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Greetings Shoe-Hunters!

Here’s a hotfix for a stocking-full of issues introduced in Holiday Cryosphere.

Please remove your mods before updating as they may cause crashes. If you are experiencing crashes or other issues and have any third-party mods installed (such as those found at NexusMods), please try uninstalling the mods before attempting to run the game again.
You may want to completely clear your files and reinstall the game, as there’s been cases where an uninstalled mod still leaves some sneaky files behind.

Please update your game and servers when you get a moment away from scientific study. If you’re on Steam and don't receive an update, verify your game files. Below you can see a list of all the various versions numbers, depending on your platform.

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• Fixed travelling to IS-0188 sometimes not working if a scientist had packaged and deployed IS-0105 elsewhere.
  
• The sliding attack sound effect of a certain chilly foe should no longer get stuck looping.
  
• Removed Fortitude XP gain from high velocity impacts with steam-powered locomotives.
  
• Fixed some cases where the Steam Deck on-screen keyboard would cause a crash.
  
• The Warming Drawer now correctly heats up cold items if the Sandbox Option Refrigeration Effectiveness is set to non-standard values. You can melt your ice cream again.
  
• Fixed the Plutonic Carapace being unable to be placed on The Wishing Shelf.
  
• Removed scientist collision with IS-0105 which would cause scientists to sometimes get stuck when returning to Cascade.

If something you wanted fixed was not on here, fret not. We are looking into lots of issues, lots of reports, and plenty of opinions, too! We will be digging carefully and fixing things that we deem most critical, and then working our way through some other less critical issues. Criticality is determined by the number of people experiencing an issue, the impact it has on gameplay (e.g. visual bugs get much lower priority), and things that disrupt the fun in a harmful way. Thanks for reaching out to us with issues (and opinions!)

We’re gonna go take a little holiday now. Don’t break anything while we’re gone!

See you next year, scientists.

Onward to science!

❤ The Deep Field Team

[h5][color=#33FFDD]Seasons greetings, esteemed colleagues![/color][/h5]
Come, gather round the fire and put some coffee in that coffee hole. Let’s get cozy as we wander into the magical world of Abiotic Factor’s winter update!

Firstly, the shortest ever vlog from Zag and Criss, who barely even talk about the update. Mainly wishing you a warm holiday. You don’t actually click on these vlogs to hear about the game, do you?

Step into this magical world and onto the train platform (DO NOT STEP OFF THE TRAIN PLATFORM) and into this snowy world and uncover the story behind these new Immurement Subjects. … And snag some furniture while you’re at it.

To begin this journey, you’ll need to wander around the Dirac Containment Wing in Cascade Laboratories, after you have finished the Helmholtz segment. We suspect you will figure it out from there. We’re not that good at keeping secrets.

There is also a new unlockable character head, but you’ll have to work for it.

Also, you have our permission to take out some holiday stress on your fellow scientists via a friendly snowball fight. And that’s about it, there’s definitely nothing else to find or discover in this place.

Once you’ve finished the new Portal World, you may find yourself with access to a new, cozy Home World. This frosty mountain cabin is really quite cozy, and available to all! Happy Holidays.

Is it actually a carrot? Where do you get it? These are all great questions. You’re a scientist. You’re an explorer! You can figure it out. (Hint: It’s probably related to the new cryosphere stuff.)

That’s right, the days of lugging around a barrel of soup in your fanny pack are over! We’ve added a bunch of new buffs for many of the baked foods, making them a lot more worthwhile. This is mostly centered on baked food that requires effort to create, so your pumpkin slices are still just pumpkin slices. … Or at least we hope they are. Oh god, has anyone checked on the pumpkin slices!?

There are some new hats you can find, all themed around this whole rigamaroll.

There’s a handful of new deployable items, ranging from furniture to tiny toys, and everyone’s favorite holiday tradition - the Arrival Bell! As you all know, these are lovely bells that sound off when a visitor arrives at your base! Hopefully this will keep Marion from–WHAT DO YOU SEEK?

