurate Strava segments, profiles, and written descriptions:
- Chain Chomper
- Countryside Tour
- Flatland Loop
- Kappa Quest
- Sea to Tree
- Spirit Forest
- Three Village Loop
- Two Village Loop
We’ll all be able to ride Yumezi beginning tonight when the guest world switches over on May 20 at 4am UTC (May 19 9pm PDT / May 20 Midnight EDT) Until then, Mac and PC users can world hack their way in.
Here are some in-game shots to whet your appetite. Zwift’s artists really outdid themselves here – the landscapes and villages look amazing. Especially at night!
Remains of a Kaiju battle? 
Up to the top layer of the Castle village 
Mt. Fuji in the background 
Fishing Village 
Farmland flats 
The beautiful Golden Forest 
Giant Mystical Tree (Temple KOM banner inside) 
Blue wispy spirits
New Wheels: Roval Rapide CLX
A new set of wheels is always fun! We’re testing these now, and will release a post with our findings ASAP.
New Frame: Bridgestone Anchor RS9s
The Bridgestone name isn’t well-known as a bike maker to some, but the Japanese company makes some quality stuff! It’s fitting that the Anchor RS9s would launch along with the Japan-themed new world.
We’re testing the frame out now to see how it performs.
New Workout of the Week
The “Workout of the Week” category was added in the last update, and today’s update gives us a new workout for this week.
Workouts of the Week are available as group ride events (several daily, see schedule) or you can tackle them on your own. These are specifically designed for time-crunched athletes, and usually last 30-45 minutes.
Voxwomen Tour 2021 Workouts Added
The three workouts used in the recent Voxwomen Tour 2021 events are now available in your workout library.
Bug Fixes and Misc Improvements
- TrainingPeaks users can now sync workouts built with duration and percentage of threshold pace.
- Numerous cycling and running assets (kits, shirts, etc.) have been added or updated.
- Fixed a bug which could cause podcast audio to fail to play on iOS / AppleTV devices.
- Fixed bugs that would cause workout information to appear in the wrong place when completing multiple activities in a single session.
- Fixed a bug that would prevent Wattbike users from seeing the Wattbike kit in game.
- Fixed a bug causing UI to not be visible in Repack Ridge when riding a KICKR Bike.
- Fixed a naming issue with the ZIPP 353 wheelset in the drop shop and garage.
- Fixed typos in workouts for Zwift Academy Tri 2020.
- Fixed a bug causing the wrong textures to be used for wheels in the drop shop.
- Fixed a bug that would cause misalignment between the rear wheel and the bike frame in the drop shop.
- Fixed bugs where “Event is Starting”, “CALORIES”, and “ADD A TARGET” text was not localized.
- Fixed a crash for ANT+ users with Elite devices.
- Fixed a bug that allowed users to set their name as a simple space character.
- Fixed a bug on Android where some Bluetooth UI text was not properly localized.
- Fixed a bug causing some objects to appear in places where they should not.
- Fixes a bug causing Road Feel to not work correctly for Tacx Neo 2T trainer users.
- Fixed a bug for Zwifters using Zwift Companion device pairing when returning to the home screen.
- Fixed a bug causing invisible riders and runners on the Figure 8 route in Watopia.
- Reduced the memory usage of in-game leaderboards.
- Fixed a crash for Zwifters using a CompuTrainer
See Wes Salmon’s notes on this update release in the Zwift forum >
Questions or Comments?
If you spotted any other changes in yesterday’s update, please comment below!
I’d be dissapointed if this is it for what was teased about the olympics!
also first!
Was hoping it might be world hack 12 🙂
Was hoping it was going to be hack 12 🙂 Brian
Is there new kits or im wrong?
Thanks Eric.
SWEET! 8 new routes to collect now, glad I got all the others before now.
New roads are great and it looks marvelous! I’m gonna be on there at 9PDT…
Hopefully this will fix the erratic leaderboards we’ve been experiencing for months:
I’m reserving judgement for a couple of months to see if they frequently add news roads to that new world. Happy to see a new world but I honestly had hoped for significantly more in terms of roads/distance.
