SnowRunner News

[h2]Hi Runners! 🚛[/h2]

Here is the list of changes for the lastest hotfix!

[h2]Different improvements:[/h2]

• Fixed visual effects of dust, tire smoke, mud splatters and water splashes that disappeared after Season 14 update
  
• Fixed the missing sound of truck moving by water
  
• Fixed the crash in co-op session when being with the contract's trailer on another map after restarting the 'Ready, Set... Sow!' contract
  
• Fixed the bug where the 'Fertilizer Trouble' contract of the 'Belozersk Glades' region restarted after each relaunch of the game
  
• Fixed pavers textures that didn't coincide with borders of the textures on the city area
  
• Fixed the bug where the player's truck could get stuck in the storage building after completing the 'Warehouse Problems' contract
  
• Fixed the missing 'Enable radar' button in the 'Functions' menu for Radar addons added with mods
  

See you soon, Runner ❄️

[h2]Hello Runners! 🚚[/h2]

Summer days are slowly making way for colder weather… What a perfect time to dive back into the MudRunner series! 🌨️

This month’s Driver’s Diary is filled with brand new content for: SnowRunner and Expeditions! Let's dive into the details of what happened this month and what’s coming next! 💭

[h3]SNOWRUNNER[/h3]

Yesterday, we released Season 14: Reap & Sow, which takes you to the beautiful lands of Austria!

Your task? Renovate a Renaissance Castle! 🏰 Heavy rainfall and landslides have unfortunately hit Austria, impacting tourism and agriculture. And this castle renovation is the first step towards getting the region back on its feet!

For this new adventure, we’ve meticulously crafted two huge new maps right at the heart of the stunning Alpine Valleys. 🌲




To help you complete these monumental tasks, we bring you 4 new vehicles including a new brand appearing for the first time in SnowRunner: EarthRoamer.

For your harvesting and farming duties, nothing better than the Futom 7290RA and the Ankatra 1160!
• The first is a big and powerful tractor with a strong engine making it able to pull trailers, as well as its own logging crane and last but not least: it’s fitted with all-wheel drive.
• The second is a smaller sized, six-wheeled tractor. It possesses outstanding maneuverability and will allow you to attach any farming equipment with its built-in ability.

The two trucks from the new brand, the EarthRoamer SX and EarthRoamer LTI, are specialized in fleet support. Fitted with a sizable repair module inside their RV trailers, they also bring strong scouting capabilities to your fleet thanks to their new locator module acting as a portable reconnaissance tool. This will be particularly useful in areas where towers are few and far between.



We hope you’ll enjoy Season 14. As usual, please please give us feedback!

[h3]EXPEDITIONS[/h3]

Why stay outside in the cold when we can dig in the endless caves of Expeditions’? 🥶

If you haven’t heard the news, the first season of Expeditions: Cave Odyssey is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S!

A new world opens up beneath you! Dig up the rare remains of an ancient civilization lost in underground tunnels with brand new exploration equipment and vehicles! Get out of the trickiest maze-like caves by teaming up with up to 4 friends!

You’ll need the best equipment to face this new experience of scientific exploration… And that is why we bring with this update two new trucks! The Step 72-49 "Albatross," a tough six-wheeler, and the Shiba Overlander, a nimble scout that lets you slip through the most confining spots! To build you up even more, you’ll get constant help and hints from two new specialists: Nava Desayi and Solveig Friedenlund who can speed up your drones or marking airdrops and shortcuts.

Although we tried to bring much energy and efforts into this first season of Expeditions, we are aware that some of you encountered some issues, especially regarding crossplay.
But we found a fix! You can read the latest patch note here

[h3]How do I keep myself informed on the latest SnowRunner / Expeditions news? 🧐[/h3]

If you are looking for new mates to team up on Expeditions or if you are simply willing to chat with the MudRunner community, consider joining our SnowRunner Discord server!

It’s also here we pick the best virtual photography of the week for our SnowRunner community post, so don’t hesitate to share your best shots in-game! 📸

To make sure you don’t miss any news, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and on our new platform Focus Together!

We look forward to bringing you more news next month!

The Focus and Saber teams.

[h3]Hello Runners![/h3]

SnowRunner's Season 14: Reap & Sow is finally here! 🥳 You will find the patch notes at the very end of this Steam News!

[h3]🏰 Renovate a castle before the Renaissance fair[/h3]

Following an unfortunate streak of heavy rainfall and landslides, Austrian officials are looking to bring life back into their region with investments in tourism and domestic agriculture. And this is where you come in! 🫵

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
In Season 14: Reap & Sow, your mission will consist in rehabilitating bridges and maintenance sites accross two brand new 4km² maps, setting up solar panels to kickstart the project and devliering materials to the castle grounds at the top. In the valleys, you will be taking on the more down-to-earth duties of revitalizing Austria’s logging and agricultural industries.

