Version/0.31

Out of Ore – Version 0.31
Type	Update
Release date	October 23, 2025
Steam announcement	View on Steam
Summary	Introduces 15 new vehicles—including rope shovels and long-boom excavators—alongside the new Skill Tree, Periodic Table of Elements, QoL upgrades, and major fixes across vehicles, buildings, production systems, UI, and gameplay.

Version 0.31

Released October 23, 2025

Update 0.31 is one of the largest vehicle-focused updates to date, adding a full lineup of new heavy machinery (including rope shovels and long-boom excavators), the new Skill Tree progression system, the in-game Periodic Table of Elements, and a wide range of fixes and improvements across almost every system.

This update also expands building interactions, refines conveyor and pipeline behavior, improves lighting and physics, revises fuel consumption, adds new UI/UX elements, and resolves longstanding issues with saves, quests, and player/company management.

Vehicles

• Added Chariton EX200D (Long boom)
• Added Chariton EX400D (Long boom)
• Added Chariton EX600D (Long boom)
• Added Attila Cable EX200A
• Added Attila Cable EX300A
• Added Attila Cable EX500A
• Added Attila EX200A
• Added Attila EX300A
• Added Attila EX500A
• Added Attila EW200A
• Added Chariton Cable EX2000D
• Added Chariton Cable EX4000D
• Added Chariton Cable EX8000D
• Added new excavator cabs for large EX models

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed vehicle audio settings not loading
• Fixed floating lights on excavator cab
• Fixed drone snapshot filenames (added zero-padding)
• Added drone “Recording Active” indicator & proper hiding
• Fixed fuel resetting when loading a save
• Fixed paint slots not applying correct color after load
• Fixed haul trucks spilling material on inclines
• Fixed missing light rail on Sandvik S700NG & S700NG Fuel
• Fixed light replication issues
• Fixed vehicle preview placement not scroll-adjustable
• Fixed EX8000FS store capacity info
• Tweaked lights
• Changed fuel consumption for L10000 & L80000
• Changed level requirement for L1665 loader

Buildings & Production

New Features

• Added setting to highlight conveyor openings
• Added passthrough option to conveyor & pipeline storage
• Added connected-cables counter to power units (hover)
• Pipelines & conveyors now have greater connection tolerance

 * (Existing lines may now require more power)

Fixes & Changes

• Fuel station trigger height adjusted
• Liquid tank: power requirement changed from 10 kW → 0 kW
• Liquid tank now paintable
• Sell points now progress quests properly
• Fixed hopper outputs using wrong animation (crate vs mesh)
• Fixed conveyor splitter showing wrong animation
• Fixed 10x power input state not saving
• Fixed FPS drop when looking at smoke effect
• Fixed conveyor destruction not returning material
• Fixed hopper+shear duplicating coils at 10× speed
• Fixed conveyor dumping only the highest-amount material
• Workbench widget now remembers last production amount
• Attachment rotation for buildings is remembered when type matches
• Fixed sell point not logging transactions in economics tab
• Metal Sorter renamed to High Temp Sorter
• Added “Pipe” prefix to all pipeline store items
• Water pump now works on dirt
• Fixed Decoration DLC rocks labeled incorrectly

Gameplay & UI

• Added Skill Tree
• Added Periodic Table of Elements
• Added Bed for sleeping through night
• Added zoom-speed multiplier to settings
• Added save-warning indicator in General Settings
• Added total play time tracking in save-game manager
• Fixed various spelling mistakes
• Fixed many crashes and stability issues

Settings & Interaction Fixes

• Fixed map name resetting between save-slot previews
• Fixed inability to move items between identical inventory slots
• Fixed controller pause button
• Fixed camera zoom conflicting with sprint on controller
• Fixed Rescue Me launching vehicles into the air
• Fixed incorrect or negative store price calculation
• Fixed inability to disable passthrough on some storages
• Fixed incorrect start-new-save settings (arrow directions swapped)
• Fixed invalid auto-generated save names
• Fixed economics tab not saving/loading
• Fixed clients being able to take loans after demotion
• Fixed several company-folder write issues (antivirus notice added)

Save System

• Fixed save-game sorting (now correct by last played)
• Added total play time shown per save
• Fixed save naming issues
• Fixed XP gain retrieval issues
• Fixed several load-state & save-state inconsistencies

Notes

• Some connection-tolerance improvements may require re-powering existing conveyor lines.
• Lighting and dirt-handling improvements touch many machines and may visually change existing saves.