Oh, and wall-mounted item stands are now an option for home decoration. There’s also a few more goodies, but shhhh, shhh-shh shhh, quiet. Get on out of here as we tussle your hair and call you sport. You won’t get your Wishing Shelf gifts if you don’t go to bed.

Take a look inside this comically overstuffed stocking to see the full patch notes.

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[h5][color=#33FFDD]Greetings, esteemed colleagues![/color][/h5]

Well done to all the Somatic Gastrologists who successfully put their fellow scientists into food comas last week!

So much so that we overslept a little on this Peer Review, where we would like to thank all of the scientists of Anteverse-268 who have taken their research into the third dimension through their fabulous fashion and food stuffs!

Ela Goes to the Rave by worksafe_dp on Reddit

Abe and Janet Go to the Rave by worksafe_dp on Reddit

Ready for Research by sebbyling on Discord

Gumdrop Cookies by K3rr4r on Reddit

DnD AbF by SoulsDrake on Discord

Glowing Gateau by Vazzy on Discord

Making Their Way by PeganX on Steam

Tier 2 Keypad Hacker by Imagiknight Orpheus on Discord

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Manufacturing Helmet by the_forge_master on Discord

Thanks again, colleagues! We’ll see you very soon, most likely by a crackling fire with a warm cup of coffee in hand.

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[h5][color=#33FFDD]Greetings, esteemed colleagues![/color][/h5]

We’ve just dropped a new update that focuses on community feedback, new difficulty modes for the truly hardcore, some craftable exercise equipment, and MORE!

First, a vlog from Zag & Criss, as per usual, summarizing the update and inducing scientific levels of cringe upon some of the more susceptible scientists. And of course, if you want even more information, read on below, too!

Introducing… Hardcore Difficulty and Iron Mode!

“What are those?” we hear you ask (you should really disable that microphone).

Hardcore Mode is a forced-Apocalyptic difficulty mode where the bravest of scientists can take on the challenge of losing everything if they perish. Along with this mode, we’ve added a basic Spectator mode in which you can continue spectating after you have died. We’ve also added a button to the Admin panel to allow Admins to reset Hardcore state, if you must. But just know that is the coward’s way.

Iron Mode is a selectable job when running on Hardcore Mode, which will disallow certain actions, such as sharing recipes with others, reducing health regen substantially, and more. If you are just in it for the pain, Iron Mode might be for you! This role can also be disabled by the server in Sandbox Settings, for whatever reason one might want to do that.

One major update we made to Apocalyptic Difficulty (whether in Hardcore Mode or not) is enemies will now occasionally have new abilities. Ever wondered if Peccary might be harder when they can actually steer their charge? Well, the answer turns out to be… yes. There’s a whole slew of new abilities and changes, but we’ll let you discover what those are. After all, we wager you are playing Apocalyptic difficulty for one reason, and one reason only.

Can we really be called scientists if we’re afraid of simple machinery? No! Therefore, we’re happy to announce, our scientists can now utilize exercise machines to skill up AND keep your base powered while doing it!

No more carrying around 10 radfridges to get your sweat on, now scientists can level up their strength in the comfort of their own base! Sprinting into a wall repeatedly to level up Sprinting? Try the Exercise Bike instead!

Yolk up, eggheads.

What’s more, pre-existing gym equipment is no longer indestructible. You can dismantle these chunky objects and free up some extra floor space to fill with anything you like (maybe even the new charging crate, which does exactly what it sounds like it does!)

There’s a new way to throw throwables, such as grenades. Alt Fire no longer does an underhand throw, but instead toggles which state you are in (underhand or overhand.) We felt this was better from a user-experience standpoint.

Remember how you’ve had to reload all the shells and rounds in your shotgun and/or magnum revolver when you reloaded? Well, that will soon be a distant memory. You can now reload each round individually, meaning if you only spent one round, you only reload one round!

Sheesh, we sure took our sweet time on that one, huh? Wild west of game development out here. Yeehaw.

