Hydroneer — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Hydroneer is coming to Consoles! | 2026-03-01 | TL;DR at the bottom! As some of you may know after we finished Hydroneer in April 2024 we've been hard at work on our next game, Die Trying. Since we're a tiny team, even whilst working on Hydroneer we didn't have enough man-power to simultaneously work on the console port ourselves, and with how busy we are on the next game, we definitely don't have time right now! This has led us to partnering up with PlayEveryWare, console development pros that have worked with the teams behind "Among Us", "Fall Guys", "Valorant for Consoles", "Dispatch", and many other successful quality games on consoles. We chose them because they're the best of the bes |
| We're helping to bring 'Backseat Drivers' to the finish line! | 2025-08-14 | We've always been interested in helping indie games, giving up-and-coming titles advice and support throughout their development, so when we learnt about GhostJam Games (Creators of 'Backseat Drivers') were looking for funding to help them over the finish line, it was a no-brainer for us to start up.... In short, we're aiming to help developers avoid predatory publishers and give indies incredibly fair deals to help them over the finish line. We do this by: - Giving developers a big chunk of money, and only requesting money back in return; so no predatory revenue-sharing models! - Only offering money and advice; to keep us focused on our curr |
| ONE MILLION HYDRONEERS | 2025-06-18 | Thank you for ONE MILLION HYDRONEERS!From the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! When I started developing Hydroneer as a solo developer back in 2019, I never imagined this project would grow to such a wide audience. I could never imagine five years later I'd be sat here looking at our player numbers hit 1,000,000, let alone grow my one-man-band into a team of developers I'm lucky enough to also call friends, or be apart of an incredible community that has come together over the enjoyment of digging virtual holes and selling virtual shiny rocks. And it's all because of you, the players! Cheers! MaxOh, and we recen |
| Announcing our next game: Die Trying | 2025-05-08 | In April 2024, we released 'Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus' DLC to mark us finishing Hydroneer. We spent four years since it's 2020 launch updating it with free major updates, a complete rewrite of the entire codebase of the game, as well as a big DLC. Since finishing the game, we've been working on our new title: 'Die Trying'! Die Trying is a light-hearted co-op multiplayer extraction shooter set in a fictional 90s/00s America. It's packed with lots of progression, interesting enemies, a huge and very detailed world, and unique game mechanics. If you're interested to find out more, here's some handy links: Add Die Trying to your Steam wish |
| [3.0.9] - Save corruption fix! | 2025-03-10 | We've been facing a problem for a long time now where in extremely rare circumstances some players have their save file corrupted. This has been a very hard bug to fix as it is impossible to reproduce the issue, and with no correlation between affected players, we could not see how to approach the issue. It seems like some anti-virus programs would prevent Hydroneer from saving, amongst other things. Despite our efforts, that bug has defeated us time and time again. until today! We are deploying this new patch to fix this issue! Instead of corrupting the save file, the game will crash to desktop and give you an error telling you the save file |
| 3.08 Patch | 2024-06-03 | --- Changes - Logic Content Reader now reads the quantity of uses the Logic Spanner Hurling Unit contains. - Logic Content Reader now reads the total weight of shard bar(s) in a pressure tank. - Sickle can now be used by holding down left mouse button. - The save file browser now lists the date of when each file was saved. - Diamond / Diamond jewelry is added to villager requests pool in Volcalidus. - Removed an exploit with cooking boots. - Mod uploader QoL addition. When updating a mod, it'll now auto-fill the details. - Russian / Spanish localisation improvements. |
| 3.0.7 Patch | 2024-04-22 | --- Fixes - Drop Target now appears under the item you're "freeplacing"/"precision placing". - Fixed issue where drills with speed buffs would actually output less than their slower counterparts. - Boosted output of Heavy Drills. - Adjusted animations of Heavy Drills to sync up with speed buffs applied to them. - Left Ctrl can now be bound in the keybind menu. - Fixed issue with Hand Sorters keeping their split item preferences sometimes. - Fixed issue with items being locked as they enter the storage zone of the Quad / Bike. - Logic Mini Nukes now work in Icehelm dig site. - Adjusted New Glade vehicle recall point. - Improved readability whe |
| 3.0.6 Patch | 2024-04-15 | --- Fixes - Removed issue where sometimes the DLC will fail to install correctly. - Improved reliability with hand sorters while sorting items. - Fixed issue where NPCs no longer walk around. - Fixed issue where NPCs could no longer be victims of vehicular collisions. - Fixed issue with Lava Hauler not storing small items. - Improved collision in Lava Hauler. - Heavy Drill now has collision on its upper portion when placed. - Heavy harvesters now correctly spawn water when placed, no longer requiring a re-load. - Hydrobike no longer pulls left while going straight. - Fixed issue where the bucket could sometimes spawn an Ice chunk in Bastion. |
| 3.0.5 [Bug Fixes] | 2024-04-10 | --- Fixes - 'Save Raw Resources' toggle in gameplay settings no longer affects Hardstone Blocks. - Removed issue with steam cloud not saving correctly for DLC save files. - Crafting a T1 Ice Shovel no longer creates a T1 Dirt Shovel. - Added keybind for "Vehicle Mode" in vehicles. (Default 'F') - Removed issue with Hand Sorters forgetting what they're splitting when they're lifted and placed down whilst having an item on the pedestal. - Limited the amount of sounds effects to occur with the gem compressor. - Removed ability to spam-click drills to produce more resources. - Improved graphical performance of trees in Volcalidus. - Removed issue |
