Scrap Mechanic News

Hi Mechanics!

We are excited to finally drop this update!
This update will lay out some of the groundwork for the upcoming new survival chapter that we are working on right now. In this update we did a ton of bug fixes and improvements. We also added a few new fun things to survival mode like the Beacon and the Logbook! We know this is not a huge update. But rest assured that a big survival update is in the works with a lot of new content and it’s shaping up to become something amazing!


Beacon
Beacon is a very useful new interactive part that will help you set navigation waypoints in the world. This will make exploration much easier. It can now be crafted in the Craftbot!


Logbook
The Logbook can now be unlocked in the crashed ship.
It will store all quests that the mechanics will find in the world. It also lets mechanics manage all active Beacons in the world. The logbook will be very important in the next chapter where quests will be introduced.


Oil in Desert Biome
We heard you! A lot of Mechanics wanted to pump oil from the ground. That is now possible if you can find a desert biome with an oil pool. You will not need to start a new world. Good luck on your adventure!


6 New T-shirts
Green Garment boxes are getting 6 new fresh T-shirts added
with this update for your Mechanic. Collect them all to complete your garment collection!

• Woc Love T-Shirt
  
• Logical T-Shirt
  
• Pizza Burger T-Shirt
  
• Carrot Pattern T-Shirt
  
• Corn Pattern T-Shirt
  
• Gas T-Shirt
  

Here is the full update list!

• Added 6 new T-shirts.
  
• Added the logbook.
  
• Added a beacon that can be crafted in the craftbot.
  
• Putting soil or blocks on the ground removes grass. The grass will grow back when they are removed.
  
• A majority of interactive parts from survival mode are now added to creative mode.
  
• All parts in creative mode are now usable in challenge builder.
  
• Character ragdolls are synchronized to clients.
  
• Fixed character jitter when driving as a client.
  
• The corn can now be broken by creation collisions.
  
• Creative games can now be started even if it contains blocks or parts from a mod that is not loaded. The missing blocks and parts will be replaced by a removable error-object.
  
• Optimized character ragdolls.
  
• Enemies react to sounds.
  
• Glowsticks now emits more light when held in the hand.
  
• Added a tooltip in the craftbots that show the names of the ingredients.
  
• Totebots and Haybots will try to destroy blocks and parts of all durability levels.
  
• Haybots will try to attack more often where they would otherwise try to chase the player.
  
• Explosions can no longer be triggered by character collision.
  
• The sawblade can now saw logs welded to the same creation.
  
• Increased durability on some stackable items from 1 to 2.
  
• Improved shift-click interaction when putting gas and batteries in engines.
  
• Added a quest system for future content.
  
• Fixed an issue where blocks did not correctly protect stuff behind them from explosions.
  
• Component kits can be used in challenge builder.
  
• Potato ammo can be used in challenge builder. Use /enable_ammo_consumption chat command to enable ammo consumption.
  
• Gas and Battery can be used in challenge builder. Use /enable_fuel_consumption chat command to enable fuel consumption.
  
• The large challenge sensor will now trigger even if the challenge has not started.
  
• Fixed issues with the terrain loading that could cause some terrain to not load properly. This could for instance cause water to not work.
  
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes make loose objects fall through the ground when loading a game.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the character to arrive in the warehouse before the interior was loaded when using the elevator. This could lead to the character getting stuck in the ground or fall into the endless void.
  
• Improved block remove interaction.
  
• Main menu camera animations.
  
• Added a brightness slider in the display settings.
  
• Added a framerate cap selection in the display settings.
  
• Added names to clothes and hairstyles.
  
• If all crops are destroyed by a raid, the bots will destroy random parts.
  
• Optimized code that finds blocks and parts that enemies try to destroy in raids.
  
• Optimized Woc corn finding.
  
• Optimized water calculation.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the fertilizer to not be spent when fertilizing plants.
  
• Level 5 Driver's seat/saddle settings are now saved in blueprints.
  
• Level 5 Driver's Seat GUI fixes.
  
• Added a consumable item tab for the craftbot and the backpack.
  
• The crosshair will now light up when pointing on an object that can be interacted with or picked up.
  
• Very large creations built on the ground will not become loose when the ground they are attached to is unloaded.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed the lift to be placed on dynamic creations.
  