To assist you in these tasks, Season 14 brings you a whole suite of 4 new vehicles and an exciting new brand making its SnowRunner debut: ✨Earthroamer✨. The Eartroamer SX and LTI will bring unprecedented versatility with their strong scouting capabilities, thanks to their big built-in repair and reconnaissance modules. When it's time for farming and harvesting, hop on the Futom 7290RA and Ankatra 1160, two powerful tractors fitted with logging cranes perfect for handling farming and logging challenges!


[h3]📣 To stay informed about the latest news...[/h3]

Join Focus Together and explore its entire space dedicated to SnowRunner!



📰 Discover the game's latest news and community updates
💬 Chat with your fellow Runners and the Focus staff
⭐ Win points and exclusive rewards
👾 Earn unique badges, titles and avatars
🤝 Give ideas to the devs and contribute to our new games development!

You're also more than welcome to join us all on the SnowRunner Discord server!

Have fun in Austria!

[h2]Patch notes[/h2]
New content:

• [DLC] New region, Austria, Europe
  
• [DLC] New trucks:
  
• Ankatra 1160
  
• Futom 7290RA
  
• EarthRoamer LTi
  
• EarthRoamer SX
  
• [DLC] New add-ons and trailers:
  
• Two Futom Log Trailers
  
• Two Crane addons
  
• Counterweight addons for Ankatra and Futom
  
• Portable EarthRoamers Radar

Vehicles improvements:

Rezvani:

• The ability to switch to all-wheel drive was added (Rear by default)
  
• Slightly improved the mud cross-country ability of the unique wheels for Rezvani
  
• Damage zones are corrected
  
• Crane socket added to the roof
  
• Fixed a bug with brake lights on Rezvani Tank
  

Others:

• Fixed the position of the speedometer arrow on the Neo Falcon 2000 truck dashboard
  
• Fixed a bug where the Tatra FORCE T815-7 truck attached to the 'Ramped Towing Platform' addon could not move through the gateway
  
• Fixed wheel hubs for Zikz 566A, TUZ 166, and GMC MH9500 truck wheels
  
• Fixed a no-hub issue between rims and wheel on any scouts with narrow tires
  
• Fixed a bug with the mount of the Kirovets K-700 truck shifted downwards
  
• Added switchable differential lock for Kirovets trucks
  
• Fixed dashboard arrow textures in the cockpit mode on the Azov 67096 "Atom" truck
  
• Fixed side mirror of the GMC Brigadier 8000 truck
  
• Fixed wheel hubs for Zikz 566A wheels
  
• Fixed the collision issue with the ‘Disassembled Caterpillar 770G’ trailer attached to the Fleetstar F2070A truck

Co-op:

• Fixed an issue when it was impossible to reconnect to the co-op session after leaving it and being absent for one minute or more
  
• Fixed a bug with receiving no invitation after trying to invite the friends in the 'Friend List' menu on AppStore

Mac version:

• Fixed a bug where the unknownPlayer profile folder was created when launching the title without an internet connection on AppStore
  
• Fixed a synchronization issue between iCloud and local saves on AppStore
  
• Fixed a bug where the player’s progress wasn't saved when exiting the game with an unstable internet connection and if iCloud was enabled on AppStore
  
• Various visual fixes on Mac devices

Other changes:

• Fixed a bug where some contests could not be started in the 'New Game+' game with the 'Day only' rule in the 'Time Settings' tab
  
• Fixed a bug where the "Repair the Repair Station" task could not be finished if the Vehicle Spare Parts were lost on 'By the Lake' level
  
• Fixed a bug where the 'Wide Flatbed 3-Axle Semi-trailer' was clipping into terrain after restarting the 'Essential Semi-Trailer' task
  
• Fixed the missing name of steering wheel presets on the 'Scroll' button background in the 'Truck Store' menu of the Garage'
  
• Fixed the missing name of steering wheel presets on the 'Switch Mode' button background in the 'Custom Scenarios' subtab of the 'New Game' tab
  
• Fixed flickering textures of the truck tracks after relaunching the level in any region
  
• Fixed a bug where the 8-slot trailer's winch point couldn't be connected to a truck behind it
  
• Added Hori Force Feedback Racing Wheel DLX preset
  
• Made some fixes to log trailers
  
• Fixed some issues on PROS portal
  
• Multiple crash fixes
  
• Different collision fixes
  
• Various visual fixes
  
• Localization fixes

It’s already August and summer is slowly slipping away. But rest assured, we’ve got a bunch of good news and exciting projects coming!

