Expeditions: A MudRunner Game News

[h2]Hey Runners! 🚚[/h2]

Today’s a great day: the long awaited co-op mode is now available for free on Steam! ✨

Join forces with up to 3 intrepid explorers to conquer wild environments and conduct epic scientific journeys!

Learn more details about the co-op down below!

Be assured that the Expeditions team will continue to offer you regular updates, including new game mechanics, specialists and vehicles…
You can expect announcements regarding the upcoming Season 1 later this summer. Stay tuned!

*Please note that the co-op update will arrive later this year on consoles. Thank you for your understanding and your patience.

[h3]Co-op content:
[/h3]During the preparation phase, host of lobby can:

• select a specific region.
  
• choose up to 4 vehicles.
  
• choose up to 3 specialists.
  

Host of lobby can build base modules.

Guest can:

• select 1 vehicle during the preparation phase.
  
• use base modules but not build them.
  
• play content purchased by the host even if the guest did not purchase the content.
  

In co-op mode, players can :

• complete any activities together
  
  • expeditions
    
  • contracts
    
  • tasks
    

• switch between each other's vehicles
  
• exchange resources
  
• receive joint rewards (upgrades, money)
  
• track each other's routes on the map
  
• use the quick chat system to send signals to each other to convey information.
  

[h3]Changes compared to the PBB:[/h3]
UI:

• The Deploy button is available when the Player re-enters the HQ after visiting the Minimap window
  
• Added sounds to the Chat Wheel
  
• The Chat Wheel menu is not displayed during scanning
  
• Added sounds to the Party management pop-up
  
• Icons for competing platforms don't appear for players in HQ
  
• Fixed an Chat Wheel animation located next to the player’s name in the list
  

Gameplay:

• It is allowed to the Guest to start the tracking contracts
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed private sessions to be found
  
• Fixed a crash in connection with wheel damage
  
• Fixed a crash if player trying to change truck in the phantom mod
  
• Fixed a crash on the Guest's client after being kicked out of a co-op party
  
• Fixed a crash related to the installing mods in co-op session
  

[h3]Known issues:[/h3]

• Spare parts become endless if they were previously given by a player with spare parts in the Sideboard
  
• Guest’s bonus rewards are not displayed in the Summary screen
  
• Progress towards some sticker rewards for co-operative play only counts for the player initiating the action, not for all participants
  
• After adding players to the block list inside the game, they can join the session through Find and Code
  
• In some cases, the Trade confirmation pop-up may fail to display the waiting spinner and a hint to cancel the request
  
• The upgrade counter works incorrectly if a player who has previously received upgrades receives them again in a co-op session. Please take a note that upgrades do not disappear, only the amount in the counter is incorrect
  

We hope you’ll have fun exploring Expeditions together!

[h3]Hello Runners! 🧭[/h3]

We're updating the co-op mode on the Public Beta Branch with this fifth patch.

Here is a list of the changes:
[h3]UI[/h3]

• The Deploy button is available when the Player re-enters the HQ after visiting the Minimap window
  
• Added sounds to the Chat Wheel
  
• Added sounds to the Party management pop-up
  
• Icons for competing platforms don't appear for players in HQ
  
• Fixed an Chat Wheel animation located next to the player’s name in the list

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• It is allowed to the Guest to start the tracking contracts
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed private sessions to be found
  
• Fixed a crash in connection with wheel damage
  
• Fixed a crash if player trying to change truck in the phantom mod
  
• Fixed a crash on the Guest's client after being kicked out of a co-op party
  
• Fixed a crash related to the installing mods in co-op session

Keep the feedback coming on our Discord server (#pbb-feedback) so we can improve the co-op mode!

[h2]Hello Runners! 🧭[/h2]

We're updating the co-op mode on the Public Beta Branch with this fourth patch.

Keep giving us feedback, it greatly helps us!


