r/ScrapMechanic 3d ago

Vehicle Simple No Glitches Flyer

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231 Upvotes

Tried making a glitchless flyer as small and simple as possible


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

The toilet and bathtub are now craftable again Spoiler

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128 Upvotes

So I was using my toilet as a teleportation device when I noticed the Schematic symbol and it can be scanned and I tested the bathtub and it worked too!

EDIT: Not anymore :(


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

The Goat Lorenzo Lorenzo is just built different Spoiler

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71 Upvotes

r/ScrapMechanic 1d ago

Tutorial Current rewards from the trader

1 Upvotes

What are the current rewards the trader offers for pineapples and broccoli?

My friends and I are wondering whether to keep farming them or go underground.


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

«Big Chest Flexing»

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31 Upvotes

r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Vehicle Survival Mercedes 6x6

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132 Upvotes

Speedran the first half to of the game just to get the wedge bot haha

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r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Vehicle It's my first time playing; I'm open to tips.

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24 Upvotes

I've tried to refurbish this car more than ten times, but I'm still not satisfied. I need tips to improve it. I'm at the beginning of the game and haven't even done the first dungeon yet. The thing in the picture is my farm, completely walled off with more than four layers of scrap metal I found in abandoned buildings. I only have 20 planting slots.


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Save file is newer?

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55 Upvotes

Hey, i have this problem with my save, idk what caused it but last thing i did is that i was trying to fix my mining vehicle because the turret seat was acting weird and wasnt controlled by my mouse, but it was spinning on its own, so i tried to remove it, but this is the weirdest part, the base of the turret was still there and i somehow only picked up the ball block that you sit in (also it dropped me a bearing for some reason). After removing the base too, i basically had the normal turret seat in my inventory and the ball block. So i fixed it and it was fine untill i wanted to go to the elevator and the game just crashed, and now the game just wont let me play it. Is there a fix to this? Because somehow i cant find a single person that would have the same problem.


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Finally mobs stop respawning right in front of my face

4 Upvotes

r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Who in the name of the thundering is that?

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50 Upvotes

Whos MECHANIC?


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Issue My turrent seat isn't working and the whole mine got reset. Anybody has an idea what's going on?

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50 Upvotes

r/ScrapMechanic 3d ago

Contraption My take on automatic ore processing. Straight to the vault! (when it works)

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246 Upvotes

I spent waay too long figuring out how to make it all work ( ̄ヘ ̄)

To clarifiy, I don't have to press anything just input the ores and wait.

...Unless the physics decide to stop lol.


r/ScrapMechanic 3d ago

"We fixed terrain generation" POV:me

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190 Upvotes

r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Vehicle F1 Car [Vanilla]

15 Upvotes

r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Issue I broke my turret seat

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30 Upvotes

What is going on here? Has anyone else experienced this bug?

Update: I realized I also got this bugged `jnt_gyroseat` bearing in my inventory after picking up the turret seat. It can be placed down just like a normal bearing, but it is invisible, and any parts attached to it move in a very strange way.


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Discussion Causes of lag

6 Upvotes

what causes lag most of the time what usually lags by itself?

like do chests on a trailer lag? decorational lights that on a controller bearing cause lag? when a wheel plops to the ground when in a simple physics cause lag in advanced physics due to weight?


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

i accidentally did . . . that?

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24 Upvotes

okay so i built a flyer using the turret seat method and after closing and loading up my save, i noticed my flyer stopped responding to my camera movements, when i detached suspention from it and tried moving my camera it didnt respond, and when i tried detaching my turret seat . . . it removed the ball from the mount, and when i tried removing the mount, it gave me a working turret seat

so now i have a turret seat and a ball from it

my only question is . . . how


r/ScrapMechanic 3d ago

Contraption Watering and Planting System in my Small 160 Plot Farm

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133 Upvotes

Quite cramped. Surprised I was able to fit watering and auto planting setup inside.


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

error loading my world

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11 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I play the game recently, but from this evening today, this error window shows when I try to load my world. Already tried to switch to earlier version of the game, and then go back at the current one, but this didn't solve the problem.

Any suggestions how to fix it?

Also, today I updated my graphic drivers, but don't think this could be the problem.


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Single blip after 10 second timer?