You may have noticed the new name given to our usual “SnowRunner Community Update”. From now on, we want to provide you with news for SnowRunner, Expeditions and RoadCraft as well! Therefore, to encapsulate it all, we shall call it ✨ “The Driver’s Diary” ✨

[h2]RoadCraft[/h2]

First off: both the Saber and Focus teams are incredibly excited to reveal their new game in collaboration, named RoadCraft!! We also wanted to clarify that RoadCraft is not “the new SnowRunner”, for it does not even fall in the MudRunner series. It’s a brand new game on its own!😌

In this heavy machinery simulator, you run a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters. Your mission is to reshape the aftermath driving your fleet of construction vehicles. 🏗️🚛

By the way, if you’re still unsure about what the game is about, you may find answers here!

The reveal trailer was presented at Gamescom, but if you missed it, make sure you check it out here:

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
A few words of reassurance:

We heard concerns that either SnowRunner or Expeditions might be replaced or abandoned due to the arrival of RoadCraft. Rest assured, that won’t happen. SnowRunner, Expeditions and RoadCraft are three very different games! Each is handled by a separate team, and none of them will be left behind.

No matter which game you're playing, you'll continue to receive updates and new content!😌

[h2]SnowRunner[/h2]

This month, the Public Test Server of SnowRunner received several updates, bringing a lot of changes and bug fixes and also allowing you to play Season 14: Reap & Sow early!! The launch of season 14 is planned for early October on all platforms, so stay tuned!



If you want to read the list of changes brought to the branch, you may find it here!

Also last month, the powerful Rezvani Tank arrived as a standalone DLC and we worked on several fixes to provide you with the best experience on the roads.
Have you had the chance to ride the Rezvani Tank yet? How do you like it? Let us know!



[h2]Expeditions[/h2]

Dear adventurers, expect some new free content coming with Season 1: Cave Odyssey 😉 Also, the co-op mode is now fully available on Steam: it’s time to invite your friends to play!

Please take note that consoles will receive co-op in a separate patch on the same day, when Season 1 releases!



[h2]To make sure you’re always up-to-date on our games' latest news…[/h2]
Here’s a nice announcement we need to make:

If you're a dedicated fan who loves reading patch notes and mod lists, you might have noticed they’re no longer on our forum. That’s because we’re launching a new platform called Focus Together! ✨

This platform was made just for players. It will feature news, exclusive content, direct chats with the devs of your favorite Focus games, and a place to suggest ideas for future projects! (How exciting is that??) It's also the perfect place for patch notes, weekly console mod lists, and contest announcements.

Sign up to Focus Together here and get all the latest news about SnowRunner, Expeditions and RoadCraft!




___

As always, thank you all for your continued support. We are working very hard to provide you with the best possible experience, so stay tuned for future updates, and see you next month!

The Focus and Saber teams.

It may be the vacations, but we've still had some notable things happen this month!

[h2]A new monster is in the place![/h2]

The Rezvani Tank is now available as a Standalone DLC! Fitted with the same engine as the Rezvani Hercules, this scout’s power and agility are truly second-to-none. Look at this beauty:



Coming along this powerful truck is the Update 31.0!The team has worked on a lot of fixes to make the game better, including vehicle improvements, co-op bugs and various other changes, such as collision, crash and localization fixes.

Moreover, on August 1st, there will be an update on the Public Test Server, to accommodate the future arrival of S14, stay tuned for more info!

As always, your support and feedback are very much appreciated, even after all these years.

Stay tuned, and don’t forget to follow our socials to stay informed!

[h2]Dear Expeditions players,[/h2]

On Expeditions, the co-op mode finally arrived on PC earlier this month! For console players, it will be deployed later this year. A few issues spotted with the arrival of the mode were also fixed in the latest hotfix, as well as many other bugs.

Co-op mode allows you to team up with 3 other adventurers to explore the wilds and conduct research.
You have access to a lot of options during the preparation phase: you’re allowed to select the region you want, and you can pick up to 4 vehicles and 3 specialists. As the host, you also have the possibility to build base modules. Guests can choose 1 vehicle and use said modules, but they can’t build them.

Co-op mode enables you to engage in any kind of activities, exchange resources, share rewards, track your buddies and use the quick chat system to give each other information through signals.

As a guest, it is worth noting that you can play to every content purchased by the host, even if you did not yourself!

You can find the complete patch notes here, and keep in mind that there has been one hotfix since then.

Moreover, the game’s roadmap has been updated, with the release of Season 1 now planned for early September, with free content and numerous changes to improve your overall experience.



[h2]Fans’ work appreciation 📷[/h2]

Your work on the game is always much appreciated, and as a thank you, we wanted to showcase some of the best photos of this month!

[h3]@deron77454 (Discord) wanted to enjoy the view and refresh his wheels🌊[/h3]



[h3]@ash_d15 (Discord) captured a magnificent aurora borealis 🌈[/h3]



[h3]@phoenix3_1 (Discord), showing us a tense face-to-face in the snow ❄️[/h3]



We would like to thank you for your continued support. We are working very hard to provide you with the best possible experience, so stay tuned for future updates, and see you next month!