Highly requested changes have been made to trader behavior. That’s right, they can sit down now!

Oh! And they’ll get out of your dang way. Traders will try to move if you bump into them, and you can also shove a particular ‘lil fella who gets underfoot a little too often. Should we add a bed for him or something?

There’s a new upgrade for the Makeshift Crossbow, which comes with a very minor 2x scope.

In our quest to only take care of Sharp Melee users (that was a joke) we have added a new Hardlight Spear, something with a bit more range, wieldable with a shield, and a unique throw type which sends out a holographic hardlight something or other instead of throwing the actual weapon itself.

We have also made some improvements to at least one substantial encounter (avoiding spoilers here) where melee wielders were a bit left behind. There is now a way to deal consistent melee damage during this particular, climactic fight. Are we being vague and also clear enough here? Maybe!

And yes - we’ll look at the Blunt Melee drought as well. We hear you. It’s definitely on The List, we just want to make sure we get it right and actually address the core of the issues.

We’ve got a number of other improvements and changes to enjoy, including some bug fixes. A few (non-inclusive list of) highlights are:

• Improved teleporter tags (with a much wider selection of phrases or words)
  
• Broken armor indicators on your HUD
  
• New Chef Sense Cooking Perk
  
• GROWABLE MUSHROOMS
  
• Plantable berries of a specific shadowy sort
  
• A couple more ways to eat pumpkins
  
• More sandbox settings, such as toggling visible radiation, tainted sink water, enemy accuracy, base inventory size, and bonus perk points available at the start! There’s more than that, probably.
  
• Some buffs now save properly long-term, such as broken leg states.
  
• The aforementioned Charging Crate
  
• Skink Meat
  
• and the ability to craft ammo at the new Ammo Bench!

Really buried the lede on that one, didn’t we. You folks have been clamouring for an Ammo Bench for years at this point. When do we get to pick up our “they finally did it” award?

Our dear beloved publisher Playstack has finally okay’d us to add some Balatro stuff to the game.

There’s a new tie and two new ID Cards, which arrive with a whole new system we built to allow for ID Cards to have more variety in appearance and even dangly physics. There’s also a fun hat around here somewhere… Ah, no matter, we’re sure you’ll find it.

The new Home World DLC has arrived. You can scoop it up HERE if that’s your cup of coffee, and on that page will be all the info about the goodies you get alongside the Home World.

As always, no major or stat-boosted game content is locked behind this Home World DLC. It is JUST a cozy place for a base, if you so choose, and comes with cosmetics (including a new low-defense made-for-transmog armor set), a couple new furniture items, and a sprinkling of lore regarding the Home World itself. Some also say we did another convoluted secret, but those people have since turned to stone.

Anyway, we hope you enjoy this Home World - we had a lot of fun crafting it, and the art and level team knocked it out of the park... Or, garden, rather.

Need something to blow all that new CS2 weapon skin money on? (See, we keep up with current events.) Well, Abiotic Factor will also be on sale as part of the Playstack Publisher sale at 20% off from November 6th to the 13th. Dive. On. In.

And get your friends to do the same!

And then leave a positive review!

And also drink water, it’s good to stay hydrated!

And call your mother!

We’re actively wading through candidates for adding a new designer to the team to help see the future of Abiotic Factor forward (because frankly, poor ol’ Zag is spread just a bit too thin) so you can expect a new face on the dev team before long, and that face will probably come with some words, and plans. We are also looking at methods for dropping future surveys more frequently, because our last one was a smashing success, with over 46,000 replies. Wow, I do not envy the Deep Field scientists who have to wade through those!

The so-called “holiday” update is well underway already and will be dropping in December. That’s all for now. ☃ If you’d like to know more about what the future has in store, take a peek at our latest roadmap in our recent Roadmap Post.

Thank you so much for your support throughout Early Access, throughout our 1.0 launch, and today - with 1.1. We have more in store, and Abiotic Factor’s journey is far from over. And we’re spinning up some new things too! Perhaps one day the fog will part, and we will all see what lies ahead.