[h2]New features:[/h2]

• Steam/EGS cross invite
  
• Updated UI for the Sharing progress feature
  
• Truck stickers as a gift for co-op play: complete requirements in co-op sessions to receive rewards
  
• Twitch drops rewards: The feature has been added to the build, but hasn't been set up on the Pros Portal yet

[h2]UI:[/h2]

• Updated UI for the Sharing progress feature
  
• Player's avatars are displaying on the Global map
  
• The watermark about beta mod had been removed
  
• Added the Invite friend button to the Party manager
  
• Chat wheel opening hint not displayed in single player
  
• Added fading when opening and closing the Global map
  
• The Global map works correctly after
  
• The confirmation pop-up will appear when the player removes an item from the inventory in co-op mode
  
• The "Back" button doesn't disappear from the "Find Game" screen when the player tries to find the lobby a second time
  
• Fixed the crash when connecting clients in the lobby
  
• The list of blocked players is saved after restarting the game
  
• The Deploy button remains clickable after entering the minimap and returning to the HQ
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the D-pad from working
  
• The co-op lobby code is always visible
  
• Added the crossplay switch to the co-op session creation menu
  

[h2]Gameplay:[/h2]

• Quest truck doesn't disappear from the map after re-entering the expedition
  
• Fixed a bug where the item display in the trade area would disappear after multiple trades, causing the game to freeze after each subsequent trade activation
  
• Inventory of the Warehouses modules are in sync between players
  
• Fixed a number of crashes
  

[h2]Hey Adventurers! 🚚[/h2]

We're updating the co-op mode on the Public Beta Branch with this third patch. Keep giving us feedback, it helps us!

[h3]New features:[/h3]

• Shared progress feature is added to beta build. Now you can complete expeditions, contracts and tasks together with your friends, and this progress will be saved for everyone. All rewards are shared too!
  
• Global Map UI: added the new screen that shows all the maps and transfers between them
  
• Chat Wheel: the new radial menu allows co-op players to ask for help or show approval or disapproval
  
• Waypoints: the co-op feature that displays the routes of other players on the Minimap
  

[h3]Trade:[/h3]

• Added Trade rejection sound
  

[h3]UI:[/h3]

• Removed the influence of inversion of the Y axis of the controller on the Radial menu
  
• Lobby code is no longer case sensitive
  
• Added the list of the co-op party in the HUD menu
  
• The color of the truck icon on the Minimap matches the color of the truck in the co-op
  
• The option to enable or disable cross-play can be found in the main menu. Furthermore, this feature is still accessible via the Settings menu
  

[h3]Known issues:[/h3]

• Player’s avatars don't display on the Global map
  
• The button to copy the lobby code does not work on the gamepads
  
• The game will go into softlock if a guest loses their internet connection on the loading screen in the co-op lobby
  
• When the player removes an item from Inventory during the Trade, an empty pop-up appears. It is possible to close it using regular controls
  
• A quest truck disappears from the map after re-entering the expeditions
  
• The guest can see buildings that were built in another session with other players
  

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[h3]Hey Adventurers! 🚚[/h3]

The co-op beta on the PBB has been updated, here is the list of fixes:

[h2]Gameplay:[/h2]

Trade:
Improved the Trade preparation UX:

• Added spinner of waiting for Trade agreement
  
• Trade is interrupted if trucks become far apart from each other
  
• Checking if the player we are offering a Trade to is already trading with someone and showing the status in the pre-trade
  
• Showing status ‘Trade refused’

The stage with the transfer of a quest item through the Trade window is counted the first time

[h2]UI:[/h2]

• The watermark has been reduced
  
• Added the Delete button to the Trade window. This button removes unnecessary item from the Inventory
  
• Block with list of Recent/Blocked Players has become semi-transparent
  
• The popup Kick player from party has been centered
  
• Fixed UI bug related to the Warning modal window about creating a new save slot in co-op session
  

[h2]Localization:[/h2]

• Added several localization fixes
  

[h2]Known issues[/h2]

• Lobby code doesn't work when entered in capital letters
  
• The game will go into softlock if a guest loses their internet connection on the loading screen in the co-op lobby
  
• When the player removes an item from Inventory during the Trade, an empty pop-up appears. It is possible to close it using regular controls
  
• A quest truck disappears from the map after re-entering the expeditions
  
• The guest can see buildings that were built in another session with other players
  

[h3]Next week update will include a lot of new features for beta-testing:[/h3]

1. Ping system
   
2. Waypoints sharing system
   
3. Shared progress
   
4. New UI - Region Map
   

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