Boulders

Boulders are obstacles in the game with the purpose of slowing or preventing access to a major biome or area containing a primary or highly recommended item that helps the player with game progression.

Volcano Boulders
The boulders seen in the Volcano are emitted from the Boulder Cave every time a player enters the Volcano Obstacle. They roll down the Volcano Obstacle one by one with a one-second interval. After a period of time, boulders created from the cave will begin to clump in corners and will tend to block access from the Volcano entrance, making it a struggle for players to exit the volcano's summit. These boulders, as follows, will disappear with some time given, though this can last one to two minutes. Boulders are affected by Dynamite and will roll away if blown up, this is generally useful as you could place a stick of dynamite between clumped boulders to push them outwards if the boulders are blocking the entrance to the Volcano. Boulders emit a faint red light from them, which can be visible at certain angles and gives them a "warm" appearance.

Even if you are not on the volcano obstacle but any area in which you take damage from heat and has the Volcano Obstacle music playing, the boulders will come, even if the area you are in would not become more difficult if the boulders were there (e.g. Lava Trail, Underground Grove).

Snow Cave Boulders
The boulders created within The Snow Cave will slide down a path with extremely little friction in order to block the entrance to the Taiga Biome. When blown up with Dynamite, these boulders/rocks will fade and exit the area. However, after about a period of two minutes, these boulders will be recreated within the cave and will slide down in order to block the entrance to the Taiga Biome once more. A well-known issue with these objects is that they will generally deform after coming into contact with large trees, and the player can exploit this issue by rubbing trees on the undersides of these boulders, though no mentions of a later patch have occurred. The player may only need to remove the boulders when bringing a vehicle, as there are regular player-sized gaps that allow users to slip into the Taiga, which should not be uncommon given the ways the boulders must stack. These rocks can get frozen in mid-air, mainly due to a glitch.