Somewhere on Eternaland, a mysterious new device has popped up like a caffeinated prairie dog: the Paradise Facility. It connects to nearby Island Paradises, which is a fancy way of saying Metas now have a private creative sandbox with a guest list. The Island Paradise online test opened on October 29 (PT), inviting the first wave of builders to design gameplay features, explore other people's creations, and generally make a beautiful racket. By 2026, the pitch still holds up: this is not just another base-building toy; it is a full-blown creative journey with a side of friendly chaos.
A Facility With a Flair for Drama
According to reports, the Paradise Facility is the gateway to Island Paradises, where Metas can unleash inspiration and design their own gameplay features. It is the cat's pajamas for anyone who has ever looked at a survival game and thought, this needs more obstacle courses. Through the facility, other Metas can visit a player's Island Paradise, poke around, and admire the handiwork. In other words, it is a showcase, a playground, and a mild invitation to show off, all rolled into one.
The online test was deliberately framed as a co-development exercise rather than a victory lap. The Once Human Development Team wanted feedback, suggestions, and the kind of honest notes that only real players can provide. The aim was simple: gather input, listen hard, and use it to refine the Paradise Facility. That is a sensible approach, because creative tools tend to attract creative chaos, and creative chaos always has opinions.
Four Ways to Cause Delightful Trouble
Island Paradise does not work without creative ideas, so the test handed players four broad flavors of gameplay content. Each one is a different route to the same destination: a good time with a side of bragging rights.
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🏎️ Racing: Build custom tracks, pick preset vehicles, and race other Metas at high speed. This is for players who believe guardrails are more of a suggestion than a rule.
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🏃 Parkour: Create skyscraper-style courses and race across rooftops to see who reaches the finish line first. Gravity is treated as a personal insult here.
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🧩 Labyrinth: Build a maze, explore freely, and hunt for coins. It is part puzzle, part treasure hunt, and part excuse to get hopelessly lost with friends.
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🎨 Other: Build any type of scene that imagination inspires. This is the wild card, the blank canvas, and the category most likely to produce something gloriously weird.
The Build interface is where the magic starts. Players open it up and find new Island Paradise racetrack facilities waiting to be used. From there, the toolbox opens wide enough to keep tinkerers busy for hours.
The Build Menu Is a Toy Box
A good creative mode needs more than a pile of parts, and Island Paradise seems to understand that. Players can set the number of players and choose a competitive mode, including PvP, Co-op, and Team PvP. That means a creation can be a solo sprint, a friendly team scramble, or a full-blown rivalry with bragging rights on the line.
There are also knobs for gameplay mode, including the number of laps, victory conditions, time limits, and more. This is where the elbow grease meets the fun. A builder can make a quick-and-dirty race, a grueling endurance test, or a mode that sounds simple until someone actually tries it. The tools are flexible enough to let inspiration run wild without turning the process into a second job.
Test, Publish, and Preen
After inspiration blooms and the building is done, there is still one more step: testing the map. Builders must test and clear their custom mode before it can be published. This is the digital equivalent of tasting the soup before serving it, and it prevents a half-finished deathtrap from being unleashed on an innocent public.
Once a mode is cleared, it can be published to Paradise Plaza, where other Metas can try a one-of-a-kind creation. Paradise Plaza shows all published custom modes, and creator pages list everything a builder has made. Players can like and collect their favorite modes, which is the closest thing to a gold star in the chaotic world of user-generated content.
Trying other Metas' custom modes and giving them a shout is half the fun. It is a fine way to make new friends, discover a new favorite challenge, and realize that one person's easy course is another person's rage-quit simulator. The social side gives Island Paradise a bit of neighborhood charm, even when the neighborhood is full of rooftop jumps and suspiciously placed coins.
Feedback Is the Secret Sauce
The online test was not just about building cool stuff. It was also about gathering feedback through the Co-Dev Feedback Platform, customer support, and social platforms. The development team said it would check submissions regularly and use them to optimize the feature. That is the smart play, because no amount of internal testing can match a crowd of players who immediately try to break the rules in creative ways.
The team also promised special Island Paradise activities on social platforms, so there is more to come beyond the test itself. For builders, racers, maze-makers, and anyone who enjoys a bit of playful anarchy, the message is clear: bring ideas, bring feedback, and bring a willingness to test a course that may or may not involve a terrifying drop.
The Bottom Line
Island Paradise turns Eternaland into a creative playground where Metas can build, race, explore, and show off. The Paradise Facility is the doorway, Paradise Plaza is the town square, and the four gameplay types are the rides. It is a chance to design something personal, publish it, and watch other players react. If a course makes someone laugh and then immediately fall off a rooftop, that is not a failure. That is art.
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