The SnowRunner Phase 6 release date is here

The SnowRunner Phase 6 release date is now upon us. Here is a look at exactly what has been changed, courtesy of the official patch notes.

Load up your PC, Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch and SnowRunner Phase 6: Haul & Hustle should start to download. Yes, the release date is here and so are the patch notes, which give us a better picture of what has been fixed – and what has not.

If the SnowRunner Phase 6 update does not download straight away, try running the game and/or do the tried and tested off and on trick. You may also need to find and install the relevant Phase from the store and the Year 2 Pass.

SnowRunner Phase 6: New trucks & addons

Phase 6, based in Maine of the US, can be bought separately too if you do not own the Year 2 Pass. It includes two maps, The Lowland and Yellowrock National Forest and two new trucks, the Aramatsu Forester tree grabber and the six-wheeler Tayga 6455B.

The patch notes also list 10 new stickers, new scout trailers and medium logging addons for the 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 and White Western Star 4964.

There are also four new skins, which were awarded in light of the official Saber Interactive best truck tournament. That means a fresh look for the Tayga 6436, Kolob 74760, Ford F750 and the Azov 64131.

Not being counted as a new truck but included in Phase 6/Season 6 is the ANK MK38 Civilian. Or Civilisation as one commenter joked. I was more of a Command & Conquer, Empire Earth, Rise of Nations, Warzone 2100, Warcraft 3, Total Annihilation strategy fan.

Anyway, that means those who like the ANK MK38 can slap on new addons as opposed to just the sideboard bed. More reason to use it, basically.

Photo mode

We also get the Photo Mode I showed you already, so you can take photos of your favourite trucks navigating SnowRunner’s punishing yet beautiful scenery. PC users will have to navigate towards the ‘shots’ folder that will vary depending on whether you play on Epic, Steam or Windows.

Photo Mode includes contrast, aperture, time of day, weather and a whole lot more to help you compose the shot you want. To take a photo on console is done by hitting the share button, so remember to hide the user-interface.

Saber Interactive and Focus Home also announced new addons for existing trucks. There is a new Derry Longhorn engine, upgradeable winches for the Caterpillar 770G, fine-tune gearbox for the Freightliner M916A1, active suspension for the DAN 96320 and higher suspension for the International Transtar 4070A.

Usefully, you can now see whether a truck can fit key addons such as the evacuator, seismic vibrator and metal detector before you buy it. There is also a switch between normal and had in the custom scenarios menu and an in-game content browser for downloadable content (DLC).

What about bug fixes?

Okay, time for the dryer, less exciting patch notes. See the full list below, but highlights include:

Unpacked cargo that could grow wings and fly away or get stuck in a truck during co-op should no longer be a thing. You should also no longer endure a twitchy camera near the log trailer and that the Jeep Renegade has additional winch attachment points.

Speaking of trucks, the Western Star 49X and CT681 should no longer have unnaturally twitchy suspension. The interior glass texture is better in the Tatra Force T815-7. The Sunvisor of the 5319 now matches the truck colour when using the Burning Bright vinyl wrap and the ANK MK38’s weight setup has been tweaked.

Meanwhile those who play on a wheel may be happy to know to that a bug that prevented you from restoring to the default preset has been fixed.

Modders can rejoice in the fact that there is now a hard reset button to remove all mod content in one fell swoop. It is also now possible to reload a modded truck directly in the garage. Map creators can play with fuel and repair zone prices in hard mode, which is particularly interesting.

Unfortunately, it appears the memory total for mods has decreased again and without warning. Not so good if that is what the developer meant by optimisation.

As for crossplay, you should be able to play between PC and PlayStation. Xbox support is coming later at an undisclosed date.

Will you do a map review?

Because things occasionally change from the PTS update to the public release (ahem Chernokamensk garage guide), I was holding my Phase 6 review video back. Keep your eyes peeled. Plus some long overdue truck reviews.

I do hope we see more variety in the terrain and challenges in updates after Phase 6, but then the stuff I talked about in my Phase 6, Phase 7 and Phase 8 news round-up video bodes well.

SnowRunner Phase 6 patch notes

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.

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