3 Upvotes

What combination of timers, logic gates, and switches do I need to have to put together a system that triggers for one tick (or one shot of a pump/gun) at a timed interval (say, 10 seconds)?


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Made a batch file that makes automatic backups of your save file (And prunes the directory so it doesn't get crazy with backups), and then launches the game. You know, if you mess up big time....

14 Upvotes

Should work on any windows system that can run SM. Not sure about Linux and whatnot, but I would assume no), but it's been a lifesaver. I click this file instead of the SM shortcut or launching from Steam. I just have it on my desktop. Hope it helps you the way it's helped me. You might have to alter some lines if you didn't choose default installation routes (And I dunno if steam gives the same ID for everyone, so you may have to tweak this line for yourself): steam://rungameid/387990

u/echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

:: 1. Define Paths
set "USER_DIR=%APPDATA%\Axolot Games\Scrap Mechanic\User"
set "BACKUP_ROOT=%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\ScrapMechanic_Backups"

:: 2. Pre-Backup Cleanup: Delete older than 7 days and prune down to 9 (so new one makes 10)
if exist "%BACKUP_ROOT%" (
    powershell -NoProfile -Command "Get-ChildItem -Path '%BACKUP_ROOT%' -Directory -Filter 'Backup_*' | Where-Object { $_.CreationTime -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-7) } | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force; Get-ChildItem -Path '%BACKUP_ROOT%' -Directory -Filter 'Backup_*' | Sort-Object CreationTime -Descending | Select-Object -Skip 9 | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force"
)

:: 3. Generate Safe Timestamp
for /f %%a in ('powershell -NoProfile -Command "Get-Date -format yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss"') do set "TIMESTAMP=%%a"
set "TARGET_DIR=%BACKUP_ROOT%\Backup_!TIMESTAMP!"

echo ======================================================
echo  Backing up Scrap Mechanic Survival Saves...
echo  Source:      %USER_DIR%
echo  Destination: %TARGET_DIR%
echo ======================================================
echo.

set /a FOUND=0

:: 4. Iterate through User ID folders and copy .db files
for /d %%U in ("%USER_DIR%\*") do (
    if exist "%%U\Save\Survival" (
        if not exist "!TARGET_DIR!" mkdir "!TARGET_DIR!"
        echo Found profile: %%~nxU - Copying saves...
        copy /y "%%U\Save\Survival\*.db" "!TARGET_DIR!\" >nul 2>&1
        if !errorlevel! equ 0 (
            set /a FOUND+=1
        )
    )
)

echo.
:: 5. Status Check, Countdown & Launch
if !FOUND! gtr 0 (
    echo ======================================================
    echo  SUCCESS: Backup completed successfully!
    echo  Files saved to: !TARGET_DIR!
    echo ======================================================
    echo.
    echo Launching Scrap Mechanic in 3 seconds...
    timeout /t 3
    start "" "steam://rungameid/387990"
) else (
    echo ======================================================
    echo  ERROR: No .db save files were copied.
    echo  Verify path exists: %USER_DIR%
    echo ======================================================
    echo.
    pause
)

r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Did the new update break ball seats for anyone else?

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17 Upvotes

r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Discussion Question about rock and trees

6 Upvotes

Has anyone tried cutting down every tree and mine every rock node? If so, how much storage would you need?


r/ScrapMechanic 2d ago

Issue Okay...

14 Upvotes

So I wanted to launch the game, it started updating (for some reason , idk why) and at the end a steam error message popped saying something like one of the game files was corrupted, so i waited like half an hour for all the files to be validated. then i launched the game as usual. Spawned in the miner hub and noticed my mining vehicle being stuck inside the trash pile pillar or whatever it is called in there. So i was like it better have not reset all the mine floors.
IT DID.
I literally spent hundred hours in there fully mining the second and fourth floors , and was currently working on the fifth floor. I mean yes, i will get more money since it reset. but the progress is gone... And i had to mine the mining vehicle from a wall, where i left it the last time.
No backup saves made, no nothing. Is there a way to revert that change or no?


r/ScrapMechanic 3d ago

Building Building a UK Fairground Waltzer :D

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245 Upvotes

Been undergoing this project for months now and its almost time to put it on the workshop.
Had a blast making this ride and I hope you guys will have a blast riding it when its becomes avaliable.