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Fix - fixed modular engine composite node data for the air consumption channel

Dear Stormworkers,

This week is minor update week, with a bunch of new fixes and improvements!

This update comes with a small UI change to add a search filter to the workshop upload screens. This is a player request, and while it isn't an important change to many, its a big deal for many workshop creators with a large library of creations.



The majority of the work has gone to fixes, with many important ones - crash fixes, engine fuel consumption, exhaust rendering, and more!

We hope you benefit from this weeks minor update and look forward to your thoughts and feedback!

Much love
The Stormworks Developers



Patch Notes

v1.10.5

Feature - Added search filters for workshop upload screens
Fix - Particle manager buffer allocation crash
Fix - #22715 Removed deprecated steam boiler pressure logic node
Fix - #22890 Fixed issues with engine fuel consumption
Fix - #23096 Updated approach to exhaust production and exhaust color
Fix - #23178 Increased threshold for exhaust rendering from ports
Fix - #23237 Diesel burner fuel consumption issues
Fix - Improved modular engine stability
Fix - #23029 Disabled look-direction forces when surface swimming
Fix - #23040 Inventory and space seat fluid slot resolving issues
Fix - #23240 Fixed unload islands from massive structures generating over vehicles within load range causing infinite saving/invisible vehicle issues (e.g. Donkk Isle Catenaries Addon)
Fix - #23169 Temperature and radiation probes breaking
Fix - Removed outdated helicopter and steam presets
Rework - #23051 #23128 Astronomy coordinates system reworked:
Astronomy coordinates are now in meters.
Directional RX behavior is now more consistent.

Dear Stormworkers,

Many thanks to all those who joined the Developer Questions and Answers session a couple of weeks ago.

If you missed it, some Youtubers did do live streams, and you can check out Captain Cockerels below:

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It was great fun reading and answering your questions, but appologies to those who didn't get their questions answered. I did want to answer all questions, but there were many, and some were complex and took time to answer fully. We responded to about half of the questions, and we ran out of time. We will do more Q&A sessions in the future!



Next week we have a new minor update due for release, and we continue work on other major and minor updates!

Much love
The Stormworks Developers

Dear Stormworkers,

This week we are releasing a new update!

Along with many fixes and improvements, we have added a new vehicle editor change - sticky rotation. A components rotation no longer orientates based on the direction of the surface you are hovering, but rather responds to the rotation keys. This change is intended to reduce the issue of it being unclear which key produces which rotation. Why is it always the last rotation key that you try?



This change obviously reworks a fundamental vehicle editor behaviour that many players will be used to. While we expect most players will be relieved that this has finally been changed, we are also aware that some players may feel that they are used to the old behaviour, however confusing it was. Let us know your thoughts and feedback!

As well as this change there are many fixes and improvements in response to player feedback on the issue tracker. Please see the patch notes below for full details.



A big thank you to everyone who turned up last week for the live stream!

Much love
The Stormworks Developers



Patch Notes

v1.10.4

Rework - #21443 Orientation is now sticky when placing components in the editor
Fix - #23076 Leaks not using their bounding when resolving with the ocean (Boats not sinking)
Fix - Crash fix for occasional issue with character input resetting
Fix - Hand item not clearing when teleporting (Fishing rod physics issues)
Fix - Seats applying an offset to character position when testing for drowning
Fix - #22332 Advanced rotor counter-torque forces applying in space
Fix - #22419 Waypoints are now grid based and distance restraint has been removed
Fix - #22457 Removed inert electric node on liquid fuel rockets
Fix - #22601 Addon references to removed node locationData.is_env_mod
Fix - #22652 Fixed lights issues on the arid island
Fix - #22766 Updated classic mode description
Fix - #22792 Reworked raycast interactions to fix several issues with rays from recent character network physics changes
Fix - #22813 Reworked visual effects of fluid jets
Fix - #22817 Directional rx description error
Fix - #22845 Distance sensor high electric consumption
Fix - #22916 Resolved buoyancy mesh generation issue for gas tanks
Fix - #23184 Enabled keypad waypoints to work on the moon (shows universal coordinates and not moon-relative coordinates, for lua addon compatability)
Fix - #24099 Fishing rod inventory description
Balance - #22846 Large solar cell price
Balance - Rebalanced hopper mass

Dear Stormworkers,

We are doing a live questions and answers session this Thursday, 22 February at 18:00 UTC.

This live stream will be found at the top of the Stormworks store page.

Please join us with your questions. Click "Set a reminder" on the menu to the right!

See you on Thursday!



Much love
The Stormworks Developers