Apr 22, 2021

Space Engineers - Warfare 1: Field Engineer

Space Engineers - Drui

Hello, Engineers!

The next major release for Space Engineers is upon us. Warfare 1: Field Engineer provides you with new choices in how you create and destroy. Field Engineers is the first installment in our all-new Warfare content! Warfare 1 doesn't just focus on the Engineer, it also includes new blocks to outfit your base, space station, or fortress. Prepare your defense or lay siege like never before.

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Update Features

Damage, Hit and Enemy player Indicator
Vertical and horizontal recoil functionality for hand weapons
Hand weapons rebalance
Added Three S Series Pistols
Added Two Rocket Launchers
Implemented reload animations for all hand weapons
Brand New Rifle shot sounds
Hand weapons ammo rework
Magazines visual overhaul
Target Dummy Block
Two New Passage Blocks
New PvP Scenaio - Uranium Heist
Optimized voxel physics shape prefetch
Voxel texture arrays streaming - Textures, Shaders & Mipmaps
New light texture for Car spotlights
Players names for combat scenarios
Added Friendly Fire world setting for MP
Added Team balancer and Match session components and world setting for MP PvP scenarios
Added Match administration for PvP scenarios
Added Faction score UI for PvP scenarios (3 teams)
Added Character speed multiplier world setting
Added Recoil world setting
Added Environment damage multiplier world setting
Added Gamepad aim assist and world setting for it (turned off by default for MP)
Added Backpack despawn timer override world setting
Added Allow building projection to global filter and safezones
Added Game UI options for selecting color/transparency of new hit indicator
Added Consumable assembler category
Added Damage turned off and Grid is immune notifications

Warfare 1: Field Engineer Pack:

Fire Cover Block
Half Window Block
Weapon Rack Block
5 Passage Blocks
Embrasure Block
2 new Emotes
Assault Suit skin

Fixes & Improvements

Fixed a crash when creating random lightning
Fixed a crash when Safezone filter UI stayed visible even when disconnected from session and user interacted with it
Fixed a crash when trying to upload a mod when its files are being actively modified or are corrupted
Optimized how grids are loading, had impact on world loading, projection spawning as well
Changed "Enable friendly turret damage" Advanced world option description being misleading, it only applies to any missile damage
Fixed DSGUI being slow when trying to load large worlds
Fixed floating but otherwise unmoving grids not falling down after thrusters were removed
Fixed floating objects in gravity synchronizing each frame, causing traffic even when not actually changing position
Fixed Gatling turrets not being able to detect enemies behind it
Fixed GDPR agreement changes persisting even when trying to discard changes by exiting the Game settings with Escape
Fixed headshot feature not working as intended
Fixed hydrogen storage percentage reaching up to 500%
Fixed inability to add plugins for vanilla Dedicated Server
Fixed inability to export objects with Ctrl+Alt+E
Fixed inability to modify manually placed asteroids with a voxel hand
Fixed inability to start a newly made local scenario directly after publishing it
Fixed Interior turrets doing more damage than intended due to them not respecting Damage multiplier
Fixed Join game->Game browser not updating when max player was changed while Lobby was running
Fixed jump drive countdown state being remembered in blueprints
Fixed Landing gear incorrectly switching from "Ready to lock" to "Locked" state after a grid was split even when autolock was specifically disabled
Fixed large Industrial cockpit having default collision cube (while still a cube it is now not the default one)
Fixed meteor grid damage not respecting Global permissions
Fixed possible piston clang behavior due to Z axis force limits not being checked
Fixed rare inability to turn on gamepad while the game was already running
Fixed Sabiroids returning to Idle mode when server was restarted while chasing somebody
Fixed specific incorrect Programmable block behavior when reusing MyIni
Fixed subgrids previously lifted by rotor strength not falling down immediately after rotor was turned off with Braking torque set to 0
Fixed the ability to paste floating objects into grids
Fixed the ability to place blocks inside the extended parts of a piston
Fixed the ability to select and place unresearched block with a gamepad
Fixed the Open workshop button in the Gamepad Simple New game screen not actually doing anything
Fixed turrets shooting above wolves because of the wolves' incorrect collision box size
Fixed voxel hand being usable when character is dead
Fixed wheels being able to rotate the whole vehicle when the handbrake is engaged
Fixed broken Cryo Chamber texture on High details
Fixed broken deformation bones on multiple armor blocks
Fixed character not immediately switching animation when running out of hydrogen
Fixed destroyed bushes leaving black cubes behind
Fixed Merge block LoD model being rotated 90 degrees
Fixed mirrored Grated Half Stairs not changing LoD models in construction stages
Fixed missing Small lightning damaged state particles
Fixed unfitting LoD2 texture for Airtight Hangar Door
Fixed UV textures for Grated (Half) Stairs
Fixed visual bug in Assembler production screen when inventory is full while trying to produce items
Fixed incorrect order and formatting of columns in Friends tab of a Join game screen on Xbox
Fixed Mods screen not refreshing correctly after subscribing to a new mod
Fixed Sensor block having max required input of 0 W at all times
Fixed two different weathers being the same name in French localization (Orage léger)
Fixed rare crash of dedicated server (EOS)
Fixed crash in Model viewer
Fixed network performance issues for floating object, backpack, safezone block and waypoint
Fixed crash in resource distributor
Fixed black screen issue after suspending game on Xbox console

