# Space Engineers Space Engineers: Hotfix 1.209.024

- Product: Space Engineers (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/space-engineers)
- Vendor: Keen Software House
- Date: 2026-05-18
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/244850/view/528753960533623220
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/space-engineers/releases/2026-05-18-space-engineers-hotfix-1.209.024

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- **fixed** — Fixed a crash in Player created Courier contracts as it was searching for old definition "Deliver" instead of the new "Deliver_LowRisk"
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash in NPC pathfinding where NPCs will now stop navigating instead of crashing the game
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash in Device initialisation stemming from specific driver issues
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash in blueprint processing when it contained modded components from a missing mod
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash where Voice chat over the Antenna system was not thread-safe
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where a collaboratively built grid which wasn't over the limit for each individual contributor was allowed to be stored and later prevented from being restored for a singular owner due to hitting the limits
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where QuickStart options were using the pre-209 versions of Economy stations
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Toolbar Config Screen was using the wrong Core Systems Pack mini icons for the Economy 2 Pack DLC blocks
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where banners were not downloading in the Main and Pause Menu
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the LG Half Bed Open block was not interactable due to a missing highlight dummy
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the SG Angled Door A block had the old style of highlight due to misnamed dummy
- **removed** — Removed player-made and Eco station dispensers as possible targets from Economy Overview Item Search

##### Hotfix 1.209.024 has been released!

- **➡️ Changelog: **[https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/pc/announcement/update-1-209-economy-2](https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers/pc/announcement/update-1-209-economy-2)

- **🛠️ Support Portal: **[https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers](https://support.keenswh.com/spaceengineers)

- **🛰️ Discord: **[https://discord.gg/keenswh](https://discord.gg/keenswh)

**Stability**

-   Fixed a crash in Player created Courier contracts as it was searching for old definition "Deliver" instead of the new "Deliver_LowRisk"

-   Fixed a crash in NPC pathfinding, NPCs will now rather stop navigating instead of crashing the game

-   Fixed a crash in Device initialisation seemingly stemming from specific driver issues

-   Fixed a crash in blueprint processing when it contained modded components from a missing mod

-  Fixed a crash where the Voice chat over the Antenna system was not thread-safe

**Functional**

-  Fixed an issue where a collaboratively built grid which wasn't over the limit for each individual contributor was allowed to be stored and later prevented from being restored for a singular owner/author due to hitting the limits. Such grids cannot be stored now until their combined blocks fit.

-   Fixed an issue where the QuickStart options were using the pre-209 versions of Economy stations

**UI**

-  Fixed an issue where the Toolbar Config Screen (G-screen) was using the wrong (Core Systems Pack) mini icons for the Economy 2 Pack DLC blocks

-  Fixed an issue where the banners were not downloading in the Main and Pause Menu

**Art**

-   Fixed an issue where the LG Half Bed Open block was not interactable due to a missing highlight dummy

-  Fixed an issue where the SG Angled Door A block had the old style of highlight due to misnamed dummy

**Removed**

-  Removed player-made and Eco station dispensers as possible targets from Economy Overview > Item Search

**Thank you for helping us make the game better!**

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