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Community Update #5 - The Modding Update!

Abiotic Factor · Community Announcements · October 26, 2026

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Greetings, esteemed colleagues!

Community Update #5 has arrived, and our excitement exceeds standard metrics, as we present, to our fellow scientists, the highly anticipated MOD SUPPORT for Abiotic Factor! Including an Official Mod Editor and a mod browser you can access with just the click of a button. You’re also invited to test the first steps of a new side quest system, meet a foggy friend, don head ties, and experiment with a host of recent re-balancing and fine-tuning…


Side Assignments in the Facility



This update sees our team field testing a new feature: Side Quests. We’re just setting out, with plans to add plenty more in the future, but for starters, check on Greyson and listen out for whispers from a certain trinket…



Foggy Friend



Keep your eyes peeled for a new pet, too, a bony little buddy from a misty realm…



System Refinements



We’ve been twiddling knobs and pulling levers to make Abiotic Factor more balanced and rewarding - especially cooking, where our chefs have been hard at work ensuring nutrition reflects your culinary investment; and the chemistry system, which has had some very careful tuning…

Official Mod Support!



Since our earliest days at GATE, it’s been clear that a solid mod system would lift our experience, one day, to another level, and THAT DAY HAS ARRIVED.

In the name of science, you’re invited to dive into our official mod support and tooling with the mighty mod.io. We’ll keep adding to this system over time, but the possibilities are already wide open - whether you’re researching extraordinary new experiences or creating them for your colleagues, we’re beyond excited to see what you do with it.

So come, dive in - it’s all waiting for you.

For scientists raring to go, check out our guide on How to Install Mods in Abiotic Factor!



Full Patch Notes



And as always, get your patch notes here!!

This is a landmark update for Abiotic Factor, as we present the long-awaited-and-desired mod system, alongside a bunch of other fun additions! We’re giving you the keys, now take it for a spin! Scientifically speaking, of course - we can’t wait to see how you make use of the system. Please, surprise us!

Onward -- to science.

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