• New lift save and load blueprint GUIs.
  
• Dressbot GUI improved rendering and effects.
  
• Items in hotbar 2 and 3 can now be swapped.
  
• The handbook now shows up in first and third person.
  
• Chests show an animation when opened.
  
• New effects when hitting trees and burnt trees.
  
• The weld tool does no longer show a visualization of removed branches when welding logs.
  
• Fixed weld tool visualization issues that could show parts in incorrect positions.
  
• Minor warehouse collision optimization.
  
• Warehouse elevator sound fixes.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused glow worms to be placed as a block if selecting a spudgun in the hotbar while swimming.
  
• Fixed a bug causing tapebots to sometimes look like they hit themselves when playing as a client.
  
• Fixed a bug that put items in the hotbar when destroying objects in creative mode and challenge builder.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred if a client joined the game while a character was seated.
  
• Fixed fertilizer first-person effect placement.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause KO-bag icons to get stuck.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause the character to go into T-pose when holding an edible item.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the light to not be updated when the intensity was changed or when painted.
  
• Fixed a bug in challenge builder that could cause an extra builder bot to get stuck.
  
• Fixed a crash that could happen if a corrupt game file was selected in the menu.
  
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when using some tools in a warehouse elevator.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a modded part tried to upgrade into a non-existing part.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause shapes to levitate after removing the shape it was resting on.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the sensor setting to be incorrectly updated when edited.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the timer setting to be incorrectly updated when edited.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the totebot head setting to be incorrectly updated when edited.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the challenge builder bot hands to be shown in first person when testing a challenge.
  
• Fixed an animation issue on the big red farmbot when ragdolled while aiming.
  
• Fixed a sync issue with the electric engine when connected to a button or switch.
  
• Fixed freezes that could occur when shutting down a game.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause GUI placement issues in windowed mode.
  
• Load game date being one month off and formatting fix.
  
• Replaced GUIs that had the old style.
  
• Letter spacing added to font rendering.
  
• Russian font fixes.
  
• Fixed GUI issues with the big challenge piston and the old creative piston.
  
• Added missing "[E] Use" text when looking at upgradable sensors.
  
• A lot of GUI fixes and interaction fixes.
  

Upcoming updates
We also want to take this opportunity to mention two other updates that are in the works right now outside of the new chapter. The first one being the creative mode update where we will introduce water and a few other surprises. After that we will release a Challenge mode update with 10 new challenges making it a total of 50 challenges. If completed, the Mechanic will be rewarded with a special gift!


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Hi Mechanics!

This test turned in to a pretty long one as you might have noticed. We ended up doing a lot of small fixes. But also because we wanted to add a few more things for testing before we drop it.
Today the 30th of October we finally added the new Beacon interactive part that we’ve been teasing on our Twitter. The Beacon will help you set navigation waypoints in the world to make exploration much easier. It can now be crafted in the Craftbot! Some other highlights are fixes to the UI and main menu that we didn’t find time to add for the survival release. There is still more work to be done to the UI but we are getting there. We also fixed a bigger issue where the frame rate dropped for no clear reason for some players after playing longer sessions in survival. That should not happen anymore.
We hope to move all of these things to the main game very soon!

Here is the full list!

Updated November 11

• The crosshair will now light up when pointing on an object that can be interacted with or picked up.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the character to arrive in the warehouse before the interior was loaded when using the elevator.
  
• Modded bearings, springs and pistons from mods that are not loaded will now default to standard ones.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused glow worms to be placed as a block if selecting a spudgun in the hotbar while swimming.
  
• Very large creations built on the ground will not become loose when the ground they are attached to is unloaded.
  
• Fixed weld tool rendering issues that could occur in some cases.
  
• Russian font fixes.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the icons for lift creation exports to be offset.
  
• Fixed an issue with the reward item rendering in the dressbot.
  
• Minor gui fixes.
  

Updated November 4

• Creative games can now be started even if it contains blocks or parts from a mod that is not loaded. The missing blocks and parts will be replaced by a removable error-object.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused only the 3 first ingredients to be visible in the Craftbot.
  
• Creations with a gas tank containing fuel can now be saved on the Lift.
  