Support Site Fixes

Fixed a crash when a character tried to spawn on a projected Medical room
Fixed a crash when normally unavailable Show on HUD was activated for antennas
Fixed a crash when opening weather admin screen in French localization
Fixed a crash when sending "/nml" in the chat
Optimized History and Favorites tab be more performant
Fixed ability to set NaN (not a number) value to wheel settings, causing unpredictable behavior
Fixed Advanced door subparts damaging the character when grid accelerates
Fixed assembler in cooperative mode trying to produce ingots when paired with a survival kit
Fixed assemblers consuming ingots when producing while inventory is full
Fixed asteroid embeded station becoming dynamic when removing blocks in certain configurations
Fixed Cryo Pod managing O2 incorrectly
Fixed existence of blocks being built by multiple people desynchronizing on DS
Fixed gasses not being able to pass through Sorters in the correct direction
Fixed Good.Bot forgetting already finished tutorials between sessions
Fixed hydrogen not being used when character in jetpack flew in one direction only
Fixed in-game text editor becoming unresponsive when holding Alt or having mechanically stuck keys
Fixed inability to build from cockpit (Ctrl+G) in survival lobby games
Fixed inability to load older saves without newer data
Fixed inability to save worlds with names longer than 12 characters
Fixed infinite loading screen when trying to load world which was saved and exited while character was dead
Fixed Lightning not hitting decoys as a priority
Fixed merge blocks not merging in certain situations
Fixed overriden thrusters on stations incorrectly consuming power when turned off
Fixed Particle.UserRadiusMultiplier not working properly for Mods
Fixed planets being listed as spawn sites even when situated beyond the playable world limits
Fixed previous unsuccessful renaming of blueprints compounding in the confirmation dialog
Fixed Programmable block raycasts not checking for pitch and yaw angles correctly
Fixed republishing of an existing mod getting rid of previously set categories
Fixed Russian localization for Antenna range slider
Fixed ship toolbar not working properly with a gamepad
Fixed Sloped corner heavy armor tip being easier to destroy than the light variant
Fixed Sorter not pulling items properly when grid has timers turning conveyor systems on/off, confusing it
Fixed Terminal Control panel UI not updating selection when trying to control the left pane with arrow keys
Fixed Timer block delay slider not showing correct time
Fixed transparency issues for buildable and non-buildable parts of a projection
Fixed unresponsive server not noticing the disconnection of a player, preventing said player from reconnecting again
Fixed Visual scripting tool not saving nodes properly for scenarios
Fixed wheels incorrectly having access to Share inertia setting
Fixed wheels making a flying grid uncontrollable
Fixed wind sounds from fast character moving through atmosphere persisting through death
Fixed hydrogen engine energy output being incorrectly included in calculations for stored energy duration
Fixed Mods disappearing from radial menu in Survival mode after enabling Creative tools
Fixed OK button graying out inexplicably when toggling categories before Publishing a mod
Fixed parachute hatch not present in production screen
Fixed Realistic sound mode not affecting weather sounds
Fixed Small grid text panel appearing as upside down on Low/Medium settings
Fixed transparent textures on Yield modules with Low/Medium settings
Fixed Altimeter and artificial horizon being present when in spectator mode
Fixed an error in German translation for wheel Strength setting
Fixed block description tooltips being too large in Russian localization
Fixed Chinese localization characters/expressions being shifted a bit in the UI
Fixed crosshair being off-center when seat is not aligned with camera
Fixed grammar in Search contract description text
Fixed small grid conveyor tube having gray edges
Fixed UI sounds happening when using hand tools through gamepad
Fixed double tapping issue on hand weapons
Fixed Silicon naming for Italian language

Visual Scripting Tool

Fixed Tooltips getting stuck
Fixed Arithmetic node crash when missing inputs
Fixed Crash on making new scripts
Fixed New mission nodes not saving
Fixed FloatingObject entities not triggering AreaTrigger events
Added New Functions:
-AddMatchStateRemainingDuration
-AdvanceMatchState
-GetMatchIsRunningState
-GetMatchState
-GetMatchStateRemainingDuration
-SetMatchIsRunningState
-SetMatchStateRemainingDuration
-OpenFactionVictoryScreen
-SetFactionObjectivePercentageCompleted
-SetFactionScore
-ToggleAbilityToSprint
-TogglePlayerBroadcasting
-TogglePlayersBroadcastEnabled
-AddToInventoryFloat
-SetGPSHighlightNoSound
Added New Events:
-MatchStateChanged (+Key)
-MatchStateEnded (+Key)
-MatchStateEnding
-MatchStateStarted (+Key)