Abiotic Factor

Fixed an issue where pets not equipped as companions would disappear while the scientist was riding a tram.

Fixed a bug where Skink ammo would replenish if dropped and picked back up after a world rehost.

Fixed gadgets like the Geiger Counter behaving oddly after scientist death and respawn.

Implemented fixes to prevent PS5 players from crashing after multiple login/logout cycles.

Fixed an issue preventing scientists from using the right-click context menu to deploy items.

Pets not equipped as companions now teleport to their last safe location instead of dying permanently when falling into death pits.

Added a 'Toggle Wall Tilt' option to switch between fixed tilt angles and position-based angling for items.

Fixed an issue where pets would teleport back to scientists unnecessarily when issued a return command.

Skinks used as weapons no longer lose their ammo when dropped.

Equipment buffs now correctly persist after death, removing the need to unequip and re-equip gear to restore bonuses.

Adjusted the size and position of seven world interactables used to unlock ID Cards for better accessibility.

Coatings can no longer be applied to Skinks when they are being used as a weapon.

Pets now revive with 25% of their total health instead of 50%.

Burgers found in Dunkeltaler Forest now provide less nutritional value.

Pets can now correctly damage all types of robots.

Weapon coatings now correctly apply to all intended weapons.

Pets now enter a DBNO state upon taking lethal damage, allowing for revival.

Improved pet AI to better avoid environmental hazards like fire and lava.

Harvesting resources from tamed Peccaries now requires holding the interaction button.

Pets now use interactable aim-assist settings on controllers for better precision.

The Portal Flask formula is now more reliable, especially when crafting in large quantities.

Fixed an issue where pets did not save XP or level progress from feeding after reloading a save.

Items can no longer fall into the Chemistry Output Flask.

Projectiles now fire correctly when looking up or down, improving combat reliability.

Fixed a bug where scientists couldn't interact with objects until using the secondary action.

Fixed clipping and falling through the world for Power and Office chairs.

Pets now sprint to catch up to scientists if they are far away or if the scientist is sprinting.

Picking up a pet now uses a press interaction instead of press and hold for better accessibility.

Petting a pet now requires a press and hold interaction.

Distillation Benches can now be deployed closer to other objects.

Removed coating visuals temporarily to prevent visibility issues.

The Warming Drawer now correctly heats cold items even when Sandbox Refrigeration Effectiveness is set to non-standard values.

Fixed an issue where the Plutonic Carapace could not be placed on The Wishing Shelf.

Fixed an issue where traveling to IS-0188 would fail if IS-0105 had been packaged and deployed elsewhere.

Removed the ability to gain Fortitude XP from high velocity impacts with steam-powered locomotives, preventing an unintended leveling exploit.

Removed scientist collision with IS-0105 to prevent players from getting stuck when returning to Cascade.

Updated the networking systems backend to improve overall game stability.