The cynic in me says that the main reason for them to create 8 route badges for so little roads is to make it look bigger than it really is.
With such rich scenery, they are clearly going for the “quality over quantity” approach, but my guess is there will be an extension on this for the Olympic Games, since the existing world is notably lacking in extended climbs.
no mt fuji….😢
…yet!
No mount Fuji route?
Not yet. My guess is it’ll come!
when do think it’ll be added?
when riding through Maruki Islands you can see what looks like Mt Fuji in the background. Expansion climb coming in a future release for sure!
What level is required for the Bridgestone? What I really want to see is my RB-1 as an option, but that’s probably a bit ancient for most users.
Level 15
Grant Peterson is a god.
Great that we’re getting a new world and looking forward to the possibilities, but wish they’d stop this ‘guest world’ option. I want to ride the routes when I chose to train, not have to schedule my training around days the guest route is available. Hate to sound negative actually as really do appreciate new routes coming out, but a bit of a bug bear of mine.
…just use the world hack. also, if you’re just training, why should it matter the routes? you want hilly, go road to sky. you want flat, go tempus fugit. u want both, go, i dont know, sand and seqoias or volcano climb? all in watopia. unnecessary.
In my opinion, even more comfortable than the world hack is to create a meet-up which also works for every world and route at any time.
I once created an account for my wife to try Zwift which she has never used so far but still plans to do some time… meanwhile it at least serves a good purpose as I can “invite her” to create my meet-ups in order to get around Zwift worlds.
Not to be argumentative but If ‘just training’ why even have Zwift on at all. The different routes makes for interest and the badges make it fun. Riding the same old roads because a world isn’t available can become a bit dull. I’ll give the meetup idea a go but didn’t fancy that as I’d heard you end up cycling around the world with almost no-one else there.
My guess would be if you’re choosing to ride in a world outside the current guest schedule you will end up pretty much on your own no matter if you got there by world hack or meet-up. (Tried the world hack long time before guest worlds and meet-ups so I’m not sure if something changed in this respect.)
Kinda post-apocalyptic world, actually. You can get all the polka-dot KOM jerseys you want. That is the point of the guest worlds, to cluster people enough that you have some company/some competition.
Use Meet Up function, you can choose any World and Route at any time you want (excluding excluding Event Only routes like Bologna). Just add a friend, they don’t even have to join.
Like Jim said, use meetup. You can actually create another non paying user yourself so you don’t have to invite a friend. I have a second user called “World Hack” and invite him. He just never seems to show up.
World Hack is such a slacker
Finally World 9 turns up and I love Makuri Islands, so magical at night.
The climb up Mount Fuji, other roads and the KOM/ Sprint distances will turn up soon.
8 route badges and no “Pretzel”, hmmm
there’s spooky monsters in the lake…
Yes! One of the easter eggs!
There are lots of assets for ‘Neon City’ as well as Tokyo references. I am sure they are going to add on a city. Mt Fuji would be nice too but less certain of that one.
Thanks to a glitch, I got a sky ride that just kept going today, and I made it basically to the foot of Mt. Fuji…. right off the map!
anyone else have this liftoff experience? Quite the Easter Egg.
I did!
I’ve had that happen in Watopia too, but only when I’ve been struggling with connection problems. What do you think the cause of this was? Just a bug in a new world?
Eric, did we find out what kit / shirts etc were added or updated? 🤔
All my jersey’s look the same to me. 😳
Not sure whether this is an older change rode a meetup in London today a d twice got powerup just after passing the bridge over the Thames along the London Flat loop. There’s no obvious marker to signal that one is coming. Is this a new feature?
Older change, a few updates ago. Right by the crosswalk.
“Anchor” is an interesting name choice for a (high-end) road performance bike. Not sure the name screams “first choice” for bike selection going up ADZ. 🙂
When you say “1/3 single track” does that mean a MTB course?
I followed your link to the zwift page…loads more details have popped up 😀
https://www.zwift.com/yumezi?utm_source=ericschlange&utm_campaign=zwift_cycling_affiliate_ericschlange_apr19&utm_medium=affiliate
ok, maybe not loads more….but some other pics and route info…
With a name like “Anchor,” you wouldn’t think it’d be a decent climbing bike.