• Fixed an issue where thrusters connected to both a gas tank and a button/driver's seat did not load correctly on the lift.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused clients to not see the loot-projectile when dropping items on the ground.
  
• The large challenge sensor will now trigger even if the challenge has not started.
  
• Fixed a rare crash related to blocks and parts removing grass from the terrain.
  
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when using some tools in a warehouse elevator.
  
• Fixed GUI issues with the big challenge piston and the old creative piston.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused only 9 mod items to be shown per row instead of 10 in the inventory mod tab.
  
• Added missing "[E] Use" text when looking at upgradable sensors.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a modded part tried to upgrade into a non-existing part.
  

Updated October 30

• Added a beacon that can be crafted in the craftbot.
  
• Optimized code that finds blocks that enemies till try to destroy in raids.
  
• Optimized Woc corn finding.
  
• Component kits can be used in challenge builder.
  
• Potato ammo can be used in challenge builder. Use /enable_ammo_consumption chat command to enable ammo consumption.
  
• Gas and Battery can be used in challenge builder. Use /enable_fuel_consumption chat command to enable fuel consumption.
  
• Use /enable_ammo_consumption chat command to enable ammo consumption.
  
• Added a quest system for future content.
  
• Fixed an issue related to the the optimized water calculation that caused lower framerate that increased over time.
  
• Fixed freezes that could occur when shutting down a game.
  
• Fixed issues with the terrain loading that could cause some terrain to not load properly. This could for instance cause water to not work.
  
• Fixed a bug that put items in the hotbar when destroying objects in creative mode and challenge builder.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause GUI placement issues in windowed mode.
  
• Level 5 Driver's seat/saddle settings are now saved in blueprints.
  
• Items in hotbar 2 and 3 can now be swapped.
  
• Load game date being one month off and formatting fix.
  
• Main menu camera animations.
  
• Elevator audio fixes
  
• New lift save and load blueprint GUIs
  
• Dressbot GUI improved rendering and effects.
  
• Consumable item tab for craftbot and inventory.
  
• Craftbot tooltip shows the names of ingredients.
  
• Level 5 Driver's Seat GUI fixes.
  
• Replaced GUIs that had the old style.
  
• Letter spacing added to font rendering.
  
• A lot of visual GUI fixes and interaction fixes.
  

Updated September 11

• Putting soil or blocks on the ground removes grass. The grass will grow back when they are removed.
  
• If all crops are destroyed by a raid, the bots will destroy random parts.
  
• Fixed an issue in the test where tools thrown on the ground in challenge mode disappeared.
  
• Multiple lifts and sledgehammers caused by a previous bug in the test are removed when joining a game.
  

Updated September 7

• Fixed a bug in the test where the sledgehammer and lift would disappear if moved with shift-click into a chest. (Players who lost them will get new ones when loading/joining a world.)
  
• Reduced the chances that Totebots and Haybots will destroy high durability materials.
  

Hi Mechanics!

More important fixes and improvements are on the way! But you can already now help us test them in the latest test branch. Interactive parts from survival are now added to Creative mode with the exception of the Water cannon and the Vacuum pump. These will be added later together with a water update to creative mode that will come soon. We also improved the ragdoll physics a lot to reduce frame drops. So creative traps that push a lot of bots in to a ragdoll state should work much better now!

Patch notes:

• A majority of interactive parts from survival mode are now added to creative mode.
  
• All parts in creative mode are now usable in challenge builder.
  
• Character ragdolls are synchronized to clients.
  
• Fixed character jitter when driving on clients.
  
• Optimized character ragdolls.
  
• The corn can now be broken by creation collisions.
  
• Farmbots react to sounds.
  
• Glowsticks now emits more light when held in the hand.
  
• Fixed an issue where shapes did not correctly block explosions.
  
• Totebots and Haybots will try to destroy blocks and parts with all durability levels.
  
• Haybots will try to attack more often where they would otherwise try to chase the player.
  
• Explosions can no longer be triggered by character collision.
  
• The sawblade can now saw logs welded to the same creation.
  
• Increased durability on some stackable items from 1 to 2.
  
• Improved block remove interaction.
  
• Shift-click to put gas/battery in engine improvement.
  
• Added a brightness slider in the display settings.
  
• Added a framerate cap selection in the display settings.
  
