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Season #44 starts today!

🏁 Season #44 is LIVE – The Race for Gold Begins! ⛏️ Howdy, miners! It’s time to fire up your engines and head back to the claims! Season #44 of the Leaderboards officially starts TODAY.

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changed🏁 Season #44 is LIVE – The Race for Gold Begins! ⛏️Howdy, miners!
fixed🏁 Season #44 is LIVE – The Race for Gold Begins! ⛏️It’s time to fire up your engines and head back to the claims! Season #44 of the Leaderboards officially starts TODAY. We’ve got new rules, fixed physics, and some "paws-itively" unique rewards waiting for the best prospectors.
changed🔧 Update 1.10.6 – Patch NotesBig Dozer Stability: Adjusted collisions to significantly reduce the chances of your Dozer taking unexpected flight lessons. 🚜💨
changed🏆 Season #44 Rules & ModifiersThis season will test your management skills and exploration:
changed🏆 Season #44 Rules & ModifiersLinear Progression: You must buy claims in a specific order. Each one unlocks only after you’ve bought out the previous one: Old Arnold’s ➡️ Rivertown ➡️ Pine Valley ➡️ Nighthawk
changed🏆 Season #44 Rules & ModifiersTreasure Hunter Bonus: Collect all chests on the map to receive an instant reward of 600 oz of gold! 💰

Gold Mining Simulator changes

changedHowdy, miners!
fixedIt’s time to fire up your engines and head back to the claims! Season #44 of the Leaderboards officially starts TODAY. We’ve got new rules, fixed physics, and some "paws-itively" unique rewards waiting for the best prospectors.
changedBig Dozer Stability: Adjusted collisions to significantly reduce the chances of your Dozer taking unexpected flight lessons. 🚜💨
changedThis season will test your management skills and exploration:
changedLinear Progression: You must buy claims in a specific order. Each one unlocks only after you’ve bought out the previous one: Old Arnold’s ➡️ Rivertown ➡️ Pine Valley ➡️ Nighthawk

🏁 Season #44 is LIVE – The Race for Gold Begins! ⛏️

Howdy, miners!

It’s time to fire up your engines and head back to the claims! Season #44 of the Leaderboards officially starts TODAY. We’ve got new rules, fixed physics, and some "paws-itively" unique rewards waiting for the best prospectors.

🔧 Update 1.10.6 – Patch Notes

Before you start digging, we’ve pushed a few quick adjustments to improve your experience:

  • Excavator Fix: We’ve reverted the change to the bucket dropping dirt angle for more natural operation.

  • Big Dozer StabilityAdjusted collisions to significantly reduce the chances of your Dozer taking unexpected flight lessons. 🚜💨

🏆 Season #44 Rules & Modifiers

This season will test your management skills and exploration:

  1. Linear Progression: You must buy claims in a specific order. Each one unlocks only after you’ve bought out the previous one:

    • Old Arnold’s ➡️ Rivertown ➡️ Pine Valley ➡️ Nighthawk

  2. Treasure Hunter Bonus: Collect all chests on the map to receive an instant reward of 600 oz of gold! 💰

🎁 TOP 100 Seasonal Rewards

Work hard to secure your spot in TOP 100! This season’s winners will be awarded the exclusive Doggy Skins for both the Small and Big Dozer. Pay tribute to our favorite teammate, Dozer! 🐕🐾

🗺️ The Road Ahead: A Glimpse into the Future

We want to be transparent with you about our development focus. From now on, we are shifting our energy toward major technical overhauls planned for a massive update later this year. We are working on:

Removing loading zones for a seamless world.

Graphical updates to bring Alaska to life like never before.

Reworked controls for better precision.

Because we are focusing on these big changes, there will be fewer small updates in the coming months. We’re "going dark" to build something huge, and we appreciate your patience as we prepare the biggest update in GMS history!

Good luck on the claims, miners! May the best prospector win! 🥇

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The next chapter is coming! Make sure to wishlist Gold Mining Simulator 2 on Steam to stay updated on the upcoming Multiplayer mode and new adventures in Alaska.

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