Lightyear Frontier update 0.5.1603 is now available to download on PC. According to the official Lightyear Frontier patch notes, the latest update 0.5.1603 addresses some bugs and crashes.
Previously, a major update 0.5.1603 added new changes, fixes, and gameplay improvements.
Unfortunately, players are still experiencing several issues since the release. Today’s Lightyear Frontier version 0.5.1603 will fix a few of these issues.
Check out more details below.
Lightyear Frontier Patch 0.5.1603 Notes – June 11, 2025
NEW FEATURE
- The game will now automatically save every 5 minutes (real time) in addition to once at the start of each day
BUG FIXES
- Fixed issues with offline play, including getting stuck on the loading screen when starting a new game
- Fixed issue where Silver would not appear
- Deliveries can no longer be sent if all available milestones have been completed
- Fixed issue where ores sometimes respawned right when harvested
- Mitigated (hopefully eliminated) the issue where distant items fall through the ground
- Interacting with the fallen satellite interaction point now properly unlocks a figurine construct
- Fixed issue where one could get stuck inside the vault by using the “Help, I’m Stuck!” command or running out of fuel
- Adjusted iron nodes so they no longer get stuck on top of the pillar
- Fixed issue where personal Quests would not function properly in offline play
- Fixed various crashes
- Fixed text header issue on Ruin region artifact counter UI element on HUD
- Fixed issue where death caches would sometimes spawn in the air
- Updated collision on mech tools, fixing Sprout Cannons not being repairable
- Fixed the Repair Tool showing “No Ammo” prompt when it shouldn’t
- Fixed issue where you’d sometimes get hundreds of Refillite spawning in a small area
- Fixed issue where some wild crops would sometimes disappear when walking far away and coming back
- Fixed issue where some wild crops would sometimes be invisible
- Fixed issue where wild Polyberries would change to a low detail version very close to the camera
- Made item ejection more consistent on the Seed Extractor and Oil Presser
- Fixed issue where Znorks would have a solo party instead of going to sleep at night
- Fixed a collision issue with the Single Hardwood Fence Gate that prevented passage
- Fixed issue where snapping for normal constructs stopped working inside buildings
- Fixed the collision missing from part of the broken alien crane
- Fixed faulty Spike Saw hit detection on crops (wild and planted) and Refillite that made the range of the tool feel shorter than intended
- Fixed issue where neighbours wouldn’t stand still when talking to them
- Fixed issue where contributing items to holograms by physically carrying them there with the P.I.C.K Axe could be finicky, as the items would block the hologram
- Fixed multiple Behemoths spawning on top of each other
- Fixed an issue where tools and transform modes that weren’t currently active got damaged when players got knocked out or entered water
CHANGES
- Populated island between the Canyons
- Made tornadoes appear less, last a shorter duration, and not chase players as aggressively
- The Mech will now always have at least a bit of fuel in the tank if fuel consumption is turned off
- Adjusted early game fuel scaling with mech power, reduced initial fuel consumption by ~50%
- Refillite will now be used as fuel before any oils, when available
- Added landscape backdrops to the world
- Decreased strength of pushback when the Mech bumps into something
- Slightly increased minimum Mech speed required to take damage from collisions
- Increased minimum Mech speed needed to play animation where Mech reacts to an impact
- Added Standard Farmech mech parts to appearances from the start
- Added more Wheat to the crashed ship
- Mech baseline weight capacity increased from 80 to 100
- Increased durability of all tools & transform modes across all levels
- Reduced crafting cost of the Plant Fiber to Wheat Seeds recipe from 100 to 20
- Reduced crafting cost of all Spliced seeds from 5 to 2
- Adjusted the build cost of all troughs to match available resources better when players usually unlock Diane
- Added new visual state to Fuel Bar UI for over-encumbrance to indicate increased consumption
- Iterated on the floater amount and location near the starter area
Download Lightyear Frontier update 0.5.1603 on PC.