0.022 Hotfix 4 Released

30 Oct 2025Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

Fix water pipes not working in most places
Fix some errors with localization (e.g. hiragana, katakana, hangul not rendering)
Fix some multiplayer exploits
Fix ID cards, bank cards giving screws upon dismantle
Fix washing in hand soap making you dirtier
Fix sneaking not properly giving XP, fix getting sneaking XP from looking around really fast when crouched
Fix door snap locations in Centennial House and Werrenrath House
Fix barbed wire not attaching to scrap metal fences
Reduce texture streaming pool size (the game should now consume less VRAM)
"Hard" difficulty doesn't start you in the summer any more, and insanity/very hard difficulties tell you they start in fall
Remove help menu
Relocate loading screen tips to game code
Moddable hair/eye colors
Fix scrap metal gate not snapping to scrap metal walls/large gates
Remove unused code
Fix engine font dependency for modders
Fixup auto-connecting to servers (e.g. via a steam:// link or joining friends)
Water sources (sinks, etc) will now use the type of fluid they're hooked up to properly
Fix kitchen sink floating when moved
Fix typoes
Add Max Wire Distance gameplay setting
Fix some unattenuated sounds
Fix some weird edge cases with items spawning underground
You can lock motorcycles to prevent them from getting stolen like other vehicles (yes this doesn't make physical sense but it's there for security for now)
Fix Linux not rendering a bunch of stuff
Fix some bodybag/rubble collision issues
Fix not always using the best possible equipped flashlight
Fix some sinks that were wired into fuse boxes near Chateaugay Lake :S
Fix rain/snow coming in some buildings
Possible fix for water not turning off
Crash fixes