Universe Sandbox Update — Mod Compatibility Status & Broken Mods List

8/19/2026 — Crashing Craters | Update 36.3

🧠 What This Means for Modders

Crashing Craters | Update 36.3 — a general update — most mods survive, but check the broken list below. 20 mods flagged as potentially broken below ↓.

📋 Patch Notes

Collision craters form and combine together more realistically. You can also duplicate objects, watch black holes evaporate, and explore a simulation of a newly discovered exosatellite. Creating CratersCraters from collisions with moons and small rock fragments alike are more realistic, blending naturally and better respecting an object’s elevation range and topography. Larger impacts now leave behind complex craters with a central peak.BeforeAfter Duplicate Objects Duplicate ObjectsDuplicate se

📄 Read the full patch notes on Steam →

✅ Mods Updated for This Patch (0)

These mods were updated after the patch — safe to use on the current version.

None yet.

⚠️ Mods That May Be Broken (20)

These native mods may not work until the author updates them. Everything else is unaffected — .esp, texture, and Papyrus-script mods are version-independent and survive patches.

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↩️ How to Roll Back / Downgrade

Steam: open the Steam console (steam://nav/console) and run `download_depot <appid> <depotid> <manifestid>` to download the pre-update build, then copy those files over the updated ones. Set the game to "only update when I launch" (Properties → Updates). Always back up the game folder before a patch.