Hello SnowRunners,
We hope you've all had a great new year and are ready to keep on truckin' into 2021, because we certainly are! We know you must all have a lot of questions after the slightly more quiet holiday season, so we're here to satisfy your curiosity with today's XXL January update! Let's dig in.
Season Tree is coming
If you've been itching to haul some logs, the next major update is going to please you. The classic logging gameplay from MudRunner is making a comeback, and will arrive with two large new maps in the brand new Wisconsin region, as well as on previous maps, both DLC and base game.
When braving the two 4km² maps (Grainwoods River and Black Badger Lake), your mission is to repair a train loading station and clear train tracks to get the log deliveries back up and running. To do this you'll need to power inactive facilities deep in the wilderness using special generator trailers, which are limited in number. Make sure you plan your routes and your gear ahead of time, because Wisconsin can be unforgiving to the unprepared.
Season 3 content at a glance:
- Wisconsin, USA region with two large 4km² maps: Grainwoods River + Black Badger Lake
- Logging gameplay, including logging contracts on previous maps
- 3 new vehicles
- International PayStar Twin Steer
- Pacific P512 PF
- BOAR 45318
- New Vehicle Skins & customization items
- New add-ons, including two types of log grapple
Free content:
- 2 new trials
- New missions on previous maps
- New customization items, including curtains
We're currently targeting a February release for Season 3.
Recent known issues update:
- Friends list loading endlessly: This has been fixed.
- Negative money on consoles. This was caused by a mod (fixed now). Yesterday’s update restored money by turning negative balance into positive (The fix for this is still on the way for Xbox One).
- Yukon mission cabin bug: The mission required 10 or 15 cabins, which should have been 2 or 3. This has been fixed now, but you may need to restart the mission for it to take effect.
- Lost vehicles on Big Salmon Peak: The team has found a fix to make certain it doesn't happen again. It is unfortunately not possible to restore the lost vehicles. Apologies to those affected by this.
Before reporting a bug, please consult the
Known Issues List, so we can avoid multiple similar threads, which slows down the rate at which we can respond and gather the info needed to fix them.
Mod Awards Overhaul
Starting with January, we're making BIG changes to the monthly mod awards. Instead of winners being picked based on subscriber numbers, a team of Saber developers will pick their 5 favourite mods every month, one for each of 5 categories. We believe this is a simpler, fairer system that will result in a wider variety of winners each month.
1. Vehicle Model: The devs will pick the mod which has the most impressive model to them.
2. Driving Experience: The devs will pick what stands out to them in terms of being satisfying to drive, be it due to authenticity or just plain fun.
3. Map Design: The devs will pick maps based on their design, including tasks, missions, flow, and how it feels to play.
4. Map Environment: The devs will pick maps based on the most impressive, detailed, and aesthetically pleasing environments.
5. Unique: This is the odd one out. Mods that push the boundaries of expectation. Points for originality, innovation, uniqueness, and fun. Basically, this is where the giant purple octopus trucks go.
Things to keep in mind:
- Mods that are obviously trying to "game" the system in any way to win will be ignored by the devs.
- Mods with branded vehicles that are not licensed by SnowRunner cannot be considered for legal reasons.
- A modder can't win twice in the same month, but can win in consecutive months. Theoretically, the same mod can win twice in different months, but practically, this is very unlikely, unless an update (or series of updates) is deemed extraordinary enough to warrant it.
- Whether a mod is on console or not has no impact on its chances of winning.
- The developer choices are subjective. You can disagree, and have a conversation about it, but please do so politely. Insults to the devs or anyone else are not tolerated. Let's celebrate the winners and their creations instead!
Console Mods Weekly Update
We understand many of you are eager for more visibility on which mods are coming to console, so starting this week, we will be posting a list of all the mods that have arrived on console in the last 7 days. This will go out each Wednesday. Over time, the rate of new mods coming to console will slow down, and we will adapt the rate of these updates to fit the circumstances.
We’ve also seen a lot of you asking about what is required for a mod to be eligible to be added to consoles, so we’re going to add a list requirements in a dedicated forum post that you can use as reference for this.
Until then, it’s important that we clarify an important point: Mods with branded vehicles can not be considered for consoles for legal reasons. The exception to this rule is branded vehicles that are already in SnowRunner.
We hope you're all excited about these new announcements! Please let us know in the comments what you think. We're continuously astounded by the quality and quantity of mods we're seeing, so please keep it up! We also want to thank you all for the feedback you provide. Even though we can't act on everything, we see it all, and appreciate it immensely.
It's never too late to join the
Discord server! Join over 20 000 other SnowRunners there for the latest news, plenty of discussion, help with the game and mods, or to join our community competitions. Right now, you can submit your own Discord emoji for a chance to see it added permanently!
We'll see you in the snow,
The Saber, Focus Home, and mod.io teams