• The handbook nows up in first and third person.
  
• Chests show an animation when opened.
  
• New effects when hitting trees and burnt trees.
  
• The weld tool does no longer show a visualization of removed branches when welding logs.
  
• Added names to clothes.
  
• Minor warehouse collision optimization.
  
• Warehouse elevator sound fixes.
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred if a client joined the game while a character was seated.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the fertilizer to not be spent when fertilizing plants.
  
• Fixed fertilizer first-person effect placement.
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed the lift to be placed on dynamic creations.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause KO-bag icons to get stuck.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause the character to go into T-pose when holding an edible item.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the light to not be updated when the intensity was changed or when painted.
  
• Fixed a bug in challenge builder that could cause an extra builder bot to get stuck.
  
• Fixed a crash that could happen if a corrupt game file was selected in the menu.
  
• Fixed a bug that could cause shapes to levitate after removing the shape it was resting on.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the sensor setting to be incorrectly updated when edited.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the timer setting to be incorrectly updated when edited.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the totebot head setting to be incorrectly updated when edited.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the builder bot hands to be shown in first person when testing a challenge.
  
• Fixed an animation issue on the big red farmbot when ragdolled while aiming.
  
• Fixed a sync issue with the electric engine when connected to a button or switch.
  

Keep in mind that worlds used on the test branch will not open in the main branch until this update is officially out.

Here is how you jump on the test branch to check out the new stuff.


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Hi Mechanics!

We are back with a new update! Thanks for helping us test it out!
This time we’ve been focusing on making sure the languages are fixed and updated.
They unfortunately didn’t make it on time for the survival release, but they are back in Scrap Mechanic now!

Here are the languages that have been updated:

• Russian
  
• Chinese
  
• Japanese
  
• Korean
  
• Polish
  
• German
  
• Italian
  
• French
  
• Spanish
  
• Brazilian Portuguese
  

We also did a few fixes:

• Fertilized plants can not be fertilized again while the fertilizer is still active
  
• Fixed a bug that causes the mechanic to get stuck crouching in soil and some other objects
  
• Fixed issues causing the piston to sometimes get the wrong settings
  
• Fixed an issue that caused explosions to not apply impulses
  
• Scrap engine and seats do not incorrectly show an upgrade key hint
  
• Fixed an issue that causes the level 5 driver seats to apply the steering speed incorrectly if reversed
  
• Chopped down trees no longer make a fall sound fix when collided with
  
• Craftbots will now be standing up when put on the lift after being crafted or dropped while carried
  
• The sledgehammer does no longer swing after placing down a glow-worm with the sledgehammer equipped
  
• Glowsticks now glow for a limited time
  
• The bucket shows a force build hint
  
• Added swimming sounds
  
• Added an effect when picking up water
  
• New epic loot particle effect
  

Also! a quick update on development in general.
We have some really exciting new content cooking for Scrap Mechanic.
Up next is a new chapter for survival mode. We can’t wait to start sharing work in progress
this week on our twitter! Make sure you follow us there!

More fixes and improvements coming soon!

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Hi Mechanics!

We are back with a new update!
This time we’ve been focusing on making sure the languages are fixed and updated.
They unfortunately didn’t make it on time for the survival release, but they are back in Scrap Mechanic now!

Here are the languages that have been updated:

• Russian
  
• Chinese
  
• Japanese
  
• Korean
  
• Polish
  
• German
  
• Italian
  
• French
  
• Spanish
  
• Brazilian Portuguese
  

We also did a few fixes:

• Fertilized plants can not be fertilized again while the fertilizer is still active
  
• Fixed a bug that causes the mechanic to get stuck crouching in soil and some other objects
  
• Fixed issues causing the piston to sometimes get the wrong settings
  
• Fixed an issue that caused explosions to not apply impulses
  
• Scrap engine and seats do not incorrectly show an upgrade key hint
  
• Fixed an issue that causes the level 5 driver seats to apply the steering speed incorrectly if reversed
  
• Chopped down trees no longer make a fall sound fix when collided with
  
• Craftbots will now be standing up when put on the lift after being crafted or dropped while carried
  
• The sledgehammer does no longer swing after placing down a glow-worm with the sledgehammer equipped
  
• Glowsticks now glow for a limited time
  
• The bucket shows a force build hint
  
• Added swimming sounds
  
• Added an effect when picking up water
  
• New epic loot particle effect
  

Also! a quick update on development in general.
We have some really exciting new content cooking for Scrap Mechanic.
Up next is a new chapter for survival mode. We can’t wait to start sharing work in progress!