Or fast, for that matter..
My first bike that a raced on was a Bridgestone RB-1… I might just have to add this Bridgestone to my Zwift collection…
What about more levels,50 to 100
Yes!!!!!!!
Dirt singletrack sucks like the Jungle in Watopia. Ugh…. Why do they do that?
Cannondale Evo and Specialized tarmac pro may be challenged for the top climbing frame. Odds are a better name in Japanese meaning, not the best english translation for a frame. Specialized will not not be happy about that has they already lost the titles for best TT and all around frame in zwift to Canyon. Will have wait to see the new map tomarrow as is to late start a ride in CA (Pacific time zone). New map looks well made and more potential to add more. Gravel bikes now have a use if you do not feel like swicthing… Read more »
disapoin ted…. no use for these maps … they are beautiful but hope Fuji will be added … 2/10 points
Credit where credit is due (haven’t been a big fan of Zwift of late), I think this is a fantastic *start* to what would be a stellar new zwift world. Just ridden most of the new roads and the level of detail and interest is way higher than anything else on zwift, for the most part. Some of the dirt routes in particular are gorgeous, and overall I think it will be a lot of fun for racing. Some of the road sections are a bit meh, and I am still going to be spending a lot of time on… Read more »
Any word on when there will be an update for Zwift Companion that will enable meetups in this new world?
At launch, the Makuri Islands and Yumezi will only be available for free rides. We’re aiming to add Meetup availability starting Fall 2021
Eric, Any news on fixing the Surface Pro i7 cpu/Iris graphics crash bug? Heading out to the new island now to check it out. Looks interesting. Thanks
Android’s updated now too – got the new world on Samsung s5e.
Only available for Mac or PC. When will be ready for IOS or android?
Apple TV is available. Just needed to go to the App Store and download update.
I cannot access the New World – HELP !!!
If you are on IOS or Android, it comes out May 24th i think… apple tv go to app store and download update
Updated my IPAD about 6-hrs ago and got my first new world badge.👍
Bridgestone road bike never heard …the only Japanese brand i know is CEEPO, Shadow-R outlooking is cool
Back in 1998-2001, I was working in Ishikawa, Japan and had my first ever road bike built up around a beautifully made Bridgestone-Anchor steel frame by the LBS whose club rides I joined. Still have it! The Bridgestone-Anchor brand (always written in roman alphabet and not a transliteration from Japanese) was the biggest domestic name in cycling alongside Shimano, from what I could tell. Like so many brands, they aren’t really exported, but they have a UCI racing team. I still have the B-A brochure from when I got that frame kicking about somewhere, that I painstakingly translated character by… Read more »
My hope is that this “island” is in Tokyo bay and the expansion will in Include some city routes for the olympics and a my Fuji climb. It was mentioned that this map is just a part of a bigger one like Titans grove/ desert was to watopia
When are meetups going to be available for Makuri Islands? I can’t set one up on companion, and I just updated it.
Asked myself the same!
Any idea when we will see the ‘
return to home’ screen
on Apple TV that came out two or three updates ago?
Please unlock the Mt.Fuji Subaru route!!
Just in case others run into this, we are having an issue where my wife can’t login to the game, but I can. We are running MacOSX, Catalina I believe.
https://forums.zwift.com/t/macos-problems-with-new-update-1-13-0-may-19-2021/549525/26
What I’m concerned about is the bus stops all around the routes with people waiting in them. I’ve done the whole island and haven’t seen a bus yet. I bet they’ll still be waiting tomorrow.
Hi , I don’t see the new Yumezi map unless I use the hack. I’ve got the latest updates but don’t see the new new world when I laucnh zwift ‘normally’ any ideas please ?
Are more people having connection problems since this update? My kickr and Garmin HRM drop out and sometimes have a hard time connecting on startup.
Have it on my desktop and laptop.
I’m a regular zwift user so I’m sure it’s this update
Me too, lots of drop outs especially in Makuri Islands……
No training peaks sync with planned workout, anyone?