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:



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2898770



https://youtu.be/-9VEuOKg0f8

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 was about to be corrupted. Now you'll be able to use the previous auto-save to load your game back up.

We hope you're enjoying Hydroneer :)

--- 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.

--- 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 when continuing a save, if that save will be marked as 'dirty' for Steam Achievements.
- Removed issue where sometimes coins would duplicate while purchasing vehicles.
- Removed issue with Forge Marks not being saved while inserted into the masterwork forge in Volcalidus.
- Uncovering Relics with the HydroThaw will no longer (very rarely) cause the Relics to not be uncovered.
- Grocers now have 'c' instead of 't' when displaying how much they're purchasing goods for.
- Reduced max size of Cut Beetroot to prevent it getting stuck in the Logic Saw Hook.
- NPCs will no longer whistle when being turned into roadkill.

--- 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.
- Fixed some localisation issues.
- Construction crates in New Glade now show their contents correctly when game is loaded if already has contents.
- Lever sound now correctly applies to its sound slider.
- Updated Shard/Shard Bar description when in volcalidus to include "lava".
- Fixed bug with racetrack Steam achievements being triggered.
- Uncut gems descriptions updated as previously they mentioned they can be sold at the stocks when they cannot.
- New Glade sign missing collision added.

--- Changes
- Overhaul on coin text display. Now displays in splitscreen, unique colours for each type, separated text into grouping: ex. "1,420,690"
- Gold / Cloutium melted liquid colour changed to help distinguish each type in smelters.

--- 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 with bones not having a particle effect on LOW settings.
- Resized the Construction Store / Ore Miner requirement text so it doesn't clip through the board.
- Fixed issue with delivery crate drop sound.
- Lowered the lava at Shattered Breach slightly so its no longer clipping with built items.
- Fixed issue with item prices not appearing in Burnscroft store.
- Player no longer sometimes spawns outside of the vehicle when loading back into a vehicle.
- Duplicating logic TNT on Volcalidus now works as intended.
- T2 and T3 stores now have the 't' displaying correctly when showing how much the total cost is on the buy platform.
- Removed issue with an invisible space when a certain clothing combination is made on the character editor page.
- Adjusted the height of the Volcalidus Peak trophy so when placed down it sits at the bottom of the grid square.
- Removed issue with carts and store interactions.
- Timetrial Steam achievements should now trigger properly.
- Streaming in discord will now show the new Hydroneer icon.
- Removed issue with using the gravity wand in trucks.

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 Volcalidus.
- 'Toggle Save Dirt Chunk's in the gameplay settings menu now reads 'Toggle Save Ice / Frost Rock / Dirt' while on Volcalidus.

- 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!

--- 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.

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.