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Steam News23 April 20262mo ago

Partial Wipe Advance Notice

Hello, Survivors. The upcoming April 30 update will introduce the Workbench renewal, and a partial wipe will be carried out alongside the maintenance. This wipe is not a full data wipe.

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Hello, Survivors.

What changed

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changedThis wipe is not a full data wipe. Instead, only certain data will be wipe to align with the Workbench and farming structure overhaul. Character Level, Mission progress, Vendor Affinity, existing characters, and character nicknames will all be preserved. Only items directly tied to the Craft and item systems will be wipe.
addedItems to Be Wipe[Added] All Vendor stickers (including applied stickers)
changedItems Not WipeVendor Affinity
changedItems Not WipeDLC skins and Additional Stash Slots
changedItems Not WipeThis wipe is being carried out to ensure a smoother rollout of the Workbench renewal and the farming structure overhaul. We are preparing a more intuitive and improved Craft and farming experience, and we kindly ask for your understanding, Survivors.

The Midnight Walkers changes

changedThis wipe is not a full data wipe. Instead, only certain data will be wipe to align with the Workbench and farming structure overhaul. Character Level, Mission progress, Vendor Affinity, existing characters, and character nicknames will all be preserved. Only items directly tied to the Craft and item systems will be wipe.
added[Added] All Vendor stickers (including applied stickers)
changedVendor Affinity
changedDLC skins and Additional Stash Slots
changedThis wipe is being carried out to ensure a smoother rollout of the Workbench renewal and the farming structure overhaul. We are preparing a more intuitive and improved Craft and farming experience, and we kindly ask for your understanding, Survivors.

The upcoming April 30 update will introduce the Workbench renewal, and a partial wipe will be carried out alongside the maintenance.

This wipe is not a full data wipe. Instead, only certain data will be wipe to align with the Workbench and farming structure overhaul. Character Level, Mission progress, Vendor Affinity, existing characters, and character nicknames will all be preserved. Only items directly tied to the Craft and item systems will be wipe.

Schedule

Applied upon completion of maintenance on April 30, 2026

Items to Be Wipe

  • All items and Currency stored in your Loadout, Inventory, Stash, and Secure Container

  • [Added] All Vendor stickers (including applied stickers)

  • Marketplace data (Sell listings, settlement queue, favorites, filter presets, etc.)

  • Craft favorites

  • All mail stored in your mailbox (regardless of retention period)

  • Item watchlist entries

Items Not Wipe

  • Created character data (character experience, Level, nickname, etc.)

  • Expanded Stash

  • Mission progress (including Secure Containers expanded through Missions)

  • Vendor Affinity

  • DLC skins and Additional Stash Slots

This wipe is being carried out to ensure a smoother rollout of the Workbench renewal and the farming structure overhaul. We are preparing a more intuitive and improved Craft and farming experience, and we kindly ask for your understanding, Survivors.

You can get a preview of the other updates accompanying the Workbench renewal in the Director's Comment video.

Detailed update information will be shared later through the patch notes.

Thank you.

Source

Steam News / 23 April 2026

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