If you aren’t too busy playing ARC Raiders like we are, please check out the patch notes below for full update information. And good luck out there in the Rust Belt– er, the GATE Cascade Research Facility.

Click here for the full patch notes.

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Also, Zag says hi to the person who left this on his Steam profile.

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[h5][color=#33FFDD]Greetings, esteemed colleagues![/color][/h5]
🎃 Science in general can be pretty scary. Chemistry? Horrifying. Physics? Don’t even get us started. All that aside, this October Peer Review is for scientific creations which fit a more classic spooky vibe.

It’s an important day, so this one’s a bit of a doozy! Grab some pumpkin coffee and strap in.

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Archdominator by Synaptiska Avgrunden on Steam

At Reaper's Door by MeoChine on Discord

My Witch by hm.hom. on Steam

Settlers of Canaan by MagicaJesta on Discord

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Mandatory Cahns by noodles7155 on Discord

Composer by Sasha-0064 on Discord

Leyak by Zoë

In The Dark by Simple_Hat on Steam

Dr. Cahn by Mura on Discord

Gatekeepers by PDA on Discord

Did You Hear Her by arc.blast on Discord

I'm Sorry! by spirit_alu on Discord

Sectors Secured by NotXolot on Discord

What Abe by veronichka on Steam

IS-0091 by PPPR on Discord

Composer by Synaptiska Avgrunden on Steam

Cosmato Wrap by fenrisotto on Discord

Comic by Spirit Alu on Discord

Happy Halloween, scientists. We’re looking forward to seeing you with some piping hot pumpkin soup in Community Update #3, next week!

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[h5][color=#33FFDD]Greetings, esteemed colleagues![/color][/h5]
We’ve put together a vlog detailing some of the roadmap, talking about our future plans, and more!

This is a living roadmap so, of course, subject to change. We’re all at the whims of aberrant meteorological phenomena and that one crazy idea that the lead computer scientist ran off into the woods to chase. But for the most part we plan to stay generally on track here.

Unfortunately we have to postpone the try-before-you-buy free weekend. We apologize to anyone who was hoping to check out the game during this short window. We will still be discounting the game during these dates, so anyone who hasn't had a chance to play ABF yet will have a full week to get it cheaper. We'll let you know when we have a future free weekend lined up!

Thank you, Research Division for both your past and future efforts in the GATE Cascade Research Facility.

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[h5][color=#33FFDD]Greetings, award winning scientists![/color][/h5]
Abiotic Factor has been nominated for both “Best Indie Game” and “PC Game of the Year” at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025!

[goldenjoysticks.com]If you'd like to add your vote to either or both of these categories, then get those scientific digits moving and...


Voting closes at 5pm PDT / 8pm EDT / midnight BST on October 31st, 2025 (yes, events coming to a close are very spooky indeed 🎃) so be sure to get your opinions in there before the ghosts (or █████ get you!

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[h5][color=#33FFDD]Greetings, esteemed colleagues![/color][/h5]
This Peer Review is for our creative chemists, scientific technicians working with their hands!

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Abiotic Nail Art by Fluval Geyser on Steam

Bobblehead by Mellewad on Discord

Cell and Energy by Taters on Discord

Coffee Hole by meatshieldmaiden on Discord

Tattoos by Commander Crowbar on Discord

Royal Coin by Ericbas on Discord

Geared Up by Q on Discord

Cosplay by Twitch_unfling on Steam

Day One At GATE by IE0096 on Steam

ID Cards by Dr.V on Discord

Keychains by 추룡 on Discord

Leyak by thorjasavull on Discord

Lighter by Fairywinkkle on Discord

Pest by baraka_ttv on Discord

Pests by Friend on Steam

Plushie by NutmanButtman on Reddit

Tanscendium by stiel_handgranate on Discord

Beware Of Composers by Ado on Discord

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Thanks for checking out this Peer Review! For the next one, we get spooky… 🎃

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