The 16.1 update and the Crocodile Pack DLC are available today!
Hello Runners!
We’re happy to announce that SnowRunner expands its roster of tough and powerful vehicles with the new Crocodile Pack, available today on Steam! Nicknamed after the timeless reptile for its signature shape and deep engine bellowing, the brand new Step 33-64 “Crocodile” truck comes with three uniquely styled add-ons. Check it out in today’s new screenshots!
A jack-of-all-trades with a vintage, no-nonsense design
The Step 33-64 “Crocodile” is as versatile as it is humble, able to switch between tasks and terrains without a hitch. Accompanying the Step 33-64 in the Crocodile Pack come three visually unique add-ons to complete the vintage look; Rescue vehicles with the maintenance and fuel add-ons, and haul cargo with the side-board. Rumbling through wild and snowy forests in the Step 33-64, it’s easy to forget the year, as well as the passing of time.
The Crocodile Pack is available today for purchase on Steam as a standalone DLC. The ultimate off-roading experience, SnowRunner, its Year 1 and Year 2 Passes are available now on Steam. For more information, visit our official store page.
16.1 update
You’ll find below the complete patch notes for the 16.1 update, now available on every platform. It brings various bug fixes, improvements and more. Happy reading!
Patch notes
New Content:
Crocodile Pack is available today for purchase
UI:
Improved logic for compatible add-ons pop up in the garage
Fixed a bug where the Left Stick Press (Hold) UI button prompt was misplaced in the Control Scheme B settings screen
Fixed a bug where the button "Move to Garage" was missing from the global map if the player was on this map
Photomode:
Fixed a bug where it was impossible to take a photo in photo mode on the windows store version of the game
Fixed a bug where a button to open photo mode was missing while the tutorial hints were shown
Fixed photo mode on the switch in the coop
Fixed a bug where frame rates dropped on a console when a player change brightness settings
Fixed a bug where the colors of the created screenshot taken in the Steam version of the game were inverted
Fixed a bug where players were unable to navigate in the photo mode menu with a controller once they used mouse & keyboard
Hard Mode:
Fixed a bug where guests were unable to replenish supplies in the service trailer in a co-op in hard mode
Vehicles:
Fixed a bug where stickers of the 'Slot 3' were clipping into the interior textures of the 'Tayga 6455B'
Crossplay:
Enabled crossplay with Xbox platform
Fixed a bug where the 'Paste' button was displayed as the 'Ins' keyboard button in the ”connect to crossplay session by code” window when a player used a gamepad
Mods:
Fixed a bug where the mods list that the player needs to download before entering a game was incomplete
Updated game editor packing system, it will now compile separate zip files for each platform
Fixed watchtowers display on a map for mod maps
General fixes:
Fixed a bug where rails did not spawn in the Guardian of the Grove contract in the Don region
Fixed a bug where it was possible to duplicate cargo on objective restart in co-op
Fixed a bug where 'Offroad Scout Trailer' did not disappear after completing the 'Trailer with New Equipment' contract in the coop session
Fixed a bug where the 'Workhorse' task was not completed if the 'Chevrolet CK1500' truck was repaired and refueled before completion of the first stage of the task
We’re back for another Monthly Community Update! It may not seem from the outside, but it has been a very busy month for SnowRunner! Let’s see what’s going on backstage!
Here’s our Valentine, who’s yours?
A new patch is on its way!
We’re planning to release the 16.1 patch early March! This patch will bring bug fixes (to photo mode, UI, vehicles and more), as well as the long awaited crossplay with Xbox consoles! We’re so happy to finally bring crossplay to Xbox, and that means the only platform not yet compatible with crossplay is the Nintendo Switch. But don’t worry, we’re working hard to extend crossplay to Switch as well! There will be a short maintenance of service (around 30 minutes) before the update. For those wondering, the complete detailed patch notes will be available as soon as the update is live. Make sure to follow our social media channels not to miss it! (Twitter, Facebook, Discord)
A glimpse of Season 7: Compete & Conquer
As we were saying in the introduction, it has been a very busy month from our side! As you can expect, our teams are fully dedicated to the preparation of Season 7. We can’t share a lot with you yet, but here’s a first view of what awaits you next season:
What do you mean “we don’t see anything?”
“Compete & Conquer” will take place in Tennessee, and will include new vehicles and brand new activities (and as one can guess, there will be competition!). It’s still a bit too early for us to disclose more, but you’ll soon hear more about this new season! What are you competing for? Give us your best guess in the comments below!
