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Steam News14 July 20261mo ago

Hotfix v.1.4.0.27939

Greetings, celebratory scientists! We’ve released a hotfix that addresses a number of issues such as gear breaking when you died and Skinks forgetting they were full of useful goos.

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Greetings, celebratory scientists!

What changed

7 fixes1 addition5 changes2 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
fixedWe’ve released a hotfix that addresses a number of issues such as gear breaking when you died and Skinks forgetting they were full of useful goos.
changedIf you are getting a Fatal Error Crash, uninstall your mods.Mods are often the culprit of crashes, save data issues, or preventing Abiotic Factor from launching at all, especially following an update.
changedIf you are getting a Fatal Error Crash, uninstall your mods.While Abiotic Factor does not currently have official mod support, you’re always still free to mod, but use mods at your own risk. We offer no support or protection if you break your game or world saves with mods.
changedIf you are getting a Fatal Error Crash, uninstall your mods.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.
changedIf you are getting a Fatal Error Crash, uninstall your mods.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.
fixedBug Fixes:Fixed Pets teleporting back to scientists unnecessarily when issued a return command via the Pet Pointer.

We’ve released a hotfix that addresses a number of issues such as gear breaking when you died and Skinks forgetting they were full of useful goos.

If you are getting a Fatal Error Crash, uninstall your mods.

  • Mods are often the culprit of crashes, save data issues, or preventing Abiotic Factor from launching at all, especially following an update.

  • While Abiotic Factor does not currently have official mod support, you’re always still free to mod, but use mods at your own risk. We offer no support or protection if you break your game or world saves with mods.

  • 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.

PlatformVersionBuild ID
Steam1.4.0.2793924195390
PlayStation 51.4.0.2793901.004.002
Xbox Series X, Series S, & PC App1.4.0.279391.4.27939.0

Hotfix v1.4.0.27939 Changes:

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed Pets teleporting back to scientists unnecessarily when issued a return command via the Pet Pointer.

  • Fixed a typo in the Compendium.

  • Coatings can no longer be applied to

    Skinks

    when used as a

    weapon.

  • Fixed the issue causing buffs from equipment to stop working after death (until after being unequipped and re-equipped.) Equipment buffs should now correctly persist after death.

  • Fixed an issue with some weapons missing their visual effects.

  • Added a 2-second cooldown to the Reset VOIP button.

  • Adjusted the size and position of the seven interactables in the world that unlock certain ID Cards.

  • The

    Skinks

    when used as a

    weapon

    no longer loses its ammo when dropped.

Onward to science!

❤ The Deep Field Team

Source

Steam News / 14 July 2026

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