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Steam News6 May 20261mo ago

Hotfix v1.3.0.25870

Greetings, Pest tamers! We’ve released a hotfix that addresses a bunch of issues. Please remove your mods before updating as they may cause crashes.

In this update3

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Full Abiotic Factor update

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What changed

23 fixes4 additions5 changes3 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Server
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
fixedWe’ve released a hotfix that addresses a bunch of issues.
removedPlease remove your mods before updating as they may cause crashes . If you are experiencing crashes or other issues and have any third-party mods installed (such as those found at NexusMods), please try uninstalling the mods before attempting to run the game again. You may want to completely clear your files and reinstall the game, as there’s been cases where an uninstalled mod still leaves some sneaky files behind.
changedPlease update your game and servers when you get a moment away from scientific study. If you’re on Steam and don't receive an update, verify your game files. Below you can see a list of all the various versions numbers, depending on your platform.
fixedPet & Companion Fixes:Pets now sprint to catch up to their scientist if they’re far away or are sprinting themselves.
fixedPet & Companion Fixes:The Magma Skink’s projectiles now fire correctly when looking up or down.
fixedPet & Companion Fixes:Held pets are now hidden during emotes.

Greetings, Pest tamers!

We’ve released a hotfix that addresses a bunch of issues.

Please remove your mods before updating as they may cause crashes. If you are experiencing crashes or other issues and have any third-party mods installed (such as those found at NexusMods), please try uninstalling the mods before attempting to run the game again. You may want to completely clear your files and reinstall the game, as there’s been cases where an uninstalled mod still leaves some sneaky files behind.

Please update your game and servers when you get a moment away from scientific study. If you’re on Steam and don't receive an update, verify your game files. Below you can see a list of all the various versions numbers, depending on your platform.

PlatformVersionBuild ID
Steam1.3.0.2587023072293
PlayStation 51.3.0.2587001.003.001
Xbox Series X, Series S, & PC App1.3.0.258701.3.25870.0

Hotfix v1.3.0.25870 changes:

Pet & Companion Fixes:

  • Pets now sprint to catch up to their scientist if they’re far away or are sprinting themselves.

  • The

    Magma

    Skink’s

    projectiles

    now fire correctly when looking up or down.

  • Held pets are now hidden during emotes.

  • The actions for picking up a pet and petting them have been swapped. Scientists can pick up their pet with the press interaction, and pet them with the press and hold interaction.

  • The action for picking up a pet container has also been changed to the press interaction (instead of press and hold) for consistency.

  • Fixed the issue of pets not saving their XP or level progress from feeding after reloading the save.

  • The ‘Hungry’ hint interaction text when looking at your pet has been updated to be more clear on how to feed them.

  • Fixed the issue of the

    Tareccary

    Compendium entry not unlocking properly after giving them a nice pat.

  • The

    Core Companion

    Trinket has been nerfed slightly to have its originally intended effects.

  • Information about how to feed tamed pets has been clarified in the Compendium.

  • Fixed an issue with the names of pets who are in pet containers being reset after rehosting a server.

Chemistry Fixes & Changes:

  • Items can no longer fall into the Chemistry Output Flask on the Chemistry Bench.

  • Removed Coating visuals from the

    Hardlight Sledge

    while we investigate to find a proper solution to prevent visibility issues.

  • Raw

    Moon Fish

    Filets

    can now be distilled instead of the Cooked versions as intended.

  • STOLAS

    Hard Drives

    can now be distilled.

  • The

    Panic

    Flask recipe has been updated, and now uses the

    Charged

    Distillation instead of the

    Foggy

    Distillation.

  • Distillation Benches can now be deployed closer to other things.

  • The interaction text for held Tinctures now correctly says ‘consume’.

  • Fixed an issue with Tinctures appearing with medical items.

  • The

    Bounce

    Coating item description now correctly specifies that it applies to melee only.

Other Bug Fixes & Changes:

  • Implemented a fix that should prevent Power Chairs & Office Chairs from clipping and falling through the world.

  • Fixed the duplication issue with Power Chairs & Office Chairs.

  • Fixed an issue causing

    Wisps

    to not despawn when they should.

  • Fixed a bug preventing scientists from interacting with objects while holding a certain new melee weapon (the

    Hardlight Sledge

    ) until after using the secondary action once (e.g. right mouse button).

  • Fixed an issue that caused scientists to inadvertently make their

    Exor Spirit

    stop following them.

  • Fixed typos on a backpack and umbrella.

  • A few more localization strings have been updated.

  • Fixed an issue that caused Dr. Hudson to talk to scientists over the radio when he shouldn’t.

  • A certain new fish now correctly has description text in the Fish Database of the GatePal.

  • Moon fixed.

Onward to science!

The Deep Field Team

Source

Steam News / 6 May 2026

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