What’s next?
As we previously stated, we’re fully focused on bringing Season 7 to the game. Of course, it doesn’t mean that we’re putting aside the port of the game on next gen consoles. In fact, we made another step forward in bringing SnowRunner to these consoles. We thank you once again for your patience and understanding.
We’re also focused on extending crossplay to Nintendo Switch, you can expect the feature to arrive in the future months.
At the same time, the team is also working on solving various reported bugs. Your feedback and suggestions are truly motivating and help us move forward and improve the game, so once again, thank you so much for your involvement and your dedication!
That’s it for this month! We’re heading towards exciting times for SnowRunner, and we can’t wait to share more with you about what’s coming next!
See you in the snow!
The Saber and Focus teams.
January Winners - Mod Creator Awards
Hello Runners!
The January Mod Creator Awards have arrived! Time to discover the 5 mods that caught the attention of our devs! The mods are split into three categories:
Vehicles: The devs will pick the mod which has the most impressive model to them. It also includes what stands out to them in terms of being satisfying to drive, be it due to authenticity or just plain fun. (3 winners)
Map: The devs will pick a map based on its design, including tasks, missions, flow, and how it feels to play. Also based on the most impressive, detailed, and aesthetically pleasing environments.
Unique: The category for the most fun, strange and subversive mods. Let your imagination run wild!
Thanks you all for your amazing creations, and congratulations to the winners!
If your work hasn't won the prize, it doesn't mean that we don't love it. There are so many amazing mods, and it's always tough to pick our favourite. Thank you all!
See you in the snow!
The Saber, Focus, and mod.io teams
January Community Update
Hello Runners!
We hope you’ve all had a fantastic new year and are ready for 2022! We have a lot of exciting new content coming this year, so without any further ado, let’s dive in!
100 Million Mods downloaded!
First of all, thank you so much for your incredible support! SnowRunner just reached 100 million mods downloaded, and this incredible achievement wouldn't have been possible without your support and dedication for the game!
State of Crossplay on Xbox consoles
We are very happy to see that crossplay is working great on PC and PlayStation, but we’ve also seen many of you asking for crossplay on Xbox consoles. We truly understand your frustration, and we can assure you that our team is working their very best to bring the feature to Xbox, but unfortunately at this stage we don’t have a precise date to communicate; We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience in the meantime.
State of next-gen versions
As we revealed a while ago, our team is working on porting the game to next-gen consoles. We’ve seen all your messages asking how the project is evolving, and we can tell you that it’s going well! Our team is still actively working on it, but we don’t have any interesting points (like a release date 👀) to communicate yet. You can be sure that you’ll be warned as soon as we get one!
Meet the Modder series
With two new entries in January, the Meet the Modder series continues in 2022! It’s a real pleasure to make these interviews with the many talented modders of our community. We hope you all like this series, and don’t hesitate to tell us what kind of content you’d like to see next!
You can find below the two interviews released in January:
That’s it for this month! Once again, thank you so much for playing and giving us plenty of feedback! The game will continue to evolve and improve, so we hope that you’re as excited as we are for the upcoming year!
Don’t hesitate to join the official Discord server to get the latest news, chat with fellow runners and receive help with the game and mods!
We’ll see you in the snow!
The Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment teams
Meet the Modder: Iceberg
Hello Runners!
Today we're super excited to welcome Iceberg, one of the most popular SnowRunner modders around, and no wonder, considering his impressive body of work!
How did you get into gaming?
I got into gaming at a very young age. My first game device was a Nintendo Gameboy with a copy of Super Mario, which was a gift from my mother for performing well at school.
Could you tell us a little bit about your background?
I am an ex-military mechanical engineer turned design and robotics engineer, originally from the Caribbean, and now residing in the United Kingdom. I have a passion for creating things digitally and physically so I design/build/fly racing drones and undertake various robotic projects as a hobby.
What got you into modding?
I first got into modding during the recent event 2020 where the global pandemic brought saw me working from home with a lot of down time. SnowEunner was released and I found myself really enjoying the game and thought It would be great if I could create my own content for the platform.
Have you modded for any other games?
I had never previously modded for any games other than SnowRunner, but after starting that, I have been tinkering with modding for Farming Simulator and currently planning on converting some of my Snowrunner mods to FS22.
What's your favorite SnowRunner mod?
