We are excited to announce that on this Wednesday (21.12.2022) at 12:00 AM (CET), we will be hosting a special stream on our steampage to show off the new Christmas update for the game, and discuss our roadmap for 2023.
But that's not all - we will also be giving a sneak peek of our second DLC. Don't miss this opportunity to get an exclusive look at what's in store for the future of Tank Mechanic Simulator!
Make sure to mark your calendars and join us on Wednesday(21.12.2022) at 12:00 AM (CET) for the stream. We can't wait to see you there!
Thanks and have a good one, DeGenerals
Update 1.3.12 + Community Contest!
Dear Mechanics,
We have prepared a new 1.3.12 Update for you guys! Check out the changelog below:
1.3.12
Added:
Letter prefixes to MG34 variants to avoid confusion in Props Menu and Resupply Menu
Bug report - now sending Outputlog also sends your save files
Fixed:
M4A3E8 Sherman - Right loader hatch and pistol port are opening to the wrong side
Throwing the magnetometer on the ground may cause the tablet map to glitch during Extraction
When Quad is lying on the side, leaving it may cause it to fall off the map
The wrench sometimes shakes when assembling or disassembling various parts of the tank
The remaining bolts appear after loading the game and changing mode to assemble the parts
M4A3E8 Sherman - in rare situations, it was impossible to assemble wheels or track belts
Some contracts had incorrect assembly state
All the elements that cannot be primed/painted appear in these lists with higher prices
Bug report - Sample text in the description of bugs doesn't disappear after clicking the field to edit
A few strings for Chinese translation were Korean instead of Chinese
Few strings for the French language
The prompt title "Summary" in resupply menu is not localized in all languages
Improved:
BT-7 shop icons
Churchill MKIII Avre shop icons
PzKpfw II Ausf. C shop icons
Maus shop icons
Community Contest!
Together with our friends from Gaming Factory, we have prepared a contest for you, in which you have a chance to win keys to the Electrician Simulator game!
The rules are very simple! To participate in the contest you must join the Tank Squad discord server and think of how a tank could respond in that situation from the screenshot!
Join Tank Squad discord server by clicking on the graphic below!
Thanks and have a good one! DeGenerals
Get the Tank Mechanic Simulator on Steam Autumn Sale 2022!
Dear mechanics
Tank Mechanic Simulator is going to be part of Steam Autumn Sale!
You can get a copy of Tank Mechanic Simulator with a -70% discount!
Our bundle Tank Fossils with Dinosaur Fossil Hunter just got expanded with Designer DLC!
With Designer DLC, you can paint life-sized dinosaur models of all species available in the game. Grim black T-Rex? Earthly brown triceratops? Or maybe you want go all out and create the most attention catching dinosaur possible? Nothing is impossible!
Designer DLC contains: - 10 Dinosaur species to paint - 10 poses for each Dinosaur species to arrange your display - 2 gameplay modes: -- Normal (which takes game progression into account) -- Sandbox (which allows you to paint every Dino from start) - 50+ textures for skin, scales etc... - 30+ skin patterns and decals - 20+ blood decals - Full color palette - 130+ texture sets with skins - 20+ independent textures for free combination with skin textures - 30+ additional decals for museum decoration in 2 color variants
Next month another DLC - Raptor will also be added to this bundle!
The Raptor DLC will include: - new Dinosaur species: Utahraptor ostrommaysi - new active dig sites on Dinosaur Canyon location - 10 skeleton poses - 252 unique bones
Welcome to our one hundred eleventh development status update.
M4A3E8 Sherman
We would like to share with you some renders of the M4A3E8 Sherman rework we are doing with the new planned second DLC. This update will contain a reworked Easy Eight and also M10 Wolverine.
The whole tank is made from scratch again, using better references and with higher quality standards, we set for ourselves. This new tank will have a better interior, a new gearbox - Spicer and of course a new engine - Ford GAA.
Thanks for all the support and have a good weekend. DeGenerals
Update 1.3.11
Dear Mechanics,
We are reverting the halloween changes with patch, together with fix of few bugs. Enjoy!
