[2021] Patch Notes: Early Access (EXPERIMENTAL) - v0.5.0.9 – Build 172651

Hi Pioneers!

Here’s a big patch for a bunch of assorted issues with some nice sprinkles of QoL on top :)

If we somehow made things worse or new bugs popped up please let us know over at our QA Site https://questions.satisfactorygame.com/ We read your posts every day and it helps us a lot

Hopefully this makes everyone’s experience with the latest update a lot better and thank you for your patience, we hope to make things even better for everyone.

See you all next time!, Thanks for playing our game <3

BUG FIXES

• Fixed crash when selecting Inverted Ramps (and added a bit of future proofing so it doesn’t happen again)
• Potential fix for a crash related to tireconfig deletion
• Fixed Nobelisks being invisible when first equipping for Clients
• Fixed a rare crash when accessing the Train Station UI as Client
• Made text prompts on Quick Switch more consistent
• Fixed the + and – buttons on the to-do list being highlighted by default when adding items to the list
• Fixed Vehicle paths selected from the “All Vehicle Path” tab made by a different vehicle remaining selected when returning to the “Load Vehicle Path” tab
• Fixed a crash in the vehicle system
• Fixed ammo count issues for Clients
• Fixed remaining issues with Fuel and Vehicles
• Vehicle docking wait times are now saved
• Fixed a bug where vehicles could get stuck docking until their inventories were full
• Fixed broken Water Extractor Snapping (This time for real)
• Fixed so patterns are no longer rotated based on foundation rotation (Double for real)
• Another potential fix for some of the foliage not being able to be picked up/chainsawed in Northern Forest and Rocky Desert/Dune Desert
• Fixed Pipeline Pump Mk.1 not playing sounds
• Actually fixed invisible belts, lifts and pipes sometimes being invisible for Clients (Triple for real!!!)
• Fixed so beams properly align their rotations with snapped foundations
• Fixed beam connectors snapping to the sides of beams
• Fixed issues with beams and pillar snapping
• Fixed issues when upgrading buildings
• Stackable Pipe and Hyper Tube supports now also properly increase cost in UI when zooping
• Fixed Conveyor Lifts not properly snapping
• Updated Large Billboard to line up with other signs when placed
• Fixed a Conveyor Lift visual bug when snapping through Floor Holes
• Fixed Signs being able to be placed on weird rotations on pillars
• Fixed some general hologram placement logic
• Fixed some Beam rotation issues and improved how Beam zooping determines direction

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Added “Misophonia Mode” under Audio Options, this will replace “munching” sounds with sounds not generated or connected to human interactions
• You can now press F to manually dock a vehicle on a Truck Station
• Added a volume slider for “Manual Mining” under Equipment Volume
• Added tooltips to Vehicle station elements (Hover over)
• Quite significantly increased network scalability options. This should help with excessive load times on larger saves and for players who have never modified their network settings. (Gameplay > Network Quality)
• Improved feedback when purchasing an item on the AWESOME Shop
• Added “Other” as a Category on the Signs Image Browser sub-menu, Added Emotes and CheckIt Icons to it
• Added Emission Strength (Brightness) and Surface Finish (Matte, Glossy) settings to all Signs

DEDICATED SERVERS

• Implemented a first revision of the Save Manager in the “Manage Saves” tab under Server Manager
• Increased the beacon connection timeout to 30 seconds (Previous value was 5 seconds)