| 3.0.4 [Mini Patch] | 2024-04-07 | We're continuing our mission to put out smaller patches effecting the most common/problematic issues. - Ore Mines and Construction Stores no longer have a rounding error causing them not to be built even if the board appears to have all their required materials. - Infinite Filter (a creative mode item) now hooks onto lava pipes in all orientations. - Fixed issue where items stored in a truck that would pass by the scrapyard burn zone would not be removed from the list of items from the scrapyard to burn when the truck moved out of the burn zone. - 'Clear all Dirt Chunks' in the ESC menu now reads 'Clear all Ice / Frost Rock' while on Volcalid |
| 3.0.3 Micro Patch | 2024-04-06 | - Coins no longer get stuck inside carts if they're a single coin mesh. - Added icons to store construction boards to aid in readability and prevent mis-communication to languages that use non-english characters. We're currently focusing on applying frequent small patches to address the biggest issues in the release! |
| 3.0.2 [Day one patch, part 2] | 2024-04-05 | --- Fixes - Purchasing the Lava Bike will now trigger the Steam achievement. - Completing the lap time on Mots island in under 1:11 will now trigger the Steam achievement. - Removed issue where multiple drills could be purchased from the limited drill store in New Glade. - Fixed localisation issue. - Fixed broken bucket textures in Ironil and Icehelm exit store. |
| 3.0.1 [Hour one patch] | 2024-04-05 | We've created a quick patch in the first hour to remove some issues: --- Fixes - Removed issue where out-dated mods were causing the game to not launch. - Removed issue where players were unable to pick up carts after dropping them. - Removed issue where vegetable basket could not be dropped. |
| Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus DLC (OUT NOW!) | 2024-04-05 | Purchase the DLC here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2659380/Hydroneer_Journey_to_Volcalidus/ Tip: To get to Volcalidus, take the ship from Bridgepour harbor. You can either start a new game or use an existing save file! Due to the DLC having a whole heap of new mechanics, you won't be able to take items or vehicles to Volcalidus. A quick recap on a few of the many new features in the DLC The Patch Notes With the launch of the DLC, we're applying a huge patch that'll apply to the base game and DLC. Tip: If you're using mods, make sure you disable them! They'll cause the game to crash as they'll be outdated until the mod developers update |
| Hydroneer's MEGA PATCH! | 2024-04-05 | To celebrate the launch of the DLC, we're putting out a mega patch for the base game! It's full of commonly requested quality of life improvements, as well as some bug fixes and changes we feel will improve the game! Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus DLC is also out now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2659380/Hydroneer_Journey_to_Volcalidus/ The Patch Notes These changes apply to both the base game and DLC. You do not need to purchase the DLC for these changes! Tip: If you're using mods, make sure you disable them! They'll cause the game to crash as they'll be outdated until the mod developers update them. --- Changes - New build-snapping |
| [Dev Vlog] More QoL fixes coming to the base game + DLC additions! | 2024-03-24 | More quality of life additions to come! Since its clear from our last Steam news post that players are really interested in some quality of life additions coming to the base game with our launch of the DLC, Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus, I wanted to feature some more of them in today's vlog. There are many many quality of life changes and fixes coming to the base game on April 5th, but I've listed some more of our favorite things that we've been working on. Below is the dev vlog, with a full write up of everything I mention in the video below. Enjoy! Before I get into the content of the video, I'd just like to say a big thank you to everyo |
| A Message From Max, Creator of Hydroneer. | 2024-01-11 | This post is in response to the feedback from our previous announcement post for ‘Hydroneer - Journey to Volcalidus’ found here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1106840/view/3976182006219913327 Clarification on our recent announcement So it looks like I’ve missed the mark with expectations here. Hydroneer development started five years ago, with the goal of making an exciting sandbox experience that was unique, and different from other games on the market. I always prided myself on wanting to become a developer that wasn’t seen as “scummy”, and would do well to listen to the community surrounding Hydroneer. I have previously turned do |
| 'Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus' DLC Announcement! | 2024-01-10 | Watch the Announcement Trailer / Dev Vlog here: Wishlist Now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2659380 Video Summary This contains spoilers for the video - New DLC coming to Hydroneer - Video covers a few features coming in the DLC - 6x the map size - $10 - Releasing April 5th - Separate island with its own progression: Cannot take items/vehicles from main game island. Lava Powered Machines - Water has to be produced from Ice - Ice appears towards the top of a claim, so strategy is involved to keep belts moving - No more tiered drills, tiered stores instead New Glade - Large new town covered by a blue dome - Assist the museum - Rebuild stor |
| The Next Adventure | Hydroneer Announcement Early 2024 | 2023-12-12 | Join us on Discord |
| 2.2.5 Patch | 2023-07-27 | While we're busy at work on the next Hydroneer update, we've noticed a few common issues that are cropping up for players. Since the next update is still a little far away, we wanted to address these issues in a small patch, which is now released. Enjoy! Information about the next update for Hydroneer will be announced when it's ready, we're really excited about this incredibly large update. 2.2.5 Patch 27 July 2023 --- Fixes - Splitters/Hand sorters no longer 'forget' what item they're splitting when they're picked up and placed down again. - Removed rare issue where coins/tokens do not stack when dropped together. - Items can no longer be p |