Hotfix 27 — Heart of the Machine Steam update #604751

Just a few things I wanted to get out to players sooner than later. I had not even noticed the inconsistency in hotkeys between androids and...

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Heart of the Machine (2001070)
Event type
patch note
Published
18 December 2025 - 14:42:12 UTC
Source
steam_community_announcements
Just a few things I wanted to get out to players sooner than later. I had not even noticed the inconsistency in hotkeys between androids and vehicles/mechs, but after it was pointed out to me, I wanted to solve it right away! Hotfix 27 Changelog Quality Of Life Item Use Button Consistency: Mechs and vehicles now have their "shields up" (or cloaking) swapped with their "use items" ability bar entry so that they're consistent with androids.Standby Button Consistency: All androids now have "force conversation" in their slot 2, and "stand by" in slot 9. This makes them consistent with mechs and vehicles in terms of standby, and allows slot 2 in both cases to be "the thing that is unique but frequently useful" (more so for mechs and vehicles, but still).Tweaks When Not A Landlord: If you don't have any sheltered humans, then "Shelter Coordinators are Slow" and "Homeless People Are Scattered A...

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