My favourite SnowRunner mod is my Hummer H1. I absolutely love that truck but I don’t own one in real life so modding gave me the opportunity to really express my creative desires on the digital vehicle with only the sky being the limit on what I could do.
If someone could only download one of your mods, which would you suggest?
That’s a tough one. I would probably suggest my “Old Betty” mod (Ural 4320), reason being it can be used as a scout, and most importantly, it can complete contracts and perform well on any of the released maps whilst being reasonably optimised for a balanced gameplay experience.
What would be your dream change or addition to SnowRunner?
If I could change/modify SnowRunner in any way, I would add track mechanics to the game engine. Then this would allow for the creation of tracked vehicles. As an offroad driving game I think this would greatly improve the game and also bring more players to the platform.
What’s your favorite thing about SnowRunner?
My favorite thing about SnowRunner is the visually appealing way the trucks behave and react to the offroad environment.
What advice would you give to people who would like to get into modding?
My best advice to would-be modders is to try to surround yourself with like-minded individuals. Join Discord servers and social media groups with other content creators, because that way you can ask for help whenever you get stuck on something, because you will.
Working on any exciting mod at the moment?
I find it better to work on multiple mods at the same time so that when I get bored of one project, I can spend some time on another. I am currently working on a tri-platform Peterbilt 389 Semi, an Oshkosh M1070 and a Volvo 10x10 road train.
What’s your all-time favorite real life vehicle? What about SnowRunner vehicle?
As mentioned earlier, my all-time favorite real life vehicle is the Hummer H1. It is a very versatile and customisable rig that can be tailored to almost any environment. My favorite SnowRunner vehicle is the Royal BM-17 because it is very reliable offroad, has great fuel efficiency, and offers great customisation options.
Wildcard Question: If you could go on holiday anywhere right now, where would you go and why?
If I could go anywhere on holiday right now, it would have to be to the Swiss Alps at a ski resort. Skiing is something I really enjoyed as a sport in my past military career and would really love the opportunity to do it again. The feeling of floating down the summit at speed feels almost as if you’re flying and that gives a sense of complete freedom.
Couldn't agree more. Hope you go on that holiday soon! 🙂
If you have questions you'd like to see added to these interviews, feel free to suggest them and we may add them!
Meet the Modder: Boynya
Hello Runners!
Today, we're pleased to chat with Boynya, who's working on a variety of awesome mods, both vehicles and maps!
How did you get into gaming?
When I was a child I played Super Mario a lot with my grandmother. I had a lot of consoles growing up and as a young adult but a little over a year ago I bought a PC so I would be able to play Snowrunner with mods. This is actually what gave me the urge to try out modding, myself!
Could you tell us a little bit about your background?
I’m from the province of Quebec in Canada and I’m 31 years old. I’ve been a forklift driver for 13 years in a factory and recently I’ve gotten contracts to operate a Skytrak in one of the largest gold mines in Canada, the Canadian Malartic Mine.
What got you into modding?
Well, as mentioned above, playing with mods strongly made me want to make my own, even if I had no knowledge at the time. I learned everything with my very good friend Frankthepilot and I must say that without him I would never have succeeded because he is very good at programming and is perfectly bilingual unlike me who is French with some basic English. For the modeling and texturing parts I learned everything using Youtube and mod.io tutorials.
What's your favorite SnowRunner mod?
My favorite mod by me is the Norinco VP11 aka Boyaco. This is the mod I spent the longest on because I made it from scratch. For another person’s mod I would say the Mercedes Benz Zetros from Rng3r and all those mod from it.
If someone could only download one of your mods, which would you suggest?
To be honest the Keny C-500 because it’s the most popular of all my mods.
What would be your dream change or addition to SnowRunner?
More documentation for modders, since a lot of xml attributes aren't documented. Also, the possibility to have a real bitrain trailer.
What’s your favorite thing about SnowRunner?
The physics, environments, and mods of course.
What advice would you give to people who would like to get into modding?
You have to know that modding is not as easy as buying or making a model then putting it in the game, piff paff pouff success… No, you have to know how coding works and how texturing works too. It's a lot of work but in the end it’s more than satisfying. To start I would tell you to look at all the tutorials available on mod.io to give you the knowledge base and don't hesitate to ask questions or help other modders.
Working on any exciting mod at the moment?
I work on a lot of vehicles at the same time. I’m also currently on my second map which I’ve been working on for a whole year (Boynya Creek).
What’s your all-time favorite real life vehicle? What about SnowRunner vehicle?
