Hey, Junkers! 🚨🚚
Time for another big step forward! This week’s update brings major improvements to tow truck mechanics and introduces a fully working fuel station! ⛽🔧
We’ve fine-tuned how the tow truck handles, making it smoother, more realistic, and way more fun to use. Plus, the fuel system is now live — giving you one more reason to keep your vehicles in shape and ready to roll! ⚙️
As always, your feedback keeps us going! Drop us a review or let us know what you think — your ideas help shape the future of the game.
We’ve also fixed many of the bugs you reported — thank you for all your feedback!
Check out the full patch notes for details. 📋
Tow Truck Mechanics Evolution
You can now enjoy greater precision and an all-new system for loading vehicles onto the tow truck!
Precise positioning and setting the right distance is the first step to success!
Don’t forget to extend the ramp! :)
Attaching the winch hook will be your next step after deploying the ramp.
We’ve introduced a mini-game with a pretty generous margin of error. :D
Alright, the vehicle is on the truck — time to go get another one! The tow truck is now equipped with a lift, so you can transport two vehicles at once!
You wanted to refuel your vehicles — so here it is: a gas station just for you!
You can now refuel your vehicles at the station.
(Psst... in future updates, you’ll be able to do some shopping there too — but more on that soon! :D)
The fuel pump is ready for you — fill up as much as you like! :)
Mini discount game — if you’re up for it, try hitting the center of the discount bar and rack up as much as you can. If not... full price for you! :D
And if you forget to check your fuel level, your trusty jerry can will save the day!
You can refill it at the station and keep it for emergencies.
There's also an option to upgrade your jerry can to 10 or even 15 liters.
We’re getting a ton of feedback from you — thank you so much for that!
Below are some of the latest changes and fixes — there’s actually much more going on, but we don’t log everything because, frankly, we’re rushing to keep updates coming often.
Thanks so much for your support and help in developing the game — you are the best Junkmen we know!
Hotfix list 👇
🛠️Disable V-Sync in PERFORMANCE mode to prevent the frame rate from being capped at 60.
🛠️Next to the first tablet – during raw material sell selection, the gamepad button was missing when the sale could take place.
🛠️Improved object popping for multiple assets – we're still working on it, but it's gradually getting better.
🛠️Reworked the driving system for the Pickup, SUV, trailer, and truck – further adjustments and improvements are planned, but it's already in a good state.
🛠️Fixed vehicle summoning: you can now summon your vehicle in most of the spots that previously seemed valid but didn’t work.
🛠️Adjusted video tutorial size.
🛠️Updated quest texts for “Collect $27k” and “Crusher” to match the new quest order.
🛠️Fixed incorrect quest numbers showing on widgets after quest reordering.
🛠️Fixed NPC not appearing on the plot near the smelter – it was stuck at the base location.
🛠️Fixed NPC animation not triggering properly near the smelter.
🛠️Increased NPC animation optimization distance at the smelter.
🛠️Improved trigger distance for Gas Station lamps.
🛠️Adjusted amount of EXP gained from refueling the gas canister.
🛠️Fixed saving EXP and upgrade progress for the gas canister.
🛠️Fixed EXP display for the canister tool.
🛠️You can now complete the conveyor belt quest by purchasing it at the Big Junkyard.
🛠️Fixed broken saves where the conveyor belt quest was stuck due to being bought at the Big Junkyard.
🛠️Tow Truck Overhaul
🛠️Changed tow truck mechanics.
🛠️Added a new tow truck mini-game.
🛠️Added lever panel and 2D schematics for the tow truck.
🛠️Added winch-based vehicle pulling for the tow truck.
🛠️Added platform lowering and raising for the tow truck.
🛠️Added ramp lowering and raising for the tow truck.
🛠️Adjusted tow truck upgrade panel abilities.
🛠️Updated tow truck-related quests to match the new mechanics.
🛠️Quality of Life & Optimization
🛠️Added optimized toggling of the Gas Station area visibility.
🛠️Added a gas canister tool – you can now refuel vehicles outside the gas station area.
🛠️Improved tool icon visibility in the Upgrade Tools panel.
🛠️Added visual representation for all gas canister upgrade levels.
🛠️Fixed UI overlap between active price buff info and fuel amount while driving.
🛠️Fixed street lights sometimes not appearing despite being in range.
🛠️Fixed crash when activating the Furnace machine with a filled mold.
🛠️Optimized performance of the large map.
🛠️Fixed invisible item bug after inserting a car body part behind the workshop.
🛠️Optimized performance of scrap piles near the Stationary Belt.
🛠️Optimized searchable scrap piles to reduce performance impact.
🛠️Corrected Korean translation for the word “Loading”.
🛠️Fixed exploit that allowed creating vehicles by unloading onto a blocked tow truck area.
🛠️Changed renovation cutting mechanic on pallets – now only 2 long cuts are needed instead of 10 short ones.
🛠️Adjusted quest order – Parcel Renovation now comes after completing the “Collect $27k” quest.
🛠️Added option to hide player hands for those who find them distracting.
🛠️Added ability to hire a worker at the Furnace mechanic.
🛠️Added fuel-filling animation for vehicles at the gas station.
🛠️Added gas canister tool that allows off-site vehicle refueling.
🛠️Improved tow truck performance optimization.
🛠️Optimized tutorial performance.
🛠️Fixed 3D icon positions in the tow truck control panel.
🛠️Fixed UI placement of remaining time info for active buffs.
🛠️Improved visibility and style of the mini-game widget during tow hook attachment.
🛠️Fixed animations of levers in the tow truck control panel.
🛠️Fixed desynchronization between the left and right states of the tow truck control panel.
🛠️Fixed bug preventing exit from the tutorial menu.
🛠️Fixed vehicle exit behavior on gas station grounds.
🛠️Added lighting to cover the gas station area.
🛠️Fixed lamp intensity and color settings across the map.
🛠️Fixed wheel color mismatch between spawned vehicles and those on the tow truck.
🛠️Increased interaction area around vehicles for easier tow hook activation.
🛠️Improved tow truck control panel translations.
🛠️Increased transparency of tools during renovation for better visual clarity.
🛠️Improved vehicle refueling time from the gas canister.
🛠️Fixed persistent fuel status info in the canister and vehicle when entering the car mid-refuel.
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Junkman Adrian 😎🛠️💛
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