What changed in Scrap Mechanic in 2020

The first boss of the game, the Trash Bot, can be found on the Warehouse rooftop.

A new plant that attracts dangerous bots, adding challenge to farming.

A new underground location with quests and NPCs, leading to the mining island.

The Warehouse will be updated with new elements and quests, and old keys may be replaced.

New wheels that allow vehicles to dig and drive in all directions.

A new enemy that explodes on contact, part of the Totebot family.

New shirt designs and rare outfits will be introduced in the next chapter.

A new drill part for vehicles that can break through tough underground rock.

Added a tooltip in the craftbots showing ingredient names.

Durability on some stackable items increased from 1 to 2.

6 new T-shirts added to the Green Garment boxes.

Players can now select a framerate cap in the display settings.

Resolved jitter issues for clients when driving.

Fixed a bug that caused glow worms to be placed incorrectly.

Improvements made to water calculation performance.

Players can now pump oil from the ground in desert biomes.

The Logbook can now be unlocked in the crashed ship to store quests and manage Beacons.

Resolved an issue where characters could get stuck in the ground when using the elevator.

Resolved a bug that caused fertilizer to not be spent when fertilizing plants.

Numerous GUI fixes and interaction improvements.

A brightness slider added in the display settings.

Beacon is a new interactive part that helps set navigation waypoints in the world.

Fixed issues that could cause terrain to not load properly.

Improvements made to character ragdoll performance.

Added an effect when picking up water.

Scrap engine and seats do not incorrectly show an upgrade key hint.

Added swimming sounds.

Languages updated: Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese.

Introduced a new epic loot particle effect.

Chopped down trees no longer make a fall sound fix when collided with.

Fixed an issue that causes the level 5 driver seats to apply the steering speed incorrectly if reversed.

The sledgehammer does no longer swing after placing down a glow-worm with the sledgehammer equipped.

Glowsticks now glow for a limited time.

Fixed issues causing the piston to sometimes get the wrong settings.

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 an issue that caused explosions to not apply impulses.

The bucket shows a force build hint.

Craftbots will now be standing up when put on the lift after being crafted or dropped while carried.

Fertilized plants can not be fertilized again while the fertilizer is still active.

New epic loot particle effect added.

Added an effect when picking up water.

Scrap engine and seats do not incorrectly show an upgrade key hint.

The bucket shows a force build hint.

Fixed a bug that causes the mechanic to get stuck crouching in soil and some other objects.

Added swimming sounds.

Chopped down trees no longer make a fall sound fix when collided with.

Fixed an issue that causes the level 5 driver seats to apply the steering speed incorrectly if reversed.

Languages updated: Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese.

Glowsticks now glow for a limited time.

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.

Fixed issues causing the piston to sometimes get the wrong settings.

Fixed an issue that caused explosions to not apply impulses.

More crude oil from oil geysers and more glue clams when breaking clams.

Added lights to ruins.

Added new sound effects for hunger, thirst, and diving.

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

Slightly reduced the price of the drill and saw blade at the hideout trader.

Cotton plants can now be planted on your farm, and cotton seeds can be traded at the Farmer hideout.

Fixed an issue that could cause networking events to lag behind on clients.

Optimized some interactive parts to use less network bandwidth.

Tools can now be thrown on the ground.

A new interactive part, the chemical container, is now available in the craftbot.

Minor inventory GUI bug fixes.

Reduced fuel/battery cost for very heavy loads.

Concrete requires less stone, but more water and chemicals to craft.

Challenge mode puts your creativity to the test in the Master Mechanic Trials.

Items can now be dropped on the ground in challenge mode for the backpack.

Red tapebot arm part shoots a few explosive tape when destroyed.

Fixed a crash that could occur when using a level 5 steering bearing GUI on 720 resolution.

Removing bearings, springs, and pistons with a full inventory is now correctly denied.

Tapebots will be more active in raids when they come.

Fixed a crash that could occur when riding warehouse elevators.

Tapebot projectiles now deal damage to crops.

Fixed a case where building on springs or pistons could spend the part but not build it.

Optimized raids to reduce lag when many bots appear simultaneously.

The saw blade now deals more damage to haybots.

Fixed an issue where exiting the game in a warehouse caused the elevator to the roof to get stuck.

Fixed an issue with tapebots causing them to often stare into walls in warehouses.

Fixed an issue that allowed invalid building on the vacuum pump.

Various fixes for AI behavior.

Farmers can no longer be picked up after being respawned.

When removing a respawn point bed, the new respawn point is the last unremovable bed.

Other crash fixes implemented.

Water, gas, battery, and ammo containers are now carried if not empty, similar to chests.

Players can no longer respawn in a bed brought into the warehouse.

Fixed an issue that could cause creations attached to the ground to become loose.

Fixed an issue with piston speed when adjusting length.

Fixed a bug causing the saw blade to not deal damage to green totebots.

Fix for mods using obj_interactive_controller.mesh.

Broken hideouts and packing stations are repaired

Carrying stuff uses stamina

Removing the bed removes the respawn point

Fixed a crash that could occur when loading a creative world where the mods were updated

Fixed a bug that could cause the hideout and other points of interests to not be set up correctly

Fixed a crash that could occur on startup and randomly while playing

Lifting stuff with the lift uses stamina (only new games are affected)

Stones can be broken down with explosives

Can't sleep in warehouses

Could occur when leaving the game while refining

GUI showing up after window resize

Added Craftbot with a new crafting system and Refinerybot for turning logs into blocks.

Updating some languages that are missing translations.

Added an AI system to enhance gameplay in Survival mode.

Plans to add more content to Survival mode in the future.

Added food items that can be consumed to revive players.

Optimizing the existing UI to enhance player experience.

Introduced new interactive parts including a refinery tool, vacuum pump, water cannon, and respawn bed.

Added character customization options for players.

Added fire mechanics, though not flammable at the moment.

Added water with buoyancy mechanics to the game.

Introduced new weapons including the Spud Shotgun and Spud Gattler.

Introduced new enemies including Green Totebot, Haybot, Tapebot, and Farmbot.

Introduced a new random generated terrain system to Survival mode.

Added new building parts, bringing the total to over 400 in the game.

Added new interactive parts: Resource Collector, Cookbot, and Dressbot.

Added a new Survival mode where players must survive against hostile Farmbots on a farm planet.

Prioritizing bug fixes as part of ongoing development.

Applying tweaks and polish to Challenge mode, with plans to re-enable it soon.

Added health bar, hunger bar, and thirst bar to manage player survival.

Added warehouse dungeons and other points of interest in Survival mode.

Added two new animals, Woc and Glowb, to Survival mode.

Made a huge update to the graphics with new shaders and a new rendering engine.

Added stats to all parts and an upgrade system for interactive parts.

Added a log refinery system to Survival mode.

Survival mode will be released on 7th May.