Beta/0.6

The official patch notes are listed below. Any non-official notes are marked with "[NOTE:]".

0.6.6

November 3rd, 2023

• Blocked sm.json.save from saving to invalid locations
• [NOTE: Fixed workshop exploit.]

0.6.5

June 21st, 2022

• Fixed invisible reward customization item when unlocked in the dressbot
• Fixed an issue where the lift counted bearings and suspensions twice
• Fixed invisible loot objects when dropping the sledgehammer or spud gun in challenge mode
• Fixed a shader issue caused by an intel 10gen UHD graphics driver bug
• Fixed slow loading times when loading tiles with a very large amount of objects in the tile builder
• Fixed wrong shapeset path in example blocks and part mod
• Fixed validation issue for json arrays in mod tool
• Fixed a crash when modifying the HUD related to the new item pickup display

0.6.4

June 16th, 2022

• Smoother player character and enemy rotation.
• New item pickup display
• New images on crashed ship and mechanic station waypoints
• Inputs no longer get stuck when entering and exiting seats while holding keys
• Fixed bad performance in custom creative worlds with lots of water
• Fixed another issue chat [sic] caused the stuntman outfit to be unlockable from garment boxes
• Fixed an issue that could cause stone nodes to float in the air
• Added missing upgrade effect on craftbot
• Added missing pick-up sound to the tutorial bucket
• Fixed an issue where the loadingbar popup would be misshaped when downloading content
• Fixed an issue where the horn pitch did not persist after leaving and rejoining
• Fixed an issue where the level intro cinematic would not play in challenge mode
• Fixed a bug where some HUD GUI elements were visible during challenge mode camera
• Player health resets to full when challenge resets or changes level
• Fixed a bug where enemy spawners in challenge mode didn't rotate spawned enemies correctly
• Fixed a crash that could occur when building joints on shapes that got removed
• Fixed a common crash that could randomly occur
• Projectiles can now have modded effects
• Lua GUIs can play modded effects
• Added setColor function for joints
• Fixed a bug where tools didn't show up in the mod inventory
• GuiInterface's createHorizontalSlider now has an option to invert the slider
• Fixed a bug where the showInInventory json setting was ignored by the mod inventory
• Changed sm.log logging functions to take a variable amount of arguments

0.6.3

June 7th, 2022

• Fixed an issue that caused the Applicator outfit to not be unlockable
• Fixed a bug that caused the camera to move when alt-tabbing back to the game
• Fixed a performance issue for worlds with many interactable shapes
• Fixed a crash that occurred when leaving games
• Fixed a positioning issue with the Ball Socket effect
• The handbook is now visible when dropped on the ground
• Mod Tool custom icons checkbox now works

0.6.2

June 2nd, 2022

• Fixed rendering issues on intel graphics devices causing miss shaped [sic] or invisible craftbots and driver's seats
• Fixed an issue that could cause beds and raids to not work
• Fixed an issue that caused custom worlds to not load properly (You might need to restore the backup found in C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Roaming\Axolot Games\Scrap Mechanic\User\User_<SteamID>\Save\Backup)
• Fixed crashes where lua scripts sent invalid numbers to physics
• Fixed a bug that caused the health bar to fill up when rejoining a game
• Fixed a bug that caused paint tool visualization to stay after the tool was unequipped
• Fixed missing effect when hitting things with the sledgehammer

0.6.1

June 1st, 2022

• Fixed issue where some stuntman outfit pieces showed up in garment boxes
  • [NOTE: The jacket, gloves, shoes, and backpack were common; the helmet and pants were rare.]
  • [NOTE: Not fixed at all, despite the tier definitions for each item being replaced with challengereward.]
• Added missing stuntman outfit names
• Fixed an issue with the seated first-person camera position
• Fixed an issue where old creative worlds would not load
• Crash fixes
• [NOTE: Stackable items will no longer show their stack number if it's 1.]

