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Steam News12 January 20265mo ago

Release of Patch Hotfix 1.7.2

Dear Electricians! Many of you tried playing during the holidays to fix some lighting and wiring, but encountered black screens on certain levels.

In this update2

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Full Electrician Simulator VR update

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • Fixes
  • Workshop
addedDear Electricians!Many of you tried playing during the holidays to fix some lighting and wiring, but encountered black screens on certain levels. The issue was caused by seasonal winter surroundings attempting to load on unadjusted levels. We have also added an accessibility option for those of you who were struggling with breaking too many items. Sorry for your inconvenience and we hope no more blackouts will happen on your way!
fixedFull changelog:Fixed an issue with starting some levels caused by loading wrong surroundings during the winter season
fixedFull changelog:Fixed an issue with glitching while catching the dart
fixedFull changelog:Fixed an issue with text "-[x]$" displaying in certain circumstances
fixedFull changelog:Fixed an issue with items from the workshop in the Smart Devices DLC resetting position incorrectly
fixedFull changelog:Fixed an issue that caused the endless mode icon not to appear after loading the game

Electrician Simulator VR changes

addedMany of you tried playing during the holidays to fix some lighting and wiring, but encountered black screens on certain levels. The issue was caused by seasonal winter surroundings attempting to load on unadjusted levels. We have also added an accessibility option for those of you who were struggling with breaking too many items. Sorry for your inconvenience and we hope no more blackouts will happen on your way!
fixedFixed an issue with starting some levels caused by loading wrong surroundings during the winter season
fixedFixed an issue with glitching while catching the dart
fixedFixed an issue with text "-[x]$" displaying in certain circumstances
fixedFixed an issue with items from the workshop in the Smart Devices DLC resetting position incorrectly

Dear Electricians!

Many of you tried playing during the holidays to fix some lighting and wiring, but encountered black screens on certain levels. The issue was caused by seasonal winter surroundings attempting to load on unadjusted levels. We have also added an accessibility option for those of you who were struggling with breaking too many items. Sorry for your inconvenience and we hope no more blackouts will happen on your way!

Full changelog:

  • Fixed an issue with starting some levels caused by loading wrong surroundings during the winter season

  • Fixed an issue with glitching while catching the dart

  • Fixed an issue with text "-[x]$" displaying in certain circumstances

  • Fixed an issue with items from the workshop in the Smart Devices DLC resetting position incorrectly

  • Fixed an issue that caused the endless mode icon not to appear after loading the game

  • Fixed an issue where a broken light bulb was counted as a light bulb replacement in endless mode missions

  • Added an option in the settings to disable breaking objects*

*Items needed to break to complete a mission will still be breakable

Source

Steam News / 12 January 2026

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