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Forklift & Game Flow Update ๐Ÿ‘ท๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ”„ 1.8.0 Update

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๐ŸŽฎ Gameplay

๐Ÿ”น Added daily events - A new system of daily events that affect the prices of individual materials. Every day, at the end of the day, a newspaper appears with an event that affects (or does not affect) the prices of materials.

๐Ÿ”น Added weight overflow carryover to the next machine work cycle

๐Ÿ”น Added new vehicle: Forklift - It enables automatic lifting and transport of blocks coming out of the machines and stacking them.


๐Ÿ”น Added warehouse and market categories

๐Ÿ”น Added ability to unload flatbed trucks and truck

๐Ÿ›  Bug Fixes & Improvements:

๐Ÿ”น Added display of current weight when hovering over a machine

๐Ÿ”น Added dedicated section in options for resetting vehicle positions

๐Ÿ”น Added option to reset vehicles on the departure map

๐Ÿ”น Added upgrade enabling automatic transfer of items from cart to contract truck

๐Ÿ”น Fixed issue causing bags to drop into the wrong container at game start

๐Ÿ”น Fixed issue preventing hammer retrieval after driving a vehicle

๐Ÿ”น Fixed issue where machines would not accept compressed metal blocks created from car bodies

๐Ÿ”น Fixed issue with paint gun sound persisting after use

๐Ÿ”น Fixed issue where the cleaning size upgrade incorrectly affected grinding size

๐Ÿ”น Fixed incorrect market item refresh behavior

๐Ÿ”น Improved machine visual effects

๐Ÿ”น Removed item sliding


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1.7.3 Update

[h2]๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ 1.7.3 - New Update is Live![/h2]

[h3]๐Ÿ›  Bug Fixes[/h3]
โžก๏ธFixed an issue on Steam Deck that prevented building objects from packages.

HOTFIX 1.7.2 - 16.01.2026

[h3]๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ 1.7.2 - New Update is Live![/h3]

๐Ÿ›  Bug Fixes & Improvements:

๐Ÿ”น Added a flashlight

๐Ÿ”น Added lighting around the junkyard

๐Ÿ”น Improved and brightened garage lighting

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue causing players to get stuck in the exit zone

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue where vehicles could get stuck behind the gate

๐Ÿ”น Fixed the โ€œExpedition Findโ€ achievement, it now works with any vehicle

๐Ÿ”น Fixed a bug causing furniture to duplicate during renovation/assembly

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue where vehicle weight persisted despite being empty

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue where weight was duplicated when loading machines using the crane

๐Ÿ”น Fixed incorrect orientation of the โ€œArpusโ€ vehicle on the assembly station

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue where the message about being unable to end the day appeared unnecessarily

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue where furniture parts could get stuck when pulling them out at the assembly station

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue where sound could persist during item renovation


Have Fun! ๐Ÿค—
Junkyard Builder Team

1.7.1 HOTFIX - 19.12.2025

[h3]๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธ 1.7.1 - New Update is Live![/h3]

๐Ÿ›  Bug Fixes & Improvements:

๐Ÿ”น Fixed an issue that prevented exiting vehicles near the crane.
๐Ÿ”น Fixed uneven terrain in the scrapyard area.
๐Ÿ”น Added information that the day can be ended in the laptop.
๐Ÿ”น Added contract-related tasks.


Have Fun! ๐Ÿค—
Junkyard Builder Team