Released · October 6, 2026
Buddy System Hotfix 2
Resource scanning, voice detection, vehicle recovery and Overgrown Ruins fixes are in the reviewed maintenance release.
Read affected player problems →Early Access · Launched 2026-05-14
Find resource deposits, supply crates and story signals by depth and distance from the lifepod, and check current roadmap dates. Positions come from a fixed community data source; they are not tested current-build routes.
Check what has shipped, what Early Access 2 previews establish, and which dates remain unannounced.
Search Silver, Acid, Atacamite and scanner changes; use the source date to assess an older collection guide.
Use current voice, revive and item-sharing features and check host/client details when something fails.
See how many Silver, Gold, Copper or Lithium deposits the data records, how deep they sit and how far the nearest is from the lifepod.
For an unfamiliar encounter, start with creature behavior notes. For an existing base's production issue, read Metal Farm troubleshooting. These answer specific problems without inventing a collection route.
Released · October 6, 2026
Resource scanning, voice detection, vehicle recovery and Overgrown Ruins fixes are in the reviewed maintenance release.
Read affected player problems →Preview · October 15, 2026
A new developer presentation series introduces upcoming work. Its announcement is separate from a patch and gives no launch day.
Check dates and roadmap status →Official notes mention places such as Coral Gardens, Root Canyon and Overgrown Ruins in specific update contexts. The area reference links those contexts. The community map supplies attributable object positions; neither a named area nor an extracted point establishes a safe route. For a location record another player could check, use the source coordinate table and evidence checklist.
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Yes: the map lets you filter resource deposits, supply crates and lockers, story signals and culture objects by name and depth, shows each point's distance from the lifepod and offers the attributable data download. It has no terrain or safe-route layer, and the data is not verified one by one against the current build.
The October 15 announcement introduces the Voyage to Early Access 2 dev-vlog series. It supplies no release date. The latest maintenance release reviewed here is Buddy System Hotfix 2 from October 6, 2026.
Compare their build and date with the specific official fix. Tool behavior, resource hints, creature navigation and co-op features have changed since launch. Our update references help identify the affected advice.