Hello SnowRunners!
We are back with another community update to keep you posted on the game’s development and improvements. The past month has been quite eventful, especially with the launch of Season 3: Locate & Deliver, which we are delighted to see you enjoy!
Season 3
First, thank you for all your honest Season 3 feedback. We loved watching you discover Wisconsin and lug some thicc pieces of wood on some thicc trucks.
We're always carefully reading all of your feedback and reports, and after the Season 3 update, one issue stood out: the
RAM limit on consoles. When mods arrived on consoles, they caused unexpected crashes, due to coming from a different system. In order to limit those and improve your gaming experience, we have had to put a stronger mod limitation on PS4 and Xbox One. The unfortunate consequence is players being unable to use as many mods at the same time as before, or not being able to use certain larger mods.
We’ve seen the feedback on this, and acknowledge that the current limitation is too strict. We understand and apologize for the frustration caused, but rest assured: improvements are in progress. The team is currently working hard on memory enhancement.
Improvements and fixes on the way:
- Increase the amount of available memory for mods on consoles by at least 40%
- Improvement of the slow gearbox stick movement when setting it to reverse
- Fix a bug where video settings were not saved after restarting the game
- Fix a bug where a false RAM restriction appeared when players tried to connect to the co-op host with mods activated
- Various crash fixes and optimizations
We’re patching it up! We will share more info as soon as possible.
Note for modders: Until the RAM limit is increased you may need to optimize your mod if it’s not accepted for consoles. The easiest way is to reduce poly count and compress sounds (or use in-game sounds instead of custom ones). Keep in mind that the RAM limit is not the same as the overall 1GB mod size limit. Alternatively you can wait until we increase the limit.
Truck Tournament
Earlier this month, we launched a truck tournament on our social media pages featuring all base game as well as Season Pass trucks - apart from one that had to be removed for the numbers to match up. Can you guess which one is missing?
As you can see on the listing above, all trucks have been randomly put in groups of 3. Although the contest has already started, it's far from over! It's up to you to help your favorite trucks make it to the end, and perhaps become the winner of the tournament!
Voting links are posted on our
Facebook,
Twitter and
Discord server, so stay tuned!
What's Next?
Why, Season 4, of course! But it's a little early to talk about it right now. What we can say is that it's a big one, and we can't wait to show it to you. Besides the next big content update, the team is also working on more bug fixes and improvements, moving more mods to consoles, and improving the memory limit, as mentioned above.
Soon, we'll also be announcing the February winners of the Mod Awards! To simplify matters for the team and open up the choices, we've decided to have two winners in a single category: Favorite Vehicle Mods (before, it was split between "vehicle model" and "driving feel"). The full list is therefore:
1. Vehicle: (Two winners) The devs will pick their overall favourite vehicles, based on both look and how it feels to play.
2. Map Design: The devs will pick maps based on their design, including tasks, missions, flow, and how it feels to play.
3. Map Environment: The devs will pick maps based on the most impressive, detailed, and aesthetically pleasing environments.
4. 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.
That's it for this month! Thank you so much for playing and giving us continuous feedback. We are so happy to share the SnowRunner journey with a community as active and dedicated as yourselves.
"My old grandmother always used to say, summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever" - George R.R. Martin,
A Feast for Crows.
Have an ice day,
The Saber, Focus Home, and mod.io teams