The Mercedes Benz (Brabus) G63 6x6. For the SnowRunner vehicle it's the Western Star 6900 Twinsteer.
Wildcard Question: Favourite movie or TV-show?
La Casa de Papel because the story and the unfolding and incredible.
If you have questions you'd like to see added to these interviews, feel free to suggest them and we may add them! 🙂
December Winners - Mod Creator Awards
Hello SnowRunners!
We hope you had a great time celebrating the end of the year! We’re back and ready to keep trucking, so let’s begin this new year with our devs’ monthly selection of fantastic mods! It’s always a tough process with all the awesome mods created, and picking only 5 of them is not easy, so don’t forget to check snowrunner.mod.io to have a complete overview of all of the mods available!
The 5 winners are divided in 3 categories: 1.Vehicles: The devs will pick the mod which has the most impressive model to them. It also includes what stands out to them in terms of being satisfying to drive, be it due to authenticity or just plain fun. (3 winners) 2. Map: The devs will pick a map based on its design, including tasks, missions, flow, and how it feels to play. Also based on the most impressive, detailed, and aesthetically pleasing environments. 3. Unique: The category for the most fun, strange and subversive mods. Let your imagination run wild!
Dev comment: Excellent balanced mobile crane. Poghrim worked out all the details perfectly.
That’s it for this month! Congratulations to the winners, and well done to all the modders for their incredible work! See you next month for more awesome mods!
See you in the snow,
The Saber, Focus, and mod.io Teams
Season 6: Haul & Hustle is LIVE!
Hello Runners!
We are thrilled to announce that Season 6: Haul & Hustle is now available to all Year 2 Pass owners! Watch our Overview Trailer and get ready to dive into the wild region of Maine, USA, to build a forestry outpost from the ground up!
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Establish a forestry base in the wild forests of Maine, USA
Strike out into the remote regions of Maine, braving the elements with two new vehicles: the Aramatsu Forwarder, an agile 8x8 forestry specialist with a built-in crane and log trailer, and the Tayga 6455B, a tough, versatile 6-wheeler that can handle even the unforgiving terrain of Maine, which contains both areas of mud and snow.
Overcome one of the toughest challenges yet, starting out with a barebones garage without repairs or refueling, that you upgrade over time.
Free update arrives with PC-Console Crossplay, Photo Mode, and more!
Alongside Season 6, a large free update has arrived, adding crossplay between Steam and consoles, a fully fledged photo mode, new addons, and a slew of vehicle skins, chosen based on the community’s favourite in-game vehicles.
Season 6: Haul & Hustle is available now on Steam as a part of the Year 2 Pass. SnowRunner and the Year 1 and Year 2 Passes are available on Steam. For more information, visit our official shop page. Stay tuned by following our social media: Twitter, Facebook, Discord, Instagram.
It’s time for our monthly mod awards! Our dev team put their heads together to select their five favourite mods. There is a lot to choose from, so plenty of awesome mods are unfortunately not on this list, and that’s why we encourage you to check out all the mods available on snowrunner.mod.io! As a reminder, here are the 3 categories:
1. Vehicles: The devs will pick the mod which has the most impressive model to them. It also includes what stands out to them in terms of being satisfying to drive, be it due to authenticity or just plain fun. (2 winners) 2. Maps: The devs will pick maps based on their design, including tasks, missions, flow, and how it feels to play. Also based on the most impressive, detailed, and aesthetically pleasing environments. (2 winners) 3. Unique: This is the odd one out. Mods that push the boundaries of expectation. Points for originality, innovation, uniqueness, and fun.
Dev comment: Really unique and powerful loader with a set of add-ons for various purposes.
Congratulations to the winners! As always, it’s so hard to make a choice between all the amazing mods we see every month. We are blessed to have such a talented community.
Stay fresh and see you in the snow!
The Saber, Focus, and mod.io Teams
UPDATE - Patch 16.0
Hello Runners,
You’ll find below the complete patch notes for the Season 6, now available on every platform. It brings various bug fixes, tweaks and improvements. Happy reading!
