This is an archive of patch notes originally posted on 07 May 2026.

Space Engineers: Hotfix 1.209.022

Posted by Drui on 07 May 2026

Hotfix 1.209.022 has been released!

➡️ Changelog: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/pc/announcement/update-1-209-economy-2
🛠️ Support Portal: https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers
🛰️ Discord: https://discord.gg/keenswh

Stability

Fixed a crash when failing to download the DLC banners (Steam platform only fix)
Fixed a crash when trying to display DLC badges after skipping the main menu through launch option arguments
Fixed a crash when a (modded) contract referenced an icon which did not exist
Fixed a crash when the selected UI item for a grid deposit action did not exist
Fixed a crash when an admin deleted a target grid of an active PvE Bounty contract

Functional

Fixed an issue where a Grid Hauling contract triggering from Character proximity to an encounter did not make the encounter persistent
Fixed an issue where the Centered (Half|Glass|Half Glass) Doors were not set up properly for pressurisation, causing leaks
Fixed an issue where some of the Economy station prefabs had their beacon broadcast radius set to more than 10km
Fixed an issue where a previously deleted contract Drop-off point GPS belonging to Client A was recreated for Client B when reaching the same station
Fixed an issue where a Grid Hauling contract triggered from an encounter was not scaling its duration with distance to the delivery site
Fixed an issue where the Economy station 14 prefab and its pirate variant did not have their Refill station connected to the conveyor system
Fixed an issue where the Economy station 11 prefab did not have its Refill station LCD set to the proper image
Fixed an issue where the Grid Hauling contract targets of Wrecked Corvette and Damaged Assembly Barge spawned as stations

Fixed an issue where the new NPCs appeared as a choice in the character Customize screen