More fixes and improvements coming soon!


Here is how you access the test:


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Hi Mechanics!

It’s time to move all the things we tested into the game!
Thanks for all the amazing feedback! Here are some of the new things in this update. Cotton plants can now be planted on your farm. You can trade for Cotton seeds at the Farmer hideout. We decided to add these seeds since some players had a hard time finding cotton in their generated world. We will do the same with pigment flowers in the future. We’ve also added the Chemical container to the Craftbot. It’s not very useful at the moment, but we have things in the works where it will have an important function. Lastly, we also did a lot of balancing tweaks based on the community feedback!


Updated July 1 Hotfix 1
We added a small hotfix that fixes a crash introduced in the patch

• Fixed a crash that could occur when holding and dragging a part on a creation that is destroyed
  

Here is the update list:

• Networking improvements with better object prioritization
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause networking events to lag behind on clients
  
• Optimized some interactive parts to use less network bandwidth
  
• A new interactive part, chemical container is available in the craftbot
  
• Cotton can be grown in soil
  
• Cotton seeds can now be bought at the hideout trader
  
• Battery can be crafted in the craftbot
  
• The button and switch costs the same to craft in the mobile craftbot as in the simple stationary one
  
• Slightly reduced the price of the drill and saw blade at the hideout trader
  
• Reduced fuel/battery cost for very heavy loads
  
• Tools can be thrown on the ground
  
• Glowsticks now emit a small amount of light when held in the hand
  
• It does no longer cost paint to erase paint with the paint tool
  
• Explosives destroy up to durability level 7
  
• More crude oil from oil geysers
  
• More glue clams when breaking clams
  
• Cardboard is cheaper to craft
  
• Wood block 1 requires less scrap wood to craft
  
• Concrete requires less stone, but more water and chemicals to craft
  
• Fertilizer can be crafted from seeds
  
• Paint costs fewer flowers to craft
  
• The scrap metal from haybots will not fly away from where the haybot was destroyed as often
  
• The big red farmbots now run away before despawning when daylight comes after a raid
  
• Tapebots sometimes shoot random parts when raiding
  
• Increased the time before wocs and glow worms despawn if not fed
  
• The smaller stone chunks are easier to destroy with the drill
  
• Reduced the weight of the water cannon
  
• Added lights to ruins
  
• The range of the packing station automatic fruit/vegetable selection is much more forgiving
  
• Reduced the speed of projectiles fired from the Vacuum Pump
  
• Added new sound effects when the mechanic is hungry or thirsty
  
• Added new sound effect when almost out of breath while diving
  
• Spudling gun windup sound effect added
  
• Mod parts now show up in all creative inventory tabs and are searchable
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred on shutdown when playing the game in full screen with steam overlay turned off
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when switching resolution with mods loaded
  
• Fixed an issue where failed blueprint exports would cause an error message to show at game startup
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the leaves of trees to not get their correct color in multiplayer
  
• Fixed an issue causing parts to be attached to suspensions and pistons even though another part already was attached
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the gas engine to not get the efficiency upgrade applied until game reload
  
• Fixed a bug that caused parked vehicles to spend fuel or batteries
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the vacuum pump to not be able to place blocks on the same creation
  
• The button and switch collision is a little bit bigger so they do not as easily get stuck in walls
  
• Fixed skinning issues on some mechanic character faces
  
• Fixed some rotation steps on warehouse parts when building
  
• Mechanic station collision fixes
  
• Fixed an autumn forest ruin to have the correct ground material
  
• Adjusted the stone positions of a lot of cliffs where the player could get stuck
  
• Adjusted spawn position of embers when destroying burnt trees
  
• Fixed a bug that caused loot crates to respawn in the starting area
  
• Minor inventory GUI bug fixes
  
• Added 2 bearings to Challenge 7
  
  

Time for us to get back to work on more improvements as well as the next chapter for survival mode! We can’t wait to share more info on that soon! It’s going to be amazing!

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