Patch Notes
General Additions
• [DLC Season 6] New maps in the Maine region:
The Lowland
Yellowrock National Forest
• [DLC Season 6] New trucks:
Aramatsu Forester
Tayga 6455B
• 10 new stickers • New scout trailers • Medium logging addon is now available for:
Azov 5319
Azov 73210
Cat CT680
Cat CT681
Freightliner 114SD
GMC 9500
International HX 520
International Paystar 5070
Pacific P12W
Pacific P512
Paystar 5600TS
Royal BM17
Step 310E
Voron AE4380
Voron D53233
Western Star 49X
White Western Star 4964
• Tournament winners skins are now available for:
Tayga 6436
Kolob 74760
Ford F750
Azov 64131
• The new version of ANK MK38 with customizable frame is now available for all players • Photomode:
The mode that allows in-game photography is now available across all platforms.
Players are able to tweak contrast, exposure, saturation, daytime, weather, and other settings of the picture.
The free-cam is also available in this mode, to choose any angle.
• Additional upgrades are now available for previously released vehicles:
Upgradeable winches for CAT770G.
Finetune gearbox for Freightliner M916A1.
Active suspension for DAN 96320.
High suspension for International Transtar 4070A fitting larger wheels
New engine for Derry Longhorn 4520
Added special notification if player’s truck is located inside building zone when he is trying to complete objective tied to this building.
Compatible special addons (evacuator, seismic vibrator, etc.) are now displayed for each truck in the truck store.
• Added switch between a normal and hard mode in custom scenarios menu. • Added in-game browser of available DLC’s - Content Library. • Not purchased DLC trucks and regions are now available for preview in the game.
Co-op
Fixed a bug where unpacked cargo could fly away or get stuck in truck carriage body after entering into it in the created co-op session.
Logging
Fixed a bug where logs could be loaded into the Log Carrier addon of the 'Caterpillar 745C' truck using autoloading function on top of already loaded unpacked logs in the addon.
Fixed a bug where 'Long Logs' cargo could be outside of the 'Log Carrier Rear' trailer after transitioning through a gateway if the trailer was placed at an angle to the truck before transition.
Fixed a bug where the camera was twitching near the Log Trailer.
Trucks
Fixed unnatural twitching of suspension for Western Star 49X and Caterpillar CT681.
Fixed a bug where the jerrycans of the 'Trunk Repair Supplies' addon equipped on the 'Tatra Force T815-7' did not disappear when became empty.
Fixed a bug where the decal on the top of the cab of 'Royal BM17' appeared to be mirrored.
Improved interior glass texture for Tatra FORCE T815-7.
Added additional winch attachment points for Jeep Renegade.
Fixed a bug where Sunvisor upgrade for Azov 5319 did not match the truck color when the Burning Bright Vinyl Wrap was equipped.
Fixed a bug where the 'Dreamcatcher' accessory clipped into the dashboard while driving on the 'Jeep CJ7 Renegade'.
Fixed a bug where some accessories of the 'Jeep CJ7 Renegade' truck overlapped the stickers of the 'Slot 2' in the 'Customize' menu.
Tweaked weight set up for ANK MK38.
Wheels
Fixed a bug where players were unable to restore wheel presets to default.
Mods & Modding
Added hard reset button to the mod browser that allows removing all mod content at once.
Added an option for the mod creators to reload the modded truck directly in the garage.
Map creators are now able to set up custom prices for fuel and repair zones to be used in hard mode, see 5.15.1.2 and 5.15.1.10 in the "SnowRunner™ Editor Guide".
The setup of the long logs in the game was updated, see 7.4 (with subsections) and 7.5 in the "Creating Custom Cargo" guide. NOTE: If you have custom long logs cargo or custom long log trailers, you should update them too (otherwise, they may cause issues).
Policy on Using Parts of DLC Trucks was added, see 16.1 in the "Integration of Trucks and Addons" guide.
The workaround for the known issue with the DefaultAddon attribute (its usage with existing in-game addons) was described, see 8.8.5 the "Integration of Trucks and Addons" guide.
Pairs of buttons that can be used for Controlled Constraints are now customizable, see 17.1.3 in the "Integration of Trucks and Addons" guide.
Full process of adding Custom Employers was described, see 5.16.4. in the "SnowRunner™ Editor Guide".
The list of addons (containing IDs of all addons and trucks in the game) was updated, see Addons_List.xlsx.
Hard Mode
Fixed a bug where defeat conditions and rewards were not displayed in the contest pop-up window when passing the last attempt in hard mode.
General Fixes
Fixed a bug where while towing an empty vehicle, the engine On/Off button did not appear if another player-driven vehicle was standing nearby.
Fixed a bug where a message about an available new task on the Black River level appeared constantly after turning off the HUD during the tutorial.
Fixed a bug where the "Activate radar" function made the winch sockets visible during area scan.
