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Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm Known Issues, Workarounds and Fixes

Ranch Simulator 1.36 Southwest guest-access and paint-mixer fixes, earlier gate synchronization fixes and the official vehicle recovery terminal.

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Paint mixing machine rejects hexadecimal numbers

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The September 1 hotfix also fixes hexadecimal colour numbers not working with the paint mixing machine. [1]

Resolved

Guests without Southwest DLC cannot join a Southwest world

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Build 1.36 fixes guests being unable to join a hosted Southwest DLC map when they do not own that DLC. The notice says guests can join regardless of their DLC ownership; it does not make the DLC available for hosting without ownership. [1]

Documented workaround

Recover a stranded vehicle through the car store

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The quality-of-life update adds vehicle recovery at a terminal in the car store. It is an official in-game recovery route. [2]

Documented steps

  1. Use the car-store terminal to recover the affected vehicle. [2]
Resolved

Gate positions fail to save or synchronize

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The May quality-of-life update fixes gate positions failing to save or synchronize. The fix is specific to gate state, rather than a promise that every multiplayer object is repaired. [2]

Sources & verification

Platform and version details belong to the individual issue or guide section. A documented workaround may not resolve every case.

  1. Hotfix - 1st September 2026 official-newsRetrieved
  2. Quality of Life Update + Highland Cows Pack OUT NOW official-newsRetrieved

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