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Steam News27 February 20264mo ago

Hotfix #2 to Februrary update

Howdy cowboys and cowgirls! It’s (hopefully) the last hotfix for the February update of Cowboy Life Simulator! It’s been live on the unstable branch for a week now, and we’re rolling it out to everyone.

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What changed

26 fixes0 additions1 change0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Server
  • Performance
fixedIt’s (hopefully) the last hotfix for the February update of Cowboy Life Simulator ! It’s been live on the unstable branch for a week now, and we’re rolling it out to everyone.
fixedFix Animal droppings will de-spawn after a period of time, animals will not produce droppings if there are already 30 droppings present.
fixedFix Incorrect “Clay Pit” names on deposits that don’t contain clay. Standard deposits are now called “Dirt Piles.”
fixedFix Challenge XP related to building should now be granted correctly.
fixedFix Auto-leveling for players who already had enough XP to level up before this patch.
fixedFix Incorrect / broken player comments.

Cowboy Life Simulator changes

fixedIt’s (hopefully) the last hotfix for the February update of Cowboy Life Simulator ! It’s been live on the unstable branch for a week now, and we’re rolling it out to everyone.
fixedFix Animal droppings will de-spawn after a period of time, animals will not produce droppings if there are already 30 droppings present.
fixedFix Incorrect “Clay Pit” names on deposits that don’t contain clay. Standard deposits are now called “Dirt Piles.”
fixedFix Challenge XP related to building should now be granted correctly.
fixedFix Auto-leveling for players who already had enough XP to level up before this patch.

Howdy cowboys and cowgirls!

It’s (hopefully) the last hotfix for the February update of Cowboy Life Simulator! It’s been live on the unstable branch for a week now, and we’re rolling it out to everyone.

List of fixes:

Fix Animal droppings will de-spawn after a period of time, animals will not produce droppings if there are already 30 droppings present.

Fix Incorrect “Clay Pit” names on deposits that don’t contain clay. Standard deposits are now called “Dirt Piles.”

Fix Challenge XP related to building should now be granted correctly.

Fix Auto-leveling for players who already had enough XP to level up before this patch.

Fix Incorrect / broken player comments.

Fix Empty emails should no longer be shown to the player.

Fix Various fixes to building synergies.

Fix Navmesh in the Medium Animal House.

Fix Updated the Animal UI breeding-readiness visualization.

Fix for Doors in the Medium Player House.

Fix Chests that don’t support synergies now display info that they can’t be connected to crafting stations.

Fix Issues related to save files and burned buildings on the player’s farm.

Fix Switching a fence ↔ gate should now correctly manage animal navigation.

Fix Adjusted Abraham’s behavior to make him easier to find.

Fix Most Holler Zones have been enlarged to make it easier to call NPCs.

Fix Improved furniture placement near fields — items can now be placed closer together.

Fix Sprinklers now work at night as well.

Fix removed bushes and foliage should no longer regrow so quickly (it will take several days now).

Fix Minor level fixes ( a few incorrectly placed lights).

Fix to the train schedule and train de-spawning.

Fix Issues with item removal/consumption by crafting stations.

Fix Voiceovers.

Fix Missing string in animal entry.

We are now working on delivering the next update, coming up late march.

If you have any issues with the game, plese let us know here on Steam or join us on our Discord server, as we are more active there: https://discord.gg/ZKmyKgD7EY

Have a great weekend!

Odd Qubit team

EDIT:

We have just updated the game one more time, as we have found the update broke permanent buffs in some cases and made temporary bugs like Overloaded "flicker". This is now fixed, and the lost buffs should be back.

Also, we fixed a performance issue with lots of hungry animals on the farm.

Source

Steam News / 27 February 2026

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