0.6.0

May 31st, 2022

• [NOTE: Update post has short paragraphs instead of actual update notes. See the Test section below for more detailed notes.]
• [NOTE: The following list is an abbreviated unofficial version of the notes for this update, plus some additional significant changes.]
• Added ten new challenges to Challenge Mode
• New Stuntman outfit unlocked on completing all challenges
• Added Character Spawner, Goal Block, and Small Goal Platform
• Added tutorial quests to Survival Mode
• Added Builder Guide
• Optimized ragdolls
• Added Custom Games with Steam Workshop integration
• Expanded Mod Tool capabilities
• New Tile Builder and World Builder features and GUI
  • Now have standalone versions for use with the Mod Tool
• Re-added Horn GUI
• Added loot to Lockers and File Cabinets in Warehouses
• Added intro cinematics to Survival Mode and Challenge Mode
• Added hint messages to Survival Mode
• Changed appearance of control prompts
  • Background is now orange (formerly white)
• Block placement ghost is now more detailed
• Increased the speed at which Vacuum Pumps take in liquids

Test

May 30th, 2022

• New quest tracker HUD
• Added support for adding/removing dependencies to other mods in the Mod Tool
• Other mod dependencies show up in Tile Editor and World Builder when launched from the Mod Tool
• Fixed a crash that occurred when generating icons for blueprints in a custom game mod with translation files
• Fixed bug where part names in mods would fail to fallback to English when translation to selected language was missing
• Fixed crashes where json files would contain invalid numbers
• Fixed builder guide icon positioning
• Electric Engine powers up significantly faster

May 25th, 2022

• Added support for modded log book entries in custom games
• Fixed bug where too long names for mods and blueprints would not upload to steam
• Fixed bug with health bars in challenge mode showing up for clients
• Fixed crash when attempting to weld joints against joints
• Fixed bug with missing fires and other script data when entering old worlds
• Fixed bug with modded items having the wrong sorting order in inventory
• Fixed bug with sm.joint.setTargetLength not working with pistons added in survival
• Fixed bug when carrying objects and got incorrect interaction prompts
• Fixed bug where menu music would continue to play when starting a custom game

May 24th, 2022

• Added prefabs to the Mod Tool Tile Builder
• Horn GUI improvements
• Blueprints can again have flat shapes but should no longer cause crashes
• Fixed a crash that occurred when blueprints had invalid joint json
• Fixed a crash that occurred when renderable json files had an invalid root object
• Added option in script API to stop effects with stopBreakSustain, this allows some looping sound effects to end correctly when triggered from scripts

May 23th, 2022

• Added blueprints to the Mod Tool Tile Editor (Must be in $CONTENT_DATA/Blueprints)
  • [NOTE: Blueprints are only available when loading Terrain Editor from the Modding Tool.]
• Added tools, projectiles, melee attacks och [sic] harvestables to Blocks and Parts mods
• Fixed a crash related to the Controller
• Fixed crash that occurred when projectiles were fired in an area triggers projectile hit callback

May 20th, 2022

• Added nodes to the Tile Editor
• Custom Game mods can define their own nodes
• Crash fixes

• Added a temporary quickfix for looping sounds. (A better fix coming next week)
• Waypoint nodes available in the in-game Tile Editor

May 19th, 2022

• The horn GUI is back (still work in progress)
• Added scrollbar functions to the script API
• Fixed a crash that occurred when generating icons in the Mod tool
• Added setWorldPosition to character userdata in the script API
• Dropped carried items are now placed in the same place as when built, they should now be much less likely to fall through the ground
• Fixed a crash that occurred when writing a chat message too early from a script
• Kinematics support added to the default mod terrain script
• Tutorial GUI now displays the correct keybinding
• New tutorial added to the crash site bucket
• Updated quest texts

May 18th, 2022

• Mods can now set character name tags with setNameTag
• Added shapes to the Tile Editor
• Added sm.gu.translateLocalizationTags to script API
• Fixed more API calls not correctly translating $CONTENT_DATA
• Fixed a crash that occurred when spamming the take picture button in the blueprint export GUI
• Fixed a crash that could occur when closing GUIs of some interactable parts after the part was destroyed
• Fixed a crash that could happen when a client is joining a game into a world that is being destroyed (challenge mode)