1.3.11
Modified:
Reverted changes from Halloween 2022
Fixed:
LittleWillie666 - There was no picture of the tank
Entering Examine mode or Tank Interior while in the workshop, and entering immediately Test Drive tank is still in that mode
M4A3E8 Sherman - Right loader hatch and pistol port are opening to the wrong side
Improved:
IS-2 shop icons
Thanks and have a good one! DeGenerals
Halloween Update 1.3.10
Boo, mechanics! 🎃
We are back with few more adjustments and bug fixes for our halloween event.
For full list with changes please find attached change log below:
1.3.10 Halloween
Fixed:
Little Willie, LittleWillie666 - It was impossible to put camo or decals on the tank
LittleWillie666 - "Free candy" decal have visual effects on the bottom side of the tank
It was impossible to turn off motion blur in the Workshop
Rare situation when it was impossible to clean LittleWillie 666 due to buried out Washing Tool
Flashlight are not natural, has black smudge in center of radius
M3 Half-truck and few more vehicles are floating at Parking slot on a Yard
Thanks for all the support and have a SCARY weekend 🎃 DeGenerals
Halloween Update 1.3.9
Boo, mechanics! 🎃
The Halloween event you've been waiting for is back! We have prepared for you a new Halloween tank, a new collectable and a spooky extraction map!
Halloween event will last till 2.11.2022
Stream
What's more, this Thursday we will launch a Stream on the store page of Tank Mechanic Simulator for you, where we will have a chance to talk with you and answer your questions! The launch is scheduled for 27.10.2022 at 6 p.m. CEST( UTC/GMT +2 hours). We can't wait!
For full list with changes please find attached change log below:
1.3.9 Halloween
Added:
Special Extraction contract for Halloween event
Visual changes for Menu
Visual changes for Overview
Visual changes for Workshop
Missing localization to over 40 strings
New Metal Object/Musuem Collectable
Halloween Achievement
Fixed:
Text label "Check out these projects" at Main Menu was not localized
Multiple localization issues on English version on manual brochures during loading screens
Museum level 3 description is broken on multiple languages
Auto Save icons colours and overlapping
Russian localization issues
Overall localization improvements, fixes, missing or duplicated strings, wrong strings in various localisations
Missing Hint button text or icon for a handbrake when using Jeep or Quad
StuG 40 Ausf. G - Sprgr .42 HE is clipping trough each other at slots
Missing dissolve edge burn effect while doing a disassembly
Polish halloween description
Vehicles/Tanks are floating at Parking slot on a Yard
M3 Halftrack - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
M10 Wolverine - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
M18 Hellcat - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
IS-2 - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
BT-7 - few screws where to big
King Tiger - Tension mechanism is presented multiple times in tanks part shop
King Tiger - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
Goliath - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
Panther D - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
PzKpfw IV Ausf G - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
StuG III Ausf. G - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
PzKpfw III Ausf J - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
KV-2 - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
KV-1 - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
T-34/76 - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
T-34/85 - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
M26 Pershing - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
PzKpfw III Ausf M - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
Tiger I - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
Maus - Different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
M8 Greyhound - Player at different parts have the same names in tanks part shop
M20 - Multiple parts under the same name
Extraction5 - Map Issue - Quad Can't Cross The Road
Wrong screws in M20 gearbox
M4A3E8 Sherman - Pistol Port is opening in "strange way" (horizontally then vertically)
Improved:
New model for Browning M1919 MG
Element Shop UI image size
Element Storage UI image size and label
Flashlight are not natural, has black smudge in center of radius
IS-2 shop icons
StuG III Ausf. G interior material
New incoming e-mail icon
Thanks for all the support and have a SCARY weekend 🎃 DeGenerals
Update 1.3.8
Dear Mechanics,
This week we fixed a major bug which resets a player's upgrades of tank warehouse.
1.3.8
Fixed:
Loading the game resets tank warehouse upgrade
Missing visors from shop in SdKfz 251 Ausf. C
Thanks and have a good one! DeGenerals
Update 1.3.7
Dear Mechanics,
We continue to fix the reported bugs by our community. This week, our main goal was to fix the bug which caused to generate brand new tanks in excavation missions. Together with that, we get rid of a few smaller ones too.
1.3.7
Fixed:
M18 Hellcat, BT-7 and Goliath had wrong material states (they looked as brand new)
In some rare situations, saves were not transferred correctly from older builds
M18 Hellcat engine manifold exhausts were floating in the air
M18 Hellcat unable to assemble crankshaft part A
Save icon won't appear when making autosave, custom or quick save
