SAND Update #4 Tackles Trampler Bugs While Anti-Cheat Work Continues

Hologryph and tinyBuild released a new patch with server-side fixes, audio additions, duplication protection, and more work on moving Tramplers.

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SAND Update #4 Tackles Trampler Bugs While Anti-Cheat Work Continues

SAND: Raiders of Sophie Update #4 is out now, with another round of fixes aimed at hit registration, moving Tramplers, character positioning, and several gameplay exploits. Hologryph and tinyBuild also provided a short status update on the game’s ongoing anti-cheat work in the official Steam announcement.

The developers are still working on new protections against cheating and hope to implement them during the week of July 13. Enemy Trampler captures will remain disabled until that work is finished. Once the protections are in place, the feature will return.

Server problems in West US and Central US should now be resolved, but OCE servers are still dealing with issues tied to outages. The team is working with its providers on the remaining problems.

Update #4 also targets interactions and combat on fast-moving Tramplers. Players should see better results when shooting, dropping items, using parkour actions, and interacting with objects while riding. The patch also removes a newly reported duplication method and fixes a Storm Dive damage issue.

SAND: Raiders of Sophie Update #4 Patch Notes

The patch focuses on Trampler movement and server-side positioning, while also adding missing sound effects and correcting several visual and gameplay problems. The full changelog and known issues are below.

Additional round of improvements to the hit registration and position of the tramplers and players on the server
- Killed characters are put in the correct position on moving tramplers
- Dropping items on moving tramplers now works better
- Occlusion now works correctly on moving tramplers
- Interactions will now work better on fast tramplers
- Parkour will register actions better on moving tramplers
- Shooting on moving tramplers should register better
  - We’ll continue improving hit registration; Don’t hesitate to leave feedback or bugs that you might encounter
Update smoke of the destroyed trampler so it’s no longer possible to see players’ silhouettes inside the smoke
Added SFX for the EMP explosions and shooting at upiors helmets
Crows Nest now requires support. Hope you had fun while it lasted
- If you have a trampler with Crows Nest that violates rules, the trampler will be automatically sold, and resources will be granted back to you
Fixed a newly reported duplication method
Fixed issue when at the last Storm Dive sequence the player didn’t receive damage
Fixed colliders of some compartments in the Trampler Editor:
- It should be easier to interact with them
Fixed issue when other player models might look in idle pose

Known Issues

Character may become transparent in Spectator mode in some cases
Character cannot crouch while carrying the Repair Kit
The character cannot enter the Expedition if the Invite has been accepted at the Tutorial pop-up background
Items may be displayed inside the character’s body in some cases
Large items may float around the character
Character may become invulnerable to melee damage while interacting with turrets or the steering wheel
Bullets can pass through the character on speed-boosted trampler
- This will be fixed in the upcoming updates
Upiors positioned may be different between client and server
- On the client, it looks like Upior doesn’t receive damage, but you might see their “shimmering/blink” body near them
First level of the trampler looks black in the Trampler Editor
Shotgun might not deal damage at close range distance

Players can report problems and share feedback through the game’s Steam forums while the team continues working on anti-cheat protections and server stability.

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In an alternate 1910, scavenge the sands of Sophie in towering Tramplers. Build your highly customizable walking base. Squad up or go solo. Gather loot, weapons, precious artifacts. Clash with other players in a brutal procedurally generated desert forged by history and chaos.