May 17th, 2022

• Added a low-quality option for World Builder.
• Added free placement menu toggle (previously only available on Shift + Click)
• Added brush size menu (previously only available on Shift + Scroll)
• Added options in editors to delete tiles and worlds
• Added more world sizes to the world builder
• Fixed custom tiles not showing up in tile browser when making a custom game world
• Fixed crashes for clients playing multiplayer challenge mode
• Fixed incorrect path reading in Lua API
• Fixed save dialogs in the mod tool
• Creating new assets sets in the mod tool now working

May 16th, 2022

• Fixed a crash related to the builder guide
• Fixed player hands being rendered incorrectly
• Fixed fix tree crash
• Fixed a crash that occurred when having incorrect item translation files in a mod
• Fixed particle emitters being hidden incorrectly in the particle editor
• Fixed a particle editor shutdown crash
• Updated Visual Studio runtime
• [NOTE: Chemicals, Water, and Water Container added to Challenge Builder]

May 13th, 2022

• Fixed an issue where with the builder guide visualization that could lead to a crash
• Some items that disappeared from the creative inventory in the previous update are back

May 12th, 2022

• Fixed a crash when using non-english new save filename
• Fixed a crash when mods use an inventory smaller than the hotbar size
• Fixed a bug where the game settings dropdown would stay after closing the menu
• Fixed num pad and other special key button prompts spacing and font color
• Fixed a crash when displaying visualization and switching worlds
• Fixed auto-generation for effect sets in the mod tool
• Fixed a bug where mods could not dofile() script files in the core content directories
• Fixed an interaction bug with the logbook
• Fixed broken tutorial GUI in some resolutions
• Survival tutorial car builder guide part is hidden in creative mode
• Fixed script errors

May 10th, 2022

• Preview image generation fix for Worlds and Tiles
• Fixed a crash when starting the game with an invalid menu blueprint
• Fixed a crash when sending an AreaTrigger to a client
• Fixed bug where player spawn position would be wrong when loading in a warehouse
• Fixed issues with file referencing in mods
• Fixed GetHarvestableForCell script callback for mods
• Other mod scripting fixes
• Quest script fixes
• Other crash fixes

May 9th, 2022

Game Improvements

• New Tile Editor GUI
• Added a lot of Tile Editor features
• New World Builder GUI
• Added a lot of World Builder features
• Worlds can be uploaded to Steam Workshop
• Multiplayer join settings added
• Tutorial Quests added to Survival Mode
• Builder Guide part added to Survival Mode
• Loading time optimizations
• Ragdoll optimizations
• Debris optimizations (new debris system)
• Particle quality improvements
• Lighting improvements
• Visualization shader improvement
• [NOTE: Added intro cinematic to Survival Mode.]
• [NOTE: Added translations for the Logbook.]
• [NOTE: Lockers and File Cabinets in Warehouses now contain loot.]
• [NOTE: Changed visuals on some assets.]
• [NOTE: The Weld Tool can now weld creations even when they are colliding with the terrain.]

Mod Tool

• Custom Game mods added to the Mod Tool
• Tile Editor standalone version for editing Custom Game content added to the Mod Tool
• World Builder standalone version for editing Custom Game content added to the Mod Tool
• New Particle Editor added to the Mod Tool

Modding support

• Tools and Weapons
• NPC Characters
• Kinematics
• Harvestables
• Game Script
• World Scripts
• Terrain Scripts
• Projectiles
• Melee attacks
• Effects
• Terrain ground materials
• Decals usable in Tile Editor
• Major Script API update

Trivia

When releasing the test branch for 0.6.0, the devs accidentally published a build to the test branch about half an hour too early. They quickly removed it, and published a slightly different build later, with a tweet confirming that it was for real this time.